BINXED!
Chapter I
Jellicle Cat
1 Binx the Cat pranced down the street unabashedly in the early autumn light, both his paws firmly gripping his favorite pink backpack by it's straps ready to take on another day. As he skipped to the music in his head he began humming out loud, "Hm-hm-hm-hm ... Hm-hm-hm-hm ... Hm-hm-hm-hm-hm-hm-hm-hm-hm ...", he trailed off.
2 Binx continued skipping to the music as it continued to play in the inner theater of his mind even as he remained silent, seemingly completely unaware of his surroundings. Presently the first verse was coming up.
3 Binx ran behind a tree, concealing himself from some imagined audience. Poking his head out suddenly, he burst out, "Are you blind when you're born? Can you see in the dark?", then promptly hid behind the tree.
4 Popping out the other side standing pompously and staring at his protracted claws disdainfully he continued, "Dare you look at a king? Would you sit on his throne?", he disappeared again.
5 Presently another young boy, had just moments ago stopped to notice the strange antics of the little black kitten that was popping in and out from behind a tree. It was Victor Von Finkelstein, the meanest and moodest bully in The Valley. Although he was only a hare, a jackrabbit to be precise, he was as spiteful and cruel as any of the predator bullies in the school. In fact he'd proven himself to be such a violent force to reckoned with the other predators would steer clear of him, unless they wanted a shift punch in the face and multiple kicks in the gut to ensure they'd never want to mess with him again. What he lacked in tooth and claw he certainly made for in strength, viciousness, and aggression. The "mad hare" they called him. While he hated being called that, his reputation as an unstable psychopath did lend him a certain air of untouchability so he didn't try too hard to dissuade others of such an opinion.
6 He'd been walking down Doyle Street, moody as always, feeling cross and bored. Doyle Street was perpendicular to Philemon Ave, which was on the border of the Woodland Park, which was a beautiful golden orange this time of year. Binx had been prancing down Philemon Ave about some 30 paces to Victor's left when he noticed he was on a collision course to cross his path. It was then that he took cover behind a car and stopped to watch. What was that little twerp up to?
7 Popping out the left side of the tree again Binx continued, "Can you say of your bite that it's worse than your bark?". Binx snapped his jaws and it clicked shut. He disappeared once more.
8 Binx pounced out from behind the tree and cupped his paws on the pavement catching a grasshopper. Victor stretched out his neck trying to figure out what he'd caught. Binx let his paws open and the grasshopper hopped away unharmed. He smiled and giggled.
9 His focus returned to song. He got up and and struck a pose. "Are you cock of the walk? When you're walking alone?", he sang as he sashayed, hands on hips looking haughty as hell.
10 "Yuck!" Victor gagged, "WHAT a faggg-gggot", Victor said out loud to himself after that campy little display. Then a little mischievous smile crept up at the corner of Victor's mouth. 'Walking alone ... heh, that's exactly right. You're all alone and that means there is no one to come to your aid when I beat your ass to a pulp little kitten', he thought to himself. Target Acquired. He was going to make this little kitten's life a living hell. A new little plaything to amuse the jackrabbit and satisfy his sadism. Victor punched his fist into his palm in eager anticipation. "Heh. I'll show him", and he began to stroll casually down the block with his paws in his pockets, shuffling menacingly and somewhat erratically towards Philemon Ave with a dark smile on his face.
11 Binx only about 10 paces from the intersection of Philemon and Doyle, apparently none the wiser, suddenly broke out into the chorus, complete with dance choreography:
12"Because Jellicles are and Jellicles do,
Jellicles do and Jellicles would,
Jellicles would and Jellicles can,
Jellicles can and Jellicles do!"
13 ... 'hop' ... 'hop' ... 'hop', 'hop', 'hop'.
14 "When you fall on your head do you land on your feet?", Binx said as he jumped into a hand-stand and began palm walking backwards. Binx was now facing away from Victor but was about to pass Victor's line of sight. Victor ducked and got behind a car so he wouldn't be seen as Binx continued to palm-walk. As Victor looked through the window of the car he saw Binx leap from his palms and back to his footpaws, facing ahead once again. Victor quickly ran behind the row of cars, keeping his gaze fixed on Binx's position. This was his chance to sneak up behind the queer lil kitten.
