Dezi: Whatz up peoplez?!

Ren: How's it going?

Dezi: Hey Ren.

Ren: What?

Dezi: Any thing you can do, I can do better, I can do anything better than you!

Ren: No, you can't!

Dezi: Yes I can!

Ren: No you can't!

Dezi: Yes I can.

Ren: No, you can't! No, you can't! And no you can't!

Dezi: ...yes, I can.

Ren: No you can't! Now shut up! We do not own the pet shop.


"Daddy…." Kitten whispered. She was shaking her father, who really, wasn't getting up. They had gotten home late and since Leon and Kitten had been staying there since the girl's arrival, it seemed enough like home to go directly to their rooms. Kitten had made her bed and bathed. Now all she had to do was wake her lazy-assed father. She pulled his ear, and then shook his shoulder harder.

"What is it Kitten?"

"Time to get up…"

"It's early…"

"Its morning, now come on…"

"You go on without me."

"Daddy!"

"Okay, okay, I'm up."

Leon sat up, rather sluggishly and walked to the bathroom. He started brushing his teeth as He replayed the last few days' events in his head. Shopping with Kitten, getting her shoes and, cough, toiletries…kissing D…

Leon almost choked on his own spit as he remembered that…little event…

"Daddy? You okay?" Kitten called.

"I'm…I'm fine!" He sputtered and rinsed his mouth out.

Kitten, out side, just shrugged and walked into the shop's sitting room, where Count D was setting out some eggs and pancakes. Kitten helped set out cups and napkins with a little dance. T-Chan watched with a little interest. Kitten winked at him and he shuffled under the couch. D chuckled and ruffled her hair.

"I think T-Chan has a little crush on you…" He murmured.

"Good!" Kitten said. "Cause I have a little crush on him too!"

"You do know your different species, right?"

"Love knows no bonds Count! You of all people should know that, working in this Shop!" She said, putting down a saucer of cream for a tabby kitten that had strayed from the back. The kitten mewed and began lapping up the sweet treat.

"Where's her Mother?" She asked

"Her mother tragically, left this world not too soon after she entered it…but her father stayed around long enough to bring her here…it wasn't his nature, but he did it anyway."

"Where's her father, then?"

"Maybe in the back, sleeping…" D said.

"Are you her Mother then?" Kitten asked.

"Why, I guess so."

"Count D?" Kitten asked with a slight blush. "Can you be my Mother too?"

D's eyes widened, and then he nodded. "I would be honored, Kitten."

"Yay!" Kitten said, throwing her arms up.

The count smiled and patted her head again. Kitten let out a little purring sound. D sighed and picked up the kitten.

"You definitely belong here, Koneko…" He looked around "Now, where is your father?"

"Last time I saw him, he was choking on his toothbrush…" Kitten said.

"Oh…" D sweat-dropped. "Well, why don't I go check on him?"

Kitten was on her back, the little tabby on her tummy. "Okay…"

D walked to the room and tentatively knocked on the door. When there was no answer, he opened the door only to see a half naked Leon.

Leon was in his boxers and night shirt and turned around so his back was to the Count. Now, still sleepy and quite sluggish, he took of his shirt slowly, making him drool-worthy to almost anyone, including the Count. D covered his mouth as he saw the many scars on the detective's back, but not just that, also the rippling muscles.

He slowly backed away and closed the door silently, still covering his mouth as he leaned on said door. He closed his eyes.

'Leon…' He thought 'So many scars…can they heal with time…or with love?'

Kitten's image appeared in his head, her hands behind her back, leaned slightly forward, her head turned, her eyes closed, that ever bright smile lighting her face. He smiled…

'With your daughter's unconditional love…maybe…maybe….' He thought, then opened his eyes slightly 'or maybe…both hers and…maybe mine…'

The door suddenly opened and D fell back into something that wasn't the floor. It was soft, yet hard. D was turned and held fast by something.

"Geez, D, don't hurt yourself." Leon said.

D looked up into cerulean eyes. Leon, fully dressed, was holding him…against his chest. D had his hand on Leon's shoulder. Leon noticed their closeness and helped D steady himself. He turned; sweeping his finger's though his hair.

"You okay?" He asked.

"…Yes, I was just tired…" D said with a shaky voice.

(AN: Now, we know our dearest Leon acts on impulse, well, yaoi fan-girls, we love you...)

Leon pulled the Count against him and without a thought, crushed his lips to D's.

