Okay now I'm going to try another crossover story only this time it's going to feature Cat Returns and Howl's Moving Castle. I'm also hoping that perhaps this story will be the first one that I can get past the twenty chapter mark since that is the highest that I have gotten in a few of my stories so far. Also the main pairing is going to be Baron x Sophie with some Lune x Haru. And Basil from "The Great Mouse Detective" will be making an appearance in this story. (But wow I guess I like this pairing more so then what I thought I did.) Anyway here is the summary of this story.
After Baron, Haru, and Muta make it to the top of the stairway that leads to another stairway where the portal is the three are unaware that the Cat King has a different way of making Haru stay. Instead of blowing up the tower (like what he had done in the film) he uses some sort of spell that engulfs Baron and teleports him to the era that Sophie lives in. But after saving her from the curse that the Witch of the Waste had planned to use on her the slightly older brunette wants to know what Baron "is" exactly. And after sending time together the Cat Creation soon begins to wonder if he should return to the Bureau or not. Meanwhile Haru seeks the help of a certain Mouse Detective's help since she does not want to give up on trying to find Baron.
Yeah not that great of a summary I know, but it is better then it sounds. So please enjoy the story.
I don't own anything...expect for a character who shows up later on in the story.
From One To Another
Chapter 1
The Cat King growled in frustration after seeing some of his soldiers fall after having a part of stairway that they were standing on crumble underneath them. Natori his advisor finally broke the silence as he said, "I'll have a word with the contractors."
"It's to late for that!" The longhaired king snapped back, making the kimono wearing cat cower in fear. He then quickly turned around as he added, "We'll have to do something else." He then gave a wicked grin as he ended with, "And I think I know exactly what needs to be done." He then started to mutter something under his breathe.
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Haru, Baron, and Muta finally had made it the top of the spiral staircase as Haru stated, "We made it to the top."
The orange and cream furred half cat walked inside the inner part of the tower as he then looked up and replied, "Not much further now."
When he started to walk towards the second stairway though he looked down and noticed that he was apparently being sucked into a white vortex of some kind as Haru quickly turned her head to the side and shouted, "Baron!"
"No Haru, stay back!" Baron responded back with, as he put his hand out in front of himself.
The brunette shook her head as she replied back with, "No I don't think that I can make it without knowing that you'll be next to me."
"Listen Haru, you mustn't come any closer to this area." Baron stated back, as his waist was now inside of the vortex. He then looked into her eyes as he added, "Because if you do then you will just be sucked in with me. And I would rather that you go home while you still have the chance before those changes of yours become irreversible."
"But, Baron..." Haru began, before she trailed off and began to cry a little. Her eyes widen though when she saw that the Cat Creation had been pulled through the vortex the entire way as she ended with, "Baron!"
The brunette could no longer hold back the tears as she then fell onto her knees and started to cry. Feeling as though there was no way that she could get back home now that the one person who had come to save her was gone. Muta on the other hand just continued to stare at the spot that Baron was standing at as he wondered what the two of them should do now.
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Prince Lune ran down the hallway that led to the back of the castle as he quietly asked himself out loud, "I wonder what Father could have done that would cause Yuki to contact me? She seemed to be very worried about something I wonder what it could be?"
The lavender furred prince stopped his running though when he came to the back of the castle and saw that his father, his advisor, and quite a few of his men where lined up on the outline of the maze as he shouted, "Father!"
He could tell that this had caught his father's attention as he turned to look at him run down the walkway while Natori told the soldiers to line up on the stairway that they were next to and as he approached them he demanded, "Father, Yuki had sent me a message saying that it was urgent that I return! So perhaps you would like to me what is going on?"
His father then moved to the stairway where his men where lined up as he confessed, "I just wanted to repay the girl that saved your life. And I thought that you wouldn't mind have a good looking girl like Haru for a bride."
Hearing this caused the mismatched eyes of the prince to widen as he asked, "Where is she?"
