"Ret's see... something that's not too mature, but something that wirr stirr keep you interested..." Kiku-san thought out loud.

As it turns out, he has a room downstairs just for, what he calls, anime and manga. There were shelves chocked full of it! He's even sorted them out by genre. He was going through a section that read Magical Girl. Some of the cases of DVD's looked old and other cases looked newer. He has a lot for just this genre!

"Hmm... I wourd say that we shourd start with Sailor Moon, but that might be too shoujo for you..." He mumbled as he moved down the line.

I decided to look too, even though I don't know any of the titles. But by reading the title and looking at the pictures on the cases, I found some that looked appealing like: Magical DoReMi, Tokyo Mew Mew, Puella Mahou Madoka Magica, and Power Puff Girls Z. I picked up the last one and showed it to him.

"Do you want to watch that one?" He asked as he bent down to my level.

I nodded as my tail swished in excitement. He took the case from my hands and we traveled over to the more high-tech part of the room. There were flat screen TV's, comfy chairs, a tiny refrigerator to keep drinks cold, and there was also a container for snacks and candy. There were posters from different anime all over the walls and there were plushies on a many shelves.

Kiku-san opened the case and placed the DVD in the player. Once he got to the main screen, we found our seats and settled in. He passed me a familiar snack, pocky, and it immediately reminded me of Alfred.

I really hope that I get to see him again. Maybe if I'm lucky, I might poof to his house!

Soon enough, my journey to a mystical land began.

~ One binge watching session later ~

"It has been so rong since I've seen that~" Kiku-san reminisced.

"That. Was. Amazing! The tr-transformations, the a-attacks, the a-animation, I love i-it all, nya!" I exclaimed in excitement.

"I take it that you rike anime now?" He asked with a smile on his face.

"Yes~! I have t-to watch more, nya~!"

In all of my excitement I hadn't noticed that someone came through the door.

"I knew that you would be down here," Heracles said, "I thought that we were going somewhere."

I looked between the two and cocked my head to the side.

"Ah! Gomen, I got distracted," he apologized as he stood up and turned the TV off.

"Wh-Where are you t-two going, nya?" My curiosity spoke.

"There's a spring festivar tomorrow, Ueno Sakura Matsuri. We thought that it wourd be nice if you came arong with us," Kiku-san explained.

"B-But that's tomorrow, wh-what does that h-have to do with t-today, nya?" I'm still a little confused.

"We were going to go out and find you a kimono to wear to the festival," Heracles finished.

"K-Kimono?" My tail curled into a question mark.

"Hai, it's a beautifur piece of crothing that women wear on speciar occasions, especiarry at festivars," Kiku-san explained as we headed upstairs

"R-Really? Are festivals f-fun? Will there b-be food, nya?" I was starting to get excited as the cats welcomed us to the living room.

"Hai, there are a rot of things to do and rots of different foods to try. I am sure that you wirr love it."

"I wonder if there will be cats there..." Heracles seemed to go off into his own world.

Kiku-san gathered some things before we set out. I noticed that when he came back he was wearing some western clothes. He wore a light grey shirt with a darker grey vest, blue denim jeans, and black and white tennis shoes. For being so old, he looks so young.

Heracles picked me up and rubbed me between my ears. As Kiku-san was walking out the door, I detected that Heracles was looking at him a little funny. It reminded me of the way that Gil looks at Mattie.

~ Into the city ~

So we got a little distracted while here in Tokyo. We did find a store with beautiful kimonos, even one for girls in my size. Although, we got distracted and ventured into the city. Heracles and I lost Kiku-san for a while, but once we retraced our steps, we found him a store with lots of Mameshiba merchandise. Mameshiba are different types of little foods like beans and peanuts. "Mame" meaning bean and "shiba" is a type of dog. So they mean "bean dog." I don't know much about them, but they sure are adorable! He didn't leave until he bought a plushie of Edamame. To be honest, I wanted one too, but I wanted Pistachio.

