Love At First Note
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Chapter 6
"So it was Love at first note. Right! Right! Waka waka!" Fozzie broke Zoot out of his story telling. Cause the Blue Muppet to blush. Every body groaned at the lame joke Fozzie pulled. "Bad Pun! Bad Pun!" Animal couldn't say it any better.
Zoot smiled at Animal's timing. "You where saying Zoot." Kermit said. Zoot sighed and took a deep breath. Began the story where he left off at.
-Couple years back.-
Three months went by, it was soon winter time. Snow had fallen slightly. But who was really counting on snow when your living in a box for a home. Juniper sat down on the corner where she first met Cheese. So she can perform.
Having two apples in her hat. Due to some nice humans. She performed for them.
Zoot was walking down the snowy street. Winter was here, but a little dusting on the sidewalks. As he went by a certain spot. A sound came to his ears again.
Picking up on the note, it sounded like a Christmas carol Jingle Bell Rock. Not that Zoot celebrated it. He knew other's do so knows what is what around this holidays.
As he peaked down the one side of the street, he saw her again. The girl he heard. Only this time. Was still wearing the tan colored trench around her body. And something furry wrapped around part of her body. Possible something to keep her warm.
" How about I give you a couple dollars." He said, with a small smile once more. The girl and him flinched as the harmonica blew a sharp note. Also he was frowned cause he knew it was his fault from stopping her to play also she got startled.
"Oh it's you again sir." she said, softly for once. If Zoot didn't know any better. It sounded a little sore too. Her voice did anyways. "We meet again I think is what I should of have say." he replied back to her. He then noticed something that stuck up on her head.
"Ears!" he said, the girl frowned, sadly. Putting her paws. That's right paws on her head to cover them up. As much as she can that is. Then her tail which was the furry long thing moved on top of them.
"Look at that tail." Causing her to blush as, he did too. Luckily he didn't have see the way his cheeks lighted up like red Christmas lights. Zoot thought he deserved having to be embarrassed I mean it was only fair on what he was thinking.
"Your still here aren't you?" she asked, while rubbing her nose with a paw. He looked at her feet two which was paws too. "You're a kitty cat aren't you?" he asked back. She nodded with small bit of shyness in her.
He looked at her once more, to notice her cheeks were white just under her nose. He didn't look any further. "Yes I am one. Are you wanting your money back then." She hissed. Which Zoot thought he had it coming. It was only right since he caused her to be angry.
"No. I think your good that's all even if you are a cat." he said, which made him get even more heated. The feline girl sighed, then sat up dusting the snow off the other case that was with her.
He looked at it. "You play sax?" he asked. She shook her head sadly. "No not really. I was thinking about selling before the holidays." she said, to him. At least she wasn't mad at him anymore.
"I think you'll do a groovy job at it. Like you do with your harmonica." he encouraged her. "How would know if I'm good or not." she said, not that she snapped at him. But it was more a shy way he heard her.
He smiled. "I play sax myself. Let me think.. I got it. Why not play a tune and I'll copy it." he said. Causing the girl's ears to perk up at this. Zoot also noticed the coloration of her too. She was a light gray and white feline with lighter shade of gray in the hair.
"You mean as a duet right?" she asked, Zoot smiled then nodded. She took a minute to decide. "Groovy then I'll do it." she said, her hippie voice coming out of her softer voice. "You're a hippie too, now that's groovy also." he said, causing the girl to giggle.
"That is true. I don't even eat my own room mate and he's a mouse too." Zoot smiled at her, "Do you mind if I play form your sax though since I don't have mine on me?" he asked. She nodded shyly. "Well I have it back?" she asked. He smiled at her.
"You well have it back." She nodded, then picked up her harmonica to her mouth. She played a tune. Zoot nodded as he was hearing it. "Blue Christmas am I right?' he asked. She nodded. "That is right." she said, playing it again.
Zoot smiled once more, before picking up to the notes himself, soon he started to play too. Which cause the girl to smile. As she heard him. They finished one part before stopping it there. "Your pretty good yourself." she said.
He smiled. "It took me a couple years actually." he said back with a smile. "Do you think you can teach me sometime?' she asked. Zoot thought about it. "Well can I have your name first. If say who we are, then I'm sure I can teach you a few notes." he said.
Causing the girl jump up in happiness and hugged him. A strange cat girl hugging a total stranger. "Thank you thank you. You don't know how many people I was looking for to help me out." She said, then blushed. Zoot chuckled.
"My name's Zoot. " he said, giving her his hand. She blushed once more. "M-y- My name is Juniper. You can call me Daisy though." "Lovely name to a groovy and lovely lady." he said, blushing once more as she did too.
