Leaf's Den
"Dad, when we will be at Leaf's den? My pads are SO sore, it feels like we have been walking for moons," I exclaimed. I feel so tired and I just want to lie down in a comfy nest.
"Sun, be patient, it well take only just a little longer" Trunk replied.
Silence enclosed us as we treaded down the Mountain face. We walked for a while longer until they reached the bottom of the mountain. Sun started to hear meows from a circle of bushes ahead. The tree in the bushes sounded like claws where scraping it. "There it is" Trunk said. "Finally" I shouted. I ran into the bushes and burst into a clearing filled with cats. The cat that was scraping the tree stopped and turned around to face me. A tortoiseshell walked up to me and greeted me. "Welcome back Sun."
"I don't remember you" I told her.
"That makes sense, the last time that I saw you, you were so tiny we only knew you were a She-cat." She said back to me. The bushes rustled as Trunk entered the Hollow. "It's nice to see you again Leaf."
"It's nice to see you too." Leaf replied. It's not much of a place, I thought, there was a big hole in the corner of the Hollow. "What's that hole over there for?" I asked. "Oh, that's where we sleep at night. It protects us from the weather." Leaf told me.
A sandy colored She-cat walked up to me. "Hi, I'm Indigo, I'm Leaf and Shade's daughter. So I guess we are family."
"Ya, I guess." I replied.
"This is Rain and Shade," Leaf interrupts, "Rain is a family friend and Shade is my mate."
"Hi, it's nice to meet you" Rain responded. Shade just nodded a hello. "Are you guy's hungry? Your journey must have tired you out." Leaf asks.
"Yes, I think we are, aren't we?" Trunk said.
"Yes!" I say, "I'm starving" Rain walks over with a vole for both of us. I dig in. It is delicious. When I finish the vole I suddenly I feel very tired, I did not realize that all that walking had made me this tired. "It looks like your both pretty tired, do you want to rest?" Leaf asks.
"Yes, I would like to rest." I reply as I trudge along with Trunk to the hole. I jump in and flop down on the nearest nest I could find. It feels like the comfiest nest I have ever slept on before.
I drift into a restless sleep. I don't have any dreams. I wake up later in the night. I hear cats whispering. "C'mon Trunk, feel better, Sky's death was hard on all of us. I think she would like it you moved on and had a happy life." Leaf whispers. "You really so…" Trunk said. "I know so." Leaf whispers back. After their done talking I eventually drift back into a restless sleep.
