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Originally Published (2020-11-30)

George, Tumblebrutus and Plato had gotten covered in mud and were all in the bath as George scrubbed his body with soap softly and Plato softly watched George a bit before looking away and continuing cleaning himself, "So Plato, I heard Victoria has eyes for you, you planning on mating with her at the ball?" Tumblebrutus asked and George paused a bit and watched the two a bit, "She likes Plato?" George asked.

"Yeah, what are you jealous of him? She's very pretty" Tumblebrutus said and chuckled, George rolled his eyes and continued washing, Plato hummed, "I don't really like her that way- can I be honest?" He asked and Tumblebrutus looked at Plato, "I think I'm like Munkustrap" he said, "Transgender?" Tumblebrutus asked and Plato yelped, "No, no Gay!- wait, Munkustrap is trans?" He asked and Tumblebrutus shrugged, "He's always been queer in some way, never knew which way" Tumblebrutus said and yawned as he scrubbed himself.

"Anyways, you think you're like fully gay? What about that time you and Victoria cuddled?" Tumblebrutus asked and George was silent the whole way through, "We cuddled cause we were cold is all, I'm quite big compared to her so I made more warmth" he said, "Wait so you've had a thing for a tom before? Who?" Tumblebrutus asked and Plato looked away, "Well it's complicated I guess, don't think he'd appreciate me being gay for him" Plato said and Tumble splashed Plato's face.

"You realize like majority of us are queer, the only people who could be straight is like- George uh- me? I don't know really" Tumblebrutus said and hummed, George stayed silent and finished cleaning as he got out and Plato yelped, "George wait, you're not going to stay?" He asked and George shook his head, "The waters all dirty" he siad and Plato looked down and yelped as he unclogged the drain and let it run out as he filled it once again, "Join us!" Plato said and Tumblebrutus watched Plato with confusion.

"Plato? You understand like once we're clean we leave the water right?" Tumblebrutus asked and Plato watched them before yelping and nodding, George awkwardly just dried himself off with a towel and walked off, Plato watched George leave quietly as he cleaned himself, Tumblebrutus watched Plato, "So you like George huh?" He asked and Plato blushed as he looked at Tumblebrutus, "Yeah-" he said.

Tumblebrutus laughed quickly as he got out and dried off, "Wow, that's quite a strange arrangement isn't it?" Tumblebrutus asked and Plato groaned, "Leave it be, like you said he's straight so it doesn't matter" he said and got out and dried, "Hey, hey, I'm sure he'd understand man, he's your best friend" Tumblebrutus said and Plato grumbled, "That's the issue, I don't want him to understand I want him to date me" he said and fixed his mane.

"I don't know about that, especially like with that autism stuff" Tumblebrutus said and fixed his mane a bit as well, "I mean Asparagus is quite close to him still as a father so I find it hard for you to have a secret relationship, you'd have to fully come out to everyone ya know?" Tumblebrutus explained and Plato held his head angrily, "I know I know" he said and softly started walking, Tumblebrutus quickly followed, "Hey man don't beat yourself up about it, look I'll help you ask him out!".

Plato watched Tumblebrutus and rolled his eyes as Tumblebrutus gasped, "Plato! I have asked out so many people before don't even look at me like that!" He said and Plato chuckled, "Yet you're still extremely single" Plato said and Tumblebrutus grumbled, "Hush, anyways- I'm sure if you'd explain to him your feelings he would be okay with it and shite" Tumblebrutus said and Plato groaned loudly. "You don't understand at all!" Plato said and stormed off to go to his den.

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Pouncival softly walked around the main part of the junkyard, most of the cats had went to their dens to stay safe well the protectors were unable to protect, Pouncival frowned and softly walked to the den of Munkustrap and Alonzo to hear arguing, "Well maybe if you weren't so obsessed with change you would have finished Macavity off!" Alonzo yelled angrily, having a bandage around his face a bit, "I could have handled him myself, you didn't have to fight him for me" Munkustrap said calmly, "He's still my brother no matter what he does" Munkustrap said and sighed.

Alonzo rolled his eyes, "Brother my ass, he constantly attacks us and has done so many crimes, I don't care if you're blood related he's a criminal and deserves to be killed!" Alonzo yelled and Munkustrap looked away, "Don't speak about my family like that, you know better." Munkustrap said sternly as Alonzo groaned loudly, "Quit it, I took you as my mate and I would be more than willing to find someone proper for me" Alonzo said as Munkustrap quickly turned his head to look at Alonzo with lost eyes, "You- You want to leave me?" He asked and Alonzo watched Munkustrap and sighed, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm just upset, I made a promise to stay with you and I'm not breaking it".

Munkustrap turned to the door noticing Pouncival finally and yelped as he quickly wiped his tears, "Pouncival! I apologize, what's going on?" Munkustrap asked as Alonzo softly looked over, "Were you two fighting?" He asked and Alonzo sighed, "Pouncival, sometimes lovers fight and that doesn't mean they shouldn't be together, alright?" Alonzo asked and Pouncival nodded quickly, "Course if you fight constantly then that's unhealthy but like what just happened, Munkustrap and I had a simple disagreement and I acted irrational and I hurt Munkustrap, I then apologized and explained I didn't mean what I said and He accepted that apology, that's how fights should go"

Pouncival watched them and nodded as Munkustrap softly hugged Alonzo a bit and smiled, "Anyways, I came cause nobody's been around at all and it's really boring" Pouncival said, "Wanted to see if you two could go out" he continued, Alonzo shook his head, "Munkustrap definitely has to stay in, I could try and go out but I don't want Munkustrap to be alone too long" Alonzo said softly.

Pouncival sighed and nodded as he sat down and watched them, "I hope you two heal fine,, And I hope no more fighting" he said and Alonzo smiled as he softly ruffled Pouncival's mane, "don't worry about us Pounce, we're old enough to figure stuff out" he said and Pouncival left softly leaving the two injured toms to cuddle. "You know you look pretty with that scar" Munkustrap said and Alonzo chuckled, "Wow so a fight made me prettier? Glad to know my looks aren't ruined" Alonzo teased, "You're a silly goof" Munkustrap said.

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Mungojerrie softly yawned as he was cuddled up to a mannequin he had taken from a shop, he got up and shook his fur as it felt quite cold in his den and he grumbled, going to the opening and seeing white everywhere. "shite, snow?? I didn't think it would snow so soon" he said before hearing a voice, "It is December now so it only makes sense" Coricopat said.

Mungojerrie quickly looked up and saw his mate on the roof of his den and smiled as Coricopat climbed down, "Cori! You came to warm me up?" Mungojerrie teased as Coricopat softly nuzzled the orange tom. "Sure" Coricopat responded as he softly lead the tom into the den again and looked at the mess, "You borrow too much" Coricopat complained as Mungojerrie chuckled, "You chose to be my mate~ Plus I like that term, borrowing? I'll use it more" Mungojerrie said as he laid down and Coricopat softly got on him and licked him a bit.

"I chose you because you're the only one who can understand all parts of me" Coricopat said and quickly softly slapped Mungojerrie before he could make any jokes, "Like my personality." Coricopat quickly said, Mungojerrie chuckled and held his cheek as he nuzzled, "You are a difficult tom I'll say that but I adore ya!" Mungojerrie replied. Rumpleteazer heard the smack and went over to the den and saw the two, "Ew, you kept that mannequin?" Rumpleteazer asked and Mungojerrie huffed.

"Something to hold since Cori refuses to sleep with me" Mungojerrie said, Coricopat smiled, "It's cute, I'll sleep with you more since it's colder out but I'll also just try and borrow some blankets for you" Coricopat said and Mungojerrie bursted out laughing, "Cori is gonna steal for me? Damn well romantic ain't it sis!" Mungojerrie said and Rumpleteazer chuckled, "Tantomile won't like hearing about this" she teased, "Don't tell her then" Coricopat said softly.

"I knew you were a bad influence but didn't think he'd become like us so fast" Rumpleteazer said and Mungojerrie huffed, "anYWAYS, I want alone time with MY mate" Mungojerrie said and Rumpleteazer rolled her eyes, "Okay okay, don't freeze" she said and ran off. Coricopat softly nuzzled closer to Mungojerrie, "I love you Cori, you're one of the only toms that respect me this much and I appreciate it" Mungojerrie said softly and Coricopat softly kissed the tom, "I love you as well, I respect you because I understand how it is to do things that others don't believe in" he said and chuckled.

