It's a Given!
Jemi Gr's Mistoffelees/Rumpelteazer Story.
Dedicated fondly to "Teaser," the person who emailed T.B., and to all those who use unusual pairings in their fanfics everywhere. Sadly, I am not one of them. Mistoffelees and Electra forever!
Prologue.
"Hey Electra!" cried an excited voice from behind the brown queen. "Lectra, Lectra, Lectra, guess what!"
"What?" Electra asked her best friend as she turned around to face her, torn between amusement and annoyance. "What's the matter?"
"Guess who the Junkyard's newest couple is!" said Etcetera with an excited squeal. Electra rolled her eyes. "Oh, come on, guess!" cried the tabby kitten, lightly hitting her best friend with the back of one striped paw. "It's no fun if you don't!"
"Alright… uh… Tugger and Demeter," said Electra, rolling her eyes again.
"Would I really be so excited about Tugger hooking up with someone who isn't ME?!?" cried Etcetera. "And besides, Tugger's with Bomba – duh. Everyone knows that."
Electra sighed. "Alrighty then, Alonzo and… uh… Jemima."
Etcetera laughed. "No, silly, Alonzo's with Cassandra, duh."
"Fine, then," cried Electra exasperatedly. "Who is it?"
Etcetera grinned madly. "Mistoffelees and Rumpelteazer! Isn't that great? They're so cute together."
Electra's jaw dropped. "You're kidding me. Misto… and… and… Teazer?!?"
"I'm not kidding!" cried Etcetera, stilling grinning broadly and now bobbing up and down as well. "I saw them myself. They were-" she paused for dramatic effect and lowered her voice "-kissing."
"Ew!" shrieked Electra. "That's CRAZY!"
"I know," said Etcetera, laughing. "Who on this great green earth would want to kiss Mistoffelees?"
"Forget that!" cried Electra. "Have they both gone mad?!? They don't belong together, they're complete opposites! And besides, Mungo belongs with Teazer and Vicki belongs with Misto – it's a given!"
"I know, isn't it crazy?" said Etcetera with a mischievous grin. "I mean, Vicki and Misto are like peanut butter and jelly, and Mungo and Teazer are two peas in a pod."
"And NOTHING good can happen you mix jelly and peas!" cried Electra frantically.
"Hey, calm down," said Etcetera. "It's no big deal. They'll realize how awful they are for each other and break up eventually."
"Eventually? EVENTUALLY?!? We can't wait until eventually!" yelled Electra, now jumping for emphasis. "We have to stop this now, before the little amount of order there was in the Junkyard is lost!"
"It's not that big of a deal," said Etcetera, now staring strangely at her best friend.
"Not that big of deal?!?" cried Electra. "Not that big of a deal?!? Etcy, do you know what this means?" Etcetera shook her head no, and Electra took a deep breath. "For as long as toms stopped having cooties, the Jellicles have been paired up in perfect matches. Munkustrap and Demeter. Alonzo and Cassandra. Pouncival and Jemima. Jennyanydots and Skimbleshanks. Tugger and Bomba!"
"They're not perfect!" interrupted Etcetera, but Electra silenced her with a sharp "Shut up!"
The brown queen cleared her throat and continued. "Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer! Mistoffelees and Victoria! It's always been that way! But now… that Misto and Teazer have hooked up… what will become of Mungo and Vicki? What will they do? Where will they go?"
"I think you're overreacting," said Etcetera, raising her eyebrows.
"No, I'm not!" cried Electra. "Mungo and Vicki will just have to find new mates. Let's say Vicki hooks up with Pouncival and Mungo hooks up with Cassandra. Fine, right? WRONG! Then Jemima and Alonzo are left without mates, and they're mad at Vicki and Mungo, who are mad at Misto and Teazer! So then Jemi and Alonzo have to go find new mates, breaking up even more couples, breaking even more hearts, and getting even more cats mad at them – and soon, the entire Junkyard is heartbroken and pissed off at each other! And then we'll all leave, and then the Junkyard will be abandoned, and then some stupid human contractors will come and build a Starbucks or something-"
"But I like cappuccino," protested Etcetera.
"Hmm. That explains a lot," said Electra thoughtfully, but not before giving Etcetera her patented Death Glare (TM).
"Alright, alright, I see where you're coming from," said Etcetera. "Well, actually, I don't, but I understand that you're upset, and when her best friend is upset, Etcy doesn't rest till it's all better!"
Electra smiled. "Thanks, Etcetera."
The tabby kitten smiled back at her. "So… do we have plan?"
The brown queen's sweet smile quickly turned to a sinister one. "Oh, yes, you bet you're fur we've got a plan…"
TO BE CONTINUED.
Author's Note:
Well, it seemed a lot longer in my notebook… *sheepish* Sorry it's so short, guys, but keep in mind it is only the prologue. I'll try to break a thousand on the next chapter, which might not be up for awhile due to Jemi getting a lead in the school production of "Into the Woods." (okay, so it's not a lead – but I do sing! By myself! Though, only about five lines – but still!)-jemi gr 1-27-03
