Author's Note: All the Jellicles in this chapter are copyright to Webber and Elliot. The humans are copyright to me and a friend. This is directly from a role-play hence the scattered nature but I think I edited it alright.
"The full moon is amazing! Come check it out!" Hugo Myers was smiling ear to ear. His crisp green eyes shone as he spun in a circle, "I love the moon!" He could be such a dork sometimes but that's what his friends liked about him. They were in his apartment, it was friday movie night and nearly 2-am.
Kira was relaxed on a cushiony chair, her head hanging off the edge, reddish brown hair hanging around her head, while her knees were bent up over the back. It was surprisingly comfortable, especially since her sugar crash and she didn't really feel like moving. "Yeah, its amazing. Just like every month." She sighed with a slight roll of her chocolate eyes. But she couldn't help the small smile that twitched at her lips at the sight of her friend dancing around. "Bleh, I could use another coke..." She mumbled, but she didn't want to get up, to comfy.
Pouncival yawned and swayed slightly where he sat on the hood of the broken down car. The ball had ended and his energy level was dwindling. Another night of festivities gone, always way to quickly. Oh well, there was always next year to look forward too.
Gears spun all the way to the mini fridge and back, handing her an AMP energy drink before plopping down on the couch and stretching absently, "We need to do something! Something exciting!" He smiled widely again. He had had 6 packs of Sour-Patch Kids and 4 mountain dews within the lat 2 hours.
Kira looked at him grateful before turning over, half falling half sliding off the chair and opening the AMP. Taking the first few gulps quickly she took a breath and sighed. Almost feeling the caffeine and sugar fizz through her bloodstream. "I'm game...What do you have in mind?"
Munkus sat contentedly on the tire, watching the three around him. This was Pouncy's first time helping with the watch but he wasn't to worried. Nothing had happened for years anyway. The tomkit was now curled up, eyes closed and breathing deep. Munkus sighed slightly, kits.
Gears grabbed her arm and swung her with him as he danced, "Let's go raid the junkyard down the road! I ran out of stuff to make sculptures out of and there's an expo a few weeks away!" Hugo Myers was a sculpture and a painter by trade but he also acted a bit in his free time.
Mungojerrie was poofed up, the argument had escalated into a fight about what Rumpelteazer was doing while Mungojerrie wasn't with her. Tugger had implied a few unsavory ideas and it had the calico on edge.
"Hey you two, calm down." Munkus said. "We have a year together, lets make it through in one piece." He rolled his eyes slightly. Munkus's sudden louder words woke Pouncy out of his semiconsciousness with a start. Shaking his head of the sleepy fog he yawned and decided to see if he could find any mice to hunt. Perhaps that would wake him up.
Kira yelped slightly as she was pulled to her feet and tried to keep her AMP from spilling. "Okay, okay! Watch the caffeine!" She said quickly and stopped the spinning before she ended up dropping it. "All right, lets go." Finishing it as she walked to the door she threw it in a trash bin.
Mungojerrie and Tugger turned to look at Munkustrap t the same time. Mungo had Tugger in a headlock and Tugger was biting the calico's arm roughly. "I wasn' gon' 'urt 'im!" Mungojerrie whined as he dropped the main coon.
Gears nearly giggled as he rushed out the door. It was a warm night and it smelled a bit like it would rain. "C'mon! it's closed! we can sneak in! IT's friday so Mr. Jeeks is working! He sleeps a lot!" He had obviously snuck into this place too many times.
"Gears...You worry me sometimes." Kira said with a small shake of her head. "You need something else to occupy your time besides sneaking into junkyards." But she followed anyway, pulling her long hair into a pony tail. The dark red tint made her already fair skin seem even more pale in the moonlight.
Munkus rolled his eyes. "Just behave all right?" He caught a small glint of Pouncy and turned to look. But the kit was obviously stalking something. Oh well, whatever to keep the kit occupied for a while.
Gears chuckled and spun in the empty streets, "But then I wouldn't have time to hang out with you Kira!" He now ran down the road to the junkyard.