Mungojerrie hummed, "Whatcha mean? Like stealing or? What did you even do?" Mungojerrie asked and Coricopat hummed, "When I was quite young when Tantomile and I had just joined this tribe I would find it hilarious for us to pretend to be eachother and the toms would laugh at me for pretending to be a girl, I didn't mind it for I wasn't doing anything abnormal in my books" Coricopat said. Mungojerrie gasped, "damn, was it just the young toms not understanding? I don't remember much from kittenhood" he said and Coricopat nodded, "Of course, I mean Tugger found it hilarious but now as you know Tugger respects that sort of stuff".

Mungojerrie smiled, "I'm glad things changed, I mean remember when I came out? I was a mess" he said and chuckled, Coricopat held him close, "You were in a bad place and not ready to come out, I respect that you did that for us" he said softly. Mungojerrie smiled and sighed, "thank you, can we have a nap? Talking to you always makes me way too calm, I get sleepy" he whined and Coricopat smiled, "Sleep well, love" Coricopat said gently into Mungojerrie's ear, the orange tom softly purred as he smiled, "Sleep well,,,".

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Mistoffelees was quite a small kitten, he was abandoned by his parents because of how weak and tiny he was but he was taken in by Old Deuteronomy who had 2 sons in the tribe Tugger and Munkustrap, Munkustrap was a teen almost and Tugger was just a few months older than Mistoffelees but quite big compared to the tiny tom, "Father, this is the kitten?? Looks like a mouse!" Munkustrap said softly and Old Deuteronomy hummed softly, "This is a very unwell kitten, he'll need protection and lots of food" Old Deuteronomy said.

Tugger looked over and grabbed his can of tuna and went over, "He can have my food" he said and Old Deuteronomy chuckled, "he can't have fish yet, he needs milk" he said softly as the small tom shivered and Tugger frowned as he went closer to the kitten and nuzzled it gently. The kitten softly purred a bit as Tugger picked it up and held it to his fluffy coat, Old Deuteronomy smiled softly, "Tugger, dear, could you bring him to Jenny? She should have some stuff to keep him well" Old Deuteronomy said and Tugger nodded quickly as he ran off.

Munkustrap watched them leave, "I fear he's too attached already" Munkustrap said and Old Deuteronomy softly fixed Munkustrap’s mane, "Nothing wrong with him making a friend, poor kit will need Tugger anyways, always good to have a protector" Old Deuteronomy said and Munkustrap purred a bit. "JENNY JENNY" Tugger yelled as Jenny yelped and got up, "Tugger dear please be more quie- a kitten? Where'd you find it love?" Jenny asked and Tugger shook his head, "Dad found it, said he needs um- milk and stuff" he said.

Jenny hummed and took the kitten as Tugger quickly watched Mistofelees as Jenny got him milk and in a blanket, the small kit suckled as it warmed up, "Is he going to die?" Tugger asked and Jenny yelped, "Where did you hear that word love?" She asked and Tugger frowned, "Dad said his brother died at the place they found him-" Tugger said and Jenny frowned. "He's not going to die, love, we're helping him so he will be alive" she said gently and brought Tugger close, "do you want to feed him?" She asked as Tugger nodded and took the blanket covered kit and the bottle.

As time went on, Tugger kept coming to Jenny to see Mistofelees, as Mistoffelees started to play and talk Tugger was quite excited and came around even more, "I want Tugger!" Mistoffelees said excitedly as he was in a pile of blankets and Tugger quickly made his way over as Mistoffelees was still small compared to Tugger but because of their close age they had the same mindset on what to do, "Misto!! Did you want to go off and see the others?" He asked as Mistofelees never really talked to the other toms their age or queens for that matter. Mistoffelees looked away and shook his head, "I want to have Tugger and Misto time" he said softly and Tugger nodded as he picked up Mistoffelees and got him on his back and quickly ran out of Jenny's den, Mistoffelees gripped to Tugger and giggled happily as he nuzzled close to the big tom, "I'm so excited for when we can go to the ball! Can we go together?" Mistoffelees asked and Tugger hummed, "Together? You're supposed to go with your mate! Well- maybe your crush too I guess" he said and Mistoffelees hummed, "I like you though!" Mistoffelees said and Tugger paused as he got Mistoffelees off and they were just in a small clearing in the junkyard. "You like me as in like- what mates feel?" Tugger asked and Mistoffelees nodded a bit nervously as he looked away, Tugger blushed and looked away as well, "I'm not mad or anything, it's not wrong of you-" Tugger said, "I just never thought of that before, I'm not going to hurt you, I still want to be with you" Tugger said and quickly hugged the tom. Mistoffelees teared up, "I-I only like you- I don't know why, I tried to be friends with Tumblebrutus but I never felt what I feel with you" Mistoffelees said and Tugger nodded softly as he held Mistoffelees close. "Don't worry, don't cry, I'm not mad" Tugger said, "I don't know my feelings for you but if you give me time I'll figure it all out and then we can go together okay?" He asked and Mistoffelees nodded as Tugger wiped Mistoffelees' tears. As the toms grew older, getting ready for the ball, Tugger hadn't figured out yet what he wanted, Mistoffelees and him grew apart as months went on and Tugger became more open and flashy. Mistoffelees stayed quiet but was friends with Tumblebrutus, George and occasionally Pouncival and Plato. Mistoffelees softly nuzzled to the group of boys as they shared a den together since they're close friends, Plato not enjoying the constant cuddles from Pouncival but quite alright with George, "Mistoffelees, weren't you like best friends with Tugger?" Plato asked softly and Mistoffelees grumbled, "You always bring this up" Mistoffelees said. "Just saying I remember you two saying you'd go to your first ball together and it's only a few weeks away, you two haven't talked in months and seems like he's going to go with all the queens" Plato scoffed. Plato didn't hate Tugger, he adored Tugger but because of Mistoffelees being upset due to Tugger the group of toms decided to dislike Tugger until further notice to give their friend people to talk to, Mistoffelees nuzzled to them a bit, "I don't know he just doesn't care for me anymore I guess" he said and sighed as he got up, "I'm getting some food from Alonzo" Mistoffelees said and walked off as Alonzo was out hunting currently. Mistoffelees walked away from the junkyard and through the forest as he saw Alonzo and quickly went over quickly realizing that was in-fact another cat who definitely wasn't Alonzo, he looked around more before seeing Munkustrap and Tugger and snuck behind a tree nearby to listen. "Now Tugger, I understand you're scared but listen, dear brother. You will go up to him, apologize for the ignorance, and explain your story, you're not in the wrong and neither is he, it's normal for friends to grow apart and it's okay to be upset about it" Munkustrap said as Mistoffelees got closer a bit and heard Tugger was sobbing, Mistoffelees frowned. "He wasn't just my friend I- I wanted to actually be his mate and be happy with him for life but I'm such a wuss, I ran away from him constantly after that night and was scared to tell him I wanted to try together because what if he changed his mind, you know I don't handle rejection right-" Tugger cried. "Tugger" a deeper voice said, Mistoffelees looked a bit and noticed Alonzo was also there, "Mistoffelees adored you, I'm quite sure he's still in love with you, he's probably upset about you leaving and thinks you hate him" Alonzo said and Munkustrap agreed, "You're a good kid, you just got to apologize and try" Munkustrap said and Mistoffelees frowned as Tugger sobbed still. "Tugger, please don't cry" Mistoffelees said as he went out and the group yelped at Mistoffelees, Tugger quickly wiped his tears and stood up, "M-Mistoffelees- hi-" he said and Mistoffelees softly went up to him. "I don't hate you, I still love you, I respect why you were scared and I'm not mad" Mistoffelees said gently. Tugger watched Mistoffelees softly and nodded gently, "thank you- I love you also-" Tugger said and Alonzo got up, "Anyways, Mistoffelees you should eat you look quite small" Alonzo said and Mistoffelees huffed, "I'm always small" he said and Alonzo chuckled. "Just trying to lighten up the mood" Alonzo said and gave Mistoffelees a mouse as Tugger hummed, "so how about that ball you were excited for?" He asked and Mistoffelees pinched Tuggers nose, "How about we be friends again first" he said and Tugger nodded. "Let's take it slow before then, we got some weeks to exist again together, I will be your mate to the ball though" Mistoffelees said and Tugger smiled softly.

