another chapter! Because i love you guys and I'm about to go out of town~ I'll still be able to update, but I just want to give you guys something since I'm excited to be leaving!

Also, It's Easter Sunday, to those of you who celebrate: Happy Easter; to those of you who don't: Happy Sunday~!

NekoRoma

Chapter Ten: Arthur?

"N-neko?" Kiku asked, amazed, "Are those real?" but before Lovino or Antonio could answer, Yong Soo reached up and pulled on one. Lovino hissed in pain and smacked away his hand, rubbing his now sore ear.

"Yes! They're real, damn it …" Lovino moved behind Antonio, grabbing his own tail before Yong Soo had the chance to pull that as well.

"Wow! A real neko person, just like in those mangas you read!" the girl stood up.

Kiku nodded, "B-but how?"

Antonio moved so that Lovino could speak. When he refused to speak, the Spaniard rolled his eyes, "He said he made a wish on a star and when he woke up the next morning he was part human."

The Japanese man looked at Antonio, "You mean to tell me he was a cat before? He wished and became a neko person?"

Antonio nodded, "Sorry about how strange all of this is to you …" he laughed nervously, rubbing the back of his head.

Kiku shook his head, blushing, "It's not as strange as you would think."

"Yeah, his boyfriend used to be a cat, too~!" Yong Soo laughed, sitting down in a chair, "Though, he's full human, not a neko. I'm sure Keeks would have like that better though, right Keeks?"

His face became impossibly red and he stuttered wildly.

"Wait!" Lovino hissed, "This has happened before? A cat becoming human?"

Kiku nodded, rubbing his face to rid himself of the red, "Hai … Herakles, a friend of mine, was once my pet cat … I woke up one morning and he was human. That was four years ago, though. He said an angel named Arthur came to him that night and gave him the option of really becoming human like he wanted. There was no turning back, but he took it anyway.

"Arthur explained to him that it wasn't abnormal for at least one wish to be granted to a person or animal in their life. Usually only in a moment of weakness or desperation."

Lovino blushed and turned away from Antonio's gaze, "So, it's normal that I'm part human now?"

"Did you wish to be human?" a new voice entered the room. Lovino looked up to see a tall man, with longish shaggy hair and olive skin. He slowly walked over to Kiku and kissed his cheek.

"N-not exactly …" Lovino licked his lips.

The man tilted his head, "Then you wished to become a Japanese neko human?"

Lovino shook his head, hating all of the attention he was receiving from all of the people in the tiny back room.

"I-I wished th-that Antonio w … wouldn't g-give me away …" he whispered, moving away from everyone and looking down at the cats that had followed Herakles in the room.

Antonio's heart skipped a beat and he bit his lip. Lovino had wished for that? He felt a pang of guilt throb through his body.

"Oh! Lovino, as in the cat Ludwig-san gave you?" Kiku exclaimed.

"Uh … yeah …" Antonio muttered, still feeling guilty that he was the cause of Lovino's new form.

"Well, that explains why you're no longer a cat … but not why you aren't completely human. What did Arthur talk to you about?" Herakles asked.

Lovino shrugged, "I don't remember meeting any angel. I dreamed of pain, fucking awful, horrid pain … a British voice echoing annoyingly in my fucking ears … and when I woke up, I was like this."

Herakles looked confused, "He didn't wake you? Explain your decision? Explain what was going to happen to you afterward?"

Lovino shook his head, "No. can we just get the fucking ID already. I'm bored and want to go home."

Kiku nodded, "Oh … of course, Lovino-san! Mei, can you begin getting his information into the system?"

"Sure thing," she smiled, turning on a laptop computer, "Last name?"

Lovino frowned, "I … I don't have one …"

Antonio smiled, "Vargas! That's Italian, right? I heard it used once somewhere."

"Vargas it is~! First name?"

"Lovino …" Lovino muttered.

"Middle name?"

"Romano~!" Antonio grinned, remembering his lie from the night before, "That way it can be a viable name if anyone who knows I had a cat named Lovino asks."

"Age? I'll say twenty-four. Eyes? Hazel." she grinned putting in the information, "Height and weight?"

Yong Soo grabbed Lovino's arm and pulled off his sweater, "Ok, step onto the scale." he looked at it and gave her the readings before also measuring his height.

"Do you want to be an organ donor?"

"No." Lovino frowned, not really knowing what that was, but it sounded scary.

Kiku nodded, "We don't know if his blood or organs are even compatible with a human's."