Mungojerrie shrugged and was about to talk when Tugger landed a good punch in the side of the calico's face. Mungo let out a grunt and fell off the tire into a pile of something green gooy and unidentifiable, "GROSS!!" he yowled.
Munkus let out an irritable sigh and shook his head. It was going to be a long year. Pouncy's ears only barely twitched as Mungo let out the yell. He was still stalking a rat. Crouched over on all fours he followed the scent and the faint scratching noises.
Kira let out a small laugh. "Aw, I feel loved." She said with a smile as she followed. The caffeine was waking her up and putting her in a better mood. "Anyway...What're we looking for?" They had snuck in and she was now looking at the very, very large amount of trash in front of her.
Gears shrugged, "Whatever looks interesting! just pick a pile!" he began digging and was headfirst in a pile of scrap metal before she even knew he had moved.
Mungojerrie was chasing Tugger now. he was head to toe in grime and Tugger was running for his life, only to avoid getting dirtied by the other tom
"Guys, you're going to draw an awful lot of attention!" Munkus growled, though he was thankful that it was the night the Junkyard owner was working. Pouncy was so engrossed with his stalking he hadn't realized how far off he had wandered. Wiggling his rear, he suddenly pounced, digging through the top layer of trash quickly and noisily. After a little scrabble he lifted his head with a dead rat in his teeth. Kira grimaced slightly before rolling up the sleeves of her black shirt and digging into the trash. "Anything interesting...right..."
Gears was having a field day digging through piles and was nearly completely buried in one when something quiet large fell on him "Holy fuck!!" he yowled and scrambled out of the pile. The young man was covered in grime from the very top of his green and black hair to the bottom of his Airwalks. "What the hell was that?!"
Mungojerrie was running from Tugger and they were headed in the direction that Pouncival had gone when Mungo stopped suddenly. He had seen Kira. "'oly 'eaviside!" he muttered but before he could tell tugger that they needed to leave, the Main Coon slammed into his back and sent them both flying. They landed in a heap a few yards from the girls feet.
Munkus's nose suddenly twitched. The air held its usual scent of garbage but there was something new. The scent of humans intertwined in the air. "Oh no..." He muttered quickly running after the three toms. Pouncy let out a yelp of surprise as the garbage beneath him suddenly shifted and screamed out. Losing his footing he tumbled and landed beside the boy.
Kira looked up at the sudden noise and jumped back with a scream of surprise. Glancing around she grabbed the nearest item that could be used to protect herself: A old ratted broom. "Stay back whoeveryouare!!" Her eyes stared at the pile before her. It wasn't so much 'oh-no-its-a-monster' response, more like 'stranger-appearing-out-of-nowhere-that-may-attack-and-rape-me' response.
Gears shook his head and wiped the grime from his eyes, "What the hell are you?!" he yelled and scrambled backwards crab-walk style for about 5 feet until his back hit a large box.
Mungojerrie spit out a bunch of mud. Tugger had landed onto of him and he had gotten it everywhere. he main coon slowly stood and shook off, his once beautiful coat dirty and matted, "Look what you did you stupid thief!" he was ignoring the frightened girl and growling at the calico, his coat a poof of anger.
"Wha' I did!?" Mungojerrie stood up and growled back. he was small but his voice echoed, "Ye pushed me in firs'! Fuck dis!" He hauled back and shoved the maine coon into a pile of grime which splooshed upwards like a puddle of water would have.
Kira stood there, hands shaking slightly as she watched the two fight with each other in front of her. She had calmed down slightly, seeing they weren't interested in her. "They do realize Halloween still is rather far away right?" She mumbled to herself. Yet something wasn't right about these two.
Pouncy let out a mew of fright and scrambled back himself before fluffing up. He attempted a growl but couldn't do much before suddenly grey and black striped legs were in front of him. Munkus's fur was bristling and teeth bared. "What business do you have here human?" He growled.
"Calm down man!" Gear stood and shook off, getting a hunk of dirt from his ear as he did, "I come here twice a week to get stuff for my art!" He looked the two cats over and raised a brow, "What kind f freak wheres a Halloween costume in August? Don't your wigs get itchy?"
