One week. It had been one week since Baron went missing. Haru didn't know what to do or how to feel. Baron told her what he was doing and where he was going, but he wasn't supposed to be gone this long.

Unfortunately for her and the rest of the staff, Haru was confined to her bedroom. After her panic attack a week ago, every time anyone left her alone, Haru would have a mental breakdown and start to break everything in sight. The servants were cautious when they moved Haru to Baron's bedroom temporarily until they cleared all furniture out of her room. The only thing left in there was her bed, which she was strapped to in restriction. Meals and clothes were brought to her regularly. Everyone visited when they had free time to try to keep her spirits up, but Haru knew. She could feel the pain Baron was in. He was definitely alive, that much she knew, but he was hurt. Something bad happened, and Haru felt useless. She missed Baron so much. She started crying again.

As Haru cried, a blue light filled the room. Haru looked up and gasped. A beautiful white cat with a pink ribbon tied around her neck came out of the portal. "Yuki!" Haru breathed out. Her happiness at seeing her old friend, however, faded away. Haru's brown eyes dulled at a memory.

"I'm afraid, Miss Haru that by the time everything is settled, you will probably be an engaged woman to either Mr. York or Baron" Lune said

Haru looked down at her left hand. Her ring looked beautiful and the same as ever, but it too seemed to have lost its cheerful sheen.

"Haru?" Yuki said in concern. Haru looked back up to the white cat. Yuki's eyes scanned the room in confusion. "What's going on?" Haru's lifeless eyes drifted to the window, the only source of lighting in the room.

"Nobody trusts me anymore. I don't blame them though. I don't even trust myself" Haru said distantly. She weakly yanked her wrist, pulling at the strap attached to the bed.

"Why?" Yuki asked.

"I keep breaking everything."

"Whatever for?"

"To ease the pain."

"Pain?"

"Of missing Baron" Haru said as she leaned her head back against her pillow.

"But Haru, that is why I am here! Baron is at the Cat Kingdom" Yuki said. Haru's eyes slowly drifted over to meet Yuki's. A spark of hope appeared in them.

"Baron? Is he okay?" Haru questioned. Yuki's ears flattened in sadness.

"I'm afraid not. He's been in our infirmary for a week now. It wasn't until yesterday that he woke up. He kept asking for you. Once he found out that he's been asleep for a week, he sent me to get you. He said that you'd be worried. I feel awful that I didn't think about telling you he was with us until yesterday. Lune and I were just so busy. He was trying to run the kingdom now that he's the king. His father passed away a short while ago, and I've been trying to set up the nursery" Yuki explained.

"Nursery?" Haru said as he eyes drifted to Yuki's stomach. Her belly did seem a bit swollen.

"Oh yes! Isn't it wonderful? Lune and I are so excited!" Yuki beamed. A faint smile graced Haru's features.

"I'm so happy for you" she said weakly. Yuki's happiness simmered at Haru's tone.

"Here, let me get you out of those restraints, so you can see Baron" Yuki said. The blue portal to the Cat Kingdom opened up again and a couple of large cats came out. They grabbed the straps with their teeth and pulled. The straps snapped a minute later. Haru rubbed her wrists. The large cats went back through the portal and Yuki got up and followed them. Haru didn't budge. Yuki looked back at Haru. "Aren't you coming?"

"Won't I turn into a cat?"

"Temporarily, as long as you don't stay past sunrise" Yuki stated.

"Okay" Haru said as she followed Yuki into the glowing light. Haru squinted her eyes at the brightness of the sun on the other side. Haru marveled at the wondrous sight. "It's beautiful."

"Yes. Now come with me" Yuki said as she went and stood beside Haru. Haru jumped back in surprise when she saw that Yuki was standing on her hind legs and was as tall as her. Did she shrink, or did Yuki grow?

Yuki gently grabbed Haru's hand and led her towards a palace. They walked through the gates and up to the front doors. A guard on each side opened the doors for their queen. Yuki kept moving as she guided Haru down different corridors until they were standing outside a door. "This is the infirmary" Yuki said. Haru nodded. Haru pushed on the door and went inside. Yuki stayed behind.

"Baron?" Haru called out softly. She didn't want to disturb anyone else if they were in the room.

"Haru?" a crackly voice responded. Tears pricked at Haru's eyes as she ran to the nearest white curtain. Surprisingly, there were no other patients at the moment so it was only Haru and Baron in the room. Haru flung open the curtain and flew to Baron's bedside.

"Baron!" Haru said as she sunk down to her knees. Baron's left front paw was wrapped up along with his throat, head, belly, and legs. Blood was crusted on the bandage around Baron's throat and belly.

"Haru, you're here" Baron said.

