The party ended so coldly, when Death and his assistant Perrito decided to leave, Kitty only felt the emptiness in her stomach and the pressure that began to exert itself in her chest due to fear along with the look full of horror she had now. the guests and above all, the legend who loved her so much.
That night, Puss and Kitty cried in each other's arms.
"I-I'm sorry…" Puss murmured to her, very affected between tears, clinging to her with great need. "I should have p-protected you…"
"I-it's okay…" Kitty sobbed.
Upset by the fate that could be unleashed on Kitty, the two cats gathered with their other friends near the nearest library in town. Kitty was not familiar with all this magic and fairy tales but Puss and his friends were, it would not be so difficult for them to find an easier solution to their case, so on the deepest and most silent table they searched for all together an answer to save her in infinite and enormous textbooks related to magic, but no cure or counter-attack spell was enough to break the curse.
The orders were clear, if Kitty was hurt again by the love of her life: she would fall asleep forever and it was an instant game over.
Puss became more and more desperate at not being able to find a solution within all the writings, Goldilocks was not having any luck either and the family of bears less so... But Kitty, although she didn't find a solution, did find a page whose theme captivated her
"Magical retrograde amnesia".
That opened a new idea in the bicolor cat's head, one that could be truly risky, but whose option was the most viable. Death dictated that if Puss hurt her again, everything would break loose and that only true love's kiss could save her... but... what if she fell in love with him all over again? What if she forgot her whole life after meeting Puss in Boots and kept the earlier version of him? before he hit her in the head with a guitar, before she was abandoned in Santa Coloma, before her heart was broken, before she realized she loved him… If she fell in love again, she would walk away of the wounds that Puss once left in her and at some point, they would be together again, giving each other that kiss of true love.
The idea was too heavy for everyone present, especially for Puss, who immediately panicked when Kitty finished her proposal and flatly refused to carry it out, he was not liking any of this at all... but what other option did they have?
He would lose her... but it would only be for a moment, a moment he didn't know how long it would last, but if it was to save her... he had nothing more to lose.
After all, they would not be alone in this. Since Goldilocks and her family didn't hesitate to do their bit and join them to save their friend.
Kitty and Puss broke up that night, for the sake of making this plan come to fruition. They hugged and kissed under the light of the beautiful moon, whispering one last "I love you" while tears ran down the eyes of the Spanish cat… oh, how he was going to miss her.
Puss was lucky to know a certain lunatic and insane wizard in a blue robe and a long beard who could help him with this. Merlin was already very marked with wrinkles and gray hair, but his power was firm as stone. Kitty closed her eyes and only felt how a wrinkled and thin index finger rested on her forehead, while the wizard began to say words that not even she herself could decipher.
But nothing would matter after that.
Kitty just felt a slight chill run through her brain and then her world went black.
Puss ordered the bear family to get rid of all the needles and spinning wheels they had and to burn and smash them so Kitty would never run that risk, and entrusted Kitty's safety to them, who brought her home in the forest. Wanting to maintain this new reality as long as Kitty doesn't end up being affected by that horrible curse that the shinigami summoned in her being.
They didn't know how much longer she would have to do this, they didn't know how many months or years it might take to revoke it, but Kitty had said it before she allowed that other spell to erase her memory…she was willing.
However, they did not realize what was probably the most important thing in this whole situation…
They weren't alone.
On orders from his boss, Perrito went to lend his eyes again and had informed him of what had happened after he left that party, what was Kitty and Puss's new plan to not lose, believing the little dog that it was of a threat to his initial revenge... but upon hearing him speak, Death only mocked, declaring the words that would start his new adventure:
"Well, let's join their fairy tale." Death said, taking his precious sickles and covering his head with his black hood.
While the group of friends talked at the kitchen table and Kitty rested in her now bed, Death and his helper Perrito peeked out the window to witness her in her new "life", to see how her hands were crossed over her heart, as her bicolor fur was more combed than before and on her face there was only pure serenity, as if she were having the most wonderful dream a feline could have, the strong ears of Death could hear her soft exhalations and of course, he could feel her life. Bathed in the light that filtered through her window, light that was replaced by the shadow of the white wolf that now hunted her with the crimson in his eyes.
Death had come to see her, to make fun of her, to laugh with Perrito while he blurted out unpleasant words with how stupid it seemed to her to see them fight against him: against death itself.