15 Victor quickly dashed across the road and ducked behind another tree. Victor took another peek to see Binx still prancing down Philemon towards Cooper Street looking around frightened and tense. "Are you tense when you sense there's a storm in the air?" he sang. 'Stupid Kid. You oughta be afraid. Just wait until I get my paws on you!' Victor thought to himself fitfully. Then he took long strides as he gained ground on the kitten. The gap was closing fast as Victor was significantly taller than the lil runt, and he himself was rather tall and lanky, though that was not atypical for a jackrabbit. He was now towering behind Binx just 5 paces behind and his wicked smile widened as he thought of the pleasure of grabbing the soft little twerp and frightening him.
16 "Can you find your way blind when you're lost in the street?" Binx said as he suddenly turned around feeling his paws around. Victor caught off guard jumped back in order not to get pawed. He thought the kitten had seen him when he realized he stupidly had his eyes closed. Victor held his breath and kept perfectly silent not to give himself away.
17 Binx then went into a little gallop on all fours, keeping his eyes closed the whole time, and ran around a nearby tree as if to demonstrate that he knew his surroundings perfectly even without his eyes, just as his song had suggested. Victor refused to be impressed. 'Puh! It was just another part of that stupid kittens game', Victor thought. With every additional antic he just felt the burning hatred in him grow for this obnoxious little cat.
18 Binx at last opened his eyes, facing away from Victor, and cupped his paws around his mouth and hollered up at the sky, "Do you know how to go to the Heaviside Layer?", a tad off key I might add. Victor winced at the awful sound as he pulled down his ears. He looked up with a scowl at the kitten. 'Cringe' he whispered under his breath. He was going to enjoy making this kid cry to his mommy.
19 Presently Binx continued to skip down to the end of the street. Victor started marching forward in double step pulling up his sleeves. "Hehe", he thought, he'd follow him from behind unsuspecting and do something nasty to him. Maybe he'd bop him on the head for being so obnoxious, or try and pull out his tail! Then he'd laugh at him as salty tears would inevitably start going down his face. Victor licked his lips as if he was already tasting them!
20 Binx had seemingly not noticed the maniacal mammal just behind him as he began to cross the street heading to the next corner of Cooper&Philemon, breaking out into full song in the middle of the road:
21"Because Jellicles can and Jellicles do,
Jellicles do and Jellices can
Jellicles can and Jellicles do
Jellicles do and Jellicles can
Jellicles can and Jellicles do"
22 As Binx sang he swayed his little rear and swung his tail as he took two steps to the right and then two steps to the left, alternating with each verse. Victor's muzzle grimaced into a sneer involuntarily as he stared at the disgusting display. But no matter! Victor inched ever closer until he was not but half a foot away. At last, his chance to put an end to Binx's sing-songing and smash his jaw shut! Victor prepared to slam the kitten on the head with his fists doubled up when-
23 Binx went into a powerful pirouette swinging his pink bookbag by one strap and pulling it in to add to the momentum. Victor got knocked clean in the head with what felt like a ton of bricks and got knocked to the ground. 'The fuck does that kitten have in his bookbag? Anvils!?!' he thought loud enough for those around to hear.
24 Now Victor was mad and determining to beat the shit out of this snot nosed pipsqueak. This kid had to be like five given how short he was ... and childish. Well he'd messed with the wrong jackrabbit!
25 Victor dusted himself off and saw Binx had gotten into a squatting position for some strange reason. Binx's paw shot out and grabbed some imaginary handle out of the air. Then Binx lifted his right leg and slipped the invisible item under him. Victor decided he was going to jump right on top of him! Victor went into a gallop and leapt into the air.
26 "Can you ride on a broomstick to places far distant?" Binx said as he pretended to ride off on his imaginary broom and scuttled away. Victor found himself flying towards the pavement and wasn't able to catch himself fast enough. SLAM! He hit the ground and bruised his own palms a bit. Victor practically fell on his face but caught himself managing only to lightly bump his head. He glared at Binx as he continued prancing away seemingly unaware. He got up more determined that ever to make that kitten pay ...
