After some days, there was a small group gathering in Munkustrap's house, there were Munkustrap, the Rum Tum Tugger, Mistoffelees, Alonzo and Skimbleshanks, they were chatting about recent affairs.

"Rumpelteazer is pregnant, Mungojerrie is very excited." Munkustrap said.

I love kittens, they are so cute!" Skimbleshanks said.

"So, why don't you find a mate, then you can have your own kittens?" Rum Tum Tugger asked him.

Mistoffelees smiled. "Yeah! Skimble, I know you like Jennyanydots, you can try, maybe she likes you, too."

"I am not as charming as Tugger, I don't think she will accept me." Skimbleshanks said gloomily.

"Come on!" Tugger patted him. "Just do it, you should have a mate now. I will help you."

"No, no, I don't want your help." Skimbleshanks refused him. Everyone knew females like the Rum Tum Tugger, and he always got the whole attention from the females.

Alonzo said sarcastically. "Yeah! Tugger, it's not your business, you will just make things worse." He didn't like Tugger very much because he liked Bombalurina who liked Tugger.

"Hey! Alonzo, what do you mean?" Tugger stared at him.

"What do I mean? You didn't manage your own business well and now you want to interfere other's business?"

"I did my business well. Even if I didn't, you don't have the right to scold me. Tugger scoffed, "I know you don't like me because Bombalurina likes me, not you. That’s not my fault, I just can't help it."

"What?" Alonzo was angry at his words and ready to fight. He was very choleric.

"Alright, stop this, guys," Munkustrap demanded, he didn’t like fighting, plus he was the protector of Jellicles.

Alonzo respected Munkustrap, so he calmed down. I don’t want to stay here, I am going now." He left.

Munkustrap sighed. "Tugger, don’t provoke him, if you fight with him, you won't win anyhow, and it’s not good to fight, Old Deuteronomy hates that."

"I know, Munkustrap, but he provoked me first. You know, the reason why he likes to get me into trouble is always the same, it's Bombalurina." Tugger yelled.

"But Tugger." Mistoffelees told him. "Be honest with you, you always keep all the girls, even you don't like them."

"Yes!" Munkustrap agreed. "You should not do that, if you don’t like them, you can't flirt with them. You said Skimble should have a mate now, you also should have a mate now, but you are still a playboy, you can't find a true love if you keep doing things in this way."

"But I like my way and I don't want to be bound like Mungojerrie," Tugger said.

"That's because you haven't found someone you love yet. When you find her you won’t have this thought." Munkustrap said surely.

"Who do you love?" Mistoffelees asked Tugger. "Etcetera?"

"Oh! She is too young for me."

"Jemima?"

"No."

"Electra?"

"No."

"Victoria?"

"Hey! She should be yours, why do you ask me?" Tugger teased him because of these rumors.

"I don't love her, all of you know that." Mistoffelees yelled. He had told some close friends included Tugger, Munkustrap and Skimble that those rumors were false. Plato didn’t know that because he was not familiar with Mistoffelees.

"Uh, Munkustrap, don't you think Mistoffelees’ problem is more serious than mine? Why don’t we talk about him now?" Tugger tried to distract them.

Munkustrap smiled. "Tugger, I know what you are thinking, but I am more interested in you."

"Thanks, Munkustrap," Mistoffelees said with gratitude. "So, let me continue," Mistoffelees said as Tugger yelled: "It’s not fair!"

"What about Bombalurina?"

"Bombalurina?" Tugger rolled his eyes. "Um, she is nice, but I never thought she would be my mate."

"Do you love her?"

"I…I don't know."

"So, do you hate her?"

"Of course not!" Tugger denied immediately although he didn’t know why he was so nervous. Mistoffelees, Munkustrap and Skimbleshanks smiled at each other with understanding.

"Ok! Let me say." Munkustrap concluded. "Tugger, I always think you should have a mate like Bombalurina, she is very suitable for you, she is attractive and beautiful, and I feel you love her too. But I noticed that you always tried to avoid your emotion and pretended that you didn't like her."

Tugger yelled. "Hey! Do you think you know everything? Don't count your illusion as reality."

"It's not my illusion. The closely involved cannot see as clearly as those outside. I know although you are a playboy, but you never treated any girls badly, like shouted at them or put them in an embarrassed situation. And yet, you treat Bombalurina in a different way, you pretend you don't care about her, and when she came to you, you just treated her coldly, you even dropped her down at Jellicle Ball. She is special to you, am I right? You don't dare to face your emotion, so you treat her in an opposite way, then you feel better? Come on, face it, Tugger."

"Yes! Tugger, Munkustrap is right." Mistoffelees said. "Jemima had told me once that although they liked you, but they knew you would want a female like Bombalurina. You see, even the little kittens know what you think about, we all know that, just don’t want to embarrass you."

"Tell you the truth, Bombalurina also understood your personality, so she didn’t ever draw back, but you embarrassed her too much this time." Munkustrap said.

The Rum Tum Tugger got a big shock, and he couldn’t say a word since he knew they were right, although he didn’t want to admit it. Mistoffelees and Munkustrap laughed, as they both felt funny of Tugger’s expression. Skimbleshanks just shook his head with a little smile.

Tugger saw they laughing and yelled. "What about Munkustrap yourself?"

"Me?" Munkustrap paused for a while. "No girl likes me."

"Not really. Demeter likes you, can’t you feel that?" Tugger exclaimed.

"What?" The other three were all surprised to hear that.

Munkustrap yelled. "How do you know? Don’t talk nonsense."

"How do you suppose I could get all the girls’ attention? Because I knew them very well."

"Except Bombalurina!" Mistoffelees teased him.

"Shut up, Mistoffelees!" Tugger then turned to Munkustrap. " Demeter’s eyes were always on you."

"Are you sure?" Munkustrap asked with a little joy.

"I don't need to lie to you, plus, The Rum Tum Tugger is an expert of understanding girls’ minds."

"Except Bom!" Mistoffelees attempted to tease him again.

Tugger interrupted Mistoffelees’ words. "Dare you say another word?" He glared at him.

Mistoffelees giggled. "Sorry!"

Munkustrap fell into his thoughts. "Demeter likes me? Oh! She is very nice indeed. How I was stupid, I must let her know my feelings." He decided.