(A/N: I'm going to let you in on a little something about this story. This particular story is where DudleyXKitty started out. If you wanna find out how it happened, you'll have to read.)

It was a quiet day in the country of Kitaly. Yes, Kitaly, the country Eric bought for him and Kitty to rule. Kitty and Eric got married 3 months ago (A/N: Don't worry, Eric and Kitty won't be together for long. Promise.), and they've been ruling Kitaly ever since they got back from their honeymoon. Say, let's check up on Kitty and see how she's doing.

Kitty was sitting on her throne, looking bored, which is odd for a woman who was looking forward to spending the rest of her life with Eric, ruling a country that was shaped like her head. Well, Kitty was happy during the first month of marriage, but in the middle of the 2nd month, she started to get bored. Apparently, she found out that ruling Kitaly with Eric wasn't all she thought it was cracked up to be.

Kitty found herself missing her life in Petropolis. She missed her twin sister, Katrina, her mom, and her job at T.U.F.F. But most importantly, she missed her partner, Dudley Puppy. And Eric? Eric was pretty busy with things in Kitaly, and he and Kitty didn't see each other very much, which wasn't very good for their marriage. Their marriage wasn't working out, and there's no way they could fix it now.

"How do I tell Eric that I want to go back to Petropolis, and my old life? That I'm not quite happy in this marriage? I was looking forward to this for a long time, and for me to tell him I don't want to be married to him any longer would make him think something is wrong with me." Kitty thought. She didn't know what to do.

That night, when Eric came back, Kitty worked up the courage to tell Eric how she felt.

"There's something I have to tell you." Kitty said.

"I already know what it is. Because we're unable to spend much time together, you're alone and unhappy. I'm also pretty sure that we never really loved each other to begin with. It was our looks that attracted us to each other." Eric said.

"That, and... I'm starting to miss my life in Petropolis." Kitty said.

"We can go back to Petropolis if you wish." Eric said.

"I'd love to go back, but... what happens to our marriage? Even before we got married, we still weren't seeing much of each other." Kitty pointed out.

"You're right. What can we do about that?" Eric asked.

"We're going to have to end our marriage..." Kitty realized. They talked it over and decided to split up.

"But can we still be friends? Just friends and nothing more?" Kitty asked.

"We can do that." Eric assured her.

So their marriage was over. Kitty and Eric returned to Petropolis, and Kitaly was gone.

See, I told you. Kitty and Eric's marriage didn't work out, so now they've split up, but they're still friends. However, we're a step closer to DudleyXKitty. Stay tuned for Chapter 2, and we'll see what happens!