Mac, Misto and Tugger are sitting in front of the fireplace, tucked in blankets, with hot tea in paws. They almost stopped shivering by now. Munkustrap is preparing a hot soup for them. He is angry, but silent, and the only signs of how furious he is, are how much strength he puts into chopping vegetables or closing cupboards. Anger came after he took them home, dried them with a towels, put them into blankets, started a fire and made them tea, all with loving words and worried face.
He told them not to go on ice on the pond. He told them so many times! It's too thin, it was too warm yesterday... Of course Tugger wanted to slide a little and Misto had to go with him. Macavity joined only to show them he is not afraid!
When soup was ready his anger almost disappeared. He took bowls and brought them to the room. He was also hungry, so started to eat with his lovers.
Mistoffelees was first to disturb the silence: We are sorry, love.
Munkustrap: It's OK now. I just hope you don't repeat that.
Macavity: No, it's not. We're sorry. And we don't repeat that. This winter or any next.
Munkustrap: Thank you. I don't want to rescue you from under ice never again.
Rum Tum Tugger: We learnt, really. It was the scariest thing in my life. Never again.
Munkustrap: I love you. All of you.
Munkustrap put his bowl aside, hugged them and fainted after all those emotions. That warmed his lovers like nothing else, when they started panicking and rescuing him!
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