I deleted the last version of Demeter's Secret because I felt like I could do a lot better so I am following the same story line but better edited and hopefully better liked.

Chapter 1: New Life

*Celeste*

I woke up on the floor of Macavity's throne room shivering. Standing up I groaned in pain as my sore muscles were stretched after last night, and from sleeping on the concrete floor. I silently started heading back towards my little space that I call home when I bumped into someone. I started to go into fight mode but, then I realized who it was holding me by their scent. "Cor, Jer ya gave meh a bloodeh hear' attack." I pulled away from his embrace and started walking back stiffly back to my room trying to hide my pain, which I didn't do very well. "Celeste, wot happened ta ya?" I merely shrugged

And whispered "Macavity." he didn't answer, but once back in my room he helped clean my wounds. After my wounds were taken care of he leaned in close then whispered. "Les, Oi'm leavenin' this place an' no' lookin' back." I started at him in shock but before I could reply he continued on. "Oi wan' ta take ya with meh Les." I didn't understand we didn't have the best accommodations here but it was better than living on the street at least here we had some shelter and food. "bu' Jer where would we go?" He smiled not a fake little smile but the second real smile I had ever seen from him.

The first was when I agreed to date him. "meh home with tha jellicles" I had heard about the Jellicle tribe from the queens who help raise me and from Macavity. The stories in comparison were completely different Macavity said that the jellicles hate cats they don't know and will kill them just for coming anywhere near their precious junkyard. The queens on the other hand told me how my mom was a Jellicle and always wished I could have gotten the chance to grow up there and how they all protected each other and anybody that needed help. I knew that Macavity couldn't always be trusted but still I was unsure who to believe. But, Jer's smile seemed so happy talking about his home that they couldn't be too terrible

Compared to Macavity's hideout. "Ok, Jer Oi'll go with ya" he smiled again then helped me up we didn't have anything personal here so there was no point in grabbing anything. Instead we grabbed our stealing bags and headed towards the garage. Jer said that we should act like we were just going on our daily heist, then when we were far enough away we can head towards the Jellicle junkyard. So we headed towards our usual area Victoria Grove then headed towards the junkyard from there. "Jer, Oi'm tiahed. An' meh fee' hur'." He turned around and looked at me sympathetically.

"We can rest here for a little bit, you didn't get much sleep last night so try and take a short nap." I nodded then he laid our bags down on the ground then let me get settled before curling himself around me so I could sleep. I was shaken awake a couple hours later by Jer "Les, we need ta go theeh will be lookin' fo' us now." I nodded and we set out again I did feel a little better, but I was still felling worn down from my beating last night. As we neared the gates of the junkyard my vision started going hazy and I called out to Jer as I lost consciousness.

*Demeter*

{"Deme, go back to your cell I am done with your crap today." I nodded and left the room we were in but the first thing I noticed was there wasn't a guard to take me back and without a second thought I started for the door I was in the clear I ran and ran. When I finally me to a stop I froze. I had left my baby girl at that horrid place, I couldn't go back I would be killed. With a guilty heart I continued on my way to the junkyard my childhood home.} I woke up from my dream panting I jumped out of the bed when I felt a paw on my waist thinking I was back at that place.

"Deme, your home with me, Munk and Jemi." I heard a voice say then I heard a scared voice speak up. "Mommy, mommy what's wrong?" I looked down at my baby girl the third best thing in my life my little Jemima. I nuzzled my face into her neck then kissed her on the forehead and she giggled and hugged me back. Suddenly we were both pulled into a hug by Munk. "Come on my sweet ladies let us get some more sleep before the sun comes up." with that we all laid down and fell asleep in a big pile of fur. The peaceful sleep we were having didn't last long when we heard a commotion outside Munk and I woke up and headed outside to see what was going on. By the Tse 1 car Mungojerrie was pacing back and forth.

Munk walked up to him Jerrie, what's going on out here?" Jerrie looked up at Munk " I didn't protect her, I let him use her as a punching bag again." everyone had shocked looks on their faces except Munk, being the great protector he is stayed calm and, tried to get more out of Jerrie "who did you try to protect an from who?" Jerrie hissed in agitation "Celeste, Macavity." That was all he said I motioned to Munk that I was going to go into the medical den in the boot of the car. Once inside I saw Jenny and Jelly cleaning a young kitten who was passed out on one of the cushions. I couldn't see her face but when the sisters saw me they placed a wet rag in my and hand and told me to hold it to the kitten's forehead.

I did as I was told but as I looked into the kit's young face and I recognized her all too well and in that moment I was swept into past memories that I had tried to forget about I dropped the rag and backed away from the kit there was no way that kit couldn't be here, not the best thing of my life my first kit was dead. Tanto and Cori told me so, so how was she here. I felt a liquid being forced down my throat by Jenny then, I was plunged into darkness.