Wild Shadows (Book Two; Series One)

Chapter 24

last chapter! next: Firestorm - release date: may 1st

Her paws skidded to a halt as she stared at after Cloudtuft. Where was he going? Silvermoon felt guilt rise up in her. This time Blackfeather was not the problem, it was her. She saw her fluffy ex-mate cross into Twoleg territory. Silvermoon needed to make things right. "Cloudtuft!" She called once more. Cloudtuft just stared back, his lip curling back in an aggravated look. She reached out her paw, and her heart split in two as she watched him walk further away. Silvermoon continued to follow him, her legs aching.

Silvermoon cried out again her Cloudtuft. He continued to walk further. Her heart broke more and more. "Let me explain!" She begged. "Why should I Silvermoon? I thought you loved me for me. Instead you love me for your plans of revenge!" Cloudtuft cried, storming forward. Silvermoon quivered with guilt. What was wrong with her? She desperately continued forward, passing alleys and Monsters. This was her fault, she'd need to fix this. Silvermoon trekked forward, her heart was set. She loved Cloudtuft for him. She should've known that sooner.

Quietly, she slipped through the allies, trying to catch up with Cloudtuft. She skidded to a halt as she stared. Cloudtuft leaped onto a strange green object, making an impressive leap on a slightly lowered set of thick, white things that stretched across the house. Silvermoon watched as he scrambled onto the roofing of the Twoleg Nest. She huffed, escaping from her hiding spot and trying to do the same. Silvermoon jumped onto the strange green trunk, as she tried to jump on the white thing, a sudden weight knocked her over. It was the sandy cat from the battle! "So you think you can take more of my cats huh? You think you own the forest? I'll show you!" She hissed. Silvermoon desperately clawed at her, but the rouge pushed her paws and legs down. "You're not getting away from this!" The she-cat growled, spreading her jaws.

Silvermoon struggled to escape, but eventually, she cried out for help. The she-cat wrapped her jaws around Silvermoon's neck, and she felt teeth pierce her neck. She twisted her neck, crying out for Cloudtuft. The weight was suddenly shifted off her, and Silvermoon saw Cloudtuft throw his weight at the cat, growling and hissing. Silvermoon leaped to his side, nodding to him. She leaped at the cat's back, raking her claws down her sides, while Cloudtuft focused on the front. The sandy she-cat yowled, and pulled away. "I am Burr, and I will not be defeated by two weaklings who were raised with love!"She growled, leaping for Cloudtuft. Silvermoon knocked her out of the air. Burr growled, leaving the alley, leaving Silvermoon and Cloudtuft alone.

"Let's go home." Cloudtuft sighed. "No, follow me." Silvermoon replied. "Why?" He asked. "Just do it, let's go on that roof." She mewed. Cloudtuft sighed, finding his way to the roof easily. Silvermoon struggled on the strange white thing. The tom sighed, chuckling. Silvermoon scrambled up, flattening her ears in embarrassment. "Silvermoon.. why didn't you just tell me you didn't want me instead of using me to make Blackfeather upset?" Cloudtuft asked with a serious sigh. "Cloudtuft.. a part of me really did love you.. and that's why I accepted. I shouldn't of used you, I should've waited for my true feelings." She murmured. "I do love you. I think you're charming, kind, and funny." Silvermoon added, meeting eyes with him. Cloudtuft blinked. "Can we.. start over?" Cloudtuft asked. She nodded, licking his cheek. 

 The rain started to downpour soon after. Cloudtuft found the two shelter underneath am overhang from behind a Twoleg nest. "Being a kittypet is pretty boring.. That's why I left. My father told me stories of the Clans, I knew that's what I as meant to be. A Warrior." He murmured, wrapping a tail around Silvermoon. "I knew I was destined to be a warrior when I saw my father for the first time. He had a scar across his chest, and I knew how powerful he was. I saw the power he held." She murmured. Cloudtuft touched the scars on Silvermoon's cheek. "My father had tons of scars. When my father was still in contact with my mother, she'd always see him come home with new scars. My father always got into fights." He murmured. Silvermoon licked Cloudtuft's neck. "Never get into a fight, without me." She purred. Cloudtuft chuckled, playfully batting his paws at her. Silvermoon laughed, suffocating in fluff. 

 She closed her eyes, and felt fire fill her veins. Silvermoon gasped in pain, feeling the fire burst out her veins and catch her pelt. She cried out in horror and agony, falling forward. Her vision blurred, and she felt hot, burning blood drip from her ears and veins. Through her limited sight, she saw a cat approaching. "The dry season is coming. The Firestorm will start in the heart, and spread out until it's too late. The destructive union will take rein and destroy us all." It whispered, before turning to flame and than ashes. And than, the wind blew it away.