Now for the part you've been waiting for. I'm trying hard to hold back my excitement. But I think that you will enjoy this chapter very much, my little kittens. Enjoy!:) BTW the italic words are Casey's thoughts.

The dancing began to slow down and suddenly all of the Jellicles were lying down.

Rumple tapped my shoulder. I looked over at her. She smiled and pointed behind me. I turned quickly and smiled.

Mungo was standing there waiting for me.

He smiled and stepped closer to me, rubbing his head against my stomach. I jumped back quickly.

I slowly walked back over to him. He gently rubbed his head against mine.

"Good. Now lift your arms and turn away, just like we did in the den." He whispered. I smiled and nodded.

I turned away and lifted my arms. He gently ran his hands down my back, stopping at my waist.

"Now jump when I say to." I nodded, enjoying this. He gently grabbed my waist.

"Jump up now." He whispered. I jumped up, feeling him pull me up into the air.

I split my legs apart, then leaned back, my head touching his back.

I stared out at the other Jellicles watching and smiled. Jemima was mating with Tumble, Cori with Tanto (go figure), Cassandra with Alonzo, and Etcetera with Admetus.

Mungo slowly turned around, careful not to drop me. I let one leg hang in front of him and left the other leg pointed up in the air.

He carefully pulled me down, resting my waist on his shoulder. He held me in place with one hand. I purred softly as he ran his other hand down my leg.

Then he slowly pulled my leg down, wrapped one arm around my waist and the other around my leg. He gently pulled me off his shoulder, turning me around so my body was straight, my head pointed at the ground. I slowly moved my arms back, gently brushing his hand on my waist.

He carefully pulled me towards him, turning me to face him. I started to pull my legs in, letting him tuck one arm under my legs and one around my waist.

He slowly carried me over to a bench, gently laying me on top of it. I carefully leaned back onto it, lifting my arms over my head, smiling at him. As soon as my body was out of his arms, he gently ran his hands down my chest, smiling.

I slowly sat up, letting him pull me off of the bench. He wrapped his arms around me carefully, smiling down at me.

The Jellicles slowly crawled over and surrounded us. He slowly rolled me onto the floor, holding me in his arms. He pulled one leg over mine, slowly running his hand down my back. I smiled and gently snuggled up closer to him. We lifted our arms into the air and slowly brought them down again.

I felt sudden movement as the Jellicles shot up quickly, looking around cautiously. I looked up at Mungo. He sat up quickly and pulled me to him. He looked around cautiously, his arms wrapped tightly around me.

Suddenly, Misto pointed behind us. I turned quickly and gasped.

Grizabella was standing on a mound of trash, watching us longingly, as though she wanted to jump down and dance too. She flinched as Misto pointed at her.

I got up quickly. Alonzo hissed at her, making her run away quickly. We started to dance again.

I danced along with the others, noticing that Grizabella was still watching us as we danced. As we walked towards her, she slowly walked away. I danced along with Rumple, trying to do what she did.

But it didn't feel like I was in control of my body anymore. I looked around at the colors that now filled the clearing, awestruck. I'd never seen something more beautiful in all my life. Even though I knew we were in a junkyard, the colors seemed to change the mounds of trash into beautiful works of art.

I danced along with the queens, watching silently as Alonzo and a few other toms danced. Rumple led me and a few kittens behind them. As they finished, Rumple led us forward and we danced by ourselves for a moment, but the others quickly joined.

I danced harder than ever, feeling the strange power energize me. As I followed Rumple across the clearing, I sat down on the TSE car.

I've never danced so hard in all my life.

Rumple sat next to me, grinning. "What are you so happy about?" I asked. She pointed over at the other side of the clearing.

I gasped as Mungo ran forward behind Tugger and some of the other toms and began to dance. I stared at Mungo, smiling as he danced harder and harder.

Pelvis Elvis Tugger got nothing on my Mungo.

I grinned as Mungo ran over to me. I danced along with him, dancing wildly in the moonlight. I felt the music resonate deep in me, taking over my body. I danced with it, the moonlight flashing along my fur. As we neared the end of the dance, I followed Rumple and the other queens. I danced my heart out, my body a slave to the music.

As the music drew to a close, I fell face down to the ground beside Mungo.

As I started to get up and crawl over to Old Deuteronomy, Jemima looked around and nodded at me. I turned around quickly to watch as Grizabella slowly limped toward us.

I watched silently as Jemima walked over and slowly reached toward her. But Skimble blocked her and gave her a stern look. She nodded and slowly walked away.

"We see the border of her coat is torn and stained with sand." Jelly sang, glaring at the old queen. I watched as Victoria slowly reached out to touch her, but Jelly pulled her away quickly before she could.

Jemima walked over and reached toward her. "And you see the corner of her eye twist like a crooked pin." Jemima sang softly as Grizabella slowly walked towards her.

