Chapter Four: Jellicle Cats
Demeter opened her eyes. Where am I? She panicked. She started to scream and before she knew what was happening, she felt someone lifting her into their arms, and rocking her back and forth softly. She opened an eye fearfully, and saw it was Cori. She automatically threw her arms around his neck, and held on as if for her life.
"Shh, your alright. I'm here." When Demeter finally calmed down she pulled back a little, reluctant to leave the comforting embrace so soon. She looked around, and saw that the lamps had been lit.
"How long have I been sleeping?" Cori grinned at her slightly.
"Three days."
"WHAT?" Demeter shouted. "I can't believe it!"
"It's true. And you woke up just in time. The Jellicle's leader wants to speak to the two of us. He said he would speak to only me if you weren't up yet, but now that you are. . ." He quickly jumped of the bed, leaving her to fall back into the pillows and blankets. He grabbed her paw, and pulled her after him. They raced down the hallway in a blur, and soon reached a large oak door. Coricopat opened it, and they were surrounded by sunlight. Demeter hid behind Coricopat as the Jellicles, as they called them selves, turned to look at them. Demeter was very small, and was not visible to the Jellicles.
"I see the queen is still not up yet." Demeter carefully tilted her head out, just enough for the Jellicle tribe to catch a glimpse of black, gold fur, which quickly disappeared again. The old tom who had first spoken chuckled.
"And who is that hiding behind you Coricopat?" Coricopat turned, still keeping Demeter out of sight.
"They're not going to bite your head off you know." Demeter stuck her tongue out at him.
"You don't know that!" With a grin he grabbed her arm, and pulled her into view. Small gasps and whispering soon followed. Only four people had seen Demeter. Jenny, Munku, Cori, and Cassandra. Munkustrap was in love with Cassandra, so Demeter was invisible to him. But on the other hand Coricopat HAD noticed, and knew exactly what the whispering was about. Demeter was not you average everyday queen. She was beautiful. Demeter looked around, frightened. "What are they whispering about?" Coricopat smiled. He bent down, and whispered in her ear, so only she could hear.
"I think they're surprised. I don't think they expected you to be even half as beautiful as you are." Coricopat watched as red washed up through her cheeks, visible even through her thick fur.
"Very funny." She whispered. Then she turned around, and ran back through the oak door, and disappeared from sight. The Jellicles stopped their whispering, and Coricopat cursed silently, then ran in after her.
Demeter opened her eyes. Where am I? She panicked. She started to scream and before she knew what was happening, she felt someone lifting her into their arms, and rocking her back and forth softly. She opened an eye fearfully, and saw it was Cori. She automatically threw her arms around his neck, and held on as if for her life.
"Shh, your alright. I'm here." When Demeter finally calmed down she pulled back a little, reluctant to leave the comforting embrace so soon. She looked around, and saw that the lamps had been lit.
"How long have I been sleeping?" Cori grinned at her slightly.
"Three days."
"WHAT?" Demeter shouted. "I can't believe it!"
"It's true. And you woke up just in time. The Jellicle's leader wants to speak to the two of us. He said he would speak to only me if you weren't up yet, but now that you are. . ." He quickly jumped of the bed, leaving her to fall back into the pillows and blankets. He grabbed her paw, and pulled her after him. They raced down the hallway in a blur, and soon reached a large oak door. Coricopat opened it, and they were surrounded by sunlight. Demeter hid behind Coricopat as the Jellicles, as they called them selves, turned to look at them. Demeter was very small, and was not visible to the Jellicles.
"I see the queen is still not up yet." Demeter carefully tilted her head out, just enough for the Jellicle tribe to catch a glimpse of black, gold fur, which quickly disappeared again. The old tom who had first spoken chuckled.
"And who is that hiding behind you Coricopat?" Coricopat turned, still keeping Demeter out of sight.
"They're not going to bite your head off you know." Demeter stuck her tongue out at him.
"You don't know that!" With a grin he grabbed her arm, and pulled her into view. Small gasps and whispering soon followed. Only four people had seen Demeter. Jenny, Munku, Cori, and Cassandra. Munkustrap was in love with Cassandra, so Demeter was invisible to him. But on the other hand Coricopat HAD noticed, and knew exactly what the whispering was about. Demeter was not you average everyday queen. She was beautiful. Demeter looked around, frightened. "What are they whispering about?" Coricopat smiled. He bent down, and whispered in her ear, so only she could hear.
"I think they're surprised. I don't think they expected you to be even half as beautiful as you are." Coricopat watched as red washed up through her cheeks, visible even through her thick fur.
"Very funny." She whispered. Then she turned around, and ran back through the oak door, and disappeared from sight. The Jellicles stopped their whispering, and Coricopat cursed silently, then ran in after her.