Kasei smiled and immediately took the lead, leading Kitty out of the dingy alley and into the streets, through the crowds of merchants and buyers.

About halfway through town, a familiar voice could be heard calling out, and suddenly Keychain was caught in a tight, small hug by a blond-haired Aria. "KEYCHAIN!" She said gleefully, overjoyed to have seen an old friend.

"What are you doing here? How are you? What's been happening?" The questions never seemed to stop.

Keychain smiled widely, wrapping her arms around Aria. "Hello, Aria! I didn't think that we would quickly see you so soon." Keychain gave her a small pat on the head. "I do believe that I'm allowed to be here. Did you think that I would be gone forever?"

Her expression screwed up into wonderment. Should she tell her what was going on. She shook her head briefly, and smiled. "I've been good. Some crazy, wacky, off the wall things have been happening to me lately. Sometimes I think I'm a magnet for those kinds of things."

Aria smiled at Keychain and at Kasei. "Well we all missed you a whole bunch, ya know, everyone around was depressed because you weren't around!" She claimed, grabbing Keychain by the hand. "Is something wrong?" Aria asked while she looked at her old friend. "Did Kasei do something to you?"

"I did not!" The Shiekah claimed adamantly, crossing his arms and pouting. "I just found her all alone in an alley and-"

"WAIT!" Aria said, interrupting Kasei with a hand. "Has she had something to eat yet?" She asked the strange question, glaring intently at her friend.

Keychain smiled gently. She shook her head. "I haven't ate yet, but I am not hungry. Actually, I really haven't been paying attention to when I eat. Most likely with how much running around I've done since our last chit-chat my meals have started to become farther apart." She briefly looked down at her stomach, patting it lightly. "Maybe I've been eating a little less too."

"Be a little nicer to Kasei," Keychain spoke. "Most likely if he hadn't been around, I wouldn't have been greeted by anyone. And I'm sure people missed me. Maybe a smidgen (I went to spell "Smidge" and this is what it automatically corrected me to) but at least someone did miss me."

Quickly, Keychain measured Aria compared to her. Her mouth fell open. With her hand, Keychain showed the height difference. "Goodness, girl, you need to stop growing or else I will feel inferior to you soon."