But as Jemima leaned forward to touch her, Jenny grabbed her arm and pulled it away, hissing at Grizabella angrily. Jemima ran away quickly, following the other Jellicles as they ran away from the clearing, away from Grizabella.

Mungo pulled me to a grey pipe and crawled in quickly. I slowly followed him, watching Grizabella out of the corner of my eye.

I sat inside the pipe and watched the poor old cat as she began to dance. She tried to do the dances we had done earlier, but quickly stopped, gasping in pain. She looked down quickly, breathing heavily.

She slowly looked up and began to sing. "Midnight. Not a sound from the pavement. Has the moon lost her memory? She is smiling alone." She sang softly, her eyes full of sadness.

I let out a low gasp. Her voice was so beautiful, but so full of sadness that I felt my heart break for her.

"In the lamplight, the withered leaves collect at my feet. And the wind begins to moan." She contined, slowly walking around the clearing.

"Every street lamp seems to beat a fatalistic warning. Someone mutters and the street lamp gutters. And soon it will be morning." She cried sadly.

"Memory. All alone in the moonlight. I can smile at the old days. I was beautiful then." Her face showed the ghost of a smile as she stared up at the moon but it quickly faded as she continued.

"I remember the time I knew what happiness was. Let the memory live again." She sang softly. She slowly looked around the clearing as she finished.

"Everlasting Cat." Mungo whispered. I nodded. "Amazing." I agreed.

I wanted to crawl out and give her a hug, let her know that I understood what she was saying. It's so easy to fit in when you're little and beautiful and perfect. But the older you get, the harder it is to be accepted by your peers.

I started to crawl out, but Mungo grabbed my hand and shook his head. "I know you don't understand this and you must think this is unfair. But unless Grizabella is accepted by the rest of the tribe, she can't stay here." He whispered sadly.

I slowly nodded and watched as Grizabella slowly hobbled away. I smiled as I watched Old Deuteronomy slowly reach towards her as she walked away. He frowned as she walked away without a backward glance.

All the Jellicles came out quickly and lay down as Old Deuteronomy started to sing.

"The moments of happiness." I slowly looked up at him. "We had the experience but missed the meaning. And approach to the meaning restores the experience in a different form." He continued slowly.

I pondered that for a moment. So, we had the experience of happiness but we didn't get what it meant. But if we approach the meaning, it restores the experience we had by showing it to us through something else.

I smiled and listened as he continued. "Beyond any meaning we can assign to happiness. The past experience revived in the meaning."

Ok. So we can't give a meaning to happiness because our past experiences of happiness have been lost as we age. I frowned, slightly confused.

I listened as he continued. "Is not the experience of one life only but of many generations. Not forgetting something that is probably quite ineffable."

I gasped in realization. Oh I get it. So our experiences of happiness are not just ours, they're also the experiences of the people we shared them with. And we can't forget the good times that we shared with them. I smiled, and looked around to see if anyone else understood.

All the other Jellicles had blank looks on their faces, confused. Even Mungo looked confused.

Only Jemima seemed to understand what was happening. As the leader's voice died down, Tanto looked over at Jemima and nodded. As Tanto and Cori helped Jemima stand up, she quickly took a deep breath and began.

"Moonlight. Turn your face to the moonlight. Let your memory lead you. Open up, enter in. If you find there the meaning of what happiness is. Then a new life will begin." She sang softly, smiling out at all the Jellicles.

She sat down quickly and smiled as the Jellicles sang Grizabella's song with her. "Moonlight. Turn your face to the moonlight. Let your memory lead you. Open up, enter in. If you find there the meaning of what happiness is. Then a new life will begin." I smiled, hoping Grizabella could hear us.

I jumped as I felt a hand touch my arm. I looked around quickly.

Daniel smiled. "It's just me, Casey." He whispered.

I sighed. "What do you want?" I asked.

He frowned. "I just want to talk. Alone." He whispered.

I slowly nodded. "Fine. But if we're gone for more than 5 minutes, you're going to be in big trouble." I warned. He smiled and gently pulled me away from the clearing.

Ohhh. I'm really excited about what happens next! Hehe. But knowing me, it may be a while before I upload it. I will try to get it uploaded soon but I get distracted easily. So until my next update…Meow.:)

Oh I almost forgot! I wrote most of the Jellicle Ball scene with the help of Shawnee Michelle. You are awesome girl! And one of the best friends a girl could ask for!:)

BTW Casey's thoughts about what Old Deuteronomy was trying to say during the Moments of Happiness were based on what I though the first time I heard it. I thought about it for a long time and that's what I got. If any of you have different thoughts about what you think it means, I would love to hear it. I think this song really makes you think. I hope I never forget some of my best moments of happiness that Cats has showed me.:)