Disclaimer: The SWAT Kats are owned by Hanna Barbera and the Tremblay Brothers. I own the OCs.
Another fun chapter is here and it's all thanks to my Co-Author MisaRae!
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The night ended too quickly for Callista and Ulysses' liking. They both loved being in each other's arms, dancing the night away without a care in the world. As they drove back to Callista's apartment, she rested her head on his right shoulder with her paws in Ulysses' lap, holding his own right paw between them.
Every once in a while, Ulysses stole a glimpse of the angel that had captured his heart so many years ago. He could not help but smile as he thought about the day that she would become his wife. Ulysses pulled up in front of her building, parked the car, and shut it off. He looked over at Callista and was reluctant to move her. She looked absolutely beautiful, like a sleeping angel, but he knew she would sleep even better if she were safely in her bed. He slowly and carefully moved her so that her head and back were supported by her original seat, then slipped out of the car, made his way to her side, opened the door, un-did her seatbelt, picked her up in his arms, and closed the car's door with a bump of his right hip.
Callista was fast asleep. However, she felt Ulysses pick her up in his arms and she instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck. Once she was settled, she let out a purr of contentment.
Ulysses carried her to the front door of her building, reached up over the door, grabbed the key from the top of the doorframe where she kept it hidden, and opened the door. He entered the building, closing the door behind them and took her upstairs. Once they reached the top of the stairs, he opened the inner door to her apartment and carried her into her bedroom. He then slowly laid her down on the mattress, removed her shoes, and tucked her in. Ulysses couldn't take his eyes off of her, nor could he resist the call of her gently parted lips, so he leaned in to kiss her goodnight. After his lips left hers, he went back into the living room and settled in on the couch for the rest of the night. Ulysses soon fell asleep himself, dreaming of the day when he could call her his wife.
Early the next morning, Katerina shot awake, her pulse racing and her breath ragged. She sat for a moment, almost paralyzed with fear, until she gradually realized that it had all been just a nightmare. She looked over to the she-cat she loved, kissed her on the cheek, and got out of bed. Katerina made her way over to the window seat and sat down with her right leg folded underneath her as she looked out of the window at the rising sun. After a few minutes, a small tear left her right eye and she left the bedroom to get a glass of something that would hopefully banish her nightmare back to the depths of her mind. Katerina found herself in the kitchen with a cold glass of milk and a bottle of Frangelico. She poured some of the cordial into her glass and swirled the combined liquids around with a finger before she slowly drank the concoction. She slowly drank the concoction and let the alcohol do its work. Once the glass was emptied, she made herself another one, only this time a little stronger. After downing her second drink, she put her head down on the counter and let sleep claim her again.
Mark woke up when the sun's rays streamed through the window in their room and warmed his body. He opened his eyes, brought his paw up to his face and saw the ring on his finger. Mark still could not believe that less than twenty four hours ago, he had been a single tom who was hopelessly in love with his fiancé, and now he was married to her, or at least their alternate selves were married to each other. He lowered his arm and slipped it around the waist of his wife, pulling her closer to him as she slept.
Lisa started to stir when she felt Mark pulling her into his warm, muscular frame. She turned over and kissed him before she said, "Good morning, my husband."
"Good morning, my wife. Did you sleep well?" Mark asked.
"Mmm, I have not slept so well since I was a kitten. I love having you next to me at night. The gentle sounds that you make as you breathe lulled me into a deep sleep. I think I will keep you," she responded, then cuddled up to him.
Mark cinched his arm around her tighter, kissed her again, and then let her go. He said as he got out of bed, "As much as I want to spend the rest of the morning in bed with you, Lisa, I promised Sarah that I would be there when she woke, and I plan on keeping that promise." Mark went over to his bag, opened it, and pulled out some fresh clothing to wear. He then walked over to the bathroom and said, "I'll only be a minute," before he entered and closed the door.
