Chapter 2

After the bizarre encounter with the feisty fairy, Mitch just had to know if the entire experience really happened or if he was suffering from delusions. He left the river and after making a quick stop at his home to drop Mia off, he headed to the hospital to check on Billy.

As soon as he got to the children's ward he knew something happened. There was a charge in the air, people were buzzing about chatting animatedly. The area around the doorway to Billy's room was surrounded by doctors and nurses but Mitch managed to squeeze by them and get inside. When he did he was rewarded by the sight of an energetic nine-year-old boy playing video games with another boy.

Billy's color looked so good, his eyes were alert and no longer sunken, and he seemed so healthy... so alive! Mitch felt a lump develop in his throat as he watched the boy.

"Mitch!" Angie sprang out of a chair when she saw him and wrapped him in a big hug. "It's a miracle Mitch!" She said. "The doctors still have more tests to run but it looks like the cancer is gone! Completely gone! He's eating now and talking and... and playing with the other children... They're talking about letting us bring him home tomorrow! My baby's coming home Mitch! He's coming home!" Tears were streaming from her eyes but there was no doubt that they were tears of joy.

Mitch hugged her hard. "I'm so happy for you!" He said.

"I... I just can't believe it! All my prayers, and Jonathan's, they've been answered!" Angie exclaimed. Mitch smiled.

Mitch was on his way home now. He was ecstatically happy for Billy and his parents. Seeing their family become whole again, become healed, it gave him the same kind of feeling as when he rescued people from fires only even more so since he was such good friends with them.

There was a touch of melancholy in Mitch's mood as well as he drove home. He envied the family that Angie had, especially now, and wished he could have that for himself, but didn't think it would ever be. It ran through his mind more than once that he could have wished for that, or a means to attain that. But he knew that if he wished for anything other than the recovery of little Billy, he wouldn't have been able to live with the shame and guilt. There could be no joy in knowing he sacrificed a young boy's life for his own selfishness.

It would be nice to come home to a wife, two point four kids, and the whole clichéd dream. But it wasn't going to happen. What he did have though was a small warm ball of fur that offered him unconditional love. That went a long way towards soothing his lonely ache.

Mitch knew something was amiss before he even opened his front door. He could hear the loud noises from inside like a party was going on. He opened up the door and was assaulted by Neil Diamond singing Girl, You'll be a Woman Soon blasting from his stereo. He turned the radio off only to be bombarded by sound from the television turned all the way up, a Tom and Jerry cartoon was playing. It seemed every single light in the house was on.

Mitch walked into the kitchen. The refrigerator door was wide open and a quart carton of cream was out on the counter lying on its side. Someone had been into the pantry too. There were dented cans of tuna lying around as if someone was trying to open them without a can opener.

This was just weird. Clearly his house had been broken into but nothing was missing, only trifled with.

"Daddy!!!" A woman's voice squealed and a naked body came out of no where tackling Mitch to the ground. He tried to get up but his arms were full of girl and he was being smothered in kisses.

Mitch managed to get his hands on her shoulders and push her away. "Who the hell are you?!!"

"Daddy, don't you recognize me? I'm Mia!" the woman said.

"That's not funny!" Mitch said suddenly worried about his cat. "Where's Mia? Mia!!! Mia!!!" he began calling for her.

"I'm right here!" the woman said. Mitch ignored her getting up off the floor and began searching the house room to room calling for his cat with the woman following him.

"What have you done with my cat?" Mitch demanded after looking in every room for her.

"Nothing! I'm right here!"

"That's it I'm calling the police! Maybe you want to put some clothes on?"

"No, Daddy, don't! I really am Mia! The fairy gave me my wish!"

"What?" Mitch asked.

"The fairy at the river this morning, the grouchy little man, we saved him. Remember?"

"How could you know about that? I was the only one there!"

"No, I was too. The fairy granted us wishes."

"He granted me a wish, and only one wish," Mitch said confused.

"Anyone who saves a fairy gets one wish. We saved him together. You would never have known he was there if I hadn't sensed him and went for a look-see. You got one wish and so did I."

"And... and you wished to be human?" Mitch asked beginning to believe.