Mungojerrie threw Tugger down and tackled him, getting the Main Coon in another headlock before he looked up and realized they were only a foot or so from Kira, "Who de 'ell are ye?"
Munkustrap, ears back and fur bristled, began to relax ever so slightly. He was a young human. But still a threat to their secrecy. "Wigs? What's a wig Munkus?" Pouncy suddenly asked, he was on his hands and knee's peering around the bigger tom's leg. Uh oh, she'd been noticed. She should have run when she had the chance. "S-S-Stay back!" She said.
Mungojerrie stood and let go of Tugger so fast that the main coon landed face first in the mud. "I ain't gon' 'urt ye Lass!" He shook off one hand before offering it to her, "De name's Mungojerrie! Dat lump of a tom is Tuggah!"
Gears rolled his eyes, "What have you been feeding that kid? Stupid pills? Every human in the world knows what a wig is!" He took a few steps towards them. He was headed in Kira's direction to ask if she'd found anything.
"Don't touch me!" She growled, swinging her broom at Mungo. "I know how to use this thing!" Taking a couple quick steps back she tried to glance around to see where Gears had ended up but didn't want to take her eyes off of the two guys in front of her.
Munkus snarled and shifted, following Gears every movement. "I will ask you nicely to leave once." He said. "Human?" Pouncy blinked. This was a human? He had heard the others talk about them but hadn't seen one himself. Him and his brother Tumblebrutus were stray kittens taken in by the clan. Since Pouncy wasn't going to be with him, Tumble had gone with Jenny to her human's house.
Gears rolled his eyes, "You working for Mr. Jeeks? Fine fine! We'll get our stuff and be out of here in a jif alright?" the teen rolled his eyes and walked around the two Jellicles. stomping towards the last place he had seen Kira, "Hey girl! We gotta get going! There's this weird guy in a cat costume who keeps staring at me!" Gears shrugged "Not that I'm complaining about the staring mind you! He's kinda cute!"
Mungojerrie raised a brow and looked at the new human, "Munkus ain't cute! 'E's an ovah protective arse!"
Tugger had finally spit out enough mud to speak and growled at Mungo before turning towards Kira, "Hey baby!"
Kira was stone still, hands gripping the broom handle tightly in a batter stance. As if ready to swing at any oncoming fast ball. "Got my own problems Gears!" She said, eyes still locked. "Who you callin' 'baby'??" She spat in reply to Tugger. Caffeine and having the daylights scared out of her at two thirty in the morning was not a good mix.
Pouncy went to follow but Munkus quickly grabbed his scruff. "Oh no you don't kit." He said before hauling the younger tom with him, staying clear of this 'Gears'. Soon he was beside Mungojerrie, hands clamped on Pouncy's shoulders. Eyes still narrowed.
Gears was still watching the exchange between Tugger and Kira when he addressed Munkustrap, "If you're going to stare at me like that the least you could do is buy me a drink!" He then turned to look at the tabby and winked.
Mungojerrie grabbed Tugger by his mane and pulled him back, "We ain't gon' 'urt ye Lass! I swear on de Evahlastin' Cat!" He put a hand over his heart and smiled charmingly.
"Everlasting what?" She said suddenly very confused. That was a new one. "And you," she pointed the broom at Munkus. "Leave him alone! We were just looking for some stuff for his art." She could be very protective of her friend. Munkus grimaced, turning his eyes to Kira. "You both should leave. Now." He said, voice low. "We mean either of you no harm..."
Gears smiled and slung an arm over Munkustrap's shoulder, "Hey Kira! I don't mind if this guy wants to stare, honest!" He waved her off vaguely with his free hand and pulled the large tom close with his one arm.
Mungojerrie's eyebrows hit the roof. Even Tugger wouldn't be able to get away with his scruff after a stunt like that. "'ey Lass! Ye might wan' keep yer frien' on a shortah leash!"
Tugger laughed loudly at the exchange and his laughter soon howled as he threw an arm around Kira.
Munkus's fur bristled up once again, in an instant he had let go of Pouncy's shoulders, whipped around and dealt a whack to the boys head. No claws, but a good hit. He hissed.
