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Back at last

"Where are we?"

"This is where I live. My wife is inside, waiting, so you just wait on my porch until I signal for you to come in, ok?"

"Ih."

"Grab your gear. Come on, I have a surprise for you."

Michael helped Stitch by carrying his blanket and pillow up to the porch, then he locked up his car.

"Wait here, ok?"

"Ih."

Michael stepped inside the house, and found Lilo in their bedroom.

All of the pictures that he had found in the attic were spread out on the bed, and Lilo was silently gazing at them.

"MICHAEL! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!?"

Outside, Stitch's ears perked up.

"Calm down, calm down. Something came up. I have a surprise for you."

"You do?"

"Yes." Michael kissed his wife, and then led her downstairs.

He sat her down on the lounge.

"Stay here. I'll be back in a minute."

"You're not going out again, are you?"

"No."

Michael went out on the front porch, and picked up Stitch's gear.

"Just wait another minute, ok?"

"Ih."

Michael went back inside, and placed Stitch's gear inside next to Lilo on the lounge.

"What's all this? Did you go through the good will again?"

She went on to say more questions, but she froze when she found the little bag.

She opened up the bag, and tears formed in her eyes when she found the charm necklace.

"It can't be…" Then she found Stitch's top.

"No…Michael, where did? How? When….?"

"Wait here, honey."

Michael went back to the door, while Lilo watched, and beckoned to something outside.

Lilo peered curiously.

All of a sudden, a blue foot appeared in the door-frame.

Lilo gasped, while Michael said something to whatever was outside.

Suddenly, the thing came into the house.

It stood there, looking around. It was blue, had dark, black eyes, long ears, a stubby tail, and dark blue markings on the back of its head and back. It's fur was ruffled and its ears had scars and tears.

Suddenly, its gaze came across Lilo and it squinted, as if trying to come to terms with what it saw.

"Stitch…?"

"Lilo?"

"STITCH!!"

Lilo screamed and jumped of the lounge, lunging herself at Stitch.

"LILO!"

She scooped him up and hugged and kissed him.

"Stitch! You've finally come back!! I have missed you so much! DON'T YOU EVER RUN AWAY FROM ME AGAIN!"

"Ih. Stitch missed Lilo too. Stitch soka."

"Oh Stitch, I have been so lonely and depressed without you."

"Stitch leave Lilo for reason."

"You did?"

"Ih. Good reason. Stitch naga wanted to leave, but Stitch had to."

"Why?"

Stitch started to cry.

Lilo hugged him tightly and stroked his ears and back.

"Why?"

"Nani…"

"I thought I always knew it had something to do with her…"

"Ih…"

Lilo told Michael to grab Stitch's gear and to follow her up to their bedroom. She carried him up to her bed, moved the pictures, and sat down with him in her arms, stroking him gently.

He was crying and shaking uncontrollably.

"Calm down, calm down….sshhhhhh…there now, its ok, you're with me now…shhhhh."

Stitch still sobbed, and Lilo rubbed his tummy.

He purred a little, but still sobbed.

"Are you up to telling me what happened?"

"Nn…naga."

"Why don't you just rest, then. You've been through a lot. Would you like something to eat?"

"Ih."

"Coconut cake?"

"Naga. Stitch go crazy."

"Anything?"

"Ih."

Michael comforted Stitch while Lilo went to get him something to eat.

When Lilo returned, she asked for some privacy with Stitch.

Michael understood. Lilo and Stitch had been through a lot over the years without each other. He left the room.

"Here, eat this."

Lilo handed him a biscuit, while she put the other biscuits she brought with her on the bedside table.

"Stitch, you don't know what it's been like for me without you. After you left, I fell really ill and I had a few breakdowns."

"Stitch soka. Stitch sad too."

"Can you tell me what happened on the day you left? Are you up to it?"

"Okeytaka, Stitch tell."

Lilo picked him up and cradled him, stroking the back of his head.

