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Post by orangekittencream on Jul 1, 2007 23:16:38 GMT -5
The black and gold Queen hissed softly to herself. Perhaps that hadn't been such a good idea. Now the kitten was stuck. And Cassie was being no help. She glared at the other Queen. Well, if she was going to be so obvious, she could help her. Not like Demeter really cared either way. She could get herself untangled.
The Queen reached up and started to pick up the Princess' paws, wincing as each little claw came undone from her headfur. Demeter shook her head and she was now cradling the small kitten.
"You are a handful," she murmered. Despite this, she still had a liking for her.
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Post by Arya on Jul 1, 2007 23:39:23 GMT -5
Cassandra glared back but broke eye contact as Demeter started to untangle the kitten.
Alicia mewed softly wiggling her paws on the air and swaying her tail, if she could giggle, she would be. She smiled in a way wiggling her paws at Demeter.
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Post by Shannon on Jul 2, 2007 1:52:15 GMT -5
Bombalurina was about to snap at Demeter for putting Alicia so high, but decided against it. No need to make Deme even more upset. Well, atleast, Bomba guessed she was upset. Deme wasn't acting like it, but the red queen knew Demeter was upset deep down. She'd have to talk to her.
And Tugger. When Munkustrap commented Tugger's fathering abilities, Bomba had winced slightly. She'd have to tell him... Now? Well, Bella seemed happy by herself, Arri was with her father, Etcy was holding Apollo, and Deme had Alicia. No excuses. She was kitten-free.
"Tugger?" Bomba asked, standing slowly. "Could I talk to you for a moment?" She avoided Munkustrap's gaze. "Um, outside?"
Ariadne snuggled closer to her papa until she almost disappeared completly into his fur. She yawned, then purred softly.
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Post by Coricopat~Tantomile on Jul 2, 2007 9:51:18 GMT -5
Jellylorum woke from her nap with a wide yawn and watched the goings on with the kittens. She watched Bella wiggle away from her family and decided to keep an eye on the kitten. Then she heard Munkusrap's comment about Tugger. 'Tugger, a father?!' she thought incredulously, barely suppressing a laugh. The day the maned cat settled down to start a family was the day she would start barking and calling herself a Pollicle! 'Especially not with my Etcy.' She didn't like the fact that her daughter was obsessed with Tugger, but she figured it had been a harmless kittenhood crush -- until she started mentioning mating and kittens!
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Post by Shannon on Jul 2, 2007 11:55:03 GMT -5
"Hi mama," Jemima said, rushing to cuddle up to her mother. Yes, there was nothing like a mother's warmth when you felt slightly excluded.
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Post by Coricopat~Tantomile on Jul 2, 2007 14:03:57 GMT -5
"Jemmy," Jellylorum nuzzled her daughter lovingly. "Want to help me keep an eye on Bella?" She noticed that Etcetera was hogging Tugger's attention until Bombalurina lured him away for a chat, which was why Jemmy looked dejected.
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Post by Shannon on Jul 2, 2007 14:09:27 GMT -5
Jemima looked over at the small kitten. "'Kay," she agreed, resting her chin on her paws. She looked over at Etcy and narrowed her eyes. She could have Tugger, but Jemima was claiming Jellylorum. Tugger wasn't that cool anyway. No, wait. He was.
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Post by Coricopat~Tantomile on Jul 2, 2007 14:14:17 GMT -5
Jellylorum watched her daughter glare at Etcetera. "Jemmy, you can be my assistant when Coricopat and Tantomile return from the junkyard. They'll need to be examined for injuries when they come back." She knew that both girls loved helping her heal people, and giving Jemmy the position of assistant healer might make her feel a bit better.
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Post by Shannon on Jul 2, 2007 14:27:08 GMT -5
"Really?" Jemima squealed, her face brightening. "That would be so cooool!" Her tail flicked happily, and she grinned. Take that, Etce!
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Post by Coricopat~Tantomile on Jul 2, 2007 14:35:37 GMT -5
Jellylorum nodded and started grooming Jemima. "You'll have to be very clean when you're a healer's assistant. Any dirt or germs could get into an injury and infect a patient's wounds" She started going on and on about cleanliness and what Jemmy's responsibilities as a healer's assistant would be. "I thought it was boring when Jennyanydots taught me, but it's all very important."
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Post by Shannon on Jul 2, 2007 15:22:10 GMT -5
"Mmhmm," Jemima said, not really listening to her mother. She was used to blocking out her mother's voice. Jelly could get very, very boring at times.
