Then I see a shadow moving...it's coming closer and starts looking like a person.
Closer and closer...it slowly becomes more visible...it's...
"Nyana!" I say out loud.
Nyana notices the Watcher and steps in front of me, shielding me
"stay back Maya!." She tries to summon fire from her hands, but nothing happens.
"No need to worry Nyana. ..oh crap! I start speaking like Mia...." He facepalmed.
"I meant Nana".
Wait what...he now has hands?
"Who are you!, and where are we!?" Nyana looks around the empty space we're in,
making sure that I'm safe. Then she glares at the Watcher once again.
"Miss Nana. You both are safe here, do not worry. I will explain in a minute, okay?"
She stares and nods cautiously while making sure that I stay behind her.
Then I see two more shadows appearing....further away from us.
These shadows came closer and closer until we can finally see what they are.
?!
"My lady, my lord! How..." Nyana immediately bowed when those two figures appear,
I peek around her to see who she's talking to.
When I saw those people in front of me, More of my memories began flooding in.
These two are...
"Mommy!... Daddy!..."
I want to go to them, but Nyana grabs me and holds me tightly.
"Wait a second Mia, they... may not be real..." Nyana said with voice full of doubt and a hint sadness.
However all that dispelled quickly.
"Mia! And Nana too? My goodness What? How?" 'Mommy' says,
She tries to get to us but can't.
 she can't come over to me to our side. There's seems to be some kind of invisible wall between us.
"Everybody, everyone please wait for a minute and let me explain, okay?" All eyes are now focused on the Watcher.
" You, Who or what are you!? Release those two at once!" 'Daddy' demands.
"Now now please calm down...that's exactly why you can't come near them for now. Let me explain, alright?"
 Both Mommy and daddy nodded,
but the person who is my mommy keeps looking at me worriedly,
while I was trying to get away from Nyana hold. But she's too strong. I can't escape, dammit curse my little weak self.
"I am who you would call as a Watcher of this universe and I mean you no harm.
This place may feel real to you, for now. but you are more or less in a dream state at present. You are all  temporarily outside of normal space and time so you all can meet together here. Do you understand?"
Everyone nods. Well, except for me. I don't think I understood that part well.
"I-is she safe?" Mommy asks the Mr watcher with a worried tone while still looking at me.
" Yes, she is.I guarantee that she is and will be safe, yes. Now let me continue. Your daughter, Mia here,
came to this world by stepping through one of your portals. Unfortunately it malfunctioned. But thankfully she is fine now."
"Mia! Tell me, what happened!" Mommy's said while her eyes are wet.
Wait....Is she crying?
" Please Don't cry mommy! I'm fine! Nyana has been with me all the time. I have new friends too here! But I want to go hoooome!" I said feeling the urge to cry in her arms.
I don't know why, but I don't want to see her cry,
because I feel like I want to cry too ....
"I miss you! Both of youuuu uuurgggh..."
"Yes sweetie, we miss you too!. Sir Watcher, please, at least let us be near our child." Daddy said while looking at Mr watcher.
"Yes yes, I know.  However,Be patient, I will allow that soon. But first listen to me I need to discuss something first, yes?"
"Alright then. Can you tell us What exactly happened to her?" Daddy said.
" Okay, It may sound complicated for the both of you, but it's entirely the truth. Her memories from your world merged with her memories from her life in another world.
It means she has an additional many years of memories and experiences from her other self. She's still the same Mia though...but with more memories per say.
She will need some time to adjust to it, but should be her old self in a few days or so, probably."
"Oh goddess! Mia! How are you honey?" Mommy is now crying for real now. While she's trying to find a way to us from the invisible barrier.
"Sir Watcher please! We want to be with her!" Daddy said pleading Mr watcher.
"Oh for crying out loud, fine. Alright you two, you can go hug her now." And the wall disappeared with a flash with a snap of a finger.the Watcher appears to be annoyed, even without him having a face, I can still tell. but I don't care because.
Mommy runs to me and Nyana finally releases me.
I can feel My feet running faster and faster
I'm running to mommy as fast as my little legs can until she finally embraces me in her arms as tight as she can.
"Oh sweetie!, we have missed you so much! You don't know how worried we were.How are you sweetie?"
"Mommy..., mommy...uurh." I rub my nose on her tummy, then she picks me up on her arm. I feel tears falling down on my cheeks.
 Then Daddy embraces us too. "We were so worried when we lost you to the portal. Thank you Nana for following her and keeping her safe for us!"
