Chapter 2: Katie's world
Chapter 2: Katie's world.
Upon Alex's return, Kate had fallen asleep in her own bed. Alex pondered over her dream she had. Katie had come to her, into her world. She was going to ask Katie if she had somehow had the same dream but that was impossible.
After she finished her water she decided to layback down. She couldn't shake off the feeling that the dream could have...have been real. No. Never. It WAS impossible. She decided to leave it at that.
Alex's eyes started to grow heavy. Soon she was overcome by sleep...
Kanon awoke feeling like her head had been run over by a cart. "Ow..." she groaned. She then heard a voice calling her. Coming closer and closer... "Kanon?"... "Kanon?!" Then she felt somebody shaking her. Finally she opened her eyes to see a young face gazing down at her. She saw soft blue eyes and long auburn hair and she realized who it was. "Kate?" she whispered.
"Yes! Are you alright?"
"Fine except for a killer headache..." Kate helped Kanon sit up so she could look around.
"Where are we?" she asked Kate looking around. They were sitting on a dusty dirt path on the edge on a hill there are grassy fields on either side of the path. Down the hill looked like a village. "We're in England." Kate replied. "England?!" Kanon gaped. "Yes!" Kate laughed "That's my village down there. Rosedail." She pointed down the hill. The beauty of this place was enough to take Kanon's breath away.
"Come...want to come with me?" Kate pulled Kanon to her feet.
"Yes! This place looks fun!"
"Ok let's go!" But then Kate remembered. "Oh! Um...Kanon?"
"What?"
"Well before we go I would like to inform you that not everybody here is...well human." Kanon was puzzled on hearing this. "You mean like elves or something?" she asked, clearly interested. Kate was happy she understood "Well no, not elves. They are Jellicles." She stated.
"Oh..." Kanon nodded then asked "What's a Jellicle?"
"Well just to put it simply: They are Cat people."
"Oh wow!" Kanon now wanted to see these people for her self. They began to walk when they heard a familiar voice "Hello Miss Kanon." It was Kenshin.
"Kenshin!" Kanon shouted. "What are you doing here?!?!"
"Well, actually, I fell into some kind of hole in the ground, that I did. And, well, here I am!" Kanon looked at Kenshin, still very confused but then accepted his explanation. Kate smiled "Well you are welcome to come along."
"Thank you very much, Miss Kate" Kenshin bowed. Kate bowed back to him "Come all show you all around. Oh wait! I almost forgot" Kate had been holding some folded cloth under her arm. She unfolded it and Kenshin and Kanon saw that it was a long full skirt, like the many skirts Kate was wearing. "Here Kanon, you best put this on. I'm sorry but it's a dress code for the women. No proper girl here would go out without at least one skirt. But I'll save you the agony of the corset" Kate brought a hand to her belly "they are not easy to survive." Kanon slipped on the skirt over her clothing without question. Kenshin spoke for her "I'm sure she'll be fine with the skirt, Miss Kate. So what is this place?"
"Well Kenshin, this is my village. Come along" She started down the hill. As they enter the village, there is a lot a bustling about. Many Humans and Jellicles were running all over the place.
Suddenly somebody called from the other side of the crowd. "Kate? Kate! Ova 'ere luv!" The voice was very cockney. Kate knew it right away "I'm coming Jerrie!" She smiled. Kate started walking toward him. Kenshin saw whom Kate was walking to and gasped. He has never seen such a creature in his life. He held Kate back for a moment and whispered "Miss Kate, what is that?" He sounded a little frightened. Kate laughed "That my friend is a Jellicle."
"A jellicle, Miss Kate?"
"Yes! I want you both to meet him!" She took Kenshin's hand and ran over to where the Jellicle was working by a fire. Kanon fallowed closely. The orange, white and black stripped Jellicle looked up and smiled. "'Ello Kate. Where 'ave ye been?" He asked. "Well I've been on my rounds. But I couldn't stay away. I trust your mate is around her someplace?" Kate looked around. Kenshin asked in a whisper "'Rounds', Miss Kate?" Kate turned to him. "That's talk for leaving the village and traveling."
"Oh I see..." He was now aware of how different this place was from his home. Kate spoke up to The Jellicle "MungoJerrie these are my friends. Kenshin and Kanon. They are from outside." Kenshin bowed to Jerrie "Hello, I am Kenshin Himura." Kanon waved to him. Jerrie gave them a welcoming smile "Pleased to meet ye folks. Please forgive me fer not standin'. It's 'ard 'andlin' these 'ot irons."
"Jerrie here is the village black smith" Kate explained.
