Another CATS story! YAY! This story consists a pairing that I don't think most people, if any, write about. But, I think it's going to be fun to write, so hopefully it turns out as I imagine. Anyway, I hope you enjoy! :)

Disclaimer: I do not own CATS (sadly...) Everything belongs to T.S. Elliot and Andrew Lloyd Webber :)

One

Denied. Denied once again. And it wasn't just a simple, quiet rejection either. Oh no. It was loud and in front of everyone! All those kittens, those stupid toms… They all watched me get pushed to the ground and stomped on! And no one cared. They all think it's part of an act. They all think that it's just us playing around, pretending to be flirty and infatuated with each other… At this point, I don't know about him anymore. I was so convinced that there was something there. When we were alone, he had always seemed so sincere about his feelings for me. But now… After all the times he's publicly pushed me to the side… Could everything he said be a lie?

It has to be! No one who was true to their word, especially the words he said, would ever act like this. And where does that leave me? I've poured my heart out to him so many times! I've opened it up and left it there for him to do whatever he pleases with it. And he took it out in front of an audience and basked in their applause while he trudged across it. He smiled as my face was painted with the look of defeat. He danced as I curled myself up, tears in my eyes and wished that the humiliation would kill me. He's not a lover. Hell, he's not even a friend. I can't take this anymore. I won't allow him to continue doing this to me. I'm better than this… Right?

Bombalurina heartbrokenly entered her den and settled down on a pile of blankets that lay on the floor. Tears slowly slid down her face as her thoughts ran wild. She had just been out in the junkyard, talking with some other cats, when Tugger appeared and began to flirt with her. Naturally, Bombalurina had flirted back. It was no secret that she had feeling for the Maine Coon and she felt no need to try and hide them. But all of a sudden, Tugger said one simple sentence that crushed her.

"Too bad it would never work out between us, babe."

The cats around them snickered at her humiliation, thinking that it was all a joke. But it wasn't. Bombalurina was tired of Tugger acting like she meant nothing to him when they were around others. When the two of them were alone, he always told her that she meant a lot to him and that he had such strong feelings for her. But Bombalurina didn't know if he was telling the truth anymore. And it hurt too much to think about it any further.

"Everlasting Cat," she sighed. "I can't let Tugger be the reason for all these tears. He is not worth getting upset over!" She stood up, suddenly full of anger. "I don't need him. I can get any tom I want. I am beautiful…" She swished her tail in irritation. "And I'll prove it too…"

She slipped out of her den and made her way across the junkyard, taking back routes and hiding behind junk piles in order to stay out of the sight of anyone who might have heard Tugger reject her. She didn't need to put up with people questioning her or laughing at her at the moment. It only took her a few minutes to get to her destination. She took a deep, confidant breath and walked into the den. She looked around, thinking for a moment that the den was empty. But then, when looking closer, she saw a tom sleeping on an old four poster bed. He was curled up on top of silk sheets that had a few tears in them, but were still very comfortable.

Bombalurina purred with excitement and slinked over to the bed. She gracefully jumped up beside the sleeping tom and looked him over. She licked his cheek and nuzzled his neck, startling him awake. The cat quickly turned around to see who had woken him up and his eyes widen when he saw it was her.

"Bom..Bombalurina? What are you doing? I mean, don't get me wrong, you know I'm always happy to see you, but…"

The red queen nipped playfully at his ear. "Oh, I just thought I'd stop by and say hello…" She extracted her claws and ran them down his chest. The tom shivered with and let out a soft moan. She grinned at his reaction to her teasing. "What's the matter? Don't you want to play, Alonzo?"

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Mew Painappuru