Chapter 3

Haru woke up the following morning still wondering where Baron could have possibly of been teleported to. After she had changed out of her pajamas and had put on a light green sleeveless shirt along with a white and green long skirt she headed downstairs and out the front door. Once she had opened it though she snapped two of her fingers together as she quietly exclaimed, "Oh, right I almost forgot."

She then took a folder piece of paper out from in her shirt pocket as she walked into the kitchen area from the living room and put it on the kitchen table. And once she had done this she smiled as she let out, "Well, at least now Mom will know where I am after she sees that I'm not home."

After the brunette had walked back towards the front door she stepped outside while she closed and locked the door though she nearly screamed when a gruff voice asked, "Hey Chicky, what you diong up this early in the morning?"

She sharply turned around to see Muta sitting in front of their walkway as she snapped back, "Hey, don't sneak up on me like that Muta! You almost made me wake up my Mom!"

"Sorry about that Chicky, but the prince is waiting for us at the Bureau." Muta informed her, as he started to walk away on all four paws.

While Haru followed him down the street though she thought, "I wonder why Lune is waiting at the Bureau? Maybe he found Baron."

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Prince Lune continued to stand on his hinds legs outside of the Bureau waiting for Muta to show up with Haru as he took out the gift that he had asked some cats at the castle to make for the brunette as he let out, "I don't know for certain if Haru will be expecting this, but I hope she likes the gift that I had made for her."

Right after he had said this though his left ear twitched when he heard Haru's voice as she said, "Muta, you still haven't answered any of the questions that I asked you while we ran here..." The red and blue eyed prince then looked to see that the brunette was standing in the middle of the Refuge as she added, 'Lune, you really did show up here? Why?"

"Hello, Haru." Lune replied, as he bowed to her in greeting. He then put the necklace in front of himself as he went on with, "I had asked Muta to bring you here so that I could give you this."

Seeing the gold chained necklace caused the brunette to lightly blush as she protested with, "That's very nice of you to get me something like that, Lune. But you really didn't need to..."

She stopped herself from going on any further though when she saw the lavender furred noble was walking towards her as he injected with, "I had a feeling that you would say something like that, Haru." A light blush then appeared on his face as he continued with, "But you see I was hoping that you could back with me to the Cat Kingdom."

Instantly the hazel eyed young woman's face became that of fear as she asked, "Wait don't tell me that after you and your Father talked it over yesterday that you decided to go through with his idea and marry me, have you?"

"No Haru, it's nothing like that." Luna quickly answered back with, as he tried to calm her down a bit. He then added, "But you see I need you to come back with me because I think I might just know of someone who can help us find Baron."

Hope soon appeared in the young woman's eyes as she asked, "Really Lune, who is it?"

The prince just shook his head from one side to the other as he replied back with, "I'm sorry Haru, but I can't tell you that right now." He then extended a paw to her as he added, "Because first I need you to put this on."

"Um, okay." Haru said, as she gently took the item away from Lune. Her eyes soon after widen as everyone and everything in the Refuge started to get bigger. And before she knew it she was at the same height that she had been while she was in the Cat Kingdom as she looked around and ended with, 'Hey, what happened? How did I end up shrinking again?"

She then heard the prince give out a light chuckle as she then felt the necklace being filled up a bit, and after clipped together as he explained, "I'm sorry Haru, but I had no other choice since you were to tall at your normal height to put this around your neck."

After she had stood up however, she noticed a purple jewel was in the middle of the lavender cat's forehead. She let out a gasp realizing that it was the same crown that she had seen the former Cat King wear as she said, "Lune, if you're wearing that does this mean..."

"Yes Haru, I am now the new Cat King of the Cat Kingdom." The lavender furred cat replied, as he opened up a portal after placing a paw out in front of himself. Once that was done he turned and extended a paw for the brunette to take hold of as he ended with, "Well, I think it would be best for us to go now. If you want to be home before tomorrow morning that is."

The young woman just smiled as she reassured the mismatched eyed king with, "Don't worry I left a note at home for my Mom telling her that I would be gone for most of day anyway." She then looked ahead at the portal as she added, "So will this portal take us to the Cat Kingdom?"

The young Cat King looked slightly away from the brunette as he confessed, "Actually Haru, this portal won't be taking us to the Cat Kingdom." He faced her completely as he went on with, "It'll be taking us to what use to be the Mouse Kingdom."

Haru's eyes widen again as she let out a gasp and backed away from Lune while she protested with, "The Mouse Kingdom? There is no way that I'm setting foot there!"

"But Haru..." Lune said, before he was cut off by the hazel eyed young woman's right hand that she had put out in front of herself.

"No, I'm sorry Lune. But there is no way that I'm going to a Kingdom that's full of mice!" The brunette snapped back with, as she turned and crossed her arms over her chest.

Knowing that there would be no way of changing the young woman's mind the shorthaired Cat King let out a sigh in defeat as he replied, "Alright Haru, I understand if you don't want to go." He then turned and jumped into the portal.

"I'm such a loser." Haru thought, as her expression sadden after Lune had left. She then continued with, "Here I am acting like a brat when Lune's trying to figure out some way of finding Baron." She then looked at the portal for a little bit longer before she nodded her head and ended with, "Okay...here I go."

She then jumped into it completely. And once she had done this it closed and disappeared as the remains of it were carried off by the wind.