Venturing even more, Kiku-san and I lost Heracles. We're lucky that we knew his interests because we found him in a shop with cat toys and cat plushies of all shapes, colors, and sizes. It was a bad idea for me to go into that shop because I found myself playing with the cat toys. A group of young female costumers giggled at my actions and told me that my cosplay was cute. I thanked them and they snapped a picture of me before they left. Kiku-san told me that, that was normal when people cosplay. Heracles made sure to buy a new pair of cat ears before we left.

Then, I found it. A store that was inspired by western media and culture. A whole section was dedicated to My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. I could feel the stars in my eyes, my mouth fell to the floor, my excitement was overflowing.

"Kyaaaaaaaa~!" I squealed as I couldn't help but to go inside.

My chaperones followed me and I couldn't contain myself. Plushies, figurines, books, DVD's and clothing filled the rather large section. I looked up to Kiku-san with eager eyes. But before I could say a word, he read my face.

"Show me the price tag and I wirr decide," he smiled.

With the most childish grin on my face, I immediately set out to find the perfect merchandise to buy. I searched the merch... that rhymes~ within my eye level and Heracles searched the top shelves. Finally, I found two things. They were both plush backpacks but one was Fluttershy and the other was Rainbow Dash. The sign in the above the bin read "Buy one, get one 50% off" In Japanese. Kiku-san approved of my choices and rewardingly rubbed me between my ears. My whole body tingled in pleasure as a small, "Nya~" escaped my lips.

After we paid the cashier, we set out again into the booming life of the city. All three of us had bags in our hands, all of us were satisfied with how the day went. What else could make this day better?

"Kiku-san~!" A female voice called from afar.

We turned around to see a beautiful woman of about 20 years old. She wore a light pink jacket with gold buttons, a wavy black shirt, black and baby pink polka-dotted leggings, and very light pink hightop shoes. Kiku-san's face lit up as she approached us.

"Kiku-san! Hasashiburi!" She smiled.
(Kiku-san! Long time to see!)

"Hai, Hasashiburi desu," He replied.
(Yes, it has been a long time)

"Genki desu ka?" She asked cutely.
(Are you healthy/How are you?)

"Hai, genki desu." He replied politely.
(Yes, I am healthy/I am well)

They chatted for a while until they remembered that we were here. Kiku-san introduced us to her. I was surprised that Heracles knew enough Japanese to understand us.

"Sasaki Kimiko desu, hajimemashite,"
(I'm Kimiko Sasaki, nice to meet you.)

Kiku-san told her the reason why we were here in Tokyo. Kimiko-chan laughed and told him that he should have just called her. She said that she makes kimono and yukata upon request. Kiku-san apologized because he forgot about that. She insisted that we come to her house to start picking out the fabric. We all agreed, we needed a place to take a break.

~ At Kimiko's house ~

We took our shoes off and placed them by the door as Kimiko-chan traveled to the kitchen. Kiku-san told her that she didn't have to cook anything for us, but she insisted. "A friend of Kiku-san is a friend of mine!" She said in Japanese. Kimiko-chan lived alone so the extra rooms acted as her work and storage space.

She had mountains upon mountains of fabric of different textures, colors, patterns, and sizes. Before I came back to the main room, I caught a glimpse of a beautiful Kimono with purple chrysanthemums on it. It held shades of white, pink, and a subtle purple, it was absolutely beautiful.

A comforting scent filled the air and caught my attention. The scent was of beef and potatoes and it smelled be in a soup or stew. I followed my nose and found Kimiko-chan stirring a pot of the source. I found Kiku-san and Heracles at the table and I sat with them. We waited until the food was ready and Kiku-san insisted on helping set the table. Kimiko-chan poured the soup into my bowl with a ladle, all the contents made me excited.