But nevertheless... when his eyes just focused on the sleeping Kitty... everything in his mind turned white, all the words he was going to blurt out plainly disappeared from his tongue.
Beautiful angel, princess of dreams, sleeping daughter of the silver moon. That was all he could think of when he saw her, since it was so surreal, it was like it was one of those paintings hanging on the walls of museums, it was like someone taken from those books listening to mortals read to children. He stood there, ignoring whatever Perrito said to him, admiring Cat from head to toe… genuinely feeling tender as he watched her lay her sleepy head down.
Was it only then that he realized how beautiful Kitty truly was? He couldn't believe it, hecouldn't believe that he had only had time until that precise moment to notice it, to see that she was a field full of dandelions, white, alive and full of beauty and grace from heaven with which everyone wanted her to be. she was his, he could see forever in the lucky one who fell for her heart.
Perhaps for this very reason, Puss even with everything and his love stories with many other cats, ended up giving himself to her definitively.
It was his hand that caressed Kitty's cheek while her mind didn't return to reality, then she woke up from her dream but there was no one waiting for her at her window.
"Kitty?" Puss's soft voice made her turn around.
he looked at her gently, but she looked at him confused.
"... who are you?..." Kitty asked distrustful and very surly, suddenly she saw the blonde approaching, the magic was doing its thing "Goldi ¿y este wey quien es?"
"Oh, the pussucat woke up." Mama bear expressed with a soft and understanding voice.
"You hit yourself very hard when you fell from that tree, huh? " Baby bear added, just as they had rehearsed.
Kitty fluttered her eyelashes feeling very confused and even hysterical.
"I already gave her up for dead." Papa bear said between laughs.
"Pa" Baby scold him.
"A little honesty doesn't hurt, buddy" he defended himself.
"Ok, ok, that's enough!" Kitty silenced them, feeling very overwhelmed "just answer me something, who is he?"
"Oi mate, it's Puss in Boots." Goldilocks explained relaxed, trying to get carried away by the lie. "Don't you remember? He's a neighbor of ours"
"I come from San Lorenzo, miss. I come here from time to time in search of new adventures" Puss spoke appropriately, bowing to the bicolor feline, his green eyes looked so in love.
Kitty batted her eyelashes even without letting her guard down, she leaned out and looked at the orange tabby from head to toe and when she ran into his face again, he still kept that embarrassed and shy smile.
"That's a lot of heel for a guy, don't you think?" Kitty asked, arching her eyebrow between soft laughs.
Puss just dropped his ears,ashamed
While the coexistence continued to take place inside the house of the bear family. Death and Perrito were hiding among the tall grass.
"Corre,Corre,Gatito" said Death maliciously, his ears could catch the conversation "and if Kitty can do it too, let her run too"
"What happened to you there before, Death?" asked the little dog curiously "you started acting super weird"
"What are you taking about?" Asked the white wolf, arching his eyebrow.
"When you saw Kitty you shut up and started to act very strange while you were looking at her, you took her face and seemed to be smiling" said Perrito confused "...did she seem pretty to you?"
Death had no other way to express himself than by opening his eyes like windows, and painting a face of pure surprise, the chihuahua with the damaged sweater was not lying.
"What?" he laughed trying to sound carefree "of course not, don't be brainless. You've been reading too many romantic novels recently, haven't you? I was just..." look up thoughtfully "I was curious"
"Curious how?" asked Perrito.
"Well…curiosity…" he raised her shoulders and looked away "It's not something every day to see an elegant and fine black and white cat resting on a bed under the sunlight, exposing all her beauty and tenderness to let every man who admires her fall on her feet."
The puppy bent his head to one side and arched his eyebrow, he was not understanding anything.
"So she seemed pretty to you?"
"Ugh, ok" he shinigami growled frustrated "Yes, I think she looked very pretty when she was asleep, but she already is when her eyes are open."
"So do you think she's cute only when she sleeps or do you think she's cute in general?" questioned the puppy again.
"Stop questioning so much or I swear I'll leave you in the river." ordered the wolf of crimson red eyes.
Perrito just lowered his head in shame, Death returned to see the inside of the bears' house, from the window he could already see Kitty moving from side to side, feeling more and more familiar with her surroundings.