"Oh..." Kanon replied. As they spoke a female Jellicle stepped out of the house and walked up to Jerrie. She was a pretty thing, she looked a lot like Jerrie, only very feminine.
"Twins?" Kenshin asked Kate as she spotted the female Jellicle. Indeed the two cat people looked like twins.
But Kate shook her head "No. That there is Jerrie's Mate."
Kenshin thought for a minute "Ma-? Oh, I see." He saw now that this she cat was Jerrie's wife. Kenshin made a bow to her. "Hello, I am Kenshin Himura." He said to her. She saw him and smiled "Oh, 'ello there!" She then saw Kate "Oh Kate!" She cried happily "Loverly to see ye. These ye friends?" Kate nodded.
Kanon smiled "I am Al- I mean, Kanon Susanoo." Kanon shut her mouth awkwardly. The Jellicle turned back to Kenshin and Kanon "I am Rumpleteazer." She said. Kenshin was again feeling confused. "A what? Um...Miss Kate?" Kate brought her hands to her face, feeling utterly embarrassed. When Kenshin saw this, he had realized his mistake and turned quickly back to the Jellicle "Oh, That's your name!!! Oh forgive me, miss!" He bowed lower to her to show her his deepest apology. Rumpleteazer smiled at his actions. She truly felt flattered for it was not custom here to bow to anyone unless they were of high class, which indeed she was not.
"It's olright really! My name confuses many people." She explained. But Kenshin was still bowing, this mistake was truly embarrassing. "My sincerest apologies, Miss." Kanon had had enough of this she picked Kenshin up by the back of his collar "Kenshin! She said it was ok!" MungoJerrie laughed after watching the whole scene. "No need to feel ashamed sir," He told Kenshin and laughed again then explained "It took me a good 5 minutes before I figured out that it was her name...ow!" Teazer had hit him on the shoulder. "Funny, very funny luv..." her dripped with sarcasm. "But now, I came out to tell you that an orda had arrived from the baron. An orda of 'orse shoes."
"Well we'll let you get back to your work then, we should be going anyway. Good luck to you Jerrie" Kate gave him a warm smile, which Jerrie returned, half heartedly "Aye" he returned "I'm going to need luck" "It's was a pleasure Rumpleteazer, MungoJerrie." Kanon started to fallow Kate "Goodbye you two!"
Chapter 2: Katie's world.
Upon Alex's return, Kate had fallen asleep in her own bed. Alex pondered over her dream she had. Katie had come to her, into her world. She was going to ask Katie if she had somehow had the same dream but that was impossible.
After she finished her water she decided to layback down. She couldn't shake off the feeling that the dream could have...have been real. No. Never. It WAS impossible. She decided to leave it at that.
Alex's eyes started to grow heavy. Soon she was overcome by sleep...
Kanon awoke feeling like her head had been run over by a cart. "Ow..." she groaned. She then heard a voice calling her. Coming closer and closer... "Kanon?"... "Kanon?!" Then she felt somebody shaking her. Finally she opened her eyes to see a young face gazing down at her. She saw soft blue eyes and long auburn hair and she realized who it was. "Kate?" she whispered.
"Yes! Are you alright?"
"Fine except for a killer headache..." Kate helped Kanon sit up so she could look around.
"Where are we?" she asked Kate looking around. They were sitting on a dusty dirt path on the edge on a hill there are grassy fields on either side of the path. Down the hill looked like a village. "We're in England." Kate replied. "England?!" Kanon gaped. "Yes!" Kate laughed "That's my village down there. Rosedail." She pointed down the hill. The beauty of this place was enough to take Kanon's breath away.
"Come...want to come with me?" Kate pulled Kanon to her feet.
"Yes! This place looks fun!"
"Ok let's go!" But then Kate remembered. "Oh! Um...Kanon?"
"What?"
"Well before we go I would like to inform you that not everybody here is...well human." Kanon was puzzled on hearing this. "You mean like elves or something?" she asked, clearly interested. Kate was happy she understood "Well no, not elves. They are Jellicles." She stated.
"Oh..." Kanon nodded then asked "What's a Jellicle?"
"Well just to put it simply: They are Cat people."
"Oh wow!" Kanon now wanted to see these people for her self. They began to walk when they heard a familiar voice "Hello Miss Kanon." It was Kenshin.
"Kenshin!" Kanon shouted. "What are you doing here?!?!"
"Well, actually, I fell into some kind of hole in the ground, that I did. And, well, here I am!" Kanon looked at Kenshin, still very confused but then accepted his explanation. Kate smiled "Well you are welcome to come along."
