Demeter was taking Coricopat to her's and Munkustrap's den. She knew Munku wouldn't be there, so she decided she would sit with Cori in the living room and wait.
Once she heard the footsteps coming towards her den, she got up and opened the door to find Munkustrap. He had his hand reached out as if he was going to open the door. He looked surprised to see Demeter standing there smiling brightly.
"What are you hiding Dem?" he asked suspiciously.
"What would make you think I was hiding something?" she asked feigning innocence.
"You look like a kitten trying to get out of trouble. That's how I know," he said.
"Darn, I guess I can never fool you," she said walking into the living room. She looked over her shoulder to see if he was following, and of course, he was.
"Munky, Millie kicked Cori out, and he has nowhere else to stay. Can he stay here?" she asked with huge kitten eyes like Jemima. I guess Jemima gets that from her mom, he thought.
He was about to say no, but she just made her eyes wider. How is that possible?, he thought as he stared at the growing eyes.
"Fine, he can stay here however long he wants," he gave in.
"Yay! Cori, come on! I'll show you where you'll be staying!" Demeter said as fast as Etcetera.
A week had passed since Coricopat had been taken in with Demeter and Munkustrap. They had been as caring as possible. He loved them for taking him in, he would protect them with his life. He also felt he had been developing feelings for Demeter. He was jealous every time he saw her and Munkustrap kiss. But, then it washed away as quickly as it came as he thought about how they were mates.
Leaving that topic in his mind, he thought about Tantomile. He hadn't talked to her since she had kicked him out. He decided he would go talk to her. He had to see if she was alright.
He quickly wrote a note saying he would be out for a bit, and left it on the door. He went to his and his twin's den, and saw she wasn't there. That's strange, he thought. He picked up her scent which was leading out of the den. He followed it, just in case.
A while later, he found the end of the trail in an alley. Why's she here?, he thought, panicking.
"Tantomile, are you here? It's me Coricopat," he called out hoping his sister would answer.
"Yes, I'm here," she whispered almost incoherently with sadness in her voice.