Disclaimer: Warrior's does not belong to me, but to the Erin Hunter team of writers and Harper Collins. The characters herein are mine (unless otherwise known), but the naming schematics again belong to Erin Hunter, Harper Collins and the Warrior Cats series of books.
CHAPTER ONE
One white paw touched the window from the outside. Green eyes peered through the glass at the house folk inside.
The ears atop the brown and white tabby she-cat lowered against her skull. "No. Not again."
Lowering her foreleg back to the ground she turned around and yowled to her kits. "Aspen, Maddie, Leigh follow me."
She watched for her kits.
Maddie ran to her side, tail up in the air. "Mama!"
Aspen followed on Maddie's tail with a little growl. "No fair. You had a head start."
Maddie glanced at her brother and stuck out her tongue.
Leigh, a couple minutes later joined them. Her gait dainty and taken with care. The runt of the litter; not that anyone ever called her that aloud.
Maddie turned her attention to mother once all her siblings were assembled. "What is it mother?"
Fanny sighed, closed her eyes, and lowered her head. "You must hide from the house folk."
"Why Mother?" Maddie asked.
Aspen tilted his head.
Leigh sat back on her hindquarters.
Behind them the leaves rustled.
Fanny's eyes snapped open and her head lifted. Her mouth parted to reveal her teeth as the hair on her back stood on end.
A three legged gray and white tabby stepped out from the bushes.
Fanny blinked and closed her mouth. Her ruffled fur settled down. She lifted her right leg and gave her paw a lick. "Oh dear, you gave me quite a fright Solider."
The trio of kits, having forgotten the serious tone of their mother and her words gathered around the tom.
Leigh squeaked, "Father. Father!"