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Shira's POV
I felt a paw prodding into my side. I ignored it at first, hoping it would stop, but that only made it prod harder.
"Shira? Shira. Wake up!" A voice whispered. Slowly, I opened my eyes. I saw my sister's icy blue eyes that seemed to glow in the darkness of the cave. "Shira. You awake?" "I am now. What is it Solstice?" I grumbled, sitting up and yawning.
"Well, I, um. I had a nightmare. 'Bout dad." She whispered, hanging her head in shame. Solstice was jet black, all except for her belly, paws, and muzzle,which were white. She had a gray diamond on her chest, and her eyes were icy blue. She almost always had a lilly in her ear.
I felt my heart clench at the thought of Father. He was the former leader of our pack, but he had abandoned it and us to go and hunt with a pack of crazy rouges who worshiped him like a god because of his silver and black pelt. They had wanted Solstice, my brother, and I as well, but the pack had fought them and managed to drive them away. But Father swore vengance, vowing that he would get his paws on us one day. It had given us nightmares ever since
I hugged my younger sister, knowing that the whole thing was hard for her, no matter how hard she tried to be brave. I looked around the cave, seeing Mother sleeping, but there was no sign of our other sibling.
"Hey, Solstice. Have you seen Bramble? I think he ran out again." I growled in annoyance. Bramble knows better then to sneak out at night, easpecially alone. Oh well. If he wants to get in trouble I say let him. Just don't get us involved in it.
"Say my name. And I magically appear." A voice came from the mouth of the den. A handsome black saber cub, also known as my idiot brother, strode into the den, a deer fawn in his mouth. Solstice and I marvled at the sight of his catch. "Woah, Bramble. Where'd you get that?" Solstice asked, trotting over to sit beside him.
"I killed it." He said. "Where'd you think I got it?"
"Shush! You guys are gonna wake Mother!" I growled. "You know what happened last time."
"What's gonna happen? It's not like she's gonna ground us, right?" Bramble scoffed, rudely shooing me away with a paw.
"Wrong." Another voice came from the back of the cave.
"Uh oh." Bramble said as his mother walked over to them. She was a gray-brown color, with slightly darker stripes lining her pelt.
"What are you cubs doing up? You were supposed to be asleep an hour ago." "We did go to sleep!" Solstice insisted. "But then we got back up again."
"And I caught a deer!" Bramble put in, dragging it over so his mother could see it. "Look!"
She couldn't help smiling proudly at her son, no matter how annoyed she was. "That's impressive Bramble, but you shouldn't have snuck out." Bramble ducked his head. "I know, I know. We could get lost, or hurt, or stepped on, and you wouldn't be able to find us." He said. Now, why does that sound familliar?
Mother smiled and ruffled the fur between his ears. "Aww, well, your alright. And you did manage to catch somthing."
Bramble perked up. "Yeah. We can share if you guys want to." "That sounds good." I agreed. "And I get the first bite, right?" Bramble asked. I glared at him. "No, Solstice gets the first bite. She is the youngest after all."
"I caught it!" Bramble growled.
"And I looked at it. That doesn't make one bit of differance though now does it."
"Your arguements are unnessicarily complecated!" "They're supposed to be!"
"Alright you two, stop fighting." Mother said firmly, seperating us with her paws. "Bramble, you get te first bite. It's only fair, you caught it."
Bramble smiled. "Alright!" He smirked at me and I growled at him. Then he dove into the deer's flank and ripped out a huge chunk of flesh. Then Mother, Solstice and I tore into the deer as well, finishing it after a few minutes. When we were done, we snuggled up in the back of the cave and slowly drifted off to sleep.
I awoke with a start, the echos of my dream replaying in my head. I haven't seen either of my siblings since we were cubs. And I haven't dreamed of them in forever. Why I did now, I have no clue.
But I'm glad I did. Although I'll never forget my siblings completely, my memmories of them sometimes slip out of my mind. A dream is a good way to remember them.
But it still makes me sad, considering I lost them both before we were even teenagers. Solstice had died in a hunting accident, and a month or two later, Bramble had fallen off a cliff and was never seen again. It was really hard, loosing them both so shortly after Mother died. I had no family left, unless you count that phycopath of a father. But I guess it didn't matter. I was happy enough living with Diego and the herd.
I glanced outside, seeing the sun slowly rising above the horizon. It was nearly dawn. I looked at the sleeping saber beside me and smiled. Then gently nudged him on the shoulder. "Diego. Diego, wake up." His eyes slowly opened and he smiled at me. "Morning Kitty." He said teasingly and sat up, stretching. "Morning." I greet back and nuzzle him. Diego returns the gesture and let out a yawn. "So. Wanna go get some breakfast?" He asked, glancing at the rest of the herd sleeping in the back of their cave.
I nodd and follow him out of the den. We walk in scilence for a while, enjoying the scenary and each other's company. We were heading towords the river. Once we got there, Diego and I each caught three fish and sat down to eat them under a willow tree.
"So." Diego started, tearing away a chuck of his trout. "You were figeting alot in your sleep. Something wrong?"
I shake my head. "No. I was just having some strange dreams last night."
He nods. "Anything interesting?"
"Not really. Just memories."
He looks like he's about to ask another question, but shrugs and drops the subject. We finish our meal in scilence and then start to head back to camp.
When we're about half-way there, Diego suddenly stopped and sniffed the air.
"What is it?" I whisper, swiveling my ears to try and pick up any sounds.
"Another saber." He explains quickly. "It's heading towords the den." He quietly continues in the direction we were heading, and I follow him.
When we arrive, I can see the saber. It was hiding in the undergrowth outside the cave. From the parts I could see, It appeared to be either gray or dark tan. I could tell from the scent that it was a female. Diego looked at me.
"Ready to fight?" He whispered.
"I was born ready."
"Alright. On three."
"One."
"Two."
"Three!" We shouted together and leaped at the saber, claws outstretched and snarling. It noticed us a moment too soon and let out a yelp of surprise as we barrled it over, pinning her to the ground. Oddly, she didn't try to resist or fight she jut let it happen. When we had her down, I looked her over. She was smaller then me, and wasn't gray like I thought, but a sleek jet black. She looked oddly familliar. I stepped off of her and Diego did the same. But he continued to growl and crouched unless she made a move.
No. It can't be. I thought. But then she sat up and opened her eyes. They were the clearest icy blue.
The saber's eyes widened. "Shira?" She asked. "Is it really you?"
I nodded. "Who are you?" "It's me. Solstice!" She squeaked happily.
A/N: Heya. Hope you liked the first chappie. Update won't be long.
Sianii out!
Peace!