A few days later, while Fangurl played with Alan in the living room, there came a knock at the door. William and Grell answered the door to find a well-dressed man standing in their doorway. "May I help you sir?" William asked.
"Yes, my name is Claude Faustus and I'm looking for my neko. He ran away a couple of days ago and I was wondering if you've seen him," the man explained.
Alan recognized the voice and ran into Fangurl's bedroom and hid under the bed. "Alan, where are you going?" the eight year old wondered as she stood up and followed him.
Grell became concerned and followed Fangurl while William spoke to Claude. "Auntie Grell, Alan won't come out until the man leaves. He said that Claude is the one who hurt him," Fangurl explained.
The redheaded Shinigami seemed to understand, so she walked back over to William and Claude and stated "Sir, I'm afraid that we have your neko and he doesn't want to come back."
"That's ridiculous, that little bitch knows that I own him and control everything he does," Claude said as he tried to enter the apartment.
"So you're the mean guy who hurt my neko," Fangurl exclaimed as she came into the room and ran up to Claude. "You're a mean man and I won't give you Alan back."
"Well then I guess I'll just have to take him from you won't I?" Claude decided as he tried to push back Fangurl. The little girl kicked him between the legs before Claude grabbed her arm violently.
William and Grell both immediately pulled Fangurl away from him. "Don't you dare touch my niece," William ordered as Grell took Fangurl into her room.
"Tell that neko that I will get him back one way or another. And next time if your niece stops me, I won't be so nice to her," Claude warned before turning and leaving.
William T. Spears shut the door and locked it before going to see how Fangurl was doing. "How is she?" he asked Grell quietly.
"She's okay, just a little spooked at what just happened," Grell responded as she hugged her husband.
Fangurl knelt down and looked under her bed. Alan was still under the bed, shaking. "He's gone now Alan, you can come out," she whispered.
Slowly, the neko came out and then rushed into Fangurl's arms. "I won't let him hurt you anymore," Fangurl promised again as she held the furry neko close to her and listened to him purr.