RIN TIN TIGGSITA
CHAPTER 1: Birth
"Old Deuteronomy!! Griza… Grizabel… Grizabella is…" skimbleshanks puffed as he burst in to Old Duets den.
"Skimble" Old Duet calmly "please catch your breath and calm down."
Skimble leaned against the wall and slowly cault his breath, The orange tabby tom had just run from one side of the junkyard to the other were the leaders den was in 2O seconds flat.
"Now what have you come to tell me" Old Duet asked once the younger cat had calmed.
"Ok, Old Deuteronomy, Grizabella's walters have brok'n she is about ta go inta labour, Jellylorum is with her in the medical den."
The large long haired grey tom stood up started walking out of his den, "are you coming Skimble" Old duet turned slightly and smiled. Skimble followed the old tom shaking his head.
"How can ye be so calm, I remember when me Bomby and Demy were born I were terrified, nerves' an shaky, I spen' the whole time pacing."
Old Deuteronomy stayed silent he just carried on walking with a smile on his face. He may have seemed calm but inside he was a tangle of nerves, he already had 5 other sons, Quagmire the eldest ( a black and gold patched tom who had forded by the human family who adopted him to move up north to Bolton), Munkustrap the second eldest (a silver and black striped tom), Macavity the third eldest ( a Ginger and red striped tom -the still couldn't work him out) and Alonzo the current youngest (a black and white patched tom). His other son Bonzo (a white and gold patched cat) had been taken from him 3 months ago, the kitten was only a month old when his mate Rosaline had left the junkyard taking the kitten with her, she had left Alonzo behind saying that she did not want him. He loved all his sons dearly but he desperately wanted a daughter, he knew that his mate Grizabella was having 2 kitten but had no idea of the sex's. Griz had only been his mate for a month when she fallen pregnant and now 2 months later she was about too have his new litter.
A scream broke through the junkyard, it came from the medical den.
"gasp the Kittens are coming Old Deuteronomy" both Skimble and Old Deut quickened their pace.
They made it to the den just in time to see the first kitten being born, as Old Deut hurried into the room the first kittens head had just started to crown.
"DEUTERONOMY!!" Grizabella screamed as he kneeled by the cushion she was on.
"it's ok Grizy I'm here, just concentrate on have those little bundles of joy," Old Deut picked up a cloth and mopped Grizabella's forehead.
"It's a bit hard to concentrate on anything… aaarrrrr" Grizabella yelled while panting.
"Come on Griza one more push on this kitten" Jellylorum called from her place between Grizabella's legs.
Old Deut took Griza's paw as she let out another ear piercing scream and pushed the tiny form out of the body.
"Yes that's it, that's it, it's coming, come on Griz push…" a series of small meows suddenly broke out, "well done Grizabella you have a beautiful tom kitten.
Jellylorum handed the newly born tom to Grizabella
"He's purrfect" Grizabella said softly as she took in her sons beauty. He was black with leopard spots on his chest, front legs and he had one band of spots on his back left leg, his head and tail were a mixture of black and gold stripes. The fur around the kittens neck was golden and slightly longer then the rest of his fur, he was going to have a mane.
"He's a main coon" Old Deuteronomy said as Grizabella passed the tiny kitten to him. Old Deut cradled his small son, 'another son' he thought, he hoped the other kitten was a queen, he wanted a daughter, he loved his sons so much but he would love to have a little Queen.
"Yes and he's gonna be a real heart throb isn't h…" Grizabella managed to say before another wave of pain ran through her.
"The other kitten is coming Griza" Jellylorum said going back her original place at the end of the cushion, "get ready to push".
"I don't want to push any more, can't I leave this one and let it grow inside me or could you have it for me" Grizabella cried through gritted teeth as she felt the kitten coming.
"Come on Grizy darling you can do it, just a few more pushes and it will all be over" Old Deut soothed as he placed the little tom in the coat by the bed and took Grizabella's paw again.
Grizabella pushed and screamed for a few more minutes and was finally rewarded by the cries from her second kitten.
"Congratulations Grizabella and Old Deuteronomy you have a handsome little tom and a beautiful little queen" Jellylorum smiled as she handed the little feline queen to the proud and tired mother, she then bowed to them both and left the room.
Grizabella looked down at the little queen who was just as gorgeous as her brother. She had a black body with a mixture of red, gold and black leopard spots and tiger stripes on her chest, her head and tail were a mixture of red, black and gold stripes, she had black front legs with red and gold paws and her back legs were red and gold with black paws. The little queen also had a slight mane which was red and black.
"They are both so purrfect Deuty" Grizabella whispered to her mate as she handed the queen to him. She then started drifting off to sleep.
"Yes they are" Old Deut smiled, "you rest now my love, we will name them together when you wake up", he leant down to Griza and lightly kissed her face.
'I have a daughter' Old Deuteronomy said to himself, 'and she is purrfect, they both are'. He gently picked up his son and cuddled the two kittens before setting them down by his mate, he watched her snuggle round the two small forms and slipped silently out of the room to inform his tribe of the new arrivals.