Disclaimer: In no way do I own any of the cats from "Cats" the musical, all
of them belonging to the talented T. S. Eliot. The characters Chyna and
Cassie belong to me though. Stealing them will result in Macavity doing
evil and mean things, like the evil villain he is. Enjoy the story!
Chapter 7
The sun was setting as Cassie and Misto raced each other down the alleyway to Cassie's owner's house. She felt like a kitten again, laughing and playing with Misto. She felt great. So many good things have happened these last two days, and she had a feeling that things were going to get better. She was back with her own Jellicle tribe, she had become Misto's mate, and Victoria just had her two beautiful kittens: Talitha and Dubhe. That made her an aunt! She giggled at Misto who was attempting a headstand. She swiped at him playfully and he fell over. He ran over and pinned Cassie to the ground, a mock scowl on his face.
"No one interrupts my perfect headstands and gets away with it!" Misto growled, tickling Cassie. She giggled in delight and tried to wiggle away. They locked eyes and stopped where they were. Cassie smiled shyly and licked Misto's cheek. He blushed terribly and rolled off Cassie. "It's so good to have you back!" He purred, "But who is it that you wanted me to meet?"
"She's the only one who kept me sane during that year I was gone. Come on! Let's go home so you can meet her. I promised her that I would talk to Old Deuteronomy about her."
"Does she want to join our tribe?" Asked Misto.
"Well, yeah, but it is more complicated than that. Here, see for yourself." Cassie said, racing home, Misto at her heels. She reached her house and bolted up the tree that led to Chyna's bedroom. She jumped in the window and Chyna was sitting on her bed, reading a book. When she heard Cassie come it, she immediately dropped her book and ran to Cassie and gave her a hug.
"Hi Cassie. It's nice to know that you didn't forget about me! Hey, who's your friend?" Asked Chyna.
Misto stood there, dumbfounded. A human that can understand cats? Impossible!
"Chyna, this is my mate Mistoffelees, and Misto, this is my best human friend."
Misto was still at a loss for words. Cassie nudged him. "Don't be rude! Say hello! What am I, your mother?" Cassie laughed.
Misto found his voice. "Nice to meet you Chyna. Wow, you're the first human I met that can understand cats. Chyna? My, that's a pretty name. It sounds almost like a Jellicle name, doesn't it Cassie?" Chyna and Cassie burst out laughing.
"What?!?" Misto exclaimed, looking offended.
"That's exactly what Skimbleshanks said when he met Chyna!" Cassie giggled. Misto then joined into the laughter. Misto's stomach then rumbled, reminding him to go home and eat a little so not to alarm the owners for being absent two nights in a row.
"I really have to go. I don't want my owners to get worried." Misto turned to Cassie. "Bye, Sweetheart." He said, licking her nose. "Meet me in the tree later tonight." He whispered in Cassie's ear. She gave him a slight nod and a smile.
"It was nice to meet you Chyna." Misto purred.
"You too. You're welcome back here anytime." Chyna called after him. As soon as Cassie saw Misto dissolve into the night, she sighed happily and collapsed on Chyna's bed.
"Isn't he dreamy?" She giggled out of glee.
Chyna laughed and joined her on the bed. "Ok, tell me every single detail about these past two days!" she demanded.
Cassie told her about the welcome back party and all the dancing and singing. She even showed Chyna her solo dance.
"And this is where Misto ran in to pick me up over his head...." Cassie went on, reliving the entire night. "He is a wonderful dancer." She sighed.
"Where did you sleep last night?" Chyna asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Ummm, in a pipe in the Junkyard..."Cassie's voice trailed off.
"With Misto?" Chyna accused. She then laughed. "I am so happy for you!"
"It's Jellicle tradition," snapped Cassie, a little defensively. "When a queen does her solo dance, her potential mate joins her in dancing, and if she accepts him, then they sleep together. Then they are mates for life. It's kinda like that thing you went to last summer that your Uncle had..."
"A wedding?" Chyna helped out Cassie. "Oh, my. My little Cassie is all grown up!" Chyna exclaimed with mock tears in her eyes. She then turned serious. "So you plan to have kittens?"
"Well, I want to and Misto wants to, so I guess so then. Oh, speaking of kittens, Victoria had hers today!" Cassie squealed.
"Oh, wow! What are their names?" Chyna squealed right back.