I see Nyana bowing to my parents, "I was so relieved when I found her, and now.... I'm so overjoyed that we are all together again!...." wait Is Nana crying too?
The Watcher doesn't seem to agree with her words.
" Unfortunately, No you are not. Together I mean. This place isn't real." The Watcher said like it's a fact.
"What do you mean??  w-we...can't take her with us?" Mommy said, looking really worried now.
" Sadly,No you can't. But I wanted to ask you something." The Watcher answered.
"What could you possibly want to ask from us?" Daddy said, obviously irritated that I couldn't stay with them.
"Well,Little Mia here is worried that you wouldn't accept her, because of her 'condition' she has more memories than she should have.
She occasionally sometimes feels that she isn't your real daughter. Can you perhaps tell her how you feel about that to her?"
"Mia,  my sweet dear..." Mommy is looking directly into my eyes.
There is still a tear in oneof her eyes, now rolling down on her cheek.
"Honey...., mommy and daddy really love you very much! You are still our little Mia. Even the...the eh... What the Watcher man said so. No matter how you feel...you need not worry because, really you are our little Mia and nothing can change that." She said then embrace me once again.
Weird,That..hurt..but in a good way? I don't understand. But why do I have to cry again? Tears are flowing down again and I can't even see properly anymore.
"...Mommy..., daddy.., it's all so confusing to me. I don't understand....Do you really like me?" I say with a childish, trembling voice.
"Oh goddess.... What did you have to endure? My sweet girl...At your age..." Mommy doesn't know what to do, to help me calm down.
"Excuse me, my lady." Nyana intervine "Your daughter has gained wisdom and experience, but she still is the same Mia we know and love my lady. But she's also more brave than you could imagine. She protected me and herself by finishing off a Vordoug!"
"....."
"....."
 For some reason,Why are mommy's and daddy's eyes big now?
"She did...WHAT!?" Daddy asked.
"Her ancestral blood activated and....well, let's leave the details for later, shall we?" Nyana said trying her best smile.
My parents don't say a word, but they seem more confused.. but they are nodding though.
" Sorry, I hate to interrupt your little reunion, but you need to return to your realities now. Listen well. There will be a day that You all will be together soon.
But not yet. Events need to unfold 'Properly'. The universe needed to intervene to fix her little mishap with that portal. So your little one needs a lot more nap time in the coming days, so she can be her old self again. Well, she's young, but you get my point." The Watcher said.
Meanie! I don't want to sleep! Never!
Mommy then put me down on the floor, or whatever this  strange place is. Then she kneeled and hugged me, while saying "Mia, my sweet dear. We are so happy that you are not hurt, what a relief. Listen to Nana and try to get enough sleep, okay?"
"Yes...mommy."
Mommy then nuzzled me and daddy kissed me on my forehead.
"We will see you soon, honey. We will wait for you  patiently to come home!" Daddy said making it seem like a promise.
Then I realized the space around us beginning to distort, and their appearance becoming hazy.
"!? Daddy!! Mommy!!!" I shouted,
but my parents became more and more transparent and were finally gone before I could hug either of them more.....
Nyana came closer to me who is kneeling, patting on my head, and hugging me behind 
"Nana, make sure that she sleeps enough. She should be fine soon. And Mia...do you now believe your parents still love you? Even though you have some more memories?" The Watcher sounded really kind,
but his face though it's is still creepy!
"Yes mister. Eh, Mr Watcher. I think I'm starting to feel much better already." 
"And...thank you. I...I feel right now. Like the real me.yeah, Like the real Mia! ...Well, more or less. Probably more though." I said smiling after wiping some tear's away.
"Ha ha ha!. You just need some sleep, little one. You will be fine soon, ...I promise. Now if you don't mind, I have other business to attend to. Be happy Mia. All of you farewell."
And with a flash, the two of us were back in our apartment.
Nyana immediately hugs me "Mia sweetie, are you alright?" She wipes a tear from my left eye.
I nodded while being caught in her gentle embrace.
"Why didn't you tell me that you had  other memories? That explains it all! What a relief..."
" I'm Soooowwie....."
"Awww that's okay, that's the Mia I know. Now if you don't mind....we need to...what did Katie called it? Shoowaaaa?"
"Shower you mean? Of course." I wipe the last of my tears from my eyes and point at the bathroom door.
I follow her into the bathroom and point at the shower. She takes in the view of it.
pristine white tiles, a toilet, shower, large bath, and a washbasin. But Nyana's eyes are locked onto the bath.
