Part One: Out Of The Shadows
Before the Jellicle Ball
Author Warning: This chapter contains the F word.
Chapter Six: Building A Mystery
you woke up screaming aloud
a prayer from your secret god
you feed off our fears and hold back your tears
give us a tantrum
and a know it all grin
just when we need one when the evening's thin
oh you're a beautiful a
beautiful fucked up man
you're setting up your razor wire shrine...
Macavity paced about his lair. His shaggy coat dusty from neglect standing on ends, bristled and full of nerves. He had yelled at most everyone today, even the stupid animals in his employment that couldn't understand a word he spoke. He wanted news, word, anything about his mate and heir," Where in the hell is Mungojerrie and that stupid sister of his!" A crash sounded as he kicked at his make shift desk causing it to sail across the room.
" He... they haven't returned yet sir. I could go find them... it might be they got hung up. Maybe even caught." Offered the Persian queen known as Griddlebone as she tried to soothe her employer's nerves," After all they're really just kits. Only three years of age, you know the rebellious stage. But they'll come, they always do." Her paws worked at the kinks in the ginger tom's shoulders, the action getting a purr from him and a smile to form across the pretty white face of the queen.
"You're right. I must be patient." He moved swiftly, his paws finding her body and pulling her onto his lap, his lips sucking the soft flesh of her neck as she straddled him there in the middle of his office floor," I'll just occupy myself, keep my mind busy." Macavity spoke huskily into Griddle's fur as his paws moved over the supple rounds of her breasts, which produced an eager moan from the queen as he dragged his paws lower.
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Mungojerrie was not in a good mood. twice his sister had almost gotten them caught with her giggling. She had been around that Rum Tum Tugger all day and it had turned her into a sissy kitten again. That maned tom was like sexual catnip or something," Come on Teazah, Mac is gonna be pissed off nough as it." He hurried along, pausing to let her catch up.
" Sorrie Jerrie... jus coun't 'elp meself that Tuggah... Evahlastin Cat! Hehehe!" There was that awful giggle again as she rounded the corner with her brother.
"It's about bloody time you two got here. The master is subdued, but you two brats owe me." Griddlebone had intercepted the tiger twins at the entrance of the lair looking very pleased with a skip in her saunter and a breathless husk to her voice.
" Someone got lucky it seems. Eh Griddy?" Jerrie teased the older queen knowing just how she had handled Macavity and visa versa.
" Don't start Mungs. Best be getting your whiskers in there. Both of yas." With that the queen sauntered passed them, her long busy tail running along Mungojerrie's form as she disappeared.
" Wot was ya an she tolkin bout Jerrie?" Asked the rather naive Rumpleteazer.
"Nothin you need to be worrin bout." The tiger tom snapped at his sister ushering her inside Macavity's office. He hated going in first.
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"She's WHAT?"
Rumpleteazer instantly backed up against the wall and behind her brother cowering in fear. Macavity had never sounded so angry before, he was scaring her. He had never done that before, maybe he was a bad tom... maybe they shouldn't be working for him.
" She's been gittin' chummy wit Munkustrap sor." Mungojerrie said again, he was actually glad to see Demeter get out from under the Hidden Paw's well... paw. He let his attention wander briefly from the ginger tom and glanced to his cowering sister behind him. Poor girl, he had tried to warn her that working for Macavity was not an easy task.
" Hm." Once more the Napoleon of Crime was pacing about his lair's office, he knew that it made the thieving twins nervous, especially Rumpleteazer," I need a plan. I need to stop this and get back what is mine!" He bellowed before a cunning smile slowly lept across his face," Tell me my little striped friends, isn't that stupid nonsense of a ball coming up soon?"
" Aye Gov'ner. Bout two weeks from now." Mungojerrie was quick to reply, he felt personally almost to quick.
" Excellent. I will need your full cooperation with this." The ginger cat smiled, more like a Cheshire cat as he spun his idea to his thieves.
End of Chapter Six.
End of Part One.
