Munkustrap was wandering around the junkyard, looking for Demeter. He wanted to say good-bye to her before his humans took him away on a two-week vacation. As he wandered, he greeted the other Jellicles, stopping to talk to a few of them. It was mostly small talk, which once again gave him the feeling that sometimes the Jellicles were a little uncomfortable talking to him. Not knowing why they would be bothered him, so he just pushed the thought out of his head and continued looking for his mate. When he spotted her though, she didn't look like she normally did.

Demeter was dirty, which was unusual for her. She usually tried to keep her fur impeccably clean, being proud of her gold colored fur. Now, not too much of the gold color was showing through the dirt that covered her body. And the grin on her face was the biggest he'd seen it in a long time.

Admetus was standing behind her and was also dirty. He didn't look nearly as happy as Demeter did though. Munkustrap saw why almost immediately. Two young kittens clung to Demeter's legs, a look of fright mixed with a little excitement on their faces. Demeter had always been whom Admetus came to for motherly advice and love, his real mother having been killed in a car accident. Now, with two other kittens, she would be too busy for him. At least, that's how Admetus would see it.

"Munkustrap," Demeter said, interrupting the tabby's thoughts. "This is Etcetera and Pouncival. They don't know where their mom and dad are, so I told them we would take care of them," she explained. She looked at him, her eyes begging for him to please say yes.

Munkustrap couldn't help but smile. This was the old Demeter. The one he had loved before Macavity took her and tortured her so horribly. Sure, he had loved her after she came back, but it had been hard on him. He didn't like seeing her so jumpy and scared. Even though she had been getting better the past few months, she still wasn't quite the same. Munku understood why and knew she would probably never be the same, but this was close and he was happy. He also knew she had always wanted kittens of her own, but had been afraid to after coming back. Seeing her so happy and knowing what she wanted most, he couldn't say no. He held out his arms to Demeter, who bent down, picked up Etcetera, and placed her in his paws. He held her to his chest and cuddled her. Demeter did the same to Pouncival.

"Ok Dem, we'll raise them." Then he remembered why he was looking for her in the first place. "Oh yeah. My humans are taking me away on a two-week vacation tomorrow," he told her. She looked disappointed, but shrugged.

"Well, I'm sure the rest of the Jellicles will help me until you get back, right? And Admetus will probably be thrilled to give extra help. I'll have him help me with whatever the others can't. Won't that be fun Ad?" Demeter turned around to ask him, but he was no where in sight.

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A/N: Sorry this chapter wasn't up sooner. I wasn't feeling very good yesterday or Friday. And then we went to the pumpkin patch with my cousins, which was pretty fun until it started to rain considering I didn't have a hood or a coat that would actually keep me dry. I didn't even get a pumpkin! Oh well, I guess.

Krissy: It was very tempting for me to write it too. :P That's good. I hope the lack of skills won't keep others away though.

Jemima-luvah: Legions of fans? I wouldn't say I had legions. You, Etcy, and Vickie don't exactly make a legion. And if you give people any more hints to what's going to happen, you won't be reading what I wrote this weekend.