He started walking back to the windowsil. The closer he got the slower he walked until suddenly he was there. Gulping down the lump in his throat he climbed up and sat down. "Jingal, Rumple...Tsuki...I'm sorry for running off like that...It was rude and I..." He looked at the bat, his cheeks reddening.
Tsuki smiled expectantly up at him from her spot between the two queens. She didn't care now that he was gone or that Mungojerrie had chased after him. He had returned to speak to her and that's all that mattered.
He glanced nervously at the two queens and kicked at a fragment of paper that was near his feet. "Um...Tsuki...Would you..." He prepared himself for rejection silently. But he wondered why. Hadn't Mungo said she liked him? All should be well...And yet. "Uhm...I was wondering if...and...it's fine if you don't...but..would...would you like to see the territory with me." He said, the ending rather quick as it came out.
All he heard was a shrill squeak of joy and the bat flutered her wings enough to get over to him. She nearly tackled him and she wrapped her arms around him. "Oh yes! that would be wonderful!"
His blush reddened but a smile spread across his face. "Tonight then!" He said, his voice much more cheery than it was a moment before. He was very happy with himself.
Tsuki met him in the clearing. A large pink honeydew flower was behind her ear and a wide grin on her face. "Shall we then?" Mungojerrie and Munkustrap followed the two, they did this whenever a Jellicle went out alone with an outsider.
Munkus looked at Mungo with a raised eyebrow. This was interesting and not something he'd seen everyday. But who was he to say anything? He hadn't seen so much life in Pouncy since the incident. Though he was still very wary of Tsuki. Pouncy glanced over his shoulder at Mungo and Munkus, ears back slightly. He stiffled a small sigh.
"Yes, lets!" He showed her around the territory, stopping every now and then when something was of interest. "This is my favorite place." He began as they came to yet another pile. "Here," he rolled the big tire out of the way and let it close behind him and Tsuki. Quickly so Munkus and Mungo would get the point. The pile was more or less just a shell. Hollow with many different platforms to sit on. In the center was a pile of broken glass. The moon hitting the multi-colored shards painted the walls with dancing light.
Tsuki's eyes lit up, "Ooooooooo!" she stared at it for a moment before turning back to Pouncy, "How did you find this place?" She was sniffing around, poking random things and wondering how it was constructed.
Pouncy plopped onto a big poofy, slightly torn, cushion that was sitting to one side and smiled. "I found it on one of my 'adventures' with Tumble. We split up and I found this place. After a while I moved the glass in here to see what would happen since the moonlight came in." He paused a moment, closing his eyes. "Only me and Tumble, and now you, know about it. Well, more or less. Mungo and Munkus knows its here now but haven't been inside...Its a good place to come and think."
Mungojerrie was sniffing around rapidly, "I don' smell 'im anywhere!!" He whispered in a hiss and sulked. Almost seeming disappointed that they hadn't found anything to connect the bat to the Hidden Paw.
Munkus nodded. "I don't either. Keep all senses open." He said, leaning against a broken lawnmower and crossing his arms.
Mungojerrie found a hole tht the moon came in and listened just incase.
Tsuki found a spot very close to him on the same cushion to be incredibly comfortable and she made herself at home. "It is beautiful... thank you for sharing it with me..."
He smiled and snuggled a tad bit closer. "Jingal and Rumple shared a lot about us but what about you? All I know is that you're from the south and had to leave because of food problems." He said, crossing his arms on his knee's and propping his chin on them.
She nuzzld her cheek into the curve when his neck meets his shoulder, "Well... there's not much else really. I love flying when it's raining lightly... I hate chinese food and donuts... lets see... hmmm..." she thought hard about things he would like to know. "Oh! and my favorite food is cherries!"
"Cherries huh? I'd have to say mine is fish. Sardines in particular. But I guess thats not a real big surprise since I'm a cat." He said with a smile. A small sigh escaped as she settled up against him.
"Actually I've met a cat who didn't like sardines!" She said matter-of-factly as she snuggled up close and stroked his headfur.
"Really? Hm." He closed his eyes as she stroked his headfur. "How many cats do you know?" This felt so different to when he would snuggled against someone else. Like when he was asleep with the other kittens, or next to Jenny or Scarlot or Mungo. But he liked it.
She shrugged, "A whole mess of you now! Since I know most of the Jellicles!" She nuzzled the tip of her long nose into the softspot below his ear and smiled.
"Heh." He chuckled quietly,shifting his head as she nuzzled the spot. "Okay, so I've asked you plenty. Anything you want to know?"
"What do you think of Mungojerrie? I mean you two seem to get along great but is there anything else?" She asked as she crinkled up her nose in confusion.
"Anything else? Well...He's a great tom. He's helped me through..." He paused a moment and opened his eyes, though they looked away from Tsuki. "A lot. And I've kind of helped him."
Tsuki nodded, "So you're just friends?" She asked and smiled deeply at this conclusion and snuggled closer.
"Uhm yeah. Though we have gotten a little closer. He's like a big brother to me." He said looking at Tsuki with a smile. He opened his arms and draped one over her shoulders.
She wiggled closer and accepted the arm gratefully. "Well that's god i guess... If you think you can look up to someone who does what he does..."
"What do you mean?" Pouncy blinked, confusion beginning to surface. "He's a thief, I know. Him and Rumple are a good team but they don't do anything to bad."
Tsuki exhaled deeply as if hesistant to share this information. "Well... I've been living in the territory just south of yours for a few days before I came here and I saw him with this tall Ginger Cat about two days ago..."
"Tall...Ginger Cat?" A chill ran down Pouncy's spine as he froze, eyes locked on Tsuki. "Ginger as in...Macavity?" He almost had to choke out the name.
Tsuki nodded, "I think so... he matched the description Jingalizzy gave me. The two of them seemed to be real close." Mungojerrie had heard his name but they were talking so quiet he could barely understand them what he heard was: "...Mungojerrie?...you two... along great... anything else?... great tom...I've helped him... just friends?... We have gotten...closer... Well that's good... I know...good team... "
Pouncy suppressed a shiver and shook off Tsuki. Scooting a little away from her and sitting up on his knee's. "No. He'd never do that. He...I..." He was searching for words but didn't know what to say.