27 Binx was clearly agile and good on his feet, but all Victor saw was a fruity little boy in desperate need of an ass whooping, which, he was more than happy to provide!
28 Presently Victor smile had slowly disappeared as he had continued to watch the flamboyant cat caught in the rapture of his theatre of mind. Something bothered him about it on an unconscious level. 'Whose this little punk think he is'. Though he wasn't sure why he felt the need to hammer down this particular nail he pushed any doubts aside and was determined to hammer it down anyway! With his verve only increased, he prepared to grab the twerp by the ears this time and pull as hard as he possibly could.
29 ... but Binx quickly rounded a tree as he continued, "Familiar with candle? With book and with bell?". Victor followed around the tree only to find Binx not on the other side. He began to circle it, but that cat had seemingly vanished! Where the fuck did he go!? There's no way that cat was actually magic! Victor leaned up against the tree to catch his breath.
30 "Were you Whittington's Friend?" Victor heard behind him. He turned around to see Binx prancing way off deep into Woodland Park. "How the hell did he manage to get all the way over there?!" Victor said outloud despite himself. No matter. There was no way Binx could hear him over his own awful singing from all the way over here. And besides, the space cadet was clearly lost in a world of his own creation. Heh, well, Victor was about to burst his bubble and send him painfully crashing back to reality!
31 "The Pied Piper's Assistant?" Binx sang as he held his paws holding an invisible flute and pretending to play.
32 "Have you been a alumnus of heaven and hell?". 'I'll show you hell!' thought Victor, mad as a march hare as he marched right up behind Binx and put his fists to his hips in disapproval. Victor then went to grab the kitten by the mid section.
33 Binx lept up out of Victor's grasp into the air and did a somersault. "Are you mean like a minx?" Binx said sardonically. 'Is he, talking about me' thought Victor momentarily. 'No matter', thought Victor, as he went for Binx's tail!
34 "Are you lean like a lynx?", Binx said as he tucked his tail under his legs. SWIPE! Victor swiped vainly at the air. THAT DOES IT!
35 He'd grab him by the ears and pull and pull 'til he begged for mercy. And when Victor had had his fill of his tears and pathetic begging, he'd grab him by the tail and swing him into a tree over and over again. And when the little kitten lay on the ground beaten and demoralized, ready to give up the ghost and let Victor do whatever he wanted to do to him, as all weaklings eventually did, he'd unzip his pants and take a piss on him. Victor got a little hard at the thought.
36 Victor went to grab Binx's ears each in one palm with all of his strength ... but his paws only gripped air.
37 "Are you keen to be seen when your smelling a rat?" he heard below him. He looked down to see Binx bent over with his spine perpendicular to his feet smiling directly up at him. He had ducked down just in time to escape Victor's grasp.
38 "Hello." he said with Kevin-McCallister innocent-mischief. Victor frowned.
39 Victor slammed down his paws but Binx just swung sideways out of the way and twisted back to his feet now facing Victor directly.
40 "Were you there when the pharaohs commissioned the Sphinx?" Binx sang as walked back and forth sideways with his limbs at right angles and his head always facing Victor. Was ... was this pissant ... mocking him?!? HIM! Victor Von Finkelstein! The Mad Hare, The Rabid Rabbit, The Vicious V, The Tireless Tormentor, The Heartless Harasser, The Merciless Monster, The Notorious Ne'er-do-well, The the the, HIM!?! Did this kid know who he was messing with? Victor ate little cuties like this for breakfast! The horrible things he loved to do to sweet little innocent things like him ...
41 ... and the forbidden pleasures it gave him ...
42 Victor made one last desperate attempt to catch the dumb kitten off guard. A kick to the groin will put this pint-sized punk in his place! If there is one thing you don't want a lagomorph to do to you it's kick you in the groin, and Victor was known for his power kicks.
43 It was a swing ... and a miss ...
44 Binx did a back flip and while in midair did do what cat's do, and managed to right himself with his footpaws pointed straight down to the ground. He landed about five feet away, while Victor's foot ... kept going ... and the momentum sent him on his own ass! OOF!