The beef was cut into strips, the potatoes were tender and seasoned with the soup, the carrots were in slices and floated on the surface, the onions were almost transparent and probably tasted like everything else, lastly there were thin noodles hiding underneath everything. She brought out a side of rice for all of us and cups of water. Once everything was set and ready, we clapped our hands and said, "Itadakimasu!"

~ After Nikujaga... I want it ~

"Purr~" the sound escaped as Kimiko-chan rubbed my sweet spot.

I was in her office with her because she was measuring me. She measured my height and my waist size, then she pulled out a drawer of marvelous patterns. She told me to pick out the one that I liked the most. They were all very beautiful and some were very adorable too, but there was only one pattern that I had in mind. I told her about the kimono that I saw in the other room and she was surprised that I saw it. She went to retrieve it and was astonished when I said that it was a delight to look at. That's when I knew what I wanted my kimono to look like.

I asked her if she could make mine like hers but substitute the chrysanthemums for the pink petals on branches. First she told me that they were called sakura, then she thought for a while before she hung the kimono on a rack and searched for the fabric. It didn't take long until she found what I was looking for. My eyes lit up as I gazed upon the sakura pattern. For the Obi, mine was inverted from hers. Instead of a gold and white sakura pattern, it was a gold and white chrysanthemum pattern.

I confirmed to her that I would like to have those patterns to make my kimono. Now that she has the measurements and pattern sorted, all that was left to do for her was to make it. She said that she would take care finding a matching Kanzashi (hairpin) and zori (sandals.)

Since it was getting late and Kimiko-chan has to get started, we left with a "Thank you for everything." Kimiko-chan said that she was happy to be of some help. She also said that she will come up to Kiku-san's place tomorrow when it's finished to let me try it on.

~ Back at Kiku's house ~

I changed into my pajamas and went to find Kiku-san. I only made it to the hallway before Heracles picked me up and took me to another place in the house. I had forgotten that I was still in my cat form. He took me to his room, got under the covers, and cuddled me carefully to not hurt me. Then he stoked my tail and rubbed my sweet spot on my head.

"Nya~" I moaned.

He was so warm and comfortable to sleep on. He laid on his back and I curled up on his chest like a cat. He rubbed my sweet spot until I felt my eyes drifting off to sleep.

I guess I'll find Kiku-san in the morning...

~ Midnight ~

"Olivine... Olivine~ Wake up darling, there's someone outside who wants to see you." A soothing voice spoke to me.

Slowly and carefully, I crawled off of Heracles and walked out of his room. In the hall, I followed the path to the back door while listening to the sounds of the night. Once I made it to the large screen, I carefully slid it open a crack. But I didn't see anyone out there. To up my curiosity I went outside to see what the voice was talking about.

Everything was still and eerie, it gave off a vibe that I should be inside. But the soothing voice has never put me in harm, why would that change? The wind was like a statue, the pink petals of sakura were glued to their branches.

But as I was about to turn around, someone spoke to me... someone from a long time ago.

"Olivine..." The voice almost brought me to tears.

"C-Cody?" I could barely speak.

*Cody's POV*

"You remember... yeah, it's me. This is the first that you didn't call me a Pedophile," I chuckled. The fact that she finally got her memories of me back almost made me cry.

"Wh-Where are you? I c-can't see you," She asked, frantically searching for my body.

"I'm all around you, I am made of water you know!" I teased, "But what happened to your speech? Why are you stuttering?"

"I'm n-not sure... maybe it's b-because I fell i-into the river a-and--" She stopped herself. "D-Did you do th-this to me?"

What river? She never fell into a river...

"No of course not! I didn't even know that you fell into a river--"

"But how could you not know?! You can control and feel water right? So you would have to know if I was in danger!" She was on the brink of coming to tears.

"Olivine I love you, I would never want to hurt you. I don't know how to explain it but I didn't know that, that happened. I didn't even know where you went after the spell failed!"