"Tallitha and Dubhe. They are so adorable. I am now an Aunt, you know." Cassie beamed with pride.
Chyna yawned. "Well, Aunt Cassie, it's late. I am going to bed now. When do I get to meet your friends?" she asked excitedly.
"Tomorrow night. I have to talk to Old Deuteronomy in the morning." Cassie explained.
"Ok! Well, good night Cassie."
"Good night Chyna." And with that, the lights went out. Cassie jumped down off Chyna's bed and climbed out the window into the tree. Misto was sitting there on a branch his black coat shimmering in the moonlight. 'He really does look magical' she thought to herself, and she felt weak in the knees again. Misto always had that effect on her. She bounded up to him and kissed him on the nose, then laid down and he laughed and swiped at her ear. He then layed down next to her and they talked about their future together as the wind slowly blew threw the leaves.
"When we have kittens, what would you want to name them?" wondered Cassie as she rolled over onto her back.
"If we have a male, I would want to name it Orion. My young owner was explaining to me about constellations of stars, and he mentioned the name Orion. He also showed me the constellation Cassiopia. Come on!" Misto exclaimed, taking Cassie's paw. He took her up higher in the tree and explained to her where the constellations were.
"You see that big 'W' up there? That's Cassiopia." Misto said.
Cassie's jaw dropped in awe. "It's beautiful..." she breathed.
"Not more beautiful then my Cassiopia." Cassie turned and looked at Misto, who was standing behind her. He smiled then grabbed her by the waist and kissed her. He then looked deep into her blue moonlight eyes and asked, "Is it ok?"
She smiled and nodded. "We both want kittens, Misto. Of course it is ok."
Mistoffelees flashed her his wonderful smile as she buried her face into his `chest fur, breathing him in. 'I could stay here forever with him.' Cassie thought, as the crickets serenaded the couple through their second mating dance.
Cassie woke up at Misto's side in the tree. She got up and stretched, admiring Misto as he slept. SHe purred and nuzzled him, hoping that he would wake up. Misto groaned and opened his eyes. He looked up and grinned at Cassie. He rolled over onto his back and said, "What's your rush to wake up? I am enjoying myself right now." Cassie laughed at her mate, whose fur on his forehead was sticking straight up. "Uh, Misto? Your fur is sticking up...." Cassie dissolved into laughter. Misto tried to fix it, but it wouldn't cooperate. Cassie gave him a good face washing. "There you go." She giggled as Misto gave her his 'kittenish I'm innocent look' and purred. Cassie then turned serious. "I have to go talk to Old Deteronomy about Chyna." "I'm coming with you!" Misto jumped up and raced down the tree. Actually it looked more like he was falling down the tree... Cassie followed him, but much more slowly. She felt very fatigued for some strange reason and kinda sick to her stomach. She tried to shrug it off and ran to catch up with Misto. She yelled at him, "Slow down!" He turned around and scowled. "When have you never been able to keep up with me?" Cassie smiled at him and said, "I don't really feel that well. I feel very tired and for some reason sick to my stomach." Misto got a concerned look on his face. "Are you ok?" "I bet I'm fine. Just a little tired, that's all. I had a long night last night." Misto blushed terribly at that comment. " Let's go and talk to Old Deuteronomy." Cassie followed Misto to Old Deuteronomy's owner's house, where they found Jennyanydots and Jellylourm talking with him. The two females turned around, saw Cassie and Misto, and fell silent, eyeing Cassie. Cassie tried to ignore them. "What can I do for you, Misto and Cassie?" Old Deuteronomy purred. Cassie smiled up at the big cat and nuzzled him. "Good morning, Old Deuteronomy. I have a favor to ask of you. I was wondering if you could call a Jellicle meeting tonight. I have someone you all should meet." Deuteronomy sat back and thought. "I could do that, but who is this mysterious someone we all get to meet?" "It's a surprise! I'll give you a hint, though. It has to do with the Jellicle Legend." She giggled at Deuteronomy's confused look, then turned and left for the Junkyard with Misto. Jenny and Jelly gave each other knowing looks and stared at Cassie till she disappeared from view. "I wonder if she knows yet." Questioned Jenny. "Hmmmm, probably not. We're always the first ones to tell." Jelly thought out loud. Now Old Deuteronomy was really confused. "What are you two talking about?" an exasperated Deuteronomy asked. Jelly and Jenny looked at each other and laughed. "Why, Cassie's having kittens!" Jelly explained.
