This is my second story so far. I hope you like it! -PI
Prologue
Dark wandered throughout the dark forest, wondering where Star was and if she missed him as much as he missed her. A tear leaked out of his burning green eyes. The sound of the small splash of his tear awoke him from his thoughts.
His pelt bristled he could sense the pair of ice blue eyes staring into him. He unsheathed his long, sharp, bloodstained claws. He growled softly, but menacingly. A sleek blue-black she-cat slipped out of the black of the forest, revealing the owner of the ice blue eyes.
She hissed coolly, "You can put away your knives. You won't need them." The fur on Dark's tucked his claws back into his paws.
"Who are you? What do you want?" he spat nastily, ears laid back.
"I want the same thing you do. I want to patch the hole in my heart. And I want to claw the heart of the one who made the hole in the first place. As for who I am, I'll tell you when you tell me," the she-cat mewed calmly. She pierced him with an icy stare that bore through his pelt and burned into him like moonbeams.
"My name is Dark." He sniffed, holding back tears.
"I am Nightshade. I came because I want someone that knows how I feel. I want revenge… on the one who tore my heart out!" she growled angrily and her eyes shone menacingly. "Will you help me?" Her eyes glowed so brightly that it made Dark's deep black pelt shine with the light.
"Yes…" Dark hissed softly through clenched teeth.
Dark walked through the thick undergrowth, the rabbit in his jaws dripping with blood. He dropped the rabbit and opened his mouth. Using the scent glands on the roof of his mouth he sensed Nightshade and the kit's scent. He grabbed the rabbit and galloped toward the scent. He placed the rabbit beside the lump of mewling kits. Nightshade shredded the rabbit with her claws and fed tiny pieces to the kits.
"I think we should name this one Sasha," she purred. Dark replied warmly,
"Anything you want, love." The little speckled tabby kit waddled over to Dark and mewed, "Papa!" Dark purred. "Hello, little Sasha! Aren't you a pretty girl?" he crooned. She mewled in reply. "Nightshade, can we name this one Night? He looks just like you," Dark said, pointing his claw towards the little blue black kit. "Of course! And this one, let's name this one Berry for his little pink nose, and then this little tom, how about… Topaz? " Nightshade meowed happily. "That's perfect. Just perfect," Dark purred lovingly.
"Daddy, Daddy! Can me and Berry play with Galaxies? He's my new friend. I met him while I was hunting!" Topaz Blurted as he zipped into the den. "Alright, fine, as long as you bring Night and Sasha," Nightshade sighed. Her kits had been out of the den as soon as they could walk and talk, and they only came back in to eat or sleep. Dark approved of this, but Nightshade was beginning to feel like they were slipping out of her paws. Dark walked in and lied down next to her. "Nightshade, what's wrong? You've been a little down lately," he probed. "Th-the kits are growing up to fast. They used to be afraid to leave the den, but now they're never in it!" she cried. Dark sighed and said, "They are growing up, aren't they." Berry bounded into the den. "Mommy, Sasha smells funny and she's really tired. Do we have to bring her?" he whined. "What do you mean, smells funny? Is she alright?" Nightshade meowed worriedly. She leapt up and out of the den.