Disclaimer: The SWAT Kats are owned by Hanna Barbera and the Tremblay Brothers. I own the OCs.
More fun and fluff in this chapter. The darkness of the hospital will fade away temporarily.
Thank you MisaRae, my Co-Author and dear friend!
Jake, Tina, Felina, and Katerina sat at a table off in the corner of the diner. As they waited for their breakfast to be served, Tina's paws found Katerina's, and their fingers intertwined. When Felina noticed what had happened, she couldn't help but say, "Aww.
"What was that for, my friend?" Katerina asked.
"Sorry Katerina, it's just that you two are so adorable together. I am so happy you two have found each other. It's amazing how much you've turned your life around in such a short time, Katerina." Felina paused for a brief second before asking, "May I ask you something personal?"
"I don't see why not," Katerina replied.
"Did you ever figure your life would turn out like this? You were once a fierce air commander that didn't take crap from anyone. Now you are joining the academy, found someone to fall in love with, and you still don't take crap from anybody," Felina said.
Katerina turned her head to look at Tina, smiled, and then replied, "To be honest, Felina, no. I never thought my life would turn out like this. When I was captured and sent to prison, the only thing on my mind was revenge on the cats who put me there. That was before I started getting visits from T-Bone every week. At first, I sat there and said nothing to him, but kept a very angry scowl on my face to let him know I was still furious with him for his betrayal. As time went on, my anger towards him softened, and eventually, I started having feelings for him. I kept trying to fight it, but the harder I tried, the more I wanted to be with him. One day I decided to tell T-Bone how I felt about him. I paced around in my cell while I waited for T-Bone to show up for his weekly visit. I was so nervous about whether he was going to return my feelings or not that I started sweating."
Katerina took a sip from her water glass before continuing, "Finally, one of the prison guards came and got me. He took me to the visitor's area where T-Bone was waiting. My heart starting pounding in my chest when I saw him leaning against the wall and looking out of the window into the prison yard. I took my seat, and T-Bone took his across from me. Once the guard left us alone, I made my move. I leaned across the table and kissed him. We kissed for a minute, and then he pulled back. T-Bone took my paws in his, and then he told me that as much as I wanted us to be together, it would never work out because he was in love with another. I yelled for the guards to take me back to my cell, and once I was safely away from the tom that had just torn my heart to pieces, I cried my eyes out. After a few days of being depressed and almost taking my own life, I met Dr. Feral. She worked with me, helping turning my life around. T-Bone still came by for his weekly visits, and eventually, we became friends. Between Dr. Feral and T-Bone, I was able to survive being in prison, as well as changing my attitude towards life. I started helping other inmates with adjusting to prison life and became a model prisoner. With the help of Dr. Feral, I made the decision to join the academy."
"And now, she is my life!" Tina said, then got up from her seat and wrapped her arms around Katerina's neck.
A waiter walked over to the table, carrying a tray full of food. He lowered the tray onto the table next to theirs, stood up, and asked, "Ok, who ordered the Belgian Waffle with apples?"
Felina raised her paw, signaling the waiter.
The waiter took the plate with the waffle on it from the tray and placed it in front of her. He then asked, "Alright, who ordered the Western Omelet?"
Jake raised his paw and asked, "Did they add the hot peppers as I requested?"
The waiter lifted the plate and almost instantly smelled the heat from the hot peppers. He quickly lowered the plate and replied, "Yes, they are in there. Please be careful. Those mondo peppers you wanted are very hot. We don't want to have to call an ambulance."
"Don't worry; I'll be careful," Jake replied.
The waiter smiled and then asked, "I guess the two orders of pancakes are yours, ladies?"
Tina let go of Katerina, took her seat, placed her napkin in her lap, and then replied, "Yes, they are for me and my girlfriend here. Did you remember the fresh fruit on the side?"
