Hyper 2
At the end of the night, Munkustrap had told the Jellicles he would give them four Jellicle balls, one for summer, one for spring, one for winter and one for fall. All the Jellicles were very excited by this, and couldn’t wait until they got home to write it on their calendars. As the crowd of Jellicles died down, and they all went home, Cassandra and Munkustrap sat down on the tire. Cassandra put a paw on Munkustrap’s shoulder.
"It was a dirty trick Munkustrap, but you know what I think? I think you could find better then her. Many of the queens here simply adore you, trust me, I get around." Munkustrap looked up at Cassandra, her Siamese eyes glistened.
"Like who?" He asked, sitting up.
"I know that Electra has a certain… ‘thing’ for you, same with Exotica, and myself."
Munkustrap turned to face Cassandra again, she was smiling, a bit sheepishly. Though she started to look red from embarrassment when Munkustrap turned to look at her. She looked down, Munkustrap smiled, and put his paw under her chin, lifting her head. Cassandra couldn’t help but feel as though she truly helped Munkustrap when she saw him smile. It had been a while since she saw him smile. With the death of his mate, his father, and the destruction of his new found love, Cassandra couldn’t help but admire his strength, and now he had a new tribe to look after.
She decided to tell him this, in hopes of earning his trust. "You know, I can’t help but admire your strength Munkustrap. The way you’ve dealt with the death of so many loved ones, and then this thing with Hyper, and now you’ve got a new tribe to worry about? That takes a lot of strength." She smiled, as Munkustrap smiled back.
"But, you know Cassie, I’m going to need someone to help me with this tribe," He took her paws into his, and smiled. "what do you say?" Cassandra smiled, and leaned to kiss Munkustrap as her answer.
The next day, Munkustrap and Cassandra were awoken with a start by Plato, Alonzo and Mr.Mistoffelees. They were hiding something. Munkustrap sat up, and Cassandra yawned, falling back asleep.
"Munkustrap, uh, we ran into a little problem." Alonzo muttered.
"What?" Munkustrap asked as the three toms stepped aside to reveal a totally bewildered cat. Munkustrap couldn’t help but notice her utter resemblance to Hyper.
"We.. we didn’t-" Plato started.
"Couldn’t…" Mistoffelees interrupted, putting a paw on the new cat’s shoulder.
"Leave her where we found her." Plato continued, looking at the queen, then to Munkustrap. Munkustrap frowned, Cassandra sat up, giving a smile to the new queen. Munkustrap stood up, and looked the queen over a few times. She looked young, much younger then Hyper. She looked like Skimbleshanks. She was the same orange tabby, only she had black socks, red stripes on her tail, black tear stripes, a black, and broken halo, and black ear tips. He frowned.
Alonzo and Mistoffelees exchanged glances.
"Munkustrap, you can’t expect us to…. Send her away? Look.." Plato spun the queen around, scaring her. She gasped, and cringed, Munkustrap took quick notice of the many claw marks on her back.
As Mistoffelees went to calm her down, Alonzo pointed at the queen’s back. "All we can gather is Macavity." Munkustrap still didn’t look as if he was going to let the queen stay, and Cassandra realized the young queen figured it out earlier, as the queen flung herself to the ground on her knees, and buried her head in her paws. Mistoffelees gave Munkustrap a rather harsh look. "Look Munkustrap, we all know what Hyper did hurt you," The other toms and Cassandra were a bit surprised at Misto’s bluntness, but Misto showed no sign of changing his tone. "But you cannot expect us to just tell her you said she can’t stay? Leave her out there for Macavity? If that’s what your thinking….. bro," Mistoff turned away and started to leave. "You tell her to go." He knelt down by the queen, who instantly threw her arms around his neck, and put her head on his shoulder.
Munkustrap groaned, and put a paw on his forehead, turning to look at Cassandra. The queen smiled, and shrugged.
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"MACAVITY!" Hyper screamed as she stormed into his hideout. She slammed her fist into the door of his office, and stormed up to the front of his desk.
Macavity, the ginger cat of mystery cringed, and looked up. "Yeah doll?"
"One of your henchrats told me that you’ve planned to sell catnip tonight!" Hyper said, clearly very upset. "Macavity! We were supposed to elope tonight!"
