Hey! Okay, this chapter is really short, and I'm sorry for that, but this one is just to get Kiki settled in. I'm sure you all know what'll happen with Kiki and Osono, but I hope the ending comes as a surprise to you! Thanks for the reviews I got so far, I hope there are more to come and please enjoy!

Chapter 2: Familiar Faces

"Ki-Kiki?" She said in shock. I nodded and Osono came running towards me to give me a hug. It had been such a long time since I saw her. Kimi, though, seemed to be puzzled as to how her mother knew who I was.

"Mommy, who is she?" She asked. Osono turned around and bent down to Kimi's height.

"Remember the stories I told you about the witch, Kiki, and her black cat?" Kimi nodded. She told her the stories about Jiji and me? Jiji and I had made many memories here, and Osono told them to Kimi? It was so sweet.

"Well, this is Kiki, the little witch girl." She said, turning back to me, "Actually, not so little anymore! My, have you grown into a beautiful young woman!" I smiled and twirled around in my white dress. I had always wanted to get a prettier dress than the other one I had, and this one was so beautiful.

"Isn't it gorgeous? Ever since I became a master witch, I've had this gorgeous dress!"

"It is pretty," Osono said, "but what happened to your other dress?" I pulled out the bag I was carrying and opened it. Inside were many things I treasured, and one of them was the dark, violet dress I used to wear as a young teenager in training.

"I brought it to remind myself of all the good times we used to have!" I told her. Osono smiled and I closed the bag with the dress in it.

"Well, if you don't have a place to stay yet, we are more than happy to invite you to live here." I almost wept. Osono was so kind to me, even when we first met and she didn't know who I was. Osono still showed me the same kindness after all this time.

"Oh, Osono!" I said, jumping and giving her a big hug, "You're the greatest!"

"Yay!" Kimi said, "We have a witch living here!" I giggled at how happy Kimi sounded. It was nice to see someone so happy for my arrival. Kimi was too young to remember me from when I first came to Koriko, but I was sure there would be new memories we could make. She walked over to me and pointed to Jiji and Jin.

"Can I see your black cats?" She asked. I looked at Jiji and he shook his head.

"Uh, uh. No way is a little girl going to play with me!" Jiji shouted. At least only witches could hear what he said, because Kimi might have started to cry if she heard that.

"Here you go, Kimi," I said, taking Jiji and Jin off my shoulders, "Have fun with them!" Kimi smiled and ran to the kitchen to play with Jiji and Jin. He may hate me after that, but at least Kimi got to have some fun.

"You didn't have to do that, you know," Osono said, "I could see how...uninterested Jiji was about going." I chuckled and replied, "Oh, he had it coming." We both laughed and walked to the back of shop. There, I saw Osono's husband again. He didn't see me rush to embrace him and almost dropped the bread he had baked.

"Hi! Remember me? It's Kiki! It's so great to see you again!" He was a very quiet person, but managed to say, "It's nice to see you too, Kiki." I smiled and Osono led me to the back door. Everything seemed to be the same as before. The clothes' line was still there, the white picket fence, and the attic. Last time when Osono allowed me to stay with them, I was living in the attic. The sign Tombo made for me that said "KIKI" was still there.

"Here you go!" Osono brought me back to the room I used to live in. A lot has changed about it. During my absence, dust had been collected and everything seemed old. Spider webs had appeared, but cleaning up wouldn't be a problem for me.

"My, things do get a little messy after long periods of time," she said, handing me a pillow and sheets. "I would love to help, but I can't leave Kimi to run the shop forever, especially now since she took a break." We chuckled and she waved good-bye.

Minutes later, Jiji and Jin entered through the window. Jiji looked disgusted and was cleaning himself up. I just laughed and he gave me a cold look.

"What, you think this is funny? That brat gave us a bath! It was terrible!" Jin was licking himself as well, trying to get the thought out of his mind.

"Well, at least I won't have to give you one myself."

"Whaaaat! You were going to give us a bath?" I nodded and he scolded. He looked out the window to the neighbor's house. Of course, he knew Lilly would be there.

"I wonder where Lilly could be," Jiji finally said, running up to the roof and leaving me to clean by myself, followed by Jin. He was very eager to reunite with Lilly. Jiji missed her so much, almost as much as I missed Tombo. I wondered if he was around somewhere.

"Don't be out too late, Jiji!" I shouted out of the window. I placed my belongings on the bed and looked out the window to the sea. It was just as blue as I remembered it was. The sun was lowering behind the ocean. The day was leaving, and what a long day it had been. But at last, I have finally made it back to Koriko. Home. My true home.

I made the bed and was ready to just fall asleep. Before I did, I looked up at the sky one last time and whispered, "I'm home, Tombo. I'm home."

"Kiki," he said, "Kiki, is that you?"

"Tombo?"

"I'm here, don't worry." Tombo held my hands so softly. He was so gentle with me.

"I'm sorry, Tombo. It's all my fault."

"No, no it's not."

"I should have told you before," I replied.

"But you're here now," Tombo said, "So just tell me." I held my breath. Telling him the truth was the biggest thing I'd ever have to do.

"Tombo…I…I…"He was slowly fading away. I had only seconds before he was gone completely.

"What? Please, tell me."

"I…I…"And just like that, he vanished.

"No! Wait!" I shouted, hoping he would hear me. I collapsed to the ground.

"I love you, Tombo…"

So Kiki is finally settled into Koriko again. It may be some time before she sees all her friends again, but I'm not going to spoil anything for you guys. And just to clear things up, the ending part was Kiki's dream if you didn't get that. Kiki is in for a crazy morning. Reviews are always helpful to me so if you liked/disliked anything, please tell me. Thanks!

Anabelle ;)