So, I'm gonna be doing some one-shots for WatN, my forum made for bringing people together. There are some lovely people you may recognize such as Amberstorm223, the author of Reaper, TheFanfictionMaster, who has some nice adoptable stories up and also writes for MLP, BrightwhisperOfWC, who runs a forum known as MoonClan, and others who would take a minute to list.

Now, before I say anything else, I am working on the chapters for my other projects, I promise. I'm just working slowly. I have a lot of other important things going on, making it hard to over-come my writer's block. That's the purpose of these one-shots [as well as developing characters and a place to post my challenges from now on so my stuff isn't so cluttered].

So, here's the first chapter of Tales Of Dusk: Moving On.

There will be a disclaimer at the bottom.

A cold wind whistled through the air as the faint light from the covered sun slipped through cracks in the clouds. Light snow fell from the sky like graceful feathers from a bird. a small tortoiseshell she-cat slipped through the silent snow, the puffy white flecks clinging to her black and gold pelt. Her green eyes shone with a nameless joy as she made her way to the edge of the city. Waiting for her was a heavily-scarred tom, his silvery white pelt hard to spot among the blanket of white that surrounded them, save for his tabby markings, which seemed almost black.

"Echo." The she-cat greeted, saying the name of the powerful-looking tom.

"Venus," Echo's voice rumbled with a purr as he greeted her. "I was almost worried you had forgotten about me."

"I could never. It's just, the weather is making it hard to travel." Echo frowned lightly in confusion at her words.

"What do you mean? You don't live that far, do you?" Venus shook her had at his question, but also silently bit her tongue. If the rogue knew that she was a kittypet, she doubt her would care for her as much as he did. Especially since she knew of his hatred for housecats.

"Not really, but... I have some things stopping me from visiting as often."

"Some things? Venus, what are you trying to tell me? Look, if you've found another tom-"

"No!" she cut him off at the accusation. "I will never love another tom as much as I love you! It's just.."

Venus took a deep breath. She was hoping that he would take the news nicely. She was surprised that he hadn't noticed that she looked a little heavier and was having a harder time trudging through the cold.

"Just?"

"Echo, I'm expecting your kits." There. She had said it. However, as silence settled around them, Echo twitched his tail uncomfortably. Venus could barely feel herself breath, afraid of what his silence meant. Finally, Echo got to his paws but, instead of heading over to her, he turned his back.

"Get out of my sight."

"W-what?"

"You heard me. Leave."

"B-but why? I thought you'd be happy..." Echo turned to Venus sharply.

"Happy? How can I be happy with kits that are half kittypet?"

"W-wait how did you-"

"Don't think I haven't followed you. I knew something was off about you, never telling me where you lived, leaving so suddenly during the days... I've been waiting for you to tell me the truth, but you've done nothing but lie to me, saying you were a loner from the twolegplace. It's just like a kittypet to lie like you did."

"Echo-"

"Just go back to your twolegs before I chase you back." He hissed, unsheathing his claws. Venus took a shaky step back before fleeing towards her home. Sobs rose to her throat as she crossed the thunderpath, not even checking if it was safe to cross. A car horn sounded behind her as the foul stink of the monster's fumes tugged at her pelt. It has missed her but, deep down, part of her wished it hadn't. She continued racing home until she finally arrived. She slipped through her twoleg's window, which was still slightly cracked from when her twoleg had let her out. She curled up on her twoleg's large nest before closing her eyes.

Oh, what have I done? Why did I have to ruin everything?

Venus panted as she finished giving birth to the last kit. She carefully groomed the fourth-born kit, though she barely had the energy to do so. She glanced at the make-shift nest. It wasn't completely comfortable, but she was glad her twoleg had made it for her anyway. Looking back down at her newborn kits, she purred quietly. Three toms and a she-cat. One of the toms was dark ginger-brown with three white paws, like his father had. Another was almost solid black, though his ears were a snowy white. The final tom was a pale sand tabby, which reminded Venus so much of her brother Sand.

It's been so long since I've seen him. The thought quietly whispered in the back of her mind. She and her brother didn't leave off on good terms, so she doubted that he wanted to see her. Pushing the thoughts away forcefully, she looked at her daughter. A silver and white tabby. Venus groomed the she-kit sadly. The kit looked so much like her father. She looked each of the four kits over.

"Jet," She said, looking at the ginger-brown tom.

"Song," She looked at the she-kit.

"Ebony," She looked at the black tom.

"Rex," Finally she looked at her runt, the one who looked so much like Sand. She felt like she was on the verge of crying.

"I promise to whatever ancestors are out there that I will love you. I will love you as much as I love your father and I will never abandon you until it's time for you to grow up and move on to your own homes," She gave each of them a caring lick. "I will never let anything hurt you. Ever."

It's not my best, but it's better than I thought it was going to turn out.

Venus belongs to me.

Echo, Jet, Song, Rex, and Ebony don't really belong to anyone. They're just here for this one-shot.

Sand, who was mentioned, belongs to TFM.