Ok so this is my first fanfic! Ahhhhh. I hope it's enjoyable and yeah so please R&R and don't hesitate to give me constructive criticism because I want all of your opinions.
Ok so in this fanfic the cats will have two forms: cat form- normal cat and Jellicle form- like they are in the movie/theatre performance (human height). At the start of each chapter I will tell you the form they are in and everyone will be that way unless I say otherwise in the chapter. Ok all that done enjoy and I hope you will read more.
Jellicle form for this chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own cats. (Unlucky me) However I do own my own character Leto. J
It was winter so naturally it was freezing, so freezing that it had snowed. The Jellicle's were enjoying themselves thoroughly though some really couldn't stand the snow. Rum tum tugger, Alonzo, Mungojerrie and Munkustrap decided to go for a walk. Why won't he shut up! Alonzo thought to himself beginning to get irritated with Tugger's moaning about the snow ruining his mane. "Tugger" Alonzo said getting the Maine coon's attention "shut up!" Alonzo shouted causing Mungo to laugh and Tugger to do a dramatic spin to face him.
Tugger was outraged his face turning purple he took a deep breath looking like he was going to shout "no" was all he said. Alonzo erupted with laughter soon followed by Mungo and Tugger the toms holding their stomachs. Munk stopped in his tracks turning to face his fellow toms trying to pull a serious face. The toms stopped laughing for a second before beginning to howl with laughter pointing at Munk's face.
The toms had walked halfway round the perimeter of the junkyard and were now at the furthest edge of the junkyard when Alonzo stopped abruptly, spotting something on the floor. The snow just in front of him was stained red. Using his eyes he followed the trail leading him to a lump in the snow. A big lump. A Jellicle sized lump. Thoughts whizzed through his head as he stared at the lump of snow. It was red... very red. "Guys!" he shouted at his fellow toms that had stopped a bit away waiting for him to stop staring at the floor. When then raced over he pointed to the lump of snow.
Tugger's eyes went wide. He recognised that smell. Not personally though he knew one thing that that lump of snow was a queen. "Q...Q...Queen" was all Tugger had to say and Alonzo dived forward and began to dig away at the snow. Tugger was right, curled up in a ball under the snow was a very beaten looking queen covered in blood. She was white/silver but had black Bengal cat markings. On her ears she had small tufts of black fur kind of like a lynx. She had a long fluffy tail and black paws. Alonzo picked her up bridal style and looked to Munk.
"Tugger and Mungo run ahead and try to find Jenny and Jelly" they nodded and ran off, Munk turned to Alonzo "I'll get Old Deuteronomy" Alonzo nodded as Munk ran off. Alonzo panicked looking around the junk piles wildly. He sat in the snow the queen on his knee and wrapped a blanket he had spotted around her.
The queen opened her eyes. They were a deep blue a ring of black on the outer edge. They were beautiful Alonzo thought to himself. "You're safe. Don't worry" Alonzo said surprised at the calmness of his voice. The queen nodded before slipping back into a state of unconsciousness. Alonzo lifted her again and began to run to Jenny and Jelly's den.
"Oh my everlasting cat! What happened?" Jenny said meeting Alonzo halfway through the clearing. Tugger and Mungo had got Jenny rather quickly. They were told to wait at her den and help Jelly get ready for the arrival of the Queen and Alonzo. "Found her buried under a pile of snow" Alonzo said as Jenny lifted the blanket. She gasped at the state of the Queen.
"Bring her inside" Jenny called walking away. When Alonzo placed her on the bed in Jenny's den Mungo took Tugger outside who was in shock nodding to Alonzo as he went. Jenny came back through with a cloth and warm water. Alonzo stayed near the injured Queen hoping to heat her up.
