"Good Morning all" Mungojerrie greeted as he walked inside the Junkyard. He passed for a moment to remove the leaves that got caught in his claws on his walk over. A slight breeze ran through the area, bringing the omniscient cold winter air.
"Hello kitten" Mungo said as he found his daughter, curled up in a sheltered corner. She lifted up her head and smiled at him as he walked over and pressed his face into her stomach. "Hello in there!"
"Dad" Rumpelteazer giggled ass he pushed him a few feet away. "Knock it off."
"It'll be much easier to talk to you all when you're out of you mother. You just can't let me have a talk with my grand-kittens can you?"
"No I can't Dad, not until they're born. It tickles when you talk to them and they get all riled up" She added with another giggle.
"So how was your check up today" Mungo asked, sitting next to her.
"It was fine; Jenny said that they should be healthy. She still thinks that I should get a home though."
"I do too" Mungojerrie said, face full of concern. "I don't like the thought of you being homeless. Why don't you come back home with me? Or start living with Quaxo?"
"I would Dad but you know as well as I do that humans don't let us keep our kittens" She said as she looked down at her slightly swollen stomach. "They just send them away and I don't want to loose them. We got a great box set up here; it's well insulated so they won't get cold. It's just as good as any house. When they're older, we'll find them a house so we know where it is, if they want a home... So, what's on your agenda today?"
"I was thinking that I would take a walk down to the wharf, the fishing boats are supposed to be coming in. Did you want to join me?"
"I would but Jenny and Jelly don't want me to leave the Junkyard. They say that the kittens should be born sometime this week. Bring me back some fish though will you."
"Sure thing kitten" Jerrie said as he messed up her fur. "Say 'Hi' to Quaxo for me and try to keep those little ones in you until I get back."
"Ugh, I shouldn't have eaten all that fish..." Mungojerrie moaned as he placed the wrapped piece he nicked for Rumpel down. "I'm so tired. She wouldn't mind if I take a little nap... She'll never know."
Mungo closed his eyes, curling around the piece of fish so he was not to loose it. The sun was raining down upon him and the dry leaves he was laying on were quite warm. All that heat was soon gone as he felt a shadow fall on top of him.
"I want her back..."
"Who says it's a girl? It could have been a boy fish. Either way I got it fair and square." Mungo declared, clutching the fish.
"Mungojerrie..."
He opened his eyes, wider then he meant to and looked up. Standing above him was a white Persian Queen who fur seemed to be glowing as she blocked the sun. Her bright green eyes were narrowed as she looked down upon him.
"Griddlebone" Mungojerrie breathed as he stood up, fish still clamped to his chest.
"Yes Mungo... Now, I want her back."
"Who do you want back?"
"I want my kitten back. I'm ready to play with her. Where is she?" Griddlebone asked as she looked dumbly around the lot.
"She's at the Junkyard" Mungojerrie muttered, looking away from his mate.
"The Jellicle Junkyard? Why on earth would she be there with that lot? You didn't bring her there did you?" Griddlebone accused. "My little kitten will not be with them any longer. I talked it over with Growltiger and he thinks that she should come with us. She'll certainly be coming now that I know she's been mixed up with the wrong crowd, we must set her straight."
"They aren't the wrong crowd Griddle" Mungo growled. "They helped me raise her after you left. You can't just take her away. She's grown up now; she's two years old and she has a Mate... and her kittens are due this week."
"I'm her mother, I can take her if I want" Griddlebone said as she stepped closer to him.
"Jellylorum is more of a mother to her then you are. Besides, I'm her father; I say that you can't take her."
"Who's Jellylorum... your new whore?"
"She's one of the Queens from the Junkyard. She nursed her when she was small."
"Well I want her back. I don't care about what you say. She's mine."
"No, she's not" Mungojerrie said as he turned and began walking away. "By the way... Her name is Rumpelteazer!"
"Stupid Queen..." Mungojerrie grumbled under his breath as he sunbathed on the car's hood. "Why did I miss her? I must have forgotten about her stupid, stubborn, cold hearted attitude."
"So... who's causing the trouble in your life?"
"What... Oh, sorry Munk" Mungojerrie apologized as he turned away from the silver tabby who was on the car with him. "I thought that you were sleeping."
"I was until I heard your little monologue there... Or was it supposed to be a soliloquy? I can pretend that I didn't hear it." Munkustrap said with a smile.
