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 18
Misto was bathed in sweat as Cassie layed on the cloths, moaning in pain. Cassie squeezed Misto's paw as she bit her lip and sighed. She let go of her grip slowly, looking into Misto's deep brown eyes. "I'm sorry." She wispered. "I can't do it." Her paw fell from Mistofelees's as she slipped into unconsciousness.
"NO!" Misto screamed, taking Cassie in his arms and looking frantically at Jenny and Jelly.
"Talk to her, encourage her. She needs you the most now, Misto. Don't let her down. The kittens are coming now. Cassie needs to push! Just get her to push and the kittens will be fine." Jenny encouraged.
Misto put his arms around Cassie and looked straight into her closed eyes. He willed them to open. "Cassiopia, listen to me! You can't give up now! You are so close! Just one more push!" He ordered, chasing all fear away. "What would the Jellicles do without you? YOu can't miss the next Jellicle Ball! You still owe me a dance!" He started to sob softly now. "The kittens need you, Cassie." He leaned over and whispered in her ear. "I need you."
Cassie woke up with a gasp and looked at Misto lovingly. "I will do this, for you." She whispered. Misto grabbed hold of Cassie's paw again as she pushed for all she was worth. A tiny kitten cry filled the small room. Misto's heart swelled with pride and he smiled down on his beautiful mate.
"Two more to go Cassie! Push!" Jelly ordered. Misto looked up, bewildered. Two more? Wow, the prospect of being a father was making him more and more nervous by the minute...
Just then two more kitten cries joined the first one. Cassie then just collapsed into a deep sleep in Misto's arms. Misto hugged her to his chest, sobbing as he rocked her back and forth. "She did it, for me!" He whispered, over and over again.
Jelly smiled at her newborn grandchildren as she washed them off and bundled them up. She cooed over them a bit with Jenny, then she handed them one by one to her son. He gazed into each of the newborn kittens' faces in wonder. They were so beautiful! And they were his...and Cassie's. He glanced down at the sleeping queen. He decided to let her sleep as he curled up next to her with their three newborn kittens. With an intonation that not even the smartest of human scientists can understand, the small kittens each found their way to their sleeping mother's milk. As they ate, Misto licked Cassie's cheek. She shifted slightly in her sleep and moaned. Jelly came over with a cloth and placed it on Cassie's forehead.
"She's feverish." Clucked Jelly. "Misto, your fine here with the kittens, I just cannot admit anyone else in here. Cassie needs rest, it is the only thing that will save her now." Misto nodded, hugging Cassie closer to him; she was still not responding to him.
"Let Chyna know what's going on...she must be dying of curiousity out there!" Misto reminded her.
Jelly nodded. She walked towards the door. "Anything else Misto?"
Misto blushed. "Could you bring me something to eat? I'm famished." Jelly smiled and nodded, exiting. She found Chyna pacing outside the room, with a worried expression on her face. She looked up and saw Jelly.
"How are they?" She asked nervously.
"The kittens are fine, and the mother is resting. She's a little feverish though, so we are taking some precautions. This means no visitors."
Chyna stuck out her lower lip. "Not even me?"
Jelly laughed. "When she wakes up, we'll let her see who she wants. Ok?"
"Fine by me!" Chyna smiled, relived that Cassie was safe and so were her kittens. Jelly was just about to inquire how the fight at Macavity's went, when Munkustrap approached, half-limping, half being carried by Tugger and Bomb. Chyna gasped when she saw him.
"Munky! What happened?" Chyna asked urgently.
Munk gave her a grim smile. "Macavity. It's not that bad, I have had worse." A large gash was ripped into his right leg, hindering his ability to walk considerably.
"It looks painful though. Let's get you inside to dress that." Jelly looked up and saw Chyna's pleading eyes. "Yes, you may come too."
Chyna and Jelly took Munk from Tugger and Bomb. They helped him to a bed of cloths next to the resting Cassie and Misto.
Munk looked over at the family in bewilderment. "So, Misto? How's fatherhood?"
Misto turned on his side to face Munk. "It's everything it's cracked up to be. What happened to you?"
"Macavity. We don't have to worry about him anymore though."
Jelly stopped in the middle of cleaning Munk's wound. "Why is that?"
"Macavity is dead." The entire room fell silent.
"Really? Did you see it yourself?" Asked Chyna.
