I asked around the village and finally found an old couple who told me that they had seen Twigg, apparently they had taken her in like a stray cat and looked after her. Which they then did to me, it seems that old people just like to take care of younger people, and I wasn't one to complain.

After a really good meal, they gave me the path that Twigg had taken and after thanking them, I followed the directions they had given. Once I was out of sight of anyone, I removed my jacket and took off again, flying as fast as I could. It seems I only missed her by a few days, but at least I know she's ok, and it sounds like she's heading for the Hidden Sand Village.

I felt so relieved as I sped back to the village, I flew over the wall and landed on the roof, exactly where I had taken off. I ran inside, pulling on my jacket as I did.

"Twigg?" I called down the halls

I rounded a corner and ran into Kankuro.

"Hey! Slow down or- Manny? When did you get back?"

"Kankuro? Have you seen Twigg?"

"Uh, I think she might be at the training grounds? Either that or Gaara's petting her again."

"Right, thanks." I said and ran off in the direction of the training grounds.

Once I got there, I scanned the grounds but couldn't see her, so I turned around and ran to Gaara's office. I burst in the door. "Twigg?"

Gaara looked up from his desk. "I should have known it was you, you're the only one that doesn't knock. When did you get back?"

"Just now, where's Twigg? Is she here?"

"I think she's down in the kitchen…"

I ran out before he could finish speaking and made my way to the kitchen; I burst in through the door to see her at the bench destroying a piece of meat. I ran up behind her and hugged her.

"Wha- who's…Manny? Manny!"

She spun around and I jumped back, narrowly avoiding the knife in her hand.

"Where have you been?"

"Looking for you dummy, I just got back."

"You just…what?"

I sighed, "I'm guessing they didn't tell you because they thought you'd leave to find me." I laughed.

Then I took a seat at the table, "Why don't you feed me while we swap stories?"

"Sure." She laughed as Gaara entered.

"So you two are finally reunited." He mused.

"Yes, and now she's feeding me, I'm exhausted." I said.

"Did you get far? You weren't gone as long as I suspected." Gaara asked as he took a seat at the table next to me.

"Actually I started at the Tenchi Bridge, searched around a bit, then searched areas closer to here, Once I heard some girls mentioning a cat-girl they had seen in a small village in the Sand, so I came back as fast as I could."

"You made it that far in that amount of time? How did you travel so fast?"

"Excuse me..." Elishia interrupted, "Why am I the only one cooking?"

"Oh um…"

"You can help." She said and grabbed Gaara's arm, pulling him up to the bench and handing him a knife. "Here, chop these vegetables."

"Oh…ok. What about Manny?"

"She's a terrible cook."

"That I am." I said as I happily rested back in my chair to watch the oncoming disaster.

Cooking is just so relaxing; something about chopping meat into tiny pieces and throwing it on a burning surface is just so calming for the soul. The thing that made it more fun though was that I was cooking with my new bestie and his didn't know what the hell he was doing. He had already dropped all kinds of ingredients on the floor and was currently having trouble getting all the salads onto the plate and not drowning it in dressing. I just had to giggle as I slid the finished meat onto our plates, "Oh care bear, you'll make a great house wife one day."

"Care bear? So we're giving each other nicknames now, hmm pretty kitty?"

"Mhm, you got a problem with it?"

"Just care bear?"

"Yeah," I picked up mine and Manny's plates and gave him a small wink, "because your beary, beary caring."

"Cute."

"I know I am."

Manny's laughter could've been heard from outside the building, obviously me being awesome is amusing to her. She took the plate off me and mumbled under her breath, "Lovely little pet talk."

"Shut it birdy."

"Meow, meow, meow."

"Reports," Gaara sat down but didn't touch his meal, "I want reports from both of you about where you're from, where you're going, how you're going to survive and what happened while you were out there."

"Okay, Manny should we tell him?"

"I'm not sure. Do you want to tell him?"

"I don't see the harm in it."

"It's all very illogical."

"Everything is here though."

"Good point. I don't think he'd believe us though."

"Someone just tell me what's going on."

"Fine," Manny shoved some meat in her mouth before continuing flawlessly, "We're from a land called Hogwarts, you've probably never heard of it, but stuff happened and now we can't go back. Don't ask cause it's really, really upsetting and it'll make Twigg cry. Anyway, one day we were out swimming and this old man came along asking for water because he was about to faint, Twigg gave it to him and in return he knocked us out, dragged us here, and made us into half mutant freaks. We don't know where we're going, we'll survive by being awesome and nothing happened to me while I was out there."

