All I refuse and Thee I Choose.
By MoonbeamDancer
Author's Notes- This fic is mine. I wrote it for Demeter, hope you like it honey. Oh, and this is the second time I've tried to write 'jerrie's accent, so bear with me. Send comments to Jellicle_Vamp@hotmail.com
Demeter woke up. Yawning slightly she looked over at her sister Bombalurina. The normally stunningly beautiful red queen looked like she had been through hell. In a way she had been. She had been kidnapped by Macavity and the tribe had just gotten her back. Her fur had lost its luster and her eyes had a dark, haunted look. She wouldn't go into it very much, but she had confided to Demi that he had raped and abused her.
Demeter gently shook Bombalurina awake.
"Bomby? Come on, time to get up."
Bomby opened her eyes and stretched. "Hi." she said softly.
Ever since she had gotten back, she had been different. She was shy and quiet. Demeter hoped that she would get back to her normal self soon. After eating, Demeter looked outside and saw that it was a nice day. She called to Bomby and told her that she was going over to the Junkyard.
"Alright. I'm gonna stay here, might go to the 'yard later, be careful okay?"
"I'll be fine. See ya later." Demi replied and left for the 'yard.
She was half way to the 'yard when she felt someone grab her from behind. Demeter struggled and tried to scream, but a chloroform soaked rag was placed over her nose and mouth. Demeter tried again and the world went black.
The gray tom grinned. His teeth were crooked and his coat was matted.
"Macavity's gonna like this one." he whispered, picking up Demeter's body and returning to Macavity's lair.
~Hours later~
Demeter woke up with a pounding headache. She opened her eyes and her brain was stabbed with sharp knives of light. She slammed them shut with a groan.
"Where am I?" she thought.
Demeter slowly opened her eyes when she heard the door open. She gasped in fear and sat up quickly, which made her head swim and nausea churn in her stomach. All the horror stories she had heard from the other queens flew through her mind at the speed of light.
It was Macavity standing in the doorway.
Adrenaline pulsed through her body, getting rid of her headache and making her more alert.
"What do you want with me?" she asked, her eyes wide.
Macavity smiled, what little light there was flashed off his fangs. He stepped into the room and shut the door.
He crossed the room to where Demeter was as she stood up. "Yes, you'll do just fine."
This confused Demeter. What was he talking about?
Macavity roughly tilted Demi's head up. "Yes, you'll do just fine." he said, thoughtfully.
"What are you talking about?" she asked.
Macavity didn't answer; he just stared at Dem for a moment longer and then walked out the door.
"Watch her." he said to the gray tom standing outside.
The same tom that had brought her here.
"Yes sir." he replied, giving a smile that made Demeter sick to her stomach.
She swallowed and closed her eyes as the door was closed and locked.
Bombalurina made her way to the Junkyard. She got there and asked if the others had seen Demeter.
No one had.
"What? She left home hours ago. She should be here." Bomby said, becoming scared.
The others made an effort to calm her down and started a search party.
~6 weeks later~
Demeter cleaned her wounds as best she could. The bruises would heal with time, but the psychic scars would be harder to get rid of. The abuse had started soon after she had arrived. At first it had been verbal, but it soon went to physical. Macavity had beaten and forced herself on her twice. Demeter curled up into a ball and fell into a fitful sleep.
She had been asleep for few hours when she felt someone pawing at her.
"Who is it? Who's there?" she asked, her eyes flying open.
Her nose picked up the scent of the tom as her eyes came into focus. It was the tome that brought her here.
Demeter began to push him away and struggle.
"Stop it!"
The gray tom pinned her arms above her head. "Stop fighting!" he hissed as he straddled Demeter.
"Stop it! Please!" she begged, as she tried to get out from under him.
The tom slapped her and continued to ignore her pleas. The cell door flew open and slammed against the wall.
"Get off of her!" Macavity growled. He stalked into the room and grabbed the tom off of Demeter. He threw the tom out of the room. Demeter scrambled to a sitting up position.
"Why should I?" the tom shouted back. "She's mine anyways."
Macavity growled and clawed the other tom. "Just because you brought her here, doesn't make her yours. She's mine!"
Demeter shuddered when she heard this. She didn't want to belong to anyone.
Macavity turned around to face Demeter. "You'll get a new guard tomorrow." he said, shutting and locking the door behind him.
The next day Macavity called Mungojerrie.
"I have a new queen I want you to guard her."
"Yes sir."
Macavity led him to where the captured queens were allowed to get their exercise and talk to each other.
"That one right there." Macavity said pointing out Demeter, as they stood on the platform that circled the yard the queens were in.
"Wot 'appened to 'er other guard?" Mungo asked.
"He forgot that she belongs to me and tried to rape her."
"So? 'at's wot you've been doing to 'er. Wot's the difference." Mungojerrie thought. Instead he just nodded.
Twenty minutes later, the queens were released and Mungojerrie had gotten Demeter.
"You're my new guard?"
"Yes. My 'ame's Mungojerrie. Wot's your's? Macavity 'ever told me."
"Demeter."
Mungojerrie smiled. " 'ice 'ame."
"Thank you."
The two went back to Demi's cell.
"Get in. I shouldn't even be this 'ice to ya." Mungojerrie said softly to her.
Seeing one of the other guards coming, Mungo uttered a quick apology, grabbed her by the arm and hissed. "I said get in."
Without waiting for an answer, he tossed her into the cell. She landed with a thunk and sat up rubbing her elbow.
"Ow. What was that for?" she thought.
Mungojerrie winced as he heard Demeter land.
"But I gotta do my job. 'ant afford to slip up 'gain." he whispered to himself. " 'ot like last time." he murmured.