Chapter 2
"Hey dumb ass, wake up," Munkus pounded on the door of Tugger's den. Earlier that day he and Matel bet about if Tugger was really an idiot, so Matel right now is watching his every move on top of a junk pile.
"Hey, morning Straps," Tugger stuck his head out from the carpeted van he called a home.
"Get out here, I need to talk to you," Tugger exited and van and stood face to face with Munkus."
"What's on yo mind?"
"It just so happened that a kit came in to the junkyard last night looking for someone."
"Uh huh," Tugger began walking around the area they were in, since he wasn't that interested in what his brother had to say, as usual.
"Her father. She says he's lives here, and that he's a main coon."
"Wait, what?" Tugger stood up straight and looked at his brother.
"It's true, she says that you are her father, and she's not backing down from it."
"Impossible, I make sure a queen doesn't get knocked up."
"Yeah, for the possibility of you actually getting tied down with just one queen, and for the child's sake of turning out as an idiot."
"Shut it."
"She says the mother is named Julia, remember a queen with that name?"
Tugger's fur stood on end. He looked scared, really scared.
"How can I forget? Do you remember? She came around here years ago, back when we were kittens. She said that she was on a mission…"
"To make sure Growltiger was really dead!" Munkus finally remembered her.
"Yeah, she came by looking for a place to sleep for the night. She strutted around for a little bit, kinda like I do now, and found me sitting alone."
"Back then you weren't a womanizer."
"Right. She invited me to her den, so I fallowed her. And…. I was only a kit." He buried his face in his hands.
"Only a kit…"
"In the morning she left a note saying ill get better over time. I was heartbroken, but I have to admit if it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be the tom I am now. She was the one who left me the belt."
"What are you going to do with Matella?"
"Who?"
"Your daughter. Julia just died from being hit by a car; she came all the way from Greenwich to find you. What are you going to do?"
"What can I do? The only thing I can do with queens is to make them squeal! I can't do that to my own daughter! And how will Bomba take this? 'oh hey baby, it turns out I have a kit with another cat!'"
"You better figure this out with that tiny mind of yours."
"I'm not an idiot, ill think of something, and just give me time. Now if you will excuse me, Bomba is waiting for me." Tugger strutted past his brother to the door of his den. He hit his head on the edge of the roof, but he just shook it off and went back inside.
Munkus just shook his head and climbed up the junk pile Matel was standing on.
"What can I say? I'm sorry that your dad is an idiot."
"Its alright, he will come around one day."
"I hope so."