"No, it's alright" Mungo sighed. "I- I ran into...Griddlebone today. She was in port."
"She was" Munkustrap said after a double take. "What did she say?"
"That she wanted to take Rumpelteazer with her and Growltiger on the ship. She was going on as if Rumpel didn't even age."
"To her she didn't. She left with only the memories of carrying her and a few days of nursing her. She doesn't know everything about her like you do."
"True" Mungo nodded. "I was happy when I saw her. I missed her you know. Then her attitude showed up and... I'm glad that Rumpel didn't turn out like her. I don't even know if I should bring her here to see her."
"That's up to you to decide, as corny as that sounds" Munkustrap added with a smile as he turned over to go back asleep. "If you're not going to bring her over, try not to let Rumpel know that you saw her mom."
"No snide remarks, this is our friends that I'm bringing you to see; and our family."
"I know, I know" Griddlebone sighed as she rolled her eyes. "I just want to see Rumpelteazer. I have to leave tomorrow morning."
"I would have brought you here two days ago if you were easier to find." Mungojerrie stated as he ushered her into the Junkyard.
"Mungojerrie, there you are!" Alonzo came running up to him, obviously not noticing the Queen beside him.
"What's wrong?" He asked as he placed a paw on his shoulder.
"We weren't sure where you were. And Rumpelteazer freaked out when we told her and then she started screaming... She may have been screaming for a different reason though. Screaming not the less-"
"Take a breath and tell me what's wrong" Mungo advised as he nodded. It wasn't like Alonzo to ramble on or panic.
"Rumpelteazer went into labor; an hour ago. Come on, I'll bring you there." He ran in front of the two, leading them down a complex trail to the toy chest that Rumpelteazer had taken residence in. Quaxo was sitting in front of the door, Victoria by his side. Coricopat, Tantomile and Mistofelees were behind them, all waiting for the midwives to come out, telling Quaxo to go in. Alonzo went and sat on the other side of the nervous father as Mungojerrie and Griddle sat down in the back next to the other three. Mistofelees nodded at him, acknowledging his presence and gave a queer look at Griddlebone. He looked between the two and gave them a small smile before turning his attention back to the door.
"Goodness gracious me" The door swung open and Jellylorum stepped out, a big smile on her face. "Congratulation Quaxo. You are now the father of three healthy kittens."
"Three" Quaxo breathed happily. "I have three kittens? Vicky, I have three kittens! This is amazing. I have kits. I'm..." his face fell. "I'm a father." He fell backwards in a dead faint, much like Etcetera when the Rum Tum Tugger flirts with her.
"What are they" Tantomile asked between a laugh as Victoria and Alonzo tired to revive the father.
"Two Queens and a Tom" Jellylorum said, smile still plastered on her face. "The Tom's the spitting image of his father. The Queens look like their mother. One of the Queens dose have three black paws like Quaxo and a white face, she does have her mother's freckles though."
"Three kittens..." Quaxo murmured as he began to come to.
"Yes, Quaxo, three kittens. Do you want to see them?" Alonzo asked slowly as he helped his friend back on to his feet.
"I can see them? Really?" Quaxo smiled as the others laughed.
"Of course you can" Jellylorum said as she led him inside.
"We're grandparents now" Mungojerrie stated, to no one in particular.
"I feel so old" Tantomile said as she rested her head on Mistofelees shoulder.
"But you kept your looks" Misto smiled at her.
"You are old though" Coricopat muttered as she glared at him.
"So... who's the Queen Mungo" Mistofelees asked, trying to spare his brother-in-law from any bodily damage.
"This is Griddlebone" Mungojerrie said as he gestured towards her. "Griddlebone, this is Tantomile and Mistofelees, they're Quaxo's parents, Coricopat, Tantomile's twin, Alonzo, and Victoria."
"It's nice to meet you" Alonzo said as he offered her his paw, like a true gentleTom.
"I never met another pure white cat before" Victoria said as she looked at her with awe.
"Neither have I now that I think of it" Griddlebone said with a slight smile. The door opened again as Quaxo stepped out.
"Everlasting Cat, you should see them" He cooed. "They're so... so tiny and fluffy. They're adorable. I can't wait until their eyes open. They just seem so helpless. I wonder if any of them are magic."
"It's possible" Alonzo said as he put him in a headlock. "What with genes like yours..."
"Please don't noogie me." Quaxo pleaded.