Lisa watched his every move as he walked around the room, stark naked. She heard the water from the shower start and had an idea. She got out of bed, opened the door to the bathroom, and closed it behind her.
Jake woke up when he heard the shower start from down the hall. He also noticed that the only thing covering his body was his fiancé. He opened his eyes and looked at the mess the room was in, especially his underwear hanging from one of the blades of the ceiling fan. Jake tried to get out of bed, but between Felina's weight pinning him down and the soreness of his muscles, he couldn't move an inch.
Felina felt Jake try to move from under her and woke up from her peaceful slumber. She opened her eyes and said, "Last night was wonderful, Jake. Seven times. I can't believe we made love seven times! That has to be a record."
"I don't think they keep track of things like that, dear. Although I thoroughly loved every minute we spent together last night. Mark and Lisa are already up and moving. We should probably get moving ourselves," Jake said.
Felina lifted her head from her pillow and looked around the room. She then said, "What happened in here? This placed looks almost as bad as my apartment did before my sweet fiancé decided to clean it for me."
"What happened in here?!" Jake responded. "Felina, you were so intent on getting me undressed as fast as possible, so we could make love, you threw our clothing all over the place, not caring at all where they landed. As far as your apartment goes, I had to clean it , or the city would have condemned it, Felina. That place was such a mess, I am surprised the garbage wasn't walking around and taking itself out. I love you to death, Felina, but your sense of cleanliness is a bit off," Jake said.
The memory of last night flashed through her mind and she vaguely remembered, throwing Jake's underwear over her shoulder after she ripped them off with her teeth. She lowered her head back to his chest and played with the fur there with her left paw. She then said, "Between Lisa attacking Mark as soon as the door closed, and the conversation from last night, I guess I was so overcome with the desire to please my husband-to-be, that I lost control of myself. I hope I didn't hurt you too badly I… I was kind of aggressive with you."
Jake lovingly stroked her hair and replied, "Not too badly, dear, although I am kind of sore." He remembered the hot tub he had installed in their bathroom and asked, "Care to try out one of the toys I had installed?"
"What toy does my fiancé want to try out?" Felina asked before she licked his nipple.
Jake moaned as Felina's tongue ran across that sensitive piece of flesh. He then responded, "The new hot tub. It's big enough for two. From what I read, the jets are powerful enough to massage even the most stubborn of aches and pains. Care to see if it works?"
A devilish smile crossed Felina's face. She got off of Jake, made her way to the bathroom, making sure to sway her hips and tail to entice him to join her, and said, "If it works as well as you say it's supposed to, it may revive you enough to please me yet again. I'll be waiting for you in the nice, hot water, dear. But don't keep me waiting for too long, or I might have to start without you."
Jake watched as she disappeared behind the wall, leaving only the tip of her tail visible. He watched the tip move ever so sinuously, begging him to join her in the other room as he listened to the water filling up the tub. Jake then heard the water shut off and the tip of her tail moved like her finger did when she asked him to come to her. He obediently got out of bed, ran into the bathroom, and closed the door behind him.
Tina woke up when the sun's rays started to warm her body. She opened her eyes and expected to find her lover lying next to her, but instead she found Katerina's side of the bed cold and empty. Instantly, she became concerned for her lover and mate. Tina got out of bed, and went over to the closet where she found a fluffy robe. She quickly put in on and left the room to find Katerina. Tina went downstairs and instinctively headed for the kitchen. She found Katerina fast asleep at the kitchen counter with a bottle of milk and the cordial in front of her. Tina went over to her, lifted her right paw, and caressed Katerina's cheek.
Katerina slowly opened her left eye and noticed Tina standing next to her with a very concerned look on her beautiful face. Katerina lifted her head from the counter, opened her other eye, and asked, "What time is it?"
"It's six in the morning, love. Why are you not in our bed? I was worried when I woke up and didn't feel you lying next to me. Is everything alright?" Tina asked.