"Stitch went into kitchen and had mug of coffee. Stitch did not ask Nani because Stitch thought would not matter. Stitch thought to himself, 'will be ok, maybe today different,' but Nani found mug and got really mad at meega. Nani insulted meega. Nani called meega 'Ugly,' 'Mutant,' 'Disconfigured,' and said to meega, 'We should never have adopted you. You have practically ruined our Ohana.'"

"Ohh…." Lilo had tears in her eyes.

"Then Nani picked meega up by meega neck and winded meega. Nani hit meega thigh and screamed at meega. Stitch have big bruise."

"Can I see?"

"Ih."

Stitch turned himself over and on the upper part of his left leg, Lilo could see a near black bruise.

"Meega was very upset. Meega ran up to room and cried for few hours. Then meega decided enough was enough. Meega grabbed pillow, blanket, top, bag and charm, then stole money from house."

"Where did you go?"

"Meega ran outside and hid up big tree out front. Meega watched youga come home, then fled into woods. Meega turned of genetic tracking device so Jumba couldn't find meega. Meega ran and ran, until eventually tired out and lived in spot for few years. Used money to buy food."

"How did you survive all those other years?"

"Stitch found many abandoned places. When youga and Ohana moved out of home, meega lived there."

"But we searched everywhere for you! Even there!"

"Stitch hid when youga and Ohana searched area. Stitch found Michael, though. Stitch saved Michael and Michael offered Stitch home here."

"Well, I think you better get some sleep now. I'm gonna call off work tomorrow, and stay here with you. You can sleep in our bed tonight. We'll sleep on the fold out bed downstairs, ok? You call me if you need anything."

"Ih, Lilo"

Lilo stood up with him in her arms, and pulled back the doona. She placed Stitch in the bed and pulled the doona up to his chin.

"Have a good rest. Remember, just call if you need me."

"Ih."

"Oh wait a minute, I have something you might like, be back in a minute."

"Okeytaka." Stitch replied.

Lilo returned a short time later with her old doll 'Scrump.'

"Here, you can sleep with Scrump."

"Takka."

"Goodnight Stitch, I love you."

Lilo petted him on the head, then left.

"Gee tu jay, Lilo."

Stitch snuggled down under the doona and hugged Scrump.

So much had changed in just one night.

He was thankful to be reunited with his best friend and soon fell into a deep slumber.

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"How's Stitch?"

"He's fine. He's asleep. I let him sleep in our room tonight. We'll sleep here, on the fold up bed. I'm gonna take the day off work tomorrow, you know, clean him up, talk to him, maybe take him for a checkup at the vet."

"Ok, sure."

Lilo yawned. "Let's hit the sack, I'm wiped."

"Good idea. You'll never believe what happened to my car."

"Oh no. What's it gonna cost?"

"How'd you know?"

"Maybe because it's happened like twenty times before. What happened this time?"

"Well, lets just say I fell asleep at the wheel."

"You WHAT!?"

"I was just so tired from looking for Stitch all night that I just fell asleep."

"So that's what you were doing all night. You lied to me."

"But it was worth it."

"Defiantly, but you could have told me the truth."

"Didn't you want a nice surprise?"

"I can never win with you."

"Nope."

"So what's it gonna cost?"

"Dunno. Not much. It didn't get damaged too much. It's still drivable."

"That's good."

"Yeah, Stitch saved me. He offered to pay for some of the damage."

"Stitch saved you?"

"Yeah, I crashed into a pole, and I was knocked unconscious. Stitch said that he pulled me out just before the car went over the edge of a hill."

"Ok. Just consider yourself lucky. Anyway, how long did it take you to find him?"

"A fair few hours. I searched everywhere."

"Tell me the rest tomorrow."

"Sure."

Lilo and Michael got themselves ready for bed, and then they pulled out the fold up bed.

They climbed in.

"Goodnight, Michael."

"Goodnight, Lilo."

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