Macavity watched as Munkustrap fought against a hench-cat, snarling furiously. Macavity had just walked into the room and saw the hench-cat and Munkustrap clawing at each other viciously, it had taken Macavity by surprise but he decided to let it play through. Munkustrap snarled and rammed the cat, sending him flying.
"Munkus!" Macavity called. Munkustrap turned and looked at Macavity before shooting a glare in the hench-cats direction. Macavity raised an eyebrow.
This was interesting.
Munkustrap walked over to Macavity, limping slightly. Macavity looked at the changed Munkustrap with intrigue. It had been three weeks since Macavity had let the Jellicles go, and since he made his deal with Munkustrap.
Munkustrap's fur was mussed and messy, it was still clean, but just not as well groomed as it used to be, at the moment, his fur was messier with some blood through it. Munkustrap looked at him as Macavity eyed him up and down before shaking his head.
"Come on," Macavity sighed, motioning for Munkustrap to follow him. Munkustrap looked back at the hench-cat, who was just getting back to his feet, and gave a snarl. The hench-cat glared back at him. Macavity stared at his little brother in interest as Munkustrap followed him out.
"Getting quite a temper there, Munkustrap," Macavity said slowly. Munkustrap glanced at him. Macavity looked back in the direction of the room he had found Munkustrap fighting in.
"What did he say to you?" Macavity questioned. Once again, Munkustrap glanced at him. Macavity stopped him, shoving him up against the wall and glaring at him.
"Munkustrap, what did he say to you?" Macavity asked slowly, gripping onto Munkustrap's shoulders. Munkustrap just turned his eyes away. Macavity tilted his head.
"Was it about Alonzo?" Macavity asked. Munkustrap just gave a small shrug.
"Hey, Munkus," Macavity said softly, gently guiding Munkustrap's head back to face him. Munkustrap's light green eyes were still looking away from him.
"Look at me, Munkus," Macavity said gently. Munkustrap did so. Munkustrap sighed when he saw Macavity's silver eyes looking at him worriedly.
"I-It's nothing, Mac," Munkustrap murmured. "I over-reacted," Macavity tilted his head, rubbing Munkustrap's cheek softly.
"Come on, Munkus," Macavity sighed, letting him go and pulling him back down the hallways.
Macavity watched as Munkustrap sat on the window seat, having had his wounds treated by Griddlebone. Macavity tilted his head, frowning.
Munkustrap had gone quiet since Macavity had brought him back from that fight with the hench-cat.
Whatever he had said to Munkustrap was obviously affecting him.
Macavity sighed and left the room.
Munkustrap ignored the aching in his side as he watched the busy streets. He shouldn't have let that hench-cat get to him…but he just couldn't help it.
Munkustrap walked into the room, trying to find Macavity. Munkustrap frowned when he couldn't find his older brother.
"Well, look who it is," Munkustrap turned and looked at the hench-cat, standing near the door.
"What do you want?" Munkustrap hissed. The hench-cat shrugged. Munkustrap rolled his eyes and walked towards the door.
"Feeling lonely, huh, Straps?" Munkustrap stopped, turning to look at him.
"What?" Munkustrap hissed, tensing.
"You're boyfriend left you here…all alone," The hench-cat laughed. Munkustrap snarled quietly.
"He's not comin' back for you, Straps," Munkustrap's eyes narrowed.
"Come on, it's been three weeks…if they wanted you back, then they would have come for you already…it's not like they had to track us down or anything,"
"You're wrong," Munkustrap hissed, though there was some doubt in his heart.
Why hadn't Alonzo come for him yet?
The hench-cat grinned.
"Aww, afwaid your widdle boyfriend isn't coming for you, Stripy?" Munkustrap hissed.
"Or you've been abandoned by your brother and your so called friends,"
"Shut up," Munkustrap snarled, paws bunching into fists. The hench-cat grinned.
"Aw, did I hit a nerve?" Munkustrap eyed the hench-cat as the hench-cat paced in front of him.
"Ya know, that little boyfriend is quite cute," The hench-cat said slowly. "Maybe, since he doesn't want you anymore, maybe I'll go after him," Munkustrap lost it and lunged at the hench-cat, snarling and snapping at the hench-cat. The hench-cat just laughed.
"Your boyfriend ain't comin' for you, Stripes," The hench-cat laughed. Munkustrap clawed him across the face and then the fight was on.
Munkustrap bit his lip, lowering his head.
Why hadn't Alonzo come for him yet?
He said he would come for him, but it had been three weeks. It wasn't like he was trying to find Munkustrap; he had been in the same place for weeks.
"Munkustrap," Munkustrap shifted to the side slightly, allowing Macavity to sit beside him.
"Are you okay, Munkus?" Munkustrap gave a small nod. Macavity gently rubbed his younger brother's back.
"It'll be alright, Munks," Macavity murmured to him. "I have job for you to do tomorrow, get your mind off things," Munkustrap didn't even look at him as he heard Macavity get up and leave.
