Chapter Eight


"You're such a pretty girl Jingles. You're fur is so beautiful"

Yule purred, she was lying across her human child's lap, as the child brushed her purr grooming her. She and Macavity had been living in the house for two weeks. And everyday it was the same routine every morning; all three cats would be groomed. Much too Macavity's displeasure.

When her grooming was done, Yule jumped down from her human child's lap and stretched. She licked her paw and fluffed some fur on her head around her ears.

Munkustrap looked up from where he laid on the windowsill, where more fresh winter snow was falling outside, he smiled at his younger sister. Yule rubbed against the child's leg and then walked toward the window and jumped up and sat beside Munkustrap and looked out the window at the snow.

"Isn't it lovely outside 'Straps?"

The Silver tabby nodded his head, yawning he laid his paws back down on his paws. He had been out late that night having gone back to the junkyard to check on everything there as well as having gone to see Demeter.

Yule placed her paw on the cold glass; she had yet to leave the house since she arrived there. Munkustrap had advised her and Macavity not to leave until the humans got use to having all three of them in the house. Though it did not stop Macavity from leaving the house when Munkustrap wasn't around. Yule had seen him from the upstairs windows outside practicing his magic and she knew that he knew she was watching him. For her would often lift his head and look at the windows and spot her.

"Have you talked to Mistoffelees 'Straps?" she asked looking at her older brother who was apparently trying to nap.

Opening his eyes, the Jellicle protector looked up at the queenkit. "Yes…he's doing well. He has a new human and he's happy there. He says he misses you though," he said watching her smile knowing that was what she actually wanted to know.

Yule smiled and nodded, she then jumped down from the windowsill and trotted into the kitchen. She sat down and ate her food from her bowl. Hearing the tiny kitty-door in the back door of the house opening and flapping close.

Lifting her head, she looked at Macavity. He shook the snow from his fur and marched on past her.

"Where were you Mac?" she asked curiously.

"Out playing with the mice and rats" Macavity smirked watching the shudder run through his twin. A tiny part of him was beginning to take pleasure in watching her shudder whenever he mentioned what he was doing.

"You missed grooming time," Yule whispered not sure as to what to say.

Macavity laughed, "Oh yes grooming time…what does it matter these humans can't tame my fur anyways" he smirked and walked out of the kitchen.

Yule sighed and sat looking down at her paws. Deep down she was blaming herself for what was happening to her brother…maybe it was something she did…after all she did try and protect him so much that maybe he was beginning to rebel. She didn't truly know all she did know was that it was scaring her to the fact she was losing her beloved brother.

"Knock, Knock is anybody home?" came a cocky familiar voice.

A bright smile came to her face, "Tugger" she cried hugging her brother. Tugger chuckled and patted her on the head, "I thought I'd come by and say hello. I waited though until I saw the humans car pull out of the driveway" he said as the both of them walked into the living room.

Munkustrap, who had heard the commotion, was sitting up on the windowsill. "Ah its nice to see you Tugger" he greeted jumping down from where he sat and walked over to the two and sat down so the three of them were sitting in a tiny circle.

"Indeed brother…I was getting bored at my place and since all the beautiful Queens from the junkyard are at home…and Bomba's humans shooed me away I came here to see my darling family" Tugger ruffled his fur as the other two rolled their eyes.

Yule leaned over and whispered to Munku, "Why was he shooed away, you're not when you go and see Demeter?"

Munkustrap laughed, "Oh its because somehow they think he's going to get Bomba pregnant…and well their humans never see me I sneak in to see Deme"

Yule nodded and laughed, she rubbed her head against her brother's shoulder. "Oh don't worry Tug winter will soon pass and you can see Bomba and all the other beautiful Queens" she smiled sweetly.

"Well I'm already seeing one beautiful Queen right now" came Tugger's reply. He wrapped his paw around his sister's shoulders and pulled her close and kissed her forehead.

Yule giggled and pulled back and fixed her fur. It was true, as Yule was growing her body was becoming linear, her fur silkier, many of the older cats said she would one day be more beautiful then Grizabella.

When she first heard of Grizabella she had been confused, she had asked Munkustrap and Tugger about her but the two would growl under there breath and would walk off saying nothing to her. So she had to ask Jenny, well more like she pleaded, she had discovered she was once the most beautiful Queen in the junkyard. But apparently she did not like the life she had, and had one day got up and left leaving her mate and kittens. When she had asked whom the kittens were and if she knew them. She was shocked to discover those kittens were Munkustrap and Tugger. She had now understood why the two had always avoided her questions about the old Glamour Cat.

"Stop flattering her Tugger it's bad enough that you flirt with anything with four legs but you don't need to go flirting with our own sister" came a sneering voice. Tugger growled and snapped his head around to notice the ginger tabby lounging on the back of the couch watching them with a twisted smirk.

"Why don't you stop budding into other people's conversations!" Tugger snapped. Macavity laughed, "Yes well you shouldn't talk so damn loud you freaky gay fluff-ball"

Yule gasped, "Macavity!"

Macavity jumped down, "That's what he is, flirting with his own sister"

"He was only joking"

Macavity shrugged, "Who cares won't make me take back what I said"

Yule narrowed her eyes, "What's gotten into you Mac…?"

Tugger placed his paw on her shoulders and pulled her back from Macavity. "He's always been like that Yule. He's never changed and he never will" he snuffed as he led his sister from the room. "He's just plain evil…you best stay away from him before he hurts you"

Macavity growled, though he never denied when the toms called him evil, he was beginning to hate that they were all planning on turning his own sister against him. Many times he heard the toms telling her he was evil and could not be trusted, but he had never done anything to his sister…that one attack he did not realize it was she who snuck up on him.

Hissing, he ran and jumped over them and landed in front of Tugger and snatched Yule from him. "Turning a sister against her twin is evil too Mane boy" he snapped as he led Yule from the room and the two shocked brothers. Yule didn't say anything she too was shocked. Macavity took her outside and let go and swiped his paw at the snow making it scatter around him.

Yule sat down, the coldness of the snow made her shiver. Her head was down to make sure she didn't look at Macavity but suddenly looked up when a small blanket that had come out of nowhere was placed over her shoulders. Looking at Macavity she saw him grumbling his fur bristling.

She now knew he used his magic to give her the blanket, her eyes softened. This gave her hope, that maybe that some part of his old self that she remembered that would soften around her when she was upset had returned.

"Macavity?"

Looking over his shoulder at her, he snorted, "What?"

Walking over she sat beside him and hugged him, "Are you alright Mac?"

The ginger tabby nodded, "Yes I am…I just won't have those blasted toms turn you against me"

Yule laughed softly, "You're my twin nothing could turn me against you" she said kissing his cheek. Macavity nodded and flicked snow in her face. "Come I want to show you a new trick"

Yule suddenly pulled back with fear in her eyes, "Don't worry its not with any mice" Macavity took her paw and led her around the shed in the yard.

There was a hole in the back of the shed and he pulled her inside into the warmth. Yule looked around and then sat down and looked at her brother. "So what do you need to show me?" she asked.

Macavity walked over and waved his paws around. His paws glowed and soon a ribbon appeared in his hands, "I can now conjured things like that blanket you're wearing and now this" he said walking behind her and tied the ribbon on her tail.

Yule wagged her tail and smiled, "Thank you Mac…Maybe you're magic isn't so dangerous after all" she said as she hugged her brother. Macavity grunted and pulled back, "All magic is dangerous" he said turning and leaving the shed leaving her alone inside.

Sitting down she held her tail in her paws looking at the ribbon. A smile came to her face; yes there was still hope to get her brother back to his old self.