New story. Yay.
The aching feeling in my stomach was starting to get worse. It has been a few days since I last ate. I guess I shouldn't be complaining. There are cats somewhere that are in a much worse situation. The cold wind was enough to keep my mind of the hunger. Where had I ended up anyway? What was poking my side? So many questions left unanswered. Wait, I could answer these questions. I looked to my side and saw a large twig. That was one question answered. My spot was so warm though, I didn't want to move. A howling sound broke the silence. It was probably just the wind. I heard the howling again, but it was closer. Okay, still could be wind. Maybe I should stretch my legs. The moment I exited the rotting log I was met by an odd looking cat.
"Hello?" I said. A low growling sound came from the cat. Before even getting the chance to react, the thing jumped on me. A terrible howling sound came from it. Okay, that was definitely not wind. Quickly, I shook its grip off and began running. The ground was barely coated with white stuff, I think it's snow. The snow was just so bright I could barely see. Suddenly a different cat ran across the path I was following, almost making me run into it.
"Hey!" it yelped in surprise. I continued running, even though I'm not very good at it. My legs had been numb for a while, but this is the first time it is affecting me. My running stopped when my legs gave away. The cat ran over to me and began talking.
"Who are you?" they asked. "And what are you running from?" two great questions that I was not sure of. Before getting to answer the questions, that large cat thing ran into the clearing. The nicer cat mumbled to himself and looked at me. "Run. Follow me." they said. Reluctantly, I did. We began running for what seemed like forever. The only time we stopped was to see if it had stopped following us.
"Why does that cat want to hurt us?" I asked. The friendly cat looked at me in surprise.
"Cat? In what world is that a cat?" they answered.
"If it's not a cat then what is it?" I meowed.
"I don't know where you're from but you are obviously stupid."
"Hey!" I snapped. Stupid? Me? Well… I think I actually might be. I had grown up in the wild my whole life. I have been alone since I was a kit. My mother had died from unknown causes. It was pretty sad. She still had one kit inside her. It died too. My whole life was spent finding shelter and food. I sometimes saw cats but my mom had told me to stay away from them.
"Who are you anyway? A rogue? 'Cause you don't smell like any other clan." their words troubled me. What was a clan? What was a rogue? Who am I? I think they may have seen the troubling look on my face when I thought about these.
"What are you? Are you a clan?" as I said this the cat looked at me and laughed.
"You are stupid, that's for sure." they looked me up and down. My fur was all mangled and probably had lots of burs in them. Unlike other cats, I have a large line running down my back. Kind of like those black and white things that smell back. I think it was called a skunk. Ya, a skunk. My fur was only two colors. White and black. The line on my back was black. The rest of me was white. Well, maybe a bit brown from the lack of grooming.
"Do I look weird to you?" I asked. The cat made a sound that was close to a groan and sigh.
"You're a stray aren't you," it said.
"Whats a stray?" I asked. Again it made that sound.
"A stray is a cat without a proper home. Left behind to die."
"But I'm not dead." I told them.
"Anyway, I can't bring you to the clan. It would break the code. You have to leave." its words shocked me. I didn't want to be alone. After years of being alone this one interacting had made me very happy.
"Can't I go with you? I don't want to be alone." I stated. The cat seemed mad at my request.
"No. You can't." they snapped. Suddenly I got the best idea. I would follow them to their 'clan'. Whatever that was. I would need to stay far enough behind though and not make any noise. The cat turned away and began walking. I waited. Soon he was far enough away that I could begin to follow. I wonder what his clan is? How many cats will be there? So many questions that I must answer and see for myself...