Electra's choice -Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Vickie will appear in this chapter, just for you Starlight Future ;)
Electra looked at Tugger fora moment, trying to dcide what was behind the deep blue eyes. Was he serious?
"Pleeeeease? Pretty please?"
No, she decided, he most definitely was not serious. "Get stuffed Tugger" she snarled, and as a dirty grin spread across his face, she got up quickly and stalked off, throwing him a look usually saved for somethinga human scraped off their shoe. For a while she wandered around aimlessly, and finally plonked herself down on an upturned paint tin with her head in her paws.
"I can't, I can't, I cant!"
"Oh! I'm very sorry" came a light, dainty voice. "I..I didn't realise anyone was here...I, are you alright?" Electra turned to look at the speaker. She (for it was a she) was a pure white, shorthaired princess, with a pretty blue sueded collar, and a bashful smile.
"No, not at all, I was just...just thinking. Who are you?" Electra ducked her head when she saw the slightly puzzled look on the white's face. "Sorry, that came out wrong. I just meant, that I have never seen you around the yard before. I'm electra."
"Oh, that's quite alright. I am apt to say things in the wrong way, so you are not alone. My name is Victoria. Vickie to my friends. Now, back to my earlier question, are you alright?"
Electra detected a hint of an upper class accent in Victoria's vocie, but said nothing. "Oh, it's just...well,I'm worried that the tribe will send me and my sister away."
"Why ever would they do that Electra?" The kindly look on Victoria's face was too much.
"Because, because I'm bad! That's why! I'm a dirty little theif, and I stole from good people and made them sad! The jellicles here won't want the likes of me around! Just please make them keep my sister safe! Please!" the sniffles were out before she cold stop them, followed closely by sobs. Vickie just storked her mane, and let her cry. She knew that it was the best thing to do, even if it was not easy.
"Holy Moley!" Tugger stood a short distance off, his mouth hanging open. "No wonder you didn't want to tell me Little chick. But let me tell you this, the Tugger ain't letting the Little chick go anywhere"
"It's Electra! You big doofus." came the voice from Vickie's shoulder fur.
"Yeowch1 The little chick has claws!"
"It's Electra!"
"Okay, okay, easy Leccy. The Tugger didn't mean to upset you. He just likes a joke now and then."
Vickie huffed "Tugger, you are not helping matters in the slightest"
"Well excuse me Madame"
"Tugger, you egotistical, primative male of the species!"
A smothered giggle halted the would-be slagging match in its tracks. Both Vickie and Tugger looked across at Electra, who grinned at them lopsidedly.
"well, it was funny. Vickie was using big words, and you hadn't the slightest idea what they meant Tugger."
Vickie smiled gently, and murmered "Do you want us to see Old Deuteronemy about letting you stay?"
Electra shook her head "No, I need to tell everyone myself, I owe it to my Mama, and to Cettie. She wouldn't like me to leave her on her own." She gave them a watery smile and set off to find the Leader.