The waiter didn't even bat an eye at Tina's response. He replied, "Yes, we did. There is an assortment of fruit in a bowl beside your order. Oh, you make a lovely couple, by the way. Even my tom-friend would agree with me that you two are made for each other."
Tina asked, "You're gay, too?"
"Yes, I am, and proud of it. I have been with my tom-friend for over eight years, and as soon as this state recognizes same-sex marriage, we are getting married," the waiter replied.
Katerina said to the waiter, "We have been discussing getting married, when the time is right. We never thought about if the state would even recognize us or not. I'm madly in love with her, and want to marry her. Once we graduate from the Enforcer Academy, that is."
"Good luck to both of you with your endeavors, and enjoy your breakfast," the waiter said, grabbed the tray, and left.
Felina waved her paw over Jake's omelet, and the heat of the peppers assaulted her nose. She said, "Is that even safe to eat, Jake? My throat feels like it is on fire just from taking a whiff."
"It will be fine, Felina. Chance and I eat these mondo peppers right off the plant. I'm used to the heat."
"Jake, those peppers are going to rot your stomach! I don't even want to know what they do your other parts. From now on, I am going to monitor what you eat. You need to stay fit and healthy, so you can see our kitten to adulthood. Giving yourself an ulcer isn't the way to do that," Felina said.
Just to prove Felina wrong, Jake cut a large chunk of the omelet and stuffed it into his mouth. As he chewed and the heat built up in his mouth, he smiled as beads of sweat started forming on his forehead.
Felina took his water and juice away from him, and then just sat there, watching him sweat with her arms crossed, waiting for him to reach the breaking point.
Katerina leaned over to Tina and whispered into her ear, "Do you think he is going to give in and beg for relief, or is she going to break her resolve first and not let him suffer?"
"I don't know, honey. Felina is very headstrong, and Jake can be very stubborn at times. It's a tossup, Katerina. I only hope that Jake doesn't suffer too much," Tina replied.
Jake was not going to let Felina win, no matter what. However, his body was sweating profusely from the heat that the peppers gave off. He started to pant as the remnants of the peppers took an even stronger hold.
Katerina saw how much pain Jake was in, grabbed a cold glass of milk from another table, and forced the contents down Jake's throat, killing the oils and residue from the peppers.
Jake felt the cold, soothing liquid hit his throat, and the burning sensation ebbed. He wiped his brow and said to Katerina, "Thank you. I knew those peppers were hot, but I didn't remember them being that bad. How many peppers did they put in there?" Jake opened the omelet, and saw that it was chock full of mondo peppers. He used his fork to remove some of the peppers from the omelet before closing it back up again. He said, "No wonder it was so spicy. The cook put enough peppers in there to make anyone sweat! I thought he would add only one, but six of them is way too much!"
"You were the one who said, 'I want it very hot, give me your worst', dear, so don't go and blame the cook. They gave you exactly what you wanted," Felina said.
"I might have said it, Felina, but I never thought they would make it. You were right, that thing is lethal," Jake said.
While Jake continued drinking water and anything else he could get his paws on, a few college-aged toms that were waiting to be seated got a good look at Tina and Katerina's tails. They walked over to the table and stood behind Felina and Jake, so they could address Tina and Katerina. One of them asked, "Hi, I'm Mike, and my friend here is Bob. We were wondering if you two ladies would like to spend the day at the beach with us so your friends here," Mike put his paws on Felina and Jake's shoulders before he continued, "can spend some time alone."
Tina looked up at Mike and replied, "My girlfriend and I are waiting for one other so we can have a day out."
"We can make sure that you two have just as much fun with us as you would with your friend, if not even more as the day progresses," Bob said, as he walked over to stand behind Tina.
Katerina did not like the way this conversation was going. She was about to stand up and give these two toms a piece of her mind when Tina placed a comforting paw on hers. Katerina calmed down ever so slightly, but kept her guard up in case she needed to teach those two a lesson.
