Chapter Six
Two days had passed since Macavity revealed his power to Yule. And it was finally the night of the Jellicle Ball.
All the cats were rushing about getting ready; Jellylorum was helping as best she could due to her kitten being due at any time.
Yule herself was in Jenny's den as she, Demeter and Bombalurina were getting ready. The young queen was sitting with Demeter and Bomba behind her grooming her fur, she was excited for her first ball and wouldn't help but wonder who was going to dance with her during the time. Though she could tell by the look Macavity gave her whenever he passed the entrance of the den, that it would be doubtful if any tom got near her.
"Yule you must sit still" Demeter laughed softly as she finally finished grooming the fur on Yule's head.
"But I'm just so excited."
"As were we at our first ball but we still managed to sit still" Bombalurina stated as she finished polishing the queenkits claws. "And tonight you will put those dance lessons we gave you to the test" she said with a smile.
Yule nodded her head excitedly, "Yes, yes" she exclaimed making the two Queens laugh at her excitement.
"Is she ready?" came a muscular voice from their left. Munkustrap walked into the den, he flashed a smile at Demeter who felt her face heat up and looked away. He nodded his head in greeting to Bomba before turning to his sister, "Ah aren't you a beautiful sigh to lay eyes upon…. I'm going to have to keep my eyes on you"
Yule rolled her eyes, "Oh don't worry big brother Macavity already swore he would" she muttered as she stood and hugged him. "Thank you though," she said before the four of them walked out of the den. It was getting nightfall and the ball was soon to begin.
The ball was going well. Yule had danced with Munkustrap and Tugger as well as Deme' and Bomba. She was happy to be able to have danced with Mistoffelees who had surprised her with his outstanding dancing. But her the happiness she felt dancing with Misto was torn away when Macavity and taken her and danced with her instead all the while sneering at any tom that got close to her.
When Old Deuteronomy had arrived. Yule stayed by his side, she did not dance the rest of the night. She watched as Cassandra preformed the mating dance with Alonzo who had been the first to approach her. She smiled as she watched the two, a flirty tom like Alonzo would surely be put in his place with a stern purebred like Cassie. She was happy for them, which made her drift back to her own mating dance that she would one day perform. She cast a sideways glance at Mistoffelees, who as if knowing she was looking at him, looked her way and flashed her a smile.
Smiling back, she turned her head away and looked onward. Soon it was time for Old Deuteronomy to pick the cat that would go onto Heaviside Layer. It was an old cat that she hardly knew, but was whispered too from Tugger that the cat chosen was Skimble's father. The cat hardly ever returned to the junkyard, hence his family would always go see him.
As the ball was ending and the dawn had arrived. Munkustrap left the yard with Old Deuteronomy to help him on his way home, all the other cats went about there ways and headed on home to get some sleep tired out from singing and dancing all night.
Yule though remained outside, and with her was Mistoffelees. They were both laying atop the car watching as the sun peeked over the horizon. "I can't believe you called yourself a bad dancers, you're a wonderful one. Better then Plato might I say who stepped on my poor paw" she said laughing.
Misto gave a shy smiled, "Maybe…but you're still a better dancer then I shall ever be"
"All thanks to Deme' and Bomba…Look Misto…I'm sorry about my brother interrupting our dance…"
"Its alright he was just looking out for you. If I were your brother I'd do the same" Misto said sitting up and stretching. "I best be going…" he took her paw in his and kissed the top of it, "Sleep well" he said before jumping off the car and marched off to the pipe he made his den while Jelly was going through her last trimester of pregnancy.
Yule waved as he left and looked down at her paw afterwards. She smiled and jumped down and on the way back to Jenny's den was humming to herself as she had a skip in her step. To her…all was good in the junkyard and her troubles of what she saw two days before with Macavity and the mouse was forgotten…for now.
AN: Sorry for it being so short. Please review. Thank you.
