Mungojerrie rolled over on the pillows. He pushed his head deeper into them, enjoying the comfort it gave. He opened one eye slightly and saw the faint glow of the moon shinning into the room through the window. He opened his eyes fully and looked beside him and saw Rumpelteazer snuggled into one pillow and the other ones scattered about as if she threw them while she was sleeping. He pushed himself up and stretched out his back before walking over towards the sleeping queen. He looked down at the small cat with her claws unsheathed and dug into the sided of the pillow. He crouched down and nudged her side with his nose, trying to wake her up. She rolled over, on top of Mungo, and gently dug her claws into his fur; allowing a purr to escape her as she nuzzled his side. Mungo felt a purr rise up as it tickled his throat. He carefully rolled her off of himself and tried to wake her up again.

“Who’s a what” Rumpel mumbled as she woke up. She looked up and saw Mungo before falling back into her pillow. Mungo heard her yawn into them before she lifted herself back up. “Hello MungoJ” She said lazily as she yawned again.

“Welcome to the world of the living RumpelT” Jerrie greeted as she giggled. “Feel like going on a run?”

“Sure, fresh air never did anybody harm.” Rumpel said as she stretched her slender body and began walking towards the door. Mungo watched as she began leaning sideways as she walked; obviously not fully awake. He walked up beside her and kept her from falling over. The warm air hit them as they exited the lair; the dampness in it was a sign that rain was on the way.

“So how did you get involved with us,” Rumpel asked as she turned to look at the tom that was walking slowly with her.

“Well, Macavity brought me in off the streets. I was about six months old and all he asked was a few years of service. Simple as that; I was working for about two years now.”

“How do you like it?”

“It’s alright I suppose. I probably wouldn’t know that great rush that comes with stealing. I love that feeling...” Mungo said dreamily.

“Feel like a rush?” Rumpel asked as she looked at the house they were standing in front of. Mungo smirked as he saw a mischievous glint in her eyes. “Come on.”

Mungo followed her up the porch and watched as she peaked inside. She beckoned to him to follow her as she went around back. He caught up to her as she slipped into a basement window that she shoved open. He pushed it open a bit more and followed the suite. He found himself standing next to her as their eyes adjusted to the light; or lack of light is more like it. They simultaneously walked up the wooden stairs towards the door that lead to the ground leveled floor. He backed up slightly when he noticed that the hall way light was on but dismissed it after he sniffed the air and the smell of humans was faint and old. They crept around, trying to find something to take with them. He heard a soft creak as Rumpelteazer walked up the stairs. Mungojerrie joined her as they walked into the Master Bedroom. He jumped on to the dresser with her as she fumbled with a locked jewelry box. He handed her a safety pin to jimmy the lock open. After a small click was heard she lifted the lid and slowly looked around inside it. Mungo picked up a rather pretty ring and slipped it over her paw; making her giggle. He heard the humans stir in the bed and he hushed her rather sternly. She put her paws over her mouth to stifle the laughs before she regained her composure once again.

They continued to search the house, finding themselves in a little girl’s room. They were about to leave it when the girl woke up. The two jumped into the open toy box as she left. Rumpel giggled again as she tried to work her way through the random objects thrown inside and Jerrie hushed her once more. Footsteps indicated that the girl returned but the cats stayed where they were until they heard the soft snoring coming from the child. Mungo climbed back out and helped Teazer down who was stuck in a doll’s dress. He began to laugh as she hushed him; before giggling herself. She removed the dress again as they made their way back to the Master Bedroom to ensure that everything was back in place. Mungo went back on the dresser to close the jewel box; not before slipping another ring out and on to his front paw. He jumped down a little too hard and ended waking up one of the humans. He quickly ran, with the human not too far behind, down the stairs and began to run though out different rooms, trying to slow the larger mammal down.

“Jerrie, over here!” Jerrie ran towards the sound of Rumpel’s voice into the living room where she was sitting on top of a window sill with the window being pushed open. He jumped through it at the same time she did and ran across the streets. They stopped underneath a parked car as they heard the human yelling “Horrible Cats” before slamming the window shut. The two busted out into triumphant laughs as they rolled around on the ground.

“Did you see the look on his face” Rumpel giggled.

“No, I was too busy trying to live” Mungo retorted making her laugh even louder.

“It’s better when you’re found out but not caught.” Rumpel pointed out; Mungojerrie feeling rather exhilarated. “My heart’s going a mile a minute.”

Mungo began to get up but lost his balance to his tired legs and fell on top of the tiger queen who was laughing so hard she didn’t seem to have noticed. Mungo looked down at the happy queen and smiled. Now that he actually got a good look at her, he had to admit, she was rather beautiful. Especially when she laughed. Her face seemed to light up the area underneath the car... or was that the lightning that just struck? Rain pounded down around them as Rumpelteazer continued to laugh underneath Mungojerrie, making his body shake every time she giggled. Her laughter died away as she opened her eyes and saw Jerrie on top of her. She began looking in his eyes the same way he was doing to her. Jerrie lowered himself so that his face was closer to hers. He could feel her breath tickling her whiskers. Jerrie was about to kiss her when thunder crashed, making Rumpel scream and jump.

