(A/N: Wow! Already we're at Chapter 14! Let's get this one started before the suspense gets to be too much!)
After breakfast the following morning, Kitty and Eric made the announcement to the kingdom that Kitaly was to be no more, for they were getting a divorce.
The people of the kingdom were shocked that the rulers were going to split up after only 3 months of marriage, but they handled it well. Kitaly was part of another country when Eric bought it, after all.
Right after that, Kitty and Eric had their marriage annulled. Now they were ex-husband and wife.
"Well, that's that." Eric said.
"Yeah." Kitty replied.
Neither could think of anything more to say for a moment, but then Kitty said, "We should probably start packing."
"Right. Let's do that." Eric said.
The former rulers spent the rest of the day packing their belongings. Kitty sold the dresses and jewelry Eric had given her, and that helped her earn back the life savings she'd lost, and then some.
They knew that they wouldn't be able to bring everything on the plane, so most of their belongings were shipped back to Petropolis. What Kitty wasn't taking on the plane was shipped back to the apartment where she and Katrina lived, and Eric's stuff was shipped to his brother, Derek.
By the time they were ready to go, it was late at night. No way were they going anywhere at that hour.
"Perhaps we should leave in the morning." Eric said.
"Yeah." said Kitty.
So they went to bed together for the last time.
Bright and early the next day, Kitty and Eric ate breakfast in the castle for the final time, then got on the plane back to Petropolis. Most of their belongings had been shipped back to Petropolis over night.
After a long plane ride, Kitty and Eric finally made it back to Petropolis. The first thing Kitty did was notify Katrina, letting her know that she was back.
"You're back?! This is great! By the way, your stuff arrived not too long ago. It's all here in the apartment, safe and sound." Katrina said.
"Eric and I are going to claim our baggage, and then Eric's going to bring me back to the apartment building, and I'll see you then." Kitty said.
"Okay, Kitty. I'll be right outside, waiting for you." Katrina promised.
Kitty and Eric spoke to each other for a bit as Eric drove to the apartment building.
"Was it really a mistake?" Eric asked.
"It was basically our looks that attracted us to one another. Looks aren't enough when it comes to love." Kitty told him.
"Right. Looks aren't enough when it comes to love. What were we thinking?" Eric said.
"Neither of us were thinking, Eric." Kitty told him.
In a matter of minutes, Eric pulled up outside of the apartment building, where Kitty saw Katrina waiting for her.
"Kitty!" Katrina exclaimed, glad to see her sister again. She snatched the door open and had Kitty in an embrace before Kitty could do anything.
"I missed you too, Katrina." Kitty replied, returning the hug, happy to be back in Petropolis.
"Let's get your stuff out of the trunk." said Katrina as she let go of Kitty.
Kitty got out of the car and opened the trunk, getting her things out with a little help from her sister. Once the girls had Kitty's things, Kitty waved to Eric, and he waved back, waiting until the sisters were back in the building before driving away.
"So, what do you wanna do first?" Katrina asked as they made their way to their apartment.
"I'd like to unpack my stuff." Kitty said.
"Are you going to come back to T.U.F.F.?" Katrina asked.
"Sure. You know I missed working there." Kitty smiled.
"Great!" said Katrina. Then she said, "I forgot to tell you, but Dudley and I have a new partner. It's Dudley's older brother, Bruce Puppy. He knows you, but I don't know if you remember him." Katrina said.
"I remember Bruce. I met him when Dudley wouldn't allow me into his room back when the mayor closed down T.U.F.F." Kitty said as she and Katrina entered their apartment, where Kitty found the boxes of her things that had been shipped back.
"He mentioned that to me." Katrina said.
"Sorry I didn't tell you about him when I met him. Since you were off work that week, it didn't seem necessary, especially since T.U.F.F. was back in business by the time you came back to work." Kitty said.
"It's okay, Kitty. I wasn't mad at you. In fact, I met him the week you got engaged. Back when Eric came over and you two were supposed to plan the wedding, I left to visit Dudley. Bruce was there, and that's how we met." Katrina explained.
"Oh." said Kitty. Then she decided to ask, "So, Bruce is working at T.U.F.F. now, eh? How is he at catching villains?"
"He's really good. And he's strong! The bad guys are afraid to get close to him because he can totally kick their butts!" Katrina exclaimed.
"And in general?" Kitty asked.
"He's really nice and friendly. He also cares about Dudley, even if Dudley gets on his nerves at times. Not only that, he's also incredibly good-looking. I've never met a guy quite like him. He's so amazing..." Katrina said with a lovesick sigh.
"Are you in love with him?" Kitty asked.
"Who said I was in love with him?" Katrina asked.
"You made it pretty obvious, the way you described him." Kitty smirked.
"Well, he is all those things!" Katrina said.
"Does he know you feel that way?" Kitty asked.
"I'm not sure..." Katrina said.
"Do you and him know each other fairly well?" Kitty asked.
"Better than you and Eric did when you got engaged." Katrina said.
"Just checking." Kitty said.
The two sisters continued to talk as Kitty started to unpack her things.
"Dudley still misses me?" Kitty asked.
"You bet he does. He tries not to say it or show it, but he really does miss you." Katrina said.
"Perhaps I should give him a call." Kitty said.
"How about you surprise him when you come back to T.U.F.F. instead?" Katrina suggested.
"Didn't you tell him I was coming back?" Kitty asked.
"Nope. If I did that, he'd probably react the way you did when you got engaged, and we'd have to ready ourselves for Round 2 of Extreme Excitement." Katrina said.
"Good point. I think I'll take your advice and surprise him when I ask the Chief for my job back." said Kitty.
"Great! Let's just get you settled in once more." Katrina said.
And by the next chapter, Kitty should be ready to return to T.U.F.F. How will Dudley react? I'm not telling! You have to stay tuned in order to find out!