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Macavity's Lair

Tugger and Angelica were throw into a dark cell.

Tugger hit the wall and hissed.

A pair of soft arms encircled his waist and hugged him from behind.

He took a deep breath and turned into the embrace, to look at his beautiful girl.

He repressed another hiss, this time of frustration.

That wasn't fair at all.

He had promised to take care of her... and they were into the most dangerous enemy's lair!

He cursed into his mind and felt Angelica's grip tighting.

"It's not your fault" she whispered.

Tugger sighed and sat down, bringing her with him.

She curled into his lap and rested her head against his chest.

Despise her will to be strong she was shivering against him.

Tugger embraced her tight and they waited.

Wwhat else they could do?

Soon they found out that the worst torture Macavity could do to them was making them wait.

Hours passed without any signs of him or his henchmen.

And this was starting to get nerve on Tugger.

Angelica's mood was becoming more and more scared and terrorized through time.

So when the cell's door finally opened they both looked at it with mixed emotions of fear and relief.

Three henchmen entered and grabbed them without a word.

Two of them picked Tugger by his arms and dragged him out the cell first, the other grabbed Angelica and followed the others out.

Tugger managed to turn towards his mate.

He smiled at her while they were dragged along the dark corridors.

Finally they reached a chamber an they were throw inside.

Here Macavity was sitting behind a desk, looking at some papers.

"So bro" he said not looking away from the papers "have you enjoy your stay here?"

"Go to hell Mac" Tugger hissed "you know very well we didn't"

He was tired and also scared for what his mad brother could do to his Angelica.

And he hadn't the strength to stand against his brother's mind games, too.

"Stop doing this!" Tugger told him angry.

This time Macavity rose his head up to look at them, and that wasn't good.

"What have you said?" Macavity asked with a dangerous low voice.

Tugger bit his tongue and cursed his temper... not to be surprised Macavity was his brother!

"Please Mac" Tugger said, this time more pleading.

"I know you aren't so bad, not with me..." he tried.

Macavity's eyes half closed and his head tilted aside a bit...

"You are the one who rescue me when we were kids, while Munk was looking after Cassie" Tugger went on.

Maybe making Macavity remember their time as kits would help their cause.

Surprisingly Macavity made an half smile and half grin of amusement.

"You were a really troublemaker one" Macavity said with a note of brotherhood "and you will put yourself into every danger you found, and if you didn't found nothing you created it"

Tugger smiled with his innocent kit's attitude.

Angelica followed that exchange of family's memories astonished.

She couldn't think of Macavity caring for someone, even if Tugger had told her he was when they were kits, as much as Munkustrap.

Then she jumped while Macavity thumped his paw on the desk, making everyone into the room jumping in fear or surprise.

Now Macavity's face was distorted into a mask of disgust and rage.

"But now you have dared to surpass your ability!" he splat to Tugger.

He made a step towards Tugger, breathing hard, his claws showed and sending fire gazes on him.

He closed the distance between himself and Tugger.

"You dared to mate with this... thing!" Macavity hissed into Tugger's face.

Angelica shivered hearing how much disgust and ate there were into the word thing.

Macavity backed a step away from Tugger and grabbed him by his throat, holding him up.

Angelica gasped but Macavity didn't care.

"Even Munkustrap and Cassandra had have the decency of mate with Jellicles!" he hissed.

Then he released his grip and Tugger fell on his kneels, struggling for air.

Angelica tried to reach him and escape from her guard grip but Macavity turned towards her, freezing her at her place.

Macavity walked towards her, this time with any sign of lust or desire.

But instead of being relieved by this, she was afraid of their absence.

Their place was taken by another, more dangerous one.

Now Macavity's gaze was looking at her like she was the source of his young brother perdition and trouble.

She shivered and a sob escaped from her lips as she backed against the henchman chest.

She could felt, but maybe it was just her imagination, the henchman's pity for her but he didn't move to comfort or help her.

He just stood like a wall against which Angelica pressed her whole body, trying to escape from Macavity.

But the hot breath of the mad jellicle hit her neck bare skin.

"Let her alone!" Tugger yelled somewhere behind Macavity.

Angelica couldn't see him.

She had closed her eyes tight.

She was expecting for Macavity's next cruel action.

But as fast as the breath had hit her skin, it disappeared.

"Took them away!" Macavity hissed.

When her captor pushed her to move, Angelica dared to open her eyes.

She saw Tugger being pushed out the chamber, just before her.

They walked again through the dark corridors, towards their cell.

The henchmen opened the cell door and pushed them inside.

The door closed just as Angelica stumbled into her feet and was caught by her mate.

Tugger's arms embraced her and pressed her against his chest.

Then, as even his legs were betraying him, Tugger slided against the wall and sat down with her in his lap.

Angelica this time let herself cry.

She felt so... doomed.

Only Tugger's soft and warming presence could keep her from going mad for good.

So...Macavity wasn't happy at all with Tugger's choice... what he will do?

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