Hyper turned away and started to leave.
"Look doll, it was something I couldn’t get out of! A cat, by the name of Big Julie’s threatened to tear down the hideout if he doesn’t get his catnip! I couldn’t get out of it! Look doll, I promise-"
Hyper through up her hands and turned around to face Macavity, gesturing with her paws. "You promise me this, you promise me that. You promise me everything under the sun, but you give me a kiss and your grabbing your hat and your off to the docks again! When I think of the time gone by!" Hyper said, turning to the window, gazing out wistfully.
"Baby, baby!" Macavity said, stepping forward, Hyper balled her paws into fists, cutting him off yet again.
"When I think of the way I try! I could honestly die!" Hyper sat down on his desk, turning away from him.
"Serve a paper and sue me, sue me what can you do me.." Macavity said slowly walking over to Hyper, his arms open. "I loooooove yo-"
Hyper stood up off the desk, and tossed her arms back up into the air.
"You gamble it here you gamble it there. You gamble on everything all except me! And I’m sick and I’m tired of you keepin’ me up in the air ‘till your back in the money again!" She turned away from him. "When I think of the time gone by!"
Macavity stepped forward. "Baby, baby!"
"And I think of the way I try! I could honestly die!" She sat down on the floor, her voice broke and she made muffled noises, trying not to cry.
"Give a holler and hate me, hate me go ahead hate me," Macavity said, kneeling down in front of her. "I looooove yo-."
"When you wind up in jail don’t come to me to bail you out!" She said, turning away from him again.
"All right already! So call a policemen! All right already, it’s true, so new. So sue me, sue me, what can you do me? I looove yo-"
"The best years of my life I was a fool to give to you!" She spat.
"All right already I’m just a no-good-Nick, all right already, it’s true, so new. So sue me, sue me, what can you do me…. I loooove you."
Macavity looked at Hyper as she lifted her gaze, and flung herself into his arms.
One of his henchrats walked in, and pointed to the clock on the wall. Macavity waved his paw to tell the rat away.
Hyper jumped up, and pointed to his rat.
"Your at it again, your running the game! I’m sick and I’m tired of your lies, and I’m not gonna play second fiddle to that!" She turned towards his desk, her back to him. "When I think of the time gone by!"
"Baby, Baby!" Macavity pleaded.
"And I think of the way I try!"
"HYPER!" Macavity said harshly. Hyper started.
"I could honestly… d-d-d-die!" Hyper sat down on the floor again, putting her face in her paws.
"Serve a paper and sue me, sue me. What can you do me? I loooove yoouu." Macavity said, he frowned, and turned to leave the office.
Hyper looked over her shoulder as Macavity left, and broke into a fit of tears.
She stood up, and searched through the papers in his desk.
She pulled out a stack of papers, and wiped tears from her eyes.
She looked over the papers, and they were threats… Threats from just about everyone… Munkustrap, Mungojerrie, Rumpelteazer… mostly the Jellicles, but there were a few from Big Julie. She frowned, and walked out of his room, sobbing.
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After fifteen hours of trying to decide, Munkustrap finally decided to let the new queen stay. According to the other toms, Mr. Mistoffelees had found her the night before, and they’d bonded.
Munkustrap was laying down on the tire, on his stomach. His tail over his leg, twitching every now and again.
"Munkustrap?" Cassandra said, walking up the tire, and gently scratching behind his ears. She stepped over him, and sat down on a box in front of him. "What’s wrong?" She asked tenderly.
Munkustrap sat up. "I was just wondering. Do you think I made the right choice?" He asked, looking Cassandra in the eye.
"Of course I do. But you know me, I’m a softy. Are you regretting it?"
"A little bit, last night I dreamt of Hyper and Macavity again."
"Munkustrap, you have got to stop tormenting yourself." Cassandra said, climbing up and sitting beside him, he put his head in her lap. "You know the Jellicles will help if anything happens. You have nothing to worry about."
Cassandra smiled at him, and he smiled back weakly.
"Daddada… dm….. Tie a napkin ‘round your neck missy and we, will do the rest." Misto said handing Sparka a napkin, humming the tune from "Beauty And The Beast."
The two were sitting behind a lovely little pet store, and Mistoffelees was about to make some catnip disappear from the store. He covered a plate with a cloth.