"You have a bath here? Come Mia, you can explain that shower thing another time. I want a good bath! How does it work? Do I speak to it perhaps?"
"Eh? No? You just turn those knobs over there, then you have to mix warm and cold water to your liking?."
"Really? how very primitive.... Our baths are better, don't you think?"
I remembered my home as if I had been there yesterday. I don't think it's far off from the truth now that I think about it.
"Yeah, ours is much better."
I won't bother you with my bathing routine. Nyana made sure to properly wash me to the point that I couldn't relax anymore. She said that the monster's blood was everywhere on me. But still...I can bathe myself, you know? Then I at least wouldn't have soap in my eyes as I have now.
It burns!
"Oh c'mon Mia, stop pouting and relax will you. You know I didn't do that on purpose."
"I know, but it still stings...." While covering both my eyes.
At this point we hear Katie come into the room. She tells us that our fresh clothes are on the floor, just outside the bathroom door.
"Alright done!, let's get dressed. But first, time to get you dried off."
I grimaced, because I know what's going to happen.
She picks a large towel and wraps it all around me and makes sure there is no drop of water left on me.
And now...just before the part I hate...I escape her clutches and the towel drops to the floor.
I really want to dry my ears and tail myself, because I can actually do it better,
without hurting myself!
But then instinct takes over and I shake, shudder and swing like a dog who returned from swimming in a pool.
"Ma! Ah! Ah! Stop it!"
But it's too late. My ears and tail are as good as dry, but the bathroom itself... Well is another Story..
"Now look at what you did. . Sometimes I wonder whether you are a little girl or a Kirv."
A Kirv is....well actually it's just like a dog on Earth! Yup!
"Sowwiee nyana. It just happened."
"Okay,Now come here. COME here I said!"
I finally decided that obeying her would be in my best interest. She then dried my ears and tail the old fashioned way....until they hurt. Look at them....not fluffy at all.
After drying herself off, she took the clothes and underwear from outside the bathroom door and dressed herself while I waited, again wrapped in a fresh towel.
Katie must have noticed that Nyana didn't select a kimono from the rack, so she selected a bright red one for her. Really? I wouldn't dare be seen in such a color.
Nyana however seems pleased with it and her tail confirms my assumption.
Nyana turns me around for some reason and that makes me face the mirror again. It currently only shows a white object with a face and a tail peeping out. The bright red kimono behind me, painfully contrasts against the pure white towels.
"Mia, stop staring and focus, will you? . Don't give me that look, we're almost done."
Then Nyana starts dressing me.
"Arms up....and all done."
What did Katie select for me? I have white socks and plain gray pants. The sweater is a warm, soft pink sweater with..are those foxes?
Oh Katie, pink AGAIN?!, you couldn't resist, could you? The pants are a tight fit, but the sweater must be a hand-me-down, it's too big.
God, it's so warm in the bathroom with this sweater, my face is heating up rapidly.
"Don't look like that. I know the clothes are a bit too big. It's just for now, okay?" Nyana said.
"Ooookay." I said meekly.
Do I really have to wear this? Then again...nobody cares what a four year old wears.
I simply shrug and decide to ignore it for now.
We leave the bathroom, and we both sit down on my bed.
I feel much better already, it's much cooler here.
Katie told me earlier that Nyana would get her own bed soon, but somehow I doubt that she will use it for herself anyway.
Near the wall are two freshly cleaned white shoes...they're mine!....thank you Katie!
"What are those things?" Nyana asks me while pointing at something near the foot of my bed.
They are two pairs of...yes, what are they? They seem to be modified earmuffs. But instead of a warm fluffy cover for your ears...there are fake ears!
A set of fake human ears!
"Eh...I think they want us to wear those. Can you give me the small one?"
Nyana gives me the small one. I walk over to the mirror and put it on my head. The fake ears are pretty authentic looking.
Nobody would guess that they were fake at first glance.
Now it looks as if the fake ears are the ones on top of my head. So THAT's what they are thinking woah....this way we can pretend to be humans wearing fake fox ears!
"Ah...so that's what they are for. Is that a custom here?" Nyana asks, tilting her head to the left.
I give Nyana a real dumb look.
"Ohhh....so they are intended to....to make our real ears appear to be fake? Pretend to be human?"
"Yes. Exactly that!" I said smiling.
She also walks over to the mirror and puts them on her head, but it seems that she still needs to adjust them. Her fake human ears appear to be hovering in the air...
