"What I'm trying to say is... when I was with them at Macavity's I had some time to think. All I could think about was how much I loved you... To get to the point Bombalurina, what I'm trying to ask you is if you'll settle down with me and become my mate." Tugger said, looking at his reflection in a hubcap.
"Well I do declare that I believe I'm swooned" a cheerful voice said, masked with a thick accent. Tugger whirled around, trying to locate the direction that the voice was coming from. "Look up dim bulb."
Tugger's eyes rose up and landed on a pair of calicos, one clad with pearls. "Mungojerrie, Rumpelteazer! You're back."
"Oh, Scarecrow's got a brain while we were gone." Mungo smiled as he put his paw on Teazer's head.
"And it looks like he used he new thieving skills to steal TinMan's heart" she said, sending them into a wave of laughs. "It is great to see you though Tugger, if I may be serious for a moment."
"When did you get out? I didn't think I'd ever see you again, it's been nearly a week" Tugger said as the two jumped down.
"Just the other day, Macavity upped the price, since we had more to repay him. He gave a choice though, more jewels or he gets to have Teazer for a week. So we had to steal more. It was no walk in the park. We actually had to take some of the stuff he already had. He'll never notice though."
"Why didn't you come visit me then?"
"We were trying to get the smell of fish off of our fur. No easy task that was" Teazer said as she shook her head. "Now, are you planning on giving Bombalurina that pretty little speech any time soon?"
"I've been trying to but..." Tugger mumbled, looking away from the two smiling cats.
"Aw" Rumpel cooed. "He's nervous."
"Don't feel bad Tugger, it's pretty much the hardest thing that you ever will do." Mungojerrie consoled, not comforting Tugger the least. "I was a nervous wreck when I asked Teazer."
"So how did you make yourself do it" he asked as he sat down, inviting the other two to join him.
"Well, I asked myself three thing; one, do I love her? Yes. Do I want to wake up next to her everyday for the rest of my life? Yes. Am I going to ask her? ...Yes. Once I convinced myself that it was the right thing to do I took her out, a secluded spot where we wouldn't be interrupted, I took her paws in mine" Mungo started acting it out "I looked her straight in her eyes... and I forgot what I was going to say. Try not to do that part. I looked like an idiot. So I started off small; 'I love you.' Then I worked my way up until my memory kicked in. 'With all my heart. I may very well die if I didn't have you in my life... You light up my life like the sun, the moon and the stars. Without you, I would be in complete darkness; a darkness that I never want to face... You stole jewels, artifacts, food, and most recently; my heart. I'd give everything and anything if you would grant me this one wish... Rumpelteazer, would you be my mate?'"
"You're still as sweet as you were back then" Rumpel said, as she took her paw away from his to wipe away a tear.
"That was beautiful" The Rum Tum Tugger agreed, intimidated by what he had just seen.
"Then I gave her those pearls of hers. You don't need to; most toms will give them a flower or something along that line. I even knew one who gave his mate a mouse and she accepted. The main thing is that if you're going to give her something; it should be something that you two share and makes you think of her. We stole together and when I did it alone I always though of her; so I gave her some jewels. You get it?"
"I think I got it" Tugger said. "I just don't know what I should give her..."
"Your love" Rumpelteazer said simply. "That's what she really wants. I said yes to Jerrie before he gave me these, although I'm too attached to them now to give them up. As long as she feels the same way about everything you say to her, when ever you say it, you'll be fine."
"How will I know if I'm saying the right stuff" Tugger asked, feeling surer about himself and less confident at the same time.
"You can see it in her eyes; they'll shimmer with this magic light. It's amazing" Mungojerrie said with a large smile. "It's pretty hypnotizing too. It'll just feel right when you're saying it."
"That's it" Tugger asked as he looked between the two who nodded. "Alright, I'll do it tonight."
"Beautiful night isn't it" Tugger asked as he and Bombalurina looked over the water with the sun starting setting upon it.
"It's not even night yet" Bombalurina pointed out as she played with the grass beneath her paws.
"I suppose that that's true..."
"So why did we come here anyways?" She asked as she looked around the cliff area. "You aren't planning on pushing me off; are you?"
"No, don't you remember this spot?" Tugger asked as he gestured about with his arms. "This is where we went on our first date."
"No" Bombalurina corrected. "Our first date was when we went to the back alley restaurant. We weren't here before. Maybe you're thinking about some other Queen."
"I could have sworn that it was you... I always thought of you when I came up here" He mumbled to himself. He looked over at her; she was watching the sun, looking slightly ticked. 'Think Tug, what did Mungojerrie say?' "You're like my moon, my sun and my stars."
