Bang! Bang! Bang! SPLAT!

Lilo jerked herself from the bed as she heard that noise coming from outside. Terror filled her being as she heard someone from downstairs break through the door. She knew her family wouldn't be doing that, so it had to be an intruder. She turned to jump out the window and use the escaping method Stitch had taught her, but she was paralyzed in fear when she heard the elevator whine.

When the elevator stopped buzzing, there, shrouded in the darkness, stood an outline of an experiment. "Who are you?" Lilo demanded.

The experiment didn't answer her. Instead, she felt a searing pain in her stomach after hearing the blast from a plasma gun. The force knocked her off her feet and sent her crashing on the bed. The experiment quickly evacuated the room via window to avoid running into a family member.

Lilo laid on the bed in severe pain. She held her stomach, feeling her hands drench in something warm and sticky. She lifted her hands to her face and if she had enough vigor, she would've screamed loud enough to have people in China calling the police. For on her hands, glistening in the light of the moon, was blood. Crimson red blood slowly trailing down her hand to her wrist.

Breathing heavily, she lifted herself up as best as she could. She moaned in pain as the burning in her stomach intensified. She ignored the pain as she reached for the phone and collided back onto the bed. She dialed Nani's cell phone number, hoping her sister had brought her cell phone.

She began to lose hope as the phone continued to ring, however, she felt her spirits lift when she heard her sister's voice on the other end of the line.

"N-Nani…please come…home." At this point, she felt bile rising up her throat. She coughed and further panicked when she tasted the metallic taste of blood. "S-Someone t-…tore the door down. H-he hur-hurt m-me. Please…please…please he-help me."

Losing her energy to even hold on to the phone, she limply laid it at her side with her hand clutching on to it. She coughed up some more blood, moaning as the pain increased. Tears brimmed in her eyes as she realized this was it. This was how she was going to die. In pain, alone, and a family to discover her body.

'Stitch…' She thought to herself. 'Please don't forget your promise… Please still love me, but don't grieve over me for the rest of your life. Be happy.'

With that, she closed her eyes. The pain grew more bearable with each moment that passed. Finally, she inhaled her last breath and exhaled it out slowly for the very last time in this life.

An experiment squirmed around in the bed, moaning as she returned to life. Her black eyes with a very small brown pupil in them, cracked open. She stretched her limbs to get the blood flowing. She raised her hands to rub her tired eyes and when she pulled them away, she gasped. Her hands were… pink experiment paws!

She sat up abruptly, checking out her new body. Her eyes widened in astonishment as she felt all around her body, expecting to feel skin but all she felt was fur. She reached for her head and panicked to find her raven hair gone. In its place, were two long pink antennas with a little curl at the end.

"Little Girl!" Boomed an excited Russian voice. "You are to being fully alive!"

Her ears perked at the familiar voice. Once the voice registered in her head, she beamed excitedly. "Jumba!"

Jumba raced into the room with a large grin on his face. His arms outstretched as he approached Lilo, lifted her from her bed, and held her in one gigantic hug. She hugged her Uncle Jumba back just as tightly as he was. They were interrupted by two more aliens entering the ship; Pleakley and Angel.

"You're alive!" Pleakley shouted happily as he raced to the hugging pair and plucked Lilo from Jumba's grasp.

"Good to see you guys too." Lilo replied with tears in her eyes. She embraced her Aunt Pleakley just as tightly as she did to Jumba before he set her down.

"Lilo!" Angel cried in joy from behind them.

Lilo turned to see her best friend, besides Victoria of course, and sprinted to her. Angel held out her arms and Lilo crashed into them. The two girls hugged and cried on each other's shoulders as though they were best friends since they were born. Angel pulled away, looking over her friend.

"I think I'm looking at a mirror." Angel joked.

Lilo laughed. "I really do look like you don't I?"

Angel nodded. "Now you're beautiful."

"Gee, thanks for telling me I was ugly before." Lilo pouted as she crossed her arms, but smiled to let her friend know she was only teasing. "So, how have things been going?"

