Chapter Seven.


A month had passed since the Jellicle Ball, and the weather was becoming colder each day. Many of the cats were home, Jellylorum who had given birth a week after the Ball was staying at her human home with her mate and newborn kitten that they named Victoria.

Jenny whom she had found that her humans would take in her own kittens as well as herself was going back and forth from her humans to the junkyard all the while keeping track of Teazer and Jerrie was well. Skimbleshanks often spent his time at the train station and would come to see Jenny either at her humans or the junkyard.

Demeter and Bombalurina were living together sharing a human.

The junkyard was almost completely barren was the first sign of winter had arrived. Snowing had started to fall, covering the yard in only white. The only sign of life in the yard was the joyful laughter of a young queenkit who was experiencing her first winter. Pounding around in the snow she tackled the young unsuspecting tuxedo tom that was trying to brush the snow off his fur.

She laughed and looked down at him and smiled, "Pinned you" she said as she licked the tip of his nose.

Mistoffelees's face heated up, and her gave a shy smile. "No you don't," he said before he disappeared out from under her. Yule looked around confused, "Hey that's cheating!" she called out.

"Oh…well then continue to chase me" Misto's voice carried over to her. Whipping around, Yule smiled and bounded through the snow and smiled when she reached him and wrapped her paws around him. Misto smiled and hugged her back; neither noticed the silver striped tabby heading their way until he cleared his throat.

Both broke apart and looked away in embarrassment. Munkustrap chuckled and approached them, "Good afternoon Protector" Misto saluted him. Munkustrap's nodded in greeting before he smiled at his sister.

The cream and red coloured Queen looked up and smiled back at him, "Is there anything we can do for you Munkustrap?" she asked.

"No…actually but I do wish to talk to you…since Jenny will be spending less time here in the junkyard she won't be here to watch over you and the weather is going to get colder then it is now. So…Father has decided it is time to find a home for you. My humans are looking for a new kitten for their daughter…and I decided that will be you…" Munkustrap explained.

Yule smiled, "A home? I get to have a home…and a fancy collar like you?"

Munkustrap nodded, "Yes"

Yule was about to hug him in joy, but she stopped when a thought reached her mind. "What about Macavity?" she asked suddenly concerned about her twin and where he would stay.

Munkustrap sat back and swished his tail; "Well…I have no room at my humans place…"

"I'm sorry then Munkustrap I can't go and live anywhere without knowing my twin will be safe as well," she said as she stepped back from her brother and sat perfectly straight.

Sighing the Jellicle Protector rubbed his paw over his face; he knew that once she had made up her mind there was no turning her back from it. "Well maybe they will settle for both of you" he muttered as he suddenly thought of the talking too he would have to give Macavity about treating the humans nicely or fear to be kicked out of the house by them.

Yule smiled and squealed as she hugged her big brother, "Thank you" she cried out in joy. She smiled at Misto and hugged him too, the tuxedo tom already had a place to stay he was going to be staying with his uncle during the winter. After saying her goodbyes to him to she walked off with Munkustrap to find Macavity.

They found him as he had just finished hunting mice. Though to Yule she had a feeling he was more then hunting as she remembered what he had shown her a month before. Macavity looked up as they approached a sneer appearing on his face when he noticed Munkustrap. "What do you want?" he demanded.

Yule jumped forward and hugged him, "'Straps is going bring us to his home for the winter. His family is going to adopt us"

Macavity raised an eyebrow and frowned, "I don't need a home"

Yule pulled back and pouted, "But Macavity…Please…I wouldn't feel comfortable knowing you'd be out here freezing" she whined as she started to bring her fake tears forward knowing full well he would cave in.

Macavity growled and cuffed snow in his face and flicked it in her face. "I said no"

Yule sighed and decided it was time to take another approach, leaning in she whispered, "You either come or I reveal your little magic to the rest of the tribe"

Macavity's eyes widened slightly, he growled, but smirked, it was about time she got a backbone in his opinion. "Fine" he scuffed. A wide smile appeared on Yule's face as she hugged him, "I knew you'd see it my way Mac" she kissed his cheek making him rub at it in disgust.

Munkustrap watched the two before he turned and led them away and out of the junkyard. Though the snow covered streets of London to a small little house. He led them through the cat door that was located in the back

Yule smiled and shivered, she dusted the snow off her before she helped Macavity dust himself off and she licked his ears clean making him grumble.

Munkustrap lead them both to the living room and jumped onto the couch. Macavity and Yule sat down on another chair and Macavity laid down with his head on his paws. "Oh don't look so glum Mac" Yule patted his head with her paw.

