Chapter 9-HoneyBear

"Your majesty" One of the guards yells, falling into a bow. The other does the same.

My pink, little nose twitched. How come these guards were bowing to her and not to me! I mean, I'm the real princess. Not this poser who dares to speak with my beloved's voice.

"She is to stay with me" The "me" that is not me says to the petrified guards "And if I ever see either of you treating an animal cruelly again, I shall have you executed." She says.

"As you wish, your highness" The two groveling guards stutter with fear evident in their voices.

"And do not bow to me" She says to the two cowering guards.

The woman took me in her arms and swept into the castle and rushed me up to what used to be my room.

My heart ached. My parents had obviously replaced me with this woman. How could they? I'm their daughter!

"Oh god" The woman chokes out causing me to look at her to find that she is crying, her knees pulled up to her chest.

I mew up at her curiously. She sniffles, before sobbing louder. She wipes tears from her face, revealing that her entire face is smooth and mocha colored. I suddenly realize who my savior is.

"I'm so sorry kitty. It's just Lady Maureen used to love black cats. And seeing you on this day has been really hard for me. It's been one month and two weeks since she was taken from me. Well, all of us" My beloved Joanne sighed, burying her face in my fur. I purr at her, nuzzling her smooth mocha cheek.

I watch as my Joanne wipes her face some more. She gives me a kiss on the nose before sighing.

"I want her back kitty. I want my Maureen back" Joanne sobs.

I liked how she said "My Maureen" She wants me back! My heart soars as she says this.

But she continues "And I know it's selfish, but I want to have her back as mine and only mine, exclusively. If it were up to me, she would never speak to another human being again. And we would spend our time kissing and making sweet love to each other. That is, if she returned my feelings."

What she said causes my heart to take wing. I know I should turn back into a human…but I wasn't sure if I could…and besides Joanne's touch was comforting and nice. I thought about staying like this for all time and just let her cuddle me.

"I feel awful for taking her place, but I didn't have a choice. I hate the fact that I lost her. I never even got to say "I love you". I think that's what I regret the most-not letting her know that I love her" Joanne sobbed into my fur.

"I want to rescue her, but I am needed here to pose as the princess. The chances of getting her back from Hueco Mundo are slim to none. However I still wish I could swoop in and rescue her. I dream that I'd save her on a white horse and sweep her off her feet. She'd give me a small kiss as a reward for saving her, but during the kiss, she'd realize she felt the same way about me. Then she'd ravish me and cover me with kisses." At the end of her little fantasy, Joanne gave a small moan.

Oh god that moan made me want her even more.

I licked her cheek, before nuzzling into the mocha face. Joanne giggled, before bringing me close. She tickled behind my ear which pulled a purr from the depths of my throat.

"I even imagined the cutest pet name for her-Honeybear" Joanne says before turning around and reapplying her cover-up.

*2 weeks later*

I have been trying to turn back into a human for 2 weeks now. Still no luck. I am beginning to believe I will be stuck as a cat forever which I don't mind as long as Joanne is taking care of me. Joanne has told me to stay in the room which she took me to after saving me from the guards.

I decide today is the day that I will turn back into a human. So…I softly pad over to the full-length mirror in my room, Joanne refuses to stay in here as it is not her room. Her room is right next door to mine.

Joanne takes me to bed with her every night. Although I am enjoying our time together, I slip out of her arms when she falls asleep and go over to my room. I am most comfortable there.

It is during this time, that I decide, despite the risk it carries, I WILL turn back into a human.

"All it takes is determination" I think to myself.

I look down and to my surprise, I have transformed back into a nude human. Of course, I think to myself, I wore no clothes as a cat.

I turn around when I hear a shocked gasp from behind me. I realize the person who gasped is none other than my beloved, Joanne.