"Not bad, maybe this actually works?. Let's see what Katie thinks, shall we?" Nyana said with a smile.
But then she makes a strange sound "iiiiiii?!" and jumps onto the bed.
Only then does she realize that I'm still standing on the floor. She doesn't hesitate for a second and pulls me onto the bed, making me fall flat on my nose.
But the bed is soft, so no worries.
Riiight...she often makes that sound when she sees a spider. Truth be told that ours are much bigger than the ones on Earth, but still...
"M...Mia! What is that creature!?" She helps me sit up straight and points down to the floor.
"What? What creature....ah that? That's...Snowball."
"A snowball? Are they poisonous?!" She already has one blue foxfire in her hand,  aiming ready to throw it at Snowball.
"Noooo! Stop! It's just a stupid dumb cat!., it's  just a name nyana!
It's...name.......is........Snow..................ball..."
Suddenly I can't think anymore,
my speech slows down until it comes to a complete halt.
My eyes slowly start to glow red,
and my vision changes into a more black and white color.
The cat however is extremely well visible, the rest...not so much.
Within a matter of seconds I find myself chasing after Snowball, like a cat going after a bird.
Call it poetic justice if you will. I would never hurt any animal, but my instincts don't respond to reason.
Just before getting my claws on Snowball, I find myself hovering in the air. Something caught me.
The cat runs away with lightspeed while making its signature screech sound "mwaaaaaa!"
I started hissing at whatever caught me, until it drops me on something soft. Not even a second later, and I can see colors again, and realize what happened.
Nyana threw me on the bed!
"Mia! What are you doing?"
" I'm Sowwiee...."
"You said it's stupid. Then why'd try to catch it?"
"I don't know.... I just don't like cats. Maybe that's why?" I simply shrugged.
I don't know why I did that. I would never hurt the creature, eh, i mean cat.
"Mia, I really think you need to practice restraint."
"Okay....sowwwiee."
"Ah come here you, you little monster catcher." And she nuzzled me while I was caught in her loving embrace again.
She then puts me at the edge of the bed, with my feet dangling in the air.
"Hold still Mia, I still need to brush your tail and your hair. Do you have a hairbrush somewhere?"
I shrugged.
I don't know where.
 But it doesn't take her too long to find a hairbrush.
First she brushes my long hair, being careful with around the ears. It's strangely relaxing for some reason.
Then she uses a hair pin she found in a drawer, a pink one, to keep my hair together.
Then she puts some strands of hair behind my fake human ears and my reflection in the mirror looks really...human?
"How did you know to put my hair behind those ears?" I asked Nyana, our eyes met in the mirror's reflection.
"Oh that? I saw Katie doing that many times during breakfast this morning. I thought it looked cute that way, don't you agree?"
"Yeah. It's really nice. Thank you nyana!." I jumped off the bed, but got caught immediately again.
I was sitting on the bed again before I even realized it.
"Now wait a minute, young lady!. You know that taking care of your tail is important."
"Aaaaaaaaah, really? Do I have to again?"
"Yes you do. Now hold still Mia."
She then brushed my tail for about five long,  and boring minutes, until she gave me the all clear sign.
"Thanks Nyana!"
Yes it's finally done!
"Ah ha ha. Don't you look cute now? Just let me take care of mine and then we can go and see the others, alright?"
I nod, but I'm actually focused on more important matters.
There's a little tail peeping out from under the bed.
No, it's not Snowball this time. I gently tug on it...what could it be? But it doesn't move.
One more tug and I see what it is...it's Aika, my plushie!
And there we go again, my four year old mind takes over from my more mature mind and before I know it,
I'm hugging my Aika again. This feeling is amazing! I feel love for it and want to protect it. But before my analytical mind kicks in again, Katie and Nyana are standing in front of me.
When did Katie come in...?
"Awww. You are sooo cute!" This time Katie gives me a hug.
What did I do to deserve this humiliation?
"Yes, isn't she? Look at those little ears. They almost seem real." Nyana said.
"Yeah, don't you think? Believe it or not, one of the tech guys came up with the idea.
Their team custom made them this morning. You can adjust the size....like this." Katie explains while making adjustments to the ears.
"Ohh..it fits comfortably now." Nyana said, her tail emphasizing that she was in a good mood.
"Katie...?" I whispered to Katie.
"Yes, my little fox sweetie?" She whispered back to me.
"The Watcher came to visit us." I continued to whisper for some reason to her.