"I'm sorry, I had a nightmare and I didn't want to wake you," Katerina said one single tear escaping as she thought back to her horrible dream.
The moment Tina saw a tear escape, she knew how deeply the dream had affected her fiancée. She said as she caressed Katerina's face, "That was sweet of you, Katerina, but we are going to be one sometime soon, just like Mark and Lisa are. You could have awakened me and talked about it."
Katerina took Tina's paw in her left and said, "It's too difficult to talk about. I don't want you to leave me, too. I..I don't want to be alone anymore." Her eyes betrayed her and she started to cry like a kitten.
Tina wrapped her arms around Katerina and said, "I will never leave you, Katerina. I love you too much to do that. If something is bothering you, you need to tell me so I can help. I hate seeing you cry. Please tell me how I can help."
"I have never told you about how I became Turmoil, have I?" Katerina asked.
Tina pulled back, Tina pulled back a little, but left her arms around Katerina and shook her head.
"I was fifteen when my father was taken away from me and my mother. He was labeled as a traitor by the government for voicing his opinions aloud. I ran away from home, soon after that. I met a pilot whose name was Felix. He taught me everything I know about planes, how to fly them, and eventually, how to love. I fell in love with him and I thought he loved me, especially after taking my virginity. He convinced me to go back home and patch things up with my mother, and I agreed on the condition that he would be there to take away the pain again when I returned. When I arrived back at my parents' home, my mother was gone, too. She had been abducted by the same group who had taken my father, and apparently, they were looking for me. I ran as fast as I could back to Felix's so I could feel safe in his arms again, only to find that he was gone. The only thing he left was a note telling me goodbye. That was the moment when Katerina Belikov died and Turmoil was born. I lived as a ruthless leader for over thirteen years, building an elite force of she-cats that ruled the skies."
"I'm so sorry, I had.." Tina started to say, but she was silenced by Katerina putting a finger to her lips.
"That all changed when I met T-Bone. At first we didn't see eye-to eye on anything, especially after I captured him in my tractor beam. I thought I had convinced him to join me as my second-in-command. I gave him a uniform that, well, accentuated his male form, and when we kissed for the first time, I thought I thought I had found someone who would make me feel loved again. Then he betrayed me, or so I thought.
T-Bone visited me in prison every week and kindled my desire to be reformed. At the time, I thought he genuinely had feelings for me. I mean, why would the tom who put me in prison take the time to visit if there was nothing between us? Then he dropped a bomb that made me want to stop living: he told me he was in madly in love with the Deputy Mayor, and had been for years. Once again, I had been betrayed by someone that I loved and who I thought loved me. I lost the will to fight. I completely shut down and just wanted to die. I didn't eat, I didn't leave my cell, and I became a living zombie. During that time, I was connected with Dr. Adara Feral. She helped me and nurtured me back onto the right path. Yes, T-Bone still visited me. However, I distanced myself from him. Then just as I had finally recovered somewhat, Dark Kat kidnapped me and forced me to work for him," Katerina explained, and as she spoke, more tears fell from her eyes.
Tina so wanted to pull Katerina tight to her and tell her that everything was going to be alright. Instead, her own tears started to fall as the love of her life told her tale.
Katerina wiped the tears from her face and then continued, "After the whole mess with Dark Kat and becoming a SWAT Kat, Felina offered me a chance to really make a difference in the lives of the citizens of MegaKat City by becoming an Enforcer. That was when I met you, Tina. I never thought I was into females like several of my subordinates were. There were several nights when they would go to bed, or steal these little kisses with each other, and I would feel slightly jealous of them since they had someone to love and I had no one. But then I got to know you better, and I fell for you. I can't help feeling as though you are going to leave me, just like everyone else I have ever loved." She grasped Tina's shoulders tightly in her paws and said, "I love you so much that if you ever left me, I wouldn't want to live anymore!" Katerina pulled Tina to her and hugged her tight while soaking her robe with tears.
