Living with A Mouse and A Rat-Ch 33-FallSummer has passed and our heroes are now entering the brisk season of fall.Basil and Ratigan were playing chest as Lily was in the kitchen while Isabelle was outside raking the leaves, listening to her I-pod.Lily came in with a cup of coffee and looked at the two rodents playing.“Who’s winning?” she piped up.“I believe I am.” Ratigan said as he moved a piece, grinning at Basil. The mouse just stared at the board and then with a perk of his ears, moved a piece and took Ratigan’s king.“Checkmate.”Ratigan looked surprised and then growled. Lily chuckled as she took a sip of her coffee,
The Heart of A Child-Ch 7-Their Little LightRatigan was in his office dealing with paperwork, but his mind was elsewhere, focusing on the mouseling that’s been with him for the last two weeks.Lizzie was more open now; she smiled more and is not so nervous now. She still flinches a bit when someone reaches out to touch her, but is not so frequent now. She became fast friends with Fidget; she opened up rather easily to the bat.Lizzie saw Ratigan in a very respectful light; she always called him Professor, which he thought it was odd for a six year old. She also called Isabelle Isa; for some reason, she couldn’t call her by her full name.Lizzie was also tied to Ratigans
The Mastermind and The Thief-Ch 68-FamilyRatigan was at the Cassidy home again, watching as Abigail cooked something with Klaus and Rose helping. Neil and Isabelle were arguing as usual with Thomas being the referee. He watched the commotion with amusement.Ratigan at time considered the Cassidy’s to be another connection for his crimes or partners. But it was more than that.He thinks it’s because of Isabelle. The thief has quite literally broken down his walls and drew him into her family and her own little word. She found out many things about him, things he didn’t even know he felt. She got to know him better than anyone else in years.The idea that the Cas
Fighting Against The Devil-Ch 5-Words of HatredThe gang were at the Rat Trap when Neil suddenly burst in, carrying a newspaper.“You’re not going to believe this.” Neil growled as she slammed the paper to the table. Isabelle took it and read the front page, her face suddenly filled with fury.“Norman is still here in London.” She said tightly, “He’s organizing a group to eradicate rats; he wants to organize a cull. His using religion on this!”She threw the paper to the table in disgust, while both Ratigan and Thomas looked disgusted as well. Abigail picked up the newspaper and read the article, grimacing a little.“Professor, you&
Dream of a RealityRatigan looked out his window, drinking from his bottle of whiskey. He would have preferred wine, but he wanted something stronger, especially with the way he was feeling.Feeling the betrayal he did to Isabelle.Two weeks ago, one of the girls that worked in the Rat Trap, Sondra, came up to him. He used to flirt constantly with her, which was until he met Isabelle. He noticed that she always gave Isabelle dirty looks when the thief wasn’t looking, but she never confronted her, due to the bowie knife that always slung on her belt. Sondra then told him something that made no sense to him.Isabelle was cheating on him with a mouse.On
The Mastermind and The Thief-Ch 69-AnniversaryRatigan tried to concentrate on his work, but he cannot due to the irate thief that was glaring at him in front of him.“Are you still angry with me?” he asked her, making her glare at him harder, answering his question.The topic was anniversaries.Isabelle said that it was September 12th when they first met, but Ratigan said it was a week later, on September 19th, which led to the disagreement.“I know I’m right, Padriac. It was that day.” She said, making him and lean back in his chair.“Actually, you are half-right.” He said, catching her attention, “We did technically meet for the firs
Living with A Mouse and A Rat-Ch 34-CutsRatigan was reading something in the living room when he heard a phone being placed on the hook and a long sigh. Isabelle walked into the room and flopped on the recliner.“Who were you speaking to?” he asked.“My mom.”Ratigan smiled sympathetically. It seems her mother was an extremely complex person. She kept pushing her daughters away, but then gets angry when they don’t speak to her. Her behavior drove them both up the wall; he knows that’s one of the reasons Isabelle moved out.“I’ll be in my room.” She said suddenly, getting up and going upstairs. Ratigan watched her go with con
The Heart of A Child-Ch 8-TeachingsIsabelle walked into her home and saw Neil standing near the chimney with his pocket watch out. She was about to ask what he was doing he suddenly heard a yelp and a cloud of cinders suddenly appeared. Lizzie appeared form the cloud, coughing and looked up at Neil expectantly.“How did I do?” she asked, making Neil look at her.“Better than last time.” He said, “Now, go get cleaned up. I have one more thing for you to do.”She nodded and went upstairs, while Isabelle looked at Neil disbelievingly.“Are you teaching her how to climb a chimney?” she asked incredously.“Yes.” He sa
