Chapter One:
Bella's Point of View:
Hi, my name is Bella, I am 18 years old and my favorite movie is Cats the Musical. Every year I go to cosplay conventions and cosplay as some of the females in Cats like Victoria, Jemima, Electra, Rumpleteazer, Demeter, Grizabella The Glamor Cat and Bombalurina. My favorite cat from Cats is Rum Tum Tugger, he's dreamy. Today is Halloween and that means I get to dress in one of my Cats cosplay…. I think I will do one that I created. The costume I created is black with white spots and a little bit of brown mixed with it. It takes me 3 hours to get ready. My friend Lilith, is throwing a Halloween party and she wants me to come. To be honest she wanted me to dress up like a cat to match her cat outfit I made her. Then my phone buzzes.
Text conversation: Lilith=L Bella=B
L= Heyy the party starts soon and I still need the help finishing up my costume.
B= Let me get my costume on and then I'll be over in a few then I can work on your face and the head piece, then ill finish up mine.
L= Awesome and heyy guess who's coming to the party.
B= Besides the whole school, who?
L= Max the football player. I heard he's gonna ask you out. He's really gonna love your costume ?
B= Yeah right, he doesn't want to ask me out. He doesn't notice me in school so why even bother and my costume isn't for guys to stare at me and imagine screwing me.
L= Lol I know. But still if he asks you out you'll be the luckiest girl in the world.
B= Yeah right, anyways imma finish getting my costume I'll see you in 5.
L= Okay see you then.
End of text conversation
Finally, I have my costume on, I take my make-up and head piece and head over to Lilith's house. It doesn't take me that long because she lives two doors down. I knock on her door and she answers.
"Finally, you're here people are starting to show up. Come on let's get upstairs." We both run upstairs.
1 Hour later
We're both done with our costumes. Before I could say anything to her she leaves the room and comes back in with a box. I look at her with a confusing look on my face.
"What is this?"
"It's a gift for being such a good friend to me."
"Thank you."
"I hope you like it I made it myself." I open it up and it's a new spiked collar with my name on it.
"Oh, Lilith I love it thank you so much. Can you help me put it on?"
"Of course, it's also a thank you for helping me with my costume today." I look in the mirror and I am amazed on how beautiful it is.
"Now come on Max is here and he's looking for you."
Down stairs at the party
"Bella I've been looking for you. I love you costume who are you supposed to be?"
"I created it. I cosplay as character from Cats the Musical. This character I came up with. Who are you supposed to be?"
"We'll Lilith told me you were dressing as a cat and what your favorite musical was Cats and your favorite character was Rum Tum Tugger so I tried to dress like him."
'That is very sweet of you. If you want I can help you fix your costume I'm very good. You should see Lilith she looks exactly like Victoria from Cats."
"Do you think you can help me?"
"Yeah come on, follow me."
"I'll be right there I'm going to get us some drinks."
"Okay. I'll be in Lilith's room."
Lilith's Point of View:
I feel very guilty about setting up Bella with Max. I am a terrible friend…. I had no choice though. What he did to me was…. Traumatic.
"Is everything set in place?" Max says as he gets super close to me. I shudder my head from his wicked smile.
"Y-yes. Please don't do this. She's my best friend."
"See I don't care what you want. I get what I want…. I always do. She should be down in an hour or so." He says with a wicked smile and walks away with two drinks and walks up stairs.
Up Stairs in Lilith's Room
Bella's Point of View:
I wait patiently for Max to get up in Lilith's room. Then he opens the door.
"Heyy sorry it took so long I ran into your friend Lilith."
'It's okay are you ready to get your make up fixed?"
"Yes, but before we do that here is your drink." I take it out of his hand I take a sip from it and it tastes very funny. Maybe Lilith but alcohol in it so I continue to drink it. Then a few seconds later I feel loopy…. I think he drugged me. Why would Lilith do this to me? She's supposed to be my best friend? I feel his arms around me pulling me close to him I struggle from his grip, I can't escape from him so I kick him in his area where the sun doesn't shine. I try my best to run away, I get down the stairs and then I run into Lilith.
"Bella, are you okay?"
"Get way…from me…. you set me up… you're a horrible friend." I push her way from me, I make it out the front door and into the streets…... then I see a bright light and everything goes black.
Rum Tum Tugger's Point of View:
I walk along the empty streets next to the junk yard and as I walk along the street I see something…. More like someone. I quickly run up to what is slaying in the street…...it's a kitten. And the kitten is bleeding I quickly pick the kitten up and rush her to Jennyanydots. In the prosses I run into my brother Munkustrap.
"Oh, my god! Tugger what happened?!"
"I don't know I was walking down the street and I find this kitten tell father in need to get this kitten to Jennyanydots and fast!" I rush to Jenny, basically kicking in her front door.
"Tugger what the- Oh my god put her on the table and hurry! What happen to her?"
"I found her in the streets. And the kitten is a girl?"
"She was hit by a car I need to operate on her fast and right now! And she's wearing a name tag her name is Bella." Then my father Old Deuteronomy and my brother Munkustrap run in.
"How is she?" My father says.
"Do you know her?"
"Yes, I had a vision about Bella and this is the first human to become a Jellical Cat in thousands of years. She as a human was hit by a car. I'd rather not go into more detail about it. Jenny, can you save her?"
"Yes, I can try now everyone leave so I can help her live!"
5 Hours Later
"She's going to live." Jenny says as she comes out of her den.
"I must see her is she awake?" my father says.
"Yes, she woke up an hour ago."
Bella's Point of View:
I wake up in an unfamiliar place. I feel like I've just been beaten with a metal bat. Then familiar faces walk in.
"How are you feeling my child?"
"Are you-?"
"Old Deuteronomy, yes I am. You are no longer a human you are a Jellical Cat."
"What do you mean. I was at a party with my ex-friend Lilith's house, the last thing I remember was trying to help Max with his Rum Tum Tugger costume and make-up then he gave me a drink that I think was drugged and he tried to…. You know, I kicked him in a place where the sun doesn't shine and I tried my best to get out of that house and then as soon as I go into the streets the last thing I remember was seeing a bright light and everything went black…... oh, my god. I died?"
"Yes, but you are as a human but as a Jellical Cat no. You see it has been thousands of years since a human has become a Jellical Cat you are the first in thousands of years. And don't worry I am the only one who knows what really happened to you during your human life."
"How will I fit in?"
"I will have my two sons teach you. Would you like to meet then?"
"You mean Munkustrap and Rum Tum Tugger are your sons?"
Yes, and I know how you really feel about Tugger." He says as I blush like crazy.
"Don't worry he doesn't know you two are meant to be."
"Wait what?"
"You are Tugger's mate."
"Oh… can I meet the cat who saved my life?"
"I was the one who performed the surgery but Tugger brought you to me just in time." Jennyanydots says to me.
"Thank you Jennyanydots for saving my life."
"You know who I am?"
"Yes, she does. In her human life, we are based on a musical but in our life, we are not. God gave her a second chance in our time line." Then Munkustrap and Rum Tum Tugger walk in.
"How is she? Is she okay?" Tugger says very worried.
"Yes, my son she is alright. Would you like to meet her?"
"Yes, father." He slowly walks towards me.
"Hello, my name is Rum Tum Tugger and you are?"
"My name is Bella, it is nice to meet you Rum Tum Tugger. I wanted to say thank you for taking me to Jenny, you saved my life."
"You are welcome Bella." We both stare into each other's eyes and smile. This is by far the best second chance god has given me.