I feel so foolish; I never noticed
You act so worried, could you be falling for me?
It took a rumor to make me wonder
Now I'm convinced I'm going under

"So, what did you two do last night?" Cassandra asked Rumpelteazer who made herself blushed slightly, a habit she picked up for whenever someone would talk about her and Mungojerrie.

"We didn't do anything," she said quietly as the group of queens around her protested. "Alright, alright, calm down. Last night we curled up on the dryer together; we just cuddled and talked. That's all."

The queens cooed "That's so sweet," as they looked at her.

"I hope I can find a tom like that someday," Jemima piped.

"You will. There is somebody out there for everyone. I mean look at Tugger and Bombalurina," Rumpel pointed.

"Ha. If Tugger was a tenth as sweet to me as Mungo is to you, I would have became his mate by now," Bombalurina ridiculed in disgust.

"Munkustrap's no prince either. He doesn't walk over just to give me a hug or calls me 'Beautiful' half as much as Mungo does," Demeter added.

"Skimble used to be so debonair, now he's rarely affectionate. Gotten a little boorish in his age," Jellylorum sighed.

"Don't you think you're being a little too hard on the toms? I mean, it's not like Jerrie's perfect."

"He's not, is he," Cassandra challenged. "Then what did he ever do that really ticked you off?"

"Well..." she trailed off as she thought. "There was this one time, when we were kittens. Jerrie ended breaking a Ming vase in the library. I heard the 'ping' and went to check it out and make sure that he was okay. Well, the male saw me and figured that I was the one who did it. So he threw me outside, in the middle of a thunder storm. I was furious"

"How long did it take you to get over it? If it was me I don't think I'd ever be able to," Electra asked.

"Probably a minute," she said with a giggle before becoming wrapped up in the memory. "He climbed out a window with a blanket. He put it over me and he came underneath it with me. Stayed the whole night, he did; refused to leave me out there alone. He got up early the next morning and took the little girl's pearl bracelet; he ended up getting hit by the broom but he said that it was worth it just to see me smile..."

"Not perfect you say," Cassandra poked. "Face it, he's head over tail"

"I wouldn't say that..." Rumpel shook her head. The queens rolled their eyes in sympathetically and were about to speak when they were interrupted by a voice below.

"Teazer, are you up there?"

She crawled over to the edge and looked over it happily. "Hey Jerrie"

"Hello there Pretty Lady, what are you doing ... tonight?" he asked cockily as he tongue lolled about.

"I'm doing nothing; why do you ask?"

"I was wondering if you free for a date."

"Well, I'll have to cancel my appointment to do nothing," she teased playfully. "But for a date with you, sure. What time?"

"Who said anything about it being with me," he laughed. "I'll pick you up in less then an hour, before sunset."

"Sounds wonderful," she smiled giddily as he waved and left. She turned back around and saw the group looking enviously at her.

"As we were saying he's obviously in love with you," Etcetera continued.

"Any tom who confesses their love in their sleep-" Bombalurina started before getting cut off by Rumpelteazer.

"He what," she blinked, taken aback. "When did this happen?"

"Yesterday afternoon," Bombalurina said slowly, startled by the sudden outburst. "You two were curled up together and he was talking in his sleep. Me and Demeter went to see what he was saying. I asked him if he was having a nightmare and he started talking to me; he thought that I was you. He said 'No Teazer, love. I'm having the best dream ever... I never want this to end, I love you so much. More then you could ever know; I want you to understand so badly but I'm just not sure how I can tell you...' I was swooned."

"He- He really said all that?" Rumpel asked, trying not to look downcast.

"Yeah, some other things too; if he's that romantic in his sleep I can't wait to see how he is awake," Demeter said. "Why, is there something wrong?"

"No," she said as she shook her head. "I'm going to go get ready. If Jerrie comes around, tell him that I'm in my box, will you?"

She climbed down off of the mattress without waiting for an answer. She crossed the clearing in a daze and went in her cubby.

"Damn it," she breathed as she sat down; thankful that she was alone for a change. "Damn it Jerrie why do you have to do this?Why are you making it so believable?I hope to Everlasting Cat that you were really awake and just playing Bomb and Dem for the fools they are. You're starting to have everyone one believing this; even me." She started fiddling with her pearls, "If you weren't playing then how are you going to take next week? You seemed so excited about the plan... was it just because you figured that it'd give us a chance to be together? Cat Jerrie, I certainly hope not..."

"Teazer," she nearly jumped out of her fur. "Are you in there?"

"Yeah Jerrie, come on in," she called. "Didn't the girls tell you I was here?"

"No, I was walking by and I thought that I hear your voice," Mungojerrie explained as he walked inside. "Who were you talking to?"

"My walls," she smiled sheepishly.

"I didn't interrupt you did I?"