"I never thought of that" Alonzo said as he raised his paw jokingly.
"Knock it off you two. Quaxo I want you to meet-" Mungojerrie said as he turned around to an empty space.
"Your shadow" Quaxo asked as he was released, obviously thinking that Mungojerrie fell off his rocker.
"Yeah... My shadow"
"There you are" Mungojerrie breathed as he crawled into a pipe. "I was looking all over for you Griddlebone. What are you doing here?"
"Waiting for it to be dark so I can leave" She said sadly as she turned away from him.
"What. Why? Don't you want to see the kittens and Rumpelteazer?" Mungo asked as he sat beside her.
She nodded her head but refused to face him. "I really do want to..."
"Then come on. I can bring you to see them. It'll take two seconds if you're worried about not getting back on time." Mungojerrie said, trying to sound convincing.
"That's not it. It's what he said... her mate. 'I can't wait until their eyes open.' I couldn't Mungo. I just had to leave. I lost it all when I did..." Mungo peered around and saw tears rolling down her cheeks. "It's not that I didn't love you Mungo. I was just still in love with Growltiger. I started going out with you to make him jealous, but then I started getting feelings for you. When he came back I figured that we could pick up where we left off, and we did. It meant leaving it all behind. I'm so sorry..."
"It's alright" Mungojerrie said as he put his arm around her as best as he could. "As long as you're happy with him... You are happy right?"
"Yeah. I am."
"Do you want to see her?" Jerrie asked after a moment of silence.
"No" she said as she shook her head. "I don't think I will... Thank you though."
"Good Bye Griddlebone. Be careful" Mungo said as he gave her one last hug. He stood up and walked out, trying his best not to look back at his first love.
The sun was rising over the Junkyard sending red, pink and orange through the sky. Mungo was up oddly early and was roaming about.
"Hi Dad"
He turned around and saw Rumpelteazer standing outside of her box, looking up at the sky.
"You're up early..." He said as he walked over to her.
"I could very well say the same thing to you. I just wanted to get some fresh air before the little ones get hungry." She sighed. "Quaxo's watching them right now."
"Oh yes" Mungo said as he nodded absent mindly, sending them into silence.
"Mom came over last night. Right before she left" Rumpelteazer said softly, almost as if she wasn't sure if she should be saying that.
"She... did?"
"Yeah, she wanted to see the kittens. She told me to stay with Quaxo; that it was obvious that we were in love and that I should hold on to that unlike she did."
Mungo heart stopped for a moment as he looked over at her. She had a soft smile on her lips and he knew that she wasn't pulling his tail. "She wanted me to tell you that she loves you. It was too hard for her to say it herself. She'll be back next year though."
"And I'll tell her that I love her too..."
A/N: Okay. I think that we reached the end. This was only supposed to be two chapters long. I love writing too much though so I expanded it. Don't you love me? No need to answer. I know that the answer is 'Yes.' And I'm sorry that I posted it in the wrong FanFiction last night. I was really out of it in case you didn't notice.
I wrote this all today. I'm proud of myself. Between cooking supper and babysitting my cousins. And I'm going to Holly M's to baby-sit with her and spend the night. Then, my last Young Driver's class on Saturday. Bah-Day! I'm sorry that I can't ramble to you right now. I need to go get ready to walk to Holly's.
Ramble moment: I found time. I also found out that I can't eat a lot of Smarties anymore. Why you ask? Because they have Cocoa Butter in it. I didn't know that. And I'm allergic to cocoa butter. So my throat swelled up yesterday and I couldn't breathe very well. That almost made me have an asthma attack on top of that. Which led to be being even quieter then usual today. I had marshmallows for breakfast. Yummy.
Super Poet Gurl – So we meet again? We shall meet tomorrow in the classroom of Roger Hart. And I shall keep laughing. Being off by one generation is still wrong though.
Chimalmaht – He is a loser. Thankfully not when it comes to Macavity though eh (B, C, D, E...). Congratulations on being the first reviewer by the way. I did this chapter just for you. Before you know it I'll be writing stories for you b'y.
DemiGold – He is. You're so freaking lucky to know him. And to have seen CATS so many times. I went to it once (it was awesome) and now it's closed. Maybe when I'm older I can travel to where ever it's playing just to watch it. I need 8 more times. Here's the second part for you.
Bananas in Pajamas are coming down the stairs. Bananas in Pajamas are coming down in pairs... Or is it Pears?