"Alright, pretty kitty?"

"Manny told you where we're from, I was planning on taking up your offer and staying here, ah training and shit went down when I went out."

"Like what?"

"Yeah," oh no, Manny looks slightly pissed, "run into the Uchiha again?"

"Uchiha?" great now Gaara looks all pissy, "What Uchiha?"

I swallowed the lump in my throat and looked at the table, "Well…maybe…"

"Elishia…"

"Twigg what the hell?!"

"Look it wasn't on purpose. I went out to find Manny, ran into the disgusting old man, he put this stupid collar on me, I ran off then Itachi came out of nowhere, threw me on his shoulder and told me that I wasn't getting a choice anymore and I had to go with him. He threw me in a hole; I jumped out and ran all the way back here. It wasn't my fault."

"You moron, what if that creep dragged you back?" Manny was so focused on being mad at me that she hit her food off the table when she swept her hand up for effect, "we wouldn't have been able to find you at all. Then Itachi dragging you away, I told you to be careful but you didn't listen."

"You didn't tell me to be careful at all. Besides I was going after you so this is kinda your fault."

"That makes absolutely no sense you moron."

Gaara had his head in his hands as information ran through his head, eventually he looked up at me but he didn't say anything. He just got up and left. I sighed to myself and looked at all the untouched meals, "No one's hungry then."

After dinner we headed to our rooms, eager to relay our stories to each other.

"Hey, wanna go sit up on the roof?" Twigg suggested

An evil thought came to mind, I still hadn't got her back for pushing me off the hospital roof. "Sure." I answered and I lead the way up to the roof, the path was so familiar to me now after my countless late night flying practices.

Once we arrived we sat down and began swapping stories, Twigg told me how she ran into the creep that had kidnapped us, then Itachi, before returning to the Hidden Sand.

I told her everything that happened at the Tenchi Bridge and how I got back to find her gone, then left to find her. However I left out that part where I had improved my flying skills. I still wanted my revenge, both for her running away and for pushing me off a building.

I got up and walked casually over to the edge, looking down.

"Hey Twigg? How are your cat skills? Think you could land a jump of here?"

She joined me and looked over the edge.

"Oh hell no, I mean it wouldn't kill me but it would probably hurt a lot."

"Well in that case…" I said and pushed her off the building.

"What the hell? Manny!" she screamed.

I laughed and threw off my jacket, then dived down to catch her before swooping up and landing back on the roof.

"What…what the…"

I couldn't help it, the look on her face was priceless, I fell back onto the floor and rolled about in laughter.

"You can fly?!"

"Hahaha! Oh My God your face!" I laughed

"Why the hell did you do that?!"

"Payback bitch. You don't push me off a building without me getting you back."

She growled very much like a cat.

"Oh, poor kitty, don't make your fur stand on end."

"Shut up."

"Ok, ok I'm sorry. I actually got you a present."

This perked her up. "Really? What is it? Gimme, gimme, gimme."

I reached into the bag at my hip and pulled out a small package I had picked up in the last town.

"I think you'll like it." I said and tossed it to her, trying to keep the grin off my face. This should be funny.

"It smells nice." She said as she opened it to reveal the green herb. "What is it? Ooh…it smells really nice." She repeated, rubbing it against her cheek.

I laughed. "I knew you'd like it. It's catnip."

She stopped rubbing and glared at me. "I hate you."

"You love me; I guess I'm like your drug dealer now."

"Prepare to die little birdie."

I laughed and jumped off the building again, swooping back up and circling over her head while she jumped up, trying to grab my ankles. It was good to have her back.

"Fucking Mansfield," I was still shaking all over, "I'm going to kill the bitch, I'm going to kill her," people looked slightly frightened as I bit my thumb nail, "push me off a building will she? Well this cat always catches her prey. She'll regret it."

Stupid bird thinks that she's better than me but that won't last long, she may have been training with Temari but I'm going straight to the top dog. Only problem is he's mad at me and I don't know how to fix it. Men suck. I slipped back into the mansion and wandered through the halls until I was back in the living room, making sure no one was around I pulled the green herb out that Manny gave me and rubbed it against my face.

"Mmmm, catnip."

I don't know why this little leaf smells so good but it does and it's annoying me. I'm a drug addict now, another reason to go kill Manny. I put it away again and flopped on the couch, only to pull it out and rub it against my face. I couldn't help but purr, it just smelt so good.

