Legacy (Book 1)

Chapter 4: Knowing Better

Chapter 4: Knowing Better

Rainstone crouched under Night, curling around him while trying not to gag. He'd asked for her to do something different than grooming his fur, and since she'd seen other she-cats do this, she'd decided to give it a try.

What she hadn't realized when she started this was this is what cats do when they are getting ready to mate. She'd only realized after instinct had kicked in and she was feeling sick, but Night was enjoying it so she had to keep doing it, glad they were alone in the den.

She brushed her belly on Night's back and wound around him enticingly. She hated doing this, even though she didn't fully realize that she was seducing her mate.

"Hey!' a sharp voice called into the den. Rainstone jumped and turned to see Ice poking his muzzle into the den. "Is Tangle in here?" the pale silver tom asked, narrowing his eyes to peer at the moony-eyed tom behind her.

"A little young for seducing cats, aren't you?" Ice asked, his whiskers twitched with enticing amusement. For some reason Rainstone didn't understand, toms liked to be seduced.

Rainstone just shook her head to answer Ice's question. "He went out with Nightly," she mewed helpfully, speaking in a soft voice.

Ice purred, his pale blue eyes gleaming as he shook his head slowly and turned away. Rainstone turned back to Night who had recovered enough to look annoyed. "Why did you stop?" he complained, rolling over onto his back.

Rainstone twitched her tail, "Ice came in looking for Tangle," she responded. She looked at the fading dusk light that was seen at the entrance. Her mind stirred as she remembered her dream half a moon ago, of swirling stars and the silver sun.

It made her body tingle with excitement stronger then the foolish tickling feeling she got with Night sometimes. Rainstone sighed and went back to rubbing her body on Night's. She stiffened as he suddenly grabbed her and forced her on the ground, her belly pressed to the ground and his belly smooth on her spine.

"Night!" she gasped, "We're not old enough yet!" she pleaded, she really didn't feel old enough to mate yet.

Night reluctantly got off of her, his amber eyes gleamed with anticipated excitement. Rainstone shrunk back against the wall as Night padded off, his fur twitching and his tail flicking.

Shivering, she realized she'd been holding her breath and she let it out in a long sigh, sinking into her nest that was warm from Night. She glanced up as Mudslide and Tangle padded into the den and curled into the two other nests, talking quietly with each other.

Scamp and Squirrel had left to complete their final training assignment, they'd be back in the next quarter moon. Rainstone couldn't wait to go on the assignment, only half a moon now, she reminded herself, excited by the prospect of getting away from the cave and being able to see the stars and moon in real life.

Her mother, Droplet, had never gone on the assignment, since she'd been born too long after Hawk to go with him, being only three moons at the time. But she'd be ready, she thought, ignoring the suggestive looks Mudslide kept giving her.

She relaxed as Night returned with some prey for them and settled down beside her, using his body to block the view of the other toms of her. Rainstone gladly ate the mouse, licking the last scraps from the muzzle as she did so.

She thanked Night for the meal, as she was required to do. And then curled down with Night, ready to go to sleep as the sounds of the main cave died down and the air turned cooler. Night was curled around her, his warm fur protecting her from the cold drafts, but she still couldn't sleep.