And now I'm all alone again nowhere to turn, no one to go to Sometimes I walk alone at night On my own In the rain the pavement shines like silver And I know it's only in my mind I love him I love him I love him
without a home, without a friend, without a face to say hello to
And now the night is near
Now I can make believe he's here
When everybody else is sleeping
I think of him and then I'm happy
With the company I'm keeping
The city goes to bed
And I can live inside my head
Pretending he's beside me
All alone
I walk with him till morning
Without him
I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight]
And all I see is him and me forever and forever
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say, there's a way for us
But when the night is over
He is gone
The river's just a river
Without him
The world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers
But every day I'm learning
All my life
I've only been pretending
Without me
His world would go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known
I love him
I love him
But only on my own
Munkustrap closed his eyes, stopping the tears that threatened to fall.
Had Alonzo remembered what he had said?
Or
Had he gone back to the yard and found comfort in Cassandra once more…and didn't want to come for Munkustrap?
Munkustrap just stood up, going to his nest and curling up tightly. Macavity came back a couple of hours later, curling around Munkustrap. Munkustrap moved closer to his older brother.
It felt like he was only one there for him these days.
Munkustrap left early the next morning, once Macavity had told him his job and what he was meant to do.
Alonzo sat on the tyre, his legs bouncing nervously as he tried to think of a way to get Munkustrap back.
He had already left Munkustrap there a lot longer than he would have liked too.
"Any ideas?" Alonzo looked at Cori as Cori gingerly sat beside him. He knew Cori was still sore from being beaten by Macavity. Alonzo shook his head.
"Nothing yet," Alonzo murmured. Cori nodded. Alonzo looked over the yard. Misto was close by Tugger's side as they walked across the yard. Jelly was sitting near her den, she had barely said a word since they had been released from Macavity. Jenny was watching as Etcetera carefully walked across the yard. Cetty had been pretty badly hurt by Macavity and his hench-cats, Jenny had just allowed her to leave the den for the first time today because her wounds had healed up. Alonzo put his head in his paws.
"You miss him, don't you?" Alonzo looked at Coricopat, who was staring at him softly, through his still partly bruised face.
"I miss him more every day," Alonzo murmured.
Macavity paced his throne room, Griddlebone watching him from where she was lounged out on his chair.
"They should be back by now!" Macavity snarled. Griddlebone tilted her head.
"I've never seen you this concerned," She drawled. "Could it be because our Munkus is out with them that you are so worried?" Macavity swung around and glared at her.
"Of course I'm worried about Munkustrap!" Macavity growled. Macavity and Griddlebone both looked at the door when it burst open. Macavity's eyes scanned over the cats he had sent on the mission…all of them were bloodied and beaten.
"Where's Munkustrap?" Macavity asked, his eyes scanning over them again. Griddlebone stood up, looking through the cats as well, trying to find the silver tabby.
"Where. Is. Munkustrap?" Macavity roared. The hench-cats flinched.
"T-The c-cats we were stealin' from…they caught us," A hench-cat stepped up. Macavity looked at him.
"T-They beat us up," Another one piped up.
"Why isn't Munkustrap here with the rest of you?" Macavity asked dangerously.
"They found out who he was, boss," Macavity looked at the hench-cat who said that.
"They have him…they're torturing him," The hench-cat that spoke up first told Macavity. Macavity looked back at him.
"Why did they let you run loose?" Macavity asked him.
"They sent us back to tell you a message," The hench-cat said. "That unless you came to them in the next four days…they'll kill Munkustrap," Macavity roared with anger and the hench-cats ran for it.
Munkustrap sat on the damp, cold, stone floor, slumped against the back wall.
It had just gone wrong…they had been grabbing the jewel Macavity had wanted when they had been ambushed, there were too many for the hench-cats and Munkustrap to fight against. They had been dragged inside, and beaten upon…then Munkustrap was discovered.
They knew he was Macavity's brother…and they planned to use that against Macavity.
Munkustrap shifted slightly, wincing as pain burnt red hot through his body. They had tortured him, once they had let the hench-cats run back to Macavity, to give him their message. They had tortured Munkustrap because he was Macavity's brother.
Wounds marked the majority of Munkustrap's body; scratches, claw marks, bite marks, bruises from being hit with rocks…and maybe two or three burn marks from the red-hot end of sticks which had just been taken out from the flame. Munkustrap shivered and winced as even that made pain tear through his body. Munkustrap gently moved, adjusting the chains around his ankles and wrists so he could get more comfortable. He wrapped his tail around his feet, trying to curl up without hurting himself more. He was cold.
"Lonz," Munkustrap whispered, closing his eyes as tears pricked at the corner of them. Munkustrap turned his head when he heard the door open. He turned his head back, lowering his ears as the cats walked into the room.
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Oh my gosh, look what I managed to get!
Song is: On my own from Les Mis. (my mum brought me the live performance on DVD for Christmas, so yeah.)
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