"Hehe, catnip."

"Poor Kitty-Twiggy addicted now?"

"Ah‼" I didn't know how long Mansfield had been standing there but I had cat like reflexes now. I jumped off the couch and pounced after her, on all fours while she took flight, and we ran around the mansion like the animals we were. Unfortunately she found an open window and flew out before I could catch her. I perched on the open window and growled at her, because of her I lost my catnip. I crawled back inside and began to sniff around the floor; I knew the smell so I had to find it this way.

I moved quickly back through the mansion on all fours, running into Kankuro who waved at me, "Hey there Twigg? Lost something?"

"Have you seen my catnip?"

"Your what?"

"Catnip. Small green leaf that smells amazing‼"

"Ah no…"

"Then why are you talking to me?"

"Because you're on the floor."

"I want my catnip," I crawled past him with only one thing on my mind, "Don't talk to me unless you have it stupid."

"Okay…"

Stupid ass face lying about my catnip.

I continued down the halls until I realised something, "I'm acting like a drug addict. I can't believe that Manny has turned me into a-CATNIP‼"

I smelt it again; I pressed myself against a door and sniffed harder. It's here. I opened the door and burst into the room and began sniffing, it was a bedroom and I didn't know whose it was but my catnip was in here somewhere dammit. I pounced on the bed and threw the pillows away, I FOUND IT‼

"Yaha! I found you, you sweet smelling thing you."

I began to roll around the bed, becoming encased in the bedding, just purring with joy at the fact I found my catnip. So much so that once again I didn't hear the door open or the person walk in until they spoke.

"Elishia…what are you doing in my bed?"

"Huh?" I rolled over once more and looked at the bed owner, the red head of hair just made me growl underneath my purring, "My catnip."

"What?"

"You stole my catnip."

"I didn't steal anything of yours."

"Then what's this?" I pulled out the green object to show him, he reached out to touch it but I just growled and pulled it back, "It's mine, that's what it is."

"I didn't take that."

"Then why is it in your bed?"

"I'm guessing the same reason why you're there, someone is trying to annoy me."

"I'm not annoying."

"You're rolling around in my bed because of a herb, that's kind of annoying."

"You stole it."

"You are really annoying me now, give me that," he snatched away my catnip which was not a good idea, "I don't get why you are so fascinated with this stupid leaf." He scrunched the catnip up in his hands and rubbed them together, destroying my catnip. I glared heavily at him but he ignored it, "Now get off, I have to make my bed again."

I huffed lightly then began to untangle myself when something caught my nose, the catnip may have been destroyed but the smell was still lingering around a certain someone. He moved over to help get the blanket off me but I just grabbed his hands and started smelling, "You smell good now."

"Let me go."

"No," I pulled him closer so I could smell it better. I love catnip, it smells so good.

"Let me go now."

"But…"

He ripped his hand back and stumbled away from me, his face was unreadable again. I wanted to smell him again, even if it sounded weird, but there was something else that was more important.

"Please get out of my room."

"Why are you so mad at me? I'm sure others you care about have put themselves in worse danger than I have but I don't see you getting all shitty with them."

"The others can take care of themselves."

"So can I, I managed to get my way back here didn't I?"

"That's not my point."

"What is your point? You're more annoying than I am."

"I don't have to explain myself to you."

"If you don't then I'll do this. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. Trust me, if it pisses off Akatsuki, it'll piss off you. Wait," I suddenly realised something, "is that why you're so pissed off? I thought you could get over the that fact, I didn't want to go with them."

"It's not that."

"Then what is it? Why are you so mad?"

"You…purred."

"You're mad because I purred? You make me purr."

"Exactly."

"What?"

"I'm the only one who is allowed to make you purr, not some stupid leaf your friend gave you." Gaara wouldn't look at my face as his true feelings poured out, "You purred and I wasn't the one who made it happen."

I was stumped, "So let me get this right, you were jealous…of a leaf?"

"No."

"Yeah, yeah you were jealous of a leaf."

"Fine, what's your point?"

"You smell good now," I crawled to the end of the bed and grabbed his hand again, sniffing it then placing it on my head, "see; now you're making me purr again."

"Why are you trying to make me feel better?"

"You smell like catnip."

"Really?"

"No," I jumped off the bed and hugged him, he can be so silly, "it's because I like you too care bear, and if you want my purring to be something only you know about than I'm okay with that."

"Thank you, now can I make my bed?"

"Hold on, I want to smell your hand more."

"Drug addict."

"Catnip!"