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 19
Chyna nuzzled Munk's chest. "Does it hurt much, Munk?" She asked, concerned about his leg.
Munk tried to look brave, but winced a little when Jenny touched it lightly. "I think I will survive."
She placed a paw over her heart. "Oh, thank the Heaviside Layer!" She overdramatically drawled, and she received an amused smile from Munk. Jemima walked into the hospital center, claiming she was looking for Munkustrap.
"You shouldn't be in here!" Argued Jenny.
Jemima gave Jenny her saddest kitten eyes. "Please? I just have to talk to him for a minute."
Jenny sighed. "Ok, but only for a minute!"
Jemima shyly approached Munk. "Munky, I need a favor." She said sweetly, nuzzling him. Munk chuckled. She may not be a kitten anymore, but she could still use her cuteness to get her way sometimes.
"What do you need Jemmy?"
"I was wondering if you would be willing to meet my...um...new friend that has requested to become a Jellicle." She shot Munk her cutest kitten eyes.
"What is this cat's name?" Munk asked.
Jemima glanced uneasily at Chyna, who was giving her the evil eye. "Chyna, he's changed! Just listen to his side of the story! He said he has always regretted joining Macavity. He did it because the Jellicles rejected him! Plus he says that he was young...too young to make his own decisions. Please, Chyna! Give him a chance!" Jemima begged, tears in her eyes.
"Whoa! Slow down! I just asked for a name!" Munk said.
Chyna sighed. "His name is Azimech. He is the one who showed me around Macavity's lair. He seemed awfully nasty, that's why I don't trust him, Jem."
"He explained that to me! He said that he had to act like that to please Macavity. That was the last thing he wanted to do! Plus, he purposely showed you where they were hiding Cassie, so you could find her again!" Jemima explained hopefully.
Chyna looked into Jemima's eyes. "You really do love him, don't you?"
"Yes, very much." Jemima nodded.
"I believe you then. I want to actually meet this tom of yours. This time I will be polite I promise!" Chyna blushed at the way she treated him before. Both of the queens, with tears in their eyes, hugged each other.
"I'm sorry Jem." Chyna apologized.
"Understandable. I forgive you!" Jemima laughed happily.
Munk sat back, bewildered. "Well, it looks like you two worked out your problem, so can I step in now?" The two queens looked at each other and started to laugh. They forgot Munk was even there! Munkustrap impatiently waited for the laughing to die down. "Well, first of all, can I meet this cat?"
"If Jenny will let him come in. He's right outside." Jem gave another one of her famous faces, and of course Jenny crumbled. She always did.
"Alright. Just don't make too much noise. You have an entire family sleeping over here." She said, nodding toward Misto and Cassie with their kittens.
Jemima stopped for a minute to coo over the kittens. "Aren't they cute?" She squealed quietly. She giggled then ran outside to retrive Azimech. Munk looked at Chyna and smiled. She looked so beautiful right then and there, with her fur slightly messy...Jemima broke his trail of thought. She led by the paw an unfamiliar orange tom with stripes on his face, reminding him of Skimbleshanks, to Munk. He looked warily at Chyna, but she stepped forward and hugged him. He looked surprised, then pleased.
"I'm sorry, Azzy. I misjudged you." Chyna apologized again.
"It's ok. I understand. Just don't kill me, ok?" He said with laughter in his eyes.
Chyna swiped at him exhasperatly. "Want me to? Then keep it up!" She laughed. Munk cleared his throat, reminding everyone he was still in the room. Everyone seemed to forget about him today! Everyone twirled around and looked at him. He held himself very business-like.
"So, Azimech, you want to join the Jellicles, huh?" Munk said.
"Yes, sir." Azimech replied, causing Chyna and Jem to burst into giggles.
Munk shot the two an evil glare. They both shut their mouths, trying not to giggle. They weren't very successful. Munk went on anyway.
"You have to see Old Deuteronomy. Jem, take him to go see him. Also, tell him about Macavity."
"What about Macavity?" Jem asked, a frown crossing her face.
"He's dead." Munk said quietly. "Plato killed him after Macavity threw Talitha out the window." Gasps were heard from everywhere in the room.
"Does that mean, Talitha's..."Jelly couldn't bring herself to say it.
"No, thankfully not. Skimbleshanks saved her." Munk explained, and every let out a sigh of relief. To lose a Jellicle kitten is always a great loss to the tribe. They held kittens very dear. Jemima happily ran off with Azimech to find Old Deuteronomy, and Cassie stood up shakily and stretched slowly. Jenny was alarmed.
"Cassiopia! What are you doing standing up and stretching?" She barked.
She looked at Jenny sheepishly. "I'm sorry, I didn't know I couldn't stretch." She looked at her feet with tears in her eyes. "I had a cramp. I am really very sorry." She said, starting to cry.
Jenny mentally kicked herself. Why did she yell at Cassie? It would only make her upset. New mothers are usually very sensitive. Raise your voice for whatever reason and they are in tears. She walked over to Cassie.
