I am so sorry for the amount of time it has taken me to get this done. I am not the most organised of people and having to juggle coursework, homework, school, family, boyfriend, rehearsals for a show I'm in and an extra A.S level I'm doing has pushed fanfic to the back of my priorities.
However I am getting on top of things now and half term is only around the corner so I should be able to get the next part posted much much quicker :D

Again, I'm so sorry. :(

Kailiata x

Electra was sure someone must be able to hear her heart pounding.

"I can't do it Quaxo. I'm so scared!" She felt the magical cat grip her paw.

"You can to it, Electra. Just remember what I taught you and you'll be fine!"

Electra took a deep breath as she heard Skimbleshanks make his appearance.

"Good luck." Quaxo kissed her head and smiled at her as she prepared to start her first Jellicle ball.

At the dreaded 'dun dun dun dun' Electra twisted herself into position. She hoped and prayed no-one could see how much she was shaking. She put all her focus into listening to the music and for her solo line.

Her line was her pride and joy. Even Victoria hadn't been given a solo line in the first song. Electra had smiled, although she felt bad about it, when Jenny had screwed up her face at the dancing kitten's singing.

"Best concentrate on your dancing dear, you can sing your line with me"

As Munkustrap began to sing, Electra listened. She broke focus for a moment, glancing up at Tugger as he sung his first line. He winked at her and Electra was pleased it was dark so no-one could see her blushing. As Jemima walked forward, singing her line Electra watched. Her step seemed laboured and she didn't even smile when she finished singing. For a moment Electra felt sorry but the feeling vanished as suddenly as it had appeared.

Victoria's shared line was sung, Jenny's voice drowning out the queens quiet voice. Before Electra knew it, she was singing, her voice full of expression. Five words but each of them was special to Electra. As her line finished, she turned to watch as Bomba and Quaxo each sung their lines. She couldn't help smiling at the line Quaxo had been given. It was hard to believe any cat as graceful as the magical tom being a rat catcher.

As Etcetera sang her line what Quaxo had said sang into Electra's mind. Etcetera had really grown up. Over the past month, Electra had learnt a lot about her friends. Etcetera hjad shown a serious side to her usually childish nature and Jemima had revealed herself to be jealous and selfish. Two things Electra had never noticed before. She was beginning to have doubts about going to the ball with Quaxo, was it worth breaking her friends apart?

Electra had spent the last night worrying and thinking. She had thought long and hard about how she was going to deal with Jemima. A true friend would be happy for her. But did that mean Jemima wasn't a good friend? Electra had fallen asleep before anything could come of her worrying.

With the introductions over with, each cat having sung their solo line save for Victoria. The main dance began. As Electra leaned forward, Quaxo caught her eye. She smiled and he winked back. Oh what a surprise the other cats were going to get when they put their plan into practice later that evening!

The dancing continued and Electra watched in awe as Etcetera made flying on the trapeze look easy. Electra had tried it herself when she thought no-one was watching. It had wobbled so much she let go and fell straight into a pile of mud. She had struggled to explain that to her mum when she went home that night.

When the cats moved into position for the choir part of the song, a part Jenny had insisted they remained still for. Electra found herself right in the middle. A position she favoured. It meant she wasn't noticed and being small, she could blend in easily. It was all going well until they crouched forward for 'begin with a "C"'. Electra jumped out of her skin as Jenny squawked out her highest C, right into Electra's ear. Jenny ignored the strange and slightly pained look Electra gave her, smiling as if it had all been planned.
'I'll never understand old cats' Electra thought to herself as the ringing in her ears began to subside.

Electra's fears had almost disappeared as se enjoyed waving her paws around to the music. She had completely forgotten about the high note that was getting closer. It came too soon and Electra realised she had nowhere near enough breath. Her fears returned, the sick feeling in her stomach was back. What if she sang completely out of tune?

Summoning all the breath she had, she began to sing the final note. She was just running out of breath when a boot dropped from the sky.

'Thank you snooty humans!' she said quietly to herself and composed herself ready to try again.

She was much more confident, raising her hand and making sure she had enough breath for the long note. It went fine and Electra had to force herself not to smile as the most serious part of the whole song began.

Electra almost giggled as they neared the end of the most boring song she had ever had to sing. She had just seen Pouncival yawn.

On 'What' all the cats had to stand up tall. Except Electra who didn't grow much even on her tiptoes. She had almost fallen asleep through the last part of the song but was soon woken up as the exciting music began again.

Electra made her way carefully down the steps and began to dance. Quaxo had told her to follow Bombalurina but Electra was proud to say she didn't need to. The music took her away and she began to enjoy herself.

In her group she smiled at Rumpleteazer before they stepped forward. The rest of the dance was like a blur and before she knew it she was knelt at the front of the formation, preparing to say the poem she had been taught. She was next to Rumpleteazer again and tried not to laugh as a fly landed on her shoulder and the poor tabby tried desperately to get it of without moving too much.

She let one giggle escape as her name appeared in the poem but kept it quiet. She didn't understand why she found it so exciting for her name to be in the poem.

Electra, being on the corner, was the first of the cats to disperse from the formation. She smiled as Quaxo skidded next to her.

'You're doing great!' he whispered in her ear and Electra nuzzled him fondly, ignoring the looks they received from the older cats. Electra enjoyed the next few moments simply because Quaxo was near her. She felt content just knowing he loved her.

Echoing 'name' Electra crawled into the pipe, sensing Quaxo behind her. She watched Victoria's over his shoulder.

'She's incredible..' Electra said in awe, watching her friend.

Quaxo nodded. 'Are you happy about her and your brother?'

Electra looked at Quaxo in alarm. 'Of course! Why do you ask?'

'No reason.' Electra wanted to press it further but Quaxo disappeared out of the pipe, and started to dance with the beautiful queen.

Skidding onstage, Electra began to dance and to her surprise found herself right at the front once again. When Munkustrap broke away from the triangle they had just formed, Electra felt someone grip her paw. Her eyes watered as she felt claws dig into her paw and she bit her lip to stop her crying out.

She tried to pull free but Jemima's grip was tight. She only let go when Munkustrap returned to his place and they raised their paws.

As a new type of music started, Electra jumped at the chance to get Munkustraps attention. She quickly showed him her paw and he was about to ask her what happened when Jemima tapped him on the shoulder and Electra disappeared.