Disclaimer: I think we get the idea that I don't own Assassin's Creed at all... *still waiting for that human shaped package on my doorstep*

I is back! mwahahaha. I don't have anything to say, so keep reading *maked shooing motions with hands*

Catherine awoke with a loud thumping noise from outside her room. She scurried out of bed and opened her door. On the floor was a very sleepy Ezio. Apparently, he walked into her door, and then fell. Leonardo exited his room in his sleeping clothes.

"Is this going to be my wakeup call?" Catherine asked.

"He does that every morning. You would think he would have learned by now…" Leonardo (the human) stretched. Leonardo (the cat), who had come out of the room with Catherine, stretched too.

"Apparently his skull is thicker than the door." Catherine snickered. "Oh, well, at least it's useful for something."

"When I wake up, I'm so getting you back for that." Ezio mumbled while supporting himself on the wall to stand up.

"You do that. I'm-a go change and then I'll make breakfast." Catherine went back to her room.

"What's breakfast?" Ezio joked.

"She offered that for staying here. I hope you'll be nice to her." Leonardo went downstairs with Ezio following him. Soon, Catherine appeared wearing a brownish-red dress. It fit her nicely. She started fussing in the kitchen, and asked Leonardo for a something to write on, so she could make a list for what to buy for breakfast.

"What do you eat for lunch? The only possibility is soup here." She wondered aloud as she wrote 'fruits' on her not so small list.

"That's what we have for lunch and supper." Ezio explained, eying the kitty that was following Catherine around the kitchen.

"Every day?" She asked.

Ezio and Leonardo nodded. Catherine wrote another twenty items on the list. After convincing Ezio to go buy the ingredients after breakfast, she cut the loaf of bread and some cheese. Leonardo started the fire in the small hole in the wall that they used as an oven and stove, then she made grilled cheese sandwiches.

"This will have to do. Tomorrow I'll make a better one with all the new ingredients." She said as she put three plates on the table. She poured them all a glass of milk, and also filled a small bowl with milk. She put it on the chair next to her and sat down.

"Leo…come on, sweetie." She cooed to the cat.

"I'm right here." Leonardo joked.

Little Leo jumped on the chair and started drinking the milk. Ezio, who was next to him, stretched out his hand and stroked the cat. It hissed and scratched his hand.

"Yeah, Leo, don't let him steal your milk!" Catherine and Leonardo were laughing.

"Little beast." Ezio muttered and finished his sandwich. He took the list from the counter and read though it. "Huh? What's this?" he pointed to a word and showed it to Catherine.

"You've never heard of rosemary?" she asked.

"Is it for eating?" he asked.

"It's a spice."

"Oh."

Leonardo thanked Catherine for breakfast and went to his workshop (living room). Ezio continued to ask Catherine about what he needed to buy.

"That's it, I'm going with you."

"Oh, joy." Ezio groaned. "I'm sorry if I don't know every spice's name."

"I forgive you." Catherine went to Leonardo to tell him they were leaving, when she was splattered with paint. Ezio doubled over laughing.

"Cat, I'm so sorry!" Leonardo wiped the blue off her face.

"It's alright. I was going to tell you I was leaving with Ezio to the market, but now I'm gonna change. Then we'll leave."

"Cat, I'm sorry!"

"It's okay, really. I just need some water to wash up."

When Catherine left, Ezio whispered to Leonardo:

"When she comes back, do it again."

When Catherine came back (this time in a green dress), Ezio was blue in the face. She snickered and went to the kitchen. She dipped a rag in a bucket of water and cleaned her face. Ezio came in and held his hand out for the rag. Catherine dipped it again in water and went over to him. She batted his hand away and started scrubbing his cheek.

"You two would make a lovely couple." Leonardo was standing in the doorway watching them. Ezio started to stutter again, but Catherine, having finished cleaning his face, stuck the blue rag in Ezio's mouth and calmly replied:

"Don't we? And I bet his skin would make a lovely purse."

Leonardo laughed and gave Catherine a pouch full of coins.

"This should be enough for today."

"Alright, we'll be back soon." Catherine took the pouch.

"What do you mean 'we'? If you're going, that means I don't have to!" Ezio argued.

"Yes you do, you're going to carry her basket for her. And you're not supposed to leave a lady alone!" Leonardo thrust the basket into Ezio's arms, who grumbled.

"I agree, but that thing is anything but a lady." That earned him a smack to the back of his neck.

As Catherine was opening the door, Leonardo (the cat) came running to her. It rubbed itself on her ankles and started meowing.

"No, sweetie, you stay." Catherine lifted the cat and put it on a stool.

"Meow." It jumped back down.

"Stay." Catherine pushed him back with her foot.

"Meow." It sounded like a 'no'.

"Stay with uncle Leo." She pointed at Leonardo (the human), who was trying his best not to laugh.

