A/N sorry its been so long, I was gonna update in January but there were some problems. Heres the next chapter!
Chapter 11
Nine weeks passed quicker than nine weeks had ever passed before.
Bombalurina and Munkastrap waited outside the medical den, while Demeter was in labor. Bomba cringed as she heard her sister's cries of pain. Finally there was an exasperated gasp and a kitten's mews. A few minutes later Jenny stepped out of the den.
"You two can come in now." She stated with a smile.
The Gumbie cat stepped back into the den, followed by Bomba and Munk. When they reached where Demeter was, Jellyorum had just finished cleaning up the newborn kit and was placing her in Demeter's arms. Bomba was immediately at Demeter's bedside.
"Dem she's gorgeous!" Bomba cried , stroking the tiny kitten's head.
Demeter turned her head from her older sister , and looked down at her kittens with a smile and kissed her forehead.
"What's her name?" bomba asked, tears in her eyes.
Demeter continued to beam down at her daughter, deep in thought.
"Jemima" she said finally.
Everyone agreed that it was a beautiful name. Suddenly the kitten began to cry and Demeter, not knowing what was wrong, tried to comfort her.
"I think she wants to nurse" Jellyorum said kindly placing a paw on Demeter's back.
Demeter let the kitten nurse. And the older cats started a conversation. Munkustrap beamed at Demeter. She was beautiful. He watched in awe as she cradled and cooed at the little kitten. He wanted so much for her to be his. He was too scared to ask her after the previous events. But soon he knew he would build the courage. He had to! He was the Jellicle protector for Bast's sake! And yet he didn't have the strength to ask the queen of his dreams to be his mate? It didn't make any sense!