Jake got up, turned to face Mike, and said, "I am pretty sure that the ladies don't want to go with you, so if you don't mind, we would like to finish our breakfast so we can get on with our day."
Mike smiled and said, "Look dude, you have three beautiful she-cats, and from the looks of you, it appears that you can only handle one. Why not let us lighten your load. We'll take good care of them. Really good." Mike waggled his eyebrows. So what if they are gay? By the time we are done tonight, they will be straight as arrows."
Felina had enough of them. She grabbed a few of the peppers that Jake had removed from his omelet and held them in her fist. She said, "My fiancé knows very well how to treat a she-cat, probably better than either of you. I suggest that you two leave us alone, so we can have fun together as we planned. "
Bob leaned forward and whispered into Tina's ear, "Sit tight, babe, we will be leaving shortly." He then stood up and said, "Mike, she is a feisty one. Maybe you should try to tame that one instead of Miss Hot Blondie over here." Bob pointed towards Katerina as he spoke.
Tina did not like to be called 'babe', period! Even Katerina never called her that. She got up from her seat and said to Bob, "One, my girlfriend and I have no desire to go with you and your friend anywhere!" She then grabbed Bob by scruff of the neck and said, "Two, I will never be your 'babe', and if you keep calling she-cats that, keep calling she-cats that, you are never going to get a decent one to date you. So grow up and learn how to treat a she-cat properly!" She then shoved him away from her.
Mike watched in awe as Tina, with her small but shapely form, berated Bob. He started to get aroused when he got a very good look at her butt and tail in her tight shorts. He said, "Bob, if these hot she-cats don't want to play with us right now, it's ok. But sooner or later, they are going to want to play with something bigger than what they have, and when they do, we will be waiting."
That was the last straw for Felina. She stood, took her fist that held the peppers in it, and slammed it into Mike's mouth. She said, "They are never going to want anything that you two have to offer, and furthermore, I should arrest you both for harassment. So you clowns have a choice to make: keep running those mouths of yours and end up in jail, or walk away with your tails between your legs. Oh, and Mike? I hope you like mondo peppers."
Mike's eyes went wide as the burning sensation took hold and started affecting his mouth and throat. He covered his mouth with his paws and ran towards the bathroom.
Bob watched as his friend took off towards the bathroom, then turned back to Felina and asked, "What the hell did you do to him?"
"He said we were hot, so I wanted to show him how hot we can be. I suggest that you go and check on him. Those mondo peppers are very nasty things," Felina replied.
Bob scowled and said, "He had better be alright, or I will find it very hard not to take a swing at a female!" He then took off after his friend.
Jake took Felina's paw in his and said, "You really should have not have given him those peppers. I certainly hope he can handle the heat."
"They both tried to handle three of the hottest she-cats in the city, so if he can't handle a little heat? Then he could not handle us," Felina replied.
Jake just shook his head at Felina's comments. Yes, he loved her, but some of the things she did made him start to doubt that she was stable.
They all finished their breakfast and left the diner.
Callie finished her morning routine and made her way back into the kitchen to start breakfast for herself and Chance. As she walked into the living room, she opened the curtains and peered out over the skyline of the city. Callie turned around and made her way to an end table that had a phone sitting on it. She picked up the receiver with her left paw and dialed the phone with her right. She then brought the phone up to her ear and waited for someone to pick up the phone on the other end.
On the second ring, a very young she-cat answered, "Hello."
Callie smiled when she heard Sarah's voice, and then she said, "Hi Sarah, its Callie. Are you ready for our play date today?"
"Callie! I was so excited that I am going to spend the day with you and some of your friends that I barely slept last night!" Sarah beamed into the phone.
"Well, I am glad that you are excited to spend the day with me, Sarah. There are so many fun things to do and see at the house, plus you will get to meet Persival. He is going to love you. Be sure to bring a bathing suit. There is a beautiful beach behind the house that I am sure you are going to want to play in, once you see it," Callie said. As she was talking to Sarah, a very warm, pleasant feeling a very warm, pleasant feeling spread from her heart to fill every single molecule of her body. She quickly thought to herself, 'Wow, is this how motherhood is supposed to feel? If it is, I can't wait until I am a mother to Chance's and my kittens!'