The kitty tilted its head and looked at Catherine with the biggest blue eyes. Then it turned around and walked to Leonardo and sat next to his feet.

"Meow."

"Let's go." Catherine pulled Ezio by his sleeve, who was stuck between laughing and looking confused.

Ezio and Catherine were walking calmly in the market place. Catherine would stop at a stand, look at the wares, and buy what she needed. Then she would dump it in the basket Ezio was carrying. Ezio noticed she had a small smile on her face, and scrunched her nose when she smiled wider at the merchants when she thanked them.

"Please, miss do you have any money?" A beggar came and latched herself on Catherine's arm.

"No." She answered flatly.

"Please, miss, my family is sick."

"No." her expression was blank.

"Just a few coins…"

Catherine stopped walking and looked the beggar woman in the eye, who smiled expectantly.

"What part of 'no' is too complex for your brain to comprehend?" she asked in the flattest tone Ezio ever heard. The beggar looked taken aback, probably never even heard so many long and complicated words. She left, mumbling curses at Catherine, who was again smiling happily at the next merchant.

"That was quite some way you handled that woman, signora." The merchant was saying.

"Signorina." she corrected "She just needed someone to remind her of her place." Catherine smiled sweetly to the vendor. He swallowed nervously and cleared his throat.

"What can I do for you?"

Catherine finished buying her groceries and left with Ezio in tow to Leonardo's.

"How much money did Leonardo give you to buy all this?" Ezio huffed, hoisting the basket to a better grip.

"Enough." Catherine replied simply.

"I hope you can cook. If I'm carrying this load for you, I want something in return."

Catherine looked sideways at him.

"It's good to know you have such a kind heart." She said sarcastically.

"Aww, Cat, I was joking!"

"Were you joking yesterday with Leonardo too?"

"Hey, I said I was sorry!"

They entered Leonardo's house.

"Back so early?" They heard the artist call.

"Meow." Leonardo (the cat) came running to meet them too. Since it was a baby, it was still clumsy, so when he tried to stop, he slid all the way past Catherine and whacked his head against Ezio's boot.

"Meoooooow" it said looking at Ezio, as if to blame him for hitting his head.

"Aww, what a cute kitty!" Catherine cooed. "Who's my little lion? Come here, baby…" the cat ran to her and she picked it up. She continued baby talking to it, until Ezio cleared his throat.

"I hate to interrupt, but…"

"Right, sorry, I got carried away." Catherine put the kitty down.

"Cat, I sent my assistant to buy you more dresses, I hope you don't mind any colors…" Leonardo said as he picked a few brushes from the floor.

"Leo, you didn't have to!" Catherine took the brushes from him and washed them.

"You have no idea how much paint flies around this house." Ezio shoved some sketches aside and sat on the sofa. It was once dark brown, but now it was blue and red and green and black and purple…

"I see." Catherine thanked Leonardo and gave him his money pouch back. "Here's the change."

"You bought the whole market and there's still change left?" Ezio raised his eyebrows.

"What do you mean she bought the whole market?" Leonardo took the pouch and opened it. "There's still half the money left."

"Half of it?" Ezio took the purse from Leonardo and stared inside. "Have you seen the basket?"

They went to the kitchen. On the table, was an overflowing basket of groceries.

"Have you invited anyone to eat?" Leonardo asked.

"No. It looks like a lot, but it really isn't." Catherine started opening the cupboards and drawers and taking everything out of them and putting the items on the table. Good thing it was such a big table, made for seating eight people.

"What are you doing?" Ezio asked.

"This hasn't been used for a long time, so it's all dusty. And I need space for the other groceries." Catherine explained.

"How did you buy so much with so little money?" Leonardo asked her.

"I have my ways." She smiled.

"Well, I'm glad you do, from now on you're making all the shopping, I need to start saving some money." Leonardo went back to his work.

Ezio sat in a chair and fiddled with a fork he found on the table.

"Don't you have anything to do?" Catherine asked him.

"The next target only comes to town in a few days." Ezio explained and sighed. It was obvious he was restless and didn't like to do nothing.

Catherine hummed softly to herself while she washed the cupboards contents. She threw a rag to Ezio and told him to dry them. He mumbled but didn't have anything better to do, so he helped her. While she put the items back in the cupboards after having cleaned them, Ezio noticed how she would hum while she worked.

She washed her hands and cut the excess fat from the piece of meat she had bought and sliced the meat in three thick steaks. She reached in one of the cupboards and took a bottle of wine.

"Can you open this for me?" she held the bottle to him.

"Drinking so early?" Ezio pulled the cork. There was a satisfying 'pop' sound.

"Meow." The little cat was sitting on the floor next to Ezio, looking intently at the cork in his hand.

"Give him the cork, watch him." Catherine took the bottle back and Ezio dropped the cork on the floor. Leonardo jumped on it, held it between his two front paws and started licking the reddened end of the cork.