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Mungojerrie had a rough life, he was born a queen and always felt different, it wasn't until he started dating Macavity that he'd feel accepted before, sure Macavity was a criminal and Mungojerrie lost the trust of the jellicles but he felt happy. He felt happy until Macavitys true side showed, "Get up, I told you to not sleep in my den anymore" Macavity growled and Mungojerrie nodded as he got up, "sorry It was just cold out is all-" he said and Macavity growled, "not my issue, you're a queen, you should be as strong as other queens and sleep outside like I told you to" Macavity scowled.

Mungojerrie nodded and sighed as he went outside, he never understood why he was so uncomfortable being called a queen, he was one afterall right? Mungojerrie laid on the grass as he looked at the moon, the jellicle moon was out and he was missing the second ball since he left to be with Macavity, he missed his sister and the others. He knew he couldn't just go back after the mess- it was a summer morning as he was with Munkustrap, Old Deuteronomy and Rumpleteazer, "I decided to go live with my boyfriend" Mungojerrie said.

Rumpleteazer frowned, "Boyfriend? Mango I never knew you had a boyfriend??" Rumpleteazer asked and Munkustrap watched Mungojerrie softly, "Mangolore, is he a jellicle?" Munkustrap asked, Mungojerrie winched at the use of his full name, "It's Macavity- we me-" Mungojerrie was interrupted by a yelp, "MANGO! you are not dating Macavity what the hell???" Rumpleteazer asked in a panic, Munkustrap watched Mungojerrie with terror, "Mangolore, what is the meaning of this?" Old Deuteronomy asked and Mungojerrie groaned.

"He treats me well, he's not as bad as you guys make him out to be okay?" Mungojerrie asked, Munkustrap watched Mungojerrie, "You're being insane! He's a criminal, he will hurt you Mangolore" Munkustrap said and Mungojerrie hissed. "It's MY choice, he treats me better than any of you guys" Mungojerrie growled and got up as he hissed and ran off, nobody followed him that night. Mungojerrie sighed as he shook his head after remembering that terrible night, Mungojerrie hated his body ever since, he didn't understand why he didn't want to be a queen anymore, sure he'd always be uncomfortable with his dead name and such but to change his whole gender seemed crazy to him.

Mungojerrie got up, that's it, he was going to leave Macavity and try and go back to the jellicles and apologize, "Where are you going?" Macavity growled and Mungojerrie paused, "I was just going for a walk since I can't be in the den" he said. Macavity hummed, "I changed my mind, Mangolore, come inside love" Macavity said and Mungojerrie watched Macavity before screaming as Macavity angrily grabbed Mungojerrie into the den. Macavity angrily scratched at the not yet out tom as Mungojerrie screamed loudly and tried running away as the hidden paw continued the torture and harm upon his mate.

After hours of pain and crying, Macavity was asleep, Mungojerrie weakly was bleeding and crying as he quickly ran as fast as he could to the junkyard he once called home and was a mess as he weakly passed out against a pile of trash. Mungojerrie woke up to the smell of fish and noise, "She'll be alright, no need to cry" Munkustrap said calmly to Rumpleteazer who was shaking and crying. Rumpleteazer saw her 'sister' was awake and quickly went to her, "Mango! You're awake, you scared me" Rumpleteazer said and Mungojerrie laid there as he sighed at his sister.

"You were right- he tricked me" Mungojerrie said quietly, Munkustrap frowned as he knew it wasn't time to argue about that, "it's not your fault, we should have gone after you" Munkustrap said softly and softly gave Mungojerrie some fish. "Don't tell anyone else but I don't want to be a queen anymore" Mungojerrie said and Munkustrap watched Mungojerrie with confusion as Rumpleteazer frowned, "Mangolore it's okay to be uncomfortable with your body but you'll always be a que-" Munkustrap was interrupted by Rumpleteazer. "Okay, what do you want to be then?" She asked and Munkustrap watched Rumpleteazer with confusion, "what are you doing? She's too traumatized to make her mind up cur-' Munkustrap was interrupted again.

"They're not a she if they don't feel like one" Rumpleteazer said and Munkustrap sighed, "I'm not against it I just mean after last night they should take time to think-" Munkustrap AGAIN was interrupted, "I feel like I'm a tom" Mungojerrie said, "I've felt like it for a while-' he said gently and Rumpleteazer hummed. "okay brother, name change?' Rumpleteazer asked and smiled at the newly out tom. Mungojerrie smiled, "Well I know I want a name change but I don't know what name would fit" Mungojerrie said and almost like the everlasting cat called, Old Deuteronomy appeared at the entrance, "what about Mungojerrie? Sure would match Rumpleteazers name" Old Deuteronomy said and Mungojerrie smiled brightly.

"I would like that, Mungojerrie" Mungojerrie said gently and Rumpleteazer smiled at Mungojerrie, "Munkustrap, I respect your thoughts but if Mungojerrie wants to come out now then he can come out" Old Deuteronomy explained and Munkustrap nodded as he watched Mungojerrie and smiled a bit. "Sorry, Mungojerrie." Munkustrap said and Mungojerrie smiled, "No need to be sorry, I would appreciate if Rumple wOULD GET OFF OF ME I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN" he said and Rumpleteazer yelped and got off and chuckled at the tom.

As time went on, Mungojerrie didn't come out yet to the tribe as his sister and him were busy stealing trans related things such as a pamphlet on ftm transitioning and fabric with paint, Rumpleteazer was sewing up a makeshift binder as she hummed happily. Sure, it wouldn't do anything to Mungojerrie but it would make him happy so she continued, Mungojerrie was laying down on their shared bed and hummed, "I missed you, Teazer" Mungojerrie said and Rumpleteazer smiled. "I'm just glad you're back, we'll make sure to keep the group quiet about the whole situation okay?" Rumpleteazer asked as she knew Mungojerrie was traumatized by Macavity.

Mungojerrie smiled and nodded as he gently got up and helped her paint his fur colour on the makeshift binder and giggled, "I'm going to come out today and wear this!" He said happily and Rumpleteazer nuzzled him happily. "Make sure you're ready though okay?" Rumpleteazer asked and Mungojerrie nodded happily as he hadn't seen the rest of the tribe since he came back, they knew he was back but Munkustrap made sure nobody bothered him especially since Mungojerrie wasn't using his dead name anymore. The time came to Mungojerrie coming out and he put on the makeshift binder which looked perfect on him, it was quite stretchy but he didn't mind, he appreciated his sister for helping him.

Mungojerrie went out of their den and saw everyone was there and he went down and sat with Rumpleteazer with the group as Munkustrap was explaining some stuff as it was a assembly Munkustrap prepared for the coming out. Mungojerrie sat there happily as his time came and he walked up to Munkustrap who wrapped his arm around Mungojerrie's into a side hug and Mungojerrie smiled, "Hi um- as you know the whole thing happened and I'd prefer if we just didn't talk about that stuff as I'm not ready to talk about it still but I wanted to explain something!" He said happily before it all went crashing down.

A loud noise was heard and Demeter yelped and quickly yelled, "MACAVITY!" and the group panicked as many thought Mungojerrie was at fault, "Why would you bring him here! You're just tricking us all!" One yelled and Mungojerrie panicked and looked like he had blanked out completely, Macavity appeared on a pile of trash as Macavity saw Mungojerrie and laughed quickly. Munkustrap quickly tried to get Mungojerrie away as Rumpleteazer ran up, Mungojerrie pushed them roughly as he was in shock almost, "Come on Mangolore, let's go back to my den, didn't you want kittens~?' Macavity said in a rough voice and Mungojerrie growled angrily as he turned to Macavity.

"I'm not Mangolore." Mungojerrie said and Macavity laughed, "what? Your sister and you make a shirt and suddenly you're not you?" He asked and Mungojerrie growled and jumped into Macavity and roughly tried scratching at Macavity but Macavity fought back, "YOU RUINED MY LIFE, YOU MADE ME FEEL LIKE COMPLETE SHITE, I'M NOT MANGOLORE, I'M MUNGOJERRIE. I'm a Tom." Mungojerrie yelled angrily as Munkustrap panicked and ran over and attacked Macavity as Coricopat went to Mungojerrie and grabbed him and quickly ran off to Coricopats den.