"Uuuhm..." Kira's eyes were wide. "G-Gears...Get over he-" But Mungo's arms were around her. Whipping around she attempted to his him upside the head as well. She backed up to her friends side.
Pouncival scurried from the angered Protector over to Mungo's side. "Mungo..." He tugged on the calico's arm. "What are we going to do now?"
Mungojerrie dropped his arm as Tugger yanked him away and grabbed the girl, pulling her close, "And we meet again Love! Fancy that!"
Gears landed face first, "Jeeze mate! Fuckin hell! What'dya do that for?!" He stood and wiped blood from under his nose.
Kira went rigid. "Le'go of me!" She squealed, wriggling futilely. Man he was strong! "What are you? A body builder! Let go or I'll scream rape!"
Munkus, recovering, took in a slow deep breath and closed his eyes. "You two aren't helping in getting them out of here. Pretty soon we wont be able to let them leave!" He stated, eyes still angered but not furious anymore.
Gears was in the tom's face again, his hand pushed against his nose to stop the bleeding, but it wasn't helping much. "You gonna kill us or something? Did we interrupt a cult meeting? Is that why you're wearing weird costumes?"
Tugger looked utterly confused, "What's rape?" he raised a brow but didn't let go of the squirming girl.
"Cult? No, we are not part of any of your human cults!" Munkus spat. The very thought was sickening. "Tugger let go of her!"
Kira squirmed and kicked. Finally she relaxed slightly to think things through before shifting and suddenly bringing her leg up behind her quickly and strongly. Aiming for a very sensitive area.
Tugger yelped and grabbed his groin, falling to one knee and then to his side. Mungo howled in laughter and applauded the girl, "'oly 'eaviside det wash shweet!"
Gears rolled his eyes, "Bout time!" he then turned to Munkustrap, "Then what the hell are you?"
Kira scrambled over to Gear's side and wrapped her arm around his. She really didn't want to be separated from him now. He might not care, but she didn't feel comfortable with this many guys.
Munkus looked at the others and clenched his teeth before letting out the breath he was holding. "If we tell you, you cannot leave until we know we can trust you." He said.
Gears laughed, "I'm a queer who can't hold down a job and has been institutionalized 4 times for saying i saw bigfoot on my roof! Who would believe me?" He ruffled Kira's hair softly and pulled her close.
Mungojerrie was still laughing at the toppled Mane Coon, "Bout time eh Tuggah?" The other tom whimpered and rolled on the ground.
He sighed again, rubbing his temples. "Fine. We've crossed the fine border of peace by now anyway." He shot a look at the downed mane coon and calico. "We're called Jellicles."
"J-Jellicles?" Kira repeated. What was that? Some fancy term for these kind of people now? She was so confused. She could so go for another AMP now. Maybe she had fallen asleep and this was a dream.
Gears felt Kira's voice drifting and he reached into his cargo pants pocket. Damn he loved those deep pockets "Here..." he said handing the semi comatose girl a mountain dew. "What does that mean?"
Mungojerrie left Tugger to whimper as he joined Munkustrap and Pouncival. The calico ruffled up the kitten's headfur and smiled the the two human's
"Well...For humans we normally appear as cats. Just your average house or alley feline." Munkustrap continued. "No, no more caffeine." She mumbled, pushing it away. "Its beating up my brain." She clenched her eyes shut. "Whatever cells I have left are creating cat-people."
"No Lass! We're real!" Mungojerrie smiled widely and grabbed for the pop can. he swiped it from Gear's hand and poked at it, "'ow do ye open des thin'?"
Gears smiled and rolled his eyes, "So like shape shifters? But you can't become full humans?
"I guess you could call us that." Munkus nodded. Perhaps this wasn't going to be so bad. Still...They couldn't let these humans leave unless they were certain they wouldn't expose them.
"Real? Great. Just great." She mumbled setting her head on Gear's shoulder with a small shake. Wisps of her hair falling from her pony tail and framing her face. "I thought you were the only crazy one Gears, I think it rubbed off." She mumbled. "So what do we do now?"
