Problems With Curious Kittens

By Robin Gurl

Chapter 6

(Chapter 6!)

"What do you mean your father whipped you!" Tugger shouted making the young kitten cringe. Mistoffelees covered his head on instinct causing Tugger to realize just what he'd just done. "Oh, sorry, kitten.." Tugger pulled him close and hugged him. "Just, the thought of someone treating my kitten like that is..." He didn't finish his sentence and just hugged the black cat.

"It's ok, I'm sort of use to it."

"Use to it?" Munk glanced at Tugger, both had mortified looks on their faces. "Just what did your father do?"

"What would he not do?" Misto whispered buring his face in Tugger's fur. Tears welled up and streamed down the little white cheeks. Tugger wrapped his arms around the black form and held him close rocking him slightly.

"Shh, it's alright, we're here now. Your father isn't. And I won't let anyone touch you like that again." Tugger looked up at Munkustrap fearfully. What had Mistoffelees' father done to him? What ever it was sounded pretty painful. "Don't you worry.."

"Yes, don't talk about it unless you want to." Munkustrap smiled affectionately stroked the white tipped ears gently. On instinct Mistoffelees purred and let out a small smile. "That's right, you keep smiling."

Mistoffelees looked up and saw Tugger wiping away his tears. Suddenly an image flashed into his head.

"Mistoffelees what have I told you about crying! It's babish and for kittens, not you. Now stop." Mistoffelees looked up wide eyed confused. All he had done was fallen and hurt his knee. He wanted a hug not to be yelled at. He flinched as his father brought his hand back.

"DAD NO!" Misto felt someone pick him up hold him close. It was Victoria. "Stop this. Don't hurt him. He's already hurt from the last time you slapped him." She brushed a white paw over a protruding bump in Misto's silky black fur on his head around his ears.

Mistoffelees clung to Tugger and clenched his eyes shut. "Don't hurt her!"

"Hurt who?" Tugger asked laying the black kitten down on the blankets in their home. Mistoffelees opened his eyes and looked around to see that he wasn't in the kitten box anymore. He was home? Tugger stroked his forehead and Misto closed his eyes again tears sliding down his cheeks. "Misto, what's wrong?"

"Dad..would slap me..and Vickie would stop him..but...he would slap her to.."

"I can't imagine why anyone would hit kittens, expecially tiny ones like you." Tugger laid down beside Mistoffelees and pulled him close nuzzeling his shoulder. "Get some sleep for me, alright? You still need to recover from your almost live burial. And my heart still needs to calm down from the shock of it."

Misto smiled weakly up at him. "You sound like Jelly or Jenny.."

"Well, when your favorite kitten is almost killed, yes, I will sound like a shrieky old Queen, you know I almost know what they feel when one of their kittens go running off.."

"Feel!"

"Yeh, you feel scared, worried, fear, sick." Tugger replied squeezing Misto's paw in his. "I was so afraid I'd never see your smiling face again. So scared I almost..almost..."

"Almost what, Tugger?" Tugger turned away and didn't look at Mistoffelees. Misto sat up wobbling and crawled over the small distance looking up under Tugger's arms. "Tugger what is it?"

"If you had died, I think I would have joined you.." He finally choked out.

"Oh!" Misto fell forward and hugged him tightly. "No, Tugger, you can't, you musn't. Even if I do you can't."

"Why not? Kitten there is no need for me to live if you're not here." Tugger just held him close.

"Tugger..." Misto sighed shakily and didn't say anything else. He just laid there quietly. Soon he drifted off and Tugger followed. The feeling of his kitten breathing next to him was just a relief in it's self.

End Chapter 6

(TT..do I end it ..or..write more? And if I write more..what do I write1?)