A/N: Woke up to so many reviews, thanks! Shit's gonna hit the fan here. I'd like to apologize in advance. Bit of violence and go find some Kleenex.
Poka- bye.
"'Teazah.. 'Teazah, ah ya okay?" Mungojerrie asked in a panic, lightly shaking his sister's shoulder. Bast knew what Macavity could have done to her before they got there..
"Jerrie?" The calico queen moaned gently, her eyes cracking open.
"'Teazah, whot did 'e do? Did 'e.. Do mo'e than touch ya?" The calico tom asked worriedly, as Seelniu sat next to her, allowing the queen to rest her head in his lap. He idly stroked her headfur while the two toms waited for a response.
"No.." Rumpleteazer whispered hoarsely, letting out a gentle whimper. Seelniu rested a paw on the back of her forehead. She wasn't hot- thankfully. He assumed she was just weak from losing more blood.. And that wasn't stopping completely anytime soon.
"She needs to rest.." Seelniu sighed, as the calico queen hauled herself up so she was sitting, her back resting against his chest.
"Oi can' beloive Macavoitey wan's er ta go.. We can' even refuse.." Mungojerrie snarled, as he stroked his sister's arm. Her face took on a worried expression, glancing to her brother.
"'Jer.. Whot appened?"
"Kravisaya.. Macavity is sending me and you heisting," Seelniu cut in.
"Plus.. I go to visit Jellicle earlier today. They say they have love for you. Munk and parents, they worry, they sorry. I think you should both go back.." The black tom informed them.
Mungojerrie's face fell, looking even more confused than he had done prior to the tom's statement.
"Well.. We can moiybe troiy i' ou' aftah ya ge' back.." Mungojerrie shrugged. He simply wanted good medical attention for his little sister- they'd take that, then he'd find them somewhere else to live.
"Oi can see Ma' an' Da' again...?" Rumpleteazer whispered, as Seelniu nodded.
"Yes, I make sure..."
"Than' ya," The calico queen murmured, nuzzling the black tom's chest. He simply purred, relieved that she was happy, but he was scared for this mission. He didn't know if she'd die on the task.. That, and he didn't even have time to use Jenny's herbs on her. Macavity would kill her instantly if he even tried.. After several hours of torture, of course.
"Bu' an 'eist.. Oi can't do i'," Rumpleteazer whimpered, as she attempted to get to her feet. Mungojerrie and Seelniu immediately put their arms around her, supporting her so she could stand.
"Then I will do it for you," Seelniu nodded, as Mungojerrie pushed the broken door open. The two toms managed to get Rumpleteazer down the corridor, her soft grunts and whines muffled as she bit her lip.
"'Jer.. Whoiy aren' ya comin?" The calico queried, a confused expression on her face.
"Oi attacked Macavoitey aftah e' was touchin' ya.."
"Plus, I think he wants to hurt him by not letting him be with you," Seelniu sighed, as the two toms halted in front of the door to Macavity's office.
Rumpleteazer whimpered gently, instinctively flinching away from the wood as it flew open again.. All on it's own.
"Ah, Seelniu, Rumpleteazer.. Mungojerrie, leave us," Macavity ordered, clicking his fingers. The calico tom hissed, and nuzzled his twin, before letting go of his sister and turning to leave.
Seelniu wrapped his free arm around his queenfriend, providing her with more support. His minimal effort was stronger than Mungojerrie's strongest efforts, so it didn't bother him having to support the small queen.
"Look aftah 'er," Mungojerrie muttered out of the corner of his mouth, before leaving.
"So.. You're going on another heist for me, my lovely. Just like the old days, hmm?" Macavity smirked, tipping Rumpleteazer's chin up. She didn't flinch- using all her energy to keep herself conscious.
"On the other side of town.. There will be a warehouse. Two blocks away from those Jellicles.. One window is still intact, but the doors have been ripped away. It is very obviously ripped, you should find it," Macavity continued, staring into the small queen's eyes.
