The Pack of Rising Storms and Their Pasts

Chapter 3: Ocean; What a catch.

      As I'm chasing after a rabbit I leap as far as I can on top of it. Crushing the poor creature as I land on it, digging my claws into it's back and biting down on it's neck ending it right there. I go put the dead rabbit with the three mice I killed. As I lay down the prey in the pile I hear something. I turn and see a she cat. She almost looks like a panther but too small, her yellow eyes stare into my soul. She must be a Bombay cat.. I think silently. Maybe I'm wrong.. I study her as she comes towards me.

      I ask her in a firm yet calm voice as she gets closer, "Who are you, and what are you doing on my pack's land?" 

      I see her swish her tail as she gets close to me and I see what seems to be a smile come across her face as she speaks softly and dips her head in a greeting way, "I'm Thunder, and the reason for me being here is so I can join the pack.." She gives me this happy look, however I don't know if I can trust her. 

      "I see, well you'll have to wait because I'm having to hunt. I just need one more rabbit then you can follow me and we'll head out to the pack's den." I speak to her in a tone of reassurance, she does look older than 25 moons so what harm is she..

      "Alright, I'll help you hunt," she says this nicely and I dip my head in gratitude. As I just turn my head for a few moments and then turn back to her about to say something, she has a smallish rabbit in her jaws. My mouth, drops as I look at her.

      She laughs and drops the rabbit in the pile, "Hehe I saw it coming out of a brush, they don't call me Thunder for no reason. I'm fast at running and killing my prey." She smiles at me in amusement. I can't help but feel my face warm a little and I smile back.

      It grows a little quiet as I pick up the three mice and the one rabbit in my mouth, the one that I killed, and I motion her to follow me. I watch her as she picks up the rabbit she ended and we head towards the pack den.

      I hear her humming as she carries the rabbit in her mouth. I glance beside me as I see her staring off into space as we walk, so I look at her and meow out softly, through the dead prey in my mouth, "What are you thinking about? You seem to be staring off.." As I ask the question she looks at me and shakes her head gently.

      "Nothing really.. It's just I was curious on who the pack leader is.. I heard about this pack a few miles off. People were talking about it, they said the pack leader is good, but they never mentioned his name or anything." She looks at me, "Do you know his name?" 

      "Of course I know his name! His name is Dusk, and you must treat him with high respect, and loyalty, and... well treat him like a leader and listen to him and he'll not punish you.. Like he did for me.." I trail off slightly at my words and she gives me this look of sadness.

      "What did he punish you for?" She asks me this sad yet also curiously.

      I don't make eye contact with her as I say softly, "It's a long story, and unfortunately I don't have time to tell you until after we get to the pack's......" My words trail off as I see a hint of something flash by my eyes and I swirl around looking for what I saw. As I see a familiar looking coat following us. I speak with disbelief, "Lily?"