Wednesday

Misto and Quaxo hadn't left him alone since yesterday and their questions were mighty irritating. They wanted to know exactly why he was so religious and he refused to tell them. But the two tuxedo toms weren't the only one that started to show interest. The other kittens wondered what was going on and Quaxo, who never could keep his mouth shut – which was very interesting since his brother was so shy – told them of course.

"Having trouble are we", Munk asked as Alonzo joined him on the tire and the kittens sat down before the two of them.

"No I'm being stalked", Alonzo grumbled.

"Well Tugger isn't too pleased", Munk said and nodded towards the Maine Coon glaring at them from the other side of the yard. "With you stealing his fan-club and all."

"He can have them back", Alonzo said and lied down and pretended to go to sleep.

He'd just laid there for a lit bit when he felt four small paws on his back.

"Is he asleep", a soft little voice whispered, he knew it was Jemima.

"Don't know", said the voice of his little brother Tumble and he guessed the kitten was the one standing on him. "Alonzo…"

He didn't respond.

"Alonzo!" Tumble shook him harder and Alonzo muttered something that sounded like 'go away'.

"Alonzo!" Tumble jumped on him and Alonzo opened one eye and spun around on the spot. With a shriek Tumble fell off and Alonzo caught him and put his arm around the kitten and held him to the ground.

"Let me go let me go", Tumble shrieked as Alonzo tickled him.

"Nope what do you say Tumble?"

"Why can't you just live life? Forget about tomorrow!"

Alonzo blinked in confusion and stopped tickling the kitten.

"What", he asked.

Tumble stopped struggling and looked at him with big innocent eyes.

"You said that to Munk when he was depressed and you wanted him to stop."

"Yes I did but that was another thing than me tickling you."

"No."

"Oh and why not?"

"Because you wanted him to stop and when you said it he did… and you did too now!"

Alonzo smirked. "Did I?"

Tumble's mouth snapped shut and his eyes went big.

"No, no, no", he said and struggled.

"Yes, yes, yes", Alonzo teased and started to tickle him.

Tumble laughed and shrieked and the kittens watching were giggling, even Munk was.

"Help", Tumble called. "Help!"

"Pouncival to the rescue!" Pouncival yelled and jumped onto Alonzo's back but the older cat just grabbed him and started to tickle him with his free paw. The other's kittens jumped into action and Alonzo was in seconds buried by kittens. Munkustrap was laughing heartedly and so were some of the other cats watching how Alonzo tried to free himself from the kittens.

He was lying on his back and the kittens tried to tickle him, but Alonzo wasn't ticklish. He laughed anyway but a loud laughter next to him made him stop, as did the kittens. Munkustrap was laughing so hard tears ran down his cheeks. Alonzo looked at the small tom kit sitting on his chest, Pouncival. Alonzo nodded towards Munk and a sly smile appeared on Pouncival's face and he whispered to Tumble, Pouncival and Plato. Alonzo couldn't help but chuckle as he saw them turn to Munk.

"What", Munk asked in confusion.

"ATTACK!" The small Jellicle toms yelled and flew at him and started to tickle him. Munk laughed harder than before because he was very ticklish. Alonzo sat up and looked at the princesses sitting on his legs. Misto sat behind him, not knowing if to laugh or be ashamed. Alonzo reached out and put an arm around Misto's neck and pulled his head down and gave him a knuckling.

"Ow, hey stop it", Misto laughed.

"ATTACK", screamed the small princesses and lunged at Alonzo's arms to save Misto. Alonzo laughed and looked over at Munk who tried to free himself from the kits.

"Take the flight", Alonzo asked as he shook off Etcetera's arms.

"Yeah", Munk laughed.

"One."

"Two."

"Three!" Both called and flew out of the holds of their tormentors and dashed away from the tire.

"Get them", Tumble ordered and they took off after the protectors.

Munk and Alonzo hid in an old pipe and watched the kittens dart past the entrance. They looked at each other before breaking down laughing.

"The look on your face when Tumble said: 'Why can't you just live life? Forget about tomorrow'!" Munk laughed.

"You're one to talk, you should have seen your face when the tom kits jumped at you."

Munk chuckled and lied down and curled his tail around him, as far as it went.

"I think I'm gonna take a nap", he said and felt a head rest onto his shoulders.

"Me too", Alonzo said and soon both of them were asleep. But before he fell asleep Alonzo's thoughts started to work.

"We won't be doing this anytime tomorrow… if we ever get to spend time together. We are both too booked up during daytime and nighttime Munk goes to his owners…" Tumble's voice came back to him:

"Why can't you just live life? Forget about tomorrow!"

"Yeah", Alonzo thought and went to sleep with a happy purr, not knowing that Munk was purring just as much.