July 29th 2007 2:44 pm
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Getting used to life in my--sorry, Pan's new house was difficult. The fireplace didn't have anything in it, there were no squirrels in the attic, and, worst of all, there were no mice!! Pan's new house was bigger than the old one, so I had to work harder than ever to familiarize myself with all the hiding places.
"I can help you," Miko said. I glared at him.
"I refuse to associate with the likes of you!" I responded, copying one of Pan's catch phrases word for word. Miko left. There was just something about him that I didn't like...
I was no longer worried about Pan's dominance; we had established that she was the one and only queen of the world, and Miko accepted it. We hadn't, however, sorted out who would be second in command. I had always been second best, and I wasn't about to give that up. I was prepared to fight until I got really, really tired to keep my status.
"Why are you so nice to him?" I asked Pan.
"Oh...I don't know...I'm just tired," was Pan's reply. She sighed.
"You're still not feeling so good?" I asked. Pan shook her head majestically. She did everything majestically.
"They'll probably take me to the vet," she said, pulling her tail in closer.
"No. We moved! How can they take you to the vet?" I responded.
"I heard the humans talking about it. One of them must have seen me eating the cat litter," Pan said.
"You mean we moved all this way for nothing? That's impossible!"
"I asked Miko. It's true."
"Oh, what does Miko know anyway? I was the one who helped you! I was the one who stared at Samsie with you, who caught mice with you, who hid with you! You've been favoring him--I know it! You can't trust him. He's definitely up to something! He's bad! Bad! Baaaaaaad!!" I replied, saying the last "baaaaaaad" dramatically. I stalked off indignantly, rubbing the furniture as I went.
Later, I felt sorry about my outburst. I set of in search of Pan to apologize. I looked everywhere for her, but she was nowhere to be seen. My heart sank. Had she been taken to the vet without me even saying goodbye?