One with the Moon

Chapter 11

Chapter 11

A yowl woke us from our slumber. "Wolves!" the voice yells. I jump to my feet and growl at the somewhat familiar voice.

"What do you want" my vision is still blurry from sleep and I can only make out a large image and Stamperpaw growling like crazy. "Moonlight take the..." I start to tell Moonlight.

" Moonlight, Lightheart oh, its Ramble, no need to fear I wouldn't hurt you dogs". My eyes start to clear and I see its the once cougar cub I messed with is double the size.

" Ramble? Oh hi... how are you" I say cautiously.

" Well I could be better, you're tribe chased me and my mother from our den... I haven't seen her since" He looks down. He misses his mother, and he has no need to harm us.

" Well, we will keep an eye out for her, I'm sure she is ok" I feel so bad for him. There is not really anything we can do but hope we come acrossed her. I sit down and Ramble does the same.

"What are you guys doing so far away from home?" Ramble asks.

"Well, things got pretty ugly at home" I say.

"I see" he walks and sits near the corner of the cave. I close my eyes. We could've had a big situation if we didn't know Ramble. I turn towards Moonlight.

"Are you okay?" I ask her.

"I'm fine, so are the pups" She says.

"Ya were okay" Says Moonhowl. I smile at him and his ambition. There going to be great warriors. Softheart pads up to me, and looks at me in the eye. He has a look of sorrow.

"I want my mother." He says to me. Despair rushes over me, he wants his mother. I- I can't give that to him.

" Don't worry... you'll see her... Soon" I mutter my words, they could be a lie. I walk over to moonlight. I have things I need to settle with her.

"About... last night-"

"It's okay Lightheart, if you don't have feelings for me it's okay... I don't want you to feel bad, come on let's go hunting" She says. She wouldn't let me finish. I follow her out of the cave and she starts to run.

"Wait!" I call out to her, but soon our leaps are in sync with each other.

"Isnt it nice to run?" she questions

"Yes, but I would like to talk to you." I shout. She keeps running.

"Were talking now" She says stating the obvious.

"Moonlight!" I yell. She stopped and looked at me. She stops and stares at me.

"What" She says as if she's annoyed, but I can tell she's not.

"I- I love you to" I say strongly.

"..." She says nothing, but stares disbelievingly

"I do, I... I just couldn't tell you before now" I say. She smiles.

"I knew it!" She exclaimed Pouncing on him playfully "I knew it!" She repeated again They rolled on the grass happily together but stopped soon "Come on, let's go hunting." She says, I'm glad she's happy. I trot with her through the woods and we see a deer.

"Shhh..." she shushes me. She drops into a crouch and I do the same. The deer's hooves echo over the ground but all turns silent to me. I can't hear anymore...

I turn to my side and see the stampperpaw, my sister and the pups. My eyes become heavy and everything turns into a daze.

"Lightheart!" Scarclaw calls. I go to speak but nothing happens. One of the pups flops onto his side. It's softheart. I stand there till my vision goes blurry and I fall to my side. Though faint I hear Moonlight's faint scream. I can do nothing.