Hello my friends! I am SOOOO sorry it has been so long since my last update! Many of you have found my story and have sent me various messages begging me to continue. And I have been meaning to but, of course, school has to come first and lately it has been kicking my poor tail. But I'm doing it now and that's what counts, right? RIGHT! Ok here we go!

We lifted our arms into the air.

As we raised them over our heads, a bright circle of light fell on me.

I hissed loudly. Mungo turned to look at me, surprised. He started to reach out to me.

I waved his hand away. "No! You have to get out of here!" I screamed.

He looked at me sadly, but slowly followed the other Jellicles into the shadows.

He crawled into the pipe just as two large men came over and grabbed me from behind. I struggled against them, but they held me tighter. Mungo glared at them angrily.

I stopped struggling, knowing it was hopeless.

Mungo started to crawl out of the pipe. I looked over at him and shook my head. He nodded and slipped back into the pipe.

The two men started to carry me away. "No! Let go! Let go of me! Mungo!" I screamed before I could stop myself, struggling once more against their iron grip.

Mungo crawled out of the pipe quickly. "Get off of her!" He screamed, running up to help me. He tried to pull me away from the men, but another one ran up behind him and grabbed him.

"Let go of him!" I screamed, furious.

I managed to kick the man holding Mungo in the chest. He doubled over in pain. He let go of Mungo quickly before I could strike again.

Mungo pushed him away and turned to me. He started to reach out to me.

I shook my head. "No! Stay back! It's me they want!" I screamed.

He frowned but slowly nodded, running into the pipe. I watched him sadly.

The men carried me over to a doctor who had a gas mask. I struggled harder, screaming at the top of my lungs. The doctor quickly placed the gas mask over my face.

I continued to struggle, but as I breathed in more and more gas, I felt myself getting weaker and weaker.

Finally, I felt everything fade away and I passed out.

I slowly opened my eyes.

I looked around quickly. I was in a small room with all white walls.

I shot up in bed.

A nurse pushed me back down onto the hard bed. "No. Stay down." She ordered.

I struggled against her but, despite her fragile appearance, she was surprisingly strong. Eventually, I ran out of energy and fell back onto the bed.

The nurse smiled. "Good girl." She whispered before turning to the door. "Ok doctor. She's ready."

The doctor that had put the gas mask on me earlier walked in quickly. Another nurse walked in after him, wheeling in a small table with needles and an IV machine.

I stared at the two of them and started to struggle against the nurse holding me down. "I need some help here!" She hollered.

The other nurse ran over to her and helped push me back onto the bed. I stayed still, breathing heavily.

The doctor stood over me with one of the many needles in his hand. I stared up at him, slightly afraid.

"Ok. Now I'm going to give you a choice; you can be good and not give us any trouble while we take a few blood samples or we can put you down right now with a sedative. What's it going to be?" He asked with a smile that did not reach his eyes, his voice dripping with fake sweetness.

I stared up at him and sighed. "The first choice." I whispered blankly.

He smiled. "Good. Now hold still. You might feel a slight pinch." He said as he injected the first needle into my upper arm. The nurse attached me to the IV machine as he did this, which started to beep quietly in time with my heartbeat.

I sat quietly, trying to hold back my anger. I curled my hands into fists to keep them from reaching up and attacking the doctor, ripping the needle out of my arm and jabbing him and both of the nurses with it. I imagined myself doing this and smiled.

He pulled the needle out slowly, smiling. "Good. We'll be back in a few hours to take another blood sample." He said as he walked out along with the two nurses.

One of the nurses turned to look at me. "Go to sleep, dear." She told me, closing the door behind her.

I sighed as I leaned back against the hard hospital bed and tried to ignore the beeping machine, which was starting to get annoying.

I closed my eyes.

I heard a scratching noise coming from the window.

I opened my eyes quickly, surprised.

The machine beeped louder as my heart beat faster. I sighed and tried to calm my heart rate until the beeping quieted.

The LAST thing I needed was for those crazy nurses to jump on me again just cause my heart was beating faster.

I listened harder. The scratching continued, louder now.

I turned to look at the window. A strange shadow covered most of the window.

I heard the window lock click as it unlocked. I watched the window slide open.

I looked down quickly, slightly afraid. Was this another doctor, here to put me down like the first doctor had promised? I heard a soft noise as the shadow crawled through the window.

I slowly looked up.

"Mungo!" I whispered loudly.

He quickly walked over and hugged me tightly. "Hey, Casey. How are you feeling?" He asked gently.

I smiled. "Much better, now that you're here." I whispered.

He smiled and kissed my forehead. "Good. Come on, we have to get going." He whispered. I looked up at him. "What do you mean?" I asked.

He smiled. "You can come back to the Junkyard, we can make it seem like you never existed. I brought Misto with me. We can leave right now." He whispered quickly, his eyes full of excitement.