Mungojerrie had passed out from shock as he laid in the bed of Coricopats, Coricopat had sent his sister away to give Mungojerrie space but made sure she was at someone else's den. Coricopat softly grabbed some water and food as he watched Mungojerrie softly and gently nudged the tom, Mungojerrie opened his eyes a bit as he groaned and held his chest as his makeshift binder had scratch marks and he frowned and noticed Coricopat and yelped as the two never really talked much. "You're awake, I got you water and some food, do tell me if there's anything else you need" Coricopat said calmly and Mungojerrie nodded as he nervously drank some water and ate, "do correct me if I'm wrong but you use Mungojerrie now and he/him?" Coricopat asked and Mungojerrie yelped and nodded.

Coricopat nodded and smiled, "alright I'll remember that" he said and softly grabbed a blanket and put it on Mungojerrie, "You look cold, you could have told me" Coricopat said gently and Mungojerrie looked away as he had trouble explaining his needs since Macavity would ignore it and call him selfish. Coricopat nodded gently, "I understand no worries, I'll just try my best to sense when you need things" Coricopat said gently and Mungojerrie watched Coricopat with confusion, "how did you-" Mungojerrie asked and Coricopat smiled calmly, "magic is strange" Coricopat said.

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Mungojerrie finished his food and water as he laid on the bed and Coricopat was writing something in a big book, "you know how to write??" Mungojerrie asked and Coricopat hummed, "a bit, I draw mostly" he said as he finished and closed the book and hid it. Mungojerrie was too tired to pay attention to where it was hidden, "Why'd you save me?" Mungojerrie asked and Coricopat looked at Mungojerrie, "You're a good person and I knew Munkustrap could handle the fight" he said.

Mungojerrie watched Coricopat gently as he got up and hissed a bit, Coricopat yelped and quickly got him laying down again, "careful Jerrie, you were attacked" Coricopat said and Mungojerrie hummed, "I know but I outta get home" he said. Coricopat frowned, "Not in this condition, I care what you want but you need to stay laying down and let yourself heal, I'll wrap your chest don't worry" Coricopat said and grabbed some bandage he got from Jenny and softly got Mungojerrie up a bit to wrap his chest a bit, Coricopat stayed close as he continued and Mungojerrie watched the wrap and looked at Coricopats eyes a bit and blushed.

Coricopat finished as he got off and got him down again and kept blankets near him, "You're warm correct?" Coricopat asked and Mungojerrie nodded a bit. Coricopat watched him for a bit before getting up, "I'm going to go tell Munkustrap and Rumpleteazer where you are and get some more stuff from Jenny, stay here please" he said and Mungojerrie nodded as Coricopat left. Mungojerrie softly laid there as he blushed and thought about Coricopat, Tantomile walked in and hummed, "My brother sure is gentle with you" she said gently and Mungojerrie yelped and sat up as he winced and went down again as he looked at Tantomile, "Try not to do that too much, I know it hurts quite a bit" Tantomile said and softly watched Mungojerrie.

"Don't tell my brother I visited, I knew he was leaving soon and I wanted to check up on you, you're quite a strong tom" Tantomile said and smiled calmly, Mungojerrie smiled a bit and felt calmer, "you and your brother have a very calm atmosphere" Mungojerrie said. "Thank you, you have quite a playful one" Tantomile said and chuckled a bit as she smiled before humming, "I'll be on my way, do know that my brother isn't like this with most toms" she said before running off. Moments after the encounter Coricopat was back and smiled at Mungojerrie as he went over and gave him some more food, "Munkustrap is all good, mild wounds, Rumpleteazer agreed to let you stay here and Jenny gave some ointment for your wounds and some snacks!" Coricopat said.

After a bit, Mungojerrie had eaten and gotten his wounds cleaned, he laid there gently as Coricopat was sleeping near him. Mungojerrie softly blushed as he got closer to Coricopat as the bigger tom was quite warm which made Mungojerrie happy, Coricopat suddenly wrapped his arms around Mungojerrie and held the smaller tom close, Mungojerrie blushed and gently nuzzled. The two slept for a while before Coricopat woke up first and watched Mungojerrie a bit and smiled as he stayed for a while before grabbing his book out and wrote down some stuff and drew a bit before hiding it again. Mungojerrie woke up to nobody in bed and frowned a bit as he moved the blankets down before noticing someone was there, he moved the blankets up again to hide himself before hearing voices.

"You mean Macavity left his area completely?" Tantomile asked and Coricopat nodded softly, "Munkustrap fears he's after Mungojerrie, who he can't have so Munkustrap decided to keep Mungojerrie here until further notice. I'll have to find more things for him to do in the den" Coricopat said and sighed heavily. Mungojerrie frowned a bit thinking Coricopat was upset with having to keep him there, Tantomile hugged Coricopat gently, "Brother stay calm, let's just pray Macavity gave up and for things to do in the den I'm sure Jenny wouldn't mind you teaching Mungojerrie how to knit or something" Tantomile said calmly.

Coricopat nodded and sighed, "sorry, I'll go see Jenny, you stay here please and watch him, he needs people" Coricopat said and left, Tantomile hummed, "you don't have to pretend to sleep, I know you're up" she said. Mungojerrie yelped and pulled the blankets down, "He doesn't hate you, he's just scared you'll be bored in here, sorry for us mentioning his name, you were asleep for quite a while so we thought you'd sleep through" she explained. Mungojerrie softly nodded and got up a bit as he winced and sighed, "do you know how the others reacted to my coming out?" He asked and Tantomile nodded, "They respect you, they feared you at first thinking you were working for him but they wouldn't give you trouble anymore, you fought for us" Tantomile said and smiled gently.

Mungojerrie sighed happily before Coricopat came in with a small bag full of stuff and saw Mungojerrie, "you're awake! How was your sleep?" He asked and Mungojerrie smiled, "well, better than what I've been getting" he said and smiled happily. Coricopat smiled and blushed as he opened the bag, "I got some knitting stuff and sewing, I have some toys as well but I don't know if you're too old for that, probably we're about the same age" he said and blushed more embarrassed. "Not saying you're kitten like just- I mean like-" he said and Tantomile laughed, "He understands, don't stress" she said and Mungojerrie chuckled as well as Coricopat smiled.

Tantomile left after a bit as Mungojerrie and Coricopat were knitting, "you're quite good at this" Coricopat said happily and Mungojerrie hummed as he had his tongue out concentrating, "I pick up things fast is all" Mungojerrie said and Coricopat smiled brightly at the smaller tom. "Say, what about you continue doing that and I'll grab us some food, Alonzo is coming by soon to keep watch" Coricopat said as Alonzo went in and Mungojerrie smiled, "I'll be back" Coricopat said as Alonzo yawned and laid down watching Mungojerrie as Coricopat ran off.

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Munkustrap was in an empty alleyway as he smiled softly at the thought of his mate at home, Alonzo and him had gotten together just over a year ago and they've been swooning ever since. Munkustrap was just on patrol for his last few minutes before he can see his beautiful black and white mate, he looked around before turning around and yelped loudly as he saw Macavity.

"Brother, pleasure to see you now isn't it?" Macavity asked and chuckled, "What do you want Macavity" Munkustrap hissed and stood guard. "Now brother, be nice, we haven't seen each other for months, I heard you got a mate the last Jellicle ball now why didn't you tell me?" Macavity asked and chuckled evilly.

Munkustrap growled, "You don't need to know about my life" he said and Macavity hummed, "Well I've decided I want your mate, he sure is elegant isn't he? Now you'll listen when I tell you that if you and him aren't broken up by tonight I'll be taking a trip to your den and taking him for myself" Macavity said and Munkustrap watched Macavity with fear.

"I hope you'll listen, dear brother, although I'd love some personal time with my dear Alonzo" Macavity said sourly and disappeared, Munkustrap quickly looked around and shivered as he frowned. "Shite, lonzo-" Munkustrap said quietly and held his head a bit as he sat down and groaned, he didn't want to let his mate go, he adored the tom with all his heart but he needed him safe and if leaving will save him he'll do it.

