Lilly Morel opened her eyes and blinked in wonder. Everything was huge around her. Wait, didn't she die?
She heard a sound nearby and in curiosity, she saw two people coming her way. What is going on with those clothes? Wait, there is a bigger problem... why are they so huge? She stepped backwards and realized she was already deep in bushes and the branches dug into her fur.
Fur? Wait, what?! She looked down and saw two soft paws instead of feet. She sat down and saw her back legs and long tail and hit her head with a paw. Is she a cat? Looking at her silvery fur it seems she is indeed a cat. No not even cat, she is likely to be a kitten.
She saw the two passing by and realized that as the small creature she won't be able to survive alone. Should she follow them?
Strangely she felt quite free as she jumped behind them and almost chuckled. It is such a wonderful feeling. Since her childhood, she had health issues. And with years it became worse. Later she had an accident and finally...
Lilly shook her head and gave up those dark thoughts. What is it to think about past life? It is now just a bad memory or a nightmare. Let's forget it and start a new life.
With fast jumps, she followed the two siblings back to their village and realized that they met mostly despise as they were orphans. So what? Should she not just adopt them? Wait, how can she adopt them in her form? Maybe to help them?
She cleared her throat and whispered. ''Can I speak?''Hearing her voice to be cute as a child's, she chuckled. ''At least I can speak human language.''
She could see them entering the smallest house in the village and sighed. They were really poor, weren't they? Where is she actually? Do they seem to be speaking English? Old England? Or new lands?
Never mind. She clearly saw the few people just leaving after staring at the siblings with despise and sneaked near their open door. In wonder, she saw the young girl of barely fifteen or sixteen taking a bag filled with wild berries.
''Jacob, you saw the forest, it is hard to find edible fruits there. Sister found a small room near the city. I could go to work and could provide food for both of us. What do you think?'' She sighed as she saw the boy shaking his head.
''Sis, didn't you say that parents left us money somewhere buried? If we find that we can start our own store or go to the new world. I heard there is gold to be found and a better life.'' His eyes had a longing in it. He wanted to go away from this place, but he wanted a better life as well.
The girl sighed. ''We searched everywhere, but couldn't find it.''
Jacob held her hand and started crying. ''Sis, let us search more. Please.''
Lilly knew that she was not a dog, but if she could find those things their parents hid, wouldn't that help them? She rose her nose in the air, closed her eyes and sniffled their scent. Everything was smelling like them. the two beds in the corner, the pots and pans, tables, chairs, walls...
While she sniffed she found another set of scents. She opened her eyes and saw something magical. Almost like a swirling wind, or trail could be seen following the path of the child's scents. But the scent was often near the big opening in the wall that seemed to be the family fireplace.
Slowly she entered the house, unnoticed by the two children and came near the fireplace. The trail clearly went around a corner and up and saw inside the chimney a protrusion and a box. She looked at her clean fur and shook her head. Cats cant take bath.
How should she tell them?