"Mom, you can't just jump up like that! You need to stay down. Let me get you what you need."

"I need to take a shit! Let me up!"

Jovanna sighed and helped her mother up off of her bed. She was able to walk on her own as long as she took it slow and, like her, she refused to accept help unless she absolutely needed it.

"I know who I get it from now."

Death hadn't been there today but her mother kept her mind off of it.

The doorbell rang and Jovanna walked to the door, opening it. Before her was a tall, beautiful woman. Her hair was long and her eyes seemed to glow almost like Death's. She remembered this woman from the dream she had at the hospital.

"Jovanna."

"Yes? Who are you?"

"Death's sister, Fury. I wanted to meet the human he accepted as a mate." She said with a smile. Even though her tone was extremely nice her facial features made her look angry. "I have to say... Not bad. When he said you were human I had expected the worst. Not all humans are beautiful like you are."

Jovanna blinked and reached a hand up to scratch her head, "Uh... Thank you..."

"Fury?" Death's voice said from behind the woman, "What are you doing here?"

"Spying on you, where've you been?"

"Out."

"Uh huh. Well, it wouldn't hurt for you to visit your family every once and a while."

At the signs of sibling rivalry Jovanna decided to just walk away but she left the door open as a sign that they were both welcome. Her mother walked out of the bathroom and sat on the couch, raising an eyebrow questingly at the scene outside in which Jovanna just shrugged.

When Death walked in Fury had left.

"I have a gift for both of you." He said.

"A gift?" Jovanna asked.

Death held out his hand to revael a small black kitten looking up at Jovanna with bright green eyes.

"Oh! Death! Where did you find him?"

"His mother and siblings were taken from him by a rather large coyote in the woods. They passed right before his eyes and there was no way to prevent it. I couldn't leave him when he reminded me so much of you."

She took the small kitten in her hands and nuzzled her head against his, "Oh, thank you!" She said, then looked to the kitten, "We're in this together, little guy. But you're going to be an indoor cat."

"Let me see him!" Her mother said, holding her hands out from her spot on the couch, "He's so adorable! Oh, hello little one! Salem! That'll be your name, you like it?"

She recieved a squeaky meow.

"I do, too!"

Another meow.

"Really? Well, we'll never leave you."

And another meow, "Such a sweetie. You will be loved and spoiled rotten here."

"I think she likes him more than you." Death said with a smirk, "Now that you can control your powers-"

"You are NOT leaving me."

"Okay then, nevermind." He said, "I'll remain human for now. But you must do something for me."

"Okay."

"Marry me in the human world."

"I'll do it!" Jovanna smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck while her mother still spoke to the kitten.

"But this does mean you will have to meet my brothers as well..."

But that's a story for another time...