45 Then Binx scrambled to a nearby tree stump and mounted it.
46 "If you were and you are you're a Jellicle Cat!" he belted out, and then gave a little ballerina bow. "Nice to meet you!" he said cheerfully to his would-be tormentor. There did not appear to be any malice in his voice.
47 'I hate this kid', Victor thought lying on the ground staring up at the sky through the auburn trees, stunned by the sheer audacity, and uh, also a bump now on the back of his head as well, though he refused to acknowledge that had anything to do with it.
48 "You knew I was behind you the whole time ... didn't you ..." Victor said deadpan and irritable. He had meant to hurl obscenities, threats, and insults, but this is all he could think to say.
49 "Of course! I'm a cat. A Jellicle Cat to be precise. hehe", Binx giggled.
50 Victor scowled as he sat up right. "I know you're a cat- what's that gotta do with-", he said as he started getting himself off the ground and dusting himself off. Jellicle this and Jellice that, the word was buzzing around in Victor's head and annoying the hell outta him. "-Alright, what in the fuck is a jellicle cat?!" he said not being able to resist asking, despite his better judgement.
51 Binx smiled a knowing smile. "Do I actually see, with my own very eyes, A man who's not heard of a Jellicle cat?"
52 "Of course I've not heard of a - that's why I fuckin' asked?! -" Victor paused to consider the implication, "LISTEN YOU BRAT! Why in the fuck would I know some stupid goddamn gobbledygook nonsense you came up with two minutes ago! - Look - Just answer my question dweeb before I get really mad!" Victor threatened as he took his time getting up making sure he wasn't too injured.
53 "I am. I'm a Jellicle Cat! Jellicle Cats are black and white", he pointed to his fur. "Jellicle Cats are rather small", he put his hand on top of his head to draw attention to his short stature. "Jellicle cats are merry and bright, and pleasant to hear when we cat - er - waul!", he said while prancing around merrily and spoke the words playfully in a way that annoyed Victor to his core.
54 "I'd beg to differ" Victor said sarcastically under his breath to that last comment. Binx just shrugged, "It's an acquired taste"
55 "Sigh. Nevermind that stupid bullshit. I've got a better question. How in the FUCK did you know I was behind you?!? You were singing loud enough for the whole goddamn Valley to hear, you sing awful by the way, and your so clueless as fuck you crossed the street without looking!" Victor screeched. His patience was already gone.
56 "But I don't have to look. I can hear the cars coming. And I knew you were there the whole time because you did this." Binx said, and demonstrated by punching his own fist into his other palm. A tiny little smack could be heard.
57 "What?! I was across the damn street! I was probably at least 50 feet away!" Victor continued to protest.
58 "I don't know what to tell ya'. It was loud and clear to me. Maybe try being quieter next time!" Binx said with a smile and not a hint of irony.
59 Victor finally managed to get himself off the ground and dusted off. "You've got a smart mouth!" he said as he folded his arms. As long as he kept this kid shaking in his boots he wouldn't dare turn his back on him or walk away. Then he could slowly walk towards him until he could grab him.
60 "Why thank you", Binx said.
61 "That wasn't a compliment. I don't like smarty pants little smarmy weasels. You've got a lot of guts prancing about like that. What, you part of the theater club or something. Practicing your little pansy play for the school?" Victor taunted. Break 'em down psychologically, then you can do whatever you want to them.
62 "Actually," Binx said hopping off the stump and beginning to walk around casually looking up at his surroundings, "I've never been part of the theater club. Huh. Thanks for the suggestion."
63 "HEY! Who said you could move!" Victor spat.
64 "Did someone say I couldn't?" Binx looked puzzled "Anyway, what did you think of my singing and dancing. Was it fabulous?"
65 "Was it Fabulous?! Fabu - Ha ha ha!" Victor went into a fit of laughter, "You seriously just said that word unironically. God. You really are a-"
66 "Fancy Frisky Feline who freely flits about for fun?" Binx offered.
67 "I was going to say Faggot!" sneered Victor.
68 "That works too." Binx said without skipping a beat. Victor raised an eyebrow but no matter how deeply he looked into those big round empty eyes he found zero evidence he'd even made the tiniest dent in the kittens ego ... he scowled ...
69 "Anyways ..." and with that Binx casually walked off.
