Lonelymoongodess: "Hey! Second chapter is up! Yay me! Sorry about the grammar and spelling……..I suck. There are some people I would like to thank:

Ice73: 'Thank you so much for being the first to review! I love you more than my friends, where less than half of them have actually SEEN The Cat Returns! I thank you for the corrections. Anything that helps with my story is gladly welcomed! Is it just me, or is this site really confusing? It might just be me… And, by the way, when I read the Haru comment I laughed! That was very funny! I actually went and told my parents about it. Only my mom showed any sign of understanding it, and that was only because I forced her to watch the movie. The song was from Pita-Ten, one of the best series EVER. I picked it because I have only read the books and I have no idea what it sounds like. I hate it when there are songs I have never heard before. With the applesauce/ketchup thing, when I went to camp, a friend of mine made that concoction and we all tried it. It's not as bad as it seems…'

Ellenlome: 'Thank you for being the second reviewer! It makes me happy when people review. My friends never review and I personally bite their heads off. I constantly have to tell them that people WANT someone to review. It shows them that someone READ their story and LIKED it! That's why they post them in the first place! I'm SO SORRY to have used you spot to rant. I must get out of that habit. I hope this chapter goes better in the understanding department. PLEASE TELL ME IF THIS SORANO BECOMES MARY SUE-ISH! I would hate to have her turn out like that…'

The Girl you know: Yes, I know you! Thanks for not putting my name on the review:heart: I'm glad you liked it, you read the first 6 chapters or so of it! ;)'

Gem Gamgee: 'I'm glad you read this! It means a lot to me! I didn't try the applesauce ether…I was just going on the other's word. ;) I'm glad your story is going good and if you ever posted it, I would be the first to review!'

Dianacampos638: 'OKAY WOMAN, I POSTED OKAY? Heh, sorry…..nerves.'

Thanks to everyone who reviewed!"

Sorano: "Stop the long 'thank you's! These people just want to read the story."

Kichi: "Yes, these people want more of the star of the show."

Sorano: "Thank you."

Kichi: "………"

Life's Little 'Surprises'

"Sorano wake up! You only have ten minutes to get there." Sorano's father yelled from the bottom of the stairs.

Sorano shot up in her bed and fell off the side. With a thud her face and the ground met. She scrambled up and ran to the bathroom in her room. She only had two minutes to take a shower, one to get dressed, and seven to get across town. Breakfast was not on the list. Three minutes after the wake up call, Sorano ran out the door. In the mix of things she picked up the strange list. Luckily the meeting place was a mere six minutes away, so she wouldn't be late. She ran down a dark alleyway to cut more time off the journey. Suddenly a substance fell on her. It came from the roofs of the buildings. She smelt something. It was catnip. She ran faster to escape the nuisance. She was nearing the exit of the alley when she had to stop. Cats were blocking the way. She turned around but cats were blocking that way as well. She looked up to see cats on balconies. She did the only thing she could do.

Kichi winced at the sound of a high-pitched scream. Only one person could scream like that. She ran to the alley to see a human hand. The rest of the body was buried underneath hundreds of cats. After gathering a few men, Sorano was out in a mater of seconds. The owner of their meeting spot let her use the back of the store to take off her clothes to shake off the catnip. A few minutes later, Sorano was listening to Kichi laugh.

"This would make a perfect project. 'Girl attacked by killer cats in search for their precious catnip.'" Kichi managed between laughs.

"Funny, but no. We can't use that because it actually happened." Sorano said sourly.

"Okay, fine." Kichi pouted.

After some more talking they decided to use Sorano's dream; the one with the talking cat. They quickly parted with the promise to call if better dream came up. Sorano finally noticed the paper that never left her hand. She unraveled it to see the second picture. It was a bundle of catnip. Now it was starting to get weird. She looked at her watch and started to run, but not before rolling up the list. She was going to be late for work. She had to work because the life of a struggling chief doesn't pay well. She took another short cut and was there in a couple minutes. She swiftly entered the worker's lounge to change into her uniform. She opened her locker door as hundreds of cat toys pilled out. She stared at them with a blank, wide-eyed look on her face. Two other workers walked casually in. They stopped to stare before laughing.