From where he sat, Munkustrap watched the two. He still had no clue how Yule had gotten Macavity to come along he only hoped that it would work to keep him in line as well. It wasn't long before the front door opened and the voices of his humans came. Jumping down he went to greet them; he rubbed along the youngest child's leg purring.

"Hi Tiger" the girl squealed picking him up. She petted his ears before she gasped, "Mommy, daddy come look more kitties" she exclaimed. Two taller humans entered the room, "What are they doing here?"

Munkustrap quickly jumped down and onto the seat where his younger brother and sister were. He stood behind Yule protectively. "Aw they must be Tiger's family…daddy can we keep them?" the little girl asked looking up at the man. Her father sighed, "Sweetie we only agreed on getting one more cat for us" he placed his hand on the girl's head. The girl pouted, "But daddy" she whined.

The woman walked forward and bent down to examine Macavity and Yule. Yule purred and rolled onto her back to show her stomach, she was trying to play the part of the cute one. The woman smiled, "Oh come on honey lets keep them both…" she said.

Yule couldn't really understand what they were saying completely. But she stood and rubbed herself against Macavity who had just taken his place of lying there. "See daddy the girl kitty wants him to stay too"

The man sighed and rubbed his temple, "Fine they both can stay. But they both better not be trouble" he said walking off. The woman and child soon followed after him, leaving the three Jellicle's alone in the living room.

Munkustrap let out the breath that he had been holding, "Well that went…well"

"So Mac and I can both stay?" Yule squealed in excitement. She always wondered what it would be like to have a human. The Jellicle Protector nodded, "Yes…"

Yule cheered and jumped up and down, which bounced the cushion on the seat causing both her brothers to fall to the floor. "Oops sorry" she laughed rubbing the back of her head with her paw.

The first night in the house went well. Yule and Macavity were given a basket to sleep in, she didn't care if she slept next to her brother it felt like old times when they were newborns and would curl up with one another.

When morning came, Yule had just finished the bowl of cream that had been placed out for them at the foot of the basket when the human child came running into the room. She picked Yule up around the stomach and sat down with her, "You're such a pretty kitty…I decided to name you Jingle" the girl smiled placing the collar around Yule's neck.

Picking up Macavity next much to his displeasure, but one look from Yule kept him quiet. "And you'll be…Scruffy" she said noticing that Macavity's fur wasn't as neat as Yule's or Munku's was. Both said cats had to bite their tongues to make sure not to laugh as Macavity glared at the human who placed the collar around his neck and placed him down.

Yule was looking in the full-length mirror in the room. She was examining the new collar around her neck; it was black with red rubies decorating it. She smiled and ruffled her fur and posed admiring her reflection before she laughed and turned to Macavity. "Don't you like our collar's Mac?" she asked curiously as she watched her twin tugging at his with his paw. His was white with black designs; he glared at her, "Oh yes just peachy here with this slave thing around my neck…and out of all the stupid names…Scruffy…the human's lucky I don't claw her eyes out"

"Don't you dare do attacking our human Macavity" Yule frowned. "Not to mention its not that bad…heck you could have Jingles…or worse…. Fluffy" she laughed as she watched her twin shudder in disgust.

Munkustrap soon approached the two, "Now that you two are outside of the junkyard…you are to never take off your collars. For if you got out without it, you'd be thrown into the pound…and trust me I've seen plenty of good cats go into there and never come back out" he said as he watched Yule's eyes widened in fear.

Macavity just snorted, "The humans don't scare me" he said since he had a way to get away from them if he were to get in any trouble with the humans.

Munkustrap glared at him, "We shall see if you get thrown into the pound if you are truly afraid or not Macavity. Now I'm off to go and see Demeter" he said rubbing his head against Yule's before he trotted out of the room.

Macavity's eyes darkened at the mentioning of his brother ever going near HIS queen. Yes that's what he considered her. HIS. And his alone. It wasn't for another year until it was Demeter's turn to do the mating dance, and he planned on approaching her sooner then his no good brother would never have the chance to lay a paw on her. And after that…she would be only his and all the other cats would know it too.

Yule sat back and watched as the dark look washed over her brother. She shuddered and knew what he was thinking; he often went into that way whenever Munku mentioned he would be with Demeter. Some part of her pitied him, but the other part of her was furious to know that the tom she had been around since birth would ever ruin happiness for their older brother. Even if she knew that Macavity held a unpleasant hate for Munkustrap and Tugger.

She could never really see why…to her they were nice and would always treat her like she was royalty. Which was amazing for the Rum Tum Tugger to pay more attention to his own sister then any of the single Queens in the tribe.

Shaking her head she just sat back as she watched her brother go over plans on his mind. And only wished she too had magic so she could help her brother, because deep down inside of her some part of her knew she was losing her twin. But what upset her; the most was…she would lose him to his own wickedness.