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Growing up isn't all fun and games

Victoria found Jemima in the nearby park. She was crying with no signs of stopping. Victoria slowly made her way to a small area that was enclosed by the branches of the tree Jemima was hiding under and gently hugged the small calico until Jemima's sobs reduced to sniffles. At this point, Electra and Etcetera had found them and the three kittens tried their best to comfort the confused Jemima.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Victoria asked gently.

"I'm just so confused," Jemima sniffed, "I like them both but I don't know who I really love! Pounce is cute and funny but Misto is kind and caring."

She sighed and asked her friends what she should do.

"I think you should get to know them better and see what they're really like," Electra suggested. Jemima though she saw an emotion other than concern on Electra's face but she wasn't sure.

"I don't know much abut Pounce but I know Misto has been thinking about a queen kit since our first Jellicle ball ended. I didn't know it was you but he spent a lot of time thinking on how to ask her to the next Jellicle ball," Victoria added.

"We should really get back to the junkyard, so you can speak with Misto and Pounce," Etcetera suggested.

With that, the four kittens crept out from their hiding place and slowly made their way back to the junkyard.

Meanwhile…

"Why would Pounce do this to me?! He knew I loved Jemima!! And he goes and kisses her!" Misto growled. He and Plato were sitting in Misto's pipe.

"He does have a right to love her you know," Plato offered.

"He was my best friend! Best friends don't try to steal their friend's crush!"

"Give it some time, you still have a couple of months before the Jellicle ball and I'm sure you can convince Jemima you love her more."

Misto sighed and agreed to return to the Junkyard with Plato.

At the same time…

"Misto knew I loved Jemima! Why would he kiss her in front of everyone?!" Pouncival demanded.

"He is allowed to love her," Tumble stated calmly.

"He was my best buddy! He shouldn't have kissed her because best friends don't do that to other best friends!"

"Let's just go back to the junkyard and see it you can convince Jemima that she should take you to the Jellicle Ball. If you keep us this whining though, even I can see why she'd go with Misto instead."

Pounce growled and stalked back to the Junkyard with Tumble following.

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The four queen kits reached the junkyard first but were soon joined by the four tom kits. When Misto and Pounce saw Jemima, they quickly rushed over to her and apologized for upsetting her. However, they still would not look at each other.

"I think I should try to get to know you both better," Jemima said quietly, "I'll spend a week or two with you both and then I'll have my answer to your question Pounce."

Pounce blushed and looked embarrassed for asking her the question that had made her cry. Misto and Pounce then proceeded to argue about who would spend the first day with her so Jemima stopped them and said, "Since Victoria told me a bit about Misto, I'll start with you Pounce."

Pounce looked smug and Misto look slightly crestfallen so Jemima gave Misto a quick hug before dashing off to her mother, who was calling for her to go home. Misto blushed a little and shot a winning look at Pounce.

Pounce hissed at Misto before turning to look at the remaining kittens. "Since Misto and I are fighting for Jemima, I think you should pick who you're going to support."

Pounce returned his glare to Misto, as if daring him to disagree, who simply nodded. Pounce was surprised Misto was actually agreeing with him so he looked at the kittens again.

Victoria said nervously, "I don't think you two should do this. We all want to help you both and you're telling us we can only help one."

Pounce replied with, "We need to know whose side you're on. Mine or Misto's"

"You two are pushing this way too far. I'm not going to get into any of this." Tumble grumbled.

"Neither am I. Either we help you both or you're both on your own," Victoria added.

The other kittens quickly agreed except for Electra, opened her mouth to argue but thought better of it.

"So be it," Misto sighed.

"May the better tom win," Pounce grunted.

The two tom-kits shook paws and before another word could be said, Jelly and Jenny were calling all the kits to go to their houses or dens.

The kittens said their goodbyes and went to their homes.

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"How was your day Jem?" Demeter asked.

They were back in their human house and Demeter noticed that Jemima had been very quiet.

Since Jemima didn't want to lie, she replied with, "I've had better."

"Do you want to tell me about it?"

Jemima looked around nervously and then stared directly at her mother and said, "Did you see what happened with me and my friends today?"

Demeter wondered if she should tell her daughter and decided it was better to tell her the truth. "Yes, I saw up to the part where Jenny separated Pouncival and Mistoffelees."

"So you WERE spying on me! I knew it! I knew you didn't trust me! I knew you wouldn't just let me fix my own problems!" Jemima scowled.

"Don't be mad. I'm not going to interfere. I just wanted to see what was going on. I didn't mean to make you think that I distrusted you." Demeter said calmly.

"You're not going to do anything?" Jemima blinked in shock, "You're really just going to let me handle it by myself?"

"I'm sure your friends are going to want to help so you won't really be all by yourself anyways.""

"Thanks mom! May I go look at the stars?" Jemima asked.

"Yes you may. Just don't stay up for too long," Demeter said as she made her way to their bed.

Jemima made her way to the roof by climbing a nearby tree. There was a good half an hour night left before the sunrise and Jemima wanted to make the most out of it.

She started thinking about the qualities Misto and Pounce had. Pounce was energetic, playful and fun to be around while Misto was more mature, compassionate, and understanding. But who would be better for her?

Jemima looked to the moon for answers but it was silent. With a final sigh, she went to her bed and fell into a dreamless sleep.

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On top of his pipe, Misto looked at the stars to see if they would give him any advice. His head was filled with images of Jemima singing at the last Jellicle ball and all the sweet things she had done for him, like her hugging him earlier. Instead, the stars seemed to mock him so he got back into his pipe and fell asleep as dawn began to appear.

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Pounce curled up in his den but couldn't get the image of Jemima out of his head. He hoped that Jemima would soon see what kind of tom he really was. His anticipation for the next day with her made him smile and he drifted into sleep just as the sun rose.

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Hm, im not very pleased with this chapter but it's the best I got. I might revise it later though. Please tell me what you think! Who do you think is better for Jemima? I kinda have it planned already but I'd still like to know what you think.