Red- old dark ginger tom
Sapphire- light brown and tan she-cat
Mr. Kitty- dark brown tabby tom
Sun Dial- yellow tom
Twilight- gray tom with black and white specks
Snowy- big old long-haired tom
The sun rose high above the horizon. Mr. Kitty gracefully leapt down from his owner's porch to the dewy grass. His owner's dog, a small white dog, yapped nosily at him. Dumb dog he thought. He walked over to the fence separating him from the garden beside him. He quickly climbed it. He didn't want to hang around too long in case the house folk that lived next to him that smelled harshly and acted weird came out.
Today he was going to visit his father, Red, in his white-bricked house several gardens over. Mr. Kitty was quick and agile. He could climb trees better than his sister and Red! He arrived a long time before his litter-mate, Sapphire did. Sapphire was his only litter-mate. They both where taken away from their mom when they were 6 moons old. He hadn't seen his mom since. But he was lucky to be living close to Sappier and Red.
When he arrived Red was waiting for him. "You look thirsty young kit" he said, "It isn't a race to get here." Red was very wise and loving, and was something of a dreamer." ''None of the house folk are here you can easily go and grab a drink without being seen", he added. Giving him a nod of thanks, Mr. Kitty walked though Red's cat door and took a drink from his bright Red water bowl. When he came back Sapphire had arrived, though looking tired she was quite contemned.
"Sorry", she said "Mallory was leaving for school for the first time in two moons and needed moral support". "That's alright, Mr. Kitty hasn't been here all that long", replied Red. Sapphire was deeply devoted to her house folk's kit, Mallory they were best friends and Sapphire simply adored her. It was tough to see Sapphire because she didn't leave the nest much when she was home.
"Can you tell us clan-cat stories again", asked Mr. Kitty. "Again, he always tells those", said Sapphire. Sapphire was perfectly content in her nest and had no want to leave. Mr. Kitty liked it to, but sometimes he got restless. "Of course", said Red, ignoring Sapphire.
"Long ago their where four clans of cats. Oakclan lived in trees they wheel strong and could climb tress better than any cat in the forest." " I think I'm an Oakclan descended" boasted Mr. Kitty. Red gave him a harsh look before continuing. "Marshclan lived in the swamp. They were good swimmers and very stealthy. Breezeclan where the fastest and the cleverest. They lived on a moor. And finally Waterclan, who were the best swimmer. Their territory was partly water."
"Though each different they all had warriors who protected their borders, hunt prey, and train apprentice. A leader with 9 lives granted to them by StarClan. A deputy. A medicine cat who heals their clanmates and communicates with Starclan every half-moon. Queens that took care of the kits. All cats respected the elders. They all meet every four moons at the Rock Center where the leader came and resented their clan and told about what was going on. Every clan cat was supposed to follow the Warrior Code, it was ho the lived their lives."
"One day a giant Earth quake came and destroyed the territories. Waterclan scattered. Breezeclan went up near the rising sun. Anne Marshclan and Oakclan traveled through this place together, only to get scattered in the cold."
"I hate that part", said Mr. Kitty. Sapphire nodded. "Me too young kit", said Red," it it almost noon, you should go now". After parting Mr. Kitty and Sapphire went home.
The moon glowed bright on the frost covered stone. Mr. Kitty looked at it with awe. He noticed all of the spirit-cats nearby. The stone looked beautiful and the spirit cats where whispering. He had been having this dream every night for a moon. He wondered what it meant…..
He never found out his house owner woke him up. Turnin away and staring at the window he wondered , Gazing sadly at the moon. Was being a housecat forever really his fate?