"Little Sorano is becoming too attached to her new pet cat, huh?" The first of the women snickered.

"I don't have a cat!" Sorano cried.

"Then that's one messed up hobby." The second women said.

Sorano's face turned red in a blush as she looked back at the toys. She said the first thing that came to her mind.

"They're for my dad."

"They're for you father?" They asked in unison.

'Stupid,' she thought. "Yeah. You never know with that man. Anyway, I should go get ready for my shift."

The women looked at her back as Sorano ran into the shower room. She decided to take bath to get the rest of the catnip off since she had time. She went into a privet stall and stripped down. As she sat in the tub, she turned on the water. The water heated very fast at her work. She looked down when she felt something crawling on her legs. She screamed as she shot up, grabbing her towel. Pouring out of the faucet were lizards and frogs. The two older women came to her aid. They grimaced as they looked at the tub.

"Bad luck just seems to be following you, doesn't it?" The first said.

"You have no idea…"

Hours later…

The rest of the day went off without a hitch. Now Sorano was in her room, finally having a free moment to look at that strange list. Her eyes widened as she looked at the order of the pictures. 1) A flock of birds, 2) Catnip, 3) Squeaky toys, 4) Tasty frogs and lizards, 5) An fish buffet, 6) Mice, 7) Treats. Sorano stared at the list harder as she checked of the 'gifts' she had received. She hadn't been given the last three. She shot out of her chair in search of them. After franticly throwing her clothes out of her dresser, she ran to her closet as her face went numb. Where her clothes once were, an aquarium took their place. She slowly closed the doors as she turned around.

'Not much to say about that one.'

Sorano swiftly continued her frantic search for the remaining two presents. She lifted up the hem of her bed as she squeaked. Thousands of mice scampered out of their cage located under her bed. They ran out her door and down stairs. She could hear her dad yell in surprise as she closed her door. She looked in the bathroom for the last surprise. When Sorano opened the medicine cabinet she stared at her shoes. Thousands of crunchy treats fell in her sink and on her floor. She just shut off the bathroom light and shut the door. Her gaze turned to her bed. She gasped as she stumbled backward, hitting her head on the door. The white cat just stared at her. She ran over to it shaking with anger.

"So, I see you got our beautiful gifts. I hope you enjoyed them." He said, bowing.

"Enjoyed? More like tortured. What were you thinking? I'm a human not a cat! I don't like these things." Sorano screamed, making the cat jump right off the bed.

"You didn't like them? Darn, we should have learned from the mistakes of the Cat Kingdom. You still will be joining us at the Animal Kingdom, though." He said, brushing himself off after getting back up on the bed.

"What did you say cat?"

"My name is Ronin, not cat. Anyway, you will be joining us at the Animal Kingdom."

"No! I'm not going anywhere. Not with some weirdoes and you can't make me." Sorano cried, holding onto her bed.

Ronin tried to pull her off, but with no luck. Sighing, he re-straitened his fur.

"If you won't come on your own free will, then you will come because you have to." He said, pulling something out of the bag she had never seen before.

He pulled out a bag with some strange brown powder in it. He put some in his paw as he blew it in her face.

"Pleasant dreams."

Sorano saw the cat turn off the light before slipping into unconsciousness, after falling off the bed.

Lonelymoongodess: "Hey, hoped you liked that chapter. I think it was better than the last one, but the next one will ROCK!"

Sorano: "Hey, Lonelymoongodess! No spoilers!"

Ronin: "Yes! I still need to tell them what my name means!"

Lonelymoongodess: "Well….tell them!"

Ronin: "Oh, right! My name means 'Samurai Without a Master'."

Lonelymoongodess: "Okay, until next time!"