The New Girl in Town
Rebecca: Yes, it is me, again. I don't own Cats.
Marley: In a hurry?
Rebecca: I just wanna start the story. Enjoy!
Plato's POV
I got back from my breakfast, excited to talk to the new girl, Marley. I was on cloud 9 just thinking about a night alone with Marley. I stopped dead. She was with Admetus! Licking a wound he had, where'd he get that wound?
They looked really friendly towards each other. Admetus had already made a move, I'd have to move fast. But she probably wouldn't want to talk to me now that her and Admetus were getting so close... I moped and jumped up onto the car to drown in my sorrows.
I watched as Admetus walked over to the medical den and Marley head towards Electra's den. Maybe I could ask her for a nice moonlit date.
Marley's POV
"Hey, I'm back from breakfast." I announced to the group of queen kittens.
"You took a long time, did anything bad happen?" Victoria asked.
"Did anything good happen?" Jemima said, knowing I went with either Admetus or Plato.
"Well, me and Admetus were eating our fresh kill and started playing around. He started running away, but I fell behind and was all alone. And this tom named Macavity comes and freaks me out, and then he hit me SO hard, twice. And then Admetus tried to be a hero and started defend me. He hit Macavity a few times, then Macavity scratched him very hard in the shoulder. I scratched Macavity in the eyes, and we ran." I explained.
All of them were wide-eyed and open-mouthed. "Macavity?" They all exclaimed together.
"Yah, who is he?"
They all gasped. "Macavity's an evil magic cat. He has a large tribe of criminals who do his bidding. He's very, very dangerous." Electra explained. "Go tell Munkustrap and Old Deuteronomy."
I nodded and left the den. I was heading over to where Old Deuteronomy usually lounges until Plato walked over to me. "Hey, Marley."
"Hi, Plato. Did you need something?" He seemed nervous.
Plato looked up from the ground. "Do you want to go one a date with me? We could walk around the junkyard at night."
Well, that caught me off guard. "Um... Sure."
Plato beamed. "I'll meet you on the car at nightfall?"
I nodded. "Sure."
Plato walked away and I walked towards Old Deuteronomy.
****** NIGHTFALL ******
Plato's POV
I was waiting on the car when Marley walked over to me. Her fur seemed to glisten in the moonlight, making her even more radiant. She smiled at me and jumped up onto the car.
"Hi, Plato. Are you ready to... um... walk around?" Marley asked.
"Yah, let's go." I helped her off of the car and led her to the outskirts of the junkyard. "It's much quieter out here."
"It's really peaceful. A nice place to just think." Marley agreed.
"What were you talking to Old D about?" I was curious.
"Oh... Well, I got attacked by Macavity."She muttered.
"Oh my gosh! Are you ok? How did you get away?" I lightly grasped Marley arm protectively.
"I'm ok, he only hit me. Admetus helped me a lot. He got scratched pretty bad in the shoulder, sadly. I scratched Macavity in the eye and we ran off." Marley gave a short explanation.
"Admetus is ok, he sleeps in the den right next to me. Where'd he hit you?" I hoped she wasn't too hurt.
"He hit me on my face..." Marley lightly touched her cheek.
I examined her cheek. "It doesn't look like it's all puffed up. I think you might be bruised, though. Do you want me to take you to Jennyanydots?"
"No! I'm fine, trust me."
Marley and I kept walking for a few hours, talking about this and that. I really liked talking to her. She was funny, playful, pretty smart, and s bit shy. Marley was great! I bet, once we were old and close enough, we could be mates.
After our date, I led Marley back to the central junkyard. "Do you have a den, yet?"
"I think so, but I'm not positive where it is, and it's late. I'll see if I could sleep at a friend's den." Marley walked towards Jemima's den.
I went back to my den, Admetus was waiting outside. "Hey, Plato."
"Hey, Admetus." I glared at him. We both liked Marley, this was going to be a war.
"So, you went on a date with Marley?" Admetus growled out of jealousy.
"Yah, it was great. Better then catching mice and being mauled by Macavity." I couldn't believe he let Macavity lay a finger on Marley!
Admetus got up and growled in my face. "Hey, that wasn't my fault! We were playing and I just so happen to be faster then her! I defended her! She might've died if I hadn't come." Admetus then looked worried, like he didn't like the thought of her dying.
"She doesn't like you, though! Can't you see that?" Marley was mine.
"She doesn't like you either, she just got here."
"Then, I challenge you! Let's see who can win her heart by the end of the jellicle ball." I proposed, knowing I would win.
"A bet? We're betting over her? That's so sexist! She's not an object." Admetus argued.
"It's not a bet, just some friendly competition."
Admetus "humph"ed. "Fine, since you won't shut up about it." We shook paw and went to sleep in our dens.
Marley's POV
I walked towards Jemima's den. "Jemima?" I called, quietly, from outside.
She popped her head out. "Yes?"
"I don't know where my den is, I was going to search tomorrow. Could I sleep in your den tonight?" I pleaded.
"Of course, Marley. Come in." Jemima led me into her cozy den. "Do you want to talk, or are you tired?"
"We could talk." I wasn't too tired, not yet,
"You and Admetus are already getting pretty close, huh?" Jemima smiled playfully.
I gave a slight blush. "I-I guess. I don't him very well, but he acts really nice and he's playful. And the way he looks at me, like I'm special or something." I trailed off, lost in my thoughts.
"You two sound perfect for each other. But didn't you go on a date with Plato?"
"Yah, we walked around and talked. He's funny, nice, energetic." Why was it that I was less excited when I talked about Plato?
"Let's go to bed." Jemima and I quickly fell asleep.
Rebecca: Ok! Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter.
Admetus: Stupid Plato, and his stupid date with Marley, and his stupid competition!
Rebecca: O~k? The question of the day is, who do you think Marley should end up with? I know I kind of made it obvious, but what are your opinions?