*We last left our heroes after Ana had been kidnapped by the Tonnerre sisters.*
Laurenza: Oh, do you think that it'll hurt her?
Lierlo: I don't really know.
Kuja: Now what would the good hero do right now? I know, save Ana.
Laurenza: But we don't know where the Tonnerre sisters took her. *Looks to Lierlo.* Do we?
Lierlo: You're right, Laurenza. This may sound a little cold, but there isn't much we can do for Ana right now. The Cielnoir have hidden themselves away for thousands of years. We were never able to find them. They are in a place that cannot be located by searching for it and cannot be found by Magick.
Thorn: Damn...
Tifanel: Glad we didn't play hide and seek with them.
Lierlo: I'm sorry, I wish there was something we could do.
Kuja: Hey, I've got an idea. That Adrienne girl has the hots for Thorn, right? She'll probably come back to flirt with him, don't you think? Maybe we can squeeze the info on where they're keeping Ana out of her.
Laurenza: *Laughs.* That dirty little slut would probably spill all of her secrets for a kiss.
Thorn: So I guess we wait for her to show up.
Tifanel: The waiting game… This is gonna be fun…

*Life goes on normally for a few days, well as normal as normal can get when you live in a castle with Kuja. The gang take it in turns to feed the Demon-Kitzie, and Lierlo sends and receives many letters to his mysterious correspondent. One morning, the gang are in the dining hall for breakfast as usual. The time has come for a brave soul to feed Kitzie.*
Laurenza: *Dumps a brown bag in the middle of the table.* Whose turn is it to feed Kitzie?
Kuja: *With a mouthful of tea.* Not me, I did it yeschterday.
Tifanel: No way, you little liar, I did it yesterday!
Thorn: Oh, I'll do it. *Picks the bag up and heads to the dungeons.*

*In the dungeons, Thorn finds Kitzie is back to her regular size and appearance. She is huddled in the corner of the cell, shivering.*
Thorn: Kitzie! *He drops the paper bag, opens the cell door and kneels down to her.*
Kitzie: Thorny...
Thorn: Oh, thank god you're all right.
Kitzie: I'm cold.
Thorn: *Takes off his coat, revealing a tight white vest underneath. He wraps the coat around Kitzie.*
Kitzie: Toasty.
Thorn: *Picks Kitzie up and takes her up to the ground floor.*
Kitzie: *Sniffs up.* Breakfast.
Thorn: Yeah, you should really get something to eat, but try not to eat too much meat.
Kitzie: Coco Pops?
Thorn: Sure...
Kitzie: And lots of milk!
Thorn: *Laughs.*

*Back in the dining hall, everyone seems pleased (though some more than others) to have Kitzie back*
Laurenza: Oh, Kitzie, you're okay. I'm so glad.
Tifanel: Our little furry buddy's all right after all.
Kuja: Pfft.
Lierlo: Nice to see you're well, Kitzie.
Kitzie: Hi guys. I got Thorny's coat. Don't I look cool?
Thorn: I think it's a bit big for you. But, if you really wanted your own...*Goes upstairs.*
Kitzie: Coco Pops! Coco Pops! Coco Pops! *Pours out some cereal.*
Thorn: *Comes back down with a coat like his own, but a lot smaller, so it would fit a young child.* I had this when I was your age, Kitzie. You can have it if you want.
Kitzie: Wowie! *Takes off Thorn's own coat and puts on the smaller one.* Look at me, I'm mini-Thorny.
Thorn: It suits you. *Ties his coat round his waist.*
Kitzie: *Impersonates Thorn by folding her arms and leaning against a wall.*
Thorn: *Laughs and sits down.*
Lierlo: Um, if anybody's interested, I have an announcement to make.
Laurenza: What is it, Lierlo?
Lierlo: Well, those more observant among you will have noticed I have been writing to a pen pal for a while now. I'm just letting you know she's coming to visit.
Thorn: She?
Lierlo: Yes, she.
Kitz, Tif & Kuja: Oooooh!
Lierlo: Stop it. She's just a friend. And she's your sister, Kuja.
Kuja: God... Mihako's coming here?
Lierlo: Is there something wrong with that?
Kuja: *Shrugs.*
Thorn: *Laughs.* Well, that's one entertaining visit I'm looking forward to.
Laurenza: I guess it'll be nice. I'll be able to meet her properly.
Kitzie: Lierly's got a girlfriend... Hee hee.
Lierlo: *Flushes a little red.* Shhh. She'll be arriving sometime today.

