If this chapter confuses you, don't worry, all WILL be revealed...'Patience Is a Virtue!'

As I stared at the black and white tom, dancing away with Cassandra, the queen from the pound, questions raced around in my head. What was she doing here? Had Old D accepted her already? And, why was she dancing with Alonzo? Not noticing Rumpel jump from my arms, I turned, looking for the Jellicle Leader, but something else caught my eye.

A queen was sitting on the old car boot, singing softly as the 2 cats danced. At first I thought she was new too, but then, a flash of recognition spurred in my mind.

It was Jemima!

Looking again, I saw Demeter sitting by her sister, with Messega on her lap. I stared at the other young kitten, and in doing so, noticed something rather interesting.

I saw that Messega, though Demi had claimed she was all calico, had a tiny stripe of ginger running across her nose. I wondered if Demi had seen it yet. I was considering going over there and asking her, but was spared the decision by giggling behind me. I turned round - and came face to face with Bombalurina!

Immediately, I felt a blush creeping up my face. Desperately trying to ignore 2 giggling kittens, I gave the red hot queen a superior look, and opened my mouth to say something, but before I could get the words out, she said "Say, hot stuff, won't you take a walk with me?"

In that split second, all my anger vanished. I grinned at her, and, as all my previous feelings towards her came rushing back, I said, as calmly as I could "Sure, babe! What do you say to a riverside stroll?"

"As long as they don't come with us!"

So saying, she flicked her head in the direction of my fans. I gave them a quick look, that clearly said 'Stay away!', then turned, 1 arm around Bomba, and headed to the river.

On the way, I questioned her about various events, top of my list being (funnily enough) her new sister.

"Jemima's only 1 month old and already she's out and about - and singing too!" I quizzed. "What's up with that!"

Bomba gave me a wry grin, then said "There was always something special about that kit," she told me. "Demi sensed it first, and, gradually, the sensation has spread. This morning, apparently, Jemi asked to see 'Outside', and 'The Others', as she was calling us and the 'Yard. Rather reluctantly, Jenny brought her outside, but within 10 minutes she was confident enough to leave Jemima with Demi, so she could go and visit Skimble at the station. The kitten's been sitting quietly on that boot ever since. Even Messega's been off the boot for about 10 minutes, but not Jemi! Her mum told her to stay, and she did!"

"You know," she added, "if I didn't know better, I would place all bets on Jemima being vegetarian!"

That made me laugh - and then, before I even had time to think, my lips were pressed against Bomba's, and all worries, all emotions, in fact, everything just faded away. I felt like I was drowning, drowning in the love that I had been waiting for for soooooooooooooo long...

'Please,' I thought ', let it stay like this. Let us be lost in true love's kiss for all eternity.'

Ah, if only it could be so.

Nothing could've prepared us for what happened next...

Yeah, I know, another short chapter, another cliffhanger ending...I gotta stop doing that! Anyway, you're excited, right? Want to know what happens, right? Well, that's why they call it 'cliffhanger ending' - not that this is the End. Oh, no, we've still much, MUCH more to come yet! MWAAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Please R&R!