Chapter 1

When I was a young kitten, I lived in Destonia, home to the ferines. It's just above the castle of Abeline, where my twin sister rules the kingdom now with her daughter. I lived in a small house with Cadence, and our father, Nikolai, who was a ferine. He found me and Cadence when we were newborns and raised us as his daughters. It was nearly winter time, and Cadence and I were outside in the backyard playing together. She and I would always have fun together when we were young, we may be the same age, but we get along like two peas in a pod. It was serene in Destonia and I liked it, I was living a perfect life as a kitten.

"Girls!" Our father called out from the porch. "It's almost time for dinner!"

"OK, Daddy!" Cadence called back.

I smiled back in response as Nikolai closed the door. I then looked down at the light brown grass and moved one paw forward, experimentally. Cadence looked back at me and tilted her head in confusion.

"What are you doing, Clarice?" asked my sister with curiosity.

"Thinking." I answered, not looking up.

Cadence, now full of curiosity asked me once again. "About what?"

I answered with a shrug. Occasionally, I would think about something related to the point, but other times, I would think at random or for no apparent reason. I was usually quiet mostly when I was little. After a few moments of silence I opened my mouth to speak. "Come on, Cadence. Let's go inside. Dinner might be ready."

My sister nodded and we went back inside, seeing our father in the dining room, with dinner on the table.

"You came right on time you two! I was just about to get ya." Nikolai said with a chuckle.

We both smiled as we took our seats and started having our dinner. During our dinnertime, Father and Cadence would mostly do the talking and eating, but sometimes I would join in with their chats. When we were done with our food, we cleaned up the table and Cadence and I went upstairs to our room. Cadence hopped up on her bed while I stared out the window, seeing the lights of the houses in the town belonging to the other citizens of Destonia, some that had children. I let out a small sigh as I stared outside, watching the big white moon rising up into the dark, starry night sky.

"Hey, Cadence?" I said, breaking the silence.

Cadence put down her book that she was reading and looked at me. "Yeah, Clarice? What's up?"

"Do you think that I am different?" I asked.

My sister tilted her head in confusion. "What do you mean?"

I let out a small sigh once again as I still stared outside. My ears managed to droop a little. "Well..." I let out another sigh again. "The ferine children tease me for my powers, and my clumsiness... I feel like...I don't fit in..."

Cadence lashed her tail in disbelief and gave me a bit of serious look. "That's not true, sister! Of course you fit in! And who cares what those ferine kids think about you?" She replied a bit sternly.

"I guess." I responded.

"Besides, since it's going to snow tomorrow, I was wondering if you could come with me and play in the snow, with some other kids?"

"Maybe. I suppose I'll give the kids who teased me another chance. I'll have to ask Papa."

Cadence nodded and continued reading her book.

I continued to stare out the window, seeing that the moon had fully rose and the stars were twinkling and shining bright like diamonds in a cave. It was simply a pretty sight. I suddenly started feeling light headed and sleepy and let out a small yawn. Everytime I would stare at something so magical and pretty, it would sometimes give me a tired feeling and lull me to bed. I got my paws off the window sill and went to my bed and got under the covers as Nikolai came in to say goodnight. I saw Cadence close her book and put it on the sidetable as Father tucked her in and kissed her goodnight. He then walked over to me and gave me a kiss on the cheek.

"Goodnight, Clarice." He said in a warm, blissful voice.

"Goodnight, Papa." I yawned. "Can I go outside and play in the snow tomorrow with Cadence and some other kids?"

Father shook his head in response. "No, Clarice."

"But, why?" I asked, confused.

He was silent for a second as he look down at his hands. He then looked back at me. "Because, Clarice, you are a special type of cat. For you have powers that you need to control. Those kids...if they tease you or bully you...they will power your anger."

I gasped, shocked at Father's answer. I managed to dwell up some tears and tried to keep them in as long as possible.

"I'm so sorry for telling you this. But I'm afraid you must either play in the backyard or stay inside." he said.

I sadly nodded as he kissed me again.

"Now get some sleep."

Father got up and turned off the lights and closed the door. I got comfortable and cozy underneath my blanket. However, those words that he said floated in my head. 'I'm a special kind of cat? What's that supposed to mean?' I thought to myself. Another yawn came out of my mouth, I was too tired to think. My eyes grew heavy and they closed on their own, soon enough I drifted off into a deep slumber, hoping that tomorrow...was going to be a good day.