"Presto!" He said, clapping, and pulling off the cloth. Now on the plate were two cups of milk, dashed with catnip, and some fancy feast.
Sparka clapped.
"Marvelous!" She said, as Mistoffelees sat down with a formal bow.
"I propose a toast! To Sparka!" He said, holding up his class.
"No, to magic!" Sparka said with a laugh, and the two took a sip of their milk. "Mmm! That catnip really does make a difference!"
"Oh yeah, nine times otta ten." Misto said.
"Ask me how do I feel.." Sparka said, leaning over the table.
"How do you feel?"
"Ask me now that were cozy and clinging…" She said, taking Misto’s paw. "Well sir! All I can say is if I were a bell I’d be ringing! From the moment we kissed tonight! That’s the way I’ve just got to behave boy! If I were a lamp I’d light!" She said, standing up, and tossing her paws in a fist to her sides, almost hitting Misto who stood up, regretting giving her the catnip.. "Or if I were a banner I’d wave!" She said, grabbing the end of Misto’s tail and swinging it. "Ask me how to describe this whole, beautiful thing! Well sir! If I were a bell I’d go ding-dong-ding-dong-ding!" She ran towards a low fence, and leapt onto it, leaning back, nearly falling. Misto rushed forward, and held her up. "Ask me how I enjoy this chemistry lesson I’m learning!"
"Chemistry?" Mistoff asked curiously.
"YEAH CHEMISTRY! Well if I were a bridge I’d be burrrrrrning!" She said, falling into Mistoff’s arms.
"Ask me how do I feel ask me now that were finally caressing. Well sir! All I can say is if I were a salad I know I’d be splashing my dressing! Or if I were goose I’d be cooked! If I were a duck I’d quack! OR IF I WERE A BELL!!!"
She leapt onto the side of a fountain, and put her arms over her head, waving them around. "I’d go ding! DONG! DING! DONG! DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!" She began to topple backwards, but Mistoffelees caught her.
They looked into each others eyes, and leaned forwards in a delicate kiss.
"Hyper? Hyper, baby?" Macavity asked as he got back to his hideout. He began searching for Hyper, but couldn’t find her.
His head jerked up at a sniffle coming from the air vent. He took a leap, and caught the end of the vent, pulling himself up.
"Hyper?" He said, his voice echoing.
"Go away.." Hyper muttered.
"oh Hyper, why do you do this to me? You know I can’t stand it when you cry! Look baby, we’ll get married! I promise."
"Macavity, if only I could believe you!" Hyper turned to look at Macavity.
"You can, you can believe me this time!" Macavity stalked forward, and he and Hyper backed out of the vent. He carried Hyper into the bedroom, and sat her down on the bed. "I’m sorry baby, I’ve just been so busy."
He kneeled down on the floor in front of her, one paw on either side of her on the bed.
"Dealing with all the threats I assume…" Hyper muttered, turning away from Macavity. Macavity stood up.
"Yes. Listen Hyper, it’s just the way I was brought up. My dad was just like me, and my grandfather was just like me and so forth."
"I know." Hyper muttered, turning to face Macavity. "But can’t you just make one commitment.." She brought her legs onto the bed, now on her hands and knees. She took a few steps in Macavity’s direction, and put her arms around his waist. "for me? Please.." She begged, trailing her tail up and down his leg. Macavity let out one gasped breath.
"For you babe? Anything." He lifted her head, and crawled onto the bed beside her. She smiled, and put her paws on his shoulders, wrapping her tail around his waist she pulled him down over top of her. Macavity held himself up with his paws on either side of Hyper’s head.
"You swear Macavity?"
Macavity smiled.
"I’ve got a few things to do, but they can be done in a day."
Hyper laughed, and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him further towards herself, and touching his hips to hers.
"So the day….a-…a…a…after tomorrow?" Hyper said, as Macavity rubbed harshly against her.
"Ummmmhuuuuuummmmmm.." He replied.
"You’re not even listening to me!" Hyper screamed, pushing Macavity away, and sitting up. Macavity sat up, rubbing the back of his head where he hit the wall. He crawled over and sat down beside Hyper, folding his paws in his laps.
"I’m sorry love."
