Bombalurina was so happy because of Demeter, but so nervous at what she was about to do. She was about to make everything right. Bomba had to talk to the one person who could make her herself again.

"Rum Tum Tugger," she tought to herself as she finally left her tire which she had been in for weeks. She was going to see the Tugger. She sloly got out of her bed and walked to where she thought Tugger would be. To her surprise, when she walked in this part of the the junkyard, Tugger was not the only one there. Jemima, Victoria, Excetra, Quaxo, Pouncival, George, Tugger, and Alonzo were there! Did this stop Bomba? NO! She was going to make things right, no matter who the crowd. She slowly walked further inside the room when Alonzo's black eyes met hers.

"Look who's finally outa her bed!" shouted Alonzo joking. This made every cat, young and old, look Bombalurina's way. She was now still and silent. "So, Ms. Scarlet Queen, does the cat (or to be more specific, Macavity) got your tongue still?" Most of the cats were discusted by that rude comment except Excetra who laughed, but don't think bad of her. For she knew not what Alonzo's comment meant. Jemima was so terrified that that comment would hurt Bomba, so she crawled over and bubbed her fur against Bombalurina's leg to comfurt her. Bombalurina looked down, gave Jemima a grin, and mouthed the words, "Thank you." This brightend Jemima's spirit and she grew a grin on her face. She soon crawled back to the younglings and Bombalurina looked at Alonzo.

"No, Alonzo," she said with a mad tone, "He doesnt."

Alonzo gave her a half smile and shouted, "She speaks!" He laughed at his own joke along with Mungojerrie who had just walked into the room.

"Yes," Bombalurina said, "I spoke." She was growing more confidence with every word she said. Sarcastically she said, "And you know the meaning of the word 'scarlet'. Miracled happen everyday, don't they?" Her confidence was still expanding. Quaxo let out a silent laugh, Victoria let out a chuckle, and Jemima grinned because of Bombalurina standing up for herself.

Alonzo quickly scurried toward Bombalurina. He looked into the sky and then to Bomba's eyes as he put his spotted paw on her soft shoulder. She could sense that he was going to say or do something bad.

"Ya know?" Alozo said with his strong hand gripping Bombalurina's shoulder, "When I tried to mate with you a couple weeks ago," Bomba now knew he was going somewhere where he should not go. Jemima gave him a dirty look which Alonzo did not see. "I had some compitition," continued Alonzo smiling. I mean here was Quaxo, Pouncival, and who else?" He faked a confused look and then looked back at Bombalurina. "Anyway," said Alonzo, "Even though I'm probably the closest to your age, you still didn't take me." Bombalurina gasped as Alonzo took his paw and grabbed hers. He quickly swung her so she lay in his left arm. She was low enough not to have control over whethere she could get up or not. She had no ballance now.

"What's wrong with you?" she shouted at him; him still holding her. He smiled, but pretended to ignore her completely.

"I now know that you don't have to choose me," Alonzo said as he grabbed her paw tightly again to avoid a claw to the face. He got close enough for his chest to hold Bomba's paw down so his hand could hold her cheeks. He leaned down and gave her a furocious kiss on her red lips. BBombalurina's eyes widened. You could hear in her voice that she was struggling to regain ballance. That kiss disturbed her so much. It reminded her of something that had happend weeks ago. Macavity.

After seconds of Alonzo's lips touching Bomba's, Alonzo pulled his mouth away. He was not aware of anyone around him until he saw a big figure running in the corner of his eye. It was Tugger. It looked like he was about to throw a punch, so Alonzo threw Bombalurina to the side and jumped away. Bombalurina was now on the floor listening to Rum Tum tugger and Alonzo argue.

"What is wrong with you?" shouted Tugger waving his black arms in anger.

Alonzo pushed Tugger and shouted, "Nothing! It was her fault!" Alonzo pushed Tugger again, but the next time Rum Tum Tugger blocked him with his arms.

"How was it her fault?" Tugger shouted pointing to the red cat lying on the floor discusted and embarassed. "Huh?" He shouted again, but there was no answer. Soon Quaxo joined in and to Bombalurina's surprise, so did Mungojerrie.

"Yeah, man, how is it her fault that your sick?" Quaxo shouted as Excetra realized that Alonzo was a jerk.

"Yeah!" Mungo shouted agreeing with Quaxo. Excetra, Pounce, and Victoria soon joined the fight. George was the only one who thought Alonzo's task was funny.

Jemima was different. She did not fight. She was more curious about Bombalurina. She crawled over to Bombalurina slowly.

When she got to Bomba, she said quietly, "Are you okay?" Bombalurina shed a little tears from the disturbing thought of the kiss being like what Macavity did.

She wiped her eye and said, "Don't worry about me." Bombalurina looked at Jemima to find that she was exploring her body for injuries from being dropped.

"You don't seem to hav any scratches," the young cat's soft voice said, "but... are you okay," she continued, "emotionally?"

Bombalurina grabbed Jemima's paw and assured her, "Don't worry. I'm just glad that your not in that fight over there."

Bomba and Jemima looked at the cats pushing eachother, but then the young one looked back and said, "Do you need help getting up?" She did not wait for an answer. Jemima grabbed Bombalurina's upper arm and pulled her up. Bomba dusted herself off with her paws.

"Thank you," she said as she grinned at Jemima hoping to give her satisfactory. "If there's anything you need," said Bombalurina, "just tell me." This was Bombalurina's favor to the cat for Jemima being so good to her. Jemima's face lit up and her eyes got really big.

"Okay!" shouted Jemima jumping with joy. "I'll see you?... or talk to you?," asked Jemima smiling.

"Yes. Very soon," Bombalurina asured her. She watched as the youngling scurried away.

Before Bombalurina knew it, Rum Tum Tugger was in front of her.

The first words she let out were, "Thank you."

"No problem," said Tugger. "And Bombalurina?" he said as he put his teeth together.

"Yes?" she answered as kindly as she could.

"I'm sorry," he said, "about when I dropped you a few weeks ago."

"really?" Bombalurina quickly said. She was really wondering if he meant it.

"Yes. I'm sorry. It's just that a couple days before that, I heard some things," he said trying not to give away anything. He did not want her to know that a cat had said something bad about her. Little did Tugger know, Bombalurina knew exactly what he was talking about.

"What things?" Bomba asked acting dumb.

"It's nothing. They are not true!" he said loudly.

"I don't know about that, Tugger. I am quite the manipulative flirt," she joked. Tugger realized she knew what he was talking about.

"You just seem so nice, though," he said, "Truthfully, I thought you might've got more fans than I," he joked. She laughed at his remark.

"Okay. Don't worry about that," she said as she laughed. Bombalurina realized something. She was in love with Rum Tum Tugger, but he was nothing like the cat who flirts with all the girls. Bomba thought he was super nice and funny, but he was nothing like what she knew and loved him as. She also realized that she might've only been flirting with him because usually she gets all the toms to love her, but Tugger was flirting with everyone but her. Now that he was kind of her friend, everything's different.

"What's happend to my life?" she asked herself in a gloomy voice. "I'm not even the same person."