Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Cat Returns or Whisper of the Heart characters. I only own Hana (My Character)

I had this dream one time with all of the Barons and I had to do a story about it, because it looked so much fun to write a story about. Without a further more, let's begin, shall we?

Adventure with the Barons

Ch.1: The Store

In a regular high school, there was a girl in class taking notes. She had beautiful black hair that fell down to her waist with gentle blue-green eyes. She was rather skinny and a little pale, but no one bugs her about it. She was a good girl from everyone's point of view, but she was sad and lonely; longing for a friend that understands her.

As long as she can remember, she never had any friends since no one had the courage to talk to her or anything. The bell ringed, letting everyone out of school for the end of the day. At the school grounds, something was shifting in the tree leaves. Hana smiled and held her arm out. "It's okay to come out, Toto." She said.

Just then, a fairly large crow perched on Hana's shoulder. He grinned at her as she stroked his feathers. "It's nice of you to wait for me when school was over, Toto. Is Muta here with you?" She asked. He point at the bushes, seeing a white tail sticking out from the bush. Hana laughed. "There's no point hiding anymore, Muta. I see your tail sticking out." Hana pointed.

Just then, a big large cat came out of the bush. It had creamish white fur with a darker shade of brown on his left ear. She smiled as she stroked his fur. "Sorry to point it out, Muta. But...if it was a bigger bush, you would of fooled me." Hana said. The cat grunted and walked beside her. She heard laughter by a group of boys. One of them she recognized easily.

"What do you want, Hoshi?" She said with anger in her voice. Toto and Muta were glaring at him. He smirked. "I see that you're still hanging out with animals." He said. Toto cawed at him angrily. Hana soothed him by stroking his feathers. "Well, at least they are willing to be my friends. As I recall, you are still scared of Toto after what he did to you a few months ago when we were dating." She said.

Toto clawed his face that day when she saw Hoshi cheating on him with another girl, so Toto gave him punishment that he deserved. Hoshi glared at Hana as she walked pass him as the crow and cat glared at him evilly. She glad that it was Friday so that she don't have to go to school until Tuesday since it's a teacher conference that day. When they were a far distance from the school ground, Hana smiled gently at her two animal companions. "Don't let his words get to you. I never let it...even though what the comments are." Hana said.

Toto stares at Hana and nuzzled her cheek; cawing softly. She smiled sadly. "Thank you, guys. You are all the comfort I need now. I'm glad that I found you two that day when I was little. You two are the closest friends I got...even though you two like to fight all the time." She said. Toto and Muta glared at each other before she mentioned it.

Hana then noticed and old antique shop. She was curious about what was in there. "Can you two wait here while I look inside?" She asked. They both nodded and perched on the bench that was next to the door as she walked in. Hana saw all of the antiques that were on the shelves. The owner, who was an middle aged woman, smiled.

"Ah, welcome. Feel free to look around." She said as she polished one of the items. Hana strolled through the ailse as she gazed at the antiques. She had no idea that this store existed, even though she passes it everyday. Just then, a flash of green and blue lights flashed by Hana. She turned and saw what had flashed.

On one shelf, laid three Cat figurines. One of them had light tan fur with tense brownish green eyes that glowed. It's beige suit that went with his red polkadotted tie and his green vest. He was holding his hat behind his head while holding a cane in his other one.

The second one had pearly grey fur with electric blue eyes. His suit was black, matching his yellow vest matching his navy polka-dotted blue tie. His top hat was on his head while he was holding a cane as the other hand was on his waist.

The final one had orange and cream fur with intense emerald green eyes. His light grey suit going with his crimson red vest and navy blue tie. He was holding the cane to his chest while his other hand was behind his back.

Hana felt that she can stare at their eyes for hours; since they were glowing brightly and beautifully. "Wow. Whoever made these three must of put their hearts and souls into them." She whispered. They looked so unique when they were close together. She smiled sadly, seeing all the dust they had collected. Luckily, she brought a hankerchief with her. Very carefully, she dusted the three cat figurines.

"You three must of been here for years, since you collected alot of dust." She said. Hana smiled as she finished dusting them. They looked so much better now, since they don't have dust anymore.

"Oh, you like those three?"

Hana jumped slightly, staring at the store owner as she stand next to her. "I had those three in here for years. They were created from a different continents. The light tan one was from Germany, the grey one was from Japan while the orange one was from England. I'm suprised that you were the first one to notice them since no one else was interested in the Barons." She explained.

"The Barons?" She asked. The owner smiled.

