Part Two: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy

After The Jellicle Ball

Author Warning: This chapter contains implications of violent sex, rape and slight torture.

Chapter 14: Time

You have me

to hold me a token for all to see, captured to be yours alone

And I need just a little more silence, and I just need a little more time

The courage to pull away

there will be hell to pay

the deeper you cut to the bone…

" Let me go!" Came a familiar voice screaming across the walls.

Macavity grinned, as he left Griddlebone to bask in the corner of his office and waited patiently, for the prize had been found, " Bring her in boys." He shouted to the door, delight on his face, cruel delight.

In the trio came, Demeter fighting as hard as she could, her body worn, her coat dirty and her eyes not quite so full of life and spitfire, " I was coming here willingly. You didn't have to make your goons apprehend me." She spoke with a venom laced tone however, and she watched as this brought a smirk to Macavity's face.

" So I see you're still the same. But it seems you've let yourself go love. Taking after your dear departed mother?" He asked with a gleeful way about his words, " Drop her." He ordered.

With a yowl Demeter hit the stone cold floor and glared up at her captor, " Where is she?"

" Where is whom Demeter dearest?" Macavity asked sadistically, for this was all a game to him, one he planned to win.

" My daughter you son of a bitch!" She was on her feet now, her body moving with speed towards Macavity, claws at the ready.

" So feisty. " He caught her easily, twisting her arms into an uncomfortable position, " Now that I have your attention why don't you come with me you little liar." He breathed in her ear, " You know it was rather harsh of you to hide our daughter from me. I would have liked to have known her, but no you were selfish." He dug his claws into her fur and flesh.

" I was protecting her… from you. " The golden queen hissed the words in pain as his claws went deeper, " You would have killed her. You only wanted a son. A male heir." She admitted while being towed down the hall to where she didn't know, hopefully to Jemima.

" I'm hurt that you didn't trust me Demeter, isn't that what love is about? Trust." He was taunting her, playing with her as he used too before she ran from him. Her mind and her resolve would lie broken soon.

" You don't know what love is. The devil cannot love for he has no heart." She spoke defiantly, her body twisting in rage against him, but with each movement his claws grew deeper in her arms and she began to feel the stickiness of blood matting her fur.

He ignored her feeble attempts to rile him, and paused a moment, " Ah. Here we are." He let her go briefly, opening the door and shoving her inside, and closed the door behind him, " She's in here somewhere." He grew more delighted with his game as terror broke across his beloved face.

" You monster… she's your daughter… why, why would you put her in this room… why?" She knew this room, Macavity used it as a means for torture to his prisoners and victims. He had even used some of his devices on her, " Jemima!" Demeter cried out, " Jemmie! Answer me please!" She called out.

" Momma…" Came a whispered answer," Momma help me…"

Demeter followed the voice, a scream breaking the deathly silence of the air as she came upon her daughter's location within the horrorific room.

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Munkustrap shuddered, he knew that scream and he followed it not caring if anyone was able to keep up or not. Was the mad cat torturing her? Or worse… was he defiling her or killing her? He couldn't think, he knew he had to get to her and find her. He turned a corner and picked up the scents of them both, a door lay on his right and he quickly forced it open, not stopping to see if it was locked or not, " Macavity! Macavity you son of a pollicle are you in here!" He growled, his tone dark, full of driving hate.

" No… no. He's gone." Griddlebone tried her best to stand… her body was sore, aching. He had been to rough, to forceful this time, blood matted the fur of her inner tights and there was even some bruises beginning to form on her arms and face, " He took… he took her." She felt faint, and cold.

" Where? Where did he take her! Answer me!" Munkustrap didn't care if the queen was in pain, he put her in more pain if she didn't help me, " Please…" He said realizing that he was acting no better than his half brother, " Please help me find her. Show me."

Griddlebone nodded slowly, her senses coming back in a slow fashion, " Yes. Yes. I'll show… you. Come." The Persian turned and motioned for the tabby to follow her down the hall. She was tired of being used and abused by Macavity and even if it killed her she would stop him from doing harm to Demeter.