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Munkustrap tiredly got into their den as he saw Alonzo laying down happily who quickly sat up and purred, "Darling! You look exhausted, come lay down with me" Alonzo said and Munkustrap sighed and shook his head, "Alonzo I need to talk with you about us-" Munkustrap said and Alonzo nodded and got up. Munkustrap frowned at Alonzo, "I can't explain why but we need to breakup, i-" Munkustrap got interrupted by Alonzo biting his lip quickly, "W-What? Why? Was it something I did? Munkustrap, I promise I'm not usually like this I promise I can change please-" Alonzo cried out quickly and gripped to the tom.

Munkustrap frowned heavily, "No it's not you it's something else just please calm down I promise it wasn't you, I just need us apart and not in the same den" Munkustrap said as Alonzo was sobbing, "Please Munku, please-" Alonzo said quietly as Munkustrap felt his heart shatter at the sight as he wanted to hug Alonzo but turned away before things went worse.

Alonzo watched Munkustrap turn away and roughly got up as he ran off and held his eyes as he sobbed harder, the cold air brushed through his fur as he bumped into someone and fell on the ground, trying to not breakdown anymore. "Woah, Alonzo? Are you alright?" Tugger asked and frowned as he kneeled down to Alonzo who quickly just cried loud, Tugger yelped and hugged the tom as he picked up Alonzo and took him into his den.

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Tugger was holding Alonzo close and petting his head softly, "You're alright Lonz, you want the blanket again?" Tugger asked as Alonzo nodded. As it was quite cold Alonzo decided to stay close to Tuggers giant mane and chest but often bring a blanket in when it was colder, Tugger didn't mind the affection as he enjoyed helping Alonzo. Alonzo softly cuddled as he watched Tuggers face tiredly and cried a bit, Tugger frowned and pet his head more, "Lonz, I wouldn't normally suggest but I did take some alcohol from Skimbleshanks, I'm willing to have some drinks with you" Tugger explained.

Alonzo quickly nodded as he sat up and wrapped himself in the warm blanket as Tugger grabbed out the drinks and poured two cups for them, "Cheers" Tugger said and smiled as Alonzo nodded and sipped on the drink and hissed a bit. "I'll never understand how he drinks this stuff" Alonzo said and Tugger chuckled, "The railway cat is a mystery at times" Tugger said and sipped more.

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Alonzo and Tugger were quite drunk as Alonzo nuzzled to Tom and purred, "my humans used to constantly play this song from some movie the youngest loved, it was quite romantic" Alonzo slurred his speech and Tugger purred, "Really? Do you know the lyrics?" Tugger asked. Alonzo softly nodded and purred, "hopelessly devoted to youuuu" Alonzo slurred and laughed as Tugger quickly kissed his jaw a bunch, "Flirt" Tugger exclaimed and Alonzo purred.

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Munkustrap hissed at Alonzo, "With Tugger? Really?" Munkustrap asked and Alonzo frowned and looked away, "It's not my fault, you literally broke up with me and Tugger was the only one who cared, we had some drinks and things continued! Why do you even care? You literally broke up with me!" Alonzo said and Munkustrap growled angrily. "It was the night of the breakup! You moved on too fast" Munkustrap said and Alonzo laughed, "Tugger and I will never have a relationship, I only loved you and I still only love you, a drunk one night stand isn't important to me" Alonzo said and groaned as he got up and left Munkustrap.

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Munkustrap was in his den as he laid there looking at the side of the bed Alonzo used to sleep in, he didn't want to leave Alonzo but he needed Alonzo safe. Sure, Munkustrap was hurt at the talk of a one night stand but he wouldn't dare stay and let him get hurt- but what if Tugger and him get together- what if Tugger hurts him- what if- no more what ifs, Munkustrap can't handle this.

There was a knock on the den, Tugger came in, "Hey- I heard you left Alonzo, you realize he was deeply hurt last night and shite, what's going on?" Tugger asked and sighed, "Look we were drunk, I don't have feelings for him and he doesn't for me, I know how much you loved Alonzo so I need to know why you left" Tugger explained. Munkustrap quickly teared up and stood up as he hugged Tugger, "M-Macavity threatened to take him if I stayed and I-I just miss him- I don't want to explain to him b-because he'll be terrified" Munkustrap sobbed out and Tugger yelped as he hugged his brother.

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Alonzo looked into the broken mirror he had in his den and looked at his face as he groaned and held his head, "Such a whore" he growled and sighed angrily. Alonzo got up and into his bed that he hasn't slept in for a year, ever since Munkustrap and him became mates he ignored his den completely to live with Munkustrap, he hated his den, it was small and felt like heartbreak and loneliness, that was what he felt anyways.

Alonzo softly sighed as he grabbed a small gift Munkustrap had given him the night they became mates, it was in a box Munkustrap found at his humans house. Alonzo opened it and saw the giant ring and purred quietly as he looked at it, not noticing his new guests, "Alonzo?" Munkustrap asked and Alonzo quickly panicked and threw the box as the ring fell out and fell out of the den.

Alonzo yelped and watched it as he teared up and looked at Munkustrap, "Stop ruining my life!" He cried and tried to run out but Tugger quickly caught Alonzo. "Alonzo please we three need to talk" Munkustrap said and Alonzo teared up more, "I-I want that ring now!" He said and Tugger watched Munkustrap who took note and went out and found it and carried it back up and put it on the bed as Tugger got Alonzo on the bed.

Munkustrap looked at Alonzo, "Alonzo, I love you so much and I'll always love you" Munkustrap said and Alonzo held the ring close, "But there's a huge threat to you, that's why I left so you could stay safe" Munkustrap said and Tugger nodded. Alonzo watched Munkustrap a bit and then Tugger, "Macavity?" Alonzo asked quietly and shivered at the name, Munkustrap smiled and nodded which Alonzo quickly noticed wasn't Munkustrap and panicked, dropping the ring once more before blacking out.

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The two henchcats who had used magic to look like Munkustrap and Tugger carried Alonzo away who was finally awake to their hideout with Macavity, Macavity purred as he looked at Alonzo. "Now isn't my new mate gorgeous? Thank you boys for getting him here without a scratch" Macavity said and chuckled, "L-Let me go!" Alonzo yelled angrily and hissed at Macavity, "Now Lonzo, if you continue to act like this I might just take a visit to see my lovely brothers, now you mated with both of them now haven't you? Only fair if I'm ne-" Macavity was interrupted by a loud crash as the henchcats quickly ran away in fear.

"Cowards! Shite-" Macavity growled and quickly went out before screaming as he was attacked, Alonzo quickly tried to untie his arms as he got out and quickly looked around for an exit before going out where Macavity had left. There lied a dead Macavity in the hall, Alonzo panicked and looked around in fear but saw nobody there and quickly ran away and got out of the hideout and kept searching around for the killer.

Alonzo ran off as he tried to figure out how to get to the junkyard from the unknown area, he found an alley and hid there with garbage bins as he panted heavily and looked around quickly, there was shouting from the left which sounded like the tribe. Alonzo quickly got up and ran towards the yelling before seeing the familiar junkyard and climbed in as he saw what was going on, Munkustrap and Tugger were in distress trying to find Alonzo well the others yelled for him and Alonzo quickly climbed down to Munkustrap and hugged him roughly.

Munkustrap yelped and held the tom, "You're safe, oh everlasting I'm so glad you're safe" Munkustrap said and smiled brightly as he nuzzled him, "what happened? Where were you?" Munkustrap asked and Alonzo yelped as he remembered what happened. "Munkustrap, get everyone calm then you, tugger and I need a talk in your den" Alonzo said and softly pinched Munkustrap who hissed a bit, "Ouch-" he said and looked at Alonzo with confusion as he did the same to Tugger.

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The group was settled and Alonzo, Tugger and Munkustrap were in Munkustraps den, "So, Macavitys henchmen had magic to look like us, took you away and then when you got up Macavity was randomly attacked and died?" Munkustrap asked in horror, Tugger bit his lip, "who's strong enough to kill Macavity? Are you sure he's dead?" Tugger asked.

Alonzo shrugged and frowned, "I have no idea, it wasn't me obviously I was tied up during the attack, I don't know if they we're helping or if they're going to attack us now" Alonzo said and sighed, Munkustrap softly nuzzled Alonzo and sighed. "Let's hope we're all safe now, mate" Munkustrap said and Alonzo smiled calmly at Munkustrap before looking at Tugger, "I'm sorry for that night- I shouldn't have drank so much" Alonzo said and Tugger shook his head, "I shouldn't have suggested it, just didn't want you crying yourself to sleep" Tugger said and pet his head and chuckled.