"I saw Plato throw him out the window. There was a sickening thud, then as we exited, we saw the body." Munk's voice grew quieter and quieter as he recollected this vivid scene that would play many times over in his head. Chyna shuddered. Cassie's soft voice emitted from behind Misto's back "Macavity is dead?"
Misto turned back to her. "Yes, my dear. You have nothing to fear, go back to sleep." He said, licking her ear.
"But what about Vindemiatrix?" Cassie asked. Munk looked uneasily at Misto. "Not sure where he is."
"And no point worrying about it other, honey. We have the entire tribe here to protect your family if he ever works up the nerve to attack another Jellicle. Speaking of family, you better name your kittens Jellicle names soon." Jelly reminded the parents. It was Jellicle tradition to name the newborn kittens with Jellicle names within an hour of them being born.
Cassie looked at Misto. "You name them, I feel quite faint...." she muttered as she fell back onto the soft cloths and fell back asleep. HE picked up his oldest daughter, who looked exactly like him, except she had her mother's bright blue eyes. He thought for a bit. "How about Tegmene?" Chyna and Munk nodded in agreement. He held her up and nuzzled her tummy, causing the tinny kitten to squeal in delight. He put her down and picked up his second oldest daughter, who was all-gray except for a white face and her father's brown eyes. "She looks just like my grandma, doesn't she, mom?" He asked, addressing Jelly.
"Yes she does." Jelly smiled, remembering her mother fondly.
"I'll name her Bellatrix then, after my grandmother." He tickled her feet, only getting a halfhearted swipe from his young child. She looked awfully tired, so he placed her next to her sister and picked up his youngest only son. He held him tight, remembering the night that he spent with Cassie in the tree outside of Chyna's window. He remembered pointing out the star constellations to his newfound mate.
"That's it! I'll call him Orion!" He nuzzled the little white kitten with gray spots with a black splotch on the tip of his tail and one over his right eye. He had his father's brown eyes, just like his sister Bellatrix. Misto licked the kitten's forehead, then placed him down again near his siblings. Misto curled up around his new family protectively. He said a quick prayer to the Everlasting Cat to help Cassie recover as he slipped into a dreamless sleep.
Chapter 18
Misto was bathed in sweat as Cassie layed on the cloths, moaning in pain. Cassie squeezed Misto's paw as she bit her lip and sighed. She let go of her grip slowly, looking into Misto's deep brown eyes. "I'm sorry." She wispered. "I can't do it." Her paw fell from Mistofelees's as she slipped into unconsciousness.
"NO!" Misto screamed, taking Cassie in his arms and looking frantically at Jenny and Jelly.
"Talk to her, encourage her. She needs you the most now, Misto. Don't let her down. The kittens are coming now. Cassie needs to push! Just get her to push and the kittens will be fine." Jenny encouraged.
Misto put his arms around Cassie and looked straight into her closed eyes. He willed them to open. "Cassiopia, listen to me! You can't give up now! You are so close! Just one more push!" He ordered, chasing all fear away. "What would the Jellicles do without you? YOu can't miss the next Jellicle Ball! You still owe me a dance!" He started to sob softly now. "The kittens need you, Cassie." He leaned over and whispered in her ear. "I need you."
Cassie woke up with a gasp and looked at Misto lovingly. "I will do this, for you." She whispered. Misto grabbed hold of Cassie's paw again as she pushed for all she was worth. A tiny kitten cry filled the small room. Misto's heart swelled with pride and he smiled down on his beautiful mate.
"Two more to go Cassie! Push!" Jelly ordered. Misto looked up, bewildered. Two more? Wow, the prospect of being a father was making him more and more nervous by the minute...
Just then two more kitten cries joined the first one. Cassie then just collapsed into a deep sleep in Misto's arms. Misto hugged her to his chest, sobbing as he rocked her back and forth. "She did it, for me!" He whispered, over and over again.
Jelly smiled at her newborn grandchildren as she washed them off and bundled them up. She cooed over them a bit with Jenny, then she handed them one by one to her son. He gazed into each of the newborn kittens' faces in wonder. They were so beautiful! And they were his...and Cassie's. He glanced down at the sleeping queen. He decided to let her sleep as he curled up next to her with their three newborn kittens. With an intonation that not even the smartest of human scientists can understand, the small kittens each found their way to their sleeping mother's milk. As they ate, Misto licked Cassie's cheek. She shifted slightly in her sleep and moaned. Jelly came over with a cloth and placed it on Cassie's forehead.
