Chapter 4…yay?

Author's Note: This chapter is pretty much fluff. I needed to get from point A to point B and fluff was the only way. Sorry.

Disclaimer: I don't own Cats, I'd like to…but I don't.

"Oh Dem, you didn't have to be so hard on him." Bomba sighed purring in Tugger's lap.

"I don't want him to pretend to be nice to me because I'm a weak tortured soul or something to that effect." I blurted out still in a bit of a fit from yesterday's discussion with Munkustrap.

"The kid was just looking out for you, Demeter. I know Munk better than anyone and he's truly been worried about you." Tugger told me an unfamiliar seriousness on his face.

"You would side with him." I mumbled to myself. Tugger rolled his eyes and got up surprising Bombalurina.

"Where are you going?" Bomba pleadingly looked at Tugger.

Tugger glared at me and then looked at her.

"Away from the Bitch Queen." He huffed walking away. Bombalurina gave me a sympathetic look and went after Tugger.

"I'll be back later. Okay, love?" she hollered out leaving the room. I sighed and snuggled further into my bed. I closed my eyes and tried to sleep for a second until I felt someone jump on my bed.

I let out a small scream and sat up to see large chocolate brown eyes staring back at me. I sat up to see that they were from a small princess.

She was an orange, white, and black tabby who had a sweet yet impish grin.

"Hullo dere, Oi'm Rumpleteazahh, who'er yuh?" the kitten said in a high pitched cockney accent, sticking her nose up to mine. I picked the little queen up and set her next to my bedside.

"I'm Demeter, what are you doing in here, little one?" I smiled becoming entranced by the kitten's extreme cuteness.

"Oi dunno, Oi've nevah been in 'ere before. Oi was juss explorin' Oi 'spose." She pondered as if she were thinking really hard about it.

She reminded me of another cat but I couldn't place who, exactly. I stared at her another second and I then pictured a big lopsided grin on her face and thought of her voice only deeper.

"You're related to Mungojerrie aren't you?" I asked curiously.

"Yup, that's me brothah." She said proudly. The young queen talked to me for awhile until we were interrupted by Mungojerrie bursting into the room worry splattered on his face.

"Teazahh!" he yelled almost breathlessly. He then looked at me and gave me his classic lopsided grin.

"Oh hullo Dem, Oi'm sorreh 'bout her. Oi hope shey wosn't botherin' yuh too much." He said picking up his younger sister.

"She was fine Jerrie. She's a real sweetheart." I consoled him. Teazer gave him an 'I win' smile, he rolled his eyes.

"Well, Oi'm glad shey wosn't too much trouble. By the way, welcome home Demetuh." He smiled walking out. Rumpleteazer waved to me.

"Bye Demetah!" she called out.

"Bye Teazer and thanks Jerrie, it's good to be home." I grinned back.

The next day I finally felt good enough to get up and walk around the junkyard. Not much had changed since I left. Everybody smiled at me and said hello or welcomed me home.

I stayed mainly with Bombalurina and when I was alone Rumpleteazer never seemed too far behind. She was a real doll, she was a bit cheeky and air-headed at times, but all-in-all she was a very sweet and loveable kit.

Before I realized it, two weeks had passed and I had felt better. As if I had never of left.

"Hey Dem, wadda think is up dere, yuh know, in the Heaviside?" Teazer asked as we laid together in my secret hiding place looking up into the moon lit sky.

"It probably every cats fantasy, free shrimp and salmon paste every where, no owners, no stupid litter boxes. I bet it's like the junkyard only bigger and prettier." I sighed at the thought.

We both just sat there for awhile without saying anything. I felt Rumpleteazer crawl into my lap. She laid down her head and quiet purring was heard from her body. I sat there smiling at the kitten in my lap. It felt nice to have another cat idle and look up to me. It made me kind of feel motherly in a way.

I picked up Teazer's sleeping body and carried her to her brother's den. Jerrie greeted me and thanked me for watching his sister. We said our good-byes and I decided to head on back to my own den.

When I was almost there I felt someone touch my shoulder. I stiffened up and turned around slowly. I came face to face with a large body.

Munkustrap.

"We need to talk." He demanded.

"Oh no we don't." I said turning away wanting to go to my den immediately. I felt him grab my paw.

"Please, Demeter, for one minute can we not act like kittens." He pleaded. I rolled my eyes as he led me to a tire in the middle of the junkyard.

"So, what do you want?" I said not trusting him one bit.

"I want to sort things out, Demeter. I want to make things right with us, we're practically family and it feels wrong to hate each other." Munkustrap said softly. I looked away my arms crossed. I sat silently for what felt like eternity.

"Demeter, please say something." He begged.

"I've tried to be nice to you, Munkustrap. I've tried to settle things between you and I. But, no matter what I've done you've always retaliated to me with cold-hearted rudeness. You honestly think I can believe you?" I almost yelled out my volume level increasing by each sentence.

"You're right, I've been rude, I've been mean, I've done and said some things that I wish I could take back. I'm about to become the Jellicle Protector, Demeter, I want to start making amends, starting off by the way I've treated you." He said flatly.

"So that's it? You're only apologizing to fulfill your own selfish needs? Piss off, Munkustrap. I don't forgive you, and I don't plan on doing so anytime soon." I hissed harshly in his face.

"Very nicely spoken, Demeter." A deep voice said ringing through the junkyard.

Every hair on my body stood up on end.

"Macavity." I whispered frightened. Munkustrap stood up and surveyed the area.

"I told you, you are not welcome here Macavity." Munkustrap's booming voice echoed.

Macavity let out one of his sinister laughs. I didn't realize it at first but Munkustrap had a protective paw on my shoulder. I was too frightened to even shake it off.

"I was only coming to check up on my favorite little queen." Macavity chuckled.

"Leave, Macavity." Munkustrap ordered. Macavity came into view and he bowed as if he were about to leave. But a mischievous smirk grew on his face.

"Henchcats, seize them." Macavity ordered simply. Before either of us could react four cats that were all about a head taller than Munkustrap and out muscled him by a lot grabbed us. I felt a blunt object hit the back of my head.

My vision blurred and soon everything went black.