Ayesha: The Jellicle of the Night
Part III: The Empress of teh Catacombs...
Next Day...
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Three weeks later...
ERIK
This new kitten has changed my life...I would rather starve, than let my little companion go hungry one day...What can I give my only companion...No girl could ever love me...Except her...I'm sure of it...I must give her something new....oh! *The collar!*
NARRATOR
Ayesha pranced around in a beautiful diamond collar that Erik had giver her. How fine she looked! She had lost, as Erik predicted, the sight of all her bones, but despite eating quite a lot of food every day, Ayesha was far from fat. So sleek, in fact, that when Erik had first tried the collar on her, it slipped right off onto the floor! But now she fit into it perfectly. And she pranced around as if she was the Queen of Bangkok?
AYESHA
How I love my human! He lets me do exactly as I please. He was playing his lovely organ, and he stopped for a moment, I leapt up onto the bench beside him, and placed my paw onto one of the keys. He laughed and gently placed my paw back on the bench and said, "Not for you, Ayesha! I play the organ!"
I put my paw on the organ and he picked me up so swiftly that I dug my claws into his arm. Then he waltzed around the room carrying me with him. He laughed again and sat heavily down on the couch with me and said,
"You just wanted attention, didn't you?" When I looked down, he just smiled and said,
"I'm almost done. Then I shall play with you, alright?"
I purred and rubbed against him as I jumped down out of his arms, getting some of my cream-colored fur onto his jacket.
"Ayesha!" he called, but I bound away before he could catch me.
He lets me eat at the table with him. I am his only companion, and I even eat on his fine china dishes. They remind me of something?distant?there I go again with my memories?if only I could?remember?
Yes?I love my human. And he loves me?
NARRATOR
The next day?
Erik had just fallen asleep?a rare occurrence. Ayesha decided to roam the city for awhile because she slept most of the day. As she wandered around right outside of the Opera House, she felt something touch her.
She whipped around and lashed out with a paw.
"Wait a minute, ma chere! Do not hurt me! I was wondering who you are and where you come from." The stranger Cat said, "I am Pierre?and you are??"
"My name is?why should I tell you?" Ayesha said.
"Because I need to find out if you are a Jellicle," said Pierre.
"A what?"
"A Jellicle."
"And that would be??"
"A certain kind of Cat, ma chere. But I must know your name. And how many of them do you have? "
"Well, since Erik gave me a new one, I suppose, I now have three? Ayesha... Mali... and? and? I can't tell you, for some reason...I'm sorry! I just?"
"Don't worry! It's is alright, ma belle! This means that you ARE a Jellicle!"
"So what if I AM a Jell-whatever! What does that mean? Do I have special powers?"
"Non! Heh heh? it means that you must attend the Jellicle Ball! And you are a kitten, so you must be taught! It is well I found you so soon!"
"When is this?ball?and where?"
"Meet me here tomorrow, about this time, and you will be gone late, so make sure your master is asleep."
"Alright?Goodbye Pierre!"
"Goodbye, Ayesha, chere."
End Part II