"She's feverish." Clucked Jelly. "Misto, your fine here with the kittens, I just cannot admit anyone else in here. Cassie needs rest, it is the only thing that will save her now." Misto nodded, hugging Cassie closer to him; she was still not responding to him.
"Let Chyna know what's going on...she must be dying of curiousity out there!" Misto reminded her.
Jelly nodded. She walked towards the door. "Anything else Misto?"
Misto blushed. "Could you bring me something to eat? I'm famished." Jelly smiled and nodded, exiting. She found Chyna pacing outside the room, with a worried expression on her face. She looked up and saw Jelly.
"How are they?" She asked nervously.
"The kittens are fine, and the mother is resting. She's a little feverish though, so we are taking some precautions. This means no visitors."
Chyna stuck out her lower lip. "Not even me?"
Jelly laughed. "When she wakes up, we'll let her see who she wants. Ok?"
"Fine by me!" Chyna smiled, relived that Cassie was safe and so were her kittens. Jelly was just about to inquire how the fight at Macavity's went, when Munkustrap approached, half-limping, half being carried by Tugger and Bomb. Chyna gasped when she saw him.
"Munky! What happened?" Chyna asked urgently.
Munk gave her a grim smile. "Macavity. It's not that bad, I have had worse." A large gash was ripped into his right leg, hindering his ability to walk considerably.
"It looks painful though. Let's get you inside to dress that." Jelly looked up and saw Chyna's pleading eyes. "Yes, you may come too."
Chyna and Jelly took Munk from Tugger and Bomb. They helped him to a bed of cloths next to the resting Cassie and Misto.
Munk looked over at the family in bewilderment. "So, Misto? How's fatherhood?"
Misto turned on his side to face Munk. "It's everything it's cracked up to be. What happened to you?"
"Macavity. We don't have to worry about him anymore though."
Jelly stopped in the middle of cleaning Munk's wound. "Why is that?"
"Macavity is dead." The entire room fell silent.
"Really? Did you see it yourself?" Asked Chyna.
"I saw Plato throw him out the window. There was a sickening thud, then as we exited, we saw the body." Munk's voice grew quieter and quieter as he recollected this vivid scene that would play many times over in his head. Chyna shuddered. Cassie's soft voice emitted from behind Misto's back "Macavity is dead?"
Misto turned back to her. "Yes, my dear. You have nothing to fear, go back to sleep." He said, licking her ear.
"But what about Vindemiatrix?" Cassie asked. Munk looked uneasily at Misto. "Not sure where he is."
"And no point worrying about it other, honey. We have the entire tribe here to protect your family if he ever works up the nerve to attack another Jellicle. Speaking of family, you better name your kittens Jellicle names soon." Jelly reminded the parents. It was Jellicle tradition to name the newborn kittens with Jellicle names within an hour of them being born.
Cassie looked at Misto. "You name them, I feel quite faint...." she muttered as she fell back onto the soft cloths and fell back asleep. HE picked up his oldest daughter, who looked exactly like him, except she had her mother's bright blue eyes. He thought for a bit. "How about Tegmene?" Chyna and Munk nodded in agreement. He held her up and nuzzled her tummy, causing the tinny kitten to squeal in delight. He put her down and picked up his second oldest daughter, who was all-gray except for a white face and her father's brown eyes. "She looks just like my grandma, doesn't she, mom?" He asked, addressing Jelly.
"Yes she does." Jelly smiled, remembering her mother fondly.
"I'll name her Bellatrix then, after my grandmother." He tickled her feet, only getting a halfhearted swipe from his young child. She looked awfully tired, so he placed her next to her sister and picked up his youngest only son. He held him tight, remembering the night that he spent with Cassie in the tree outside of Chyna's window. He remembered pointing out the star constellations to his newfound mate.
"That's it! I'll call him Orion!" He nuzzled the little white kitten with gray spots with a black splotch on the tip of his tail and one over his right eye. He had his father's brown eyes, just like his sister Bellatrix. Misto licked the kitten's forehead, then placed him down again near his siblings. Misto curled up around his new family protectively. He said a quick prayer to the Everlasting Cat to help Cassie recover as he slipped into a dreamless sleep.