"Yes... no... not exactly, ' Mia said looking confused. "As a cat I couldn't express my feelings like I can now, by thinking thoughts and speaking them. My wish was more desire than thought. I remember wishing to be together with you in the deepest and strongest way possible. Maybe my mind saw that as becoming human? Anyway, nothing happened at first but then after you left me here, I changed!"

"Yes, you certainly have!" Mitch said as he studied her. Her age looked like she was in her early to mid twenties; she was about five and a half feet tall with raven black hair except for small white tufts behind her ears. Her almond shaped eyes were a golden brown, she had a slightly upturned button nose, and her sultry lips were rose red. Her body was lithe and provocative with fair and creamy skin. She had long lean legs and curvy hips, the cleft between her thighs was surrounded by fine pubic hair as dark as the hair on her head save for another cotton white patch at the top. Her breasts were small perky globes with cherry red nipples and areoles a shade darker that bled into the lighter skin.

She stood naked in front of him with total abandon, seemingly no embarrassment at all for her state of undress. Mitch couldn't help but notice her nipples were erect. He also couldn't help but notice how incredibly gorgeous and sexy she was. He felt a swelling in his heart, not to mention his loins. This could be dangerous. "Ahem, yes, well I think we need to find you something to wear!" Mitch said.

"Why? I've never worn clothes before!" Mia said.

"You've also never been human before and not completely covered in fur!"

"That's true... I'm cold," Mia pouted.

"See?" Mitch said.

"I was hoping you'd keep me warm!" Mia said as she stepped in close to him grabbing his arms and placing them around her. "Mmmmmm," she purred. "This is nice." It was very nice, Mitch thought as he held her with his palms pressed to her back. Her skin was so soft and smooth, her head rested on his chest and the top was just beneath his nose and he smelled her hair, clean and natural.

It felt good holding her... too good. Mitch knew he had to keep control of the situation. He broke the embrace. "Let's get you some clothes," he said leading her by hand to the bedroom.

He rummaged around in his drawers for a few minutes before finally pulling out a plain white tee-shirt. "It looks like this will have to do for tonight. Tomorrow I'll go shopping and try to find something more suitable," Mitch said as he handed Mia the shirt. She smiled and lifted it over her head and then let the cotton material slowly drape over the smooth curves of her body until it reached mid-thigh. Damn! Everything she does is sexy! Mitch thought.

Mia lifted the collar to her nose and sniffed. "I like the way it smells, like you Daddy," she said.

"Why do you keep calling me 'Daddy'?" Mitch asked.

"I've always called you Daddy, you just never knew," Mia said with an amused smile.

"Well, it feels kind of funny you calling me that."

"What should I call you? Master?"

Mitch laughed. "I've never been the master in this relationship and you know it!" Mia nodded in agreement.

"What should I call you then?" she asked.

"How about Mitch?"

"Mitch. Mitch, Mitch, Mitch. I like it Mitch!"

"Okay," Mitch said laughing more, "just don't wear it out!"

"I won't Mitch."

Mitch sat on the bed. "Mia, are you okay? I mean, with all the changes you've gone through?"

"I'm fine now. I was really confused at first, I couldn't understand what had changed, just that something was different. My thoughts were all jumbled around but then they started to clear up and I was able to understand things, and now I don't really remember being a cat anymore," she said.

"You don't? You're losing your memory?"

"Sort of. I'm forgetting specific things of what it was like, but I am still left with impressions. Like I know you've always taken care of me and that I've always loved you. Also, I'm gaining more and more understanding of being human and the human world." She pointed to the television in the room. "Like television, I automatically knew that's what this is called, I vaguely recall as a cat thinking of this as a box that sometimes had interesting pictures in it, but now I see! It tells stories! Funny ones, sad ones, scary ones—I don't like those kind though. And music! I love music! I never understood what it was before, it was just noise, but now I understand it is something beautiful and it makes me feel things inside here," she put her hand on her chest.

"Most of all," Mia said as she came and sat on Mitch's lap putting her arms around his neck. "I'm just happy to be with you Mitch and be able to tell you that!" She snuggled in close to him and he held her trying to sort out in his mind all that was going on. He always loved Mia; he never knew he could love a pet as much as he loved her. But now things were different, he still loved her just as much, if not more, but there were new feelings stirring inside of him and he didn't know how to deal with them.