Pleakley and Jumba exchanged a look of sorrow. They knew at this very moment that Stitch was with Arlene. It had been a week since he first asked her to dinner and apparently, they hit it off so well. Now, Stitch was practically living with Arlene. Every morning he would have breakfast with her, every afternoon he would have lunch with her, every night they would have dinner together, and he had even spent a couple of nights at her place.

Lilo noticed their hesitance and knew something was wrong. "What happened?"

"Lilo… Stitch is with Arlene." Pleakley blurted.

Instead of Lilo screaming or crying as they had expected her to, she only asked one question. "Is he happy with her?" Pleakley nodded. Lilo bowed her head to conceal the tears dropping from her eyes. "I told him that if anything should happen to me, he would find happiness with someone else. I'm glad he remembered my wish."

Jumba, Pleakley, and Angel began telling her about how life had been like without her. They told her about how hysterical Stitch behaved when he found out she was gone. They filled her in on the plan Jumba had thought about to bring her back. They described the funeral they held for her and the place where she was buried. They informed her of baby Hale's birth and how much of a cutie he is. It made Lilo feel remorseful that she wasn't there to see her nephew take his first breath of life.

After explaining things to her, she was immediately whisked away to another room. In front of her was a massive teleporting pod. On the side of it was an enormous keyboard with different colors of buttons. Jumba explained to her that to avoid causing confusion between her and Angel, she had to pick which color she wanted her fur to be. She picked the lovely shade of a deep red, which was the color scarlet.

She stepped inside the tube and watched as she was enveloped in a ruby haze. When the mist faded into nothingness, she stepped out from the tube. Her fur was the same color she picked, but it went an even deeper shade to make her look astounding. Her underbelly was a light cherry color. The tips of her antennas were violet purple, similar to Angel's tips.

Jumba, Pleakley, and Angel nodded approvingly. "Now what?" Lilo asked as she shrugged her shoulders.

"Come live with me." Angel replied as she held out her hand to her friend.

Lilo took Angel's hand and they left the ship together. Lilo and Angel walked silently to her house. Angel unlocked her door and she along with Lilo stepped inside. Angel directed her to the couch. "I hope you don't mind sleeping there. It's the only place I know is comfortable for you."

"It's fine Angel." Lilo replied. "I'll be okay."

"You sure?" Angel asked.

Lilo nodded. "Yeah, I'll be fine."

"Lilo, I truly am sorry about Stitch. There was still a chance you wouldn't make it and I wanted to see Stitch happy again."

Tears leaked from Lilo's eyes. "Was he upset?"

"Lilo, he went insane without you." Angel answered. "He refused to go up the dome, he barely ate or drink, all he would have is a little bit of food and twenty mugs of coffee a day. I'm surprised Arlene still likes him. He was a mess!"

"But he's okay now?" Lilo questioned. "He's not grieving over me anymore?"

"No, not anymore. He still loves you though and he really misses you." Angel said.

Lilo nodded. "Did you ever found out who killed my human body?"

"We're thinking Hamsterviel has something to with this. He escaped from prison on the night you died." Angel responded.

Lilo looked away. "Of course he had something to do with this. He must've send an experiment to kill me. Did you find him?"

"Strangely, Stitch nor even Finder can get his scent." Angel replied, perking Lilo's interest. "We still haven't found him, but we're still looking for him. Stitch threatens he would tear the gerbil limb form limb if he's the one who killed you."

Lilo laughed. "He's so sweet isn't he?" Her smile wiped off her face when she remembered he and Arlene were together. "Why can't I at least be friends with him without giving out my identity."

"Wouldn't that drive you mad Lilo?" Angel asked. "To be near him, but never get to hold him or kiss him. Instead, you would have to go through the pain of seeing him with someone else. To have a hunk like Stitch would make me go crazy that I can't have him for a boyfriend."

"Yeah, I guess that would be painful for me." Lilo sighed.

Angel noticed the tears beginning to well up in her friend's eyes and quickly changed the subject. "Do you want anything to eat or drink?"