Munkustrap smiled at the twos interaction and nuzzled more, "Alright, tugger out of our den now, Alonzo and I need some alone time" Munkustrap said and Alonzo chuckled and purred at Munkustrap. Tugger rolled his eyes and got up, "Hey and Alonzo? I respect you a lot for treating me like normal" Tugger said to Alonzo, Alonzo hummed, "I respect you for helping me during that" Alonzo said and the two smiled as Tugger left, "I love you Alonzo, you're everything I ever needed in life" Munkustrap said and Alonzo smiled softly.

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Plato sighed as he laid on the tire with Tumblebrutus, "Okay so I'll distract anyone who could interrupt and you two go off into the forest nearby and do your whole thing!" Tumblebrutus said, Plato rolled his eyes, "Whole thing? You mean ask him out or scare him?" He asked and laughed. Tumblebrutus rolled his eyes and hummed, "First one, anyways you go see him Well-" he said as he saw Pouncival with George and he blushed.

Plato watched Tumblebrutus and huffed, "what you got a crush on George too now?" He asked and Tumblebrutus looked at Plato, "Crush- oH SHITE I GOT A CRUSH ON POUNCIVAL" he yelled which instantly caught the attention of George and Pouncival as they looked at the two, Tumblebrutus quickly went red and ran off, Plato yelped and got up before seeing Pouncival run after him.

Plato watched the two as George went over, "Does Tumblebrutus really have a crush?" George asked and Plato shrugged, "he's confusing, I guess he does?" Plato asked and watched the other tom smile brightly. George hummed, "anyways, I overheard you two, you wanted to talk to me? Or scare me?" George asked and chuckled as Plato blushed "Ah, I just wanted to see how you are and stuff, don't talk much" Plato said.

"Don't talk much? Plato you know we just talked this morning right?" George asked and Plato blushed and nodded as he groaned, "George I like you" Plato said and George watched Plato a bit, "I enjoy your company too" George said and Plato groaned more. "Okay okay my fault sorry, I have romantic feelings for you, like- I want to become your mate and shite" Plato said and George watched Plato a bit and nodded as he bit his lip a bit, "oh okay, I respect that and I feel the same way" he said and Plato watched him a bit.

"Aren't you going to say you love me too then?" Plato asked and George sighed a bit as he grabbed Plato's hands and watched his nose a bit, "I love you" George said quietly as you could see him getting a bit overwhelmed by the situation. Plato noticed and held his hands, "sorry, thank you" Plato said and smiled as he nuzzled George a bit who calmed a little at the feeling, "wait but you mean like we'll date now then next ball we'll be mates?" Plato asked and George nodded a bit.

"Well maybe next-next ball, I don't know how ready I am and all" George said, "oh shite! What about Asparagus and Skimbleshanks?" Plato asked and George tilted his head, "What about them?" George asked. Plato bit his lip, "like won't they disapprove or something?" Plato asked and George tilted his head, "No? You know they're mates right?" George asked and Plato yelped, "Yes I know I mean like you and me, not us being toms" Plato said and George watched Plato a bit.

"I'm always messing around with Tumble and Pouncival, causing trouble, dancing with Tugger? Don't your dad's hate me?" Plato asked and George shook his head, "Course not, they think you're a good tom" George said and Plato gasped and smiled. Plato smiled calmly at George and quickly nuzzled him as George yelped and fell down on the ground as Plato purred, "You're making it seem like we don't usually do this" Plato said and George blushed and scoffed, "Not my fault you've been ignoring me the past 2 days" George said and smiled.

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Mistoffelees smiled as he was holding a messily wrapped present for Tugger, this was the first time they were going to celebrate a holiday together, Mistoffelees was quite keen on celebrating “Christmas” with Tugger, Mistoffelees’ humans celebrated “Christmas” so Mistoffelees wanted to see what it was all about. Mistoffelees had spent all night trying to wrap the present he got for Tugger, is not as easy as the humans make it seem, “Misto!” Tugger said happily as he saw the younger tom in the snow trying to walk to Tugger’s den, “Wow, is that for me?” Tugger asked and smirked as he ran over and smiled calmly, helping Mistoffelees get into the warm den.

Mistoffelees purred at the warmth as he laid the present down before noticing a pile of randomly wrapped gifts and blushed red as he looked towards Tugger, “What? Munkustrap found out about our little Christmas and decided to teach me how to wrap gifts!” he said softly as he nuzzled his mate softly. The morning was filled of cuddles and kisses, nearly forgetting the discarded wrapped gifts in the den, Tugger pulled away as he smiled at Mistoffelees softly, “Okay, now open your gifts” he said and gave Mistoffelees one of the smaller wrapped gifts, Mistoffelees softly opened it as he smiled brightly, it was a black collar with golden stars all around it, Mistoffelees gasped and quickly nuzzled Tugger happily.

A few years back, a pollicle had attacked Mistoffelees and his collar got destroyed, he was quite upset as it was his favorite collar and his owners never seemed to notice the missing collar from the tux’s neck, Mistoffelees nuzzled more before Tugger hummed, “Come onnn, open the rest too!” he said happily and watched his mate go through all the gifts. Mistoffelees had opened a blanket, some jewelry, some canned food and some “magic items” as Tugger had called them, Mistoffelees happily nuzzled his mate as he hummed, “How about your present?” he asked softly and Tugger smiled as he grabbed it and opened it a bit and saw a small vial with some sparkles inside and gasped as he fully opened it and smiled brightly.

“It’s a little makeshift necklace I thought you’d like, I put some magic inside of course for you to always have a piece of me with you” Mistoffelees said and smiled brightly at Tugger as he hummed calmly, “I love it, babe!” Tugger said and quickly brought the tux into a tight hug, “Thanks for celebrating this little holiday with me, I really appreciate” Mistoffelees said and nuzzled Tugger as Tugger laughed and nuzzled as well. Meanwhile in the junkyard, Alonzo watched Munkustrap calmly as Munkustrap was trying to wrap a gift for Mistoffelees, “And why is he celebrating this holiday again?” Alonzo asked calmly and Munkustrap shrugged, “I don’t really know but he’s really happy for it so I wanted to have everyone get him a present ya know?” Munkustrap asked and Alonzo got up and nuzzled closely, “You’re a very caring person, darling” Alonzo said softly.

Munkustrap blushed and purred as he smiled at Alonzo calmly and finished wrapping, “I only asked Tumblebrutus, Plato, Mungojerrie to get gifts for him but they may have spread information to their mates” Munkustrap said and watched Alonzo who licked his face a bit, “If you teach me how to wrap as perfectly as you do, I’m sure I’d love to join this group, maybe wrap myself up for you, darling” Alonzo said quietly as Munkustrap blushed bright red and watched his mate nervously who purred against him. “You’re awfully flirty” Munkustrap said and kissed his mate quickly as he gently pulled off, “Let’s find a gift for you to wrap” Munkustrap purred.

In another den, Plato shoved a gift into a random bag he found and he smiled calmly, "George did you find anything to give to Mistoffelees? it's his holiday thing today!" Plato said and George came into the den with a little craft he made and showed Plato, it was a drawing of Mistoffelees and Tugger and had a lot of glitter glue on it with more glitter on top, Plato yelped as he looked at George's paws and then looked up and yelped louder. George was covered head to tail in glitter and glitter glue, "I made a gift" George said and watched Plato quietly, "I'm quite dirty now though" George said as he looked at his paws a bit and Plato nodded.

"You're not going to enjoy what I suggest but you should definitely go to the pond and wash up" Plato said and George watched Plato a bit as he gave him the craft and left, Plato smiled calmly as he looked at the craft and placed it into the bag softly, "your mate sure is silly huh?" a random voice said and Plato looked around quickly before noticing Tumblebrutus and calmed down, "Everlasting! I thought you were Macavity with your stupidly deep voice!" Plato said and Tumblebrutus busted out laughing, "Like Macavity would come on a day like this! it's snowing for everlasting sake!" he said and Plato yelped, "Wait that means the pond is frozen!" Plato said and panicked as he got up and ran.