*A few hours later, Mihako arrives, with the help of Lu and his portals. She is randomly placed somewhere in the castle.*
Mihako: Hello? Is the area empty? *She seems to be in the bathroom. Luckily no one was in it at the time. She goes to the sink and examines a tap closely.* It is shiny. *She turns it on and jumps back about three feet.* A small water pump?
Thorn: *Appears at the door.*
Mihako: *Looks to him.* I have seen you before. You are... *She seems to be recalling a chunk from one of Lierlo's letters.* '…May look a little frightening at first but he is actually a very nice person,' Thorn.
Thorn: The very same.
Mihako: *Applauds herself.* I am correct.
Thorn: I guess you want to see Lierlo... Well, I don't know exactly where he is, but you can go look for him.
Mihako: Has turned her attention back to the tap.* Water comes out, yet I am not pumping it...
Thorn: Can you not mention water? I kind of need to...
Mihako: I have been told that I should see Lierlo. I should find his whereabouts.
Thorn: He'll be around somewhere.
Mihako: *Goes off in a random direction, allowing Thorn to do his business.*
Thorn: Phew. *Closes the door.*

*Mihako comes across Kuja, who happens to be passing.*
Mihako: Kuja, my brother. *Hugs him tightly.*
Kuja: Yes yes, I love you too. Now get off.
Mihako: Where can I find Lierlo?
Kuja: Haven't a clue. It's not like I follow him around all day. Perhaps you should try his room? If you wander around long enough, you'll be bound to find it.
Mihako: Thank you.
Kuja: Oh, when you get back to Yochi, tell Yigo this for me: 'You are a complete twat.'
Mihako: I will. *She walks off.*

*After some wandering, Mihako finds Lierlo in his room.*
Mihako: Mihako's friend, Lierlo! *Gives him a hug.*
Lierlo: Mihako, I'm so glad you could come.
Mihako: Will you show me around your home? It is much bigger than my home in the village.
Lierlo: Yes, later. *Looks at her and smiles.* You're very pretty, you know.
Mihako: Like my village? The flowers there are pretty.
Lierlo: No, what I mean is I find you attractive.
Mihako: I do not understand.
Lierlo: Well, lets see. The way you look makes me want to be with you.
Mihako: Oh. Um… you are very pretty too.
Lierlo: Um, thank you. Shall we go and have a look around the castle now? You can meet all of my friends.
Mihako: Yay!
Lierlo: *Takes her hand.* Let's go.
*The two of them walk around the castle. Lierlo shows her all the rooms, and gives them little descriptions.*
Lierlo: That's the dining hall. We eat our meals in there. You see that little room over there? That wall had to be fixed twice.

*They enter a room in which Laurenza, Tifanel and Kitzie are playing snakes and ladders.*
Tifanel: You're cheating...
Laurenza: You're only saying that because I'm winning.
Lierlo: Mihako, you've seen Tifanel and Laurenza before. This is Kitzie. *Gestures towards her.*
Mihako: You have a tail.
Kitzie: Yeah, I know. Isn't it awesome?
Lierlo: *Laughs.*
Laurenza: Kitzie, it's your turn. *Hands her the dice.*
Kitzie: *Rolls it and gets a six.* Six! One, two, three, four, five, six... I win!
Tifanel: No way!
Laurenza: What? That's impossible!
Mihako: *Takes the dice and rolls it.* I win!
Lierlo: That's not quite how it works... Do you want to go say hello to Kuja and Thorn?
Mihako: I have seen Kuja already and Thorn was in the water pump chamber.
Thorn: *Comes through the door.*
Mihako: *Turns to Thorn.* Did you get a sufficient amount of water?
Thorn: Err... yes.
Lierlo: *Ruffles Mihako's hair.* There's so much you need to learn.
Kitzie: Thorny! I'm the snakes and ladders champion!
Thorn: Congratulations.
Laurenza: So embarrassing...
Tifanel: …Beaten by an eight-year-old.
Kitzie: Sore losers!
Lierlo: Mihako, shall we go back up to my room now?
Mihako: Okay. *The two of them walk off together, still holding hands.*
Tifanel: *Whistles "Love Is All Around Us."*
Thorn: Well, it's nice to know that they're happy, at least.
Laurenza: They make such an interesting couple.
Thorn: Yes, very interesting.
Kitzie: They're a cute couple, Lierly and Mihaky.
Laurenza: "...Sitting in a tree. K.I.S.S..." Sorry, couldn't help myself.
Thorn: *Laughs and sits down.*
Laurenza: What an odd girl Mihako is, though. She comes out with the strangest things. She's not like Kuja at all, all except her appearance.
Thorn: Why do you think she's like that?
Laurenza: Who knows?
Tifanel: Didn't Kuja once say he has a brother as well? Yigo, or something like that.
Kitzie: I wonder what he's like?
Tifanel: I don't think he likes him much. When we went to Yochi, Kuja wanted to leave kinda rapidly after Mihako told him Yigo was comin'.
Thorn: Perhaps it's just sibling rivalry. At the moment, I'm more worried about Ana...
Tifanel: I s'pose we should worry about her, but to tell the truth I've appreciated the peace and quiet without her.
Laurenza: Tifanel...
Thorn: How long do you think it will be before Adrienne turns up?
Laurenza: *Snorts.* It depends on how randy she's feeling, I suppose
Thorn: Maybe she just doesn't want to come back. I mean, I wouldn't blame her… I'm hardly attractive.
Laurenza: She seems to think otherwise.
Thorn: I just don't like sitting here, when she could be doing anything to Ana.
Kitzie: Where's Any gone?
Laurenza: She got kidnapped, Kitzie. We're not sure where she is but we've got a plan to get her back.
Kitzie: Poor Sneezy... *Just then, a lightning bolt strikes in the centre of the room, and in its a wake, it leaves a small piece of pink paper.* Wah! Evil paper!
Laurenza: *Heavily sarcastic.* I wonder who sent that?
Thorn: *Picks the paper up and reads it.*
*The paper smells like it has been sprayed with perfume. It reads:*

