Chapter 1

How the years had changed! 3 years and 2 Jellicle Balls have passed, and much had happened since Bombalurina left the tribe for Macavity (See "Forbidden Romance").

Well, not a whole lot, but there has been changes. Many of the tribe members paired off into courting couples and mates. Victoria and Mistoffelees were mates, which everyone assumed would happen, but were surprised it happened so soon (Just 2 months after), and they already had twin queens as kittens, Harline and Carline. Alonzo and Cassandra had been in on-and-off relationships, but seemed to be on the right track. The Rum Tum Tugger was still a swinging bachelor and was still attracting many of the young, upcoming queens.

Two Balls had passed, and Gus the Theater Cat and Old Deuteronomy himself were both gone to the Heaviside Layer. This left Munkustrap fully in charge, with Alonzo as his second-in-command. The black and white tom was a bit more responsible, but showed that he was still quite a kitten at heart. Demeter had not fully recovered from her sister's departure, but was usually distracted by the wonderful love her mate, Munku, and the constant call for attention from her daughter, Catalina.

Everyone was in a happy attitude, with the Jellicle Ball coming in only 2 days. Many of the tribe members that lived far away were starting to come into the junkyard, while others that lived close by were frequenting the area. There was so much to prepare, Jennyanydots and Jellylorum were busy cleaning up the kittens, and the younger cats that were going to be in the ball for the first time were practicing their dances. Mistoffelees was putting the finishing touches on his newest tricks, as well as practicing his dance with Victoria.

On the tyre, Munkustrap sat with Demeter and Alonzo, discussing about the Ball, and who was going to go up to the Heaviside. Based on his words, both Demi and Alonzo had all reason to believe the Jellicle leader would choose Jellylorum as the chosen one. With nothing else to say, Alonzo quietly slinked to his den, debating with himself on whether or not he should propose with Cassandra to be his mate. The pair was now on their 5th relationship, but had been on this one for 4 months. Things seemed about set for a life together. He hoped.

Nearby, the black and gray tom that had been observing the tribe for so many years was finally ready to unleash his fury. Soon enough, the entire tribe would be here for the Ball, ready to rejoice in their pride of being Jellicles. It sickened the tom to no extent. He knew that the entire tribe would be there the next day, making last-moment preparations, and that would be the perfect moment to strike. His fellow toms were also ready to go as well, putting last minute tinkering on their combat moves. Their leader had studied the fighting skills of the tribe's apparent best, and any one of them could easily dispatch him without breaking a sweat. Despite all of their skills, Munkustrap was going to be left to the master himself. He had conjured up new skills, that couldn't be matched by anyone in the tribe, and he was intending to make an example with the tribe. The coming of his messenger interrupted the tom's thoughts.

"My master, all the rest of the cats have completed their training. We are all ready, sir."

The black and gray tom nodded, "Very good. Tell them I will give their final briefing tonight. If all goes well, tomorrow will be the day of attack."

The all black messenger nodded and walked off. The leader of the new mob of toms looked back at the junkyard from his favorite perch, across the street, on the fire escape. It will finally happen, he thought to himself, my dream will finally come true.

Meanwhile, at Victoria Grove, there sat an old, abandoned shack, which wasn't used anymore by humans, but was being used by a family of cats. Inside, Bombalurina quietly slinked around, keeping and eye and an ear on her overly excitable kitten, Sophline. She was growing into a very beautiful queen, and Bombi knew that her daughter would be attracting toms left and right when she came of age.

A noise distracted her and she turned and smiled as she saw her mate come home from a day of scavenging for food. Macavity's image had changed a lot in the 3 years since he and Bombi were back together. His ginger fur was glistening brightly for the first time in many years, and his once wild, shaggy mane had been trimmed down and his whiskers were now evenly combed. He looked like a whole new tom, and a very attractive one in Bombi's opinion.

"How was the scavenging?" the red queen looked into her mate's sack, which was full of discarded tuna cans, entire packages of hot dogs, and a few cold cuts.

"Eh, it's getting kind of worse now. I have been stealing from a few grocery stores, and they are starting to put up security cameras," Mackey sighed and plopped down on the old sofa cushion, "I can't risk getting caught so I might have to resort to human homes."

"Human homes? Mackey, you know how hard it is to rob those! Can't you look for more stores?"

The ginger tom shook his head, "They're getting too clever, even for me. I have to do this or else it's either resort to garbage cans, or move. And I am not moving us around, especially now that we have Jendangen."