"Callie, can I ask you a question?" Sarah asked.
"Sure, Sarah, you can ask me anything," Callie replied.
"Is there a chance we can go for a ride on a Cyclotron?" Sarah sheepishly asked.
Callie had to think about it for a second. She did not want to bring a young kitten into the lair, but she did not want to disappoint Sarah, either. She replied, "I can ask T-Bone if it will be alright to bring you to the hangar, but I think that you are a little young to go for a ride, though."
"Oh, ok. I understand Callie. Is he going to come with us today?" Sarah asked.
"I will have to see how he is feeling, Sarah. He was injured pretty badly a few days ago. Then again, a day out of this stuffy apartment will do him good. I will see you in an hour at your mom's shop," Callie said.
"I can't wait, Callie! See you soon," Sarah said, and then she hung up the phone.
Callie hung up the phone and continued her way to the kitchen. She had no idea that her entire body was surrounded by a golden glow.
Chance lifted his head when he heard Callie talking to Sarah. He watched every single, tiny movement that her body made, and how she spoke to Sarah. Then he saw the smile that made his heart melt every time he saw it, and finally he noticed that Callie was surrounded by golden light. It made her even more gorgeous in his eyes. He then watched her hang up the phone and makes her way over to where he was still lying on the floor. He said, "Good morning, love. Who was that on the phone?"
Callie looked down and saw that Chance had not moved from the spot that she had left him in. She wiggled her nose, and suddenly, Chance was seated on a stool at the kitchen counter, dressed in a pair of jeans and a polo shirt.
He looked himself over, and then said, "Nicely done, love. Now, I know pregnant she-cats are supposed to have this glow around them, but I don't think they were talking about this." He pointed at her.
Callie didn't know what he was talking about, until she brought her left paw up to her face and saw it encased in a golden glow. She brought her paw up to her lips, closed her eyes, and let out a playful giggle. Callie lowered her paw to her side and said, "I doubt they were talking about this type of glow either, Chance. I guess talking to Sarah brought this on, or maybe it was when I thought about how much fun it is going to be a mother to our kittens, dear."
"I know exactly how you feel, Callie; I personally can't wait to hold my kittens in my arms for the first time. Even though I am big and tough on the outside, I know that once those kittens of ours get their tiny paws on me, I am going to be a complete mush," Chance said.
"I hope not too much of a mush, Chance. If our kittens are anything like us, we are going to have our paws full with them," Callie said.
"Now what would make you say that, Callie? Were you not the best behaved little kitten when you were growing up?" Chance asked his playful demeanor letting Callie know he was teasing her
Callie walked over to him, a mischievous glint her eye before she gently pried his knees apart to give her the perfect place to sit. She turned around and joined him on his current perch, the insides of his legs resting against the outside of hers as she pressed her back against his chest. She then grabbed his paws and placed them in her lap before she replied, "No, I was not the best behaved kitten when I was growing up, especially during my teenage years. I caught the eye of practically every tom back in high school, and was constantly being asked out. So, being a teenaged girl, I let the toms shower me with attention and take me out on dates. I was also a little naïve when it came to dating, though. At first, the toms I dated were complete gentlemen at all times. Then as we got to know each other better, they started to become more suggestive as to what we should do. Being curious, I let a few of the toms that I trusted play with me. Although I never let them get past the point where we could possibly get into trouble, I would make sure that they had their fun, so to speak. One particular day, my mom was still at work and school finished early. The tom I was dating at the time came back to my house, and we decided to watch a movie on TV. As the movie went on, his paw seemed to keep going farther up my leg, and he would nibble on my neck. Finally, I turned my head to ask him what he was doing, and he kissed me, hard, while his paw found the apex of my thighs, under my skirt. He picked me up and carried me to my bedroom, laid me down on my bed, and started undressing me. I was lost in arousal by that point, and let him do anything he wanted to. Just before he had me completely bare, my mother came home and caught us in a very compromising situation. She flipped her lid and started yelling at both of us. After she literally threw my ex-boyfriend out, just as he was, my mother gave me a stern talking to and she explained quite calmly that when she was in school, she went through the same thing when she was a teenager. I apologized profusely to her, and promised I would never let a tom push me into that situation again."
