Demeter grinned and pulled Victoria to her feet.
"Where are we going? The 'yard?"
"Yep."
The two walked out to the Junkyard. They were walking into the yard, talking softly and giggling when Munkustrap appeared.
"Hey guys."
Demeter jumped slightly and gasped.
"Sorry Demi, didn't mean to startle you."
Demeter blushed. "That's ok."
"We should go talk to Old Deuteronomy." Vicky whispered in Demeter's ear.
Demi nodded. The two said goodbye to Munkustrap and left.
Victoria squeezed Demeter's paw. "What do you think he'll say? I mean I know you said he approved and all, but I still wonder."
Demeter squeezed back. "It'll be all right."
Same sex couples happened in the tribe, it was rare, but they did happen.
The two came to the tire. Jellylorum and Deuteronomy were talking. Demeter and Victoria coughed politely. Deuteronomy turned and smiled at the couple.
"Hello. So how did it go?"
"How'd what go?" Jelly asked.
Vicky looked at Demeter a bit scared, how would her own mother take this? Victoria hoped she would take it well.
"She's you're mom, tell her." Demeter whispered.
"Um. It went fine." Vicky said. "We decided that we would like to become mates."
They had talked about it on the way to the Junkyard and were talking about it when Munkustrap had interrupted. The Mating Ceremony was when a cat proclaimed his or her mate and Old Deuteronomy pronounced them mates in front of the entire tribe. The actual mating took place in private of course.
Jelly's mouth dropped open. "What??"
"We want to be mates." Victoria repeated.
"I've approved of it." Deuteronomy said.
"You what???" Jelly yelled at both of them.
"Mom, please. Can't you be happy for me? For us?"
Jellylorum growled softly. "You want to be mates with her?" she hissed, pointing at Demeter.
Victoria nodded. "Why can't you be happy for me?"
"Because you want to marry another queen, that's why!!" Jelly shouted. "Why couldn't you pick a nice tom and be normal?"
"Because I'm in love with her. I want to be with her. And I'll be with her whether or not you approve."
"I don't. If you stay with her, you are no longer my daughter."
"Then I guess I'm not you're daughter any more." Vicky shot back.
Jelly's paw shot out and she slapped Victoria.
Demeter growled and she lunged and Jellylorum. "Don't you ever hit her." she snarled, clawing Jelly's cheek.
"She was normal before you came along." Jelly hissed back, digging into Demi's chest.
Old Deuteronomy pulled them apart. "Enough!" he shouted. "Stop this! The ceremony will take place in a week." he said to Demi and Vicky.
They smiled.
"You can go. Have Tantomile see to your wounds."
The two queens left.
"Oh Demi, I'm sorry! I didn't mean for you to get hurt." Victoria cried, licking Demeter's cheek.
"It's okay. It's not that bad, let's see Tant."
They walked over to Tantomile's and Coricopat's lair.
"Come in, come in. What happened?" Cori asked.
"She got into a fight with my mom."
Tantomile looked at the wounds. "You'll be fine. What started the fight?"
They looked at each other.
"Victoria and I are to become mates. Jelly didn't like it." Demeter said quietly.
Tant waved her hands over the cuts and they healed instantly. "Some cats are like that." she said softly. "She may or may not come around."
"Thanks." Demeter said.
Victoria wondered if the twins were all right with this.
"We are." Coricopat said, smiling. "And we wish you the best of luck and many happy lives together."
"Thank you." Vicky and Demeter said.
After they left. Coricopat said, "They're going to have a rough road ahead of them."
Tantomile nodded. "If they truly wish to be together, it'll be worth it."
"Where are we going? The 'yard?"
"Yep."
The two walked out to the Junkyard. They were walking into the yard, talking softly and giggling when Munkustrap appeared.
"Hey guys."
Demeter jumped slightly and gasped.
"Sorry Demi, didn't mean to startle you."
Demeter blushed. "That's ok."
"We should go talk to Old Deuteronomy." Vicky whispered in Demeter's ear.
Demi nodded. The two said goodbye to Munkustrap and left.
Victoria squeezed Demeter's paw. "What do you think he'll say? I mean I know you said he approved and all, but I still wonder."
Demeter squeezed back. "It'll be all right."
Same sex couples happened in the tribe, it was rare, but they did happen.
The two came to the tire. Jellylorum and Deuteronomy were talking. Demeter and Victoria coughed politely. Deuteronomy turned and smiled at the couple.
"Hello. So how did it go?"
"How'd what go?" Jelly asked.
Vicky looked at Demeter a bit scared, how would her own mother take this? Victoria hoped she would take it well.
"She's you're mom, tell her." Demeter whispered.
"Um. It went fine." Vicky said. "We decided that we would like to become mates."
They had talked about it on the way to the Junkyard and were talking about it when Munkustrap had interrupted. The Mating Ceremony was when a cat proclaimed his or her mate and Old Deuteronomy pronounced them mates in front of the entire tribe. The actual mating took place in private of course.
Jelly's mouth dropped open. "What??"
"We want to be mates." Victoria repeated.
"I've approved of it." Deuteronomy said.
"You what???" Jelly yelled at both of them.
"Mom, please. Can't you be happy for me? For us?"
Jellylorum growled softly. "You want to be mates with her?" she hissed, pointing at Demeter.
Victoria nodded. "Why can't you be happy for me?"
"Because you want to marry another queen, that's why!!" Jelly shouted. "Why couldn't you pick a nice tom and be normal?"
"Because I'm in love with her. I want to be with her. And I'll be with her whether or not you approve."
"I don't. If you stay with her, you are no longer my daughter."
"Then I guess I'm not you're daughter any more." Vicky shot back.
Jelly's paw shot out and she slapped Victoria.
Demeter growled and she lunged and Jellylorum. "Don't you ever hit her." she snarled, clawing Jelly's cheek.
"She was normal before you came along." Jelly hissed back, digging into Demi's chest.
Old Deuteronomy pulled them apart. "Enough!" he shouted. "Stop this! The ceremony will take place in a week." he said to Demi and Vicky.
They smiled.
"You can go. Have Tantomile see to your wounds."
The two queens left.
"Oh Demi, I'm sorry! I didn't mean for you to get hurt." Victoria cried, licking Demeter's cheek.
"It's okay. It's not that bad, let's see Tant."
They walked over to Tantomile's and Coricopat's lair.
"Come in, come in. What happened?" Cori asked.
"She got into a fight with my mom."
Tantomile looked at the wounds. "You'll be fine. What started the fight?"
They looked at each other.
"Victoria and I are to become mates. Jelly didn't like it." Demeter said quietly.
Tant waved her hands over the cuts and they healed instantly. "Some cats are like that." she said softly. "She may or may not come around."
"Thanks." Demeter said.
Victoria wondered if the twins were all right with this.
"We are." Coricopat said, smiling. "And we wish you the best of luck and many happy lives together."
"Thank you." Vicky and Demeter said.
After they left. Coricopat said, "They're going to have a rough road ahead of them."
Tantomile nodded. "If they truly wish to be together, it'll be worth it."
