Shadow chose the hard choice and left her mate behind. She grabbed the kit in her jaws carefully. She took one last look at the dark brown tom she loved and the light brown tabby she hated. She swore that if she were ever to meet the she cat she called her sister again, she would kill her or die trying. She would not live to see another day after this. She would not let the thing she called a sister kill anyone else that she loved. She looked at the sky as she ran and realized that they were right. She had to go to the clans or her pack would die, one by one. Brown was already most likely dead. Mud was dead. Smokey was just about to die as well.
The dark furred she cat ran into the camp making Night's head turn to her from the nursery. His eyes widened as he saw the kit in her mouth that was barely breathing. He hurried over as quick as he could not wanting the kit to die. Shadow placed the kit down and put a paw in front of her guarding the she cat.
"No, run. All of you. Get away from here. Get as far away from here as you can. Eagle will be back if I stay with you. I'm not strong enough to kill her when I have to protect all of you. I wish I could stay with you, but she will just follow me. I have to stay with the clans now. I hope that when she is dead I can find you again. Now, please just go." Shadow begged to the tom keeping Smokey behind her paw. She wasn't going to let the young she cat go. She would take her to the clans with her and hope she survives.
Night took a moment to answer before looking to his mate and kits. "Thank you for staying with us this long. You made my sons happy and helped my mate survive her kitting. Please be safe. I hope we can meet again one day. Keep Smokey safe with you. She would rather stay with you than go with us anyways. She would whine about you every day if she was with us." He said before running toward the nursery to gather the kits. Shadow took one last look at them.
"I'm not going to say goodbye because that means I'll never see you again. Instead, I'll say see you again one day. Now just get out of here before Eagle comes." Shadow said holding back her tears. She grabbed the small kit and made her way toward SmallClan's camp quickly. She knew they would accept her back. They would protect her too.
"See you again one day!" The kits called out loudly. Shadow smiled to herself. She just had to see those kits again. She would make sure she did so she didn't disappoint them.
"We can make it." She whispered even if it was muffled with Smokey in her mouth just barely hanging on.
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I might cry to see everyone go. Two chapters and then Epilogue. I might have to change the allegiance of The Troubled Flame and The Shy Tiger if you all love Smokey so much.
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Shadow's Suffering
FanfictionEvery cat has a story. Some go through heartbreak and trials in his or her life. Shadow is one of those cats. She is the daughter of two clans cats cast away from their home. She was raised on the warrior code, but yet was taught to hate the clans...
