"Father, Mother, have you seen Sixth Sister? Where did she go?"
Richie gestured frantically at Twilight and Yor.
Twilight and Yor both froze, stopping their dinner preparations.
"Sixth Sister? Who's Sixth Sister? Who is that?"
Richie was stunned. Why were they asking the same questions as Anya? Why didn't they remember Sixth Sister?
"Sixth Sister is the kitty Anya and I adopted together! The Ragdoll Cat with blue eyes and white fur all over!
"She's this big, this big, and she loves sleeping every day! That cat! That's the cat I mean!"
Richie kept gesturing in front of Twilight and Yor, explaining where Sixth Sister had come from, how big she was, and what she looked like.
Strangely, Yor, Twilight, and Anya didn't remember Sixth Sister at all. They didn't even know she had ever lived in their home.
Yor explained to Richie, "Richie, when you and Anya went to adopt a pet, didn't you both agree to get Bond?
"Do you want to get a kitty now?"
Twilight was puzzled too. He crouched down to meet Richie's eyes.
"Richie, what exactly are you looking for? If you want a cat, we can get one."
Richie read Twilight's, Yor's, and Anya's minds. They really had all forgotten that Sixth Sister existed.
At that moment, Richie didn't know how to describe what he felt. There was disappointment, confusion, and sadness.
Sixth Sister had vanished without explanation, and even every trace of her presence in their home was gone. That left Richie utterly bewildered, with a strange touch of fear.
Richie looked at Twilight, who was crouching opposite him, and stopped asking about Sixth Sister.
He knew that Anya, Twilight, and Yor truly didn't know.
After thinking it over, Richie struggled to calm his tangled emotions and shook his head.
"Father, I