Just as Jenny was about to start cleaning her fur the Queen woke with a start. Thinking Jenny and Jelly where going to harm her she hissed and backed away. As her back touched the wall of Jenny's den she let out a loud yelp. Alonzo rushed forward and reached out to her. Recognising Alonzo she began to scoot forward still wary of Jenny and Jelly. "Alonzo calm the poor dear down we will be back soon with some bandages" Jelly said and she began to walk off Jenny in tow.
"They were trying to help you" Alonzo said his voice calm and reassuring.
"It hurts" was all the queen managed to say. Alonzo guessed she was about a year of so younger that him. The queen began to lick away the blood were she could reach, her injuries becoming apparent. She had several large gashes everywhere but a very long and deep one up her back.
"What's your name?" Alonzo asked trying not to show panic of her wounds in his voice. The Queen looked up at him and seemed to smile.
"Leto" she said "What about you?" she asked and stopped cleaning her wounds.
"Alonzo" Alonzo said making Leto smile. She then went back to cleaning her wounds. The gash on her back was beginning to worry Alonzo. Leto moved to try and clean the wound on her back. When she did so the wound reopened wider and ripped further up her back, causing the queen to wince and grit her teeth. Alonzo jumped forward and held her hand.
" stay still" He waited till Leto nodded and licked her back gash clean along with all the fur on her back. "Will you let me bandage it?" Alonzo asked the queen nodded and mouthed a thank you to him. Jenny and jelly came back through and Alonzo showed them the wound. They rubbed cream on it and let Alonzo bandage it.
"Erm... Alonzo it's all twisted at the front" Leto said after Jelly pointed it out to her. Jenny thwacked Alonzo's ear muttering stuff about him getting in the way she shoved him outside and told him to wait.
"What's your name?" Jenny asked redoing her bandage. Leto hesitated but decided she could trust the two older queens who had been so nice to her.
"Leto, Thank you for fixing me." This caused the queens to smile brightly. Leto smiled back enjoying the queens company.
"I'm Jennyanydots and this is Jellylorum, but just call us Jenny and Jelly." The queens smiled shaking Leto's hand. After finishing bandaging Leto up the queens invited Alonzo back in. They all talked for a while before Tugger and Mungo walked back in.
"Oi'm Mungojerrie an' this is Tugger bu' jus' call me Mungo" Mungojerrie said in his thick cockney accent. Leto smiled and then looked to Tugger who was looking over her wounds, a look of shock plastered on his face.
"Are you ok?" Leto asked concerned.
"I'm sorry" was all Tugger replied.
"You're sorry?"
"If we had got to you sooner and I hadn't just stood there like a muppet you might not have..." Tugger trailed of shaking. Leto stood up, ignoring Jelly's complaints, and took Tugger's hand. Tugger looked down at the queen who was smiling at him.
"But you did find me didn't you all" Tugger nodded. "And you got me help didn't you" Tugger nodded. "In which case calm down. I'm alive and I will be for a while now thanks to you Mungo, Alonzo, Jenny, Jelly and anyone else who I haven't met yet" the queens small speech had caused everyone to smile. Tugger calmed down and gave her a quick hug before introducing himself. Leto told Mungo and Tugger her name and they left saying they were going to let everyone know.
It was the middle of the night and Leto was lying on a makeshift bed in Jenny and Jelly's den. Alonzo was asleep beside her bed on a pile of cushions after asking if he could stay to make sure Leto didn't sneak away. Leto shot upright after hearing some rustling and giggles. "Who's there?" she asked. A small black kitten was shoved in front of her from the shadows.
"I...I...I'm Misto" the kitten bowed and Leto smiled.
Leto got up and curtsied in front of Misto. "Pleased to meet you...and your friends I'm Leto" saying friends she looked into the shadows where Misto had appeared from. Misto giggled as a small tom kit rolled out from the shadows.
Misto pointed at the tom who was now sitting with his legs in a basket grinning up at Leto. "That's Tumble. He thinks your pretty" Misto laughed as Tumble's face went red.
"Thank you Tumble" Leto smiled patting his head. Leto sat down sitting Tumble and Misto on her lap. "Now who else have I to meet?" a row of kittens appeared from the shadows and said their names in turn.