"Of course, silly" Haru sighed out. "What happened to you? I was so worried. I started having nightmares. I began to—" Haru choked out. She didn't want to tell him she was having mental breakdowns.

"I'm fine. I'm just a little scraped up" Baron said. Haru shook her head and grabbed Baron's paw. She ignored the fact that once she grabbed his paw, her hand began changing into a paw as well.

"You are such a liar" Haru said. "What happened?" Baron sighed.

"I went out to search for information on the Cat Kingdom, as you know, and I meet a guide that was going to take me there, but we ran into some trouble. We were walking through the forest when this fox came out of nowhere and started chasing us. I tripped and fell, so the fox caught up to me. I twisted my paw in the process" Baron said as he held up the wrapped up paw. "I scratched him and started to run again, but I was too slow from my limp. The fox tackled me to the ground. He bit into my throat, but not enough to kill me before a whole bunch of cats attacked the fox. Apparently, my guide ran to the Cat Kingdom in the time I fell behind and got some help. As soon as I was saved, they tried to help me up, but they found a branch puncturing my stomach. I didn't even feel it. I also had a concussion from hitting my head. I passed out from the concussion and woke up to find that a week had passed. I didn't mean to worry you" Baron said sorrowfully. Haru started crying.

"It's okay" she said as she climbed up onto Baron's bed and curled up to his side. Baron soothingly used his right paw to rub Haru's back. Haru's tail intertwined with his. It was good thing she had on a blue and white dress. Haru lifted her head up and rubbed her muzzle against his in happiness. Baron began to purr. He winced at the pain the purr cause in his throat, but he couldn't stop. Haru began to purr too at the sound of Baron's purr. It was Baron's turn to chuckle in amusement.

"You look exquisite" he breathed in her ear that twitched from his breath touching it. Haru looked up at Baron. She glanced around the room. She spotted a mirror on the other side of Baron's bed. Haru got up and went over to it. Her reflection showed a tan colored cat with dark brown head fur that was longer than the rest of her body. She didn't look too bad. As Haru inspected herself, the door to the infirmary opened. Yuki and Lune walked in along with a cat that looked like a doctor. He was fairly young.

"Lune!" Haru shouted as she ran over to her old friend and hugged him. Lune hugged the tan cat in return. The doctor cleared his throat uncomfortably. He wasn't familiar with people showing such intimate affection to the king like it was alright to do so.

"Haru, this is the doctor taking care of Baron" Yuki said. Haru shook the doctor's paw.

"A pleasure" Haru said. The doctor blushed. "So how is Baron doing? When can he come home?" The doctor shifted his feet uncomfortably. He wasn't good around pretty girls.

"Um, three days tops" the doctor said. Haru's face fell. The doctor's eyes widened. "But we might be able to let him go after tomorrow. I can show you what you need to do to take care of him, so you can take him home."

"That would be wonderful!" Haru chirped. The doctor smiled at the young cat's praise. The doctor gently placed a hand on the small of Haru's back and led her to the door. He quietly began to explain what Haru should do at home before she could take Baron home. Haru listened closely so she didn't miss a single detail.

"Baron, how are you and Haru doing? Are you and Mr. York still courting her?" Lune questioned the tawny cat. Baron's gaze was locked on Haru's figure.

"Um, we got engaged the day before you brought me here" Baron said a little distractedly.

"Oh no! No wonder she looked so sad when I went to get her" Yuki said. Baron frowned at Yuki's words.

"Congratulations Baron. I figured she would have picked you over Mr. York. Cats are great companions" Lune said with a light smile. He was trying to brighten the mood.

"Thank you, Lune" Baron said with a nod. Haru came back over to Baron with the doctor.

"I'll be back to check on you later, Humbert" The doctor said. He turned to Lune and deeply bowed. "My king," he said then looked at Yuki, "my queen." The doctor exited the room.

"He was nice" Haru complimented. Lune nodded. "He may be one of our younger doctors, but he is our best one."

"Haru, I'm so happy to hear that you and Baron will be getting married. When is the wedding?" Yuki said cheerfully. Haru looked at the floor shyly.

"It was supposed to be in three weeks, but it might depend on Baron's recovery and if we can get it all planned by then to see if it will still be then" Haru said bashfully.

"I'm sure everything will turn out fine" Lune said assuredly.

"Me too" Haru said. She turned to Lune. "Can I talk to you about something?" Lune nodded. He and Haru left the room speaking in whispers.

They didn't come back until two hours later. Upon Haru's return, she turned to Baron. "I better get going now. I'll be back tomorrow to get you" Haru said. She bent down and swiftly licked Baron's cheek. He stiffened. Even if you couldn't see it, he was most likely blushing. Haru left with Yuki, cooing at the white cat's stomach. Baron smiled in satisfaction and relief. Haru was okay, but why did it seem like something was off about her?

