I Do Not Own The Great Mouse Detective, but I Do Own Kay McDowell, her sister Sarah, Jeffrey and Johnathan. So now ladies and gents...Enjoy!


Chapter Nine

Kay

I was a little surprised...he was sharing his bed with me so I could sleep. Oh I could hear my sister now: You are to not be laid into bed with a man till there is a ring on your finger. We'll I'm sure she means I'm not suppose to be having sex till I'm married...so there's no harm in sleeping...and even if it isn't...does she really need to know. She was already doing that stuff with Johnathan before they wed. So for any one of her writer friends were to find out she wouldn't show her face even at her age...yes blackmail is wrong, but when you have Sarah for a sister it's a great defense for me.

I had gotten into my white night gown and quietly left my room to go across to his, trying to quietly open it in case he was asleep...which it looked like he was on the bed. I could just sneak back out and down the stairs to do something, but as I started to turn I heard him calling for me...maybe he's talking in his sleep...that means he's dreaming of me...but that went away as I heard him say to come back in here and close the door. I sighed in defeat and closed the door behind me as I went over to him. Watching him sit up and pushed back the covers.

"Did you honestly think I would fall asleep that fast?"

"In a way I was hoping."

"Sorry Kay, but your getting some sleep too."

He guided me to one side of the bed and the minute my body hit his bed and my head against the pillow... oh god don't let me off. It was so comfortable, like I was laying on a cloud. Then I felt the bed dip some, I turned and looking into his green eyes was Basil. He touched my cheek gently and kisses my forehead.

"Now, try and get some sleep. Okay?"

"Okay."

I turned onto my other side and closed my eyes, I had thought my nightmare was starting up again, till I felt an arm encircle me and brings me in closer...It was Basil I felt bringing me close to him. I could smell the faint scent of the wind and some spices. It smelled good on him as I took a deep breath of his scent. After that I didn't have a single nightmare as I slept peacefully in his arms.

I don't know when he got up, nor what time it was, but I woke up in his bed alone. Hugging onto his pillow, I smiled as I could still smell his scent on his pillow. I wasn't ready to get out just yet, but there was a knocking on the door and afraid that it was Mrs. Judson possibly coming to wake Basil up I stayed silent...till I heard her speak.

"Miss Kay I know your in there. Basil had already spoken with me."

Darn that boy!

"May I please come in."

"Of course Mrs. Judson, I am still decent."

She comes in and takes a good look at me and smiles.

"You look so much better with some sleep dear. How are you feeling?"

"As if I had been sleeping on clouds."

"Yes well he did pay a pretty penny on that bed for when sleep does come to him."

"A penny well spent."

"Well...I am glad you were able to sleep. Now get dressed and come downstairs for lunch."

"What time is it?"

"Fifteen after one."

"I slept a full eight hours?"

"Indeed you did. Now go on, Basil won't eat without you."

I smiled at her words as I jumped out of the bed and rushed to my room. I took a moment longer in my room just smelling my night gown that smells like him before I changed into my slacks and shirt. I came down to the kitchen and found Basil stretching as Dawson was reading the paper.

"Good afternoon."

"Well hello Miss Kay. How did you sleep?" said Dawson

"Best sleep I've had in days...no wait...weeks."

"I'm so glad Kay." said Basil as he got up to pull the chair out for me, kissing me on the forehead as I sat down.

"Oh for heaven sakes, kiss the girl! You had her sleep in your bed with you, why only have a sample when you can have the full three course meal."

I never heard such an outburst from her, but I know it got both Basil and I blushing red. I heard Dawson chuckling at this as Basil seemed to be trying to let some of the steam out of his collar.

"You know what, I think I'm going to take my lunch in the living room, Kay would you like to join me?"

"Very much so, I will go ahead and take the tray with the food and tea with us. Thank you very much Mrs. Judson."

We rushed out of there to the living room, leaving Dawson to calm Mrs. Judson down. I breathed out a sigh as I laid the tray down, Basil taking his red seat as I take Dawson's green. I understood where Mrs. Judson stood on that. Basil and I had only kissed one other time since that first over a month ago and I think that was only to get me to stop asking about the dinner.

I was ready to get up to grab my part of the food when Basil had gotten up to walk over to me and pulls me into a deep kiss. It was a bit rough, but with every bit of passion he could put into it. I was so weak in the knees from it I thought I would fall, but he kept a hold on me. When he parted all I could do was stare as a blush formed on my face.

"Where did that come from?"

"From a month's worth of trying to do just that, other then that one from days ago, every time I had tried to we'd get interrupted... I don't do well with public affection, so please excuse me for my...lack of affection."