Chance took that opportunity to pull her tighter against his frame. He then kissed her right cheek and said, "You mother was just like mine. When I was a teenager, I had she-cats throwing themselves at me constantly. I loved the attention that I was getting, and I got more tail than I could count. My mother caught me in bed with a cheerleader one afternoon, just after we did the deed for the third time. She just slammed the door to my room and called my father. Once my father got home, he beat some sense into me, and I never forgot that lesson. The next day at school, I was sitting on the hood of my car with my current girlfriend, when a strange car pulled up to the front of the school. Do you want to know who got out of that car?"
Callie turned her head to the right to meet Chance's gaze. She then said, "I think I know where this is going, but sure, who got out of that car?"
"You did, my love. You were wearing these black jeans that hugged your legs, and a red and black button down shirt that was not tucked in. You were also wearing brown leather boots with a 3 inch heel, if I remember correctly. You closed the door to the car and walked towards the front entrance of the school. Your long hair bounced with every confident step you took. I was instantly transfixed by you. So much so, that my soon to be ex-girlfriend took notice and called you a whore. I broke up with her after yelling at her for that remark," Chance said.
"You broke up with her over a simple insult, why?" Callie asked.
"If she behaved like that without even meeting you, then she was not worth my time," Chance replied, and then gave her a quick kiss. He then asked, "Do you remember when we first met?"
"How could I forget? I was walking down the hall with my paws full of books when someone bumped into me, causing everything I was carrying to fall to the floor. No one stopped to help, except you. You looked so handsome in your Letterman jacket that my heart started to pound against my chest, and when our paws touched, I felt like I was on fire. I secretly hoped that you were going to ask me out, but you didn't. Instead, you just asked me if I was alright as you helped me back to my feet. Why didn't you ask me for a date then, Chance? If you did, we might have been high school sweethearts that ended up getting married soon afterward, instead of waiting seven years to do so," Callie said.
"Callie, there was nothing that I wanted more than to ask you out that day. However, I was a jock and we were supposed to date cheerleaders and other she-cats like that. If I started dating you, my social life would have changed, and what mattered most to me at that point was what my friends thought. I was too stupid at the time to realize what was right in front of me. Now I have, and I get to marry the smartest, most beautiful, and loving she-cat in the city."
Callie smiled and said, "And I get to marry the tom that I have wanted ever since high school. Chance, I may have dated other toms, but I always compared them to you. I guess, I have loved you for years, but could not tell you, either. You want to know something else?" She paused ever so briefly, and then said, "I'm going to love being the mother of our kittens. Shall we eat something? After yesterday's physical exertion, you are going to need food, if you want to make me scream again tonight."
"I love the way you think, Callie. We play with Sarah today, and then we get to play with each other tonight when we are alone. I'll even play dress up if you want me to," Chance said.
Callie spun around in his embrace, and felt his erection pushing into her stomach. She then said, "I don't think Sarah is ready for that type of dress up yet, but I would not mind seeing you in a costume like Adonis'." She purred after she finished speaking.
Chance kissed her and then said, "I think that can be arranged, as long as you wear your Empress uniform. I have a very hard time keeping my paws off of you when you wear that."
"Deal! I hope you eat enough today, 'cause you are going to need every ounce of energy you can get tonight," Callie said, and then she slid off of the stool she and Chance were sitting on and walked off into the kitchen to start breakfast for the two of them.
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