"hmm, let's see how long things will stay like this… it will be fun to be there to see how Kitty gets used to this new life that she never had"
"I can't lie to you Chief, it worries me a little that in the end the curse could break and not culminate as you want it to"
Death in response, just laughed mockingly at the words of his little helper and "therapist", shaking his head.
"What's up?" Perrito asked Death.
"Pup, do you have any idea why I chose that curse in the first place?" asked the shinigami.
The Chihuahua just shook his head and saw how his boss was starting to walk away from that humble house, so he started to follow him.
"But Puss is her true love… well, I guess" added Perrito.
""True love" does not exist, Perrito... it is all the fruit of the imagination and fantasies of mortals" Death affirmed.
"Have you ever fallen in love so that you can verify that?" Perrito Asked again
"I don't need your therapeutic questions now" Death stated
"aw, but that's what I work very hard on, don't you see that I grew up to help others?"
(...)
The night that time came with a sensitive sky, since it began to cry along with the rain and brought with it a strong frozen gust of wind, which penetrated all spaces, even the smallest, for which everyone the animals hid in their burrows and the insects ended up frozen out there.
Inside the Bears' house, now there was only silence, the dining room table was full of dirty dinner plates and glasses, each of the members of their families slept in their respective beds, Mama bear slept in her medium bed , Papa bear slept in his big bed and the two sibbling bears slept together in the bed that was just perfect, all snuggled between the comfortable sheets and pillows, being a perfect warmth that protected them from the cold weather.
Kitty, like that sibling duo, had her own room ( needless to say, it was made on the spur of the moment). But not having enough sheets, the family had no choice but to offer her a tablecloth that they had plenty of, it was a small, very light white cloth, almost like a napkin, so that night while she was sleeping the poor cat spend it shivering, hiding her tail under her hind legs, clinging as much as she could to stay warm, turning from moment to moment, sneezing and coughing when the cold air entered her nose and to her bad luck, as the room was new , there was not yet a window to close, so the ugly weather entered the hole in the wall.
However, a gothic whistle was heard inside the room like an echo, which served as a lullaby for the sleepy Kitty.
At the foot of the bed, Death appeared next to Perrito who was holding a tree stick between his snout which had honey at one end. The little dog soon jumped with difficulty on the bicolor cat's bed and brought that honey-covered stick close to her mouth for her to swallow, she unconsciously did so and reacted positively to the sweet taste of that sticky fluid, thus avoiding a cold. The dog wagged his tail happily and approached the cat's face to give her a lick on her cheek.
"Now you won't get sick." He assured between whispers and returned to see her leader. "Your turn."
Death sat on the edge of that bed, coming back to find a sleeping Kitty, who breathed softly and calmly... that damn security face stays there. Why? Whenever he was near her, she painted her face that way, it was as if he was her security. That was not correct, it was a fallacy, stupid fallacy, no one was ever safe next to him. Maybe it was just his imagination or maybe he liked the idea of seeing a smile in her presence.
The second time that he had to be involved in this situation and the second time that in his mind he couldn't stop thinking about how pretty she looked in his eyes. Was it normal that Death itself was thinking this way? He was sure that he must not have any feelings.
"Those brutes are going to freeze her to death." Death murmured under his breath, looking at the misery with which she covered herself.
It was then that the shinigami undressed, letting go of his black tunic, which was quite large and warm, enough to protect the cat from the terrifying cold outside and with one hand he took one of his sharp sickles, with which he stabbed the black fabric of that garment, opening it in two and leaving it flat as if it were a sheet. Carefully and subtly he covered Kitty and arranged it around her, due to the sudden warmth, she still asleep reacted comfortably and clung to her new sheet...
and with that… catching the huge arm of Death.
The shinigami, stunned as he could only be, opened his crimson eyes as he witnessed how she hugged his hand as if she was a kitten with her owner. Kitty looked very calm, she didn't seem to want to let go, her softpaws kept caressing the back of his arm and her face rubbed against his big palm, he didn't do anything, he just watched her in silence but everything came to an end when she she felt it purr against her touch. This didn't take long, as the white wolf quickly jerked away from her, he immediately looked at Perrito again. The pair of green eyes that the minor had blinked in surprise
"Ugh, let's get out of here" Death demands between grunts of annoyance. When they were already walking through the windy forest, the shinigami didn't take long to notice that Perrito kept looking at him with an entertaining smile as he walked.
