(author's note) So this is an expiremental story. It's the first one I ever wrote. I was new to the whole "fan fic" thing. I'll be the first to say it's quite possibly the worst fic ever written. :-P I'm not sure why I'm posting it other than why not. I changed some of it, but not much (a few paragraphs into it I decided it was beyond help :-).
You have been warned.
Read if you want. Review if you want. Enjoy if you can. *smirk*
Oh, and by the way, I own nothing and no one except Andromeda. Don't sue (this beginner's story isn't worth the trouble ;-)
Now I'll shut up so you can read.
"Who's that?" asked Andromeda to her new best friend Etcetera.
She pointed a claw at a rather large, black cat in white spats.
"That's Bustopher Jones, the Brummell of cats," answered her friend.
"He's the biggest cat I've ever seen!" exclaimed Andromeda.
Etcetera laughed.
"I'll bet he is," she said. "He's a twenty-five pounder and he's putting on weight everyday!"
Andromeda gasped in amazement.
She was a silver-gray cat of moderate size. She had one bright blue eye and one glass green eye. The family that she had lived with had found homes for all of her brothers and sisters, but nobody wanted the plain, silver cat. The family kept her as long as they could but after a while they just could not afford to take care of her. They took her to an alley and left her on her own. She befriended an old alley cat who took care of her and taught her how to survive.
One day the two companions were attacked by a huge pollicle. The alley cat was too old to run and found itself caught in the pollicle's sharp teeth.
Andromeda did not stay to witness her friend's cruel fate. She ran as fast as she could into a nearby tree and there she stayed. But that was a long time ago. Andromeda had grown to her full size and had taken care of herself for quite a while. One day she came upon a junkyard. There, she met a friendly cat named Etcetera. She brought her to a kindly old cat whom she called Deuteronomy. After listening to her story he told her that she was welcome to join their Jellicle Tribe.
Now she was going to attend her first Jellicle Ball. Etcetera was telling her the names of all the cat's she had not already met.
"You see him over there with the vest and the long brown tail? That's Skimbleshanks the railway cat. We all call him Skimble. You have to be careful around him. He doesn't let anything go wrong."
Andromeda giggled.
"Who's that next to Munkustrap?" she asked.
"That's Demeter," replied Etcetera. "She's his mate. They've had five kittens, but they're to little to come to the ball. They make a cute couple don't they?"
Andromeda didn't answer. Her attention had been drawn to a sparkling cat in the corner of the junkyard. He was a little bigger than herself but smaller than the rest of the males cats in the tribe. He was almost completely black except for a white face, three white paws and a white chest. He seemed to be practicing something, a dance maybe.
"Who's that?" she asked dreamily.
"Oh, that's Mistoffelees the original conjuring cat."
"Huh?"
"He's magical. He performs surprising illusions and creates eccentric confusions."
Andromeda was listening to her friend but her eyes never left the magical cat known as Mistoffelees. Etcetera waved her paw in front of her friend's face. Then her attention was drawn to a male cat who had just entered the junkyard.
"Oh my gosh! Look Andromeda! It's the Rum Tum Tugger!"
"Who?" asked the silver cat, coming out of her trance.
"The Rum Tum Tugger. That tall, black cat with the brown mane and the gold, spiked collar. Some jellicles call him a curious cat, but I think that he's the hottest tom in the tribe. C'mon, let's go say hi!"
"You go ahead," said Andromeda looking back at the black, shiny cat.
Etcetera shrugged.
"Suit yourself," she said, and she scampered off to join the large crowd of queens who had gathered around Rum Tum Tugger who didn't mind one bit.
Andromeda walked up to Mistoffelees but he did not notice her.
"He's so focused," she thought. "And so handsome. C'mon Andromeda, say something intelligent!"
She took a deep breath.
"Hi."
Oh yeah, that was deep.
Mistoffelees whirled around to see who had spoken and smiled when he saw her.
"Hello," he said. "I'm sorry, I didn't hear you coming."
Andromeda only laughed.
"You're the new jellicle in the tribe aren't you?" he asked.
The silver cat nodded.
"Yes, I am," she said. "This is my first Jellicle Ball."
"You'll have fun I promise you."
"Thank you," she giggled. "I'm Andromeda, by the way."
"Mistoffelees," said the black cat with an elegant bow.
"Etcetera told me that you are a magical cat."
Misto nodded sheepishly.
"Can you show me one of your tricks?"
"Well," said the black cat. "I usually don't let anyone see my tricks until after the ball begins."
"Oh c'mon please," begged the silver cat, batting her multi-colored eyes.
The magical cat smiled.
"Oh alright," he said.
He took one step backward, snapped his fingers and disappeared in a great puff of smoke.
Andromeda was shocked. She looked around but could not see the black cat anywhere.
"Who are you looking for?" asked a familiar voice.
"Where are you?" she called.
"Up here."
Andromeda looked up to see Mistoffelees balanced on a pipe several feet off the ground.
"How can you stand on that thing? It's so small."
"Have you forgotten that I am a magical cat?" he asked.
"I can creep through the tiniest crack. I can walk on the narrowest rail. I'm. . ."
He leapt from the pipe, did a double somersault and landed on his feet in front of Andromeda.
"Magical Mr. Mistoffelees," and he bowed.
The silver cat applauded the performance.
"Show me another one."
"Hey," said Misto crossing his arms. "I already showed you one, don't push it."
Andromeda opened her mouth but before she could speak the two cats heard the music announcing the start of the yearly Jellicle Ball.
"I have to go," said Mistoffelees. "It was nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you to."
