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All of the mates slowly walked up to the clearing together. Everyone else, including myself, stayed to the sides. But before the mating dance begun, Tugger made his way up to the center of the clearing, making everyone around him turn their attention to him.

Munkustrap quickly ran over to Tugger. "You're choosing a mate?" his confused older brother whispered.

Tugger, speaking louder so every Jellicle could hear him, announced, "Yes, Munk, I am choosing a mate."

Gasps and whispers were heard from the other cats around. Tugger's kitten fan-club frowned, Bombalurina gasped, and Etcetera almost died. Even Victoria, who was about to mate with Plato, became upset.

The toms, on the other hand, were delighted. Now that Tugger had a mate, maybe all the other toms could finally get some attention…

"Did you at least tell Old D?" Munk asked.

"Of course…" Tugger smirked, and Munk looked over to the leader of the tribe, who was sitting in his usual spot, smiling back at his sons.

"Who do you think it is?" I heard Jemima whisper to one of her friends.

"Mistoffelees," I heard another voice say. But it wasn't one of the kittens; it was Tugger. As soon as Tugger said that name all eyes were on him again. Munkustrap's eyes grew wider than they already were (if that was even possible) and Bomba looked about ready to collapse. "Well…what do you say, Misto?"

Most eyes turned to the black and white tom, except Munk, who was still staring at Tugger. Misto was nervous, having everyone starring at him. Despite that, he walked up to the clearing by Tugger.

"So…" Tugger waited for Misto to speak.

"I…" Misto started; but he didn't know what to say. I always knew that there was something between them. What nobody expected was that Tugger would tell the whole tribe that he wants Misto to be his mate. He does have a reputation around here. He's known for driving the queens crazy. I guess he's gotten tired of the queens, and wants to give it a shot with a tom now. I'm not the only one who sees it either; Pouncival and Tumblebrutus know what I'm saying.

"Poor Misto…He's gunna fall hard when Tugger gets sick of him and wants to move on," Tumble said to Pounce.

(They were sitting right next to me)

"Yeah…Just give it a week or two. It won't last."

Hearing this made me feel bad for poor Mistoffelees too. Well, Tugger is always doing what's not expected from him. He's so unpredictable that he's almost…predictable.

Everyone was waiting to hear what Misto's reply would be. "Well…um…I…I like you Tugger…a lot…" He paused, wondering what to say next. "Okay, I'd love to be your mate." He became less nervous as he said this.

Tugger's facial expression changed; he looked quite shocked at Misto's reply. "Well that is interesting Misto…" the Maine Coon started.

He hesitated.

"Too bad I wasn't being serious, though…"

Munkustrap's eyes were as wide as ever now. He was puzzled; so was Old Deuteronomy…and Misto…and all the other Jellicles; including myself.

"What?" Misto mumbled softly.

"Did you really think I was…in love with you? C'mon Misto!"

The smaller tom didn't say anything in return. Wow…this was far worse than what Tumble and Pounce predicted.

And, with that, Tugger jumped down from the clearing; still leaving Misto confused and embarrassed.

"Hit it!" Tugger said, pointing to some imaginary Jellicle. That 'imaginary Jellicle' made his song magically turn on. "Meow…"

That made all the queens go crazy; they all knew it was time for Tugger's song. So they all began to sing, "Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat!"

Demeter somehow managed to escape from the mob of crazy queens. She was never a fan of Tugger. As a matter of fact, she hates the way Tugger treats all those queens. Mistoffelees slowly began to walk away, his head down. Demeter ran towards him before he could get out of sight.

"Misto…" she began. "Ignore what Tugger says; he's just a jerk."

Misto looked up at Demeter. "How can I ignore what he says if I'm in love with him?"

Demeter shook her head. "How can you still love someone who embarrassed you like that…in front of everyone?"

"I…don't know…" Misto paused. "He's just…different." Both cats looked over at Tugger, dancing and flirting with all the queens.

Misto felt a tear-drop escape his eye as he continued to watch the love of his life make a seductive smile towards his sister, Victoria. Demeter comforted him in a tight hug.

Munkustrap dashed toward the two after a moment. "Misto…I'm sorry about my brother…" When Misto didn't reply after a few moments, Munk turned to Demeter. "Is he okay?"

Demeter released the hug, and whispered to her mate, "He really loves Tugger."

Misto started to walk away.

"Wait! Misto!" Munk called, feeling responsible for what his brother did.

"Forget it…I'll get over it."

"No! What Tugger did to you was wrong, Misto. I understand that…and I'm sorry…"

"Don't be…forget it."

"Misto wait—"

"Forget it!" Misto yelled. A few nearby Jellicles, including myself, turned their attention to him.

All Demeter and Munkustrap could do was watch Misto walk away, tears falling from his eyes. Misto wiped his face, and continued to walk. Munk walked over to his father; to see what exactly Tugger had told him.

"Old D…what did Tugger tell you?"

"…Not that, Munk."

"You didn't know he was going to do that to Misto, right?"

"Of course not…Tugger has been talking to me a lot recently about how he wants to find a mate…specifically Misto."

"So he does wanna be Misto's mate?"

"According to what he told me, yes."

"Well then there's no way that he could ever—"

"He was very nervous…"

"…What do you mean, Dad?"

"He was nervous about confessing his love for Misto to everyone."

"Tugger being nervous?" Munk paused. "Wow…"