Chapter 7
The sun was setting as Cassie and Misto raced each other down the alleyway to Cassie's owner's house. She felt like a kitten again, laughing and playing with Misto. She felt great. So many good things have happened these last two days, and she had a feeling that things were going to get better. She was back with her own Jellicle tribe, she had become Misto's mate, and Victoria just had her two beautiful kittens: Talitha and Dubhe. That made her an aunt! She giggled at Misto who was attempting a headstand. She swiped at him playfully and he fell over. He ran over and pinned Cassie to the ground, a mock scowl on his face.
"No one interrupts my perfect headstands and gets away with it!" Misto growled, tickling Cassie. She giggled in delight and tried to wiggle away. They locked eyes and stopped where they were. Cassie smiled shyly and licked Misto's cheek. He blushed terribly and rolled off Cassie. "It's so good to have you back!" He purred, "But who is it that you wanted me to meet?"
"She's the only one who kept me sane during that year I was gone. Come on! Let's go home so you can meet her. I promised her that I would talk to Old Deuteronomy about her."
"Does she want to join our tribe?" Asked Misto.
"Well, yeah, but it is more complicated than that. Here, see for yourself." Cassie said, racing home, Misto at her heels. She reached her house and bolted up the tree that led to Chyna's bedroom. She jumped in the window and Chyna was sitting on her bed, reading a book. When she heard Cassie come it, she immediately dropped her book and ran to Cassie and gave her a hug.
"Hi Cassie. It's nice to know that you didn't forget about me! Hey, who's your friend?" Asked Chyna.
Misto stood there, dumbfounded. A human that can understand cats? Impossible!
"Chyna, this is my mate Mistoffelees, and Misto, this is my best human friend."
Misto was still at a loss for words. Cassie nudged him. "Don't be rude! Say hello! What am I, your mother?" Cassie laughed.
Misto found his voice. "Nice to meet you Chyna. Wow, you're the first human I met that can understand cats. Chyna? My, that's a pretty name. It sounds almost like a Jellicle name, doesn't it Cassie?" Chyna and Cassie burst out laughing.
"What?!?" Misto exclaimed, looking offended.
"That's exactly what Skimbleshanks said when he met Chyna!" Cassie giggled. Misto then joined into the laughter. Misto's stomach then rumbled, reminding him to go home and eat a little so not to alarm the owners for being absent two nights in a row.
"I really have to go. I don't want my owners to get worried." Misto turned to Cassie. "Bye, Sweetheart." He said, licking her nose. "Meet me in the tree later tonight." He whispered in Cassie's ear. She gave him a slight nod and a smile.
"It was nice to meet you Chyna." Misto purred.
"You too. You're welcome back here anytime." Chyna called after him. As soon as Cassie saw Misto dissolve into the night, she sighed happily and collapsed on Chyna's bed.
"Isn't he dreamy?" She giggled out of glee.
Chyna laughed and joined her on the bed. "Ok, tell me every single detail about these past two days!" she demanded.
Cassie told her about the welcome back party and all the dancing and singing. She even showed Chyna her solo dance.
"And this is where Misto ran in to pick me up over his head...." Cassie went on, reliving the entire night. "He is a wonderful dancer." She sighed.
"Where did you sleep last night?" Chyna asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Ummm, in a pipe in the Junkyard..."Cassie's voice trailed off.
"With Misto?" Chyna accused. She then laughed. "I am so happy for you!"
"It's Jellicle tradition," snapped Cassie, a little defensively. "When a queen does her solo dance, her potential mate joins her in dancing, and if she accepts him, then they sleep together. Then they are mates for life. It's kinda like that thing you went to last summer that your Uncle had..."
"A wedding?" Chyna helped out Cassie. "Oh, my. My little Cassie is all grown up!" Chyna exclaimed with mock tears in her eyes. She then turned serious. "So you plan to have kittens?"
"Well, I want to and Misto wants to, so I guess so then. Oh, speaking of kittens, Victoria had hers today!" Cassie squealed.
"Oh, wow! What are their names?" Chyna squealed right back.
"Tallitha and Dubhe. They are so adorable. I am now an Aunt, you know." Cassie beamed with pride.