"No, we were just finished talking," she said, returning to her cheerful demeanor.

"Shall we go then," he asked as he nuzzled her affectionately.

"Sure, let's go."

2

"Look at that," Rumpel cried as she ran up the hill in front of Jerrie. She stopped when she reached the highest point and looked out in awe. The sun was setting over the water, sending colors flying in every direction. "It's gorgeous"

"Like you," Jerrie said once he caught up with her.

"Liar," she said as she pushed him playfully.

"I most certainly am not," he said seriously. "You're gorgeous Teazer; any Tom would be lucky to be with you, not to mention happy."

"Are you," she asked as she turned to him. His face scrunched up in confusion before he raised an eyebrow.

"Am I what?"

"Are-" she hesitated. "Are you happy that you're with me?"

"What kind of a question is that," Mungo asked; Rumpel knew that he meant if she was serious or not. He nuzzled her cheek before kissing her soundly. "Of course I'm happy that I'm with you."

"Alright" she smiled, not sure if he was serious with his answer or not. She purred as Jerrie continued to nuzzle her affectionately, stopping to give her a kiss every now and then. "Do you think that we're laying it on a little thick?"

"If we were at home alone, yes," Mungo murmured into her fur. "But not when we're out here being watched."

"Watched," she mouthed as he nodded. Her eyes moved to the side and she caught a glimpse of a pair of pointed ears poking out of a bush. "The little sneaks..."

"Well we were hoping to be followed," he pointed out.

"True" she agreed before raising her voice. "Jerrie, what say we go home and finish the date there?"

"We want them to think that we're dating Teazer," he reminded her quietly.

"You said in love," she pressed playfully, pining him to the ground. "Think about Bombalurina and Tugger..."

"Sounds good to me," Mungo purred. Three excited voices were heard from the bush, each of them talking fast and forgetting to whisper. Mungo shushed Rumpel before she even had a chance to giggle. They walked down the hill, passing the suddenly silent bush, and tried not to let on that they knew about their audience.

A/N: It's a day later then it was supposed to be but it's a day earlier then I expected... so I suppose that it all balances out. Anyway, I have to work in the auditorium tonight; we're showing "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" in support of the NYC Trip (Can you say Broadway?). It's going to be awesome. Especially after being in the basement for almost twelve hours... ugh; but the project is done so it was worth it. And I get to baby-sit at the Civic Center on Saturday; I'm watching the Leahy kids during the Natalie MacMaster/Leahy concert. Let's hear it for connections... and I'm looking forward to seeing Natalie again; I didn't see her in a while.

As you may or may not know; I'm supposed to be going on the WYD Trip. We were supposed to have an overnight meeting on Friday in Stellerton, but, as it turns out, it was canceled late on Wednesday... Guess who wasn't informed; the group that I'm in. So the seven of us drive the one and a half hour drive to Stellerton. We get there and my brother goes into the Church Hall where the meeting was supposed to be, comes out saying that there's an AA Meeting. (He walked into it carrying his sleeping bag and pillow). So he and Lee go to the building next to it; Marriage Prep (Two boys at Christian Marriage Prep... the people there weren't pleased; we laughed). So we go see the priest there (our old priest) and he tells us about it being called off. So about half an hour later we pack back up; Mom and Lianna in one car; me, Daniel, Lee, Bryan, and Kristen in the other. We, the second car, decided that since we're there, we'll go see a movie while the other two went home. Lee drove past our exit; so then we were going to go turn around on the next exit; we found the off ramp but not the on ramp. We did end up getting there on time. Thenmy brother got in tropuble and tried coming on to the security guard; he was pummeling over the handrails.The guard was saying that he was a bad influence on the little kids; it was the other way around and he got off Scott-free. But all and all it was fun. FYI – saw "The Incredibles" it was awesome!

Armitage – Thank you and I did up the rating... I didn't before just because I was half asleep and not paying attention

Chimalmaht – She may have sung it at one point but it is more commonly know for being sung by Bonnie Raitt, and there are more chapters... one really

Nabooru – It may be going where you think that it's going and it may not, I'm not sure. And I'm just too lazy to type their accents; tried once but I didn't like it. I do have one in the works where they're talking with Cape Breton accents... that's not Cockney though (Went off topic). I'll try to get all my punctuation straightened out. And yes; you will have to review all of them; unless you want to hold out until the next chapter, it is the last.

Mystitat – They are just friends in the story; it's weird enough as it is. And I'm glad that you like my jokes; I'm trying to think up say sayings for cats, like 'whiskers in a bunch' and 'cold four feet'; simple yet effective.

Demigold – the 'fake date' was watched... and Babysitting was easy; they stayed asleep. Score

Rishai Bakura – I'm glad that you find it funny

Shake your Groove thing; Shake your Groove thing yeah, yeah....