Disclaimer: See first chapter.

A/N: Mary started this chapter.


Chapter 2: Rashkent Meets Some Kittens

This sent Rashkent into a frenzy of surprised yells and a series of uncontrollable jerking, but passed before anyone knew what happened. The desert cat stood very still, his paws spread out and ears down, not looking very friendly anymore. Yellow eyes found the pair of ruffled kittens and the fierce look disappeared. As he turned to look at his older friends, he stopped short and looked at his paw, which wasn't black anymore!" A smirk, (of which looked quite evil) appeared on his face, his now white whiskers slanting and curling decisively. Taking note from an animal he'd seen before, he shook himself, ridding the black from the shimmering, sandy golds and yellows.

"Yeash! Ah, all is well," he said, a slight accent slowing through his voice.


"We are so sorry," said the first kitten, a queen marked like Demeter, but where Demeter was black this cat was silver. The other queen kitten, who looked exactly like Demeter except she had silver outlining the black, turned and yelled to someone unseen at the top of the junkpile,

"Tanc, Leo, you did that on purpose!" Demeter sighed and yelled,

"Tancred, Leo get down here, NOW!" A gold tabby and a white, black, and orange calico made their way down to stand next to the other two kittens. "Rashkent," Demeter said, "Meet three of our kittens and their friend, Leo."

"Introduce yourselves," Munkustrap said to the four kittens. The gold tom spoke first,

"I'm Tancred," he said, making a short bow and then adding, "But most cats call me Tanc." The calico tom made a short bow and said,

"And I'm Leo." The gold and silver queen blushed before introducing herself, she thought this sand colored tom was handsome even if he was wet,

"I'm Selena, but everyone just calls me Lena," she said. The black, gold, and silver queen was the last to speak,

"I'm Nememer," she said, somewhat timidly.


"Well," said Rashkent, "These are fine kittens," he said, an interested smile tugging at his lips. In taking notice of the young queen's blush, he took note and winked at her.

'Just wait till I'm dry,' he thought.

"They'll make extraordinary cats," he added to Demeter and Munkustrap. He shook himself again, this time sending scattered showers at the pair of toms who had caused him to get wet. With all of these kittens, Rash was starting to feel sort of like an uncle again.


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