Tina returned her embrace and stroked her hair in an attempt to get her mate to calm down. She said, "I could never leave you, Katerina! I love you way too much to do that. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. For the first time in my life, in my life, I'm actually looking forward to having a house, two cars, kittens.. you know. Take a shot at the whole stereotypical domestic thing. When I told my parents I was gay, I thought I was disappointing them, since any dreams they had of grandkittens went up in smoke. That was far from the truth. My mother hugged me and my father pulled us both into a hug. They just want me to be happy with my choices in life and you, my dear, make me very happy." She pulled back so she could look into Katerina's eyes, and then said, "I want you to meet my parents, Katerina. You think I look exotic? Wait until you see my mother. She is a pure lynx and a gorgeous one at that. My father, on the other hand, always looks like he is going to cry since he is an ocelot. Even when he smiles, his markings make it look like he has tears running down his face, and it's absolutely adorable. They are going to love you, Katerina."
Katerina lifted her face to meet Tina's, and then asked, "You think so? I would hate to disappoint them. They sound nice."
Tina stroked Katerina's left cheek with her right paw and replied, "Never. My parents are some of the nicest and most loving cats you will ever meet." She then put both of her paws on Katerina's cheeks and asked, "Do you feel better now?"
"A little. Could you stay here and cuddle with me on the couch for a bit? I need to feel your touch right now," Katerina said.
"Alright, my love," Tina said as she removed her paws from Katerina's face and interlaced her fingers with Katerina's, then led her to the couch. They sat down, and Katerina cuddled up to Tina like a kitten, leaning her head against Tina's left shoulder.
Tina wrapped her left arm around Katerina, grabbed a plaid throw from the back of the couch and used it to cover both of them as they watched the sunrise through the windows of the house together.
Chance and Callie were woken up by the sounds of seagulls outside their bedroom window. Callie got out of bed, threw on a robe, and left the bedroom to check on Sarah. She went down the hall to Sarah's bedroom and softly knocked on the door. When she didn't get a response, she opened the door and looked inside. Callie expected to find a soundly sleeping kitten, but instead, she found an empty bed. Fearing the worst, she ran back to her bedroom and yelled, "Sarah is gone!" She then frantically started putting on some clothes in case she had to go outside to look for her.
"What do you mean she's gone?" Chance asked as he bolted out of bed and grabbed a pair of pants.
"She is not in her room, and with those Society cats still running around out there, I am not taking any chances, especially with a kitten that has absolutely nothing to do with any of this," Callie nervously said.
Chance secured his pants and went to Callie. He then put his paws on her shoulders, forced her to look at him, and said, "Callie, calm down. She is probably downstairs getting a glass of milk or something. The Society doesn't even know where we are right now, or at least, I don't think so. I can understand why you would think that way, but I believe you are overreacting."
Callie took a deep breath and calmed down just enough to say, "You may be right, but I swear if they lay one finger on Sarah, there will not be a hole deep enough for them to hide in that I won't find them!" She pulled herself free of his grasp and ran out of the room.
Callie went downstairs and to the kitchen, bypassing the living room completely. She entered the kitchen, looked around, and noticed that almost nothing had been touched since the previous night. There was now a bottle of Frangelico and a bottle of milk standing on the counter that was not there previously. Callie put the two bottles away as she wondered who left them out. She then ran through the dining room and back to the main hall. Callie crossed the hall and entered the living room, her frantic gaze landing on Tina and Katerina, who were curled up on the couch. Callie walked over and gently woke them.
They both opened their eyes and saw Callie standing in front of them, her worry coming off her in waves front of them.
"What's wrong?" Tina asked.
"Sarah is not in her room this morning," Callie responded.
Both Tina and Katerina sat up, then Katerina asked, "Where could she have gone? The front door was closed and locked from what I could tell when I came down earlier."
"I honestly do not know, Katerina," Callie responded as she frantically looked around the living room for Sarah.
