This chapter has been suggested and composed by one of the most wholesome Puss in Boots fan I ever know so far - LilyRoseXxXxX! She also opened my eyes regarding Puss' and Kitty's personalities and their possible reactions after this chivalrous and sick quest. Enjoy! :)
Puss and Kitty arrived in San Ricardo. The same place they met Paweł. Kitty stormed ahead of Puss with a huff. She let the happiness of the adventure fade away and instead directed all her anger at Puss. Puss understood why Kitty might be mad at him and went to catch up with her. A look of sorrow overcame his face.
"Kitty, wait! I can explain-" Puss yelled.
Kitty turned around and scolded Puss. Puss stopped in his tracks and backed away a little bit upon seeing Kitty's expression.
"Oh really? Tell me, Puss, how are you going to explain trying to sleep with someone behind my back," Kitty snapped.
Kitty pointed her finger at Puss and jabbed it at his chest.
"I almost have to congratulate you for managing to piss off two women at a time. It is a skill. You tried to cheat on me with Bożena. You had her in tears. You could have hurt her. No- You did hurt her, and for what? To please yourself, only thinking with what is between your legs," Kitty yelled, not holding anything back.
Kitty was about to storm off again in a fit, but Puss grabbed her arm tightly. Kitty tried to squirm out of his hold, muttering quick get off of me's. Puss didn't let go and kept her there. In what was almost a flash of lightning, Kitty slapped her paw against Puss' face. Puss' head jolted to the side. He bit his lip and stayed as calm as possible.
"I... I deserve that," Puss mumbled.
Kitty was inches away from slapping him again. Puss grabbed that arm too.
"I think one slap is plenty,"
Kitty didn't stop resisting Puss and was about to kick him before Puss decided he should start talking.
"Just, please, listen to me. ¿Por favor?" Puss pleaded.
Kitty stopped squirming and looked Puss dead in the eyes. She would listen to him, but she sure as hell wouldn't be happy about it.
"Look. I am sorry. I do not know what I was thinking. I would never intentionally hurt anyone. Especially women. Especially you. Cheating is against my honour. I wasn't thinking. My head felt light, and it was like I zoned out of my actions. It sounds like a stupid excuse, but I swear I am not lying," Puss tried to explain.
"Yeah, it does sound like a stupid excuse," Kitty agreed.
"But I can promise you I will never do anything like this again! I swear on my life,"
Kitty let out a half-groan half-sigh and turned her head to the ground.
"You just don't get it, do you? You trying to mate with Bozena was my breaking point. Before that, you were still treating me like garbage. Like I am nothing but your damsel in distress who has no purpose. When we first talked about Bozena, I was happy to let your demeanour slide under the boat and laugh about it. Then we met her. When she was mocking me and my honour, you did nothing about it. Which was fine at the time, and I was happy to let that slide too and defend my own honour. But when I did defend my honour, and show that I was capable like everyone else by stealing her keys, what did you do again? Oh, that's right. After asking you to support me like partners are supposed to, your words were, "I think you, ladies, are under some strong emotions". Said like we were fighting for your hand. I was trying to defend my honour after being insulted! But I was going to be nice and let that slide too. But you just had to keep pushing my limits! After saying that, you not only start getting close to her and staring at her like she is the most beautiful woman, you then try to have an intimate time with her. Oh, oh! And how can I forget the stunt you pulled in the cave when faced with a beautiful woman trying to kill us. You flirt with her in front of me like I didn't exist! God! That felt good to get out of my system!" Kitty yelled at Puss, ripping out of his hold.
Puss almost felt like whimpering. He hadn't thought about how his actions affected her. Having them yelled back into his face made him realise how bad his actions were.
"This was all done by you. The cat who claims to have a genuine connection with his partner, unlike all the other tomcats in the world. You couldn't last a month! You are such... Such a... Such a douchebag!... I should have never thought you were different," Kitty whispered at the end.
Puss started to tear up. Was this really how it would end? With him losing the love of his life over some stupid thing he did? He thought their love would last longer than this.