70 "HEY! Don't you walk away from me! I'm still talking to you!". What in the actual fuck. Who just turns their back on Victor Von Finkelstein! It was like the little kitten wasn't even afraid of him at all!
71 At last he couldn't hold it back anymore, "HEY! Get back here! I'm in the middle of bullying you - you - you MORON!". Victor stomped his foot down in irritation.
72 "Is that what's happening?" Binx said turning around to ponder this. "Huh. Yeah I can see that now that you mention it. It's funny how hard you're trying."
73 "Oh no, you're not fooling me with your sweet and innocent routine. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM?!?" Victor shouted getting genuinely fumed. Usually by this point the victim had already given up hope of escape and would be trying to bargain with him at this point, offering him their lunch or pocket money, their video games, anything, anything to not get beaten to a pulp. Victor didn't really care about such piddling payments but he loved seeing the wimps squirm all the same.
74 Binx simply smiled and said "I know. Anyway, I got to get to class. You can try to bully me after school if you like." With that Binx strolled off casually walked off and began the next chorus where he'd left off:
75"Jellicle songs for Jellicles Cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicles Cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicles Cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicles Cats
Jellicle songs for Jellicles Cats"
76 Victor eyes narrowed, and that little ember grew into a raging fire. Challenge excepted. He was going to get through this kid, or his name wasn't V!
77 Victor crouched down slightly and got into a hare's gallop. Binx could hear the rustling through the leaves tickling his ears and could hear Victor meant business. "Uh oh", he said as he braced himself.
78 Victor came in fast, but Binx leaped up unto the trunk of a tree. Victor tried to grab him down but he leapt off. "We can dive through the air, like a flying trapeze"
79 Victor not detered gave chase, nearly grabbing Binx by the tail, "We can turn double somersaults, bounce on a tire"
80 Try as Binx might he could not lose Victor and he was just inches away from grabbing him.
81 "We can run up a wall, we can swing through the trees" Binx sang as he ran up a tree and grabbed onto a high branch and swung himself around to the topside.
82 At this Binx largely didn't concern himself with Victor who was desperately scrambling below quite out of reach. Binx instead walked towards the thin part of the branch as he used his arms for balance. "We can balance on bars, we can walk on a wire" he continued.
83 "GET DOWN HERE! AND STOP SINGING!", Victor barked in frustration.
84 Binx got down to lay on the branch, casually balancing with his cat instincts and in a reclining pose not unlike the cheshire cat, rested his face in his arms while his tail twitched with amusement. "But I always sing in the mornings. It makes me happy. And if I go down there you'll beat me up!"
85 "THAT'S THE FUCKING POINT!" Victor said, quite done with thinking before he spoke.
86 "Uhhhh ooookay ... but ... then why would I do it?" Binx said quizzically.
87 Victor of course couldn't argue with the sense in that, so all he could do was hurl insults. "You are a damn coward!" he spat in frustration.
88 "You're right. I am a coward. A lilly livered little kitten" Binx began, "But hey, you are brave. So I'm sure you can climb up here and hurt me anyway. You won't know until you try, right?"
89 "I'm going to kill you! Didn't your mother ever tell you not to climb trees. If you fall I'm totally thwomping your ass the first chance I get" Victor said completely vexed.
90 "Well firstly, I've never met my mother. And secondly ... I've had a lot of practice. This isn't the first time I've been chased up a tree you know" Binx said.
91 "You think you've got me?! Huh!? I'll show you, I'm coming after you and then your going to be cornered." Victor threatened, and then got to hugging the tree and struggling to get up it.
92 "Wow! Hey that's pretty good. Must be hard without sharp claws though" Binx said casually as he observed his quarry struggling to get up to his perch.
93 Victor with his face pressed painfully against the tree and his fingers and toes already in great pain trying to do the impossible, could only manage to say, "Can you pleeeeaaaasssseeee shut up!"
94 "You don't remember me, do you?" Binx began to muse, rolling onto his back and staring down at the struggling hare.
95 "If I've met you before I regret it already" Victor said. He wasn't going to give up, no matter how much it hurt. He was going to prove himself good to his word. He said he'd climb this fucking tree and that is what he was going to do. He thought of his paws closing on Binx's scrawny little neck to offer him encouragement.