Tumblebrutus watched him leave and hummed as he went back to his own den and watched as Pouncival was fast asleep and looked at the unwrapped gifts for Mistoffelees and hummed as he grabbed out some newspaper and put the gifts in their own papers as he tied the paper around the gifts as it looked fine and Tumblebrutus smiled brightly at his work before feeling a tail wrap around his before a shorter tom hugged him, "Morning sleepyhead, you almost got us late for Mistoffelees' holiday thing!" Tumblebrutus scolded before holding the tom close.

Coricopat was in Mungojerrie's den as he had wrapped some gifts for Mistoffelees, some from Mungojerrie and some from Coricopat, Coricopat watched his mate going through a pile of rubbish he had stolen and chuckled as Mungojerrie pulled out a Santa hat and put it on, it fell off his head a bit for it was human child sized but Mungojerrie purred. "Time to celebrate this damn holiday huh!" Mungojerrie said and laughed happily as Coricopat nuzzled him close, "You're hilarious" Coricopat said calmly as Mungojerrie nodded a bunch, knocking the hat off completely.

The time came for the Christmas dinner, the toms who planned it were all ready as they had placed all the presents in a corner, Mungojerrie cuddled to Coricopat as they were laying down on the floor of Munkustrap's den, Pouncival was asleep against Tumblebrutus who was sitting up, holding the smaller tom. Munkustrap was out getting Tugger and Mistoffelees, Alonzo was getting the food out for everyone to eat on the floor, Plato was holding a non glittery, freezing cold George, "There was ice but it was thin-" Plato explained to Tumblebrutus who chuckled a bit, "At least he's not shiny and sticky anymore!" he said and Plato hissed quietly.

Mistoffelees yelped as Munkustrap pulled him in and he looked around as he smiled brightly, "You guys did all of this for me?" he asked quietly as Munkustrap nodded happily and Mistoffelees teared up and quickly hugged Munkustrap, the other toms got up and watched the two as Mistoffelees went around and hugged all of them individually and cried roughly, "You guys are the best, I thought I was being so silly wanting this holiday with Tugger and you all made me feel so much better about it.

The toms ate a lot that night and Mistoffelees got a lot of treats, random items and even a cute craft from George, "I really appreciate you guys doing this for me, I quite liked this little holiday" he said as Mungojerrie hummed, "I stole ya some good shite so please enjoy" he said and Coricopat nudged him annoyed as Mungojerrie chuckled. "You've always treated Plato and I well so I wanted to give you something creative" George explained and Mistoffelees nuzzled him a bit as George smiled, Pouncival yawned, "Tumblebrutus technically got you all the gifts from me but I was sleeping!!" Pouncival said and Mistoffelees chuckled, "Thank you all" he said again.

The night ended as the toms left to their dens, Alonzo watched Munkustrap calmly and purred, "so how about more lessons on wrapping gifts, such as myself" Alonzo said and Munkustrap rolled his eyes, "You're insufferable".

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Tugger softly nuzzled to Alonzo as he smiled calmly, Alonzo rolled his eyes at the tom and hummed, "So what's your plan today love?" Alonzo asked calmly as Tugger purred, "Well I was going to spend all day in bed with you~" Tugger said which Alonzo responded by getting up. "No thanks, maybe you should go see Mistoffelees and Plato for a visit, they're living in the same den now since they're old enough" Alonzo said and Tugger groaned, "Fine, only cause you asked so nicely" he said and chuckled as he kissed Alonzo softly.

Alonzo pulled off after a while and hummed as he rummaged through his pile of junk in his den and pulled out a little ribbon of gold and gave it to tugger as Tugger hummed and smiled at it, "So beautiful" Tugger said, "You look better though" Tugger said and winked as Alonzo blushed and chuckled. "Wow, I'm swooning" Alonzo joked as Tugger hummed and wrapped the ribbon around his ankle and quickly ran off, Alonzo had dealt with an unhealthy relationship before and was able to get back into the dating game with the help of Tuggers idea of a ribbon representing their trust for eachother, when someone was leaving they'd wear a ribbon on them and show the partner before leaving.

The ribbon idea was a weird concept to Alonzo but he tried it and enjoyed it knowing that when his partner came back, the ribbon would be there still, Tugger went off to the den of Plato and Mistoffelees and saw Mistoffelees wasn't home and hummed as he went inside as he saw Plato grooming himself and Tugger hummed. "Where's the black and white tux? Are you two mates now or something?" Tugger asked and Plato hummed and blushed, "No we're not mates, why are you here? He went out to go see someone" Plato said and Tugger didn't question it, "Do you have catnip by chance?" Tugger asked and smirked as Plato blushed.

As the night continued, Plato and Tugger had a lot of catnip and we're enjoying their company together, they would kiss and flirt throughout the night ending in a messy situation of mating, Alonzo sat worrying in his den as Tugger usually didn't take this long and sighed as he laid in his bed remembering the ribbon and tried to calm down. Tugger came back the next day, his mane a mess, looking extremely tired and his ribbon not anywhere in sight, Alonzo watched Tugger and noticed all the signs and quickly his mood switched.

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Mistoffelees watched Tugger dance and groaned as he got up and walked away, "Misto?" Plato asked as he watched Mistofelees leave and quickly got up, "Leave me alone" Mistoffelees said and hissed as Plato frowned heavily at the tom. "What's wrong?" Plato asked as Mistoffelees watched him, "maybe my idol is a complete asshole and I have to deal with the fact that he's a weird kitten attracted freak!" Mistoffelees yelled and Plato backed off a bit, "He's not attracted to kittens please don't say stuff like that- maybe he did cheat on Alonzo but that was a while ago and-" Plato got shut up quickly by Mistoffelees.

"He cheated on Alonzo with you. You're not free of anger either" Mistoffelees said and Plato frowned, "Look okay, I didn't know they were still together, I know it's wrong and I feel terrible but it's been a month already, he's probably over it!" Plato said. Mistoffelees hissed once again, "Over it? You realize how bad cheating is right, it could take years to get over!" Mistoffelees said and ran off leaving Plato alone in the empty area.

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Plato calmly sat down on a pile of trash as he looked around, desperately wanting to find one of his friends, Plato had been so bored all morning and was dying for some fun. To his luck, George had just woken up and crawled out of Asparagus’s den, “George! I’m dying of boredom, can we go play outside of the junkyard?” he asked and George silently nodded and smiled a bit tiredly. The two made their way outside of the gated junkyard and walked into a small forest nearby.

“And then Tumblebrutus fell off of the stand and sent everything onto the floor! You should have been there to see it, Jenny was so angry!” Plato said excitedly as he was explaining a story to George who silently agreed to his statement. “Are you okay, George?” Plato asked as George looked up and shrugged, “I don’t really know, I feel kind of bland today” he stated as the other tom quickly nuzzled his side. “That’s okay, I don’t blame you”Plato said softly as George nodded, “Thank you”.

The two messed around in the forest as George seemed more interested in some plants, Plato got up gently from laying down, “What’s so interesting in these plants?” Plato asked curiously, no judgement in his voice as George looked over. “I saw Coricopat with this type of plant in his mouth the other day” he said as it was a regular green plant with some small red berry like things placed around the leaves, “Oh yeah I think I had to eat one of those before because I wasn’t feeling well, Jenny said it is Goldenseal” he said gently.

George watched the plant curiously, “can we take some to the junkyard for them?” he asked and Plato nodded gently as he started to pick some off with his mouth and George looked around for something to place them in as he grabbed a dirty shirt out of a ditch and brought it over by the mouth as Plato placed the Goldenseal into the shirt and the two tied it off and George held the wrapped Goldenseal in his mouth. “Are you interested in plants now or something? I can learn more about them if you are” Plato said sweetly and George shrugged, “Maybe” he said gently as Plato chuckled and the two walked out of the forest back through the gate of the junkyard.

George softly went to Coricopat's den and paused as Mungojerrie was there and yelped, "Ah hey Georgie! I was just here tryna find my chum, Cori, you seen him?" he asked and Plato stuck his head through the entrance, "we came to find Coricopat so no-" George said, a bit muffled by the shirt in his mouth, "Ah shucks, guess I better leave huh?" Mungojerrie asked awkwardly before bolting out. "Uh- did he steal from Coricopat or something?" George asked and Plato shrugged gently. "Anyways, I think maybe we should check Tantomile's den?" Plato asked as George nodded in agreement and the two went off on their way.