He looked at her eyes, they were covered up during the time under a cloth. "Are you injured?" he asked. Juniper shook her head. "No I'm not.. I have a problem with my eyes." she said softly. He nodded. "But I'm not cheating anyone out their money." she replied back.
Zoot laughed. "I know your not." as he was about to think of something else to say. The cat Muppet girl. Bent down to pick up the apples from her hat.. "I believe this well pay for the missing apples." she said, blushing once more.
He smiled. "Why not you keep them. We thought we had more. But didn't tell them how they went missing. They thought I had eaten them." he said. Juniper smiled at this. "Are you sure." she said. He nodded. Not that she saw it.
"You may need them, later on." he said. He was about to say something but forgot it when his name was called. Looking around the corner he saw Floyd. "Hey man, can you come here for a minute." Zoot said to the bass player.
Once again, he didn't see that the girl slipped away from his sight again. As he turned around he saw her gone, left him the apples. Zoot noticed that she might of taken them before.. But seeing how she was sorry about it. He didn't mind.
He smiled, then picked up the apples. Also the hat that they were on. "What's going on Zoot?" Floyd asked, as he walked up to him. Zoot sighed. "Well I wanted you to meet her again.. But I think she is gone again." he said.
Picking up the warn out fedora hat. "Your talking about the girl you saw right?" he asked. Zoot nodded. "I am and also I saw her not to long ago." he said. Floyd sighed. Seeing how this was bothering him. Zoot really thought this girl was real..
"She's a cat man. A cat. She can play a pretty good beat." he said. Floyd nodded, patted his back. "Well if you find her again. Tell her to see us.. I would love to see this musical cat." he said. Zoot had a feeling that Floyd doesn't believe him..
"So you ready to get home." Floyd asked. Zoot nodded sadly. He really wanted to see her again. Looking at her hat. He smiled. He has a reason to see her again now. But he felt bad for taken the hat. But since she wasn't anywhere to be sighted. He had no choice but to keep it, till he meets her again.
The two band mates, left. From the alley way the female cat Muppet looked at the two. By looking she has her cloth off her eyes. She sighed. Making her feel bad, for the guy was seemed to be a nut to his friend.
She just get's nervous. Oh yes sure she is good with people when she perform. But no one really had talked to her. Not to mention not all people would like performing felines. With sad sigh Juniper went back to her box for a home. Cheese wasn't here during the time. Also her stomach started to growl due to hunger.
"I know that. But it's the right thing to do." Juniper said to her stomach. She curled up with her tail and went to sleep. By the time she woken up. It had started to snow again. Cheese was back, sleeping curled up in a newspaper to keep him warm. A couple times. He would tug her tail to cover him up. depending on how cold it is.
Sighing, she got up since she can't sleep she figured about going to take a walk outside around a block. As she was walking the snow was getting worse. "Boy Juni sure picked a fine night to walk." she started to talk to herself. Wrapping the tail around her once more to keep warm. One good thing about have the long tail. Was she can keep herself warm enough if she can.
She started to cough. "Not good baby girl. Your getting yourself sick." she yelled at herself for this. Decided to go back. She turned around to walk back home. As she did a car had splashed her due to slush stuff in the roads. "Yuck!" she cried out, also tripped over her tail causing her to fall with thump. Her ears dropped, as she sneezed and coughed. But she manage to get home. And went to sleep.
The next morning. Cheese got up. To check the weather. The snow had fallen a lot since last night. But stopped. "Alright kitty cat.. Looks like we have a no show for today." he said. Looking at the feline who was sleeping. "Oh well might as well let you sleep in today." he said.
But something didn't sit to right with the mouse. Hearing the cat shiver. He went over to feel her head. "This wont do Kitten Whiskers." he said. Juniper woke up a little bit. Her eyes blurry. She coughed a lot. "Get some sleep alright." he said. "I'm to cold." She said. Cheese knew that she has to be. But when he saw her coat, was wet and soaked through.
"What in the name of Frank happen to you?" he asked. Flinching at his sharp little voice. Her ears went back to her head. "Kitten this would not do." he said. Juniper only fallen back to sleep as she was shivering. "This is not good." He said, "Ok kitty, I know it was bad of me taken those apples and stuff. But we needed it." he said, thinking of punishment that she was doing to him.
"Where are the ones, that you have yesterday?" he asked. Only thing she said was. "Zoot." before drifting back to sleep. Taking a hint. He thought he left very quickly. To go see if he can find help. Since the cat Muppet was feverish. To the point that she wants to sleep. How bad it is he didn't know. All he had to do is find this person named Zoot.