"Wait, wait, wait. You got some cute little foreign kitten to follow you around after just meetin' her?" Donkey asked skeptically.

"What can I say? The ladies love me." Puss responded coyly.

"It's gotta be that accent." Gingy said.

"May I continue?" Puss asked. His audience nodded eagerly. "Alright then ..."

"So, where are you from?" Puss asked Joli. He had been leading the girl around his neighborhood for the past hour, chatting away with the clothed female. Who answered patiently to all his questions. He learned that she lived with her parents and two brothers. And that her and her brothers got famous from some little poem about mittens or something.

"Paris France." She answered. "It's a really nice place. You should come see it someday."

"Maybe I will. How come you wear a dress?"

"Mama says it makes me look pretty." Joli answered. She didn't like it at first, but had gotten used to it. It paid to look pretty right? "Now can I ask you a question?"

"You just did." Puss chuckled. "But si, go ahead.

"What were you doing out there in the woods?"

"I was training Senorita."

"For what?"

"Well Senorita, someday I'm going to be a famous ogre killer. Known everywhere for my sharp wit, and dashing good looks."

"Pardon my cynical behavior, but ogres are very, very big no?"

"Si, very big and very mean. But not very bright."

"How do you know?" Joli looked around as if an ogre was following them that very instant.

"Because my Grandpapi was an ogre hunter." Puss explained. "Until he got injured. But I'm going to be just like him when I grow up."

"That's a nice thing to be." Joli said softly.

"Gracias."

"Puss, maybe I should be getting back now." Joli said, worried of the punishment her Mother would give her if she stayed out to long.

"Alright, but I just want to show you one more place." Puss lead her down an old path with loose, rotting bricks. Joli was very careful not to let any of the moss touch her dress. The path ended at a small, wide brook. The water was very murky, but had stones that the kittens could easily jump of and onto. they walked a for a few more minutes until they reached a extremely tall tree. The bark was a dark red, and the branches stretched out like the graceful arms of a dancer with bright red leaves at the ends. It looked like the tree could pass the very clouds.

"It is a...nice tree." Joli said.

"The tree is only part of it Senorita. You have to climb it to see the real beauty."

"I can't climb." Joli showed him her claws, they had been filed down to a small stubble.

"No problemo, you can ride on my back."

"But, your dirty." Joli said uncertainly. "No offence."

"I have been called much worse Senorita, but if you don't want to go up, that's fine." Puss shrugged, and turned to the direction out of the forest.

"I want to." Her small voice made him turn his heel.

"You don't have to."

Joli shook her head. "Non non I really want to." Puss smiled. "Okay then, hop on." Joli wrapped her arms around his neck, still unsure, but her curiosity had gotten the best of her. Even inspite of that old saying! Puss retracted his claws and started up. It took him longer then usual, but he managed to carry the girls weight on his back and climb with little difficulty. Once they were near the top, Puss requested that Joli close her eyes, she agreed, but hugged Puss a bit tighter. Puss sat down on a sturdy branch and told her to open her eyes.

Joli loosened her grip and peeked out with one eye. Laid out before them was the entire country side. She could see the rest of the forest, the town and farms, even a glimpse of the far-away mountains she had traveled through. Puss smiled, remembering his first time upon finding the tree, climbing to the top, and seeing his entire home town from a birds-eye view. "It's pretty huh?" He said.

"It is, amazing." Joli breathed. "If those mountains were not there, you could probably see France. Look, there is the Inn where me and my famile are staying." She pointed at the large, white Bilton Inn. Joli smiled at how small the humans looked. "Puss, can we come here tomorrow?" She asked excitedly.

"Si Joli. We may come here when ever you want."

Just finished this today =) thanks to Pricat, rawshark, puss and kitty LOVE (I don't know who kitty is, and thank you very much!), doodlechick12 for reviewin'!