Fighting Against The Devil-Ch 6-First SignsIsabelle was walking home late one night; her thoughts were not letting her sleep.Norman was getting powerful, but was keeping a low profile. From what she heard, he was a passionate speaker (expected from a preacher) and had many followers now. However, he was advocating violence and that got a lot of mice worried, especially the police. Isabelle couldn’t help but think that Norman likes his new noriety, knowing that he liked power above anything else.“Isabelle!”She jumped and turned around, seeing Norman glaring at her.“What do you want?” she asked in annoyance.“You are still with that rat, I se
The Mastermind and The Thief-Ch 70-LoyaltyIsabelle walked into Ratigans barrel, seeing Fidget chatting with Bill and Tony. She decided to ask the bat something that been bothering her for a while.“Hey, Fidget.” She called out, getting the bats attention, “I need to ask you something.”Fidget nodded as he looked at her expectantly.“Honey, how old are you?” she asked, making the bat look at her in surprise and then mumbled something she couldn’t hear.“Sorry, hun, I didn’t catch that.”“…sixteen.”Isabelle pulled back in surprise as she stared at Fidget.“Sixteen? Are you serious?” she as
Living with A Mouse and A Rat-Ch 31-Scars andTearsRatigan was in his room changing his shirt when he caught himself in the mirror, grimacing at the scars on his body. He was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't hear his door open."Ratigan." Isabelle said, "I got the shirt you want-"She then stopped and gasped as she started at Ratigan in horror, particularly his scars. His ears perked down as he suddenly felt shame enveloped him, feeling self-conscious around her. He was then startled when she walked up to him, and gently laid her hand on one of his scars on his chest."What happened to you?" she whispered, making him smile softly at her."I had a chaotic life, my dear." He said
The Heart of A Child-Ch 4-Meeting the ProfessorAnnie heard the door to the saloon open and looked, seeing it was Isabelle. She was about o greet her when she saw the little mouse standing closely to the thief."Hello, Isabelle." She greeted and then bending down to Lizzie, who held tightly to Isabelle's leg. "And who is this?""This here is Lizzie. She's going to be staying with us." She said.Annie was going to say something, but was interrupted when Ratigan came into the room. He saw her, smiled and walked up to her."Hello darling." He said, kissing her gently, "What brings you here?""Klaus blew up my room…again." She said, making him chuckle. He then caught sight of Lizzie
The Mastermind and The Thief-Ch 64-FetishIsabelle went into Ratigan's study, seeing the professor still hard at work. However, it was really late and she was hoping he would come to bed already."Padriac, aren't you coming to bed? You been there for hours.""I'm almost done, he mumbled. Isabelle just rolled her eyes, knowing he said that two hours ago. She went to behind his chair and said;"You sure you don't want to come to bed?"Ratigan just hummed and Isabelle decided to use her secret weapon. She recently learned that Ratigan had an rather odd fetish, he likes to be called Professor in a…naughty way. She never thought the title would have such an effect on him. She put
Fighting Against The Devil-Ch 4-Memories from HomeRatigan was in Isabelle home, knocking on her bedroom door. Ever since she had that talk with Ella, she's been quiet and withdrawn, mostly retreating to her room. He was determined to find out what's wrong with her.He heard a come in and walked in, seeing Isabelle sitting on the floor, photographs all around her."What are you doing?"" he asked, pulling up a chair and sitting on it."Looking through some old photographs of home." She said, holding up a photograph, "Look, it's my parents wedding photo."He took it and saw a young mouse couple in their wedding clothes. The woman looked a lot like Isabelle, but the man had her smile. He chu
Living with A Mouse and A Rat-Ch 30-PlansLily was driving her SUV with Isabelle next to her and the boys in the back. They were heading over to Leo and Constantine place for a barbeque, since they want to celebrate the last day of summer. Also, their friends live near a lake and there were supposed to be fireworks later tonight on the pother side.Ratigan and Basil looked a little uncomfortable in the car, since it was their first time riding in one. Lilt then pulled into the driveway, parking."OK, here we are." she said as they all got out and headed tot he backyard. They saw Constantine at the grill with a apron that said "French me, I'm the cook." and Leos setting the table. W
The Mastermind and The Thief-Ch 63-Tail Ver 2Ratigan was speaking to Fidget at the bar when Isabelle passed by him with a tray full of drinks. When she passed him, she suddenly yelped and dropped her tray. Ratigan turned to see what the problem was and that's when he saw it.His tail, which at times has a mind of its own, somehow went and wrapped around her waist.The couple blushed from the action while the patrons around them started to clap and cheer.