Mitch got up and stood Mia on her feet. "C'mon, it's getting late and I need to make up the spare bed," he said.

"What for?" Mia asked.

"Well... for you. You need somewhere to sleep tonight."

"I've always slept here," Mia protested.

"Oh, well that will be fine, I'll take the other bed then."

"No, Mitch. We've always slept here together in this bed. Why should that change?"

"Because things are different now."

"So? That shouldn't change where we sleep at night. Mitch I don't want to sleep by myself! Please don't make me!" Mia's eyes started tearing up.

"Okay, okay. You can sleep here tonight," Mitch said putting his hands gently on her shoulders. Mia smiled.

Instead of making up the spare bed, Mitch proceeded to put the house back in order after a disoriented Mia's curiosity laden explorations. He turned most of the lights off, the television, cleaned up the kitchen, and since Mia all ready had the tuna out, decided on making tuna sandwiches for dinner. Mia was all for that.

Mia originally said she wanted milk with her sandwich but when she saw Mitch grabbing a beer for himself, she said she wanted to try that. She made a sour face after her first sip, but she continued to drink it and eventually decided she liked it and even had a second bottle. Mitch drank three.

After their meal, it was still early in the evening but Mitch had been up for over eighteen hours and only had a few hours sleep before that. He was ready to turn in and Mia said that was fine with her. He didn't have to go to work that night so he could get some decent hours of sleep in.

Mia frowned and said she didn't understand when Mitch shut her out of the bathroom so he could relieve himself, saying he never did that before. Mitch was too tired to explain it to her and just told her it was the way things were now. When it was Mia's turn to use the bathroom she pointedly left the door open.

After undressing to only his boxer shorts, Mitch turned down the sheets of his queen-sized bed and climbed in followed by Mia. She snuggled in close but Mitch scooted over a bit to give them space.

Mitch lay there in the dark but as tired as he was sleep wouldn't come to him. His mind kept going over the extraordinary events of the day. He didn't know how long he had been lost in thought when he realized the body next to him was shaking slightly. He turned over on his side to find that Mia was sobbing.

"Mia?" Mitch asked as he put a hand on her shoulder. "Mia? What's wrong?" She remained quiet. "Please Mia, tell me what's wrong?"

"You don't love me anymore!" She cried.

"What? Yes I do! I love you very much!"

"No you don't! I made a big mistake becoming human. Things are different now; you only loved me as a cat!"

"That's not true! Mia I love you no matter what. I swear!"

"Then why don't you let me cuddle with you? Why do you lock me out of rooms? Why do you look at me funny when I touch you? Why?!!"

"Mia, it's one thing when a man and his pet hug and cuddle and show affection, but when a man and woman do it, it can lead to other things." Mitch tried to explain.

"What kind of other things?" Mia asked.

"Things you may not be ready for."

"Like what?"

"Like... like making love..."

"Making love! Yes! This is what I want!"

"Mia you still don't understand..."

"Mitch I want to love you and be loved by you, forever and ever! What else is there to understand?"

"That nothing lasts forever."

"What do you mean?"

"You've been human for less than a day. The more you acclimate to human life, the more you'll come to realize how... unworthy I am for you."

"Unworthy... ?"

"My scars. People avoid me and don't want to be around me because of how I look."

"Is this what it is to be human? To judge someone by how they look and not how they act?" Mia asked.

"Not everyone, but many of us. There are people like Angie, she'll befriend anyone who she likes as a person or believes needs a friend, but still her husband Jonathan is a handsome guy. It's one thing to love someone like me as a friend, quite another to love as a mate." Mitch ran his hand through her dark silken hair. "You are so beautiful... but more than that you are my Mia, you've been my best friend, my confidant, my companion through the hardest years of my life. I could fall so hard in love with you if I let myself, but one day you're going to realize what you are and what I am and you'll leave me. If we complicate matters by having a romantic relationship you'll just end up feeling sorry for me when you leave and I will be devastated beyond imagining."

