Chapter 9

Haru walked out of the front door to her house that following morning as she made her way towards her school. Surprisingly she had made it back home by six o'clock or so that evening so she didn't have to worry about her mother asking her where she had been. Her mother did ask her though if she and her friends where able to find whatever it was that they were looking for. The brunette answered her mother's question with a no, but told her that if she wasn't home right after school that, that was the reason why. While she was walking down one of the sidewalks though she saw her best friend wave a hand in greeting as she shouted, "Hey, Haru!"

The hazel eyed young woman waved back to her friend as she walked towards her and asked, "Hey Hiromi, what's up?"

"What's up?" The short light haired brunette asked, as she somewhat got in her face. She then added, "What's up is that I have had some big news to tell you and whenever I'd stop by your house your mom would tell me that you weren't home."

"Oh, yeah sorry about that. I've just been a little busy trying to help some friends of mine find something that they had lost." Haru lied, with a smile.

This caused her friend to let out a sigh as she said, "Alright I guess that it's no big if you weren't home if you trying to help someone find something." But while the two where crossing the street she turned and went on with, "But anyway I thought that you should know that Machida broke up with his girlfriend over the weekend. If I remember right it happened on Saturday."

"Oh, that's too bad." Haru responded with, as she continued to walk on towards their school.

Hearing this answer from her friend caused Hiromi to stop walking altogether as she asked in surprise, "Is that really all that you have to say is, "Oh, that's too bad?"?"

"What can I say it just doesn't matter anymore." Haru replied, as she started to walk towards her school. But while she did this her mind began to look back on the conversation that she had, had with both Lune and Basil yesterday before she had left the Cat Kingdom.

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Haru wasn't that surprised when she saw Lune make it to where Basil was at his height since now he could walk around freely around the castle without any problems. But before he left to go question some people Haru asked, "Wait, I want to know why does the Mouse Kingdom now reside in London England?" She slightly looked away as she added, "If neither one of you want to me tell though I'll understand."

"I would be more then willing to tell you, Miss Haru." Basil replied, as he turned slightly. He then put his pipe into his mouth and smoked it once as he went on with, "But I think it would be best if you asked His Majesty about that matter."

The half mouse then pulled back the curtain and walked down the hallway leaving Lune and Haru alone as the lavender furred half cat said, "Well you see Haru, back when my father was still king and when I was but a mere kitten all of the kingdoms here were at peace with one another. But then one night a small group of cats decided that the people of the Mouse Kingdom were nothing but vermin." His expression darken as he continued with, "They then started to destroy some of the homes that where located in the village in front of the castle. My father and a few of his men however, arrived in time before they could do any more harm. But because of this action the Mouse Queen, Mousetoria thought that it would be best for her and her people to live unknowingly with the humans in your world." He expression only slightly brightened as he ended with, "Thankfully though the Queen knew that my father was not the one to blame for the attack and so she did say that if things did not work out in the Human World that they would return one day. And because of their actions my father had those cats who did that horrible act put to death."

After hearing this caused the brunette to gasp in surprise as she replied, "What? Your father really had them put to death just for that?"

A full smile then appeared on the mismatched young king's face as he answered with, "This might surprise you Haru, but even though my father can sometimes over do things. He does for the most part enjoy peace with the other kingdoms instead of war...unless he is provoked of course."

Haru nodded her head as she responded with, "Hmm, I see so if that's the case what are you going to do about it, Lune?"

The lavender furred half cat king just stood up and opened a portal for her as he said, "Well, if what the Queen said to my father is still true then I'm hoping that perhaps I can get an audience with her so that I can per sway her and her people to come back to their original kingdom."

The brunette just smiled as she stood up and reassured him with, "I'm sure everything will turn out okay...at least I hope it does."

"I hope so too, Haru." Lune let out, as the young woman started to walk towards the portal. But before she stepped inside it though the blue and red eyed half cat gently took a hold of her hand as he kissed it and added, "Again I am glad that you had decided to accompany me today, Haru. I hope to see you again some time soon."

A light blush appeared on the hazel eyed girl's face as she nodded and said, "Y-Yeah that would be nice. And you're welcome, but it should be you that I should thanking because if you hadn't of found out about Basil then I wouldn't know how I'd be able to handle with Baron's disappearance."

She then walked into the portal and as she did everything turned white.

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Haru broke out of her flashback when Hiromi shouted, "Hey Haru, you better stop daydreaming or else you'll be late...again."

Hearing this caused the brunette to gasp as she tightly gripped her schoolbag as she replied, "Yeah you're right, sorry."

While she walked inside the school though her thoughts wondered once again as she asked herself, "I wonder if Basil was able to find out where Baron might be?"

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Lune let out a heavy sigh as he sat on his bed in his room after just finishing another meeting with the court. He knew that being the new Cat King would be difficult, but for some reason whenever he would think of Haru he would find some way to keep going. While he started to daydream about the brunette though Natori poked his head through the curtain as he said, "Your Majesty, sir Basil would like a moment of your time."

Hearing this caused the half cat to break away from his thoughts as he answered with, "Yes of course Natori, send him in."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The kimono wearing cat replied, as he back away from the curtain.

The red curtain was pulled to the side as the half mouse made his way into the room and after doing so he bowed to Lune as he said, "Thank you for taking the time to speak with me, Your Majesty."

"Of course Basil, now tell me were you able to find out anything?" The lavender furred half cat asked, as he put his head onto both of his hands.

The light brown furred mouse leaned up against the wall that was across from his bed as he answered, "Unfortunately no. It seems like no one here has any idea of where Baron had been sent to." He smirked though as he added, "However, I did find out that the former Cat King had in fact used a teleportation spell to send Baron not only to a different place, but a different time as well."

"Is that even possible?" Lune asked, as he ears went upward out of surprise.

"I am not sure Your Majesty, why don't you tell me?" The half mouse asked back, as he continued to smirk.

Hearing this caused the mismatched eyed half cat to raise an eyebrow as he asked, "Just what are you trying to suggest, Basil?"

"Please don't worry Your Majesty, I am not suggesting that you knew of what your father did." Basil reassured him with, as he started to walk around the room. He then stopped after pacing twice as he went on with, "But from what I can tell you have "a thing" for Miss Haru, don't you?"

A blush and a sour look spread across the half cat's face as he kindly shot back, "I'm afraid that I have no idea of what you are talking about. Haru and I are just friends nothing more."

"Hmm, you say this, but I'm not completely sure I should buy that, Your Majesty." Basil replied back with, as he walked out of Lune's room by pulling back on the curtain. Before he left the room though he turned slightly as he ended with, "I do think that I will head to the Refuge just in case Baron does in fact return."

He then left the room and a very displeased shorthaired Cat King as Lune thought, "What was that all about? And why would he care if I have indeed developed feelings for Haru?"