This is my first Cat Returns fanfiction, after watching it 3 times I fell in love with the story. This has to be my Fav. film by G.S.

I am madly in love with Baron he is just so sexy, and I would faint at what he would look like in human form. (Same with Lune)

If anyone who likes the story would so enjoy taking their time to beta read, I would love you until the ends of time. (And repay you…with…umm art? fan fiction? anything you want?)

well here it goes

And within your shoes

With a beat in her step, a much older Haru walked down the dark hallway. It had been a little over four years since that fateful night. After that night, she cut her hair to a shorter length, and gave up on her so called crush. He wasn't so 'cool' after she thought about it, and when her friend asked her why the change of heart, her own heart froze.

Did she dare say that compared to Baron, he was far from cool? That he could never sweep her off her feet, dance ball room style, and-or promise to protect her and help her if she need only to ask? Maybe it was the simple fact that she compared a human to the statue of a cat. Haru debated on writher she should tell someone about her adventure, but in the end kept it locked in side.

As the days turned into weeks, weeks into months, months into a year, and a year into years a part of her rejected that it was reality and it was only a dream. A sweet dream, but only a dream and nothing would change that fact. This is what she told herself after a year, and nothing to hold the dream down to the world of reality.

Around the end of high school, she made her choice and would stick to it. To find the truth about Baron, the statue of a cat who has a soul. That is when the dream turned into her obsession. After lead and dead end, to another lead and more dead ends, she hunted for the truth of something rational people knew nothing of.

After all, she talked to cats, she was almost turned into a cat, and almost married the prince of cats. Now hold on a second, she thought for a moment, that was all just a dream right?

Haru let out a sigh as she stared at the oak door, her obsession brought her to London. Thankfully her English was better than most native Japanese, it was a handy tool when she was in English speaking countries. She raised her fist to the door and paused before she knocked on it. This was a person who knew her story, who e-mailed her about Baron why was she so scared all of the sudden?

The woman's grandchild was the one who sent her the email after reading one of her stories in a magazine. To make money for her travels, Haru took on the profession of a story writer, and her most beloved character she used was a young gentleman named Baron. Thanks to her creative story telling Haru had a rather large group of followers both in English and Japanese. First she would write a story in her native words, and then a close friend would translate it for her and give it to a magazine company to publish.

Baron was a handsome young detective who worked freelance, and always ready to place his nose where it didn't belong. He charmed the young women, and yet had no one to truly love. The problems would always be solved and he would save the day. He was to most the prefect hero, but he was not without side kicks. Muta(Mat in the English version) was his rather plump side kick who had a smart mouth, and even smarter way to handle the problems at hand. Lastly his friend Toto(Todd in the English version) appeared sometimes if there needed to be a 3rd hand to solve the case.

Finally Haru knocked on the door, and there was a rather raspy 'come in' on the other end. Slowly Haru opened the door and took a step inside, on the bed was an old woman in her 80s. The woman glanced up at Haru and smiled weakly, she waved a hand as if to say come closer. The much younger of the two made her way to the older woman, and sat down at the bed side chair.

"Child, are you the one who writes of Baron?"

There was a pause and Haru nodded a yes to her question.

"so… they will…… finally find their way back to each other…tell me…is he still alive?" she spoke slowly.

"wait…who…. the one who made Baron?" Haru leaned in closer to the woman, had she truly found her? The one who owns the female version of Baron! Her mind buzzed with questions as she glanced at the elderly woman.

"yes…" she coughed out.

"no…he died a long time ago…but Baron…Baron is still alive this might sound crazy but…the statue is a living thing!" Haru stated in a rush.

"… that… is good… but child there is something you do not know…"

This was it, she wasn't insane everything she saw and felt was real. The fact was she had always been in love with Baron. From the moment they danced, she would never look at a normal man without comparing them to him. Maybe that was the price she paid for his held, Haru fallen victim to the charm of this cat statue.

"what do I not know…" Haru leaned forward and waited for her to speak those words.