"I'm sorry honey. I didn't mean to yell. You just startled me, that's all. Are you feeling alright?"
"I'm not as dizzy as I was before...and I don't feel so hot all over." Cassie explained.
Feeling her forehead, Jenny agreed with her. "You do look much better. Just don't push it ok? You were almost near death at one point!" she quietly reminded her. Cassie nodded. Chyna took the opportunity and bounced over to Cassie.
"How are you?" She asked as she hugged Cassie close. Both of them started to cry. "I can't believe how close I got to losing you!" Chyna wept. "Don't do that again!" Chyna laughed.
"I'll try!" She giggled right back. Two strong arms hugged both of the queens even tighter. "What the...?" Cassie turned her head to look for the answer. "Munkustrap!" She laughed.
Chyna turned around and was face to face with him. "I love you Chyna. Even before I met you I had a dream about you..." Munk confessed.
"Really? So did I! I mean, one about you." Chyna interrupted. Munk laughed. Chyna blushed. "I'm sorry, I interrupted you. Go ahead."
"What I was trying to say is, Chyna, will you be my mate?" Munk asked, hope filling his eyes.
"Oh, yes Munk! I love you too!" She squealed as Munk swept her into his arms. "But Munky! Your leg! Doesn't it hurt?"
"Not anymore." He simply said, looking deep in her eyes. He kissed her then, and left to find his father to tell him the wonderful news with his blushing mate still in his arms.
Cassie tiredly sighed, and glanced down at Misto with the kittens. She sat back down on the bed, cradling each one of the kittens. Tears filled her eyes. They were so beautiful. She nuzzled each, wondering what Misto named them.
"Excuse me, Jelly, but what did Misto name them?" "Well, Cassie, the oldest female is Tegmene, that one is Bellatrix, and the youngest male is Orion." Jelly explained, touching the faces of each as she named them off.
"Orion..." she repeated as she glanced down at Misto who was still sleeping. She still remembered that night in the tree...who could forget it? She smoothed his fur softly, then returned her attention back to the kittens. She hugged them all to her chest, singing softly..."Daylight, see the dew on the sunflower, and a rose that is fading, roses wither away..." the usual Jellicle kitten lullabye. A soft tenor voice joined her sweet mezzo voice..."Like the sunflower I yearn to turn my face to the dawn..." Cassie turned around and saw Misto with a sleepy look on his face. She smiled at him lovingly. "I am waiting for the day." Misto took Bellatrix and rocked her as Cassie laid back down with Orion and Tegmene. The family fell asleep together once again.
The End.or is it?!?
Chapter 19
Chyna nuzzled Munk's chest. "Does it hurt much, Munk?" She asked, concerned about his leg.
Munk tried to look brave, but winced a little when Jenny touched it lightly. "I think I will survive."
She placed a paw over her heart. "Oh, thank the Heaviside Layer!" She overdramatically drawled, and she received an amused smile from Munk. Jemima walked into the hospital center, claiming she was looking for Munkustrap.
"You shouldn't be in here!" Argued Jenny.
Jemima gave Jenny her saddest kitten eyes. "Please? I just have to talk to him for a minute."
Jenny sighed. "Ok, but only for a minute!"
Jemima shyly approached Munk. "Munky, I need a favor." She said sweetly, nuzzling him. Munk chuckled. She may not be a kitten anymore, but she could still use her cuteness to get her way sometimes.
"What do you need Jemmy?"
"I was wondering if you would be willing to meet my...um...new friend that has requested to become a Jellicle." She shot Munk her cutest kitten eyes.
"What is this cat's name?" Munk asked.
Jemima glanced uneasily at Chyna, who was giving her the evil eye. "Chyna, he's changed! Just listen to his side of the story! He said he has always regretted joining Macavity. He did it because the Jellicles rejected him! Plus he says that he was young...too young to make his own decisions. Please, Chyna! Give him a chance!" Jemima begged, tears in her eyes.
"Whoa! Slow down! I just asked for a name!" Munk said.
Chyna sighed. "His name is Azimech. He is the one who showed me around Macavity's lair. He seemed awfully nasty, that's why I don't trust him, Jem."
"He explained that to me! He said that he had to act like that to please Macavity. That was the last thing he wanted to do! Plus, he purposely showed you where they were hiding Cassie, so you could find her again!" Jemima explained hopefully.
Chyna looked into Jemima's eyes. "You really do love him, don't you?"
"Yes, very much." Jemima nodded.
"I believe you then. I want to actually meet this tom of yours. This time I will be polite I promise!" Chyna blushed at the way she treated him before. Both of the queens, with tears in their eyes, hugged each other.
"I'm sorry Jem." Chyna apologized.
"Understandable. I forgive you!" Jemima laughed happily.
Munk sat back, bewildered. "Well, it looks like you two worked out your problem, so can I step in now?" The two queens looked at each other and started to laugh. They forgot Munk was even there! Munkustrap impatiently waited for the laughing to die down. "Well, first of all, can I meet this cat?"
"If Jenny will let him come in. He's right outside." Jem gave another one of her famous faces, and of course Jenny crumbled. She always did.