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They were both out of breath by the time they reached the others. Bombalurina was in the lead with her tom close at her heels, she had always been faster.

The red queen skidded to a halt, her green stare falling on Alonzo, " Where'd Munkus go?"

The white and black tomcat shrugged, " Don't know. We were all going along and then we heard a scream… and bam! He had disappeared just like that."

" Yup. That's wot 'appened." The two multi-stripped tabby cats spoke in unison, backing up Alonzo's story.

" Any idea at all which direction he headed?" Tugger chimed in once he had caught his breath, " Man… I need to get back in shape." He muttered, granting his mate to a glare.

" Well if you wouldn't groom so much---"

" Save it for later you two." Alonzo quickly interrupted Bombalurina before the red cat could get her smart remark full stated, " I think he took off to the left here."

" Oi gots an idear, if 'ou oll wanna hear it."

" Go ahead Teazer." Bombalurina encouraged.

" Well.. Oi was thinkin'… mebbe we oughta split up? 'ou an' Tuggah could go left an' we t'ree could go roght?" She offered, " That way someone's gotta run inta ol'Stripes."

" Not a bad idea. Not at all. And if anyone has and trouble remember the signal." Alonzo, who took charge in his elder brother's absence even if he was the youngest, and honestly Tugger didn't mind at all.

" Alright Captain." Tugger smartly saluted, which earned him a sharp yank on his tail from Bomba, " Seesh babe. Not so rough."

" Well quit smarting and come on and I won't be so rough." She remarked coldly and headed off to the right as planned, Tugger once again bringing up the rear, not that he minded much.

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" Ah. So you found her." Macavity clapped his paws together, " And you found her in my latest device. You see the more she struggles the smaller the box gets." He watched amused as his daughter struggled in the confined space which was shrinking by the very second.

" You sick bastard son of a---"

His paw came across her face, claws drawn and leaving a harsh streak of red in it's wake, " I will have no more insults my sweet. For you see her life is in your paws. Upset me, defy me, do anything or say anything I don't like and she dies. Suffocated like a rat in a jar." He took her chin and sharply pulled Demeter to him, " Understand?"

She nodded, holding back the tears of pain, holding back the desire to try and tear the Hidden Paw limb from limb, " What will get her free?" She asked boldly and cringed as he smiled.

" I think you know that answer Demeter." His other paw coming to rest at the small of her back, pushing her body against his, " You know what I want." His paw traveled lower, caressing the roundness of her behind, over the extension of her tail and up her side, his face close enough for him to breathe in her breath.

Her body shuddered, but not in any amount of pleasure. She felt dirty, used, like a simple whore once again… but if she didn't grant him his desires fulfilled then… Jemima would die, " Yes… just stop hurting her… anything you want…"

Macavity grinned, " What was that? Speak louder my dear."

"Yes." She said a little louder, her tone defeated.

" Louder." His eyes traveled towards the box which held his daughter, a sadistic smile in his eyes.

" Yes." Demeter cried, a sob escaping with the word.

" Uh-uh. That's not what I want to hear…" He drew the paw that had been holding her chin away and down her neck, gripping it slightly, but with enough force to make the queen gasp in fright," Say the right words my darling."

Tears flooded from her eyes, her body shook as she sobbed, her resolve breaking piece by piece, "You are… mine…" she choked out

" and ?" He grinned, his breath becoming heavy and baited.

" I… I…" She looked away from him, her head falling towards her chest, " I… am… yours." She barely had the last word out before she found herself slammed up against the wall, the action knocking the air from her lungs as he pushed her knees apart and placed himself between them.

" And now I will make you mine again, mine forever." He growl and forced his lips against hers hard enough to make them swell and bruise instantly. He was drivingly aroused by the fact the kitten was being literally forced to watch him defile and break her mother into pieces.

End of Chapter Fourteen