A/N: I realize that Demeter and Munkustrap were mates before the Jellicle ball, but I'm going to change that so it will fit with my story... Other wise I would have to go back and rewrite the whole Macavity scene, because she was really sexy in the dancing and such. I don't think she was catnapped yet if she was so sexy in the dancing... I will, however, explain why she kept assuming it was Macavity... I hope this works.
Chapter 1
Demeter
I rolled over, and for a few scary moments was unsure of where I was and whose arms were around me. I opened my eyes and grey and white fur came into my vision. Suddenly everything came back to me and I smiled widely, looking up to see his face. Munkustrap chose me. Not the sexy Bombalurina, my best friend. Not the sleek Cassandra - me. I nuzzled his neck gently in a good morning greeting and felt him start to stir. His arms tightened around me and I smiled again. "Good morning, mate," I said softly into one of his ears and licked it's edge lovingly. Mates calling their mates 'mate' always sounded so corny to me, but somehow now it felt perfect.
Munkustraps eyes fluttered open slowly, and he smiled back down at me. "Good morning, Demeter," he said softly, kissing me before stretching his paws over his head, still sleepy. When he finished his stretch he started to groom my coat, specifically my neck, sending delicious chills up my spine. "Do you feel as wonderful as I do?" he asked, his voice a bit muffled, and I nodded happily. "Yes. And a little sore," I teased, wrapping my arms around his waist and tucking my head under his chin. He kissed the area between my two ears and chuckled softly. "I can see why," was all he said and I sighed, too happy to put into words.
He was all I'd ever wanted. I was so afraid he wasn't going to take a mate and I would be stuck with someone else for life, although the dance itself didn't mean anything. It was only to bring the kittens into adulthood and such, but to seal the deal... I looked up at him again and knew that I loved him with all of my heart.
I kissed Munk on his cheek before sitting up and rubbing the sleep out of my eyes. His nest was an up-side-down old rowboat with the seats taken out. Surprisingly, it was quite spacious and comfortable, due to the old bathroom rug he put on the ground under it. I traced my pawon his thigh both absentmindedly and innocently and he covered it with his. "You have no idea what you're doing to me," he said a bit breathlessly and I blushed, starting to get an idea.
I soon realized that it must have been nearing the late hours of the morning, I sadly looked down at him. "Our owners will wonder where we are," I said softly and he understood my melancholiness.
"We live in the same neighborhood," he said, trying to be cheerful and sat up as well, squeezing my hand gently. "Emma is in the same class as Gina, right?" he asked, referring to their owners. Munkustrap, being who he was, often listened to the conversations of his owners and gathered that the two little girls were good friends and in the same 'class' at school. He didn't know what that was, but he supposed they knew each other rather well. I smiled, it wouldn't look too odd if the families saw us together.
"You're right, as always," I said with a smile and stood up on all fours to stretch. He chuckled. "Well, I can't disagree," Munkustrap teased and I silenced him with a kiss, more passionate than the other ones I had given him this morning. "I love you," I whispered after pulling away. I was still unused to saying this and blushed under my fur. When he said the same to me I happily kissed him again.
"We should go," I said and he nodded. I was surprised that he didn't try to get me out earlier. As much as he loved me, he was still the Jellicle protector and always tried to keep everything in perfect order, and that included a timely schedule.
We walked out of the junkyard entrance and into our neighborhood. We were only a few houses apart from eachother, the yards separated by quaint picket fences that weren't that hard at all to get through. He led me to my back door and dropped my hand. "I'll see you soon, right?" I asked, causing him to smile. "Of course you will," he said and nuzzled me in a goodbye, giving me a chaste kiss before hopping back down the steps. "Go eat your breakfast, and I'll see you in an hour or so," said Munk and trotted off to the fence before slipping through an unseen hole.