I couldn't take being in hiding anymore. I wanted her to see me to understand. But I can't show myself... she forbade me to. The next best thing is to stay invisible and remain transparent. I flew down and landed in front of her, she sensed that I was near.

"Why w-won't you show y-yourself? Why did y-you leave me? You p-promised that you w-would stay..." a waterfall of tears flowed down her face. I could tell that she felt betrayed.

As I was about to hold her, I felt my body change. I finally had enough power to take control of my teenage form. I sat on my knees and she leapt onto me, never letting me go. Holding her close, I felt myself start to get emotional too.

"I'm so sorry Olivine, I really am. I never meant for you to get hurt, I never meant to put you through this, I just wanted you to be happy..." I couldn't finish my thoughts.

I'm about to break, all of this is my fault, I didn't even know that this happened to her. If I just would of stopped her before she could preform that spell, none of this would have happened. I was a coward, I just wanted her to be happy. I just wanted what was best for her. I'm so selfish...

"Y-You Pedo, I c-could never stay m-mad at you," I felt her smile on my neck, making me shiver at the touch.

"You're... okay with all of this?"

"Well... not all of it, b-but this wasn't y-your fault. You just w-wanted me to be h-happy, right? Well I'm h-happy now, even through a-all that happened. I've been t-to so many different p-places, met different p-people, and tried different f-foods. I even have a f-family now!" She looked at me with her cheery smile.

"It sounds like you're better off without me," I commented sadly.

"But it's still not the same without you..." she always knew how to cheer me up.

My cheeks lit up and my heart raced. It's been so long since she's made me feel this way. She hasn't changed a bit, yet, she blossomed into something beautiful.

"Hey, you're a cat," I smiled as I rubbed her between her ears.

"I h-have some new p-powers that I don't kn-know how to control," she sheepishly replied.

I placed her back on the ground and stood up to leave, I might have spent too much time with her.

"W-Wait, don't leave m-me again~" she whined as he held onto my pant leg.

"I'm never really going to leave you, I'm always watching over you. Besides, you have a festival to go to tomorrow, well I guess it would be later today. You always wanted to go to one... have fun for me, okay?" I rubbed her sweet spot on her head.

"H-How come you're n-not going too? It'll be f-fun..." she gave me the puppy eyes.

"I know it will be, but I'm not good with crowds... or socializing with other people. After all, you are the only person that I talk to," I knelt down and kissed her forehead.

"W-Will I ever get t-to talk to you again? Will I e-ever be able to s-see your face?" She squeezed my leg tighter.

"One day soon, I know it. Now get some rest, you have an exciting day ahead of you," I smiled as she released her hold on me. "I love you."

"... I kn-know you do..." she blushed.

I floated into the air and waited for her to go back inside, I never was really good with saying goodbye.

*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*

Hiya Luckies, it has come to my attention that a certain friend of mine has said that the chapters are going a little... slow. I wanted to point out that I didn't say there would absolutely be 100% fast paced action, or even 50%. To be honest, I don't want for this book to be just for the fans, not in a bad way. I mean that I wanted it to tell a story, even if it is a fanfic. This is supposed to be a long book, maybe it could be a series too, but this book means a lot to me and I've done a lot of research to make things right. If anyone else has experienced this problem with my book and it bothers them to the edge, don't force yourself to read it. I never wanted you guys to read this book and feel left out or bored, I just wanted something that you would remember and cherish. Also, something that you could tell that I enjoy. I'm doing this for the both of us.

Now that that's over, the name of the festival is a real festival that happens with the cherry blossoms bloom in Japan. Ueno is the name of the park that resides in Tokyo, everyone should know what sakura means... (cherry blossom), and Matsuri means festival. Go out and research if you want to know even more!

The Japanese in this chapter is what I know. I'm sorry I can't speak or write full conversations! Making sentences is hard! >~<

I'm obsessed with Mameshiba... Mainichi hitotsu mame chishiki la la la~

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