Lilo nodded her head in affirmative. Angel turned back to the kitchen while Lilo waited on the couch, thinking of how drastically her life is going to change. Not only was she not going to live with her family, but she wouldn't be Stitch's girlfriend or his best friend anymore. She wasn't sure if she could live with that, but she was going to try.

Angel returned with a bowl of Lilo's favorite kind of cereal and a glass of water in case she wanted it. She handed Lilo the bowl of cereal and set the water glass on the table in front of them. Lilo and Angel engrossed themselves in a conversation as Lilo devoured her cereal and water greedily.

Once she finished, Angel took the dishes from her and laid them in the sink. Too drained to clean them, Angel soaked them in water before turning to Lilo. The girl was on her back with a blanket over her. She wasn't asleep, for her eyes didn't close, but it looked like she was thinking about something.

"Angel? Can I still see my family? I want to see my nephew so bad." Lilo interrogated hopefully.

"Sure. Stitch would be with Arlene for the whole morning, so tomorrow morning, I'll take you. I can't wait to see Nani's reaction to this!" Angel giggled.

Lilo smiled and lifted her hands to her face. "I really do look different. Not even Stitch is going to recognize me. It'll be best for him."

Angel grinned. It was so nice to have her best friend back. Even if her life was going to be very different, she was confident that Lilo was strong enough to continue through life.

Meanwhile, Arlene watched as Stitch slept in front of the fireplace. They had been cuddling together after having their dinner and he fell asleep. He slept with a blissful grin on his face and Arlene wondered whether it was meant for her, or if he was thinking about Lilo. That girl had been the topic of every conversation.

She felt a powerful feeling grip her heart. She gasped in surprise at the unknown feeling. As it tugged harder, she knew what the feeling was. Guilt. Arlene had learned a lot about Lilo from Stitch. She learned how she had been brave enough to stand up to the council about the freedom of the experiments. That had made her feel slight respect for the girl. She never knew Lilo had such guts. It made her feel terrible at what happened to her. Even though she repeated to herself she wasn't a murderer over and over again, something inside her told her she was.

She loosened her grip around Stitch's neck and gently pushed herself away from him. She stared at his face, guilt once again wrenching at her heart. What had she done? She had destroyed Stitch's happiness for what? For her own? That wasn't the answer because if she was supposed to be happy, then why was she feeling this guilt?

She walked over to the phone and lifted it to her ear. She dialed Bud's number and listened as three rings passed by. Finally, she heard a grumpy and groggy voice picking up the phone. "Hello?" The person grumbled.

"Bud? It's Arlene." Arlene whispered into the receiver so Stitch wouldn't overhear her.

"Arlene?" He sounded very exhausted as he yawned. "Do you have any idea what time it is?"

"I just have to talk to a friend about something Bud." Arlene replied.

"Are you alright?" Bud questioned worriedly.

"I'm not sure." Arlene said.

"Is it Stitch?"

"No."

"Then what is it?"

"I feel guilty."

"Guilty? About what?"

"Lilo."

She heard Bud sigh. "Arlene, what's done is done. We can't change the past."

"I wish we could." Arlene whimpered. "The guilt hurts. Every time Stitch talks about her I feel so… unworthy of his love. I should've left Lilo and him alone."

"Don't go over what you should've done and what you shouldn't have done. That isn't going to change anything. Lilo's dead and we can't change that. Just enjoy your life with Stitch okay? Now goodnight."

"Goodnight." Arlene replied in a small whisper as she put the phone back in its place. She looked back at Stitch and a tear dripped from her eye. "I'm so sorry. I caused all of this and I promise I will make you happy. I caused your sadness and I will stop at nothing to make it all go away."

Note: Okay, sorry for freaking out. It's just that I feel the story is getting boring with it being short and not enough action. Right now I have thirteen chapters for this story, so I jsut want to make sure you guys are still enjoying it. My hits were decreasing yesterday and that's why I panicked. But now I'm calm and I will try to complete this story. So, no I won't be deleting it.