"What?" He asked bitterly.
"You did something good for someone," explained Perrito.
Death rolled his eyes.
"I just did her a favor, I really don't want to have to go for her later because she got hypothermia," replied Death, looking away from him.
"Aha but since when does Death straight up does something toprotect others?" The little dog humming" you are the one who rejoices at the fatality of mortals.
"Yes, because it's my job, I'm not a fucking monster" Death admitted "I know when it's time for everyone. That legend never appreciated any of his lives, but she?, she at least has the courage to live despite everything she has suffered and know that even if she is nine, she has to appreciate each one"
(...)
The morning sun was warm, illuminating between the open spaces of the green leaves that hung from the branches. Kitty and Goldilocks had gone out to pick up a few things for their house, there were no peasants or strangers visiting the place so Kitty didn't put on her thief mask and get something for her family, they would have to settle for searching through all those trees in the forest.
The two women parted ways and went in different directions and on her long search, Kitty was lucky enough to come across some walnut trees that were laden with nuts. It seemed perfect to serve at lunch.
From afar and hidden behind the trees, Death had his crimson eyes totally fixed on the bicolor cat and how she was sitting on the grass background collecting all the nuts that would fit in her bag while she hummed a song.
"She' so ugly that i must be for her..." Death said to Perrito, who was next to him looking at the feline with beautiful sapphire eyes.
At one point, while Kitty took the last nut and closed her bag, her feline sense that she was in danger woke her up, so she turned around, managing to spot those two hidden figures. Between trees. Kitty kept silent and looked at them, feeling very curious.
Death let out a violent growl and opened his mouth showing his sharp fangs, making one of hks terrifying gestures in order to scare her.
Kitty remained expressionless, seconds later she flashed a relaxed smile and laughed.
"Estos perros, they think own the forest," she said carefree, rolling her eyes.
Death only watched her go, wrinkling his brows in contempt.
"I hate you... beastie..."
(...)
Soon that Home where Kitty lived became a confinement, Mama and Papa Bear were so committed to Puss that they had forbidden her to leave and go far from the forest and much less did she have permission to go from the forest to the town, if she wanted to go to have outside adventures was to be accompanied by Goldilocks and baby bear.
It seemed that that thief would have a hard time because of what she had left of time inside that house.
Death was a toxic friend of time and a faithful friend to omnipresence, because every time someone dared to challenge him, he was there, with his terrifying gaze and sharp sickles waiting to receive his prize. But when it came to Kitty Softpaws, that last friendship had to be broken lest neglect his other rolling heads in a row. Since he couldn't bear the thought of missing out on a single thing she would do, he wanted to be there, watching her live her life.
However, after bathing in blood, he would meet Perrito again in the forest to return to see how she was.
Goldilocks and the bears, as much as they tried to keep an eye on Kitty and become her caretakers, didn't have it so easy, since the cat with the beautiful sapphire eyes was very cunning and very stealthy and somehow managed to manage to escape and stumble upon the most precious spaces of the forest, becoming one with every creature and soul that lay there, not realizing that she was never really alone.
There was an enormous Wolf hooded in black, there was Death: protecting her and always being there, watching her shine, watching her dance and enjoy under the holy light, watching her climb through the trees, watching her hunt, watching her compose the best robberies and taking as many treasures as she could. Beginning to delight in her beauty, something for which he had not noticed until he committed himself and ordered Perrito to watch over her and protect her from anyone who could harm her. That's why when the flu ce and Perrito would leave herbs at the door of the bears' house so they could make her tea, that's why when she was outside and it rained, Death's whistles guided her to a big tree in which to take refuge, that's why when Kitty couldn't get apples down from a tree, he sent Perrito jumping on the branches to drop them around her, that's when the cold seeps in through her window and she was cold, Death's arms adjust the blankets for her so that she would have protection, that's why the nights that Kitty fell on her wounded bed, she woke up with strange patches and bandages so that she could heal and just as Kitty robbed every farmer and visitor who stepped foot in the forest, Death protected her only like the angels could do it. He began to fall in love with her, with every part of her, with her appearance, with her voice, with her personality, with her way of doing things, with her way of living her life.
He didn't see arrogance, he didn't see selfishness, he didn't see challenges to him.