Fighting Against The Devil-Ch 3-The Preachers TaleElla was sitting in the back of the saloon, smoking a cigar when Isabelle walked in. Her cheek was bandaged and it looked like it was still stinging her, but she sat down and looked at her grandmother."Now...tell me about Norman." she said, making Ella sigh and stub out her cigar."Alright." she said, "Now, you know, Norman grew up with your mama and daddy, right?"Isabelle nodded."Well, he grew up in our town and he really like your ma. I could tell just the way he looked at her that he really loved Sophie. He was really smitten with her."She lit another cigar and inhaled, then letting a cloud of smoke."But he wasn't like that with
The Heart of A Child-Ch 3-A New FamilyLizzie looked around her new room, getting used to her new home.She's been living with the Cassidy's for three weeks and she already adored her new family.When Isabelle brought her, they immediately warmed up to her, giving her a feeling of safety and warmth she never felt from her own parents.She like's Rose a lot, she's so pretty and has a really nice voice. She once sang to Lizzie when she couldn't sleep and she was astounded by her voice. But Rose always fussed over hair and clothes, trying to make her look more girly.Kluas was funny to her' he made funny stuff that was always bubbly. He also gave her candy whenever Isabelle wasn'
The Cassidy Capers: Ch 6-Closer LookNeil went to Isabelle's room, putting his ear to the door. Hearing nothing, he slowly opened the door.When Ratigan asked his permission to marry Isabelle, he said yes, although it was mostly due to Thomas persuasiveness. He wasn't exactly sure about having Ratigan as an in-law.It had nothing to do with the professor being a rat, as some people seemed to think. He just thought that Ratigan wasn't good enough for Isabelle or to be in the Cassidy family. Ratigan reputation also didn't help his opinion. But he saw how happy his cousin as she showed off her gimmel ring, so he kept his thoughts to himself. However, he wants to take a closer loo
Gift: RecklessnessIsabelle was undercover at a ball, working as a servant. She was supposed to look over the place where her gang was supposed to for a heist.. She was serving food in Rachelle Mousetoria party.Isabelle has only seen the princess a few times, but she thinks shes an idiotic airhead. Her snotty attitude just annoyed the hell out of her. She was bringing over a bowl of pudding when she caught some of Rachelle's conversation to other noble mice."Augh, I cant believe that that girl is so well on the piano, even if she is a rat."Isabelle's ears shot up at that, that's what really pissed her off about the princess. That snotty and superior atti
Gift: Pep TalkCallie watched as Sarah and Kitty chatted, smiling a bit. Of all of Ratigan's lady choices, he thinks Sarah is the best one.Sarah is a (grateful) breath of fresh air. She was shy, chatty and a sweet rat lady. Her being a rat never bothered Callie, the species thing never did. She also likes Sarah, she was a good girl with a good heart, something Ratigan desperately needed.Her eyes then caught one of the dancers, Clarissa, entering the room and her eyes narrowed. She so does not like that woman.She thinks Clarissa is a cheap, street-walking, bitch. She also knows that she gives Sarah a hard time cause she was use to flirt with the profe
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