Chyna yawned. "Well, Aunt Cassie, it's late. I am going to bed now. When do I get to meet your friends?" she asked excitedly.
"Tomorrow night. I have to talk to Old Deuteronomy in the morning." Cassie explained.
"Ok! Well, good night Cassie."
"Good night Chyna." And with that, the lights went out. Cassie jumped down off Chyna's bed and climbed out the window into the tree. Misto was sitting there on a branch his black coat shimmering in the moonlight. 'He really does look magical' she thought to herself, and she felt weak in the knees again. Misto always had that effect on her. She bounded up to him and kissed him on the nose, then laid down and he laughed and swiped at her ear. He then layed down next to her and they talked about their future together as the wind slowly blew threw the leaves.
"When we have kittens, what would you want to name them?" wondered Cassie as she rolled over onto her back.
"If we have a male, I would want to name it Orion. My young owner was explaining to me about constellations of stars, and he mentioned the name Orion. He also showed me the constellation Cassiopia. Come on!" Misto exclaimed, taking Cassie's paw. He took her up higher in the tree and explained to her where the constellations were.
"You see that big 'W' up there? That's Cassiopia." Misto said.
Cassie's jaw dropped in awe. "It's beautiful..." she breathed.
"Not more beautiful then my Cassiopia." Cassie turned and looked at Misto, who was standing behind her. He smiled then grabbed her by the waist and kissed her. He then looked deep into her blue moonlight eyes and asked, "Is it ok?"
She smiled and nodded. "We both want kittens, Misto. Of course it is ok."
Mistoffelees flashed her his wonderful smile as she buried her face into his `chest fur, breathing him in. 'I could stay here forever with him.' Cassie thought, as the crickets serenaded the couple through their second mating dance.
Cassie woke up at Misto's side in the tree. She got up and stretched, admiring Misto as he slept. SHe purred and nuzzled him, hoping that he would wake up. Misto groaned and opened his eyes. He looked up and grinned at Cassie. He rolled over onto his back and said, "What's your rush to wake up? I am enjoying myself right now." Cassie laughed at her mate, whose fur on his forehead was sticking straight up. "Uh, Misto? Your fur is sticking up...." Cassie dissolved into laughter. Misto tried to fix it, but it wouldn't cooperate. Cassie gave him a good face washing. "There you go." She giggled as Misto gave her his 'kittenish I'm innocent look' and purred. Cassie then turned serious. "I have to go talk to Old Deteronomy about Chyna." "I'm coming with you!" Misto jumped up and raced down the tree. Actually it looked more like he was falling down the tree... Cassie followed him, but much more slowly. She felt very fatigued for some strange reason and kinda sick to her stomach. She tried to shrug it off and ran to catch up with Misto. She yelled at him, "Slow down!" He turned around and scowled. "When have you never been able to keep up with me?" Cassie smiled at him and said, "I don't really feel that well. I feel very tired and for some reason sick to my stomach." Misto got a concerned look on his face. "Are you ok?" "I bet I'm fine. Just a little tired, that's all. I had a long night last night." Misto blushed terribly at that comment. " Let's go and talk to Old Deuteronomy." Cassie followed Misto to Old Deuteronomy's owner's house, where they found Jennyanydots and Jellylourm talking with him. The two females turned around, saw Cassie and Misto, and fell silent, eyeing Cassie. Cassie tried to ignore them. "What can I do for you, Misto and Cassie?" Old Deuteronomy purred. Cassie smiled up at the big cat and nuzzled him. "Good morning, Old Deuteronomy. I have a favor to ask of you. I was wondering if you could call a Jellicle meeting tonight. I have someone you all should meet." Deuteronomy sat back and thought. "I could do that, but who is this mysterious someone we all get to meet?" "It's a surprise! I'll give you a hint, though. It has to do with the Jellicle Legend." She giggled at Deuteronomy's confused look, then turned and left for the Junkyard with Misto. Jenny and Jelly gave each other knowing looks and stared at Cassie till she disappeared from view. "I wonder if she knows yet." Questioned Jenny. "Hmmmm, probably not. We're always the first ones to tell." Jelly thought out loud. Now Old Deuteronomy was really confused. "What are you two talking about?" an exasperated Deuteronomy asked. Jelly and Jenny looked at each other and laughed. "Why, Cassie's having kittens!" Jelly explained.