"Thank you very much, Miss Kate" Kenshin bowed. Kate bowed back to him "Come all show you all around. Oh wait! I almost forgot" Kate had been holding some folded cloth under her arm. She unfolded it and Kenshin and Kanon saw that it was a long full skirt, like the many skirts Kate was wearing. "Here Kanon, you best put this on. I'm sorry but it's a dress code for the women. No proper girl here would go out without at least one skirt. But I'll save you the agony of the corset" Kate brought a hand to her belly "they are not easy to survive." Kanon slipped on the skirt over her clothing without question. Kenshin spoke for her "I'm sure she'll be fine with the skirt, Miss Kate. So what is this place?"
"Well Kenshin, this is my village. Come along" She started down the hill. As they enter the village, there is a lot a bustling about. Many Humans and Jellicles were running all over the place.
Suddenly somebody called from the other side of the crowd. "Kate? Kate! Ova 'ere luv!" The voice was very cockney. Kate knew it right away "I'm coming Jerrie!" She smiled. Kate started walking toward him. Kenshin saw whom Kate was walking to and gasped. He has never seen such a creature in his life. He held Kate back for a moment and whispered "Miss Kate, what is that?" He sounded a little frightened. Kate laughed "That my friend is a Jellicle."
"A jellicle, Miss Kate?"
"Yes! I want you both to meet him!" She took Kenshin's hand and ran over to where the Jellicle was working by a fire. Kanon fallowed closely. The orange, white and black stripped Jellicle looked up and smiled. "'Ello Kate. Where 'ave ye been?" He asked. "Well I've been on my rounds. But I couldn't stay away. I trust your mate is around her someplace?" Kate looked around. Kenshin asked in a whisper "'Rounds', Miss Kate?" Kate turned to him. "That's talk for leaving the village and traveling."
"Oh I see..." He was now aware of how different this place was from his home. Kate spoke up to The Jellicle "MungoJerrie these are my friends. Kenshin and Kanon. They are from outside." Kenshin bowed to Jerrie "Hello, I am Kenshin Himura." Kanon waved to him. Jerrie gave them a welcoming smile "Pleased to meet ye folks. Please forgive me fer not standin'. It's 'ard 'andlin' these 'ot irons."
"Jerrie here is the village black smith" Kate explained.
"Oh..." Kanon replied. As they spoke a female Jellicle stepped out of the house and walked up to Jerrie. She was a pretty thing, she looked a lot like Jerrie, only very feminine.
"Twins?" Kenshin asked Kate as she spotted the female Jellicle. Indeed the two cat people looked like twins.
But Kate shook her head "No. That there is Jerrie's Mate."
Kenshin thought for a minute "Ma-? Oh, I see." He saw now that this she cat was Jerrie's wife. Kenshin made a bow to her. "Hello, I am Kenshin Himura." He said to her. She saw him and smiled "Oh, 'ello there!" She then saw Kate "Oh Kate!" She cried happily "Loverly to see ye. These ye friends?" Kate nodded.
Kanon smiled "I am Al- I mean, Kanon Susanoo." Kanon shut her mouth awkwardly. The Jellicle turned back to Kenshin and Kanon "I am Rumpleteazer." She said. Kenshin was again feeling confused. "A what? Um...Miss Kate?" Kate brought her hands to her face, feeling utterly embarrassed. When Kenshin saw this, he had realized his mistake and turned quickly back to the Jellicle "Oh, That's your name!!! Oh forgive me, miss!" He bowed lower to her to show her his deepest apology. Rumpleteazer smiled at his actions. She truly felt flattered for it was not custom here to bow to anyone unless they were of high class, which indeed she was not.
"It's olright really! My name confuses many people." She explained. But Kenshin was still bowing, this mistake was truly embarrassing. "My sincerest apologies, Miss." Kanon had had enough of this she picked Kenshin up by the back of his collar "Kenshin! She said it was ok!" MungoJerrie laughed after watching the whole scene. "No need to feel ashamed sir," He told Kenshin and laughed again then explained "It took me a good 5 minutes before I figured out that it was her name...ow!" Teazer had hit him on the shoulder. "Funny, very funny luv..." her dripped with sarcasm. "But now, I came out to tell you that an orda had arrived from the baron. An orda of 'orse shoes."
"Well we'll let you get back to your work then, we should be going anyway. Good luck to you Jerrie" Kate gave him a warm smile, which Jerrie returned, half heartedly "Aye" he returned "I'm going to need luck" "It's was a pleasure Rumpleteazer, MungoJerrie." Kanon started to fallow Kate "Goodbye you two!"