Chapter forty-two: I saw this in a manga once!
Washu looked at Coniniaue through a magnifying glass. "There is absolutely no doubt about it."
"What? What?" Coniniaue asked eagerly.
"You are definitely a cat. A cat who can stand on her hind legs, anyway."
"GAH! Is that all?" Coniniaue demanded, putting her furry paws on her hips.
"Yup."
"Wait! Wait!" Ryoko popped out of nowhere and picked Coniniaue up. "I saw this in a manga once!"
"Yeah, so? What happened?" Coniniaue asked, grumping that she had been picked up.
"It was in Ranma ½. There was this guy named Ryouga… He fell into these cursed hot springs and now whenever he was splashed with cold water he became a pig. This is like that… Except it might be different and you might be a cat forever!"
"I WHAT?" Coniniaue shouted, outraged. She squirmed and jumped from Ryoko, landing skillfully on a table. "I'm going to be a freaking cat forever? How can I kiss Edward?" She looked at her claws; her ring was now around her kitty wrist. She was so glad that she didn't lose it. "So, um…" She looked at everyone staring down at her. "Someone go get some water!"
SPLASH.
"GAH!"
SPLASH.
"Alright, that didn't work…" Coniniaue fell to her knees, clawing the air. "NOOOOOOOOOO I'M GOING TO BE A CAT FOREVER! NO!"
"Coniniaue, Coniniaue, calm down!" Edward picked her up. "We'll find a way to restore you, I promise." He kissed her fuzzy lips. "I promise. In the meantime, you don't need your room anymore, so…"
Alphonse walked in right then. "Hi brother!" He paused. "Is that a cat? I knew you liked cats!"
"Alphonse, this is Coniniaue. Not a cat."
"What happened to her?"
"She fell in sacred waters and was cursed to forever be a cat."
"YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO MAKE IT SOUND SO MEAN!" Coniniaue complained.
Edward lay in bed. Then he felt something small and furry sitting on his chest…
"Coniniaue?" He muttered, opening his eyes. Being a cat, Coniniaue's eyes were a bright gold color in the darkness. "What is it?"
"The couch was lonely, Edward… Can I sleep with you?"
"Ugh, fine…" Edward lay his head back down. "Good night…"
Coniniaue curled up like most cats do on his chest. "Night-night, Mr. Elric! Haha."