Mia put her hand up to Mitch's face and wiped away tears he hadn't even noticed were there. "Whether I'm a cat or a human, I'm still Mia. I never would have left you before and I won't leave you now. I've always loved you and I always will. Nothing will change that, not how you look or think you look. I'm in love with you Mitch, I know what that means! I think I've been in love with you for a long time. I know I always wanted more from you and somehow I knew someday I would have it. We we're given a golden opportunity when I was granted my wish, don't let us squander it! I will love you forever! I promise! We'll be the ones to prove it wrong that nothing lasts forever! All I need is for you to love me back! Love me Mitch! Love me!

"Mia... I..."

"Love me, Mitch. Love me." Her sweet mouth was so close all he had to do was move an inch closer and they'd be in contact. "Love me," she whispered.

Mitch pulled her to him smashing his mouth against hers in a hungry kiss between famished souls. He urged his tongue inside her mouth and she ardently accepted. He caressed her tongue, tasted it, and sucked on it as they both moaned in pleasure and desire.

They kissed until they both had to separate for air. "I love you Mia, I love you so much!" Mitch said between gasps.

They merged once more at the lips. Mitch ran his hands all over Mia's supple body. His hand found the end of her tee-shirt and he pulled up on it revealing the alabaster skin of her tummy and breasts. They separated and Mia smiled coyly as she lifted her arms to allow him to remove the shirt completely, once gone he drank in the sight of her gorgeous body.

Mitch placed his hand on her stomach feeling her delicate skin. He ran it up to her breasts taking one in hand squeezing softly and using his index finger to play with the turgid nipple. Mia shivered. "I feel funny," she said. "Like something is whirling in my tummy, it's exciting and a little scary."

"You never have to feel scared with me, never," Mitch said softly. "I love you Mia."

"I love you too. You always make me feel safe."

Mitch kissed her again as his hand continued to caress her tits, first one then the other. His hand slid down the side of a breast, and then his fingers trickled over her rib bones, his hand moved over the slight paunch of her belly and continued going further. He came in contact with her downy pubic hair, moist and warm.

"You're trembling," Mitch said.

"I'm... I'm sorry..." Mia said.

"Shhhh, don't be my love. We can stop if you want..."

"NO! No, please no! I've wanted this for so long! I'm trembling with anticipation. Really! Please don't stop!"

"Okay, I won't," Mitch said and kissed her. His hand explored her mound, the closer he got to the center the hotter and wetter it became. His fingers found her slit and stroked it up and down spreading the leaking moisture.

Mia was reduced to moans and whimpers under his touch. When he brushed over her small nubbin, her body stiffened and her eyes rolled back in her head. A moment later she grabbed hold of Mitch and pulled him on top of her and kissed him hungrily. Her hand began to claw at his boxers. His cock was hard as steel and begging to be free at this point, he obliged by taking hold of the waistband and shoving them down with Mia's frantic help.

Mitch was lying on top of her now looking into her almond eyes. He could feel her nipples pressing into his chest and the heat from her hot pussy on his cock nestled between her legs. "I love you," Mitch said as he shifted and the head of his cock was at the entrance to her pussy. Mia smiled and nodded, her eyes sparkled.

He pushed in slowly and the head of his cock slipped into her. She was so tight! Of course she was a virgin both as a human and a cat, she had never tried to wander off even when she was in heat though she had driven Mitch to distraction with her mewing during those times. Her mews and everything else about her had him beyond distraction now!

Mitch tried going slow and easy but Mia would have none of it, she drove her hips up spearing herself on his throbbing erection. "OH!" Mia gasped and froze. Mitch remained still letting her acclimate to having him inside her. It was no easy task. The velvet grip of her pussy was feverishly hot and wet and he was all ready close to cumming, it was all he could do not to start pumping wildly, yet he held back.

"Oh!" Mia said again. "I feel you in me! It's you... my Mitch. You're inside me! We're together, you and me. Finally together in all ways." Tears leaked out from the corners of her eyes. "My Mitch, my wonderful Mitch."

"Yes, we're together and I'm yours, I've always been yours," Mitch said and nuzzled her neck. The amount of love he felt for her was overwhelming and at this moment he realized how true the words were he spoke. Mia laid claim on him that very first day he found her and he couldn't have been happier about it! "I love you Mia!"