96 "Well, I remember you. You were a lot quieter then." Binx said as he picked off autumn leaves. "To be honest", he suddenly said sitting up a bit, "I was kind of hoping we'd meet like this one day. Obviously it was dangerous to introduce myself, given your reputation, but you've come to me and saved me the trouble"
97 "Glad to be of Service!" Victor said sarcastically. "Now shut your pie hole before you make it any worse. I AM getting up there and you can't stop me!"
98 "Well that's probably true ... but I could certainly make it unpleasant for you" Binx said flatly.
99 "What do you mean?!" Victor demanded. "I mean, I could just scratch and claw you. You could get really hurt and you'd probably have to let go and fall". A drop of sweat ran down Victors face as he realized he needed all his limbs just to stay planted on the tree, he was now only about a foot from the branch but had paused to consider his options. The little black kitten might have been small, but he had a point. Victor was out of his element here and the cat definitely had the home team advantage up here.
100 "Lucky for you, I wouldn't do that to you. I like you" Binx said as he poked Victor in the nose with the tip of his claw. "OUCH! WHY THE FUCK DID YOU DO THAT!" Victor shouted angerly.
101 "I Binxed you!" Binx said simply. "I think you mean Jinxed." Victor said growing weary of this clueless kitten.
102 "No I mean Binxed! It's an inside joke between me and my friend Thackery. He used to say when I picked someone I liked, I stick to them like a curse. He called it being Binxed. He was my first target you see"
103 With that Victor used the last of his strength to jump up onto the branch and nearly caught the kitten by surprise and grabbed him by the paw. "Gotcha!" Victor said trumphantly. At that moment Binx pulled back using his footclaws to brace himself forcing Victor's feet to nearly detach from the tree. Victor instinctively grabbed unto the branch with both arms to brace himself from falling thus letting Binx free.
104 Binx started to slowly walk backwards towards the rapidly thinning branch.
105 "Huh! I've got you now!" Victor said as he started to pull himself up. It turned out to take more effort than he expected.
106 At last Victor had managed to climb up. He pressed himself up against the trunk of the tree. Despite his former bravado he now realized standing there that they were quite high up.
107 Binx got up and dusted himself off. He was now standing about ten feet away from Victor who was breathing heavily and trying to screw up the courage to go after him.
108 "Maybe you should climb down. It is kinda high" Binx tried to offer.
109 "Shut up! I've listened to enough of your twaddle! I've got you right where I want you! You've got nowhere left to go! Ha Ha Ha!" Victor cackled.
110 "Alright" Binx said, "then I guess if you're resigned to stay up here you might as well come after me"
111 "No more of your tricks", Victor looked down then tried to look back at Binx and play it off, "I'll get to you twerp ... in do time ... gulp".
112 Binx looked at his watch. "You know I really got to get to class. I hate being late for homeroom."
113 "LISTEN TO ME NERD! You aren't going anywhere until I have my way with you!" Victor spat with eyes wild.
114 "Well", began Binx as he deftly shimmied further out to the end of the branch until it starting to bounce with him balancing on it.
115 "HEY! Be careful kid, that branch could snap any moment!"
116 Then Binx turned around and smiled with his paws behind his back, "You know. I really do like you, even if you no longer like me..."
117 "Kid, I've never met you in my life! And I have no idea who the hell you are, and I don't care neither!" Victor said exasperated, but then a little glimmer of a smile crept on his face, "That said ..." and with that he crotched down and wrapped his arms and legs around the branch of the tree and began to shimmy his way towards Binx, the smile growing wider as he grew closer and closer to his desired target, "I'm about to get to know you real well ... all biblical like! You're trapped and you've got no where to run now! I'm going to enjoy wringing you tiny little neck!".
118 He'd won! The little kitten was just within his grasp and everything he'd endured to get to this point was totally worth it to see that cute adorable little face, full of happiness and cheer, turn into a whimpering mess of tears and snot. How Victor loved the pathetic and sad little squeals of his sweet and lovable victims. And Binx was the cutest little kitten he'd ever met ... and that, he was convinced, is why he despised him so very deeply, and wanted him so very much in his clutches!