"Does this mean we're keeping them?" Pouncy looked up at Mungo. "They're staying?"
Gears took the pop from Mungo, opened it and handed it back, "Yeah yeah! Go to sleep Kira!" He chuckled as she mumbled nearly incoherently. "So there's only the four of you?"
Mungojerrie sniffed the mountain dew and sneezed from the bubbled, Wha' de 'ell?" He sipped at it and purred, a large smile growing across his face.
"There are many of us. Only us four here though. To watch over our territory to protect it from pests and humans." Munkus narrowed his eyes ever so slightly, but he had relaxed somewhat.
"Yeah...I'm just going to sit down..." She mumbled, sitting on a more or less dry patch of earth and leaning against Gears' leg. What was her life coming to?
Pouncy sniffed at the pop in Mungo's hands and shook his head quickly as the carbonation got at his nose.
Mungojerrie laughed at th tomkit and chugged the rest of the can down. He had found his new love.
Gears stroked Kira's hair idly as he listened to the silver tabby, "That's pretty cool! So you guys ever leave this dump?"
"We have our homes." He said. "Most of us anyway. Some of us are strays." His eyes almost unconsciously traveled to the kit beside Mungo.
Pouncy, having the short attention span as always suddenly stalked the calico's tail and latched onto it.
Kira had calmed down for the most part, watching the 'Jellicle's' before her. Though she kept a wary eye on the mane coon. "Most everyone else has gone back to their homes while we stayed here." Munkus continued.
"Well do you guys have to stay here? I've got like 4 more movies to watch and Sleeping Beauty here is going to pass out as soon as I get her home!" He smiled and ruffled Kira's hair softly.
Mungojerrie eeped loudly as Pouncy grabbed his tail. he spun around quickly and bopped the tomkit on top of the head softly, "No! bad laddie!"
Pouncy scurried between Mungo's legs and leapt over Tugger, who was still on the ground. A mischievous smile on his face. "Leave?" His ears perked up and looked hopeful at Munkus. This junkyard was boring at the moment. "No, we have to stay and keep an eye on this place." Munkus said with the shake of his head. "I'm not going to pass out!" She growled. "I'm just...taking everything in..."
Gears rolled his eyes, "No one's going to hurt your junk! Besides, if all of you come with us then everyone will be safe right?" Gears made a lot of sense for a sugar-highed teen.
Tugger finally made it to his feet, "I think it's a good idea Munky!"
Pouncival was almost jumping up and down with excitement. "Yeah, can we Munkus, can we?" He said enthusiastically.
Kira got to her feet as she saw the mane coon move. She was still incredibly wary of him, since she hadn't had a good first impression.
Munkus wrestled with what to do. The obvious thing would be to stay put, but then they'd have to hold the humans and he didn't know how well that would work. And the boy did have a point. If they were all together they would be safe. Besides, if Tugger and Mungo really wanted to go would he be able to hold them back? "Oh all right." He grumbled, giving in. "But no longer than a day at most!" He looked at each tom around him and then back to the humans. "Lead the way."
Gears clapped his hands together excitedly, "Follow me boys!... and Kira!" he chuckled and began to climb over the south wall, heading back to his apartment. He lived alone since his parents moved out of state and gave him the choice, so they wouldn't be disturbing anyone.
Mungojerrie and Tugger looked at each-other happily and nearly vaulted the south wall. landing softly on the other side. Tugger waited for Kira to come over and he was about to run to her but Mungo grabbed his tail.
Kira followed suit, landing with only a slight stumble and followed Gears quickly, looking over her shoulder briefly. "Gears...Is this a good idea? I mean...They're...Cats!"
Munkus waited until Pouncy had gotten over the wall and landed agilely behind them, fully cat.
Pouncy was almost dancing on his four paws, waiting anxiously for the others so they could go. Kira was still trying to come up with an excuse as they walked into Gears' apartment. "Wont they draw a little bit of attention?"
"You're right! Hey guys!" he said over his shoulder as he swung an arm over Kira's, "You gotta be cats til we get to my place alright?"
Mungo and Tugger grumbled as they shifted into a small calico and a fluffy main coon. They trotted after the human's until they got the apartment complex.