"You can call me Jem"
"I'm Electra"
"Plato, pleased to meet you"
"I'm Pounce" this kitten also jumped onto Leto's lap.
"I'm Vic" a final kitten ran out from the shadows bouncing up and down excitedly.
"OMELC! You are so pretty! You can be my friend because I think you're nice! Oh I'm Etcetera but just call me Cettie" she exclaimed. Alonzo woke at the noise wondering what was happening.
"Leto?" he asked. After rubbing his eyes he spotted the kittens surrounding her. "How did you lot get in here?" They all giggled and pretended to zip their lips shut.
"They came to tell me I was pretty and that they wanted to be my friend" Leto said nuzzling Tumble and Misto and patting Cettie on the head. Alonzo gaped not sure what to say.
"Why are you here?" Cettie asked Alonzo all eyes turning to him. Leto grinned and looked to a very uncomfortable looking Alonzo.
"I...eh... I..." Alonzo stuttered not sure what to say beginning to blush.
"You like her!" Vic accused pointing to him. The kittens all agreed and looked to Leto.
"W...what?" Leto stuttered.
"Do you like him back?" Misto asked.
The room was silent. "I never said I liked her!" Alonzo said finding his voice.
"Do you this she's pretty." Vic asked quickly turning the discussion into an interrogation.
"Well...well yeah" Vic glared at his "Yes I think she very pretty if I'm being honest" Vic nodded satisfied with his answer.
"Do you this he is handsome?" Misto asked Leto who was by now a deep red.
"Well...uh" The kittens all looked at her "Yes actually I do" She winked at Alonzo while the kits were squealing.
"Leto" Alonzo said dramatically standing up. Leto took the tom kits off her lap and stood also.
"Yes Lonz?" she asked in a swoony voice.
"I think I love you" Alonzo grabbed Leto's paw as the kittens squealed.
"But Lonz we cannot be together my father Tugger would kill you" The kittens gasped at this turn of events. Right on queue Tugger walked in. After hearing everything and decided to go along with it.
"Step away from my daughter Alonzo. For she is to be married to Mungo" Tugger raised his hand dramatically and Mungo walked in. After closing the door he walked over to Alonzo and lightly, but dramatically, shoved him away from Leto.
"She's moine an' don' you even think abou' changing it" He announced. The kittens looked at Leto waiting to see what would happen.
"But father I love him" Leto announced reaching out to Alonzo. The kittens squealed with delight as Alonzo grabbed her paw and pulled her away.
"No you don't you love Mungo he has poisoned your brain. Misto said he had" Tugger said looking to Misto. Misto stood up and the other kittens pushed him forward.
"He is a... witch! He has brainwashed you!" Misto shouted pointing at Alonzo. Everyone gasped.
"Lonz! Tell me it's not true!" Leto turned to Alonzo placing a paw on her heart.
"It's not true Leto I love you!" Alonzo said reaching out to her but she pulled her paw away. She walked into Mungo's arms crying into his shoulder.
"See she moine an' she always will be!" Mungo said patting Leto's head fur as she wailed. Tugger stood in front of Alonzo.
"Let me prove it!" Alonzo shouted reaching out to Leto. The queen kittens cried for Leto to turn round.
"How?" Leto asked walking towards Alonzo. He grabbed her paw and pulled her to his chest. Wrapping his arms around her he planted a kiss on her lips. The queen kits squealed while the toms encouraged Alonzo. Tugger shoved Leto away and stabbed Alonzo. Alonzo fell to the floor. Leto screamed and ran over to him. He reached up his hand and stroked her cheek "I love you Alonzo so very much" She whispered as he took his last breath. She kissed him on the cheek before standing up. She faced Tugger and Mungo and stabbed herself. She fell into Alonzo's arms on the floor. The queen kits cried with joy and sadness.
This is not the end! all will be reveled in the next chapter!