While Puss was distracted in his thoughts, Kitty took the opportunity to walk away. She only took a few steps before grabbed her again. This time his hold was gentle. She flipped around to look at Puss, who now had a singular tear dripping down his face.
"I know in the most recent hours I haven't been a very compassionate, caring or understanding partner. My actions are undoubtedly wrong, and I deserve your harsh words. Though, I still stand here and beg for your forgiveness. You are the love of my life, and I do not want to lose you, not like this," Puss pleaded, holding Kitty's face.
"The worst part is that I can not even promise that stupid things like this will happen again. You have to understand this is my first serious relationship. I am not used to empathising and putting someone before my needs and wants. It is selfish and certainly not a valid excuse, but it is the truth. All I can promise you is that the next time these things happen, you talk to me about it and tell me what to do, and I will do it," Puss promised Kitty.
Kitty sighed. She never saw Puss this upset, and she knew he was genuine, but how could she ever forgive him for what he has done. She was about to tell him how she was sorry but couldn't be with him after that, and feeling lightheaded was no excuse for cheating, but before she could, Puss held her head closer to him, and that was when Kitty smelt it. It hit her like walking into a wall. Puss' breath smelt strongly of alcohol.
Kitty scrunched her face and pulled back a bit. She waved her paw in front of her trying to get rid of the stench.
"Ugh. Puss, did you drink some of the alcohol Poland had to offer?" Kitty said.
"No, Kitty, you were with me the whole time. I was drinking milk along with you," Puss confirmed.
Kitty sniffed Puss' breath again. It still smelt strongly of alcohol. Why?
Kitty's eyes darted to a random bowl sitting on the ground catching drain water. She picked it up and handed it to Puss, who stared at it weirdly and then directed his stare back to Kitty.
"Swish the water around in your mouth and spit it out again," Kitty demanded.
Puss looked at her in disgust.
"But, Kitty, This water could have been from any-" Puss complained.
"Kitty raised her eyebrows and stared at him in annoyance. This was not the time to disobey her orders.
Puss let out a groan. He quickly put the bowl to his lips and swished the water in his mouth. He aggressively spat the water back into the bowl and handed it to Kitty. She swirled the water around in circles before throwing it over her shoulder, earning a slightly annoyed stare from Puss.
"I didn't need you to do that. I just wanted to see if you would do it," Kitty elucidated with a slight chuckle.
"Your drink must have been spiked, with a few shots of alcohol, which explains your inability to think and lightheadedness... Do not get a big head about it. A few hot women were drinking at the bar as well. You must have gotten a drink that was meant for them," Kitty said, looking Puss' pleased expression.
"...So you know that I wasn't lying?" Puss sheepishly asked.
"Sí..."
The two were speechless. They didn't know what to say to each other. So in the silence, Kitty slowly walked away. Puss found himself in tears again. If she did not forgive him and leave him, it would devastate Puss.
"Kitty, please. Please do not go. Please forgive me." Puss begged, now almost sobbing.
Kitty didn't look back and kept walking. Puss looked down in sorrow and buried his face in his paws. Had he just lost the woman he loved by trying to sleep with one he doesn't? His head began to ache and throb against his skull.
A minute later, Puss felt a paw pat his shoulder. When he turned around he saw Kitty holding the cape that he left behind. He immediately straightened himself up and looked at her with hope.
"I wasn't leaving you. I was grabbing this." Kitty said gesturing the cape in her paws.
"I-I guess when a woman is spiked, and she has sex with a man, the man is charged with sexual assault, and the woman excused because she wasn't in the right mind. So... So I guess I shouldn't hold it against you for not thinking straight and letting your cat instincts get the better of you," Kitty concluded in a whisper.
Puss jumped on Kitty, grasping her into a tight hug. He nuzzled her neck and repeated thank you into her ear. She awkwardly gave him a pat on the back and said:
"I may forgive you, but I am still a little mad at you."
"Sí, sí. Of course." Puss responded before continuing to nuzzle Kitty's neck.
"I love you."
Kitty looked down at the sobbing cat in her arms and slightly smiled.
"I love you, too."
