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Part 2
Alonzo woke up the next day when the sun hit his face.
"Spegnere la luce mamma è troppo luminoso."
(Turn off the light mommy it's too bright)
Then someone spoke in a language he didn't understand and his eyes shot open.
"Mamma?" he asked and looked around with two big horrified eyes. He was in… an oven? No he can't have been in an oven they didn't have an oven on the ship. He felt something move and sat up and gasped and pulled back. On his legs sat a kitten around his age.
"HI!" she screamed with a big smile. "Who're you?" She was a little scarlet princess with big honey colored eyes. Alonzo didn't understand what she asked and she cocked her head to the side.
"Who are you", she said again. "What's your name?"
Alonzo looked around the oven.
"Dove sono", Alonzo asked.
(Where am I)
"Huh?" she said confused. "Dove sono? That's your name?"
"Dove sono?"
"Bombalurina", the princess said happily.
"Che cosa?"
(What?)
"Huh?"
Both kittens looked at each other wide eyed and confused.
"Bomba dear", a voice said and Alonzo gasped in fear and crawled back into a corner, hugged himself and closed his eyes. He had seen a big cat with tiger stripes and leopard spots and he was afraid of her. His mother had told him to stay weary of English cats. He whimpered slightly and cried wondering where his mum was.
"Oh dear", the queen said. "No Bomba don't go any closer."
The princess stopped and looked at the black and white kitten.
"Partire", the kit was saying sobbing slightly. "Partire."
(Go away. Go away.)
"Mummy what's wrong with him?"
Jenny sighed and hugged her daughter to her gently.
"Listen honey", she said. "Go and get Deuteronomy, can you do that?"
"Okay mum." Bomba ran out the den and Jenny looked at the whimpering kitten. Her heart broke when she saw how distressed he was, and afraid. She walked closer and sat down not far from him. He pressed closer to the wall shaking his head.
"Don't worry little one", Jenny said and reached out her hand. "I am not going to hurt you." She reached for him but he whimpered and pressed closer to the wall.
"I won't hurt you", Jenny went on and almost touched him when something flashed in the kitten's eyes and he started to hiss angrily. "Now young man that is very rude. Ow!" The kitten had clawed her, not bad enough to draw blood but it still ached. She pulled her paw back.
"Lasciami in pace", the kitten growled but Jenny could hear he was still afraid.
(Leave me alone)
"Honey I don't understand you."
"LASCIAMI IN PACE!" the kitten screamed trying to run but she grabbed him. "NO! Lasciami andare! Dov'è la mia mamma! Voglio che la mia mamma! Lasciami andare! Mamma! Mamma!"
(Leave me alone! No! Where is my mum? I want my mum! Let me go! Mum! Mum!)
Jenny held on to the fighting kitten and then she felt a paw on her shoulder and looked up at Deuteronomy.
"Let him go Jenny", Deuteronomy said and she nodded and let go of the kitten. The frightened little thing ran over to the corner again and hugged himself.
"I only wanted to help him", Jenny whispered sadly.
"It's not your fault Jenny", Deuteronomy said soothingly. "He is just terrified and don't understand us."
"Then what are we going to do?"
"I will try to talk to him. Do we know his name?"
"No", Jenny said.
"He said Dove sono", Bomba said from the door and Deuteronomy nodded and walked over to the frightened kitten.
"Stare alla larga ... n-non venirmi vicino. Lasciami in pace", the kitten said.
(Stay away… d-don't come near me. Leave me alone.)
"Don't be afraid Dove sono", Deuteronomy said and the kitten looked at him.
"Che cosa?" The kitten looked at him oddly.
(what)
"That's your name isn't it", Deuteronomy went on. "Dove sono?"
"Ti trovi in un forno", the kitten answered.
(You're in an oven)
"What Dove sono?" Deuteronomy said confused.
"Ti trovi in un forno ... perché sono in un forno? Chi sei? Dove sono?"
(You're in an oven… why am I in an oven? Who are you? Where am I?)
Deuteronomy laughed a merry laugh and the kitten looked at him oddly.
"Deuteronomy what is it", Jenny asked.
"His name isn't dove sono", he chuckled and looked at her. "He asked where he is."
