Cats United

Prologue

RUBYHEART'S POV

"Where is he?!"
The Tom yowled, puffing his chest out, and glaring menacingly at the small she-cat.
"I-I don't know! And even if I did I wouldn't tell you!" She mewed defiantly back but cowering under his watchful gaze.
"Rubyheart, You can't hide him from me forever. I'll find him one day." He spat at her before sighing angrily and storming out of the small cave, and padded down into another larger cave with a small dip to enter into. The she-cat sighed heavily and unwrapped her body, to find the small kit huddled against her.
"What was that about mother? Who was he?" The small kit asked innocently.
"Nothing for you to worry about yet, Applekit" She mewed back patiently. She looked at the kit sorrowfully and mewed to herself quietly "you don't deserve a life like this. I'll find a better life for you. Away from me. I promise." A sob escaped her as tears formed in her eyes, slowly dripping down her face, She looked up and looked into thin air for which seemed like moons and closed her eyes, slowly laying her head down onto the hard cave floor.

"Mother! Wake up!" Applekit's whine sounded in her ear. Groggily a small moan met her lips as Applekit bounced about loudly. She opened one eye and waited for Applekit to get close. She stealthily lashed out a paw. Placing it lightly on Applekit.
"Eek! Mother, you scared me!" He giggled.
"Haha! I know sweetie!" She purred back slowly getting up. She looked around and scented the air, her smile soon turning into a worried glance. She padded over to her kit and placed in a small cleft in the rock and stood in front of it as she saw the large Tom.
"Stonefur." She acknowledged the Tom with a flick of her tail.
"Rubyheart" he mewed icily back.
"What do you want now?" She mewed sweetly, her glare telling a different story.
"You know what I want darling, so if you don't tell me, you can tell your mate, otherwise it's killing time." He grinned evilly pushing forward a broad shouldered Tom and pinning him down, his claws touching his throat.
"Don't tell him! I'll die for our kit!" The pinned Tom yowled as he shut his eyes in pain as Stonefur's sharp, hooked claw reached deeper and deeper into his throat.
"No! Smokefall!" She yowled, lunging forward but the Tom was too quick. His eyes pinned where Applekit was and he jumped over her and grabbed the kit, and yanking the kit in his jaws.
"I told you I would get him!" His last words echoed in Rubyhearts mind.
Rubyheart snarled as she saw him jump over And her and Smokefall and run into the forest. Rubyheart ran after him angrily, frowning, she glanced back to see 2 other cats with strong bodies and sharp claws, blood hung on their teeth as the snarled, close on Rubyheart and Smokefall"s tracks. Rubyheart's tongue lolled out as she panted, slowing down from tiredness. She looked ahead but couldn't catch up, the last of Stonefur and Smokefall was the wisps of their tail before the 2 cats who were following caught her. She looked around, dizzy. She hissed as she felt a claw rake down her back, spinning round she pounced on the Tom, a mass of claws and fur flying about as the Tom slid out his claws, aiming for her exposed tummy. The other cat, slammed her head with his claws. The last thing Rubyheart saw was the 2 cats slinking away, before blacking out.

Ok, I'm writing another book at the same time as The First Dawn so enjoy!