Chapter 2- The Way of Nature

Tanya cried as soon as Miss Kitty set her down on her dressing table in their dressing room.

"Aww sweetheart," Miss Kitty said, patting Tanya's head. "I know it's gonna be hard but...you're just gonna have to move past this."

Tanya sniffed. "Move past this? M-Miss Kitty..." she felt her tears well up her in eyes once again. "How can I forget? How can I forget what he did? I-it was horrible!"

Miss Kitty sniffed. "Yeah, I a'int so crazy about it either. But Tanya, you weren't the only one who was fooled. I swear to you I didn't know a thing about what was going to happen."

Tanya shook her head. "I know you didn't. But now my family...Mama, Papa, Yasha...and even Fievel's gone!"

"Now honey, you don't know that," Miss Kitty said. "We didn't see the end of what happened, remember?"

"What else could happen?" Tanya asked. "H-he would have killed Fievel and Wylie and that other dog right there and then." She paused and turned away from Miss Kitty, still crying. "I'm all alone now."

"No you're not," Miss Kitty said reassuringly. "You've still got me. And," as she said this she tilted Tanya's head in her direction. "I promise you this Tanya: as soon as the next train comes in we're getting outta this here town and going to grand new places. Back to New York maybe. To Broadway! Wouldn't you like that?"

Tanya sniffed one last time and nodded slowly.

Suddenly both singers heard a voice they knew all too well. They both turned to the entrance of their dressing room where Cat R. Waul was conversing with one of the cats.

"Jolly, jolly good," Cat R. Waul said. "Now go and make sure to make those train reservations. We wouldn't want to have to sneak aboard again, now will we?"

"What's going on here?" Miss Kitty demanded, stepping protectively in front of Tanya as Cat R. Waul came inside.

"Some of my cats will be heading back to New York to round up another meal," Cat R. Waul stated matter of factly. "Until then we'll have all the fish and milk we can eat."

"So you're just gonna continue bringing mice out here, just to be eaten?!" Miss Kitty exclaimed.

"Exactly," Cat R. Waul replied and then he noticed Tanya from behind Miss Kitty.

"Ah, Miss Tanya!" he said, about to take a closer look but Miss Kitty stood in his way.

"You ain't gonna get any closer to her than this!" she warned. "I'm warning you, I'll smack you so hard if you so much as lay a finger on her!"

Cat R. Waul glared at her. "I'd rather give away my left ear than get rid of this...magnificent diva." He smiled over to Tanya who only glared back at him. "Actually, I came here only to tell her that there's another show coming up and she's..."

"She won't be singin in it! You think the poor girl's gonna sing for you, after what you did to her family?"

"A star should know when to separate her feelings from her performances," Cat R. Waul said coldly. "And I'd rather she speak for herself, if you wouldn't mind."

"Well actually I do mind and...!"

"It's alright," Tanya said, slowly getting up. "He can talk to me if he wants to. Miss Kitty, please leave us alone."

"But..wah...I!" Miss Kitty sighed. "Fine. But call for help if you needed." She glared at Cat R. Waul one last time and then left the room.

Cat R. Waul turned to Tanya. "Now, as I've said..."

"I'm not singing anymore," Tanya said bitterly.

"What?" the distinguished cat asked.

Tanya looked away. "I'm not singing and I won't sing for you ever again."

Cat R. Waul's eyes widened and he was just about to retort something back, but then Chula climbed in and announced that they had captured one of the trio who had tried to close them down.

"Which one?" Cat R. Waul asked.

"Eh...not the mouse or Wylie," the tarantula replied. "The other one. We don't know who he is boss, but we'll find out."

"I'll be the only one doing the interrogations!" Cat R. Waul said, about to follow Chula out through the curtain. He turned back towards Tanya and his eyes gleamed for just a minute.

"Remember this, Miss Tanya," he said. "Cats eat mice. That is simply the way of nature."

And then he left.

Tanya faced her reflection in the mirror, sadness showing fully in her eyes and on her face. She burried her head in her lap and continued crying. She would never forgive Cat R. Waul for what he had done. Never.

A/N:

There we go! Second chapter! If anyone's wondering what happened to Fievel, don't worry, you'll see him in the next chapter. Yep, that's about it.

Extra:

I finally found a cover for this story and I've uploaded and updated it. Hope it works!