Cat Everlasting

Chapter 4

Umblebee
Over whelmed with my thoughts I decide to talk with my good friend. He's out moss collecting for the elders bed. I might as well help him and get some advice, so I can kill two birds with one swipe.

On my way, I pass The Revir, the battlefield 16 moons ago. Merida wanted this river for food, and no one really knows what Zedymah* wanted. We won, but our best warrior fell in while hunting, so The Revir is now known as a graveyard. It's kind of depressing that our best fighter fell into a river.

I finally reach him, and he is bent over some moss, attempting to pick it up with not his teeth, but his three legs.

"Moss collecting fur ball,"I tease.
He rolls his eyes. "It's my job this moon, you know that, so pleas- "

"I'm just joking with you."
"I know, but still!"
I roll my eyes at his bitterness (moss collecting fur ball) and help him with his collecting. Collecting is my least favorite job at Courageous but it gives me a great view of other different clancats trying to come in, however, our warriors always take care of them.

"You know Shimmerleaf, right?" I nod, where is he going with this?
"Well, I know she's friends with Clover, and I was wondering if- " His tuxedo fur bristles- "She wanted to go hunting with me?"
I raise my eyebrows. Some other feline over me?

"Heh, no , it's not what you think." I roll my eyes. Everyone can see the truth. He continues to protest but I block  him out. Yes, he's a great friend, hunter, and moss collecting fur ball, but he never can take a joke jokingly...

A piercing scream fills the area, and we both tense up. I start running back to the meeting area, turning around to see Gavin (a/n: Ha ha!) attempting to pick up the moss with his teeth.
"Come on, bird-brain!" I yank his stupid moss away and drag him to headquarters. His knobby legs try to keep up, and his collar repetitively jingles, getting on my nerves.

But the question that really upsets me is: What's happening? The Revir instantly flashes in my mind, and I inwardly cringe.

The same yowler's voice runs through the forest: "Who's kits are those?!?! Protect them! Protect them!
Clover's new kits mew wildly as Shimmerleaf tugs their scruffs harder .

Where's she going? I think.

Then she makes a turn, me and Clover sprinting after her along with other clan mates. Shimmerleaf pounds through the grass while taking a left. That's when the images of The Revir shine through into my mind.

"She's going to drown them!"Shimmerleaf growls, zigzagging through the ferns even faster than before.

She reaches the lake, starting to dip the kittens in. But once she was about to let go, I made a big decision.I shoved Shimmerleaf away with all her force, and plummeted into the water.

"Umblebee!" Clover's shrill voice is the last thing I hear before dissolving into the darkness.

*Check out Zedymah's first book!