Munkus growled slightly at their carelessness. Pouncy was a kit and was still slightly more responsible. With the little brown and white kit on his heels he walked into the apartment through the door. Or rather stalked. He was still wary.
Kira stopped mid argument and stared down at the little train of cats that walked through the doorway and past her. "Oh...right..." She sighed, giving up on the argument. This was going to be a long day.
Gears let them into his one bedroom apartment and shut the door, "Ok you can he human again... or whatever!" he smiled and went tot he kitchen, "Anyone hungry? I've got hotdogs and chips and popcorn and turkey! plenty of pop too!"
Mungojerrie perked up at the mention of pop. He was just now feeling the sugary buzz from the first one and was loving it.
Tugger was sniffing everything, It all smelled like Kira, he was loving it.
Kira stood somewhat uncomfortably by the door a moment before edging over to the recliner and sat down stiffly. Her eyes on the cats, mostly Tugger, the entire time.
Pouncy, remaining in his kittenish form batted at a few things here and there before running around crazily and haphazardly.
Munkus sat on the arm of the couch, ears perked forward and eyes scanning. It appeared they were all still a little wary of being their natural selves in the human world.
Mungojerrie shifted into his normal form and sniffed at the mini fridge, "'ey Gears! Kin I 'ave a pop?" He asked and when he saw the human nod he opened the fridge and took out 4 of them. plopping down on the couch.
Gears made a plate of sandwiches and chips and brought them out for everyone, "I thought we'd watch Aristocats since we have feline friends with us!"
"Sure...Sounds fine to me." Kira replied, sounding slightly distracted as she pulled her knee's up against her chest and took a sandwich to nibble on.
Pouncy bounded over the arm of the couch, landed on Mungo's lap, almost plowed into Munkus, and then found himself wedged in between Kira and the arm of the chair she was sitting on. Contentedly he curled up.
She went rigid for a moment, staring down at the little cat. But after a few moments she relaxed again. Enough so to let her hair down from its pony tail. Though that made her realize how grimy she was. Standing she made her way to the bathroom, grabbing the bag she had brought of extra clothing with her. "I'm going to take a shower. A nice long, hot shower." She muttered, thinking of the muck still stuck to her skin from the junkyard. Munkustrap watched her go and settled on the couch, hesitantly turning back to his normal form.
Gears tossed a sandwich to Munkustrap, "Hey! catch!" Gears put in the movie and pressed play before laying on the floor. "I never did learn your real names!"
Mungojerrie belched loudly and looked surprised, "Det wash weird!" He cleared his throat and smiled, "I'm Mungojerrie!, Da's Rum Tum Tugger, Munkustrap, and Pouncival!"
"Good to meet you!" he smiled as he eat his sandwich in 4 bites and sipped his AMP.
Pouncival was curled up almost in the exact center of the seat Kira had left and was purring slightly.
Munkus caught the sandwich easily and nodded his gratitude before taking a bit of it cautiously. He realized they knew Gears but hadn't received the girls name.
Gears rolled over and offered Munkustrap a hand without getting off the floor, "I'm Hugo but everyone calls me Gears... the lovely young thing that left is called Kira!"
Mungojerrie caught himself staring at Gear's ass. He quickly looked away only to see Tugger doing the same. "Tuggah! behave!" He whispered it out in a hiss.
Munkus looked at the hand with an odd expression before he seemed to understand and grasped Gear's hand in a handshake. He had seen his humans do the same with guests.
Kira stepped into the shower and let the hot water run over her. She kind of felt like perhaps it would wake her from this nonsense. But even now she would just settle for it incinerating any germs and gunk the junkyard left behind on her.
Gears settled in for the movie and smiled as the opening scene was three little kittens playing. "I love this movie!" he seemed to think about what he said and rolled his eyes, "God I such a fruit!"
Mungojerrie was on his 4th Mountain Dew when he looked up, "Look! Kittens!"
Pouncy's ears twitched slightly at their conversation but his energy reserve was wearing out. He'd been up just as long as the others so it had used up any extra energy he had.
