Disclaimer: I do not own Cats. I do own the DVD of the video made in the 90s and seriously, I watch or listen to it nearly every day. Especially when writing fan fiction.

This takes place a day, maybe two, after the previous chapter and guess what? It's from . . . TUGGER'S POV! Yay Tugger! Also, if there are any fans of the show The Mentalist, I included a quote from yesterday's episode in here. It made me smile.

Phase 1 of my plan is complete. She misses me. Like crazy. I see her skulking around the Junkyard and spying on me. Really, it's quite flattering. The problem is, I want her back.

Oh yes, the Rum Tum Tugger is crazy about a queen. No one would believe it but it's true. Bomba is the only queen I can see myself with. We suit each other to a 'T'.

Oh, yes, I meant to say that.

Unfortunately, I don't have a Phase 2. Phase 1 was just letting her miss having me around so what should Phase 2 be? Got it. I'm going to annoy her into getting back together with me. I know she secretly loves it when I'm annoying. It's all over her face.

The next day, she comes to the Junkyard. First she looks around to see if I'm there and when she doesn't see me, she slips in and sits by Jelly. They talk quietly for several minutes. Then I make my move.

"Good morning, ladies." I slide in between them and plant a kiss on Jelly's cheek. "It's quite a lovely day, isn't it?"

Bomba scowls and tries to walk away but I follow her. "How are you, Bomba? You know it's rude to ignore people like this. Not nice at all, but then nice isn't your strong suit, is it?"

Yes, the Rum Tum Tugger actually knows how to converse intelligently. See, I did it again! My human is a college student, the nerdy kind that loves grammar and reads the dictionary for fun. Out loud. I pick things up from her.

"It's rude to stalk people, Tugger." Bomba's voice is chilly. She's pretty convincing at the whole "I hate you and never want to see you again" routine but I know her too well. She steals glances at me when she thinks I'm not looking. She misses me.

"Stalk? I'd have to look up the legal definition but I don't think that this qualifies as stalking. I'm just accompanying a beautiful queen on a walk."

"You are . . . You're . . . you're trespassing!" She stops abruptly and swipes at me. Claws extended. I dodge it. Barely.

"Hmm, trespassing. I'm not sure that this-"

"It does! Why won't you just leave me alone? It was hard enough -" Bomba stops, tears flooding her eyes.

Oh crap. I hate it when she cries. "Come on, babe, don't be like that. You know you want me back. Just say so and things will be right again."

"You are so infuriating!" She runs off, leaving me standing alone.

"Smooth, Tug."

"Shut up, Munk." I engage in a wrestling match with Munk. It ends in a tie, as always. I'm no match for Munk in strength but I'm usually faster than he is. It evens out. After the wrestling match, I visit my fan club and chat with the other toms but I can't get Bomba's face out of my mind. She was really upset. I hate upsetting her. Maybe I'm going about this the wrong way. Maybe I should just give her some space . . .

I visit her later that night. I know it's wrong; I shouldn't be at her house uninvited but I can't keep myself away. She really needs someone to look after her. Macavity tormented Bomba too but no one thinks about her. It's all about poor little Demeter and how she's doing.

Bomba is sleeping in an armchair by the fire. She looks so peaceful there that I sit and watch her. "Bomba, I'm sorry. I promise I won't . . . Trespass on your personal space anymore. I love you, babe, and I'll wait for you."

If anyone saw or heard me, I'd never live it down. The Rum Tum Tugger reduced to a blubbering mess over a queen? Okay, not really blubbering but still. I never apologize, never visit sleeping queens in the middle of the night, never trespass on someone's land. But here I am.

You know what, though? She trespassed on my heart the first time we met so really, turn about is fair play.

AN: So, the ending is sort of stupid but I like it. I also love Tugger and Bomba; I really think they need each other. In my mind, no other Jellicles could handle either of them. I also think Tugger has a sweet, romantic side under the jerk and I tried to bring a little bit of that out. I really don't like begging for reviews but I'd love to know what people think of this (besides BroadwayKhaos. Speaking of which, thanks, BroadwayKhaos, for reviewing! It makes me smile.)