Hello, my name is Alika Jones. This is my first Cats fan-fiction. Please review if you read. I don't mind flames but please don't swear at me. Anyway on with the story.

I don't own Cats or its characters but if I did… (Goes off into day dream)

Mistoffelees lay on the roof, staring up at the yellow moon. He smiled as he stretched over the still warm shingles. He couldn't believe his luck. Just days after leaving his old home he had found another. And this human was just about perfect. She didn't force her company on him, didn't get a new cat when he was gone for days, and best of all was the name she called him. She called him Mister, not Fluffy or Tiger which was he had been called in his last two homes. In fact this human treated him like another person. He could come and go as he liked and all she asked of him was that he keep her company sometimes. And Mistoffelees was more than happy to do that.

Stretching once again Mistoffelees slid off the roof and down onto the bedroom window ledge. As he was in his Jellicle form, Mistoffelees easily opened the window and slid over the sill into his human's bedroom. She was working late tonight, so he had the whole apartment to himself for a couple of hours. His human lived by herself and she had to work two jobs to make ends meet. "It's a shame," yawned Mistoffelees as he settled down on the bed. "She shouldn't have to work so hard. She deserves so much more then what she has." Turning back into a small tuxedo cat, Mistoffelees settled down for a nice nap.

Swish…Click.

Mistoffelees came awake at the sound of the apartment door closing. Muffled footsteps alerted him to his human's approach. The bedroom door opened, sending a beam of light across the bed and onto Mistoffelees. And there in the doorway was the outline of his adored human. She flipped on the light as she stumbled into the room. Misto could sense that she was exhausted and strangely sad. Usually his human gave of a powerful feeling of contentment. However her face broke into a huge grin when she saw him lying on her bed. "Well, well," she said softly 'the wayward traveler has returned." Mistoffelees purred deeply as her hands made contact with his ears. His human giggled slightly at the sound. "I missed you Mister. It's been lonely around here."

Mistoffelees watched her closely as she stood up. Something was very wrong. His human was hardly ever sad. Another reason that he loved her so much was the fact that she was always happy. It was a pleasure to be around a person who wasn't always depressed. But now her feelings were ones of despair and regret. What could have happened in his absence?

"Oh, Mister would you look at me? I'm turning twenty on Friday and the only thing I have accomplished in my life is to be working two crappy jobs and living in this hole of an apartment. I don't have a boyfriend, hell I don't even have any girlfriends." She sighed as she turned off the light and got back on the bed. "Well at least I have one worthwhile thing in my life." She snuggled closer to Misto. "But I can hardly take credit for you, can I Mister."

Mistoffelees lay next to his sleeping human. Her regretful words kept running thru his head. He couldn't see why she felt like her life was not worthwhile. True she didn't have any of the things she had mentioned. But she was beautiful in her humanish way, with her ruby red hair that reached to her hips. And her eyes, Misto had never seen a human or cat with such intense blue eyes. Besides being pretty, she was also kind. Mistoffelees had seen her helping her neighbors whether it was to lend them money or to help them move. Unfortunately her neighbors were not so kind to her. But she still stayed kind and helpful. His human was also very talented. She had one of the purest singing voices he had ever heard and she danced with all the grace and poise of any Jellicle. "If only she was a Jellicle. She fit in perfectly in the junkyard. And then she wouldn't have to work for a living." Mistoffelees sighed. "It's just too bad she is not a Jell….that's it!"

The next day Misto left his human's home for the Jellicle junkyard. He was going to give her a birthday present but to do that he had to perform major magic. He would need Deuteronomy and Muskustrap's permission before he could give her his present. Misto was confident that he could win them over, considering the position of the tribe at the moment. And if they said no, well Mistoffelees would cross that bridge when and if he came to it. As he rounded the last corner in the junkyard maze he narrowly avoided getting hit in the head by a rubber ball.

"Oops. Sorry about that Misto." The Rum Tum Tugger laughed as he ran after the ball. Turning back to Mistoffelees he held the ball out to him. "Do you want to play with us? It would be a great chance to show off in front of the queens."

Mistoffelees smiled at his friend. "Of course it would. That's all you think about isn't Tugger. Which queen you can snatch next?" Misto knew that Tugger really only had eyes for Bombalurina but that he also knew that the tom could not resist showing off for the other queens.

Tugger put on a fake pout. "I am crushed that you would say such a thing. You know that I just a good little Jellicle who wants to have a little fun. Oh and speaking of fun did you hear that the mate ball has been moved?"

"What? Why?" Misto was surprised. The mate ball was a Jellicle tradition. It was at this ball that the Cats who were of age picked their lifetime mates. Tugger and Mistoffelees would be participating this year along with some of the other toms and queens. It had always been at the same time every year for as long as Mistoffelees could remember.

"I think they moved it because of the situation of the tribe. Muskustrap is getting really worried about the tribe's survival. It will be next Saturday at the full moon." Tugger put his hand on Misto's shoulder. "I'm really starting to worry too Misto. What if he tries something at the ball?"

"He wouldn't dare, I think. Not with the tribe in such a state of high alert. Macavity may be evil but he is certainly not stupid." Shaking his head sadly Mistoffelees wiggled out from under Tugger's paw. "I need to go talk to Muskustrap and Deuteronomy. I see you later Tugger. Don't make Bomba too jealous now."

Whew. That took longer then I expected. Before I go I just wanted to explain some things in case anyone was confused. In this fan-fiction the Cats can change between their cat form and their Jellicle form just by thinking about it. While they are in cat form they look just like any other cat. Also in this fiction, Muskustrap is older than Mistoffelees and Tugger. Hope you liked it. More will be on its way soon. Till next time this is Alika Jones. Peace.