Kitty was magnificent, so admirable her beauty and her adorableness that Death fell hard for her. So much so that, of course, his hatred for Puss took an unexpected turn, since he completely forgot why he was looking to ruin his life... Now he only had rejection for him, rejection that he generated when he fell into the conclusion that he didn't deserve the beautiful cat that Kitty was, he was a zero when she was heaven, he didn't deserve her, he was convinced that she deserved some other love worthy of her.
For the next few days, for the next few weeks, and finally…for that year. Kitty spent her days in the house of who she believed to be her family, accompanying the three bears and the blonde with beautiful curls, earning her own room and taking her own place, she and Goldi little by little became very close, more than what they were in the past, they had fun in the afternoons, played at night and looked for adventures in the mornings, Goldilocks even became her accomplice when it came to robberies, Kitty ended up becoming one more daughter and on different days of the week , that elegant and handsome Spanish feline with orange fur and green eyes appeared to visit them and spend time with his beloved Kitty, who in her lack of memory, took him infinitely well as an adored friend. Puss never stopped loving her and never stopped reminding her how much he loved her, wishing the stars they saw together that one day they could break that curse, that family of Bears was dedicated to hunting the most wanted in order to earn fortunes.
Death and his canine companion dedicated themselves to watching over the bicolor cat on a daily basis, rarely taking notes, making sure that nothing happened to her other than what they planned. That white and hooded Wolf was the one who was in charge of becoming that mysterious shadow that watched over her life until the sun went down.
The words that Death said when cursing Kitty ended up coming true, she grew in grace and beauty, far from the world that she no longer remembered and as he promised, whoever saw her, whoever knew her...would love her and Perrito knew who loved her, everyone knew, except Death himself.
(...)
It was a night like any other night, the moon patrolled from the sky along with the stars. Kitty was in the living room of the house, reading what seemed to be a book while Goldilocks was on the floor barefoot and in a long lilac robe calmly assembling a puzzle. Something perfect to kill time while waiting for dinner to be ready.
"Chica, you've already put that together about three times and you still don't know it?" Kitty arched her eyebrow.
"And you've already been reading that book about 3 times already, or isn't it? " said Goldilocks between laughs.
The three bears were in the kitchen preparing their delicious family borrige, however the disaster was such that they even had to call the blonde as extra help, leaving Kitty alone in the room, the sapphire-eyed one could have stayed there enjoying her reading, except that through the window she managed to notice a distant flickering light that was moving, which caught her attention.
She got up from her place and stuck her face out the window to have a better view, completely surprised to realize that it was the lantern of a cart with a horse, she could see at least 4 or 5 people inside it, very well dressed and elegant, surrounded with boxes and some baskets.
were they wealthy? Kitty smiled excitedly, she was convinced that they were covered in treasures and magic, she couldn't let the opportunity pass her by.
So taking advantage of the fact that her family was in the kitchen fighting with the fire and the bubbling cauldron, she went to her room, she took her green cape and mask, grabbed a large cloth sack and jumped out the window.
"Pts, Pts Death!" The chihuahua's whispers caught the attention of the shinigami, who was resting his body on the hard branches of an old oak tree "Death, wake up!"
"What?" Death opened one of her eyes, meeting him.
The Dog moved his head towards the direction where the masked leash cat was running. Death raised his eyebrow in intrigue.
Kitty continued on her way in great silence, almost as if she were a shadow, looming over the tall grass, the darkness of the night made it easier for her to blend in and lose sight of that carriage, she analyzed the load inside it and the jewels and gold that those people so well dressed and elegant were carrying, devising a plan to rob them. The wagon continued on its way until it reached a small hill near the large lake that was inside the forest and the visitors began to take out their things and leave a few bags and wooden crates on the ground, they built a fire and then together they began to put tent.
Kitty decided to take advantage of their distraction to open the drawers and the bags, as she suspected, were lined with treasures, magic potions and tasty snacks. Smiling very excitedly, she soon took all those riches and put them inside her bag, as silently and precisely as possible, she filled it to the top and closed it and with it she grabbed two bags full of gold coins which she held between his tail, a drawer and one of the bags full of snacks.
The feline with beautiful sapphire eyes was ready to leave with all her loot, but when she was about to take a step, a female scream distracted her.
