Sunset saw that only Crow wasn't in the den. Blaze's jaw was slightly parted in a soft snore. Ivory's chest rose and fell rhythmically. His back was facing Sunset, and his face was turned away, his head was curled to his chest and his ears where angled toward the wall of the den. Sunset turned away from the two toms and looked at the entrance of the log. Decaying bark that was half peeled away lined the shear-shaped exit. Sunset pushed herself onto her feet. Blinking, she realized that, absent-minded of it, she had sat down. As she walked out of the log, she felt exhausted, like she needed more sleep, even though she had slept later than usual.
Sunset stepped into the morning light. The sun cast a warm, radiant yellow light over the gray stones the formed the cave where Sunset lived. As Sunset looked up at the cloudless sky, the sun seemed to smile down at her.
There was also something eerie about this morning. Long, dark shadows seemed to hide behind the bushes and trees. Below her, in a valley, everything was at a standstill. It was as if the whole world was holding it's breath, waiting for something to happen...
Sunset pushed the thought away. Why would anything happen? Why here? Why would she eve think that? But still....
*******
After a successful hunt with Blaze, Sunset dragged herself to Lavender and her family's den, half-asleep. Lavender lifted her head as Sunset entered the cave.
"Hello, Sunset. You look tired. Are you feeling all right?" Lavender asked, sounding concerned.
"Hi, Lavender. Yeah, I am a little tired. I'm fine, though. How are you?" Sunset meowed drowsily, sitting down.
Lavender nowowed her eyes and slowly looked Sunset up and down. Than again. Although she still seemed unsatisfied, as if she did not believe her sister's word, she finally said, "I'm fine. Canary is getting be a wonderful hunter. She needs to work on her fighting skills, but I think that she will fit just fine in our little group. Stone and I are very proud. So, I am fine. You?"
"I'm great," Sunset purred, butting her head against her sister's.
A voice called from outside the den, "Hey! Sunset! Were are you? We have to check the boarder! Where are you?"
Sunset sighed, "That's Crow. I'm sorry, Lavender. I have to go now. Goodbye."
"Goodbye, Sunset. I had a good time talking to you," Lavender meowed as Sunset got up.
"Me too," Sunset meowed over her shoulder.
When she pushed herself out of the den, Crow was readily waiting for her, tail lashing. She fallowed him out of the clearing. They walked in silence until Crow spotted something. Sunset ran towards him when she heard him meow for her.
"What is it, Crow? Why did you call m--" Sunset started. That is when she saw the paw print. A fresh paw print. And the black and orange fur caught in the brambles. She gasped, shocked. "Who made that pint? Why is there fur in that bush? Crow, what is going on?"
"I certainly didn't do it. We-we must tell Blaze," Crow meowed, seeming as surprised as she was.
The two stared at the paw print for awhile until they finally darted into the trees toward the cave.
-KittyLover8
© 2012
"Hello, Sunset. You look tired. Are you feeling all right?" Lavender asked, sounding concerned.
"Hi, Lavender. Yeah, I am a little tired. I'm fine, though. How are you?" Sunset meowed drowsily, sitting down.
Lavender nowowed her eyes and slowly looked Sunset up and down. Than again. Although she still seemed unsatisfied, as if she did not believe her sister's word, she finally said, "I'm fine. Canary is getting be a wonderful hunter. She needs to work on her fighting skills, but I think that she will fit just fine in our little group. Stone and I are very proud. So, I am fine. You?"
"I'm great," Sunset purred, butting her head against her sister's.
A voice called from outside the den, "Hey! Sunset! Were are you? We have to check the boarder! Where are you?"
Sunset sighed, "That's Crow. I'm sorry, Lavender. I have to go now. Goodbye."
"Goodbye, Sunset. I had a good time talking to you," Lavender meowed as Sunset got up.
"Me too," Sunset meowed over her shoulder.
When she pushed herself out of the den, Crow was readily waiting for her, tail lashing. She fallowed him out of the clearing. They walked in silence until Crow spotted something. Sunset ran towards him when she heard him meow for her.
"What is it, Crow? Why did you call m--" Sunset started. That is when she saw the paw print. A fresh paw print. And the black and orange fur caught in the brambles. She gasped, shocked. "Who made that pint? Why is there fur in that bush? Crow, what is going on?"
"I certainly didn't do it. We-we must tell Blaze," Crow meowed, seeming as surprised as she was.
The two stared at the paw print for awhile until they finally darted into the trees toward the cave.
-KittyLover8
© 2012
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