Misto smiled and ran off to his position for the opening number.
"He's so friendly," thought the silver cat, and she ran off to find Etcetera.
You have been warned.
Read if you want. Review if you want. Enjoy if you can. *smirk*
Oh, and by the way, I own nothing and no one except Andromeda. Don't sue (this beginner's story isn't worth the trouble ;-)
Now I'll shut up so you can read.
"Who's that?" asked Andromeda to her new best friend Etcetera.
She pointed a claw at a rather large, black cat in white spats.
"That's Bustopher Jones, the Brummell of cats," answered her friend.
"He's the biggest cat I've ever seen!" exclaimed Andromeda.
Etcetera laughed.
"I'll bet he is," she said. "He's a twenty-five pounder and he's putting on weight everyday!"
Andromeda gasped in amazement.
She was a silver-gray cat of moderate size. She had one bright blue eye and one glass green eye. The family that she had lived with had found homes for all of her brothers and sisters, but nobody wanted the plain, silver cat. The family kept her as long as they could but after a while they just could not afford to take care of her. They took her to an alley and left her on her own. She befriended an old alley cat who took care of her and taught her how to survive.
One day the two companions were attacked by a huge pollicle. The alley cat was too old to run and found itself caught in the pollicle's sharp teeth.
Andromeda did not stay to witness her friend's cruel fate. She ran as fast as she could into a nearby tree and there she stayed. But that was a long time ago. Andromeda had grown to her full size and had taken care of herself for quite a while. One day she came upon a junkyard. There, she met a friendly cat named Etcetera. She brought her to a kindly old cat whom she called Deuteronomy. After listening to her story he told her that she was welcome to join their Jellicle Tribe.
Now she was going to attend her first Jellicle Ball. Etcetera was telling her the names of all the cat's she had not already met.
"You see him over there with the vest and the long brown tail? That's Skimbleshanks the railway cat. We all call him Skimble. You have to be careful around him. He doesn't let anything go wrong."
Andromeda giggled.
"Who's that next to Munkustrap?" she asked.
"That's Demeter," replied Etcetera. "She's his mate. They've had five kittens, but they're to little to come to the ball. They make a cute couple don't they?"
Andromeda didn't answer. Her attention had been drawn to a sparkling cat in the corner of the junkyard. He was a little bigger than herself but smaller than the rest of the males cats in the tribe. He was almost completely black except for a white face, three white paws and a white chest. He seemed to be practicing something, a dance maybe.
"Who's that?" she asked dreamily.
"Oh, that's Mistoffelees the original conjuring cat."
"Huh?"
"He's magical. He performs surprising illusions and creates eccentric confusions."
Andromeda was listening to her friend but her eyes never left the magical cat known as Mistoffelees. Etcetera waved her paw in front of her friend's face. Then her attention was drawn to a male cat who had just entered the junkyard.
"Oh my gosh! Look Andromeda! It's the Rum Tum Tugger!"
"Who?" asked the silver cat, coming out of her trance.
"The Rum Tum Tugger. That tall, black cat with the brown mane and the gold, spiked collar. Some jellicles call him a curious cat, but I think that he's the hottest tom in the tribe. C'mon, let's go say hi!"
"You go ahead," said Andromeda looking back at the black, shiny cat.
Etcetera shrugged.
"Suit yourself," she said, and she scampered off to join the large crowd of queens who had gathered around Rum Tum Tugger who didn't mind one bit.
Andromeda walked up to Mistoffelees but he did not notice her.
"He's so focused," she thought. "And so handsome. C'mon Andromeda, say something intelligent!"
She took a deep breath.
"Hi."
Oh yeah, that was deep.
Mistoffelees whirled around to see who had spoken and smiled when he saw her.
"Hello," he said. "I'm sorry, I didn't hear you coming."
Andromeda only laughed.
"You're the new jellicle in the tribe aren't you?" he asked.
The silver cat nodded.
"Yes, I am," she said. "This is my first Jellicle Ball."
"You'll have fun I promise you."
"Thank you," she giggled. "I'm Andromeda, by the way."
"Mistoffelees," said the black cat with an elegant bow.
"Etcetera told me that you are a magical cat."
Misto nodded sheepishly.
"Can you show me one of your tricks?"
"Well," said the black cat. "I usually don't let anyone see my tricks until after the ball begins."
"Oh c'mon please," begged the silver cat, batting her multi-colored eyes.
The magical cat smiled.
"Oh alright," he said.
He took one step backward, snapped his fingers and disappeared in a great puff of smoke.
Andromeda was shocked. She looked around but could not see the black cat anywhere.
"Who are you looking for?" asked a familiar voice.
"Where are you?" she called.
"Up here."
Andromeda looked up to see Mistoffelees balanced on a pipe several feet off the ground.
"How can you stand on that thing? It's so small."
"Have you forgotten that I am a magical cat?" he asked.
"I can creep through the tiniest crack. I can walk on the narrowest rail. I'm. . ."
He leapt from the pipe, did a double somersault and landed on his feet in front of Andromeda.
"Magical Mr. Mistoffelees," and he bowed.
The silver cat applauded the performance.
"Show me another one."
"Hey," said Misto crossing his arms. "I already showed you one, don't push it."
Andromeda opened her mouth but before she could speak the two cats heard the music announcing the start of the yearly Jellicle Ball.
"I have to go," said Mistoffelees. "It was nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you to."
Misto smiled and ran off to his position for the opening number.
"He's so friendly," thought the silver cat, and she ran off to find Etcetera.