I stared up at him, wide eyed. "You mean I can go back and stay a Jellicle forever?" I asked.

He nodded. I smiled. He slowly leaned over to kiss me.

I looked away quickly.

He frowned. "What is it?" he asked.

I turned to look at him. "I have to say something, Mungo." I whispered softly.

He smiled. "After this." He whispered.

I opened my mouth to protest, but he kissed me gently before I could.

I closed my eyes and became silent, enjoying the kiss. I heard the machine beep louder, noting my fast heartbeat. Mungo didn't seem to notice; or if he did, he chose to ignore it. He pulled back slowly, smiling.

He ran a hand through my head fur. "What did you want to tell me Casey?" He asked.

I looked at him sadly. "I…I want to try to go back to my old life." I finally whispered.

He stared at me, shocked.

I looked up at him sadly. "Mungo?" I whispered.

He looked down at me. "What did I do?" He asked.

I smiled. "It's not your fault Mungo, so don't even think that for a second." I told him.

He nodded. "Then why?" He asked.

"I just want a chance to see how I've changed." I told him. "If I say I've changed my mind after this, don't listen to me. You have to make me do this or else I'll never know if I've changed or not."

I looked deep into those beautiful emerald eyes, seeing the pain and hurt and love etched within and felt my heart break in two.

"I need to know if even people like me, undesirable freaks who care about nothing except how to make it to tomorrow, can be changed." I whispered softly.

He nodded and looked at me sadly. "Ok, Casey. Just don't forget; you're my queen and I love you." He whispered slowly.

I smiled at him, looking deep into his emerald green eyes. "You better remember this, Mungo; you're my tom and I love you. No matter what." I whispered.

He gently wrapped his arms around me. "I'll never find another queen like you." He whispered, tears running down his face.

I looked up at him.

"Never?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper.

He smiled and shook his head.

"Never." He promised.

I smiled and kissed him gently. "I'll come back someday; if it's the last thing I do." I murmured against his lips before he could deepen the kiss. He did it gently at first, pulling me in slowly. Then something changed. The kiss became more urgent, more forcefully. He quickly tangled one hand into my head fur, holding my head in place. The machine beat louder, betraying my fast heartbeat.

Even though I was enjoying it, my hands tangled in his head fur as well, I felt strange. I wanted to cry, to show him how hard this was for me, but no tears would come.

This can't be our last kiss. It can't end like this. It's all wrong.

He pulled my head forward, trying to push his tongue past my lips. I opened my eyes, surprised by the amount of force he was putting into the kiss. He winked at me knowingly. I nodded and gently parted my lips, sighing softly as I felt his tongue pass. I closed my eyes slowly, letting him control the kiss. He wrapped his arms around me, pulling me as close as possible. He kissed me for the longest time.

He slowly pulled back, smiling. "Ok, Misto. Come on in." He whispered.

Misto crawled in through the window. "Time to change you back, Casey." He told me.

I stared at him. "No. Please don't. I want to stay with Mungo and…"

Mungo gently pressed his finger to my lips.

"Shhhh." He whispered.

I quickly became silent.

I looked up at him, feeling like a small kit as I stared up into his eyes.

He smiled. "I want to stay with you too. But you have to do this. For me." He told me.

I looked up at him sadly then slowly nodded.

He ran his hand across my face gently, smiling. I smiled and quickly grabbed his hand, holding it in mine.

He gently pulled away, slipping his hand out of my grasp.

He slowly walked away.

I started to follow him, jumping out of the hard hospital bed. I tripped and fell to the ground.

I looked up as Misto lifted his hands.

I felt the lightning hit me.

It didn't hurt as much as it had the first time, but the force of it still took my breath away, even the high pitched wail of the machine seeming to fading to a dull buzzing in the background.

I looked up at Mungo, wanting him to do something, anything to stop the pain.

He looked at me sadly but didn't try to stop Misto.

I closed my eyes, not wanting to look at him.

The pain slowly melted away. I opened my eyes, feeling strange.

"It's done." Misto whispered.

I slowly stood up, walking over to a small mirror on the wall.

I stared at myself for a moment.

I was human again and, thankfully, wearing a white t-shirt and white shorts.

I turned to look at Mungo. He stared at me, unsure what else to do.

"Mungo?" I whispered, my voice shaky.

He smiled and walked over to me. "Yes?" he asked.

I smiled, looking into his emerald eyes. He slowly pulled me closer to him. I felt his soft, silky fur gently brush my arms. I smiled and buried my face into his chest fur, breathing in his scent.

He gently ran his hand over my curly shoulder-length, dark blonde hair. I looked up at him. He took a small strand of my hair and twirled it between his fingers, smiling. I blushed slightly.