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Post by cookingspray on Jul 3, 2007 22:55:43 GMT -5
Tugger looked up at the Scarlet Queen, perplexed as to why she required his attention - the only reason she'd needed it before was bygone, now that she'd gone and started a family with Munk. Still, he might as well oblige. What better things did he have to do?
"Sure," he answered with a shrug, removing the other arm from Jemima (he didn't think she'd notice or mind, what with her excitement toward's Jelly's proposition). Etcetera, on the other hand, might mind.
"Gotta go. Adult stuff." He reached down, fluffed her head fur, and then made for the closet door.
Really, what could Bomba have to talk about with him? At any rate, he supposed he'd find out. He couldn't think of anything, unless she was getting bored of her new mate already, and her request had actually been for a distraction. . . but he highly doubted that. Whatever they'd had, they were over. And he was fine with it.
Bella stirred in her sleep, breath audibly puffing. She was having a dream. . . a really great dream. . . In it, there were no too-close fur-smells or itchy tongues or paws touching her. Just herself. Mama-cat was there, and so were sister-cats and brother-cat. . . and the real dad-cat, finally, all off to the side.
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Post by Shannon on Jul 4, 2007 0:21:27 GMT -5
Bombalurina led Tugger quite aways from the closet, careful to make sure they were out of ear shot. With a deep breath, she started.
"Do... you remember the Jellicles Ball when we... hooked up, right?" It felt sort of weird talking about it. Usually, the pair never really discussed sex. "Well, I..." She paused. How was she supposed to tell him?!
"Tugger, you... you have a daughter." She paused. She knew he had fathered at least one of her children. Ariadne was obviously Munkustrap's, Alicia was probably Admetus', and Apollinax... Probably Munkus again. But Bella... Bella was the oddball. She didn't look like any of the toms, really, but Bombalurina had decided she was most likely Tugger's.
"Bella," she said softly, "is your child."
Bombalurina wasn't sure how Tugger was going to take it. She debated over whether to go on, but decided to wait to see how he would react. Oh Heaviside.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on Jul 4, 2007 9:39:03 GMT -5
"Tugger!" Etcetera curled her paws around Apollo when the tom began to move away, and she pulled, tugging him away from Tugger's paw.
Apollinax flailed when he was yanked away from yummy-cat, and then he began to cry, for the first time, really, his little face screwed up, tears spilling from the corner of his eyes, his mouth open in sobs that couldn't be heard.
"Shh..." Etcetera cuddled Apollinax like she had been taught, rubbing his back and kissing his ears. "Shh. Tugger will be back, yes he will. Shhh..."
Apollinax didn't stop, though, and he clung to the little she-cat as he cried, his claws pricking her back and shoulders.
Etcetera winced and looked to her mother. "Momma! He's sad!"
Munkustrap, watching Bella closely (she may have wanted to be on her own, but she was still just a week-old kitten, prone to getting too-cold or stepped on), barely gave Bomba and Tugger more than a questioning glance as they left, and he didn't notice Apollinax's silent tears until Etcetera called to Jelly for help.
When that happened, though, he looked down, looked at his paws. His son, his oldest child, was upset, and he knew that if he tried to do anything about it, anything at all, he'd only make things worse. What sort of father would he be, if he had to all but ignore one of his children?
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Post by cookingspray on Jul 4, 2007 14:52:16 GMT -5
The Maine Coon barely heeded Etcetera's protest, allowing his paw to be forcibly wrenched away, and didn't look back to see Apollo's cries. (He might've paid more attention if he had, but his curiosity was already getting the best of him.)
He followed Bomba out, and waited for her to speak. And when she did. . . he thought he was hearing things.
There was a bit of a dumbfounded silence as Tugger processed what he had just been told. Undoubtedly, he remembered that he and Bomba had "hooked up" (as she put it). . . really, did she think he would forget so quickly? But the fact that they had had sex, and that she had given birth to kittens soonafter had never really aligned to him. He'd just naturally assumed that the kittens were all Munkustrap's, although he could see now that this assumption was a bit of a foolish one. For one, not all of them looked the slightest bit like him, which should've been proof enough. . . but Tugger could be notoriously slow when he wanted to be.
But surely, this was some kind of joke. It seemed like a joke, after what Munk had just said earlier - had Bomba already told him? Did everyone know that the Rum Tum Tugger was a daddy except for the Tugger himself?
He forced a laugh. "You're lying, Bomba. I get it - you want me to take some responsibility. Your mate may say I'd make a good father. . . but trust me when I say you can find another way."
Deep down, he knew that she was telling the truth, though. He just. . . didn't want to face it, for some reason. What if he let her down, just like her mother?
He couldn't do this. Bomba would've been better off never telling him.
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