A/N So I am starting with the couples my sister and I thought work the best- and in this one Mugojerrie and Rumpleteazer are Skimble's children from a previous mate. Asparagus is her brother and that's about it (like i said in the description any ideas or requests are welcome! enjoy!) Thanks to The Penguin Ate My Homework- best Beta reader ever!
"When I get home, Asparagus is so dead!" I couldn't help but whisper under my breath. Just because I didn't have a mate, he had made it his obligation to set me up with every tom he knew. But a railway cat, honestly? However, I guess I couldn't blame the poor fellow for my brother's ideas. Pulling a sweet smile to my face, I buckled on my pearl collar and headed out to Victoria station.
I waited forever, far longer than Gus had told me. Great, I had been stood up by a back alley tom once again. Then just as I turned to leave, a bright scarlet engine pulled into the station. I watched with a strained smile as I saw a young cat leap from the railcar to the platform. He wasn't much older than my brother, with ginger tabby stripes, and a rather gawky, bouncy manner. Glancing back at the train, he walked toward me animatedly.
"You must be Jennyanydots—pleased to meet you. I'm Skimble."
Well at the very least he's a gentleman, I thought bubbly as I shook his paw. Just as I was beginning to think This might not be such a terrible idea after all, chaos exploded. Two orange-striped calico kittens careened out of the coal car, trailing black dust behind them. They ran in circles on the platform, chasing each other with giggling faces, until the girl tackled who I assumed to be her brother and shoved a paw full of coal into his fur and ears. She then jumped up, running straight for my new date. The boy dashed after her, and Skimble knelt down, holding the two apart. Though I always loved children, I hoped desperately that their parents would show up any second so I could enjoy my evening.
The tom-kitten spluttered in indignation, then pointed a finger at his sister.
"But Da', she 'it me wi' coal! You saw 'er!"
The queen-kitten stuck out her tongue! "Di' not!"
"Di' so!" he yelled back.
Bastet—what next?
Apologizing quickly, Skimble crouched and spoke to the little ones, calmly but forcefully. They nodded in unison. The girl silently stepped forward and shook my hand with a grin.
"'Ello! Oi'm Teazer. Oi'm four! Oi thin' you're the pretties' queen Oi evah seen." The little boy made a face, as if he couldn't believe his sister could say any such thing. Ok, so they may have just ruined any chance of a real date, but they were still adorable.
The tom-kit spoke now. "Da' said Oi have to be'ave... and Teazer said tha' means Oi can' talk! Oi'm Mungojerrie!"
Pushing the two little cats behind him, Skimble stepped forward again. "I'm terribly sorry, I didn't mean to bring them but the train was delayed and...so...is there any chance we could reschedule this date?" He looked really sorry, not like some of the other toms who just wanted to leave. But who could be sure if he really would come back? Then I smiled.
"Of course, I understand completely!" Happy to be on their way home, the kittens ran over to me and said good-bye politely. The little girl, Teazer, giggled when I whispered my idea to her.
"Will you keep them safe for me?" She nodded.
Unhooking my pearl collar I fastened it around her neck, saying, "Don't forget to have your father bring it back." I smiled at Skimble and then turned towards home. Well, I guess Asparagus gets to live another day.