Munkus was mostly silent through the movie, unsure what to do and slightly uncomfortable in these surroundings. But it was only for a day, perhaps shorter. Kira stepped out of the bathroom after about a good half hour in red pajama pants and matching tank, towel drying her wet hair. She looked at the cats still in the living room, bit back a moan and went into the kitchen. But she seemed more calm and collected.
Mungojerrie moved over so Kira could sit and Tugger pushed him out of the way and took his spot. "Hiya!"
Gears sat still for a moment but got bored, he then set next to Munkustrap and smiled widely, "What's it like bein' a cat?"
"Pretty normal." Munkustrap said, looking at Gears with strange look. "I wouldn't know how to describe it since I know nothing of human life."
Kira scooted against the arm of the couch, arms wrapped around herself, looking a little uncomfortable with Tugger so close. "Um...hi..."
"I won't hurt you love!" he winked and put on his signature smirk. he had an aura of charm but it seemed to be wasted on this human... it felt strange to him.
Mungojerrie's tail twitched rapidly as the sugar got to him.
Gears nodded, "So how long have you guys lived in my junkyard?"
"Your junkyard?" Munkustrap said, raising an eyebrow. "Don't you mean Mr. Jeek's Junkyard? We've lived and used it for years."
Kira looked at him with a slightly sarcastic look. "Yeah, sorry, I make it a point to not trust strangers right off the bat." She said, looking back at the movie, or the ending anyway.
"Well im no bat! I'm just a little kitty cat!" he purred deep in his throat and nuzzled into her shoulder.
Mungojerrie suddenly jumped up when the credits started to roll and began dancing. it didn't really have a beet but it looked decent enough considering he had had 5 pops in an hour and had never experienced caffeine before.
Gears looked at him and smiled, "Quite the cutie you got there Munkustrap!"
"You can have him." Munkus rolled his eyes at Mungo's sudden dance. "What was in that stuff you gave him?"
Pouncy lifted his head and looked at Mungo through half lidded eyes before rolling over and going back to sleep.
Kira stiffened again and tried to squeeze into any amount of space that was left between herself and the arm of the couch before she found herself sitting on it instead and fell off with a yelp and a thump. "Yeah...Little to close for comfort..." She groaned, her legs still up on the arm.
Tugger's head popped into view over the arm of the couch, "Sorry love! Didn't mean it!" he was getting rejected and the feeling confused him.
Gears purred softly as he watched Mungojerrie dance. "I think I will, Thanks Munky old pal!"
Munkus wondered vaguely what he might have just gotten his friend into but he shrugged off the feeling and decided it time calm down and relax. All three of them hadn't slept in almost twenty four hours. Shifting back to his cat form he leapt up onto the chair and settled in next to Pouncival, though his eyes were closed his ears were perked for any noise.
"Uhm...Not your fault...Mine...Gears, I'm going to go to bed...Using your bed..." Kira said standing and rubbing the back of her head. She was confused and obviously a little...off...She knew Gears would understand but she felt a little guilty that she was making the others feel unwanted. She'd straighten it out after she got some sleep, if she could handle it. She disappeared into Gear's bedroom, shut the door, and tucked into his bed.
The sun rose far too early and cast a beam over Kira's face. She had called the kingsized bed all to herself but gear never took her claims too seriously. He was curled up with a tiny sleeping Mungojerrie in his arms on the other half of the bed.
Kira grumbled and pulled the pillow over her head. "Stupid sun..." She mumbled into the mattress before turning over to see Gear's back. Oh right, she had forgotten she was in his apartment. She pulled herself to her feet and more or less made it out of his room quietly and to the little kitchen. "Coffee...Need the coffee..." She muttered to herself putting a pot on and sitting at the small round table with her tired head in her hands. Messy hair falling around her shoulders.
The smell of coffee filled the small apartment quickly and a barely awake Gears stumbling lazily into the kitchen, "Fucking sugar hangover..." he grumbled softly and poured a large cup for himself before he sat in his chair... the one with all the cats on it.
Yowls rang up into the air as both Munkus and Pouncy were awakened at the same time. On instinct claws were out and slashed, to late to realize it had been Gears.