"Sure you are." Hyper muttered, standing up. "You’ve always got just one thing on your mind Macavity, and it ain’t me! Why can’t you just pay attention to me like you pay attention to everything else you do! Are those… bets and… and… and…. Toms more important to you then I am!? A-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-am I just your ‘nighttime-babe’?" Hyper turned around, tears already beginning to stream down her face. "It……. It’s just not going to work anymore! I’m… through!" She broke down and fell to her knees on the floor. Macavity flinched, and slid off the bed, crawling towards her, more like a snake then a cat. He scratched her behind the ears.
"I… I’m sorry Hyper, really I am, how can I make it up to you?"
Hyper, through sniffled tears shook her head, and stood up. She sat down on the bed, leaving Macavity kneeling on the floor.
"There’s only one thing you want from me right?"
"Now Hyper the-"
"RIGHT?"
Macavity frowned, and sighed.
"So why can’t I have what I want from you?"
"And what’s that?" Macavity said, standing up, and rubbing his sore shoulder.
"I wanna get married. That’s all I ever wanted! Ever since we met and fell in love, that’s all I’ve wanted! But I never got it. Night after night I hoped I’d get married, so night after night I gave you what you wanted…."
Hyper brought her knees up to her chest, and wrapped her arms around them, turning her face to look at Macavity.
"I’m sorry babe….I……" He took a step forward, at a loss for words. He just couldn’t tie the knot yet! He had a reputation to keep. But…… as much as he hated to admit it, he loved Hyper. She wasn’t just some free-all night whore, she was a good queen, with bad intentions. She’d done his bidding more then once. He smiled slightly, and walked towards the bed. He knelt down on one knee.
"Look at me Hyper, I’m on my knees. I promise you… the day after tomorrow,.. w….w….we’ll…….we’ll get married."
Hyper looked down at him.
"I’m sorry Macavity, but.. I… I just can’t believe you!" Hyper said, turning around, and laying her head on the pillow. Macavity ran a paw down her spine.
"Would this help?" He stood up, and walked towards the door. Hyper slowly turned to look at him. He opened the door, and gave Hyper a face, as if he were going to leave now. Hyper groaned, and turned back to the wall. "HEY! EVERYBODY!!!!" Hyper started as Macavity screamed out into the hallway. "You’d better give me a good bachelor party, ‘cause I’m getting married the day after tomorrow!"
He ran back over to Hyper, who was now standing up, he picked her up, tossed her over his shoulder, and took the laughing queen to the dining room.
Soon, everyone who worked for, or with Macavity was sitting, or standing, in the large dining room he owned.
"Unaccustomed as I am to getting married, I am taking this occasion here to say, that me and Hyper, are finally naming the day." He leaned over the table, and he and Hyper locked gazes. "Though she knows deep in her heart I’m a phony and I’m a fake. She was FIVE kittens to start, five’s a difficult point to make. But, Hyper, Hyper, ever loving, Hyper, is taking a chance on me!" He said, standing up, and walking around in a circle around the table. "Taking a chance I’ll be respectable and nice! Give up catnip and dice! And go for shoes and mice! So gentlemen, deal me out, do not try to feel me out, I got no more evenings free. Since Hyper, Hyper, ever loving Hyper, is taking a chance, on me!"
"Macavity, what a thrilling speech!" Hyper said as she and Macavity walked paw in paw back to the room. "I can’t wait until the day after tomorrow!" Macavity opened the door to the room, and Hyper walked over to the mirror.
"I’m so excited." She looked at herself in the mirror.
"You know you don’t need no mirror to tell you how beautiful you are, I can tell ya that." Macavity smiled, and yawned.
"oh! Your not tired are you?"
"Well, not very why?"
"Well, I um…" Hyper stood up, looking a bit embarrassed, she sat down on the bed. Macavity crossed his arms over his chest, and cocked an eyebrow.
"Well, you promise that… that I’ll have what I want…I…. I just wanted to give you what you want." She smiled sheepishly, yet seductively. Macavity lifted his head, and walked forward.
"You sure?" He asked.
Hyper nodded, and stood up on the bed. Macavity looked up at her. She took his paws in her’s, and placed them on her hips, jumping off the bed, landing in front of him.
"More positive then ever." Macavity gave a short growl, and tossed Hyper onto the bed, where he soon followed.