Broken sky

Owl the runaway

Owl hurtled across the stretch, her prey was inches away, he hadn't even noticed her yet, she bowled Sleek over, "Pinned ya again!" The tom cant shook out his fur, "It didn't count that time! I wasn't ready!" she rolled off of f sleek, "Sure it didn't..." she mewed playfully swiping at his ears, he shook snow out of his fur, his eyes gleaming, his eyes flashed, seriousness touching his face, "I scented strange scent, we dont know who it could be, I think its time we-" he was cut off, the wind billowed, the two crouched low to the ground, fear swiping their eyes, a long moan echoed through the valley, "You cannot hide forever, the hawk is coming, be prepared... Kin of your kin will grow to shatter twisted hearts, four will rise, three will fall." Sleeks eyes widened, she froze, the words echoed in her mind, "Owl.... We have to go.... Now!" the pale silver and white tom got to his paws, he was trembling, then he ran, Owl paused "Sleek but..." she paused, her heart shattered for a moment, would she have to choose now? Owl shook out her fur and turned to race after the tom... 

Owl dropped the vole, her eyes flared with annoyance at his stubbornness, "Sleek, You don't understand, I cant keep running, its like they said, Hawk will catch up with us, Please... I can't just leave Fidgetpaw there...." Sleek raised his head, "Fidgetpaw? The only excuse you could come up with for leaving me... And I... Sleek don't understand? Oh Owl, I know how this works, Hawk was my campmate since I was a kit, and whos 'they' It could be the wind playing tricks on us... you were fine without Fidgetpaw for the last 16 moons... Hawk could have forgotten about you, For all you know, Hawk is dead." "NO!" she spat with more force then usual, "You know he's not... we have to go back..." his expression hardened, "I'm sorry Owlpaw. I really am..." she glared at him, "You should be..."