Kira jumped at the noise. "For the love of god its to early for noise!" She squeaked pressing her hands to her ears and closing her eyes. Cats...Since when did Gears have cats? Wait...right...Jellicles...So it wasn't a dream. Perfect.
Gears yowled and did a weird dance. even this out of it he instinctively protected his coffee, "What the fuck! who let animal's in my house!" he was still obviously asleep mentally as he plopped down on the floor and gulped his coffee.
"You did remember?" Kira mumbled over her coffee, eyes still tightly glued shut. "I said no, thinking it was a bad idea, but you said everything'll be fine. Dude, you need a shower. I smell you all the way over here and over my coffee." She said, suddenly changing topics and covering her nose.
Munkus was puffed up and looking around quickly, Pouncy curled up underneath him with wide eyes. They slowly calmed down before settling back on the chair, though wide awake.
"Fuckin cats... clawed up my ass good!" he was grumbling and barely speaking english as he stumbled into the shower obediently.
Mungojerrie trotted out of the bedroom, following the wonderful scent of caffeine, "What's that?"
Tugger suddenly jerked awake, pillow in hand like a sword, "Get the panda away from the sardines!"
"Its called coffee..." Kira said, her voice soft as she sipped hers. "Only thing that gets me up in the morning. Caffeine...its good for the system..." Tuggers sudden awakening made her jump again. "What did I say?!" She moaned, rubbing her temples. Man she had a headache.
Pouncy jumped off the chair, wiggled his rear and ran at Mungo, suddenly full of energy. He leapt, in midair he suddenly changed back to his normal form for the first time since they left the junkyard.
Mungojerrie wasn't nearly awake enough to notice the attack. the next thing he knew he was on the floor staring up at the tomkit's blue eyes, "well 'ello..."
Tugger stood and chuckled lazily at the two on the kitchen floor, "damn hornets always sniffing the slinkies..." It was obvious that he had had too many SourPatch Kids last night... he still had the sour sugar in his mane.
Kira hardly moved as Mungo suddenly was plowed over by Pouncy. She was finished with her first cup of coffee and got up to get her second. It was kicking in, she was waking up. Noticing Tugger she blinked. "You could use a shower as well..." She said. Pouncival scrambled off of Mungo and, quickly going to cat again went to run off.
Mungojerrie laid on the floor for a while, "wanna git me a cup of det coffee Lass?" he grumbled but didn't move.
Gears came out of the shower in a pair of cargo shorts and nothing else.
Kira poured another mug and handed it down to Mungo as she walked past him and plopped onto the couch with a sigh, sipping her second cup. She seemed to have grown relatively accustomed to the Jellicles.
Gears took another cup from the coffee maker and started a second pot, "I'm going to be out of coffee if this keeps up!" he was awake now and he sat on the floor and turned the news on.
Mungojerrie sat up and drank the coffee quickly. The caffeine when through his quickly and he was wide awake in minutes.
Tugger grabbed another coke and sat down next to Gears, "Fucking worms... eating... lollipops..." he didn't even get to opening the can when he passed out on his side.
"Wow...Doesn't take much to knock him out does it?" Kira said gesturing to Tugger's prone form. She was wide awake now and ready for the day. Well, sort of. Luckily it was her day off. Thank the lord.
Pouncy went running through the apartment again, zooming over Mungo, around the couch, table, up onto the back of the couch, went to jump back down on Mungo and start the cycle all over again. He didn't seem to need anymore caffeine.
Mungojerrie trapped him under an arm on his 4th or 5th round, "Calm down Kit! Yer givin' me a 'eadache!" he ruffled Pouncival's fur and yawned loudly.
Gears chuckled, "My thought exactly Mungo!" he was poking the unconscious Tugger in the leg and every time he'd poke a spot the mane coon's tail twitched badly. "This is fun!"
Kira rolled her eyes. "Leave the poor guy alone. You people, getting kicks out of other peoples annoyances." She stated.
Pouncy wriggled fiercely under Mungo's arm before realizing it was a fruitless struggle and relaxed slightly, but his paws still twitched.