"What?" exclaimed Shawn.

"What happened? Is someone hurt?" Jade rushedly examined Nikki.

"No, Jade, I'm OK," Nikki replied.

"So, Shawn, why are you shouting like that?"

"Nikki decided to look for her mother," Shawn explained. Jade turned to face Nikki.

"I... I simply chose to find her because a friend claimed my color is uncommon, so I suppose it'll be easy to find her, right?" Nikki asked, hopeful.

"But Nikki..." Jade expressed concern.

"I'll be alright, Jade, I'm not going to go hard on finding her, I'll just ask who the last cat saw her, that's all," Nikki assured Jade.

Nikki and Shawn headed out to begin the search later that night, when the moon risen. They returned to the park and saw Gareth and Blake.

"Ah, you've returned! Where's your protective uncle?" Gareth asked.

"I'm truly sorry back then, Ian was just frightened, but we talked sense into him, so... it's okay," Nikki stated.

"Good to see you again, Garreth, too bad I missed out on the grilled mackerel last time." Shawn hands down the money he asked from Sara. 

"Here... Now give me some, please," Shawn said, smiling at Gareth.

"Of course, of course you can. Blake, assist Shawn." Blake then begins grilling the fish while Shawn waits on a table.

"I remember when Blake first came into my house, he was simply a weak kitten with a big appetite, exactly like Shawn, and now he has grown so much," Gareth recalled.

"Where are his parents?" Nikki inquired.

"Oh, dead."

"How?"

"Back when the male cats dominated this neighborhood, there was no one protecting the female cats, no home for them. Every time the female gives birth, the kitten, if not protected by their mother, becomes an easy prey and most of them get killed. I just heard a loud noise, then I went out. I witnessed how a white cat murdered Blake's sibling. If I hadn't gone out, he would have been next. Blake was shivering from fear back then. I took care of him and took the fear out of him, that's how he became the Blake I know now." Gareth said.

"Is that how I was separated from my mom?" whispered Nikki. Gareth gave her a look.

"I thought you and Shawn were siblings."

"I'm adopted. I was going to ask around if anyone knows who my mother is. Hunter said it's not that difficult to find my kind. The color of my fur is unusual here, so I was wondering if it would be simple to find her. Now I hear the story. She's most likely dead."