"You have a drunk cat." Ezio laughed.

Said cat finished licking the cork, then tapped it with his paw. It spun away. He ran after it, then tapped it again. It spun further away. He crouched low and wiggled his butt, then jumped on the cork. Ezio watched the kitty in amusement until he got bored. He went back to watching Catherine.

She had poured half of the bottle in the bowl, and was laying the meat carefully in it. She plucked a few leaves from the herbs she had bought and pressed them to the part of the meat the wine didn't cover. She put the bowl aside, and went back to plucking the leaves of the herbs and throwing the stems away.

"What are you doing?" Ezio asked.

"I'm going to dry the leaves, so they last longer." She explained.

"But won't they die if you dry them?"

"Well… I guess, but if I put them in a glass of water they will wilt and rot. And if I dry them, I can put them away for later use. And the smell will be preserved Here." She handed him a leaf and told him to rub it with his hands. When he did so, a strong smell of mint invaded his nose.

"Do you like it?" She asked.

"It's strong."

"There are other herbs that have a sweeter smell than mint. Or some are the same, but weaker. Or have completely other smells. Here, taste this." She gave him another leaf. He sniffed it and put it in his mouth.

"That's saffron." She said. "It's a bit strong like that, but with meat it's really good."

"I never thought I'd see this." Leonardo was entering the kitchen.

"What?" Catherine asked while throwing the stems away.

"The big bad assassin learning about cooking herbs." Leonardo laughed. He took the cork from little Leo and threw it to the side. He watched the cat chase its new toy.

"They're not only for cooking, they can be used as medicine too." Catherine said and immediately wished she didn't, it reminded her of her mother. She was a doctor, and often made salves for Catherine and her siblings using herbs. Catherine had learned how to make them, so she didn't need to spend money on medicines after her parents died.

Leonardo and Ezio noticed her expression darken and looked at each other.

"Cat?" Leonardo called. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I… I just remembered my mom." She turned away and lowered her head, spreading the leaves on a wooden tablet.

'They passed away.' Leonardo mouthed to Ezio. 'And she misses her brother and sisters.'

Ezio understood and looked at Catherine in concern.

"When did you lose your parents?" he asked.

Catherine looked accusingly at Leonardo.

"About eight months ago." She whispered.

Ezio raised his eyebrows at Leonardo. How could she have been so happy earlier in the market, he himself didn't get over his family's death so quickly.

"Leo, may I put this in your garden to dry?" She pulled them out of their musings.

"Feel free." He said.

She went out the back door. Ezio and Leonardo looked at each other.

"I don't know who she is, or where she comes from, but I sense we are going to learn a lot from her." Leonardo said as he left for his work again.

Ezio stood up and followed Catherine. He had to agree with Leonardo, he thought the same. He found Catherine placing the wooden tablet on the small garden table. She had moved it from under the tree, so it was standing in the sun. She had her back to him, so she didn't see him. He saw her look around the garden and mutter:

"This garden's a mess."

"We don't even use it." Ezio said. Catherine flew startled around and put her hand to her heart.

"Don't do that!" she huffed.

"Sorry." Ezio grinned. "Anyway, we don't even come out here, there's no time."

"But it's such a big garden. You could put a bigger table here and eat on sunny says like today." She said looking around. There was a high hedgerow all around it, giving it a lot of privacy. Unfortunately it was unkempt. The grass was very green and healthy, but the flowerbed was overgrown with weeds. There was an apple tree and a rosebush.

"Maybe you should ask Leonardo. He might like the idea." Ezio watched the little kitty chase a bee.

"Yeah. My brother used to help me in our garden." Ezio glanced at her and saw her sad expression. "I somehow always managed to kill his roses…" she half-laughed, looking at the rosebush.

"I'm sorry about your parents. I know how you feel, I lost my father and brothers too." Ezio put a hand on her shoulder. She smiled up at him.

"CRASH" They jumped. The noise had come from inside the house. They ran inside.

"Help!" Leonardo called from the living room. When they entered, they saw Leonardo on the floor, with another body on him.

"Derek!" Catherine kneeled down next to them and helped the stranger sit up. Ezio pulled Leonardo up.

"Cat? Where am I?"

"You kicked the console?" Catherine was hysteric.

"Uh-huh." The stranger nodded. Catherine jumped up and grabbed her hair.

"You kicked the console?"

"Yes…"

"YOU KICKED IT???"

"I think we have established that yes, I kicked it." The boy crossed his arms in front of his chest.

Catherine fainted.

Will Ezio and Leonardo find out who the stranger is?

Will Catherine ever wake up?

Will Miley burn up the house?

Will Annabelle convert to a bunny loving sociopath?

Will Leo the Kitty grow thumbs and steal teh Tuna can?

Why are we asking so many questions to a computer screen?