Yay, new chapter! It's a little bit shorter than the other one, but I didn't know what else to add and I didn't want it to feel crappy and forced.

"Hi Victoria" Nani greeted as she entered the kitchen to find the redhead seated at the table, scarfing a bowl of cereal

Victoria offered a smile, swallowing what was in her mouth before offering a cheery response

"Good morning, Nani" she waved "I hope you don't mind I'm here, Lilo told me to come early and drop my stuff off so I didn't have to carry it around all day"

"I don't mind at all" she assured the girl "Where is Lilo?"

"She's upstairs getting ready with Stitch"

Nani nodded, walking over to the doorway and leaning out

"Lilo, Stitch! You're gonna be late for school!" she called

"Coming Nani!" Lilo yelled back

"Soka!" Stitch called

Nani wandered back into the kitchen and grabbed a mug of coffee, pouring one for Stitch as well. When Stitch came rushing into the room a moment later, she held out the mug, and the alien took it with a grateful cheer. Nani turned her attention back upon Victoria as she flicked the kettle on to boil

"Would you like a tea, Victoria?" she offered

"Yes please" she flashed a grin

Silence fell back over the kitchen, and a few minutes later Lilo came rushing into the room. She offered a smile to her sister, and Nani couldn't help but smile fondly as she rolled her eyes, finishing up the teas she was making and handing each girl a thermos.

"Have a good day, girls" she pressed a kiss to Lilo's forehead and ruffled Stitch's hair, pausing to kiss Victoria's forehead before she slipped out of the room. A moment later, they heard the front door open, and then slam shut.

Lilo turned her attention upon Victoria

"Hungry?" she teased, and her friend stuck out her tongue "Come on, we can't be late" she made her way to the counter and grabbed an apple turnover for her breakfast, and by the time she made it to the front door Victoria was ready to go.

The raven stepped into her shoes and made her way to the doorway into the hallway, turning her head in the direction of Jumba and Pleakley's room.

"Bye Jumba!" she called "Bye Pleakley!"

There were enthusiastic shouts of goodbye from Pleakley, and a few mumbled goodbye's from Jumba, and Lilo couldn't help but giggle. With that out of the way she swung her backpack up onto her shoulder and they headed out, Stitch pulling the door shut behind them. As happened every day, when they were halfway to school Stitch stopped, climbing up onto a large boulder so he was eye to eye with Lilo, and he offered a warm smile.

"Goodbye, Stitch" she whispered, eyes expressing just how much she hated having to leave him behind "I'll see you tonight, okay?" her hands reached up to cup his cheeks, one slipping back to scratch behind his ear

He couldn't help but purr, and she giggled

"Have a good day. Meega see you later, boojiboo" he whispered, pulling her forward so their lips could meet

She pressed closer for a moment, pulling away with a sigh and a small smile

"Bye, boojiboo"

With that she turned and continued on her way to school, Victoria calling a cheerful goodbye to the alien as they left, and he watched until they were gone. Once they were gone, he was unsure what to do. His decision was made for him when Felix came barreling through the undergrowth a moment later, terror written clearly on his face. Stitch's eyes widened in shock and he stepped into the green aliens path, holding his hands up

"Cousin!" he cried

The alien skidded to a stop in front of Stitch, eyes wide and fearful, chest heaving up and down with his frantic breaths

"Stitch" he breathed, and Stitch swallowed thickly at the tone of undisguised fear in his cousins voice

"Gaba?" he asked worriedly "Cousin hurt?"

Felix rapidly shook his head

"Meega- Meega just saw somebody take Slushy!" he cried

BOOMBABY

"Lilo?" Victoria asked curiously, raising a brow at her friend "Have you heard anything I've said?" when she received no response she spoke louder "Lilo!" still no response, and she pulled her to a stop in the hallway, waving a hand rapidly in front of her friends face "Hey!" she cried

Lilo shook her head and met her friends gaze

"Huh? Oh. Sorry Victoria" her cheeks turned red in embarrassment

"It's fine" she waved it off "Are you okay? You've been off all day"

Lilo shrugged helplessly

"I just... Feel like something is wrong, that's all" she sighed heavily "I know it's probably nothing" she shook her head to clear it "Anyways, what were you saying?"

Victoria blinked, gaze scanning her friend over, judging whether or not she should continue. Seeing the honest curiosity in her friends eyes made her sigh and offer a smile before continuing her story, slightly disconcerted by what her friend had said.

Every time Lilo said something felt 'wrong', something bad happened. And now that the idea was in her head, every time they rounded a corner Victoria expected to be attacked. By who, she didn't know. All she knew was if Lilo said something felt wrong, then something very bad was about to happen.

BOOMBABY

It was barely an hour later, while she was in class, that Lilo heard the frantic 'barking' that she recognized as Stitch, and dread pooled in her stomach at the realization that she had been right. She swallowed thickly and turned in her chair, and saw Victoria's face go white when she too recognized the sound. Lilo's hand shot into the air

"May I be excused?" she asked, a tinge of desperation in her tone

The teacher looked surprised at her sudden outburst, as well as the desperation in her voice, and he only nodded. She was out of her seat within a second, muttering to Victoria to stay put before she turned and rushed out the door.

"What's happening, Stitch?" she demanded as soon as she cleared the doorway, finding the blue alien waiting outside the door, worry painted across his face

"Slushy is gone!" he told her, distress obvious in his tone. He grabbed his ears and pulled and let out a frustrated noise, remaining silent as she scooped him up and took off out of the building as fast as she could.

Once they were in the forest she took a seat with him in her lap, and wrapped her arms around him firmly. He stiffened briefly in surprise, but barely a second later his arms were around her- all four of them.

"It's okay" she whispered to him, gently stroking him

He shook his head

"Meega can't even sniff cousin out! Meega can't sniff him, or the people who took him-"

"Then how do you know he's gone?" she asked in confusion

"Felix saw" he replied, pushing back slightly so he could meet her gaze "Meega believe him. Isa hard to fake that kind of fear"

She nodded her head, and Stitch looked down. She leaned forward and pressed her lips to the top of his head gently

"It's okay" she whispered "We'll find him" silence was her answer "We should go tell Jumba"

"Ih" he agreed

BOOMBABY

"Experiment 523 is being missing!?" he cried "Impossible! I designed these creatures for to be unstoppable!" he protested adamantly "He is being more than capable of taking care of himself"

"Jumba, Felix saw him get taken!" Lilo insisted

Jumba stared silently at her for a moment before sighing heavily

"Very well, little girl. I will be getting in contact with my sources and being finding out if they know anything"

Her tone had softened considerably when she replied

"Thank you, Jumba"

"Yeah, yeah" he muttered, waving his hand dismissively

Taking the hint Lilo took Stitch's hand and lead him out of the room, swinging the door shut behind them. Jumba watched them leave until the door closed and then sighed heavily, turning his attention upon his computer

"So 523 is missing, huh?" he muttered to himself, turning to his gaze fell upon a list, containing only item; the number 621. The evil genius grabbed a pencil and beneath it carefully wrote 523.

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