I was so confused now. He's acted like he doesn't have any feelings for me, then he does this and apoligises for lacking of them...I wanted to ask he about those feelings when Mrs. Judson came out...Dammit why can't I get my question out.

"Kay I just thought of this..."

great timing.

"When is that gala you and Mr. Basil are attending?"

"It starts at six, but we have to be there at three-thirty to get things prepped for when Jeffrey is suppose to attack or make appearance."

"Well it's almost two now. You two need to finish and get ready."

Darn my luck. I nodded as we quickly finished our lunch and rushed upstairs to get ready. We managed to leave at fifteen past three, thank goodness for Toby. He rushed us over to the palace, luckily we made it in one piece. Basil in his black three piece suit and white shirt and me in my blue and white lace dress with the shoulders hanging down and my hair flowing down my back. Although once we had gotten all the officers in place and with enough extras to send them back to the station to keep an eye out was only then did we take a breath.

Her majesty had come down, thanking us for the help. It was then that she reminded me that I was even in a dress little alone one I made.

"That is so beautiful Miss Kay. I can't believe you made this."

"Yes, well I do my best."

"Doesn't she just look marvelous in it?"

"Not to be rude your majesty, but I don't think marvelous is a strong enough of a word for how Kay looks tonight...I think she looks like Kay and that to me...is perfect."

I could feel my face getting hotter as the blush rose...and I was probably the same color as one too.

"Well Mr. Basil, you must really love Miss Kay."

"Well...I...that is..."

I can't believe it. I know he said he's bad showing it in public, but honestly he can't even say yes or no? Mrs. Judson is right, he'll never say it unless I do...and whether I do or not, I still have to go home because my sister is now paranoid of me. I almost wished I hadn't gone on this trip that my sister had been bothering me for months to go...almost.

The night seemed to be going well. We had it where the drinks would be changed out at random times so whether someone were to spike it, we'd make sure that it wasn't low for too long. By eleven-thirty Basil had started to notice a scent...a terrible one. We hurriedly had everyone cover there mouth and start opening the doors and windows as we brought up the gas masks we made for something similar had happened as we looked for the source. Finding a large pile of smoldering plant, we quickly put it out and had some of the guards that came with us shovel it into bags and to trash it.


Basil

Thank goodness we were able to find it before everyone breathed it in too deeply. I was starting to feel a light headed. Though after a couple minutes away my mind was clear as well as Kay's. We had made it back in time to see up at the balcony was Jeffrey.

"Oh hello my dear aunt Kay. I see you've slept well...though I guess you would sleeping in a bachelor's bed with him."

He knows? How long was he watching us.

"Oh and be careful with her, I heard the first time can hurt a woman of her...position."

Seeing Kay blush from embarrassment as her nephew humiliates her was making my blood boil.

"What do you want Jeffrey!"

"Other then to humiliate my aunt? Nothing really, I just wanted to crash the party. That's what young people my age like to do."

"And the bomb to help Ratigan escape?"

"Help Ratigan?"

I shrunk back a little as I heard a laugh much dreadful and maniacal then Ratigan's himself.

"You foolish mouse. Why would I help him break free? When it comes to business he's been holding me back. Taking profits that I rightly earned. Calling the shots and making mistakes. My business has been booming since you got him arrested. Thank you by the way."

"Why the explosive equation you sent to your mother then?"

"Oh, don't worry. I still plan to blow something up...just not the police station."

"Then where?"

"Where it all started for me."

"The building from ten years ago." said Kay as she seemed to figure it out.

"Oh, you are so smart Auntie Kay."

"But why?"

"Easy, it's a way to clear the rest of the crumbling building so I can build my new place of business there. Although at my age I couldn't find any other way to get rid of what's left without a so called adult. So having it already blown up, they can't argue with constructing it if what's left of the place is no longer there."

"So why all the hype? as if you were going to attack someone or do something of the such?"

"Because I wanted to see where it would land you two while distracting you and everyone here...including the police."

The bells toll midnight and a small boom out in the distance, where the old bits of the building stood. We knew the police and fire station was heading over there now, thank god that we had gone ahead and sent the extras back.

"Jeffrey, you're under arrest for conspiracy against the mousedom, murder, kidnapping and destruction!"

"Oh, so many charges. I got all that in a week while Ratigan spent what seems like a life time getting. I'm already doing better then the old fool."

"Jeffrey, you don't have to be like this. You can come home, your mother is still waiting." said Kay

"Then she can wait. I still have many plans left and though I'm pretty sure you don't have enough evidence to convict me yet, I'm sure you will in time. Till then..."

We dashed after him as he left, but when we made it to where we should have crossed his path outside, he was already gone.