"I love you too!" Mia said adamantly.

Finally it was too much for him and he had to start thrusting. Nearly four years without a sexual partner other than himself had taken its toll on Mitch. He felt those years now and before he even really began, his cock was pressuring for release. The physical and emotional intensity was just too much and Mitch grunted as his cock exploded releasing all that was pent up inside him in pulse after pulse of ejaculation.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Mitch uttered.

"Sorry? Sorry for what?" Mia asked breathing deeply.

"It's been so long... I couldn't control myself."

Mia raised her hand and caressed his cheek. "Mitch, there's nothing to be sorry for," she said.

"I wanted your first time to be special."

"It was! I feel so close to you! It makes me tingle to know we can be like this always now." Mia's cunt muscles squeezed on Mitch's cock when she said "tingle" and that's when he realized he was still quite hard.

Mitch stared into Mia's eyes and raised his pelvis easing his cock out of her pussy about half way then slid himself back in.

"Mitch what are you... Oh!"

Mitch started pumping his cock in and out of her pussy. It was wet and slick with both of their cum, but still incredibly tight. The sensation was better than anything he had felt before with anyone. He looked down at Mia, so beautiful, he took in her sight, her smell... he had to taste her! He bent down and placed his lips around a red jelly bean nipple protruding from her tit laving it with his saliva laden tongue and sucking on it. She tasted sweeter than the finest confection.

"Mmmmmmmm yesssssssssss!" Mia crooned.

Mia was pulsing with energy beneath him. Whenever he pulled his cock out of her she whined and forced her hips upward and as Mitch was pushing back in they would slam back together. They did this at a furious pace. Mitch was all but devouring her boob with more than half of it in his mouth.

"Oh Mitch! My Mitch! Feels so good!" Mia affirmed as she ran her hand through the hair on the back of his head and pushing him hard against her breast.

Mitch's hand roamed down to where they were united. He felt himself slipping in and out of her tight cunt. His finger became coated in their juices and he slid it over her clit. Mia stiffened and began a long whimper. He bit down on her nipple and her whimper turned into a loud euphoric wailing of his name. "MITCHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Her hand clenched in his hair and pulled tightly.

Mitch's head rose and was captivated by her view. "Oh Mitch! Oh Mitch!" Mia kept repeating. "More! Please more?" Her body was so hot, her voice so full of need, her eyes full of love and adoration; it drove Mitch into a frenzy of wanting to please her. He had never been so hard; his cock felt like it was straining to expand even more.

His cock was squeezed within such a soft and satiny smooth hole; he slid all the way inside her pussy, he felt the tip brush something and knew it was her cervix. He held still. The walls of her cunt felt so good constricted around his cock! He let a moment pass then slid out to repeat the action. Mitch continued to plunge in and out of her pussy, each time stopping when he was as deep as he could get to savor the feelings. His pubic bone rubbed against her clit each time their pelvises met. Mia alternated between gasps and high pitched trills as their bodies repeatedly collided.

Their lovemaking raged on and seemed to only increase in passion. Their bodies were covered in a sheen of sweat, the smell of sex was pungent in the bedroom, for Mitch, nothing else existed in the universe except Mia, her sight, her scent, her love. He didn't know how long they were locked together in bliss, but it felt both like a long while and no time at all.

"OH! OH! OH! OH!" Mia chanted as Mitch's cock rushed in and out of her dripping pussy harder and faster. A rumbling began to emanate deep inside Mia starting off low but increasing in magnitude as their coupling reached higher plateaus. Mitch ground his pelvis into her clit in one particularly strong thrust and Mia went wild. She let out a caterwaul that nearly pierced his eardrums. Her nails dug deep into the flesh of his back and her pussy clamped down hard on his cock as her body erupted in spasms.

Mitch was pushed beyond his limit and for the second time that night he came hard into Mia's hungry cunt. His body convulsed as cum shot out of his cock in spurt after spurt, it seemed he was coming forever. As he came his pubic bone continued to rub against Mia's clit which sent her into further orgasms. Her body shook like it was electrocuted and her nails felt like they dug close to bone. With one final scream of "MITCHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" her eyes became glassy and she passed out.