"What're we stealing?" Seelniu asked, his tone clipped to show his irritation. The black tom didn't like having the red cat so close to his queenfriend, and the rage from earlier was still strong within him.
"You'll know it when you see it.. Come back and I'll give you your job back.. Come back and I'll leave this pretty young thing alone," Macavity smirked, before leaning in for one last blow, trying to scare the queen. He nuzzled her cheek, chuckling maleovently as she shifted closer to Seelniu.
"Now. Get going," Macavity ordered, watching them begin to leave before pausing. Hmm, if Seelniu was helping her? He couldn't have that. Macavity knew from past experience how much the black tom didn't like the Napoleon's magic..
Chuckling lowly, he roughly pushed the two out of his office, clicking his fingers together before slamming the door behind them.
"Ow!" Seelniu snarled, as the two cats stepped out of the main building and onto the streets. The wind was biting, and Rumpleteazer felt an even greater desire to turn and run back inside. She was hurting, and the fact the black tom suddenly dropped her didn't help.
Momentarily blinded by pain, Seelniu had let go, flinching as he held his hands to his head. Dammit, that hurt.. Then, the instant he'd dropped her.. It was gone. Blinking, the black tom looked around for his queenfriend, before locating her on the floor. She'd propped herself up with her front paws, panting heavily from the exertion.
"Kotyonok?! I drop.. I so sorry," The black tom whispered frantically, gathering her up bridal style. The instant she was back in his arms, the headache started again, this time more like electricity.
The black tom began to walk, but even he couldn't stop the weak whimpers that came naturally.
"Seelnyah.. Whas' tha mattah?" The calico queen whispered, as he gently set her down ona crate in the nearest alleyway, before sagging against the wall, panting.
"Everytime I touch you.. Pain, pain like I've never known.." The black tom whispered, rubbing his head, despite the fact the headache had gone. He felt a little dizzy, but it was beginning to clear. Inhaling a deep breath, he turned and leant down to pick the queen up.
"Seelnyah, no.. I's Mac's mahgic, Oi don' wan' ya 'urtin!" Rumpleteazer protested, attempting to add some strength into her voice. It simply cracked on the last word, furthermore adding to Seelniu's desire to protect her.
"I do not care. I'm strong. I will be fine. Walk could kill you," He insisted, scooping her up into his arms and ignoring the pain.
"Seelnyah.." She protested, before once again, losing consciousness in his arms.
"Rumpleteazer," He sighed, kissing her forehead and flinching, before turning to continue their walk.
A couple of hours later, and the black tom was finally within sight of the warehouses on the other side of town. Rumpleteazer hadn't woken up, and the black tom found himself repeatedly checking on her pulse. Alive. Yet so, so weak..
The black tom shuddered at the thought of losing her, before his walk came to a halt. A warehouse. Sagging, with barely any windows. The wood had claw marks in, and looked as though it had been clawed away. The scent that lingered around it was meaty, and rancid to any cat's nostrils.
Pollicles.
What could be stolen in there?
"Chto za huy.." Seelniu growled, his choice of language emblematic of the confusement and rage he was feeling. The black tom rarely swore, and when he did, it was English. (A/N: Chto za huy: What the f**k.)
"Hmm? Seelnyah, whot ah ya swearin' fer?" Rumpleteazer asked, from where he'd set her on a box.
"Hello, kravisaya. I am swearing because we are with Pollicles," The black tom sighed, pointing towards the building. Her clouded gaze flickered towards the warehouse, pupils dilating in fear.
"And how did you know I was swearing?"
A soft smile broke out onto the calico queen's face.
"Ya muttah in ya sloip."
"Ah."
Several hours of casual observance later, and Seelniu's patience was wearing thin. He'd concealed Rumpleteazer behind a few boxes- what Macavity didn't know wouldn't hurt him- kissed her, and gone to survey the building. It was dark, and completely void of anything. In fact, he thought that it looked completely abandoned.
The black tom jumped up ad grabbed onto a ledge, before swinging himself through where the window had been, and landing inside. Empty. Only one thing lingered.
The Pollicle scent. And this time? It was coming from the pack of stray dogs on the other side of the room.
