Author's Note:

First off, I would like to thank all those who reviewed this. I had originally posted the first chapter on my DA page a week or so before uploading it here. I hadn't ever used for that but I was pleasantly surprised when I got some reviews. Turns out DA is just not as friendly to fanfiction. So from now on, I will be posting the new chapters here first.

Now that that bit is out of the way I am going to try and make a reply to those that reviewed. I am not going to reply to each review (3 as of this post. Not a lot, but for me it is.) individually. I am just going to make a few comments regarding the comments I have received so far. All right, here goes:

First and foremost: I made the mistake of posting this Fanfic under the Genre Humor/Romance. This, was a mistake. A mistake I realized after I had already departed for spring break to a location where I could not get a good enough internet connection to change it. I am serious, the cell service there sucked and apparently people didn't know how to set up a good guest WIFI router at their businesses. But, back on topic, I have corrected this mistake. As of this post, the story should be listed under Humor/Friendship.

I quickly want to explain this change. I am a LeoXAeris fan. But, unlike a lot of people fic writers, I have always preferred the fics where they just cuddle, or something like that. So in the beginning I thought this went in the romance genre. But upon reflection, even though they will probably make out in the end, Aeris will be back to normal, it is still a bit more of a Friendship story. So for those of you who's Pedobear alarms were going off, don't worry. I have honestly been worrying about it all week and am relieved that I can fix that.

Thanks to those who complimented my writing style. You have no idea how this helps me want to write more. Oh, and the story is mainly going to focus on Leo trying to raise a four-year-old, or at least keep her alive, while also trying to figure out how ot turn her back to normal. So this isn't a: boy make girl mad, girl runs off, boy goes after her and/or saves her, then they go off to do... things.(My little brother will read this so pardon my hesitation.)

All righty then. I think that is about all I wanted to say. Don't worry the author's notes will be on the bottom in all other chapters unless something important that I need to tell you happens. I just wanted to address the whole "Sounds like a pedo story" thing.

Ok, I am done. Read, leave a review if you'd like, but most of all, enjoy!

~Teeroy766

Chapter 2

Toronto Canada

Leo & Aeris' Apartment

Leo stared at the kitten in front of him for another good minute. That is, until she started to cry. "Why are you crying?" Leo said frantically; He could not stand the sound of little children crying, neither could Aeris, but instead of making him angry it made him want to cry also. "Why are you staring at me? Did I do something wrong? Are you going to hurt me?" She asked in a small scared voice as she tried to hide beneath the blankets on her bed. Leo stopped and realized that she had to be terrified. She evidently didn't have much if any memory of her adult self, and so she didn't know what was going on. Being only four years old, she would naturally be scared.

Leo quickly, but not so quickly as to startle her, knelt down and gave her a hug. "Shhh… No, I am not going to hurt you. I just didn't realize you were here and you surprised me. That's why I was staring at you." He tried to say in his most calming voice. He then thought of something. "Do you know who I am?" He asked her. He didn't know what her current state of memory was, better to at least find out a little bit now then be surprised later.

She scrunched up her face, deep in thought then she looked at him with a smile. "You're Leo. You're my friend aren't you?" She said happily. The look she gave him almost made him cry; She looked like she had complete and total trust in him, the kind of trust only a child could give. "That's right. I am your friend, your best friend even. Now, can you tell me where you are right now?" He asked her, he was feeling rather confidant right now. "We're at your house right now, right?" She asked him with a confused look. She was currently staring at him like he had two heads. "Ok, just checking. Now, how about…" He was cut off by a loud grumbling noise. Aeris looked down at her belly and then looked up at him sheepishly. "I'm hungry…"

Leo just stared for a bit, then he just fell to the floor laughing. After five more minutes he finally collected himself enough to stand up and look at Aeris. When he looked he saw that she had her trademarked scowl going on. "You're laughing at me." She pouted. He rubbed the tears from his eyes, let out a few last chuckles then responded. "Sorry about that. I have had a long day and am really kinda tired. Anything will make me laugh right now, and the timing of that was absolutely perfect. Ok, I am done now. Why don't we head on down to the kitchen and I'll get you a snack, then we can see about getting us both to bed."

He was about to walk outside the door when he realized something; or, Aeris made him realize something. He turned around when he her clear her throat. His eyes widened when he realized her problem. You see, when whatever-it-was-that-mad- her younger did so, she shrunk, as she got younger, as you would if you got younger. But the fact of the matter was, her clothes did not, it seems the powers-that-be that did this to her only had enough decency to extend whatever it was to her under garments. The problem he was faced with now was: what was she going to wear? He thought for a moment then realized exactly what the solution was. He strode over to Aeris' closet and pulled a box out from the very back. Inside the box were various items from Aeris' childhood. Included in the box were a few pairs of clothes that looked to be about her current size. He silently thanked her parents and handed Aeris' a pair of pajamas. "These should fit you. We'll have to go shopping tomorrow or the next day to get you some more though." He said as he gathered the remaining four-year-old sized clothes from the box. He got back up and turned around to see Aeris sleepily staring at him, now clad in her old pink MLP pajamas.

He chuckled at the sight and offered her is hand. "Come on, we'll get something to eat, then it's off to bed for you." He told the sleepy kitten. "She yawned and gave him a slightly annoyed look, or at least tried to. "I'm not sleepy…" He chuckled again. "Sure you aren't."

After she had a nice PB&J sandwich and a warm glass of milk, Leo took the almost asleep Aeris up to her room and tucked her into bed. "Goodnight Aeris." He whispered to her as he quietly left the room. He left the door cracked just in case she needed him and was about to walk off when he heard her late, sleepy reply. "Goodnight Leo, I love you." He froze at the comment. 'Probably just a little kid thing, they love anything almost instantly.' He thought to himself.

He walked downstairs and into the living room to think. Now thinking isn't exactly his best skill, but when needed, he can do it. 'All right Leo; let's start with a checklist. Aeris is now four years old again: Check; I don't have a clue as to how it happened, or how to fix it: Check; Anything else? No, that seems to sum it up.' He thought to himself as he sat down on the couch. He screwed up his face in thought once again. 'Ok, so what to do? Obviously she is going to need some new clothes. Next, I we don't have any food fit for a four year old to eat, about the only thing I have that I would feel good letting her eat is a PB&J sandwich and cereal. And finally, I need to see if I can figure out how to turn her back, or how long it will take for this… thing, to wear off.' He thought with a grimace. He sat in silence for a few minutes, if the old Aeris was there she would comment on how he overheated his defective brain with all that thought and that he had to cool down now or face a total mealtdown.

He got up and climbed the stair to his room. On the way there, he glanced into Aeris' room to make sure she was fine. There she was, curled up into a ball, clutching the plushie of himself he had given her as a joke. 'Guess it was good for something after all.' He noticed the look of contentment on her face, it radiated the fact that she was completely at peace, no worries, no fear, just peace, as if everything was right with her world if only for a little moment. He smiled, he hadn't seen that look in a very long time; not since early high school if he was correct, he had seen it at a sleep over her dad let her have. He missed it a little bit. He shook his head and walked back to his room. 'Gosh Leo, you have got to go to bed. You sound like you are an old sentimental geezer.' He thought as he climbed into bed. He made one last check to make sure his door was open just in case Aeris needed him then went to sleep. Tomorrow was going to be one heck of a day.

End Chapter 2