{heres chapter 3...i dont know if ill be abble to get the next one up soon...starting to get sick :( hope you injoy it}

"Hey... wake up.. Mom.." a very familiar voice said softly.

"Hu.. huh?" Rumple mumbled, opening her eyes to see Mungo sitting beside her, holding one of her paws, and smiling wide. She could see her mother was at the end of the bed, and her father, Skimbleshanks, was there too. "Where.. am I?" she asked slowly.

"We're in our box, Teaz." Mungo said, very softly, before leaning in and kissing his mate.

"I think the news kind of shocked you, dear." said her mother, walking over to her and feeling her forehead. "I don't balme you, I would be shocked too. Infact, I remember when I first found out I was going to have you, that I.."

"Here we go with that story again.." Skimble chuckled, walking over to Jenny and putting an arm around her, starring at Rumple with a wide grin on his face. "How are you feeling, honey?"

"I feel.." Rumple began, looking around at all thier happy faces. "..I feel okay..I think.." she finally answered.

"Wonderful." Mungo said, very happily. "I heard the news, Teaz, we're going to be parents!"

Rumple felt sick again, seeing Mungo so happy, so very, very happy, and in reality, the kittens weren't his. Could she tell him that? She doesn't think so. Forcing a weak smile, she nodded slowly. "Yeah.. we are!"

All the cats in the room, for the exception of Rumpleteazer, seemed extremely elated by the news. The other cats just assumed that the news was still shocking her, so that's why she wasn't as happy as them. Actually, they were half right.

=^..^=

Some time passed, and life was going on. Rumple was struggling, but was getting along as well as any expecting mother would. Gaining weight was a very sensitive subject to her though, and she had actually made Mungojerrie take everything out of their box that showed her reflection.

Mungojerrie was very excited. Never in his life had he thought of himself as a father, but his pride was making that change. He did all he could to make Rumple comfortable, even when she made him go out at 3 a.m. to the city, in the cold, just to get her some candy, since that's what she craved. He was more than happy to do it. He was destined to be a wonderful father, he just knew it. He also knew that his Rumple would be a great mother, though sometimes it seemed she wasn't very happy about the kittens at all. He knew that that couldn't be the case, and just assumed it was those queen hormones or something.

=^..^=

It was a very cold night. Maybe even the coldest of the year. Mungojerrie paced outside of his box, pausing a few times to place his ear on the door to listen, then pacing again.

A few of the other Jellicles had assembled around, despite the cold, some bored and curious, and some there because they were friends or family of the notorious duo.

"Will you stop that, you're driving me crazy!" Tugger said to Mungo, as he was sitting on an old chair and watching his friend.

"I can't! I want to be in there with her.. but I can't.." Mungo said as he stopped pacing, and looking back at Tugger.

"Ah, dont worry about it. She'll have the kittens out and be fine, you just see." Tugger said, trying to sound assured, but also sounding like kittens annoyed him. He himself having already fathered two litters, from two different mothers. "Soon the little things will be running around your feet going 'Daddy, Daddy! Pick me up! Daddy, he hit me! Daddy, read me a bedtime story! Daddy, I'm hungry! Daddy, Daddy." He went to continue, but a cold glare from Bombalurina, who was sitting next to him, made him quiet.

Mungo sighed, and continued to pace.

Inside the box, JennyAnyDots, along with the assistance of Jellylorum, were trying thier best to make Rumpleteazer feel comfortable. Rumple would moan and cry, and scream, again and again, from not only the blinding pain, but also the fear that Mungo would probably find out the truth about the kittens soon. It would crush him, she just knew it. She knows how much he was looking forward to being a father, and now, after she is guilty of lying in the first place and now, can't find it in her to tell him. Not now, and, if she can help it, not ever.

As the screams of pain continued, Mungojerrie sat very still outside the box, his ears flat against his head, and somewhat scared. After a few moments of listening to his mate cry out in pain, he started to pace again. Skimble, who was also there, saw his nervousness and tried to calm him.

"So.. have you thought of any names?"

Mungo paused, and looked over at Skimble. "No, not really. We were talking one night and Rumple suggested "Fido", but I think she was just kidding." Mungo managed to smile just a bit, but his attention soon went back to the box and the events inside. He frowned slightly. "...I hope she was just kidding.."

=^..^=

After a few hours, which to Mungojerrie seemed like eternitys, Jellylorum finally emerged from the box, a wide smile on her face. She walked over to Mungo, motioning him to go in the box. "You can see her and the kittens now." she said. Mungo nodded, a bit nervous, and walked slowly into the box.

Inside, Rumple was lying down on some blankets, cleaning off a kitten while two others were nursing at her side. JennyAnyDots sat proudly, then looked up at Mungo as he walked in. She smiled. "Congradulations, Mungojerrie. You're the father of 3 beautiful and healthy kittens. Two queens and a tom." She got up, smiling at Rumple, then at Mungo, and started out. "I'll leave you new parents alone."

Mungo smiled at Jenny then stared in awe at the kittens and finally walked over, slowly, to his mate and sat down. "Wow..." was his only word, as he still stared at the three little bundles, his kittens, or what he thought were his kittens.

None of the kittens looked like the other. One of the queens, the youngest, was a very light orange, white, brown, and black patched kitten. The middle kitten, the other queen, was a lighter replica of Rumple, only some stripes seemed like they were a redish brown instead of black. And the oldest kitten, the only tom, looked like Mungojerrie, only darker. But actually, it didn't. He was striped like his mother, (and since Mungo and Rumple looked remarkably similar) only instead of an orange, it was a red/orange tint. In some places it looked more red. Mungojerrie just assumed that his coat would get lighter as he got older.

Mungo nuzzled his mate and purred, a very proud smile on his face. "We're parents.." he said softly.

Although very tired, Rumple smiled and nodded, nuzzling back. "We sure are...Dad."