"THEY ARE ROBBING US!"
"YOU DISGUSTING CAT!" shouted the only male in the group, who quickly ran towards Kitty and lifted his right leg with all possible force.
Kitty had no chance to react to the violent kick she received in her abdomen immediately after, she just let out a loud feline scream and flew away, she fell rolling to the bottom of that mountain, in the fall she was hitting more rocks than They caused that when she reached the ground, she was already unconscious.
In just seconds, a gloomy whistle was heard and a huge shadow knelt in front of the fainted Kitty. Death examined her with his eyes, seeing her from head to toe and bringing his hand to her forehead and then to her neck, he proceeded to remove her mask to reveal her soft face, it was still warm.
Perrito looked out feeling very curious to see his leader and the bicolor cat, the little therapy dog continued to approach Kitty and notice that there was a small wound on her forehead, so she approached and gave her a soft lick on it,hoping to heal faster.
"Is she…?" Perrito questioned
" she's fine, she just fainted from the impact." Death said, getting up from the ground, holding Kitty in her arms like a bride at her wedding.
"Okay, now let's hurry, we have to take her with the bears." Perrito said starting to walk towards the home where she used to be sheltered. "I think it would be a good idea for me to stay by her side while she wakes up, so that make sure nothing bad is going to happen to her, I also know what to do if she wakes up upset or scared, I'll put my belly on her so she calms down and feels better"
Before taking another step, the white wolf stayed in his place and immediately set his eyes on Kitty… leaning against his cold heart and recharged in his warm and strong arms. He was lost in thoughts of her.
"No, no…it won't be necessary…" Death interrupted Perrito and began to walk towards the opposite side.
"Where are you going?" Asked Perrito with his turquoise eyes wide open.
"I want… I want to take her with us and for her to see our place in the forest"
"But Goldilocks and her eyes are going to realize that she's gone and they're going to worry"
"We've taken care of her more than they have, believe me, it will take them hours to realize she's not even there"
So, where were Perrito and Death going?
Somewhere
But where?
In the place that your heart wants.
No one knew of that wasteland, of that area so masterful that it was hidden in the forest, where only adventurers entered to have fun.
The shinigami hidden among the long branches of that small and thin tree was in stealth mode, putting his two red eyes on the cat that lay unconscious on the grass bottom which was moved by the cold night breeze, very attentive to any reaction. that he could receive from her. The Little dog did not stop asking questions nor did he stop releasing his daily verbiage which always ends up tiring Death, he did not get any answer but when he saw him hide he decided to do it too, in this case, in a small bush through which he stuck his head and from one moment to the next he was eating a delicious ham sandwich.
Kitty then woke up again.
The cat shook her head feeling lost and very dizzy, in addition to presenting a certain burning in her forehead, her arms and the lower part of her back, she could not remember exactly what had happened, she only remembered that violent kick that led her to the void. When she touched herself with her paw, she could see that she was no longer wearing her mask and cape. Which confused her even more.
"Goldy" she called with some pain, but there was no answer, she shook her head even feeling the burning of her previous wound "Mamma? Pappa? Baby?...ugh where the hell am I?"
It wasn't until her distraction that Kitty stiffened as she watched as a small purple butterfly landed on her knee and slowly flapped her wings. She had never seen one of hers like that, she kept silent to appreciate it better, that little insect then approached the cat's face, perching on her nose.
Death from his hiding place could only witness her surprise and hear her sweet laugh of tenderness, Kitty's simple joy generated something in her that she could not explain.
"Hehe, I like you too, little butterfly" Kitty murmurs with tenderness and blows carefully so that she would fly away.
As she did so, Kitty looked up from her…and immediately met the beauty she saw herself standing on.
Her blue, purple and black colors were blinding her, her cool breeze wrapped her like a sheet, butterflies and little birds danced around her, flowers and plants were spilling life and pride. It was like something out of a dream, it was as if she had woken up in the very sky, it was as if the heart of the forest was in the sky exploding like a supernova and the remains fell like water to sprinkle.
But the best thing was just centimeters in front of her where there was a wonderful aerial view, set on a hill that gave her permission to see the rest of the world that she no longer remembered, to see the city, to see the distances, where more people like her lived, it was like she was on top of the world, like everything was hers, like she was queen.
