"Hurry up girls or you will be late for school" called Jemima mother up the stairs. Jemima was just finishing up brushing her fur. It was her first day of high school. Just then her sister Demeter was walking out of her room. "I'm going to leave with out you Jem". "I'm coming I'm coming". Out walked a young and beautiful kitten wearing her favorite pink tank top and black skirt. "Ok let's go"
Meanwhile Etcetera and Electra were getting ready in Etceteras room. They were all in a buzz because they were going to see their other friend Jemima. Etcetera and Electra had not seen her all summer because they to far apart from each other. They ended up being a half an hour early for school.
When they got to school, they saw two toms that looked like they would be the exact opposite of each other. One was a geek and the other preppy. As the two girls saw them, they both got red. Mistoffelees and Pouncival notice the two girls and started to grin.
As Demeter got out of the car she heard her best friend behind her saying "Dem, Dem". She turned around as some one started to hug her. "Hey Bombalurina". Jemima followed the two chatting girls not knowing were her friends were. They caught up with her other friends Exotica and her cousin Cassandra. There was a tom there that was black and white. And another that was a gorges silver and black. "Hi Jemima right". O my god the tom was actually talking to her. What was she going to say? "Yeah". Jemima to blush. Just then she saw her friends. "I guess I will see you around." "Ok" said the gorges tom.
Just then Rumpleteazer and Mongojerrie arrived at school with Rumpleteazer looking worried. "Do you think you will make it threw school?" "Yeah I think I will make it threw school. "Jerrie said as he limped." "Partners in crime". "Forever" They say as the walk into the school and going to their doom live. They were going to Gerifete a wall. They knew they were going to get a detention and that their dad would punish them but they did not care.
The morning went by slow as all first days do. At lunch everybody rushed to the lunch room. Of course Jerrie and Teazer sat by them selves. Every body else got into their own little groups. Victoria, Jemima, Etcetera, and Electra sat in the corner. Demeter, Bombalurina, Cassandra, and Exotica were sitting in the middle. Then Macavity, Munkustrap, Rum Tum Tugger, Alonzo, and Rumpus Cat were of to the other side. Most of the cats talked and ate. But some of them were so tired that they fell asleep in the noise lunch room. With half of his brain Munkus was lookin for Jemima. He wanted to see that beautiful kitten again. But before he found her the bell rang for the afternoon classes to begin. So everybody walked of to class dreading the afternoon. When the tardy bell rang there still only one kitten left out in the hall only because he could not get his locker open. Mistoffelees the magical cat could not get his locker open. When he finally did get his locker open all of his books came tumbling out. When he got every thing squared away Misto ran off to and being 10 minuets late.
Jerrie and Teazer sat in Old Deuteronomy office awaiting their punishment for defacing school property. They ended up having to scrub it off like usual. When they were done they were an hour late getting home and feared what was going to happen to them. Last time they were late home from school Jerrie was knocked out cold for about and hour by their dad.
Meanwhile Jemima was already home. She was trying to find her best outfit. She wanted the tom to notice her. But she slightly doubted it. But then again he had been the only one that had talked to her. Well she will just have to wait till tomorrow to what happened. She could not till tomorrow.
When Mongojerrie and Rumpleteazer got home they did not think that their dad was home until the door closed. "Where the hell have you two been?" Roth said and you could smell the whiskey on his breath. Jerrie slowly pushed Teazer behind him. "I said were the hell have you two been?" This time he swung his paw but Jerrie was too fast. Jerrie whispered "Get to your room I will deal with dad"
When he turned back around a fist connected with his jaw. "I will only say it one more time". His words were badly slurred. "Were the fucking hell have you two been" Another fist came flying at him but he dodged it. "We got a detention". You could see the rage on their fathers face. The next moment he felt his father grab him by the scruff of his neck and was throwing him across the room. His head collided with the stairs and the world started to go black but he remembered his sister and willed himself to stay awake.
Next thing he know he is being flung on to couch. He mewed in pain. His dad was in his face "Next time you get a detention it will be a lot worse. Now get up to your room and I don't want to see either of you for the rest of the night." He crawled clumsily up the stairs to his room where he found his sister with tears in her eyes. Then the world went dark.
When he woke he found his sister bandaging his wounds. "What are you…." "Relax and lay back". You could still see the tears in her eyes. "You ok dad did not hurt you after…" "No, no I am fine now just relax." "Aspirin?" H pained with every word he said. "Right here" She handed it to him. After he took the medicine she started to stroke his fur. "Sleep I'll watch over you." "But…." He took a ragged breath "My homework?" "We'll deal with it tomorrow". You could hear Teazer holding back the tears. "Now go to sleep."
Jemima was debating on weather or not to actually talk to her sister about the tom. She wanted to know his name nut she did not want Demeter to know she liked him. Finally she walked slowly down the hall and nock on her door. "Come in." Demeter said over the sound of the sound of music. "What do you want?"
"I have a question for you."
"What?"
"Umm… do you … do you know the name of that black and silver tom?"
"Munkustrap?"
"I guess so thanks." She started to leave but her sister stopped her.
"Why did you want to know his name?"
"I just want to know the name of who I am talking to." Jem said not looking her sister in the eyes. "Do you like him?"
"Maybe I do what your point."
"Nothing I'll talk to him tomorrow."
"No" Jemima looked very worried.
"Why?" Demeter looked affectionate.
"Well… well I just don't want him to know I like him."
Ok I would talk to him." Demeter respected her sisters' feelings.
That night was a very quite night in London. With an occasional bark from a dog. But all the cats were in bed awaiting what tomorrow might bring them.