"Well, time to go," Seelniu commented, as casually as though he'd been visiting a family friend.
"Cat! Stay right there!" One of the dogs barked, as Seelniu shook his head, swinging himself back out of the window.
"Poka," Seelniu replied, as he jumped back down to the ground.
That gave him away.
"That's the tom we're after! He's with a queen, too. Find her, and kill her. Leave him," The biggest Pollicle- a flea bitten, grey collie snarled, before leading the pack out of the warehouse and onto the street.
It was time for Macavity's cunning plan to fall into place.
"Kotyonok.. Kotyonok, please, my kravisaya, awaken," Seelniu rambled quietly, as he gently tapped his queenfriend's shoulder. He'd hidden her behind some bins, but wanted her to wake up and hide properly while he fought the dogs. He could do it..
"Seelnyah?"
"Kravisaya, I need you to run," Seelniu pleaded, desperation in his eyes as he hastily pulled her to her feet. She wobbled, almost collapsing, before sagging against the boxes.
"Please, my darling, I do not care what happens on this heist, as long as you get out of it alive," The black tom pleaded, his voice cracking in desperation.
"Seelnyah, wha's 'appenin?"
"Dogs. I have already seen my mother die, please, please don't ask me to go through that with my next love," He pleaded, nuzzling her passionately.
"Awlroight.." Rumpleteazer sighed, holding her paws up in defeat and slowly making her way around the corner. She almost jumped out of her skin when a paw clasped onto her shoulder, but instantly relaxed when she realized it was still Seelniu.
"I love you.. You've made my life so much better. I can't wait till we can leave all this, and be together without restrictions.." Seelniu murmured, leaning in to place a sweet, lingering kiss on her lips. She sniffed lightly, as he broke away to rest his forehead on hers.
"Seelnyah.. Oi luv ya too.. Oi can' beloive ya're gonna foight 'em on ya own.."
"All for you, my love," He whispered, before leaning in to press a tender kiss to her forehead. "Back soon."
"Ya bettah be."
"Where is he? That big Russian tom?" The mangy collie snarled, as he and his pack roamed the boxes where the black tom's scent still lingered.
"Where is she? I smell a queen," A slightly thinner brown Doberman added, sniffing the very box where Rumpleteazer had been lying just minutes previously.
"Somewhere you can't get at her," A cold, malevolent voice spoke from behind them, its' owner barely several metres away. The pack turned to face the speaker, their jowls dripping with saliva as they snarled.
Five dogs. One cat.
Seelniu's fur bristled as he surveyed the scene. Two collies, a Doberman, an unrecognizable stray and a tiny labrador pup. He was trying his best to growl, but his facial expression showed he wanted to be somewhere else.
"We're here for the queen, foolish tom," The doberman snarled, as his group began to circle the black tom. He showed no signs of fear- he merely stared the speaker down, as though he wasn't in danger of losing this fight.
"That is a shame, because you will not have her,"
"Macavity's orders are that she dies,"
"That's a pity. Because she won't," Seelniu growled, as the dogs stopped pacing.
"Well.. He wants one cat dead. It doesn't have to be you, but I'm sure he doesn't want a traitor working in his inner circle," The first collie sighed, before twitching his tail as a signal to the other dogs.
"Kill him."
The sudden sound of yelping and yowling snapped Rumpleteazer out of her pain induced trance, her head snapping towards the sound of all the ruckus. From the sounds of it, there were at least five dogs.. Five dogs, against one cat. Seelniu was built to fight his species. Not an entirely conflicting one.
Ignoring the way her body screamed out for her to stop, the calico queen slid across the alleyway floor, her body in a stalking crouch. What she saw next shocked and surprised her.
Three of the dogs were dead. They lay not far away from the main fight, and her tomfriend was left with a small puppy, and a large Doberman. He had hold of the latter by the throat, and was literally about to cut it when the puppy began to whine.