"...What?"
"You light up my day like... them."
"Tugger, are you feeling alright?"
"I'm feeling fine, because I am in darkness with you. I mean, I'm not in the dark when I want to be with you. No, that's not it either..."
"Are you out on catnip Tugger" Bombalurina accused. "I can not believe this. Of all the stupid things you ever did this must be Mount Everest of them. I can hardly believe that I stood up for you all of those times when the others were saying that you'll never mature. What a waste of time that was."
"It's not like you're perfect yourself Bomb. At least I'm trying to do something right. I bring you up here thinking that this is where we first went together because I wanted it to be special and something that you wouldn't forget-"
"Oh I won't be forgetting this I can assure you" She yelled at him.
"I'm sure that you won't because I know that I'll always remember this. What I can't believe is that I was going to ask you to be my mate. How stupid was-"
"Wait, what did you say?" Bomb breathed as she covered his mouth with her paw.
"That I was going to ask you to be my mate..." he said in the same breathy tone.
"Go on then... I'll give you another shot. Ask me" she said as she sat down with a shy smile on her face.
"Bomba, I... I love you. You're the only cat that I ever said it to and the only one that doesn't have to worry about that love being taken away..." Tugger looked up and saw the sparkle in her eyes that he was told about. He lost himself in them for a moment before regaining his composure. "Will you be my mate?"
"So... how did it go?"
Tugger sauntered towards the two calicos, a large smile on his face.
"I take that that means that there is a Misses Rum Tum now" Mungojerrie smirked.
"There is. It didn't go well at first but... That's just how we are. We love to fight with each other" Tugger admitted with a shrug. "She's off telling Demeter right now."
"Well congratulations Tugger. She got a fine Tom to spend the rest of her life with" Rumpelteazer smiled.
"I don't get it..." Tugger said as he furrowed his brow in confusion. "Why are you being so nice to me?"
"What?"
"When you first got here I was ready to put out a warrant for your arrest and a reward if you were killed."
"That really makes me feel loved" She laughed sarcastically. "And why pre-tell."
"I thought that you were working for Macavity and everything was nothing more then a big act. I'm sorry that I did." Tugger apologized, looking away.
"Don't worry about it. No harm done" She said off-handedly. "You, go spend time with Bomb... and thanks for the apology."
A/N: There we go; the final chapter. Kind of weak but it works. I'm disappointed in myself; I've been neglecting my Fanfictioning duties. But my cousins have been over so I've been busy with them, what are you going to do about it? I did write more to my other stories though, I didn't have school Thursday or Today (In-service, report cards on Monday, Blah) so I got a nice four day-weekend to spend in front of here. And my Dad said that he'll work on my bedroom tomorrow (I heard that a lot) but I'm still hopeful. And my... rambunctious cousins are going to be here for the weekend.... Everlasting Cat help me.
And you just go to love the "Wizard of Oz" allusion. It goes out to all of my peoples who were in it last year... except Donny because he made me chase him when I was in heels. GRRRR
We had snow the other day, frigging awesome! But it's all gone. Damn. Anyways I want to dedicate this chapter in memory of Bob. He had a short life, barely a half an hour long. He was gorgeous, what with Melissa's head, Samantha's bottom and smile, and my chest and open arms... He did have a quick and, most likely, painless death. Me and Sammy saw the whole thing; luckily Melissa didn't have to see the horror of our baby being killed. So this goes out to Snowman Bob, we love you... and once I get my hands on that punk kid who kicked him down he's going to get circumcised by my foot.
Chimalmaht – I not sure if I pulled off the last chapter very well, you and the others can be the judge of that. The non-Mungo/Rumpel one will take me sometime, it feels weird writing it but I want to make it happen. Demeter didn't get a chance to react to the death of Luke; Macavity came and took her right away. They live in a condo in Bermuda right now.
Jemima-luvah – We did have a feral cat here before, Rufus. She saw really sweet though, you could pet her all you wanted to but once you try to pick her up you get your arm taken off. I'm not sure how long Luke's been around, I knew him for two or so years... maybe he was five or something. I'll ask Debra. And I didn't leave on a cliffhanger this chapter either. I'm on a roll. Well, you shouldn't end your story on a cliffy unless you plan on a sequel.
ecties – Chika is a good thing, and I'll try some short. I prefer long... unless you're talking about classes, then I really like short. I would be nice if you updated this weekend, I want to find out what happens with Diddledee, Diddlepaws, and Apollo
Out on the farm there is a cow, go Moo, Moo, Moo. Out on the farm there is a cow, go Moo, Moo, Moo. The cow gose Moo, Moo, Moo. Out on the farm....