"Alright. Just don't make too much noise. You have an entire family sleeping over here." She said, nodding toward Misto and Cassie with their kittens.
Jemima stopped for a minute to coo over the kittens. "Aren't they cute?" She squealed quietly. She giggled then ran outside to retrive Azimech. Munk looked at Chyna and smiled. She looked so beautiful right then and there, with her fur slightly messy...Jemima broke his trail of thought. She led by the paw an unfamiliar orange tom with stripes on his face, reminding him of Skimbleshanks, to Munk. He looked warily at Chyna, but she stepped forward and hugged him. He looked surprised, then pleased.
"I'm sorry, Azzy. I misjudged you." Chyna apologized again.
"It's ok. I understand. Just don't kill me, ok?" He said with laughter in his eyes.
Chyna swiped at him exhasperatly. "Want me to? Then keep it up!" She laughed. Munk cleared his throat, reminding everyone he was still in the room. Everyone seemed to forget about him today! Everyone twirled around and looked at him. He held himself very business-like.
"So, Azimech, you want to join the Jellicles, huh?" Munk said.
"Yes, sir." Azimech replied, causing Chyna and Jem to burst into giggles.
Munk shot the two an evil glare. They both shut their mouths, trying not to giggle. They weren't very successful. Munk went on anyway.
"You have to see Old Deuteronomy. Jem, take him to go see him. Also, tell him about Macavity."
"What about Macavity?" Jem asked, a frown crossing her face.
"He's dead." Munk said quietly. "Plato killed him after Macavity threw Talitha out the window." Gasps were heard from everywhere in the room.
"Does that mean, Talitha's..."Jelly couldn't bring herself to say it.
"No, thankfully not. Skimbleshanks saved her." Munk explained, and every let out a sigh of relief. To lose a Jellicle kitten is always a great loss to the tribe. They held kittens very dear. Jemima happily ran off with Azimech to find Old Deuteronomy, and Cassie stood up shakily and stretched slowly. Jenny was alarmed.
"Cassiopia! What are you doing standing up and stretching?" She barked.
She looked at Jenny sheepishly. "I'm sorry, I didn't know I couldn't stretch." She looked at her feet with tears in her eyes. "I had a cramp. I am really very sorry." She said, starting to cry.
Jenny mentally kicked herself. Why did she yell at Cassie? It would only make her upset. New mothers are usually very sensitive. Raise your voice for whatever reason and they are in tears. She walked over to Cassie.
"I'm sorry honey. I didn't mean to yell. You just startled me, that's all. Are you feeling alright?"
"I'm not as dizzy as I was before...and I don't feel so hot all over." Cassie explained.
Feeling her forehead, Jenny agreed with her. "You do look much better. Just don't push it ok? You were almost near death at one point!" she quietly reminded her. Cassie nodded. Chyna took the opportunity and bounced over to Cassie.
"How are you?" She asked as she hugged Cassie close. Both of them started to cry. "I can't believe how close I got to losing you!" Chyna wept. "Don't do that again!" Chyna laughed.
"I'll try!" She giggled right back. Two strong arms hugged both of the queens even tighter. "What the...?" Cassie turned her head to look for the answer. "Munkustrap!" She laughed.
Chyna turned around and was face to face with him. "I love you Chyna. Even before I met you I had a dream about you..." Munk confessed.
"Really? So did I! I mean, one about you." Chyna interrupted. Munk laughed. Chyna blushed. "I'm sorry, I interrupted you. Go ahead."
"What I was trying to say is, Chyna, will you be my mate?" Munk asked, hope filling his eyes.
"Oh, yes Munk! I love you too!" She squealed as Munk swept her into his arms. "But Munky! Your leg! Doesn't it hurt?"
"Not anymore." He simply said, looking deep in her eyes. He kissed her then, and left to find his father to tell him the wonderful news with his blushing mate still in his arms.
Cassie tiredly sighed, and glanced down at Misto with the kittens. She sat back down on the bed, cradling each one of the kittens. Tears filled her eyes. They were so beautiful. She nuzzled each, wondering what Misto named them.
"Excuse me, Jelly, but what did Misto name them?" "Well, Cassie, the oldest female is Tegmene, that one is Bellatrix, and the youngest male is Orion." Jelly explained, touching the faces of each as she named them off.
"Orion..." she repeated as she glanced down at Misto who was still sleeping. She still remembered that night in the tree...who could forget it? She smoothed his fur softly, then returned her attention back to the kittens. She hugged them all to her chest, singing softly..."Daylight, see the dew on the sunflower, and a rose that is fading, roses wither away..." the usual Jellicle kitten lullabye. A soft tenor voice joined her sweet mezzo voice..."Like the sunflower I yearn to turn my face to the dawn..." Cassie turned around and saw Misto with a sleepy look on his face. She smiled at him lovingly. "I am waiting for the day." Misto took Bellatrix and rocked her as Cassie laid back down with Orion and Tegmene. The family fell asleep together once again.
The End.or is it?!?