"No, don't kill him, please, we'll run, we'll leave," The small puppy whimpered. Seelniu ignored him, turning away. Only then did Rumpleteazer notice the bites all across the back of his body, his tail completely mangled, and his legs with huge chunks torn out of them. The pants escaping from his lips showed that he was hurting, and exhausted.
Much to her surprise, the black tom let go of the Doberman, who's ears perked up as his head whipped towards Rumpleteazer's former hiding place. She'd snuck round to the boxes again, leaving a fresh trail of blood in her alleyway.
"I smell her.. Go!" The Doberman snarled, before bolting off towards the alley, followed by the pup.
"Rumpleteazer.." Seelniu murmured. "Please, no, please escape,"
"Don' worreh, Oi'm roight 'ere," Rumpleteazer's voice spoke up, breaking through Seelniu's pain clouded mind as she cupped his cheeks.
"Rumpleteazer.. No, you have to go.."
"Mac sen' us both.. This is our foight," She pleaded, kissing his forehead.
"Screw Macavity, I'm done working for him," Seelniu gasped, as he rested his chin on the calico queen's shoulder. Before immediately throwing her to the side.
For the Doberman had been right behind 'd snuck up on them both, having used the fake exit as a ruse to bring her out of her hiding place. His cunning could rival Macavity's.
"You fool.." He barked, arching his back as he surveyed the . Seelniu was too injured to run, so simply stared the dog down, muscles rippling as he tensed up.
"You know, Macavity offers you a good deal.. You owe all your credentials to him. He made you what you are, and you sabotage that by falling in love," The dog sneered, watching as Seelniu's eyes narrowed.
"What's it to be, tom? Her.. Or you?"
Seelniu spat at the Pollicle's feet.
"If, like Macavity says, love is a sin.. Then let me rot in hell," He snarled, glancing over to the calico queen. She was unconscious- Bast, why had he thrown her?! To protect her, but still..
"Rot in hell, you say? Then I'll send you there myself," The Doberman snarled, before pouncing onto the black tom, his jaws open wide. He ripped, and tore, attempting to get a yell, or even a whine for the dog to let him go.
Seelniu didn't say a word, not even when the dog let go of his throat, covered in fresh cat blood.
"Pity. You were so strong, cat.. And now, look at you," The dog jeered, before whistling for the pup and leaving the black tom to pant and clutch at his neck on the cold floor.
"My choices make me strong.. And up until now, I have been weak," The dying tom whispered, before his voice gave up the ghost. He began to cough, blood pouring from his mouth. He was going to die. Right here, right now.. And he'd potentially hurt Rumpleteazer even more by throwing her. Still, she was alive..
"Seelnyah! No, ya daf' tom, whot did ya go an' do?!" His queenfriend's voice cried, ad she lifted his upper body into his lap.
"K-kravisaya.. You are alive.."
"Bast, ya silleh tom, there's a god damn 'ole in ya! Whoiy did ya do tha, whoiy?! Oi was okay, I promise.."
"You were not... The dog was going to go for you.. As long as you're alive, that's all I care about," The black tom whispered, as his queenfriend's tears dripped onto his face.
"Seelnyah.. Please, no, Oi luv ya too much ta lose ya.." Rumpleteazer wept, as she held her dying tomfriend.
"I.. I love you, my kravisaya. Please, please go home.. I wanted to go too.. I wanted to be your mate one day.. Be safe. As long as I know that, I will have done my job. I love you, you beautiful, amazing queen.." Seelniu smiled, using all his energy to give her an affectionate nuzzle, as she rested her forehead on his.
"Bu ya can' go.. Oi luv ya.."
"And I you.. I will always," The black tom replied, letting out a soft sigh.
He didn't take in breath again.
"Seelnyah?! No, please no.. Oh, Bast, Oi 'ate Macavity, Oi 'ate im!" Rumpleteazer yelled, holding her tomfriend's lifeless body close as she cried. When the rain came crashing down, it seemed to meld perfectly with the grief she was feeling inside her heart.
A/N: I'M SORRY OKAY I'M CRYING TOO
I CAN'T STOP EFFING CRYING
Please review.. *sniffles*