The next day…

"Yuki! I'm glad you're here. Could you get these restraints off again? Abigail didn't like it when she found them broken" Haru said.

"I feel terrible, Haru. I don't remember anyone in the staff ever doing anything so cruel" Yuki said. The large cats from the day before came out of the blue portal that appeared and broke her straps again. Haru rubbed her wrists one more time. She looked around her room with a smile. Yesterday, after she came back from the Cat Kingdom, Haru convinced the servants to move her furniture back into the room. She promised them that she wouldn't be able to break anything if she was still strapped to the bed.

All three cats and Haru went through the portal. It closed behind them. This time when they came out on the other side, they ended up in front of the infirmary door. Haru rushed into the room and hugged Baron. He groaned in response to the immediate pain. "Haru!" he hissed. The bandage around his head was gone, letting his ears free to move around. They were flattened. Haru pulled away.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry" she said remorsefully. Baron gave her a weak smile.

"It's alright" he said. His ears returned to their normal position.

"Are you ready to go home?"

"As ready as I'll ever be" Baron said.

"Okay. You just have to remember not to change into a human or half-cat. If you do, then you might re-open your wounds" Haru said. Baron nodded. "Do we have to wait for the doctor before we leave?"

"No. He said that it was alright for me to leave as soon as you got here" Baron said. Haru clasped her hands together in glee.

"Yuki's waiting outside. We better go now" Haru said. She grabbed Baron's uninjured hand and helped him sit up. Baron grunted, but he kept moving until his legs were off the bed. Haru wrapped an arm around Baron's waist and helped him stand up. Baron staggered at first, but he regained his balance. Haru placed one foot in front of the other and slowly led Baron out of the room. Yuki was waiting outside the door.

"Are you ready?" she asked.

"Yes, please" Haru said. Yuki waved her hand in the air and a blue portal opened up. Haru helped Baron through the glowing circle and into her room. Upon entering her room, Haru began to grow. She returned to her normal height with Baron in her arms. Haru smiled and went to the door. She opened it up and peeked into the hallway. The coast was clear. Haru carried Baron over to his room and laid him down on his bed.

"I'll be right back. I'm going to find Toto and Muta and tell them to come see you" Haru said as she slipped out of Baron's bedroom and down the hall.

It wasn't long before Haru came back to the room with a frantic Muta and Toto. "Baron!" they shouted. Baron meowed at them.

"He said hello" Haru said.

"Baron, Haru told us what happened!"

"Meow!"

"He said he's sorry for worrying you. He doesn't want anyone to make a big deal out of what happened. He just wants everything to go back to normal." Toto frowned.

"Don't you think you're not going to hear about this later" Toto said angrily before storming out of the room. Muta stared at the door as it slammed shut.

"Don't worry about birdbrain. He was really worried about you. He's just upset that you didn't tell us where you were going. We'll check on you later. For now, Haru's going to stay the night in your room, so she can take care of you" Muta announced before leaving the room. There was no doubt in either of the couple's minds that Muta and Toto were going to get into a fight over what happened and how Toto yelled at Baron.

"I don't blame Toto for being angry. I promised you I would be careful, and what do I do? I go and get myself injured" Baron scolded himself as he curled up on one of his pillows. Haru sat down on the bed. She gently lifted Baron's twisted front paw and pressed her thumb down on it, applying pressure.

"Does it hurt?"

"Yeah, quite a bit" Baron said.

"Okay. I'm going to get you some fresh bandages. Yours need changed" Haru said as she disappeared into Baron's bathroom. She came back out with a fresh white roll of bandages and rag. Haru went back over to Baron and carefully unwound the bandage around Baron's stomach. There was a small gash underneath, but it was almost healed shut. Haru used the wet cloth to wipe off the dried blood around the wound. After it was all clean, Haru redressed the wound and started with the next one. Once the slightly bloodied bandage was off, Haru gasped. There were two sets of bite marks on Baron's cream furred throat. Each hole had a blackish ring around it like the wound once got infected. Haru's eyes watered at the sight. She sniffled and wiped her nose with the back of her hand before cleaning those wounds too.

"Don't cry" Baron croaked. Haru weakly nodded. She applied fresh bandages to his throat and took the rag and roll of bandages back to where she got them from. When she came back into the room, Haru curled up on Baron's bed and pulled him towards her. She made sure she didn't touch his injuries.

"I love you, Baron" she said softly.

"I love you too, Haru. I'm sorry for leaving you." Haru snuggled closer to Baron's fur and breathed in his scent.

"Please don't leave me again."

"I won't" Baron promised as he began to purr.

A/N: Exciting. Review! Sorry for the late at night update. I had a fever today and was sleeping all day. It's pretty bad.