A new Friend

[lakeripple]

Sunset sat, washing her paw. She was waiting for Skywatcher to catch up.

[~*Pikeru]

Skywalker inched silently threw the tall grass. A simple, but thin, mouse sat mere paw steps away. His muscles flexed under the thick jet black pelt, as his legs bunched up....

"Hungry?" Skywalker mewed simply to the she-cat, as he flopped a mouse between her front paws. Something told him that his mother would have wanted Sunset to eat before he did. It seemed right, even though all cats had to fend for themselves without a clan or tribe. Why not show a bit of friendliness?

[lakeripple]

Sunset smiled. Then she flicked something out of the bracken. Hooked on her claw was a skinny little rabbit. "It depends if you are hungry."

[~*Pikeru]

Skywalker chuckled slightly, and looked out over the hills. His eyes inspected every shadow, and every blade of grass. "So, this is all yours? Must be hard keeping it in yous with all these lone walkers out there. I'd rather have a small rabbits hole to my name then all of this. So much less work to keep."

[lakeripple]

Sunset smiled. "It's mine and Misty's. The other cats don't cross the scent markers unless they are too young too know better. So, want to see my den?" she asked, flicking her tail.

[~*Pikeru]

Skywalker turned his head to were Sunset had flicked her tail. The rabbit's hole must be what she was pointing at. "Hardly fit for a territory queen....or...what ever you wish to call them." The jet black tom padded a few steps forward, then turned his head back to Sunset. "Shall we see your royal den?" Skywalker purred teasingly to the she-cat.

[lakeripple]

"Oh no, my den isn't that, it's there." She nodded to a large tunnel in the ground. From it was issuing loud snores.

[~*Pikeru]

Skywalker turned quickly and faced the other hole. A friendly smile curled across his muzzle. "That must be Misty..."

[lakeripple]

Sunset nodded. "She's two moons younger, and sweet. Came to me just escaping from twolegs. Poor Misty." Now Sunset smiled. "There is a good star gazing hill over that way," she jerked her head. "Maybe we'll see Moonrise." Sunset's voice was wistful.

[~*Pikeru]

"It must have sucked to be chased by twolegs. Twolegs I've met are much smarter then a pair of angry foxes. If only I could have told them that I didn't mean to stumble into their nest. Good thing they didn't have a young one." Skywalker gave a soft sigh, and looked off into the distance. A stargazeing hill? Maybe....if this was a popullar place for them, it may have answers. But maybe that was not the only reason he wanted to check it out. Why not spend time with a new friend? "Why not?"

[lakeripple]

Sunset nodded. "Yes, perhaps Moonrise shall come to us, then we shall know what we would otherwise have to wait moons to know." She yawned. "Besides, I always liked sleeping under the stars."

[snowfoot]

Misty raced through the undergrowth as fast as her kittypet legs could carry her. The Twolegs were catching up with her, crashing clumsily through the forest floor. She had to get back to her mother, or at least be cat for her to be proud of, these Twolegs had taken her away from her mother. Now she had to find her. She sped towards a thick bush and leapt, screwing her eyes shut. The sharp branches clung to her fur and she had to wriggle through the rest, she stopped and looked back the way she had came. The Twolegs had no way of getting to her any time soon, she let out a final shuddering breath and began walking.

Misty's eyes snapped open and as her eyes adjusted saw the jet black face of a tom staring back at him. She blinked and jumped to her feet, her white fur bristled as she arched her back and hissed. "Who are you! What ar you doing in our territory?"

[~*Pikeru]

"No need to fear me, little one. I am Skywalker. Sunset here is showing me around." the jet black tom mewed softly to the younger cat. He didn't want this one to fear him, so he tried to hold back his odd tone of voice that had been with him sense birth. "If you are awake, maybe you would want to come with?" Skywalker's pink tongue rolled over his chest. It covered up the small white dot that was placed there with some passes threw his thick fur. His dark blue-green eyes flicked up and locked with Misty's, as he awaited her answer.

[lakeripple]

"It's all right Misty, he is with me." Sunset mewed. "Sheathe your claws."

[snowfoot]

Misty stared into Skywalker's blue-green eyes, there seemed to be something strange locked dee inside them but she shrugged the feeling of and let her fur lie flat, sheathing her claws. She glnced over to Sunset then back to Skywalker, he seemed to mean no harm but she couldn't shake the feeling of something strnge about this cat, maybe he'd had a troubled past? She shook her head and blinked. "Why not" she mewed.

[lakeripple]

Sunset let out a low purr. "Cause he's with me mousebrain!" she laughed. "Doesn't that count for anything?"

[~*Pikeru]

Skywalker grinned playfully to the two she-cats. "So I guess thats a yes?" the jet black tom purred softly to the two. "Well, lets go. I'd love to see your mother. Too bad you can't see mine....." Skywalker mewed the last part softy to himself, so he wasn't babbling on about it to them.

[lakeripple]

Sunset thingyed her head but did not press. "Alright then, lets go!" She kicked up the ground at her feet and ran off towards the starry horizon where a tall hill stretched up towards the sky.

[~*Pikeru]

Skywalker raced off after Sunset, knowing that Misty may be small, but she could still keep up. The tom's ears were pricked to every sound. Sunset seemed very care free in her territory, but Skywalker had no idea of what to expect here. The hill before him seemed to look like a large tower that let you travel to the stars. This must be the hill Sunset was talking about.

[lakeripple]

Sunset leaped onto the top of the hill, the wind buffecting her leaf-bare thick fur. "Come to me mother!" she called. "Come to me and show me the way!"