Chapter ten.


In one day, life for one Jellicle cat changed the most, her favorite tom was hurt…but most of all her twin was banished. Forbidden to return to the Jellicle junkyard forever. Since that day, Yule had spent most of her time alone and when she was seen it was usually with Demeter and Bomba and no one else.

She no longer stayed in Jenny's den but would stay with Deme and Bomba but also at her humans. Who have long since tried to find Macavity. She avoided Mistoffelees since that day, blaming herself for his injuries.

Sitting on the tired, she watched the tuxedo tom that was sitting with Victoria, Tugger and Pouncival. She sighed and hung her head looking down at her paws, which like her body was trembling. She looked up as a shadow loomed over her, Munkustrap gave her a soft smile as he sat down beside her and placed his paw on hers. He was surprised to find her trembling, yet knew she wasn't cold.

"Yule…?"

"Its my fault…"

"What?"

"Its all my fault…my fault that Misto got hurt…my fault that Macavity is gone"

"Yule it's not your fault that deceiving tom is gone" Munkustrap took her paws into his only to have her wrench them away from him.

"He was not a deceiving tom! Damnit Munku he was my twin. I know there are a lot of kittens in a litter that aren't twins but Great Everlasting Cat he was my twin we had a connection. I knew him, better then any of you…he would never…"

"Then why did he do what he did Yule?" Munkustrap asked standing and looking down at her crossing his arms.

Yule clenched her paws, her body shook, "I told you it was because of me. You know I…. You know I love Misto…." She gasped at her confession but she knew it was the truth. "And he knew that too…but when I saw him cozy with Victoria it hurt and he saw that hurt in me and he felt it through the connect he and I have though he always denied it. He attacked out of rage of my hurt! It wasn't his fault! Its mine!" she was shouting now.

The cats that, heard her stared in curiosity. Misto who become concerned walked over, "Yule?"

Yule looked at her friend, her eyes held a sad look in them, yet they shown with hurt as well as the love she held for the tom in front of her. She took in a deep breath, "Yes Mistoffelees?"

Misto flinched, she hardly ever called him that, and it was always Misto. Or occasionally it was 'Tux' but never his full name. Not since they first met. "Are you alright?" he asked making his way onto the tire slowly and sat down near her. He watched her ears droop onto her head and her tail tuck in around her. "I'm…fine…" she said before she turned and left the tire and yard heading out of the yard to go to her human home.

Watching her leave, his shoulders drooped and he sighed. Munkustrap placed a paw on his shoulders, "Come I have something to explain to you" he said leading the tuxedo tom away to explain everything that was going on with his sister.

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A soft puff of sparkles lit up the small corner of the human child's room. Not far from where Yule was sleeping, the young queen was hugging the ribbon that Macavity had given her months before. The shadow figure of a cat crept through the darkness of the room, stopping at the edge of the basket from where she lay.

A white paw reached out and fixed a bit of Yule's fur that fell into her face. Her face was wet from her tears. At the feel of the paw on her face, Yule began to stir.

"Yule?" a soft voice whispered to her.

Her eyes snapped open and she looked at the family white face before her, "Misto…?" she asked. Mistoffelees smiled, "Yes…" he watched as she wanted to back away but her pulled her close and hugged her rubbing her back. "Munkustrap told me what happened…" he whispered in her ear.

Sighing, she pulled back and looked up at him, "I'm sorry…I knew I should have talked to you about…it…now you're still healing and Mac is gone…" she whispered looking down at her ribbon, which she tied around her tail.

Misto shook his head, "No…and I don't blame you" he smiled at his friend. "But Yule…I don't feel anything for Victoria…I just spent a lot of time at the theatre when my uncle went to see Gus and Asparagus and Jelly were often there with Victoria. I taught her to dance"

"You said she danced with the grace of ten angels…"

"But you dance with the Grace of Bast herself" Misto took her paws in his and smiled at him. Yule felt her face heat up and she looked down embarrassed. But she sighed; she was still at fault for Macavity's banishment. As if sensing this, Misto hugged her tighter, the two stayed in her basket that night. With him comforting Yule before she fell asleep.

It was just before dawn, that Misto placed a kiss on the sleeping Goddess that lay in his arms. He whispered three choice words, before he vanished as the human child was just waking up. Curling up tighter in her sleep, the first smile in a week flashed from Yule's face.


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