119 "Welp, guess I'm goinna to die, might as well go out with song!" Binx said cheerfully. Victor stopped in his tracks. "Don't you dare!"
120 "The Mystical Divinity of unashamed felinity, round the cathedral ran 'vivat'! Life to the Everlasting Cat!" Binx sang looking up to his left with his paw raised.
121 Then he crotched down with his front paws resting on the branch, raised his butt, and began to wiggle it as he gauged his next course of action. His eyes narrowed to slits as his focus and instincts took over.
122 "What are you doing!?" is all Victor could manage to get out. That crazy kitten wasn't seriously going to try and run towards him?! Binx would only have one chance to get this right, but then again, so would Victor ...
123 "Feline, Fearless, Faithful and True ..." Binx began as if telling himself and preparing to spring into action "To other's who do ... what-" and with that he sprung into action. Within the space of only a few feet he'd already gotten into a frightful gallop using all four of his limps with claws protracted to speed along the branch. Victor instinctively was afraid of getting clawed up. "SHIT!" he braced himself unto the tree, but opened his eyes and Binx was gone.
124 Binx had completely leaped over him, and attached himself to the trunk of the tree. Binx then extended his body like a spring and popped back the other direction.
125 Victor had only a moment to realize that Binx was right behind him when he felt Binx's claws grip into his rump to jump right over his head. Victor tried to reach above himself with one hand, but all he managed to do was have the tips of fingers lightly caress Binx's soft underbelly ... all the way down to gently rub against Binx's crotch. Binx was simply moving too fast for Victor to get a firm grip onto anything, but that doesn't mean neither of them was aware of the physical contact.
126 In those brief moments Victor realized how soft the young kittens fur was to the touch and a little tinge of pleasure was felt in his groin.
127 Binx sailed on ahead with pure momentum, and it looked like he was headed a little too far down the branch when his full weight came down onto the end of the branch. Even Victor could feel the branch bend and he gripped even harder in fear.
128 Then Binx sprung from the branch ... SNAP! The end of the branch snapped off from the force, and while Binx lost some moment he still had just enough to sail through the air to a nearby branch in the next tree. In that brief moment, Victor actually stopped worrying about himself and actually felt afraid for Binx and was concerned for his well being. A little tinge of fear, a little pang of pain, and the thought, I hope he makes it!
129 Binx did indeed manage to make contact with the next branch but it too snapped as Binx bounced on it lightly ... 'SNAP!' again, but Binx was in full cat mode and his body knew what to do even if he did not. Binx used his momentum and going nearly sideways gripped the thicker branch up ahead and ran perpendicular to the ground below along it. The momentum sent him into the trunk which he then caught and ran around it once gaining back control of his momentum only to run back up to the base of the branch.
130 Binx looked back up at Victor with a smile and bowed. And with that he let out:
131"Jellicles do and Jellicles can!
Jellicles can and Jellicles do,
Jellicle cats sing Jellicle chants,
Jellicles old and Jellicles new,
Jellicle song and Jellicle dance,
Jellicle songs for Jellicle Cats,
Jellicle songs for Jellicle Cats,
Jellicle songs for Jellicle Cats,
Jellicle songs for Jellicle Cats,"
132 ... as he danced and pranced his way from tree to tree until Victor could only make out the faintest hint of Binx and his infernal singing ...
133"Practical Cats, Dramatical Cats,
Pragmatic Cats, Fanatical Cats,
Oratorical Cats, Delphic-Oracle Cats,
Skeptical Cats, Dyspeptical Cats,
Romantical Cats, Pedantical Cats,
Critical Cats, Parasitical Cats,
Allegorical Cats, Metaphorical Cats,
Statistical Cats and Mystical Cats
Political Cats, Hypocritical Cats,
Clerical Cats, Hysterical Cats,
Cynical Cats, Rabbinical Cats,
Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats!
Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats!
Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats!
Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats!
Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats!"
134 As Binx's sweet little voice slowly faded out into the distance Victor was galvanized in one thought: Just you wait smart-alec, I will make you mine and you can't stop me little one ... this game ... has only begun!
... To Be Continued ...
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