Chapter Nine – Demeter
Again – this chapter is dedicated to Girlbubble 7991, and I do not own anyone. Pity.
Macavity was woken early. It felt strange to be in his nest again, instead of in the Blacks Warehouse, and for a while he just lay there, his eyes closed, before he became aware of the sound that had woken him – a dull thunking.
He opened his eyes, to find the ginger kitten of yesterday staring at him, surrounded by a pile of rocks which she had apparently been towing into the den.
"Um..." Macavity was uncertain as to what to do. The kitten bared its teeth. "What are you doing?"
"I'm building a wall!" the kitten replied.
"Why?"
"I thought I'd be helpful so people wouldn't have to be angry at you!" the kitten said it so innocently Macavity found it impossible to be angry at her.
He got to his paws and stepped over the wall. The kitten followed him, staring at him unblinkingly.
"Can I help you?" Macavity said, bored.
"Macavity!" Demeter stormed over. Here we go – Macavity thought. Demeter came to a halt in front of him and the kitten.
"Go on now," she said. The kitten scampered off humming. Demeter glared at Macavity, who found it rather uninteresting.
"Yeah?" he asked.
"You are so rude to everyone!" Demeter exploded.
"So I've been told."
"You don't try!"
"Of course not."
"It's like you don't even want to be friends with them!"
"What a shock." Macavity said, dryly.
Demeter looked so furious she might pop. Then she let out a low growl.
"How about I break it down for you?" she asked, through gritted teeth. Macavity shook his head.
"Let me. You're like everyone else. I am going to walk away. Goodbye."
He stalked off, feeling less gloomy than he might have thought. That confrontation had been waiting a long time to arrive, and the air seemed less thick somehow. As he passed, cats drew back, but Macavity was not bothered. It was like something had given him new direction – he no longer cared.
Why was it that the most excited he had been his whole life was when he was about to steal things? It felt like he was righting a wrong – setting the universe at balance – stealing from people who had stolen his pride, his friendship. A slow smirk spread across Macavity's face, as something new occurred to him. He looked up.
The car that hung like a bird of prey over the Jellicle Tribe had boxes piled up beneath it – like stairs. Stairs to somewhere else...
Macavity hopped onto the first box, when a shout from behind him made him twist round. The twins fell over each other in the effort to run through Jellicle Cats to reach their hero. Macavity grinned again – the expression felt sinister.
"Where are you going?" Mungojerrie asked.
"Away."
"Forever?" Rumpelteazer asked.
Macavity shrugged. The twins exchanged a look.
"Can we come with you?"
"I'm never coming back here." Macavity said.
"So?" Mungojerrie blinked.
A third smile – the third ever – slid across Macavity's face.
So this is the penultimate chapter! Please review!