"....WHAT?!" She almost shouted, which made me duck and cover my sensitive ears.
Ouch!
"Oh god, I am so sorry for being loud Mia!."
Well, her extra cuddle made up for it. I guess.
"It's okay. You just surprised me. Anyway, Nyana, this is about the Watcher..."
Nyana now has a serious expression on her face, same for Katie.
I told Katie that the Watcher visited us and everything that happened 
"....He said that things should be okay now and that I will be back to the real Mia soon."
"But you ARE real?" Katie didn't understand a single bit.
"I know. It just means that my other memories will seem like a dream to me. So while I can still properly remember and such...."
I looked at Katie,
"thank you Katie. And swan too. For everything trying to help me" I said giving my best smile.
"..."
That earned me a pat on the head from Katie. "Geez, you are too cute for my health you know that. Did he say anything else?"
"Ehhh...um, yeah he did! He said we will go home to mommy and daddy soon! And I saw them too!"
"Who? Your parents?" Katie is beyond surprised.
"Yeah! Like a dream, but still felt real. They still love me, Katie! They love me!"
"Of course they do Mia," Nyana said.
"Besides, I was there too, Katie. Mia speaks the truth. We are going home soon!"
"Wow, I don't know what to say. I...I'm happy for you two!" Katie's eyes seemed to be a bit moist for some reason.
"Forgive me Katie, but...you don't seem really happy?" Nyana is a bit surprised.
" No sorry forgive me, Well...I am...happy." she continues.
"But...Of course I would miss you both if you leave. You are my dear friends now you know.
I see....
"Anyway, Do you know when and how you will be leaving?" Katie said trying to change the subject.
" Well for now No, but I'm sure there will be a way for us to come and visit many times, right Mia?" Nyana put her hand on Katie's back for a moment.
"Yes! Of course we will visit. Or you visit us?" I said, while my now fluffy tail started swaying.
" Hehe Yes, I don't see why not? Goddess knows there is plenty of room in the tavern. So...perhaps?" Nyana said.
Seeing that nyana was trying to cheer up Katie, she wipes her tear's and look at us again.
"..—That would be something special to look forward to. Let's talk about something else for now. But thanks " Katie starts to smile again.
"Yep!" I said. "Did you see my new hair pin?"
"Yes, honey. And your new fake ears too. Now you both look like you are humans now who are pretending to have a tail and furry ears. Like two sisters, or maybe mommy and her daughter?." Katie has that mischievous look in her eyes again.
It took a few seconds for Nyana to understand Katie. "W..well, I'm no mommy. I could never...never pretend to be her mother." She's blushing a bit.
Is she embarrassed?
"I have a surprise waiting for you two. How about it....mommy~?" Katie said with a teasing tone.
"Ah?..eh he he....come Mia, we need to go before Katie really believes that I'm your mommy. let's go."
She helps me put on my freshly cleaned shoes and thanks Katie for cleaning them.
 
Oh I just got an Idea 
 
"I think you are a good mommy~, Nyana~," I said while looking up at her.
I'm using the power of cuteness while giving a look up at her.
And bingo!,
from ten to a hundred percent blushing hahaha!.
"M...Mia...dear.."
But she couldn't continue her sentence...I hugged her, well I mostly hugged her legs because I'm short, but that's besides the point.
She didn't say anything.
She picked me up and I was safely in her arms before I even noticed what was happening.
Dammit!, She really is good at these things.
Also good at stealthily changing topics.
"Katie.....? What's the surprise?"
"Oh...you remembered. Well..I think I can tell you now. First something we need to do, and then.. we do something fun!
The three of us and my little Allie are going outside to shop for a few clothes. You really need them. Then...and here's the surprise...we all are going to eat at a Japanese restaurant!"
"What's a Japa-eese restaurant?" Nyana said, her head tilted.
"Really Katie? Wow! Nyana! You are going to love it! We are going out of this building. Have some fresh air.
Then clothes shopping, which is boring.... But then we can eat what we usually eat at home."
Only now did I notice what I had said.
Japanese food is what we eat at home? Yeah, that's about right.
Home......
I hugged Aika intensely, until the others understood why my smile had recently disappeared.
"...Just a little while longer, Mia. Surely You will go home. Just look at this as a holiday, okay?"
I nod. And then...my smile slowly reappears again.
"That's my girl," Nyana said gently patting me.
"Well said....mommy...." Katie said, grinning.
Now we started prepare to head out.
Surely this will be fun.