Boredom ((OPEN))

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Tumble giggled and ran in the middle singing and doing ballet spins in place. " Ashes to Ashes were all fall Down!!" he smiled brightly, this is what life was about. Living in the moment and having fun.

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being the tallest of the three Bomba lifted her and Teazers hands to allow Tumble in. Merrily they danced around him as he spun, "ohhh this makes me wish the next Ball wasn't so far off!
I can't wait for you to see it Oswin, the Ball is really something!" the scarlet queen said wistfully.
then she gave her mane a shake clear green gold eyes sparkling,
"but that doesn't mean we can't have our own am I right?"
she said with a giggle smiling at her friends.

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"Right!" Oswin howled, panting slightly to keep up as they spin faster and faster.

As if to confirm Bomba's words, Teazer began singing, "Jellicle cats come out tonight, Jellicle cats come one, come all..."

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the scarlet queens clear green gold eyes gleamed as her voice joined Teazer in harmony "Jellicle cats come out tonight
Jellicle cats come one, come all
The jellicle moon is shining bright
Jellicles come to the jellicle ball...
"
ears perked adorably she looked at Tumble to see if he would continue the chorus.
after all Oswin was a member of the Tribe now and it was only right that she be taught it's traditions, and Bomba could not think of a better way!

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Tumble cheered happily and spun in a small circle " Jelicle cats come out tonight, jellice cats come one come all, The jellicle moon is shining bright~ jellices come to the jellice ball~ " he sung in his kitten voice before smirking and suddenly making his voice much deeper." Jellicle cats are Black and white,Jellice cats are rather small ~ " he began on a much slower but rhythmic chant that he was so fond of. He just smirked mischievously while moving his body to the rhythm.

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the scarlet queen began a bump and grind of her own matching her pace to Tumbles and pitching her breathy voice to match his, green gold eyes twinkling as she did so, "
Jellicle Cats are black and white
Jellicle Cats are rather small
Jellicle Cats are merry and bright
And pleasant to hear when we caterwaul"
Bomba sang.

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Tumble smirked at bomba and began to dance in a grinding motion as well raising his paws above his head and swaying his tail with his hips. " Jellicle cats have cheerful faces! Jellice cats have bright green eyes ! We like to practice our airs and graces and Wait for the Jellice Moon To Arise!" he sang the next part.For a couple of moments he would copy bomba's dance moves just for the fun of it not caring if he looked like a girl or not.

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Rumpelteazer laughed at the other two's antics. Grinning widely, she picked up with the next line: "Jellicle cats develop slowly! Jellicle cats are not too big!" She gave Tumble a meaningful look - not that he was all that small or puny, but she remembered at the Ball, how he and all the other toms thought they were "so cool" and poor Misto had been the one who got picked on the most for not being fully grown yet. Now it was someone else's turn. But she did wink to let him know she was teasing.

Oswin listened carefully to all of them, determined to have this whole thing memorized when the time came round for her very first Ball. She bounced excitedly as Teazer came to the part that she had learned already. "Jellicle cats are roly-poly!" she shouted quickly, before someone else could beat her to it.

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the scarlet queen beamed a dazzling smile.
"righto Kit!" she called happily.
then Bomba gave a little spring and did a quick step jig then striking a pose singing, "We know how to dance a gavotte and a jig
Until the Jellicle Moon appears
We make our toilet and take our repose
Jellicles wash behind their ears
Jellicles dry between their toes
"

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Tumble looked at teazer trying to realize what she meant before thinking about the smallest jellicle he knew,misto. He frowned slightly,why was she looking at him? He was friends with the tuxedo cat. Tumble quickly dismissed it though and continued dancing like bomba

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Teazer continued the rhyme: "Jellicle cats are white and black! Jellicle cats are of moderate size!" She giggled, remembering how Coricopat and Tantomile had recited the "white and black" line, looking so regal and serious, and then she and Mungojerrie had jumped in front of them and recited the next line so loudly and obnoxiously. The looks on Cori and Tanto's faces had been priceless. She looked at Oswin. "Remember the next line, Ossie?" She knew all the kittens worked on the rhymes (at least, when they thought about it), trying to get them memorized for the Ball. The next line was a fun one that she figured Oswin would know.

This was one of her favourites. "Jellicles jump like a jumping-jack!" Oswin announced, proceeding to try and jump like a jumping-jack herself. She did all right on the jumping - the landing, not so much. She came down and landed flat on her tail. Quickly, she stood up and kept dancing, hoping the others wouldn't notice.

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the scarlet queen was careful not to 'notice' Oswins misstep and embarrass her but she was glad to see that the Kitten had not hurt herself.
with stately grace she circle stalked with Tumble the way she usually did with Demeter ending the series of steps back to back with the tom as she sang...
"Jellicle cats have moonlit eyes
We're quiet enough in the morning hours
We're quiet enough in the afternoon
Reserving our Terpsichorean powers
To dance by the light of the Jellicle Moon
"

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Tumble danced with bombs making sure not to notice owsin fall, he harmonized with her as she sung her part then he sung the next part "
Jellicle cats are black and white
Jellicle cats as we said, are small
If it happens to be a stormy night
We will practice a caper or two in the hall" he grabbed teazer and bomba's hand and danced the part he usually did with misto and skimbleshanks. He sighed as he noticed he did most of his dancing with misto....but now that he was not around tumble had lost his dance partner. He hoped that he would come back soon,he hoped that the whole tribe would be back soon.

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while she tried hard not to show it Bomba caught the subtle signs of Tumbles meloncholy, the slight dipping of ears and whiskers, the slight 'off' scent, and to be truthful to herself singing the parts of so many who had dropped out of sight in the last few days...Demeter...Jellylorum...Misto and Cassandra
set her heart aching more than a little. but on the other paw the positive vibe from her three friends buoyed her spirits and she was resolved NOT to let it get her too far down!
gracefully she danced Old Skimbles steps then she dipped her voice into a fair immitation of Tugger for two lines before finishing in her own breathy purr...
"If it happens, the sun is shining bright
You would say we have nothing to do at all
We are resting and saving ourselves to be bright
For the Jellicle Moon and the Jellicle Ball".

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Tumble laughed at bomba's impersonation,it was spot on! He just danced as they all sung the last part he harmonized with the girls spinning to the slowly declining speed of the song before doing the steps at the end that they we're all so used to.