Persival heard his mistress and opened his right eye. He noticed her looking for something, but he wasn't sure what. He opened both of his eyes and said, "Milady, please keep it down. Sarah is sound asleep and I would prefer not to wake her."
Callie went over to Persival, crouched down to the puma, and asked, "You know where Sarah is?"
Persival lifted his left wing to reveal the sleeping kitten, and then lowered it back down to cover and keep her warm. Once he had done so, Persival said, "She came down last night after she was awakened by you and your friends who apparently were quite vocal." His tone changed to a quite serious one as he narrowed his eyes and said, "Mistress, you know how I feel about you, and I would do anything for you and your family, including laying my life on the line. However, you all knew there was a young kitten in the house, and all of you, I mean all of you, have behaved disgracefully, putting desire before your responsibilities to Sarah and her wellbeing! You should feel ashamed that she felt compelled to sleep down here on the floor instead of in her warm bed!"
Callie moved to Persival's left and fell to her knees. She then gazed at the sleeping kitten resting comfortably under Persival's left wing. She moved some hair from Sarah's face and bent forward to kiss the kitten's forehead. She then righted herself and turned to Persival before saying, "You are right, Persival. We were all so caught up in each other last night, we forgot about Sarah. When she wakes up, we all will apologize to her."
"That would be a start, mistress," Persival said.
Sarah stirred and opened her eyes. She slowly sat up, gently pushing Persival's wing out of her way as she did so, then said, "Good morning." She looked around, realized where she was, and turned back to Callie with a confused expression on her face. "Why am I sleeping on the floor?"
Callie turned bright red as she wondered how on earth she was supposed to explain what had made Sarah leave her room and sleep downstairs.
"Go on, mistress. Answer her," Persival said.
Callie nervously answered "Sarah, I guess Chance and I were a little too loud as we showed our love for each other last night. I'm sorry we woke you."
Sarah had heard similar noises from her parents' bedroom after she went to bed and they probably thought she was asleep, but she had no idea what those sounds actually were. When Sarah questioned her mother as to why there was so much noise coming from their room, her mother always quickly changed the subject and left the room with her tail between her legs. Sarah responded to Callie in the only way a five-year old kitten could. She said, "It's alright, Callie. I hear the same sounds coming from my parents' bedroom sometimes." Sarah's stomach growled loudly. She put a paw over her stomach and asked, "Can we make breakfast? I'm hungry."
Callie suppressed a bout of laughter at Sarah's response. With a smile on her face, she answered, "Sure, Sarah. We can make breakfast after you get changed into some of my old clothes and the rest of our family arrives." Callie reached out and picked Sarah up. She rubbed noses with the kitten and then said, "Come back upstairs with me. I'm sure we can find something for you to wear that will make you look even more adorable than you already are!"
Sarah wrapped her arms around Callie's neck as they left the room and went upstairs.
Tina and Katerina relaxed and slumped back into the couch after Sarah had been found. Tina stroked Katerina's long blonde hair as she said, "If we are going to be adoptive aunts to Sarah, and eventually Callie and Felina's kittens, we will need to learn to be quieter when we make love, dear. I don't want to be the one who has to explain to a kitten what all the noise coming from our bedroom is."
"Da. We definitely need to practice keeping quiet because any future kitten of ours will definitely ask, and I do not want to be the one to try and explain. However, Callie handled the subject very well. I have a good feeling that she is going to excel at motherhood. Now we really should go up and get changed, ourselves. As much as I love this bathrobe, I don't want our brother to see us like this," Katerina said.
They both got off of the couch and went upstairs to change. Once they reached their room,Katerina opened the door. But before they entered, Tina stopped her, kissed her lips, and said, "As soon as we are able, I want a kitten. I want to know what it feels like to be called 'Mommy'."
Katerina smiled at Tina and caressed her cheek. She then said, "I want that too, Tina, but you are the only one I want to experience parenthood with."
They shared another passionate kiss, then slipped inside their bedroom, and closed the door.
End of Chapter