"Mia? Mia are you okay?" Mitch asked with some concern. Mia lay still on the bed with her eyes closed and breathing evenly. She stayed like that for a couple minutes until finally she opened her eyes.

"You okay Honey?" Mitch asked again.

She smiled a smug sleepy smile. "This is what I wished for," she said.

"What, to be fucked into a coma?"

"No! Didn't you feel it? Us, together! The love! It was all I ever dreamed of! All I ever wanted to share with you! Isn't that what you felt too?" Mia asked with a tinge of worry in her voice.

"Yes, I felt it my love," Mitch said softly as he placed a hand on her shoulder stroking it. "It was the most intense feeling of love I ever felt. It was the greatest experience of my life. It had never been like this before, not even with Jess."

"Jess... ?"

"Jessica. She was the woman I was going to marry, but then this happened," Mitch pointed to his face. "She decided she wanted the man I used to be, not the one I was, so she left."

"You mean, someone could have had you, had you for the rest of her life... but she gave you up? On purpose?!!" Mia asked with disbelief.

Mitch laughed bitterly. "It didn't seem like much of a sacrifice to her," he said.

Mia hugged Mitch. "I could never give you up, no matter what happened! You mean too much to me," she said.

"You'll never have to give me up; as long as you want me I'm yours."

"I told you, I want you forever," Mia said.

"Forever," Mitch agreed. "I love you Mia."

"I love you too."

The two spooned together, Mia entwining her legs and feet around his. Mitch held her delicate body close to him and felt a warmth and love, a belonging, like never before. He fell into the most blissful sleep of his life.

Mitch was roused from sleep by the familiar ritual of Mia licking his nose, except something was different. Her tongue didn't feel sandpapery like it normally did, it was slippery smooth. All of a sudden the events of the previous day and night came back to him and his eyes shot open to see the human Mia with a playful grin on her face.

"It really happened," Mitch said. "You're real."

"It really happened," Mia concurred then added, "and you've got stinky breath!"

"I'll give you stinky breath!" Mitch growled as he grabbed Mia causing her to squeal with laughter. He rolled over pulling her on top of him. Her ebon hair fell into his face; he raised a hand to brush a strand back behind her ear and in so doing revealing her mischievous eyes. The look of love there was undeniable and Mitch couldn't believe how lucky he was.

"Thank you," Mitch said.

"For what?"

"For loving me."

"Of course I love you, you're wonderful!" Mia said.

"Make no mistake, in this relationship, you are the wonderful one."

"Hmmmmm, I'm the sticky one," Mia said grinding her groin against his. Both their pubic regions along with their inner thighs were covered in dried cum.

"You and me both!" Mitch said laughing. "I think a shower is called for, care to join me?"

"Try and stop me!"

Mitch got out of bed followed by Mia who stood and stretched her naked and lissome body. Physically, Mia was wholly human — wholly woman — but she had a gracefulness Mitch could only call catlike. Watching her Mitch felt a stirring in his cock that for all intents and purposes should be dead to the world after the workout it had last night. Mia was just that sexy.

Mitch turned around to pick up a pillow that had fallen to the floor and heard Mia gasp. He turned back to her and said, "What is it Baby?"

Her eyes glistened and there was a look of pain on her face as she pointed and said, "You're back."

Mitch turned his head first one way and then another without being able to see anything, finally he looked in the mirror on the dresser and saw the deep red scratches on his back. "Wow."

"Oh Mitch! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to hurt you!" Mia cried and latched onto his arm.

"Hey darlin', don't cry. It's okay Babe, it really is! Last night was incredible! I love how wild you got; I don't mind a few scratches. Please don't worry about it."

"But I hurt you. I never want to hurt you!"

"Accidents happen, don't ever feel guilty for those, especially when it comes from something that made us both so happy. I'll tell you what; you can make it up to me later by rubbing ointment on the scratches. I would love to feel your wonderful hands massaging that stuff into my back. How does that sound?"

"Okay Mitch," Mia said and smiled. He hugged her and held her close to him.

Mitch looked out the window and saw a steady rain falling; it looked like a cold and dreary day outside. "Hmm, I was gonna take you shopping for some clothes today, you up to braving a little rain?"