Rayn: So sorry for the extremely late update, but I have school and all. So yeah….

Disclaimer: I do not own Howl's Moving Castle or Shugo Chara!

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~Amu's POV~

'A tail…and cat ears….Just plain fantastic. I had to go and get cursed when I was ugly enough

already. How will I be able to face the people? Oh no…I won't be able to.' I worried as I stared into the

mirror, only to receive the horrible reflection of an animal. A tear slipped onto my cheek as I ran up to my

room and locked the door. More tears came gushing out as I cried myself to sleep.

IT'S MORNING~

"Amu! Amu? Open the door sweetheart. It's your mama!" I woke up with a start. "Uh. Mama!

Don't mew come in!" I gasped and put my lips to my mouth. The same lips that just let a 'mew' come out.

"What was that Amu?" "Uh, I have a cold" I replied. "Alright then, I'm going to see Tsugumu then! I'll see

you later." I heard Mama's steps down the stairs and let out my breath. 'I'm going to have to get out of here.

Pronto." I thought worriedly. I packed a small amount of food, some cheese and bread, packed my bag, and

headed off into town. As I rushed through the streets I kept my head covered so no one could see my…my

ears.

I came to the mountains and began climbing. It was surprisingly easy, I guess because I'm now a

cat. I got close to the top where it got steep so it got harder to climb. I saw a bush nearby, and what looked

like a long stick sticking out of it. I tried to pull the stick out to see if it made a good cane. After much

hardship I finally got it out. Guess what? It wasn't a stick. It was a person. I think. The 'person' shook my

hand and bowed. The person was taller than me, with dark green hair and glasses. And it was wearing a

black suit and an emerald green tie. I was totally dumbfounded. It didn't speak it just took my hand and

pulled me towards the top of the mountain. Oh I went, what other choice did I have?

Finally after a long walk, or rather hike, we reached the top. There was a clearing with a lot of

sand. In the sand, the 'person' as I should call it, began to write something. "K-a-i-r-i" I sounded out as the

person wrote it in the sand. "Is that your name?" I asked. No response. "Well," I said nervously, "I'll take

that as a yes."

Suddenly, it began to rain. I was getting soaked, and quickly too for that matter, and I wasn't liking

it. Probably one of the perks of being turned into a cat. I frantically looked around for possible shelter.

Nothing. Kairi gave me the signal to wait. And then he walked off. "Wait for what?" I called. I began to

look around for a tree or something to hide under. Again, nothing. A few minutes later Kairi came back. He

took my hand and led me to who knows where? We kept walking in the rain, until I was completely soaked.

I could only hear the rain pouring onto the ground. That and…gears turning? Wait, what? I looked up to see

that Kairi wasn't leading me nowhere. He was leading to shelter. To Ikuto's Moving Castle.

We kept chasing it, and it kept moving. Finally we caught up and Kairi helped me up to a porch like thing with a

door. I stepped onto it and turned to help Kairi. Instead of grasping my hand for support, he let go. "Kairi!"

I called into the darkness that was readily swallowing him. He simply waved goodbye and walked off.

Sighing, I opening the door and walked in. It was almost pitch dark, but I made my way to the only

burning candle and held it. When I turned, I was face to face with two complete strangers. "Uh oh…"

END OF CHAPTER

Rayn: This is totally rushed, but whatever it's still alright. Bet you guys can't guess who those 2

people are! Lol, maybe you can. Again, sorry for the late update, but I have bigger priorities.

Ikuto: Like watching Korean dramas?

Rayn: I'm exploring my culture!

Ikuto: Sure…

Rayn: So now, I, Baka-Sama command thee to do thy honors!

Ikuto: Shakespeare's gotten to you. *sigh* Please R&R. This little Asian ain't updating 'till she got at

least 4 reviews for this chapter!

Rayn: Thanks for reading~