'Hey handsome,
Don't think I've forgotten about you! Things are pretty hectic around here, lots of arrangements to be made. But I can't tell you about them, it's a S-E-C-R-E-T! Don't worry, I'll come and see you as soon as I can.
Hugs and kisses, Adrienne.'

Laurenza: What does it say?
Thorn: *Passes it to her.*
Laurenza: *Reads it.* Isn't that sweet? She even dotted all her I's with little hearts.
Tifanel: I guess we just carry on waiting for her, then. At least now we know she's definitely gonna come.
Thorn: Yeah...
Laurenza: *The paper, still in Laurenza's hand, gives her a small electric shock and then bursts in to flames. She shrieks a little and drops it.* I'm sure she did that on purpose!
Thorn: Maybe she only wanted me to read it.
Laurenza: Obviously so…

*A few days pass uneventfully. It is the last day of Mihako's stay at the castle. Lierlo and Mihako are in Lierlo's room lying side by side on his bed.*
Mihako: *Lies on her back and gazes up at the ceiling.* Lierlo, tell me about the Spirit World.
Lierlo: It's a very beautiful, Magickal place. I'm afraid it's actually rather difficult to describe.
Mihako: You used to have your home there, am I correct?
Lierlo: Yes, I was once a Divine Spirit. I had lots of abilities I can no longer use.
Mihako: What could you do?
Lierlo: Well, I could make fire just out of the air.
Mihako: I can do that! *Cups her hands and a small flame ignites between them.* Lierlo, you should try.
Lierlo: I can't... I can't do it.
Mihako: Then you can share mine. *Places his hands in hers and the fire spreads over them, without burning him.*
Lierlo: *Looks her in the face.* Mihako... *Leans forwards and kisses her.*
Mihako: *Breaks away quickly.* Lierlo! You are trying to eat me?
Lierlo: No, let me explain. When I do this, it means I like you.
Mihako: I like you too… and Kuja, and Yigo, and all my new friends.
Lierlo: Not like that. If you do this with someone, it means they mean a lot to you, that they're your special person.
Mihako: Mihako is Lierlo's special person? I am your special person…
Lierlo: Yes.
Mihako: Can you do it again?
*The two of them kiss again. Kuja, who just happens to be wandering past, takes a peek inside the room.*
Kuja: Aah, Lierlo. I see you're teaching her about the birds and the bees.
*They stop and Lierlo blushes madly.*
Lierlo: Please knock next time, Kuja.
Kuja: *Shrugs.* The door was open.
Mihako: I should... return home now, Lierlo. Yigo will be wondering where I am.
Lierlo: Yes. Keep writing to me, and we'll arrange a time for me to come visit you, okay?
Mihako: Okay. Luchianno!
*A portal opens and Lu pokes his head out of it.*
Lu: Ready to go?
*Mihako and Lierlo hug, and then Mihako steps into the portal.*
Mihako: Goodbye. *The portal closes and she is gone.*
Kuja: *Claps his hands together.* So, when's the wedding?
Lierlo: *Grits his teeth.* Shut up.
Kuja: Oh, right. I did kind of ruin your little romantic moment, didn't I?
Lierlo: *Says nothing, gets up and leaves the room.*
Kuja: I'd hate to have him as a brother-in-law...