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Once she'd found a spot to dehenshin, the cherry blossom senshi shifted back to civilian form to continue the trek back home. It was fun listening to the chatter of the cat and she smiled as he rambled.

"I'm going to have to get a bigger bag then, if you're going to hide out in it," she teased. Though that would also be a good way to sneak him in to her job.

"But you don't have to worry about helping around the house really. Mom has some one come in every couple of days to keep up with dusting and major cleaning. We all sort of keep the house clean via dishes and wiping down counters and such though."

She would have told him more about her house but he'd see soon enough as they got closer to it. A gate lead to a long-ish drive way which lead up to a small mansion. Large, green leaved trees provided shade for the front yard and it was given color by a myraid of flowers.

"Welcome to your new home, Itsuki~"

"Well, we have people who come in on certain days, they don't live in house." There was no justification or need for live ins, especially since they could do some of the basic cleaning. "But yes, I do live here all the time. I keep thinking of moving out on my own but..."

But it was hard to leave the home she grew up in. And there wasn't really an apartment that might be able to accomodate her bed, which was equally hard to give up.

"It is very fancy though, but my parents deserve it. They've worked hard to be able to have this life style." A bright smile was given to the cat. "I'm sure you'll love it though."

As they reached the door, she paused to glance down at the cat as he questioned about her name. "When I'm not Lacrimosa, you can call me Melody. Or Mel. Or whatever variation you want to come up with."

Istas had always called her Mellie, whenever she'd babysit the young girl. She didn't mind nicknames in all honesty.

"You ready to see the house, Itsuki?"

It was cute hearing him repeat her name, she rather liked the sound of it from the small cat, and she laughed softly as he wound himself between her legs. It became a sort of sad smile as he talked about his past again.

"It's okay, Itsuki. Who knows, maybe one day in the future you can see her again~"

Kneeling down, she ran a gentle hand over his head before scooping him up. Almost as if to answer his question about what he should do. A gentle hug then a shift to put him up on her shoulder. If it would be comfortable for him.

"You just let me handle it all~" A playful wink before she paused, moving to open the front door. "You have an instagram?"

"You'll have to show me later then~" she replied, voice hushed as she stepped into the foyer of the house.

Behind her the door shut and she moved to remove her shoes not far from the door. Her purse and keys were placed on a small table next to where her shoes were left and she noticed the absense of her mother's shoes. Her father's however, were there.

"Pumpkin, is that you?"

Well, shoot. So much for a quiet sneak off to her room.

"Yes dad~"

A man not much taller then Melody stepped into the hallway and he smiled, eyes crinkling just a bit behind his glasses. "Welcome home. Have fun?"

"All I really did was walk around town, dad." A loving sigh at the man. "Well... and... I may have adopted a cat?"

Which she only brought up because she knew he'd noticed Itsuki as soon as he laid eyes on her. And the admission of such seemed to be all he needed to get closer to the pair to look said cat over.

She hoped Itsuki wouldn't mind the intrusion.

Alexander watched the cat for a moment more before he gave in to the utter adorableness of Itsuki and reached a hand out to scritch the top of his head. He'd also maybe done it for fear of the cat toppling off of his (suddenly) precarious perch but it was mostly the cute.

"Does he have a name?"

"Mmm," a small nod and a relieved smile. "Itsuki!"

A smile across her father's face, still lovingly giving the cat attention. "Well then, welcome to the family, Itsuki." A sly glance to his daughter. "I won't tell your mother if you don't want me to."

"Ah... we'll see." She'd never been a bit pet person. "I'm going to go get him settled in my room for now though."

A slight rumble of a laugh and he pulled away. "All right then." A quick kiss to the top of her head before he turned back for his usual spot, leaving cat and senshi alone.

Which she was glad for, moving them up the stairs and for the hall that would lead to her room.

"Yea, dad's pretty great~ He's the one who used to let me get away with so much growing up." A small laugh as she moved for the small bedside table to plug her phone into. Couldn't risk the loss of battery life for emergencies after all.

Sitting down on the bed to plug the phone in, she watched the Guardian Cat wonder about her room and getting used to it. He had the energy of a kitten and she was a little jealous, wishing she had that much energy again in her life. A fond smile touched her lips as she pulled a leg to her chest, chin resting on her knee.

"I don't blame anyone for getting used to the plushness of my bed," she replied. "Just wait until you sleep in it, you'll never want to leave it.~"

And true to Itsuki there were a dozen more questions to be answered and she laughed a bit. That was something she'd have to get used to, that was for sure.

"Ah, dinner is ready whenever dad decides to cook. Or mom gets home and she cooks. Or brings something home with her so that no one has to cook." She really should look into learning to cook herself but she wasn't actually a fan of cooking so.

"And you'll probably meet mom tonight," because she couldn't hide the cat forever. "Dad would be more then glad to snuggle with you, but he can be very perceptive sometimes so be careful."

Then there was just rambling from the cat and she was too amused to stop him, having long since stopped being able to tell what he was going on about. Which was fine because her own mind had gone on a tangent and she was certain she had spaced out a bit. At least until a thought came to mind in the form of a question.

"Hey, Itsuki. You don't happen to know anything about traveling to planets, do you?"

Watching Itsuki, she smiled some as he curled up on her chest and she made sure to hold still until he was comfortable. Though she might have been unable to resist playing with his cute little toe beans as he wiggled his paws in the air. It was almost a shame he wasn't actually her cat, she was going to be sad to watch him leave in the future.

"Yep~ He works for one of the newspapers around here as a journalist. So he has to be perceptive." Or at least she always assumed it was work related. Maybe he was just a perceptive person? "But he is a pretty good cook. So is mom, she makes the best Vietnamese meals~"

And now she wanted some pho...

When he, surprisingly, answered her question about planetary travel, she let herself get lost in thought again, fingers still idly tickling at his toe beans.

"Song of my planet?" a quiet echo of his words. "I wonder what that sounds like." She hadn't thought her planet might have a song, even if it wasn't actually a song. Had to be a mental thing, she was sure. Or internal??

This was going to require some experimentation later.