Shigure's nose twitched as he sniffed the dirt road beneath his paws. He sneezed after involuntarily inhaling dust. Momiji leaned over and poked at Shigure.

"Well? Are we going to be there soon?"

"I don't know…. I can't really say…"

Yuki looked at Shigure with a blank stare and mused off to himself, "Soon…" With a loud pop everyone's attention turned on Shigure. Smoke clouded their vision and Tohru fell to the ground covering her eyes. Shigure stood up still focused on the ground. Yuki ran up to him shoving Shigure's familiar clothes into the owner's hands.

" Shigure please put some clothes on." Yuki tried his best not to look at anyone turning his gaze to the sky.

"Ah but to be out in fresh air! Sometimes being inside is just way too stuffy!" He chorused. He turned quickly, the collar still around his neck jingled softly as it struck against his neck. "What do you think Tori?"

"Put your clothes back on." Hatori's cold gaze met Shigure's eyes. Shigure turned obediently and proceeded to dress himself.

"Kyo is somewhere in that direction." Shigure pointed more with his now human nose in the direction of the mansion. "I finally managed to really catch a good scent, someone ought to tell him to bathe more often." Tohru smiled at this, but her worry was still evident.

"Weeellll? C'mon you guys! Let's go!" Momiji yelled back as he had already advanced from the group by about five yards. Tohru silently moved quickly ahead, shortly followed by Yuki, Shigure, and with some persuasion finally Hatori.

Tohru smiled softly to herself. None of them knew where they were going, but somewhere, Kyo was waiting. "Kyo…" She began to ran faster as Momiji disappeared over a hill in the distance.

Kyo shuddered as he heard the doorknob click. If his plan failed, he would be doomed. Light seeped into the room. Kyo fell to the ground and let his body fall, releasing all muscle hold. He was careful to pace his breathing very shallowly, a trick he had picked up during his long months of training.

"Just here Molly!" Ivy ran to Kyo's prison of pink. "Set up the room so we can begin our game would you?" Molly mumbled some back handed retort and moved chairs and a play kitchen ser, along with a crib and a few dolls to the center of the room.

"Hurry up Ivy!" Molly got no reply. Ivy stood open mouthed in front of Kyo's cage. Tears flickered down her face staining her clothes.

"PEACHES!" She tore off the lock without use of a key and ran to her fallen pet.

"Just breathe slowly," Kyo emphasized.

"Peaches! Are you okay? Please Peaches! Don't die, please! Please!" She gently caressed Kyo's head. Molly leaned over to see what was wrong. She noticed the gentle rising and falling of Kyo's chest. She leaned over to one side of him.

"He's still alive…" She said almost too softly. Without any warning she bent her head over and bit Kyo's tail, sinking her teeth in deep. Each tooth struck like a miniature razor pinch. Kyo tried to regain composure, but he was unable to help himself.

"Holy Shiiiit! OwwwWWwWWWw! Damn it!" Kyo screeched. He leaped into the air only to fall back into Ivy's arms.

"Oh Peaches! You scared Mommy! Bad kitty cat!" She raised her hand and delivered a long slap along his side. Molly smiled as she grabbed Kyo from Ivy.

"Ready for our game?" The question was said to Ivy, but seemed directed towards Kyo.

"Mhm! Just let me get ready." She slipped a dress over her clothes and pulled her hair back in a large clip. "Okay, I'll be the mom, you can be the daughter, and Peaches will be the dad!"

"Alright, but next time I want to be the mom."

"Honey, daughter! It's time for school and work!" Ivy yelled to them.

"Coming mom! I'll get dad too." Molly still holding Kyo ran to face Ivy.

"You'll be late if you don't hurry! Here are your lunches, now go wait for the bus."

"Bye mom!" Molly grabbed the fake container and headed for the imaginary bus stop. Ivy picked up Kyo and proceeded to try to shove him into a toy car that was big enough for both of the girls to really sit in.

"Peaches! You've got to go to work, get in the car!" She fastened his seat belt and Kyo was trapped. "Bye-bye Honey!" Ivy cooed and leaned down to kiss him. She was very accurate in trying to act like a wife because she was trying to kiss him on the lips, or as much of lips as cats have.

"No! Stop, get away from me!" Kyo swiped at her with his paws but she only held him down, she was really going to kiss him. Kyo was going to have a real first kiss from an annoying little girl who had kidnapped him. "Tohru!" He cried out. Something was odd. Ivy had turned away from him.

"Ivy! There is company at the door for you!" The yell echoed through the halls of the mansion.

Tohru and Yuki waited at the entrance of the mansion. When they had inquired about an orange cat the butler had called up to someone. Someone who more than likely knew what was going on. They watched impatiently as a small girl ascended the stairs. She was followed by an older boy, probably closer to Yuki's age.

"Ivy, do you know these people?"

"Well Danny I can't really see them with you in the way!" She pushed past the boy called Danny and came right to the door.

"May I help you?" She questioned looking all of them over, taking a little bit of extra time while looking at Yuki. The girl couldn't be more than eight years old. Yuki was the one who spoke first.

"I think you might be able to. We've been searching for a missing cat. He's completely orange, and has a bit of an attitude, we were wondering if maybe you've seen him?" Ivy's eyes glinted as she recognized the description of her Peaches.

"I haven't seen any cats. I have a friend who might know though. Molly!" Her friend answered the call and rushed down the stairs. "Have you seen any orange cats lately Molly?" She stared coldly at her friend.

"No, not me."

"But Ivy, what about Peaches?" Danny interrupted. "My sister just got a cat from the shelter like that. He was found in town."

"Shut up Danny!" She whirled on him.

"Ivy, if this is their cat we have to return him to his rightful owners! Come on, let's go get him."

Tohru's heart beat faster as they climbed the stairs. "Kyo…please,.."

Molly and Ivy were gone, and they had left the door open. This was it, Kyo's big chance to escape. He ran into an empty room paws shuffling on the wooden floor. The window was open. It was now or never. He jumped up onto the sill, and vanished into the vast forested darkness behind the house.

:Author's Mini Note Corner:

Heheheh, I'll update soon, don't worry, anyways, I finally got the chapter up Bobger! And for everyone else, until next time, enjoy! > . . Meow,