A few days after, Sapphira ultimately decided to avoid the Tugger. She still could not forgive him for what he did to her before. She felt pleasured when he spoke to her and yet still drew back. His voice was not enough to make her fully devoted to him. And even if she was, she knew she would still have to stay away because Bombalurina already was with him and Sapphira had no intention on breaking her newly formed bonds over some rebel of a tom. Still, she did somewhat care… Just… not enough.
A few moments later, a bubbly little Jemima hopped up onto the heap of metal Sapphira was laying on and said, "Hello! What have you been doing?"
"Oh, well, contemplating with myself." Sapphira said jokingly. "You?"
"Me? Well you ought to have known! What else does a love-sick kitten do when there's a handsome tom in their Jellicle tribe?" Jemima said. She started to lose herself in her own imagination. Sapphira figured she was envisioning the Rum Tum Tugger.
"Well, if I didn't know any better; I would say that's oddly specific and there's only a fraction of a chance for me to correctly predict the answer; but it's awfully observable." She replied with a voice mimicking Jennyanydots.
"I know! But isn't he… marvelous" Jemima said with a giggle.
"I suppose so..." Sapphira said trying to hide her emotions.
"C'mon! It can't be like that! You've got to love him, he's been showing so much interest in you! Admit you fancy him!" Jemima said longing for an answer.
"O-okay, fine. He actually is… pretty great." Sapphira said shrugging. On the inside, she actually felt the burden of her likings over The Tugger being lifted, like a wave rolling right over her; somewhat painful, yet refreshing.
"Haha! I knew it!" Jemima said flashing the brightest, friendliest smile Sapphira had ever seen.
"Yeah, I mean… I don't like him flirting with other queens but… he really does know how to make a queen feel good." Sapphira said with a rosy blush, tinted with love.
"Yeah." Jemima agreed. Her eyes wandered elsewhere and she smiled, she's daydreaming about him, again Sapphira thought, although she couldn't blame her.
Immediately, Jemima blinked a few times and her eyes widened, "Watch it though, Bombalurina is with him, you know. She's pretty fierce when it comes to what she retains." She said with a violent hint of caution in her eyes.
"Indeed, I should be more careful." Sapphira replied.
Jemima slanted her head a bit in agreement. "Anyways, I've got to set off; I'm a busy young queen!" She said hopping off of the heap of scrap metal. "Bye!"
"Farewell, Jem!" Sapphira replied, relieved that she admitted her feelings to a trusted friend such as Jemima.
"He's pretty great, huh? He also knows how to make a queen feel good? Sounds like a triumph for him!" Sapphira jumped up and her eyes enlarged with dread.