Bombi sighed and glanced over to the cushioned cardboard box, where their newest kitten, an orange tom, with specks of black here and there, and an entirely black tail, was. He had just been born 4 weeks before, bringing more joy to the family, but a little bit of strain for Macavity, because it meant another mouth to feed, and because a lot of ruckus was being made about him wandering around the markets and grocery stores, he couldn't walk around and grab food as easily as he used to. It meant slightly smaller meals, and a little bit of thinness to spread through the family. It worried Bombalurina, because her daughter had always been very slender and she was worried the smaller rations would starve her to death. She sometimes went the extra lengths herself to get just enough to sufficiently feed her.

"There is hope though," His voice broke through her thoughts and worries, "A human family has just moved in, and they look to be VERY wealthy, and that might mean a chance to stockpile before they realize what's happening!"

A smile finally went across her face as she sat next to him, "I hope you're right. I don't want to have to starve myself for the kittens."

"You won't," His words calmed her like a comforting blanket. She cuddled herself against him, resting her head on his shoulder. A paw gently pulled her chin up, so that her eyes met his. His own eyes were still sunken in, but not as much as it seemed to years before. They still were a tad bit scary, but they had gentleness to them. She couldn't help but raise her lips to his as they shared a nice gentle kiss. It was just about to melt into a slightly more passionate one when…

"EWWWW! That's gross!"

Bombi couldn't help but laugh as she turned and saw Sophline standing in the doorway. She had gone to do one of her favorite pastimes, which was wander to the nearby playground and play with the kids, but not let them take her away. It was fun for her, but it worried her parents to no extent.

"Are you ready for supper, dear? We have tuna or hot dogs, your choice."

The young kitten responded with "Hot Dogs!" before either one of them could blink an eye. Macavity nodded in agreement.

"You read my mind, hon. I guess some beef and pork would do us well, especially after 2 weeks of seafood, right?" He picked her up, and nuzzled her nose with his, which always caused her to laugh. Bombi just smiled with pride as they made their way to their dinner table, which was an old bureau drawer. Mackey had turned himself into a wonderful father, always able to make his little queen smile and laugh. Even though he was still a criminal, always stealing food, it was so that his family could eat happily. Food was the only thing he still stole. All the furniture was things he found in the garbage dumps, and nowhere else. He had turned into a caring tom, who only did what he did for the sake of his family. It made her love him even more.

That night, after putting Sophline to bed, and getting Jendangen to finally sleep, the couple cuddled up in bed. As the red queen rested her head on her mate's chest, she felt a paw stray onto her thigh, which made her grin devilishly.

"What, you want to again?"

"I know you want to," Mackey grinned slyly, as his paw stroked higher up her leg. She couldn't help but giggle, and she gently pulled the blanket off of them and laid back, letting him gently touch her all over. His eyes had a gentle look as they raked over her still beautiful form, "Everlasting cat, Bombi, you still look like you have years and years ago. You beauty hasn't ever changed."

It caused Bombalurina to beam and blush at the same time, but her facial expression soon changed to one of longing as his paw stroked closer to that one spot between her lower limbs. Their lips met again for a long passionate kiss, but it soon ended as they met in the act of soul mates and expressed their love for each other once again, like so many times before. Her breathing got heavier as did his as they moved in the long-lasting movement of love. It wasn't the hard, wild way, like they had years before, when Sophline was born, but nice and gentle, which satisfied both of them extensively.

A few hours later, the two mates were cuddled up again; resting, but not quite sleeping, when loud, yet meek meowing came from the other room. Macavity sighed and groaned lightly.

"You want me to take care of him this time?" his mate smiled gently and patted his chest.

"Go to sleep and get some rest. I could nap later." With that, she got out of bed to take care of their little tom. Mackey got up once and went to the other room, and quietly stood, watching Bombalurina sit by the window, soothingly talking to Jedangen. He smiled to himself and went back to bed. Even though they were in a little pinch, he knew that this was everything he had wanted. A loving mate, beautiful kittens, and a home; he couldn't ask for more or less.

Little did anyone know how much everything would change. Again.

Well, here is Chapter 1 at last. I hope you will enjoy the sequel to Forbidden Romance. The one love scene in this chapter may be the only one romantic one in the story. There will be other more "descriptive" scenes later on in the story, but for now, this is still rated T. If you think later on this should be rated M, let me know. The chapters will be longer, because more has to be told. Which means it will take longer for each chapter to come. Also factor that I am also writing other things right now, and will be posting them anytime this month.

Anyways, enjoy the sequel and please review! Your remarks can let me improve the story for later on.