"You understand him?"
"Yes, I don't know why I understand him or why he understands me."
"Maybe it because you are the Jellicle leader."
"Jellicle", the little kitten said and they turned to him. "Jellicle."
"Yes we are Jellicles little one", Deuteronomy said. "What's your name?"
"Sono Alonzo, chi sei?"
(I'm Alonzo, who're you?)
"Well Alonzo I'm Old Deuteronomy."
"Antico Deuteronomy", the kitten mused.
"Yes exactly", Deuteronomy said and smiled and held out his paw to Alonzo. "How do you do?"
"Ho paura", the kitten said and took his paw and Deuteronomy pulled him into a hug.
(I'm scared.)
"Don't be", he said softly rocking the kitten.
"Voglio sapere dove è mia mamma. Hai visto lei? Mi puoi dire?"
(I want to know where my mommy is. Have you seen her? Can you tell me?)
Alonzo looked up at Deuteronomy and the old tom sighed and put a hand on Alonzo's head and gently stroked it.
"I'm sorry", he said. "She is with the Everlasting cat now."
Alonzo's eyes widened.
"No", he said backing away. "No."
"Yes my boy I'm sorry."
"No!" Alonzo wailed and started to cry. Deuteronomy reached out for him but the kit backed away from him.
"Dad", a little voice said and Deuteronomy turned and saw Munkustrap. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing Munkustrap", Deuteronomy said as Jenny sat by the kitten and hugged him to her. The kit hugged her arm and cried too. "Just a kit losing his mother."
"What will we do with him now sir", Jenny asked while she rocked the crying kitten. "We can't send him away."
"I know Jenny… But who can he stay with?"
"I can take him", Jenny said. "But he won't understand me…"
"Then I guess he better lives with me."
Alonzo looked up at Deuteronomy, since he could, for some reason, understand him.
"Io ... Posso stare con voi", he asked.
(I… I can stay with you?)
Deuteronomy chuckled and walked over and picked up the kitten.
"Of course you can little one", he said and Alonzo rested his head on Deuteronomy's shoulder. "Now I think you need some sleep."
Deuteronomy put Alonzo in a small bed in his den. Munkustrap, who'd followed his father, and Tugger watched him curiously.
"Chi sono", Alonzo asked.
(Who are they?)
"These are my sons Munkustrap", Deuteronomy said and pointed at his son. "And Rum Tum Tugger."
"Munkustrap", Alonzo repeated and pointed at Munkustrap. "Rum Tum Tugger."
"Exactly."
"Daddy who's that", Tugger asked.
"This is Alonzo", Deuteronomy explained. "Alonzo isn't from London or England for that matter. He's from… Alonzo where are you from?"
"Io sono di Venezia", Alonzo answered proudly but then he yawned. "Scusi."
(I'm from Venice. Sorry.)
"It's okay son", Deuteronomy said. "Alonzo said he is from Venice."
"Where's that", Munkustrap asked.
"Italy", Deuteronomy explained.
"Italia", Alonzo said and lied down to sleep.
"Exactly", Deuteronomy said and smiled. "Now all of you lie down to sleep."
"Lullaby daddy", Tugger asked and Deuteronomy started to sing:
Sleep little catkin
It is still winter time
Yet sleeps the birch and the ling
roses and hyacinths.
It's still far to spring
before the rowan stands in bloom
Sleep you little catkin
it is still winter time
The sunlight-eye is watching you
The sun's embrace rocks you
Soon the forest path will be green
And every flower will flag
Yet a little sunshine-pray
Little catkin gets so green
The sunlight-eye is watching you
Sun's embrace is rocking you
Deuteronomy watched the little kittens and smiled. He knew Alonzo would be a good cat for the tribe, if he only learned the language.
TBC There next chapter up. The song sung is a well known (at least here) Swedish children song called "Sov du lilla videung". The melody is so sweet and I highly suggest you looking it up ;)
kboyer2013 - I'm happy you seem interested, sorry that it took so long to update.
HGP - I hope you'd say that ;)
KatyOnACloud - happy you do but if you haven't read the "A week with..." stories I wrote you won't understand much of this further on.