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*Five Days later*

*Jemima POV*

Five days had passed, everyone of them I'd spent with Alonzo. He never wanted to leave my side, never wanted me to be alone. Of course he'd give me my space, but when I seemed to want it he gave it.

Everyone had gathered in the meeting den, the kittens tucked away in the back, only a chosen few to be sent to their deaths. "Regardless. We're going to need everyone to fight. If you're in the first group, you'll be lead my second, by Alonzo." Deuteronomy sighed, the Jellicles around him nodding. I glanced up, trying to spot out my very own Tom. He was talking to Skimbleshanks, probably going over some last minute plans. The orange tabby nodded at something before he saw me and walked off. I snaked around people, anxiously speeding up my pace. His eyes locked on me just as I wrapped my arms around his neck, burying my face there. He held my tight, burying his face into my cheek. He purred madly, the sound comforting and warm somehow. His paws were warm against my cheeks as he pulled back.

"We'll give him a good fight." My Dad muttered darkly, getting my attention. He stood, brushing off his paws. "First group, follow me." Half of the Jellicles crowded around the entrance, I was supposed to be there and ready to fight. Alonzos lips pressed softly against my forehead, the pain nearly radiating off of him.

"Don't say goodbye yet. I'll be back."

"You'd better." He ginned, giving me one last tight hug. I held back the tears that threatened to spill over, letting them lump in my throat. I turned on my heel, trotting off to catch up with the others as they readied to file out the door.

"Stop!" Every head turned to the orange railway cat."Look." My dad ran up to the window, his eyes flick with fear for not even a second. "We're going to need to join the groups, there's too many off them."

Alonzo rested his paws on my waist, nodding his head and his chin brushing against my ear. Breaking away I peered out the window. My breath caught, a shiver of fear running down my spine. Shaking off the feeling I turned back to the embrace of the patched Tom. He pulled me towards the line of Jellicles as we filed out of the large den. There were dozens of them, out numbering us greatly. Lonz stayed by my side, never leaving me.

The silence was eerie as the two groups faced each other. No one moved, complete stillness. It was like something from one of the humans moving pictures. I took a step forward, Alonzo catching my paw. I snatched it back, walking to the front line. "Jem.." Someone whispered, I didn't care to find out. I pushed past everyone, crossing the distance and standing in front of Macavity. His height towered over me, his yellow eyes glaring.

"We don't have to do this." I pleaded, my eyes trying to figure out what he was thinking. He glanced to his left, pulling my gaze with his own. "And you Plato?" His hazel eyes avoided me, his body tensing, jaw clenching and unclenching.

"It's not my place."

"Then I guess we know what will happen…" I backed away from Macavity, trying to put space between us before he said it. "ATTACK!" The screams of battle began to ring in my ears; bodies slamming into each other, claws dug into flesh and fur. I shrieked as my former father pounced on me, his claws digging into my shoulders.

"Jemima!" My dad screamed as he rushed past cats towards me. A flash of white and brown, Plato tackled him. I didn't know who to scream for, my dad, or for Plato. The stabbing pain in my collarbone brought my attention back to the cat that was above me. I began to wriggle and ride in his grasp; his claws flexed, tearing past the skin and sinking into the muscle. He yanked me off the ground, pulling me to the sidelines of the fight. My head his the wall, a loud crack ringing in my ears. His paw added pressure to my skill against the barrier.

"You think you can beat me? You pathetic ugly little wretch!" He spat his words getting under my skin more than his claws. I was beautiful just like Alonzo told me, I was pretty just like daddy told me.

"No. I'm. Not!" I hissed, throwing my arm back and hitting his away. I ran, I ran and ran and ran towards the chaos. I wasn't going to kill him. I just…couldn't.

My fist slammed into the face of a cat that Admetus was struggling with. We stared at the unconscious body, glancing up at each other before I ran off. I clawed and bit out at cats that I'd grown up with. Cats that had helped me, sort of. My thoughts were interrupted by a splurge of blood as the head of a cat snapped off next to me. Tumblebrutus spun a Tom towards me, my paws folding around his head and neck and bending it unnaturally. It snapped and cracked, I dropped the body as I moved through the crowd. My adrenaline was flowing , my heart beat steady at incredible rate. There was an uncontrollable ringing in my ears, each clash or hiss adding to the sound.

I pulled back my arm, ready to beat a Queen that stood next to me; but something caught it, a firm iron grasp.

*Macavity POV*

She was weak, too weak to kill me. Not that she would've given the chance, she didn't. I sought out my brother, wanting to seek out the cause of this entire mess. I stopped though, standing face to face with the youngest of the three. "And after all these years, you're still just a loser." Tugger stared at me, disgust and hatred in his brown eyes. "You still just can't get over that she picked Munkus and not you."

My hand closed around my little brothers throat, holding it tight. "Give me a reason! Give me a reason and I swear I'll do it."

I stopped, dropping Tugger as the climax of the battle started. It's what I'd been waiting for all this time anyways.

*Jemima POV*

I looked over my shoulder, meeting with two hazel eyes. I leaned forward, trying to get way or take a hold of a discarded shard of metal. He snapped me back to him, holding me against his chest as he caught my other hand. His copper eyes staring at me, holding me in place with their own force. Though, he looked so hurt, betrayed, but that didn't hide the animal instinct that showed through it all. It didn't stop the animal he was, the one hiding in plain sight behind those false emotions.

Now's your chance.

I snapped myself out of his grasp with difficulty, wrapping my arms around his neck. "I never meant to start a war, you know I never wanna hurt you." I whispered, the sounds of battle dying almost instantly. Nobody dared to move, much less take their gaze off of us. I raised the metal weapon, positioning correctly. Feeling his nose press to my neck made me shudder and my breath catch. "I'm so sorry."

He didn't seem to hear me though. He'd wrapped his arms around my waist, his tears touching at my fur. My eyes met with Macavity's, my dads, Tuggers, Misto's, Sillabubs, Griddlebones. Everyone telling me to do it, to kill the Tom I still loved.

The metal his the ground with a clang, Plato stepped away from me as I slipped from his grasp and onto the dirt. I stared at my paws, my vision blurry. "I'm sorry." I murmured past the sobs. "I'm so so sorry." Paws took hold of my arms, tearing me from the ground. "No. N-no! Plato wait!" He looked at anything but me, wincing as Macavity placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Take her away. Take them all away."

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