He leaned over to kiss me.

I looked down quickly, suddenly nervous.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

I frowned. "I don't know. I just don't know." I whispered slowly.

He tilted my head up, studying my face. "You don't think I love you anymore." He whispered sadly.

I swallowed hard. "It doesn't make sense. Why would you want me when there's a ton of other queens you could be with?" I asked him.

He frowned. "Casey, look at me."

I slowly looked up at him. "I'd rather die today than be with a queen other than you." He whispered.

I sighed.

"If I never knew you. If I never felt this love. I would have no inkling of how precious life can be." He sang, smiling.

I wrapped my arms around him tightly. "If I never held you, I would never have a clue. How, at last, I'd find in you the missing part of me." He continued.

I looked up at him, smiling.

A shadow passed over the window, making both of us turn quickly.

But the shadow was only a bird, which flew away quickly.

He let out a relieved sigh and continued. "In this world so full of fear, full of rage and lies, I can see the truth so clear in your eyes. So dry your eyes."

He held my face in his hands and carefully wiped away the silent tears that were running across my face.

"And I'm so grateful to you. I'd have lived my whole life through, lost forever. If I never knew you…"

"I thought our love would be so beautiful." I sang softly. "Somehow we'd make the whole world bright."

I looked up at him sadly. "I never knew that fear and hate could be so strong. All they'd leave us were these whispers in the night." He wrapped his arms even tighter around me.

"But still my heart is saying we were right." I continued. "For if I never knew you. If I never knew this love. I would have no inkling of how precious life can be."

I leaned towards him slowly.

When we were inches apart, I stopped and looked away quickly.

"What's the matter, Casey?" He whispered.

I sighed and, not looking at him, replied "I can't do this Mungo. I'll just be setting myself up for disappointment when I return to find you with another queen." He frowned.

"So you still have doubts about my loyalty to you?" He asked, slightly hurt.

I couldn't reply.

"I'll prove my love to you." He promised.

I stared at him, wide eyed.

Before I could do anything, he reached over and pulled my head up.

"Mungo…" I managed to whisper before he pressed his lips to mine.

I felt myself crumple under his will, unable to fight back as he gently pulled me closer to him. He pulled back slowly, studying my face.

I stared at him, unsure what to say.

He smiled, gently running his hand through my hair.

"I still love you, Casey. Human or not." He whispered.

I smiled, staring deep into his emerald eyes.

I slowly opened my mouth to reply but stopped, hearing the sound of footsteps headed for my room.

I looked up at Mungo. He looked down at me sadly.

"I have to go." He whispered.

I reached up to touch his face.

He gently grabbed my wrist, stopping me.

"Not now." He said slowly.

I looked up at him sadly. "Don't leave. Please." I whispered.

He smiled sadly and placed his hand on my cheek.

"I don't want to. But you have to try to go on without me." He whispered.

I looked at him, my eyes wide.

He quickly started to walk away. I ran after him.

He changed into a large calico cat and jumped onto the windowsill.

He stopped and turned to look at me.

He let out a soft meow. I couldn't understand him, but the look in his eyes said "I'm sorry."

I shook my head quickly. "Mungo. Don't. Please don't." I whispered, knowing what was coming next.

He stared at me sadly for a moment then jumped out the window.

I ran over to the window, watching as he disappeared into the night. I stood there for a moment, stunned.

The door opened, making me jump.

I turned around quickly.

"Calm down, Casey. It's just me." A familiar voice whispered.

I frowned. "Go away, Daniel." I growled, turning back to the window.

He slowly walked over to me. "What happened?" he asked.

I glared at him. "What happened? Hmm. I don't know. What do you think happened?" I asked sarcastically.

He looked from me to the window. "They came back? Why?" he asked.

I looked down. "Mungo wanted me to go back and stay a Jellicle." I whispered.

He turned to look at me, surprised. "Then why are you here, back to normal? I thought you would have gone with Mungo." he asked.

I sighed. "I don't know. I wasn't thinking straight, I guess."

He frowned. "Why don't you just go tell him you want to be a Jellicle?" he asked.

I sighed. "I told him I didn't want to be a Jellicle and he believed me. End of story. Nothing can change that. Now I'll probably never see him again." I whispered.

I cried softly to myself.

Daniel patted my back gently as I cried. "It's ok. If he really loves you, he'll be back." he whispered.

I nodded. "I guess. Can you give me a moment alone? I need to think." I asked.

He nodded. "Sure. Take it easy, Casey." He quickly walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.

I turned to look at the window once more.

"I'll see you again. If it's the last thing I do." I whispered, tears streaming down my cheeks.

I slowly crawled into the hard hospital bed, crying harder.

Eventually, I cried myself to sleep.

But my dreams changed into nightmares, without any hope of getting better.