“Ow,” Rumpel said as she rubbed the spot on her head where she accidentally head butted Mungo. “Sorry.”

“Way to give a guy a concussion” Mungo said rubbing his sore spot as she laughed.

“Sorry I don’t like thunder,” Rumpel apologize sarcastically.

“Don’t beat yourself up about it,” Mungo comforted before he paused. “Or me for that matter.”

“Do you think that we should be heading back?” Rumpel asked as she edged closer to the rain.

“Yeah, probably” Mungo said as he looked down. “Oh, I almost forgot.”

He walked over to her and picked up her bare paw and slipped the second ring on it. “I grabbed this for you just before that guy woke up.”

“It’s beautiful,” Rumpelteazer said as she looked at it admiringly. “Twenty carat white gold engagement ring. It appears to be about a year old...” She stopped as she saw the look that Mungojerrie was giving her. Almost as if she was out of her mind. “I do my research.”

“So does this mean that we’re engaged now?” Jerrie asked jokingly.

“Probably,” Teazer smiled. “Let’s go to a different house tomorrow and see if we can’t get ourselves some wedding rings.”

Jerrie started laughing as Rumpel started raising her eyebrows. Thunder clapped again, sending the frighten queen towards the laughing tom for shelter. He felt her coward behind him as he put a protective arm around her.

“How pathetic is this?” Teazer asked. “The head of a crime wave terrified of thunder?”

“Rather, but I won’t tell.” Mungojerrie admitted. “Now, let’s get us back inside.” Mungo pulled her out into the rain as she screamed. They began running, becoming drenched as the rain drops fell. They began running through puddles, mixing mud with their soaked fur. They were splashing each other as a car passed by, sending a muddy wave over their heads. They laughed as they entered the abandoned building, shaking their fur dry. Mungo looked at Rumpelteazer, whose fur was sticking out at different ends, looking a lot like a fluffy porcupine. He tried to hold in his laughter but it was impossible. She began laughing as well; Mungo looked at himself and realized that he looked the same as she did.

“I can’t remember the last time I laughed so hard” Mungo gasped.

“I can; it was when I groomed Macavity and but ribbons in his fur.” Rumpel said as Mungo stopped for a moment to allow the image to materialize in his mind before he started to laugh again. The two stood there laughing and, soon, sat there laughing as their legs gave out. They stopped and tried to look dignified as some of the other agents passed them but failed miserably. They ran back to Rumpel’s room and collapsed on the pillows.

“That was great” Rumpelteazer said as she smoothed out her fur. “We got to do that again.”

“Yeah,” Mungojerrie agreed as he brushed his coat enough just to get rid of the major points. He walked over towards the CD player. He looked at it curiously and pressed the button that Rumpelteazer hit the day before, sending music into the air. He walked over to the queen and extended his paw. “Dance with me...”

“I don’t know...” Rumpel said nervously. “I never danced with somebody else before.”

“Just do what you do when you dance alone, only do it with me.” Jerrie explained.

“You mean, feel the music and loose all consciousness of the world around me?” Teazer asked as Jerrie nodded. She slipped her paw into his as the lively song ended and a jazzier one came on. He led her out to the middle of the room, walking in time with the music. He stood still for a moment as Rumpel began to do a step dance; he watched her paws as he began to mimic her, move for move. The music faded out and a softer song came on. The two tigers moved in time with it, making more physical contact then they did with the step dance. Mungo held her paw as she raised one of her back legs towards her head; much like how a scorpion would with his tail. He twirled her under his arm and ended up holding her close to his chest as lightning struck again outside and they were plunged into a world of darkness.

“What happened?” Mungo asked dumbly.

“The lightning must have caused a power failure.” Rumpel mused as she looked up at him.

“Then why do I still hear music” he asked as they began to sway to the silence. Rumpel rested her head on his shoulder making him purr. “Rumpelteazer...”

“Yeah, Mungojerrie” Teazer responded softly.

“I... I know that we only know each other for a few days but; it feels like we were together for forever. And... I know that this may sound crazy but, I think I love you...” Jerrie confessed quietly.

“Really, because I think that I’m in love with you too” Teazer admitted as Jerrie’s dance slowed down. He looked down at the queen wrapped up in the paws and felt himself lowering, much like earlier underneath the car. Teazer was raising herself towards him, not as fast as when the thunder clapped though. Their noses met as a small smile spread across each other’s lips. Jerrie lowered himself some more and kissed Rumpel on the lips; who didn’t seem to protest. Jerrie wasn’t sure how long he was like that; and he wouldn’t care if he was to be frozen like that for all of eternity. He slowly pulled away from her and allowed her to rest her head on him again. He felt the bands from the rings across his back as she tightened her grip on him; purring as well.