They were correct about their thought as Tantomile was asleep with Coricopat gently beside her, "Coricopat! George has something for you" Plato said a bit too loud as Tantomile and Coricopat both jerked up, "Sorry-" Plato said quietly as Coricopat sighed and nodded to George, George gently dropped the shirt and opened it to show some Goldenseal. "I saw you with some of these in your mouth before so I thought you'd like more" George said gently as Coricopat softly smiled at the younger tom. "I appreciate it dearly, George. Thank you for thinking of me" he said calmly and got up and nuzzled to George who purred happily at the exchange, "Mungojerrie was in your den, I think he stole something, he looked guilty" Plato said with a small scoff and Coricopat looked surprised, "Mungojerrie at this time?" he asked and thought quietly.

"Um- We have to go I think Skimbleshanks was bringing some food back for Asparagus and George" Plato said as George and him awkwardly left, Coricopat watched them curiously and chuckled, "They look quite guilty as well, if you ask me" Coricopat teased as Tantomile chuckled at her brother's note. "Now, when did Mungojerrie and you become so close, my dear brother?" Tantomile questioned and Coricopat blushed softly under his fur and shrugged, "Happened so fast, I couldn't even predict it before he started visiting my den everyday" he said gently. "Isn't that magical?" Tantomile teased as she got up and nuzzled him softly, "I suppose you should go see what he had to say" she stated and Coricopat nodded as he nuzzled back before making his way out of the den.

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It was midnight when Alonzo heard Munkustrap crawling through the den entrance, the drape covering it open as the moonlight shone in. Alonzo watched the tom seem to place something near the entrance and fix the drapes before crawling to Alonzo and nuzzling him, “You’re still awake?” Munkustrap asked.

Alonzo let out a soft purr as he nestled his face against Munkustrap’s paw and nodded, “Couldn’t sleep, was missing my mates warmth” Alonzo teased as Munkustrap chuckled. The tom curled up beside the black and white cat, a fluffy tail curling around Alonzo’s thigh as Alonzo pressed his face against Munkustrap’s furry chest.

It was always a wonderful thing, the warmth of the tom during the crisp summer nights. The only problem was the noticeable spike-y feeling against his thigh. Alonzo’s eyed opened as he reached down, he touched the tail and noted it had pine needles along it. With a grunt, Alonzo sat up which made Munkustrap curiously open his eyes, “hmm?” He asked as Alonzo grabbed his legs and yanked his waist onto his lap, Munkustrap yelped as he chuckled awkwardly.

“I wasn’t aware you were-“ “Quiet” Alonzo shushed Munkustrap as Alonzo grabbed out the pine needles, the tom clearly having been in the nearby forest for whatever reason. He sniffed along the tail as he licked at it and felt it flicker, Munkustrap seeming confused and not fond of the silence. “You’re a mess and you decided to hold me well you’re like this? I have standards, Munkustrap” Alonzo hissed gently.

With the tone of his mate being hostile, Munkustrap decided to stay silent as Alonzo groomed his tail clear, as Alonzo got close to his bottom. Alonzo flipped the tom around as he sniffed at his legs and was happy to find there wasn’t more pine needles. “Seriously… you expect me to allow this behaviour?” Alonzo asked as he pushed the tom off his lap and sighed, curling up on the nested clothing they had turned into a bed.

Munkustrap gave a soft sigh as he watched the upset tom and curled up to his back, his tail along Alonzo’s thigh once more as he licked Alonzo’s shoulder softly, “thank you, my love” Munkustrap spoke as Alonzo purred subconsciously, still trying to seem upset. As paws roamed and soft kisses and licks were given to the black and white tom, the purring increased and the tom shuffled himself closer to Munkustrap, “you’re forgiven for tonight” Alonzo whispered as he felt Munkustrap nuzzle to his neck, “good, I didn’t want to keep you awake much longer” Munkustrap spoke gently as he wrapped his arms around the tom’s waist. The warmth spread in the den as the purring quietly continued.

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Everything felt warm and uncomfortable, George’s paws were sopping wet and he wasn’t even in his blankets. He sat up uncomfortably as he could smell practically every scent known to man. If he wasn’t already feeling overwhelmed, this sure isn’t helping at all. George heard noises as he looked over at the makeshift home and noted Skimbleshanks and Asparagus getting up from bed.

“Hmm… Smells strange in here” Asparagus spoke as he stretched tiredly and his mate nodded, simply agreeing. Asparagus smelled it more as he looked over through the den to see George uncomfortably wiping his sweaty paws. “You don’t-“ Asparagus and Skimbleshanks started whispering as George went over. “Don’t what?” George asked as he nuzzled his parents softly, getting awkward pats as they clearly were checking his fur, “Do you feel hot?” Skimbleshanks asked as he fixed George’s facial fur.

George gave a soft nod as Asparagus took his paws in his hands and wiped them down, “seems you’re having your first heat” Asparagus spoke. “You know, when I was younger and I had mine, I was much ruder” Asparagus spoke and chuckled as George watched them both curiously. Skimbleshanks and Asparagus led him back to bed as Skimbleshanks left to go grab some snacks and water. “Am I dying?” George asked Asparagus who was wiping down his paws with a rag, “no, no, not at all” he spoke gently.

“Think of it like this… In summer, it’s rather hot, no? Well, your body is going into it’s own form of summer and you’re dealing with the symptoms of that” Asparagus explained well George simply nodded. As Skimbleshanks got back, he had a plastic baggie of water and some canned food as he went over and poured the water into the basin by George’s bed. “You gotta keep hydrated and we gotta make sure you’re nice and comfortable” Skimbleshanks spoke as he put the cans down. The toms made eye contact as they seemed to relay some message to the other.

George felt a bit coddled as his father’s made his bed and gave him some cooling sheets they had kept with Jennyanydots. He had plans for the day but Asparagus and Skimbleshanks refused to let him get up. He did start to feel stranger inside as his lower body felt the weirdest, he didn’t want to look down but he was sure he had wet himself in some way. His fathers didn’t seem concerned so he didn’t mention it.

The one thing stuck in his mind was the fact that Plato and him were supposed to hang out today and his mind really wanted Plato right now… “Dad, Papa, Can I go see Plato at least?” George asked gently as the two toms’ eyes widened, “oh not at all! We can’t have that-“ Asparagus spoke well Skimbleshanks made a face, “well… I mean it would be nice for them to spend the time together” Skimbleshanks spoke well Asparagus shook his head, “Absolutely not! You’re not leaving this den until your heat is over” Asparagus spoke.

Skimbleshanks gave a sorry look to George who grumbled, “can Plato come over then?” George asked as Asparagus went to deny but Skimbleshanks sighed, “Dear, we should let him see Plato, it’ll be fine and it’s not like he’s wandering outside of the junkyard by having the boy come over” Skimbleshanks spoke as he nuzzled Asparagus’ cheek. With a confronted look, Asparagus sighed, “alright but if you start to feel even more weird, let us know, Plato can spend the night here as long as you don’t get sick” Asparagus spoke.

George felt overjoyed by his parents finally agreeing to his wants. Skimbleshanks set out to fetch Plato well Asparagus licked George’s face, making his fur slick a bit, “You’re a grown tom and I know you can handle yourself but, I don’t want you to suffer through this confused, yeah?” Asparagus spoke as George nodded. “I know dad” he responded as the older tom nuzzled him before the scent of Plato flew into George’s nostrils.

George’s tail went up quickly as he sat up, looking at the entrance as his mate crawled in. “Plato!” George squealed as he scrambled over, pouncing on the bigger tom and licking his face, earning a chuckle from Plato. “Hi, Skimbleshanks told me about what’s happening… so you’re in heat?” Plato asked as he easily picked up George and went over to George’s bed, as the two toms got settled on the bed, Asparagus and Skimbleshanks went out to do some hunting. George curled up against Plato as he purred, “Yeah, Dad said that I’ll happen every year around this time” he spoke as he looked up, taking in the warm scent of his mate who softly rubbed his thigh. Plato nodded in understanding, although /most/ male cats don’t have heats, those with certain reproductive systems do and Plato knew quite a few toms like that in the junkyard.

Plato could smell the difference in the air like night and day but, it wasn’t as unpleasant as some of the scents other toms gave out during their heats. George’s felt just right for him, Plato even nuzzling closer as he breathed against his neck. It must have ticked George’s body as George purred louder and tried to squirm closer although the two toms were already body to body.