Kitty then dropped elegantly on the ground to enjoy the view of the forest, the city and the starry sky, she couldn't stop smiling, for the first time, her treasure had found her.
Her sapphire eyes noticed another small butterfly approach her and flutter close to her, Kitty laughed immediately turning around to see her go.
Then Kitty learned that she was not alone.
Death hid his face in the branches, cold as stone, but Kitty bravely peeked out, putting her hand to her chest.
"I know you're there" Kitty said firmly "don't be afraid, come out"
"I'm not afraid." Death laughed at her naivety.
"then come out…"
"Then you'll be afraid"
"No, I won't."
The shinigami then licked his lips and began to whistle, leaving the place where he was and showing his true self to its fullest expression, Kitty then widened his eyes wide: his terrifying crimson gaze, his intimidating size, his sharp fangs, his long black tunic and those two sharp metal axes hanging from his belt. He looked down from her to her, looking nonchalant and domineering, wanting to scare her a bit… but Kitty only maintained a small smile.
"I know who you are…"Kitty assured, amused.
"Oh yeah?" Death raised his eyebrow cautiously.
Kitty nodded her head.
"You are my guardian angel…"
Wait… what?
Had she compared him to the disgusting and unbearable cherubs?
The White Wolf must have heard badly, but wolves like him had very strong ears and they picked up messages well, that was no mistake, just as she called him an angel... what kind of insult was that?
"What?..." he repeated aloud, raising his eyebrow in confusion.
"My guardian angel…" Kitty repeated entertainingly, approaching the huge Wolf "all this time you have protected me, haven't you?"
Death softened his face and approached the Bicolor Cat more confidently.
"With the number of times I've seen you in the distance, it already seems that you are the angel of this forest... Or, wait, are you my fairy godmother? " Kitty commented mockingly, taking her paw to her hand to avoid Bursting with laughter, she saw how he only raised his eyebrow somewhat irritated by the joke, so she decided to continue "I knew you were close to me..."
"How" asked Death curiously.
"Your shadow" Kitty explained, also approaching who she thought was an angel "I've seen it follow me for a long time, wherever I went, your shadow always went with me"
"Oh, hello, hello, hello!" Innocent and cute, the chihuahua with a torn sweater came out of his hiding place, barking excitedly and running towards the cat, his tail began to shake. Kitty of course knelt down to receive the little dog and give him several cuddles.
"I know you too, pretty dog!" Kitty admitted, hugging him.
"and I know you!" He said "only I'm not a guardian angel, I'm a therapy dog. Have I been of help to you, Kitty?"
"Of course, Puppy. You've been a great help" Kitty responded tenderly, caressing his head, to immediately look at the wingless angel again "you two have been wonderful.
Death then fell silent, seeing her there in front of him… having her next to him.
"Well…I as such do not consider myself an angel…or a fairy…or whatever the hell you think I am" Death rolled his eyes "but…I do value life and I make sure that many like you also value it and I have been able to notice that despite having nine lives, the one you have now you protect more than anything... and I find that truly admirable"
"Well, life is only one and it is truly crazy not to have the respect it deserves, don't you think so?" Kitty replied.
"...yes...yes I think so. I completely believe it" Death smiled tenderly at her
He took her by her soft paw and helped her stand up and so together with Perrito they began to walk, going back into that beautiful area of the forest, there were no corpses or people defying Death that night, it was perfect for... nothing else to be with her.
She seemed perfect to him.
"Oye pero...if you're a guardian angel, why don't you have wings?" asked Kitty curiously, pointing to the shinigami.
Death rolled his eyes again, feeling irritated.
"First of all, I'm not an angel and if I happened to be, I'd rather not have them. I don't need them" he expressed disinterestedly "There are those who don't need wings to be angels and give off all their glory and beauty. Some angels are like lights and shine, others are dark but that's okay, because to shine, sometimes you need darkness"
Kitty opened her eyes fascinated by what the angel was saying.
"In my sister Goldi's books, the letters say that the most beautiful thing about angels are their wings, but I see that you don't have them" Kitty said, continuing to take her curious gaze off him "Do you know other angels without wings?"
"I know one…" he returned to look at her softly.
"and are they beautiful without them?"
Death stopped, only to return to see her softly imbue her eyes and her voice.
"so beautiful that she made me feel like heaven when I was in hell..."