Warriors: Bird of Peace

Chapter 4

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Chapter 4

     “Me? My name? I’m Bird!” she replied, staring up at the tall kitten. “I’m six moons old today! How old are you?”

     “I’ll be 8 moons old in about a half-moon.” Raven said, watching Bird like a hawk. “Where’s your family?”

     “Dead. Scourge killed them.” Bird replied, looking at her paws.

     “Scourge? The Scourge?” Raven exclaimed, his eyes wide as the moon. “He killed my family, too!” Bird stood up to find that Raven wasn’t that tall after all. He just looked that way from where she had been laying.

“He ripped my father in half, broke my brother’s back, broke my other brother’s skull, bit my sister’s throat open, and slit my mother’s throat so she bled out. The worst thing out of his attack was that he let me live!” She cried, and Raven licked away her tears. He led her out of the Twoleg nest with his tail flicking over his back. Bird stared at him, unaware that his heart was pounding with every step she took.

        Raven could feel her eyes on his back as he led her through the cat door. He could tell she was different, but he wasn’t sure how. He knew that he loved her, and that his heart was pounding. “Here is the yard! If you want freedom, this is your escape.” He hoped that she would stay; if her family was dead, she would have a much better life here.

     “No.” Bird whispered, staring at her paws. “No, I can’t leave you- I mean, I can’t leave. This is my home now.” What? Did she say ‘can’t leave you’?

     “I didn’t want you to leave, either.” He said, staring at her. She looked up hopefully, her ears burning in embarrassment.

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        Leaf looked around his home, which was an old fox den. His parents were dead, and he was starving from having to fight for his food. He was still a kit, and had no chance against full-grown cats. His stomach growled loudly, and he again thought of the cat who had murdered his parents. He was black with a white paw, the collar around his neck embedded with teeth, and blood-red eyes.

“Oh, why did he do that?” Leaf wondered once again, and set out to find food. Lately, he had been going to his friend’s Twoleg nest for food, as he could not get food from the alleys like the older cats. The tiny black cat ruled the Twolegplace, and all cats fought for food, homes, and life.

During his thinking, he had wandered into his friend’s yard and up to the door. “Raven! It’s me, Leaf!” he yowled through the door. Minutes later, the door opened and a Twoleg stood with a bowl of food. Behind it, Raven sat with a beautiful silver she-kit. She had deep blue-green eyes, and she reminded him of a dream he once had ...

‘She was standing on a tree stump with three kits sitting on the roots. He was surrounded by cats, and she was speaking: “So who wants to join?” Everyone around him was yelling their choice, so he put in his voice, “YES!” and she met his gaze, her eyes filled with grief and regret.’

I know my chapters are short, but I am typing this on Word, and this was 3 pages long! Plus, short chapters = more chapters! :D