"She is up at the inner part of the tower, Your Highness." Natori answered, as he took one step forward.
Lune just nodded in response as he then ran down the path of the maze towards the steps wanting to see if in fact this Haru was the same young lady who had saved him from getting killed by a truck.
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Haru continued to let the tears fall from her face as Muta then got her up onto her feet as he said, "Come on Chicky, you heard Baron. You still need to get home before the sun rises."
The brunette shook her head from one side to the other as she sadly snapped back, "There's no point for me to keep gong Muta. I might as well accept the fact that I'll be forced to marry the Prince no matter what."
"Excuse me Miss, but could you please explain to me why you are here? And why you are a half cat?" Someone asked, caused both Haru and Muta to turn their heads back towards the stairway.
Haru stared at the lavender furred noble for a bit before she let out, "You...You're the prince aren't you?"
"Yes, I am." Lune replied, as he took a few steps towards them. He then stopped in front of the brunette as he added, "Please answer me one question did my father do this to you?"
When the mismatched prince saw the young woman nod in a yes mention he let out a sigh as he replied, "I see." He then quickly looked up at the portal at the top of the tower and noticed that the sky was becoming lighter as he went on with, "Oh, no the sun is rising!" He then looked back at Haru as he ended with, "You must hurry and get to the top before it's too late."
To both his and the brunette's surprise Muta quickly grabbed a hold of her left arm as he proclaimed, "I'll get her to the top!"
He then started to spin around which caused the young woman to be lifted off of the ground and after the fourth or fifth spin the large white furred cat let her go. This caused the brunette to scream in fear, but she soon stopped when she landed on her "paws" and feet. She then looked down at the two cats as the prince said, "Hurry Miss Haru, and don't worry we'll catch up to you."
The young woman stood up and nodded as she then started to ran up the rest of the stairs. But while she did this she thought, "The Prince is helping me escape? I wonder why he would do that?"
After a while of running though Haru then decided to walk up the rest of the stairs and when she saw that the portal was right above her she smiled as she let out, "I'm going to make it back home."
And once she was completely under it she jumped onto the edge and then jumped one more time before she looked ahead of her and noticed that she was in a back alley. She then felt all of the changes that she had gone through disappear completely as she then reopened her eyes and said, "I did it. I made it back home in time." She then heard something land right next to her and when she looked down she saw both Muta and the prince standing on their hind legs like earlier only the lavender furred noble was not wearing his uniform as she then bent down in front of him and added, "Why? Why did you help me escape? You could have brought me back down from the tower and married me, but you didn't. Why is that?"
Lune just looked up at her as he explained, "As lovely as you are Miss Haru, I could never bring myself to marrying someone that had just met." He then got little closer to her as his eyes widen as he went on with, "Wait you're the one who saved me from getting hit by that truck weren't you?" When the brunette nodded he then smiled as he ended with, "Then I am glad that I was able to help you return home since I think that, that was the best way for me to repay you."
Before Haru could response to the prince's statement she looked up and saw that Toto was flying down towards them with her schoolbag hanging from his beak as she then stood up and took it from him as she said, "Thanks, Toto."
The Bird Creation nodded, but soon after looked around as he asked, "Hey, where's Baron?"
This caused both Haru and Muta's expressions to sadden as the white furred cat answered with, "I'll tell you what happened when we get back to the Refuge bird brain."
"Alright, but you better tell me everything that happened you giant marshmallow." Toto shot back with, as he then grabbed Muta by his front paws and started to get back into the air.
While the two were leaving though Haru heard the prince let out a cough as she then turned to look at him as he asked, "If this isn't too much trouble Haru, I would like to escort you back home before I return to the castle and have a "chat" with my father."
The brunette thought about the offer for a minute before she smiled and replied, "Sure."
He then thanked her and while the two where making their way back to Haru's home the young woman asked herself, "Baron, where did you end up? And will I ever see you again?"