"Yes. These three have the same name and that is Baron Humbert von Gikkingen. But I think that everyone will get confused between these three so I changed it a little. Right now, the orange one is named Baron. The grey one is Auron and the tan one is Daron. They seemed to like my suggestions. I think they agree with me since they don't want to be mistaken for the other." She said.

Hana stared at the three cat figurines. "I have to admit, they are handsome." Hana giggled. The owner chuckled. "Would you like to take these three home? I think they want to go on a different adventure instead of staying on the shelves for another few years." She offered. Hana stares at the owner suprised. "Won't you miss them?" She asked.

The owner smiled sadly. "Yes, I will. But I think they want to go on an adventure for these past ten years. I know that you'll take care of them very well." She said. Hana sighed and smiled at the same time. "...name your price for these three then, if you insist me that I take them home." Hana asked. The owner smiled. "Well...does fifty dollars sound fair to you?" She asked. Hana smiled and gave the owner a hundred. "Keep the change." Hana said.

The owner smiled warmly and puts the three Barons in a special box for travel. "You take care, young lady." The owner said as Hana started to leave the store. Hana smiled at the box. "Okay, Toto and Muta. Ready to go home?" She asked. Toto perched on Hana's shoulder. Muta gave a curious meow about the box in Hana's arm. Hana smiled. "I'll show you two what I got when we get home." Hana said.

They managed to get to a small house. "Mom, I home!" Hana called. "In here, sweetie." A voice called. Hana walked in and saw her mother. She had short blonde hair with blue eyes. She was wearing a red shirt with blue jeans. "How was your day, Hana?" She asked as she turned off the stove in the kitchen. "It was okay, but I stop at a store and got a few figurines for my room." Hana said as she set the box down. Muta hopped on the table while Toto perched on the chair.

Hana opened the box and puts the three Barons on the table. Her mother was suprised. "Wow...they're...unique." She managed to say. Hana smiled. "The lady that sold me them said that they have the same name, but she named them a little different. The grey one is Auron Humbert von Gikkingen, the tan one is Daron Humbert von Gikkingen, and the orange one is Baron Humbert von Gikkingen. I like them, so she offered me a good price for these three." Toto and Muta were staring at the Cat Figurines a little suprised, but then relaxed.

Her mother sighed. "If that's what you want, then you can have them. Well, dinner will be ready soon. We just have to wait until your father-" The phone ringed. Hana answered it.

"Tsushiyota residence, Hana speaking." Hana answered. She listened for awhile and sighed. "Not again...well, I'll tell mom then. You have a good day as well, sir." She then hung off of the phone. "He got into another fight again and he's being held in jail again." Hana said. Her mom sighed. "I don't know why I married that man. I'll be back, Hana. Go on ahead and eat. It might be awhile until I get back with your father." Her mother said. Soon, she was out of the door.

Hana collapsed to the chair. "I don't know why dad does this. I just hope he doesn't get drunk when he gets home. If that happens Toto, I want you and Muta to go a good distance from the house. Understand?" She asked. Toto cawed madly as he butted heads with hers and Muta meowing in protest. Hana sighed. "I know that you two don't like it, but I don't want you two to get hurt. I'm only doing this because I care about you two." Hana said.

Hana then noticed the three Barons. If she known better, she could see sadness in their eyes. She sighed. "My father usually goes out and drinks with his friends. Sometimes...he takes it too far and when he gets home...he takes it out on me and mom. We both prayed that it won't happen tonight since he took his anger out on someone else." She said.

Toto rubbed her cheek with affection while Muta purred softly. After dinner, she took the Barons upstairs into her room. She sets them down on the dresser. Hana sighed as she went to the bathroom to take a shower. When she got out, she was wearing a silver nightgown, her hair falling perfectly down to her waist.

She slipped into the bed sheets. She felt Muta laying next to Hana. She wrapped one arm around Muta and snuggled into the blankets and pillows. Toto perched on the dresser and cleaned his feathers before he fell asleep. Hana and her two pets were fast asleep.

In the middle of the night, Hana shifted into her sleep. Then for unknown reason, she felt a warm feeling around her like she was being protected. She heard the door opened, she clentched onto Muta a little tighter. "Honey, she's fast asleep. Let's not bug her." Her mother protested. She can still feel that protective feeling around her. She heard his father sighed and left the room.

Hana stares at the door. She then saw the three Barons. She thought that they were smiling warmly at her. She smiled and laid her head back into the pillow. "Night, guys. I'm glad that I bought you three now. I...feel safe around you three now." She said before the sleep consumed her. The warm feeling was spreaded through her body.

For once that night, she didn't have a nightmare.

Ch.2 Up soon