D's eyes widened and at first he wanted to draw back in shock, but instead, he put his arms around Leon's neck and kissed back. After two minutes of extreme making out, the two finally separated. D was staring into the blue eyes he wanted to fall into. Leon cupped D's chin and brushed his bottom lip with his thumb. The shop owner gave the detective one last kiss before retreating back into the hall and to the sitting room.

Kitten was standing at the table, smiling.

"Time to eat count!" She said and lead him to the table.

D sat down and Kitten plopped down across from him. Leon entered the room as she helped Pon-chan in a seat next to her. Leon sat next to him and they started eating breakfast in a rather, awkward silence.


Pon-chan stared at D as he tended to a costumer. Kitten was brushing her hair, humming as T-chan lay next to them, sleeping. Kitten brushed her hair in long strokes and sighed.

"What's wrong Koneko?" She asked.

"I'm…SO…bored…I wish Dad was here…" She sighed.

"But he's got work."

"I know…but…it's too calm here…" She whined.

"Hey, stop complaining!" T-chan growled. "Guy can't get any sleep?"

Kitten tied Pon-chan's hair into two wispy braids. Then she looked at T-chan with an evil glint in her eyes.

"You wanna play with me, T-chan?" She purred.

T-chan slowly backed away. He felt her grab him by his vest.

"Come on!" She said, taking Pon-chan's hand and running to D.

"Going on a date! Pon-chan's supervising!" She yelled as they ran out of the shop.

D stuck his head out after about five minutes of being stunned.

"Wait! What?!" and then a "oh, dear…Leon's not going to like this…"


"Well, where do we go?" Kitten asked.

"Why is everyone staring at us?" Pon-chan asked.

"Not you, T-chan." Kitten said. "He looks funny with the horns and get up…"

"Maybe we should get him some new clothes!" Pon-chan said.

"No…wait! No! WAIT!" T-chan said as the girls dragged him into Vans.


"You let her what?!" Leon yelled.

"I didn't let her, she just ran off with them!" D protested.

"Why didn't you stop them?!"

"Leon, clam down…Kitten's a smart responsible girl (AN: don't say it D…), what could happen?" (AN: Grah! He said it!)


"Wow!"

"You look good, T-chan!"

T-chan was wearing a red and black T-shirt and loose fitting dark jeans. He had on lace up converse and a black page boy hat to cover his horns. Kitten smiled at him and winked.

"Wow, T-chan, don't rip my heart out of my chest!"

"You are kinda cool looking." Pon-chan said.

"I feel weird…" He said.

"Oh, come on!" Kitten said. "Let's go!" She said taking their hands and running towards her father's station.


"Leon!" Jill yelled as she ran into the room where the detective and count were fighting.

"What?"

"Leon I need to show you something!" She said, panic in her voice. "It's about Kitten! And her mother!"


"So Kitten…" Pon-chan said. "You really like T-chan?"

"Yep!" Kitten said. "I like him a lot!"

"Kitten…what did your Mother see in Leon?" She asked.

"I don't know…" Kitten said "But it must have been something special for her to keep me…"


"Look! Kat Hudson, or as we know her Hatori Hanashiro, had a miscarriage, killing both her and the baby."

"What are you implying?"

"Kitten isn't your daughter! She stole that birth certificate! Your real daughter died!" Jill yelled.

"B-but she looks like me!"

"She could have altered her looks!"

"She acts like me!"

"It's not hard to act like you!"

Leon sat down on the sofa. He held his head in his hands.

"Then who's..."

"We don't know, we tried to do a DNA test, but all that came back was cat hair."

"Cat...hair...?" D asked.


"Kitten?" Pon-chan asked.

Kitten looked at Pon-chan and sniffed.

"What didja do to her?" T-chan asked as tears fell down her cheeks.

"Nothing!" She protested. "Kitten! What's wrong?"

"Pon-chan...T-chan..." She whimpered "I love you both; you're my best and only real friends..." She said with a sniff.


D stood up and ran to a back room where an alcove was covered with a cloth. He yanked it back and saw that the girl a scroll was smiling at him like she held a secret.

"X-Xiao Fua..." He gasped. "Why?"

"A lost kitten with no one to turn to...I had to help her...the soul of the unborn child fled into the kitten's unused body and simply wished for a family...so I gave it to her..."

D smiled and let himself sink to the floor.

"I cannot tell whether you are kind or cruel..."


Ren: Done!

Dezi: One more chapter peoplez!

Ren: Will this one have a happy ending?