Disclaimer: I don't own warriors or any of the original cats and plots. I only own the characters I made for this fanfiction.
"It's time isn't it." The black she-cat meowed softly. Fallen leaves nodded. "Go well." He murmured. "I will never forget you Hollyleaf." He told her as she padded away. His chest hurt and he had to stop himself from crying out and begging her to stay with him.
They'd lived together for moons now and the thought of her leaving left him feeling sad and lonely. For a moment he watched the dark shadows that had swallowed her up before turning and padding down a tunnel, his ears down and his tail dragging on the ground. He wandered through the tunnels for what seemed like moons. He had to do something. If he stayed still the sadness and loneliness would return. He ended up padding towards the cave with the stream in it.
I know! I'll catch Hollyleaf a... He stopped walking and stared at his paws. "She's gone.. I don't need to hunt.." he mumbled, his chest tightening in pain. He padded over to the feathers she had used as a nest and curled up on them before closing his eyes, taking comfort in the she-cats stale scent that still clung to the feathers. He remembered when he found her, her leg was wrenched and she was unconscious. As he went over his memories with her and eventually fell asleep.
Green eyes shot open as a mew echoed through the tunnels. Fallen Leaves got up and padded towards the sound. He was walking down a dark tunnel when he bumped into something small. It let out a squeak and tried to run away from him but ended up running into the tunnel's wall.
"It is okay. I won't harm you." He meowed reassuringly as he sniffed at the small creature. He blinked when he realised it was a male kit.
"Where is your mother little one?" he asked, nudging the kit to his feet. The kit stood up.
"It's too dark! How do I know you're not a fox!" He mewed, backing away from him. Fallen Leaves' whiskers twitched slightly in amusement.
"If I were a fox you wouldn't understand what I am saying. Follow me.." He meowed before turning and walking towards the cave with the stream in it. He rested his tail on the kit's head to make sure he didn't make a wrong in the cave he turned to look at the kit and sat down. The kit was a gray tabby with white socks on his back legs and a white underbelly.
"My name is Fallen Leaves. What is yours?" He asked, wondering why the kit was in the tunnels. The young kit stared at him for a few moments before shrugging.
"I don't know." He mewed, looking at his paws with a sad look.
Fallen Leaves frowned in confusion at this.
"What do you mean you don't know? Your mother gave you a name didn't she?" He asked.
"I've never met my mother. Will you give me a name?" He asked, a hopeful gleam in the tabby's blue eyes.
"Me? Uhh.. I guess I could.. but you'll have to give me time to think." He told the kit. The gray tabby nodded before letting out a yawn.
"Come on I'll show you somewhere you can sleep." Fallen Leaves meowed, leading the kit over to Hollyleaf's feathers. As the kit crawled into the nest and fell asleep he let out a sigh. Hollyleaf's scent would be gone now. After a few moments he curled up besides the kit, closing his eyes and falling back asleep.
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~Blueheart121