Mei nodded, "Okay, address?"

"472 East Oak Dr., apartment 6C." Antonio gave her his address. The girl nodded and typed in the information, "Alright~! All done on the ID. Will we be needing to print a false Social card and birth certificate, also?"

Antonio shook his head, "Not now, anyway. He won't need to work, just give and ID if need arises~!"

She nodded, "'Kay, all that's left is his picture. He's already been put into the system … wait, where was he born?"

Lovino shuddered, "The potato bastard's living room …"

Yong Soo chuckled, "South City Hospital?"

"I've been telling people Rome, Italy …" Antonio laughed lightly.

Mei bit her lip, "International, huh? Should be easy enough to input him into the system. Date born?"

"Um … March seventeenth …" Lovino muttered, trying to remember the day Ludwig had taken him and Feli to the vet for his shots and gave the man their information.

"Perfect. Born March seventeenth in Rome, Italy. Let's say you moved here last year, a permanent resident. Lovino Romano Vargas, but occasionally go by Romano. Your current residence is the apartments on 472 East Oak Drive. You're not an organ donor~! Now, all we need is a photo~!"

Lovino frowned, "Okay …"

He was told to stand by a white screen. They flashed him and the picture appeared on the computer.

"So how the hell are you going to get rid of those?" he pointed to the ears.

Kiku sat down on the chair he'd kicked his sister out of and opened the photo in photoshop, "I'm just going to edit them out and human ears in."

Antonio and Lovino watched in amazement as Kiku turned him completely human in the photo. "Whoa! It's flawless!" Antonio shouted. Kiku blushed at the compliment.

"Thank you …" he muttered, using the picture to print the ID paper, which Yong Soo took to another room and brought back, laminated.

Antonio looked it over, "It looks great! So real!"

"That's because to everyone outside of this room, it is real. Lovino's in the system now. According to his files, he was everything that card says he is. If anyone were to look him up, they'd find everything we put in. Mei will go back in and give him more detailed records in a little bit, like high school and university and hospital records, but that takes a lot more work that can't be done in a few minutes." Kiku explained.

Lovino bit his lip, finally getting his ID card. It was amazing to say the least, but it felt like one of those movies he'd watched on TV once, where there were spies and all kinds of stuff like this going on. He grinned, feeling a bit like a spy himself.

"And no one will know the difference on this ID versus one made legally?" Antonio asked.

Yong Soo raised his brow, "Why would you come to us if you thought we couldn't make it flawless? We're masters here~!" he chuckled.

Antonio nodded, smiling, "Thank you so much~!"

Lovino clutched onto the ID tightly and licked his lips. He pulled his hat and sweater back on, trying to escape the gaze Herakles was giving him.

"How much do I owe you, Kiku?" Antonio pulled out his wallet.

Kiku blushed, "We're co-workers. I couldn't possibly charge you for this favor!"

"I insist! A hundred? Two hundred?" Antonio frowned. Lovino looked at him, knowing that was quite a bit for humans. Why was the man going all out for someone that could just be nameless?

"A hundred is fine, Carriedo~!" Yong Soo smiled, taking the money, "Much less than we regularly charge for this deep of information giving, but it's the least we could do for Keeks' friend~! See ya~!"

Antonio nodded, handing him the money, "Come on, Lovi~! We should be getting home now~"

Lovino nodded and followed the man out, careful to not get his tail caught in the door as they walked out into the store. Xiang gave them a look, but looked back down at the book he was reading.

"Puss in Boots! I didn't know this movie was out yet!" Antonio snatched it up, "Wow … it came out quite some time ago!" he placed the DVD on the counter and paid for it, "Thanks~!" he bid to Xiang.

"What's so great about a movie?" Lovino asked.

"Didn't you ever watch Shrek on that TV?" Antonio asked, leading Lovino to the car. Lovino shrugged, "Probably not."

"Oh~ well, this movie is about a cat! From Spain! Isn't that cool?" Antonio laughed, climbing into the car.

Lovino rolled his eyes and sat down in the passenger seat, "I don't see that's so great about a cat from Spain …"

"Gilbert and Francis took me to see this movie in theaters! It was so funny! You'll love it!"

"We'll just see, bastard …" Lovino crossed his arms and glared out the window as they pulled away from the spot and into traffic.

XD I LOVE that movie~ anyways ... I fail at spy stuff an honestly have little to no idea how one goes about creating realistic false information, since I just have my crappy little ID that I went to the DMV to get ... anyways~!

~Lady Pyrien