Snowflake's Story

Chapter Thirty-Seven

Snowflake woke up to James looming over her, his yellow eyes glittering. Cocoa and Bird were peering over his shoulder.

When she felt something squirming by her belly, she looked and saw three beautiful kittens. The first one was curled up, sleeping soundly. The second one was scrambling slowly over the first one, mewling. The third one was suckling hungrily.

Snowflake couldn't help but purr. The first one looked like James, but it was a queen. The second one looked like Snowflake, but it was a tomcat. The third one, a queen, had a mixture of Snowflake's white and James's black, turning the kitten gray. She also had a white muzzle and paws.

"She's awake!" Bird excitedly whispered.

Snowflake smiled. Glass, Snuggle and Blizzard were probably watching over her, looking down on her kittens. And Glow.. Maybe the Ghostcats took him so he could see this. She looked up. Was Glass, Snuggle, Blizzard and Glow watching? In Snowflake's heart of hearts, she knew the answer.

"Snowflake, are you ready to name them?" James purred.

Snowflake nodded to him.

"Mind if.." James shuffled his paws. "Mind if I name the gray one after Echo?"

Snowflake looked at the gray and white queen. She did look like Echo. "Of course," she meowed. "But I get to name the tomcat after Blizzard."

James dipped his head, purring, and touched his nose to the gray and white queen. "I want this one to be Echoing Call, or Call for short, after my father Echo."

Echoing Call twisted around to look at her father.

James smiled and licked his daughter's forehead.

Snowflake gestured to the white tomcat with her tail. "I want this one to be Snowy Blizzard, or Snowy for short. After Blizzard." She looked at Bird. "And perhaps after Snow, too."

Bird looked surprised for a moment but smiled and dipped her head to Snowflake. "Thank you."

"What about the one that looks like James?" Cocoa butted in.

Snowflake and James looked at each other, then at the black and white kitten, then at each other again.

"Shimmering Glow, or Shimmer for short," James replied.

Snowflake licked Shimmering Glow's ear. "After Glow."

And for once, everything was perfect.

Thank you.

It's okay.

I love you.

I'll never forget you, and don't you ever forget me.