Hey guys! So yea I deleted A poisoned Heart. There was a ix up and I gave up ^^' sorry!
But now im starting a new project, THIS! Its preety long so enjoy it! C: yea so I've got a plot an and everything for once! CX yea so this tory is actually going to go somewhere.
Its going to be at least a 100k words. Yea im that awesome. XD so please read and review! BTW this takes place after the dark forest battle.
DISCLAIMER: I DONT OWN WARRIORS
ENJOY! c:
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Prologue
Damn.
That word fit perfectly with her situation. Damn. It wasn't over exaggerated like other words that most cats used. But quick and simple. And it had meaning.
She sighed with annoyance as she sat in the cage. She had been looking for food in the neighborhood, and had happened upon a house with some food just sitting there, waiting to be eaten. But unfortunately she had been caught by the owner of the food who happened to be a fat house cat. Lets just say he said the wrong thing to her.
After her small...dispute...with the fat excuse of a cat, its owner, a large male human, had grabbed her and had been angry. Very angry. But once he saw her pelt, he through her in this cage and ran off somewhere. She scratched her ear and jingled her two black ear rings.
You could say she was a alley cat, she lived in the streets here with her younger brother ever since their parents died. Her light blue green eyes flashed with worry for her brother, she had told him to stay put in their small home, a cardboard box with a rather large pillow inside for bedding.
Suddenly she heard footsteps of the human and felt her pelt bristle as she saw the human advance towards the cage. It cooed at her and moved its paws towards the lock. She flattened one ear as she thought of a plan.
She perked her ears as she found one. She purred at the human and rubbed herself against his hand as he opened the cage. His eyes glowed and as he made a move to grab her, she suddely hissed at him and clawed hisclumsy paws. He howled in pain and jerked is paw back.
She took her chance.
She didn't think twice before bolting.
She ran desperately around the house searching for an exit, she heard thehuman pounding after her and ran faster. A flash of gray caught her eye. A cat flap! Sh rushed towards it and tried to squeeze though it.
How did that fat house cat fit through this? She thought frustrated. She squirmed and thrashed but she was stuck. She huffed as her head fur fell in her face. The human seemed to have given up and left, but she was still stuck in the cat flap.
Damn.
She suddenly heard a rustle in the bushes and growled. "Who's there?" She couldn't see because of her head fur but she heard a chuckle and a voice. "Well, i didn't expect this, i heard you yowl but i didn't think It was for being stuck in a cat flap." The voice sounded rather deep, and rough, a tom.
She growled, and backed up a little more so that he couldn't see her fully. "shut up! Urgh." She struggled again and tried to get out of the impossibly small cat flap. But to no avail.
"Uh you need any help?" She heard the tom shook her head, "No way! I can do this myself." She hissed. he seemed amused and sat back to watch. She took a deep breath and suddenly pulled withall her strength.
She heard him laugh as she pulled and growled. She kept pulling until she finally popped out. With a squeak of surprise, she tumbled out and landed on the mystery tom. He let out a yowl as she barreled into him.
With a loud grunt he was pushed into the ground. She groaned and shook her head, trying to clear it. She shook her headfur out of her face and opened her eyes. She finally got a look of the tom. He had brown tabby fur with black stripes, ears and paws. On his left ear was a golden ring. His eyes were closed hiding his eye color. He looked a little older than her.
Finally he opened his eyes revealing a leaf green. He stared at her, eyes wide as he saw her fully. "Woah..." he murmured. She realized the position they were in and quickly scrambled off him, a dusty pink rising on her cheeks.
Shaking her fur, she started to pad away. "H-hey! Wait!" He ran after her and skidded to a halt besides her. "Sorry i laughed, umm, whats your name?"She ignored him and went faster, trying to avoid the tom. He went just as fast. "Hey! Wait, come on i don't bite." She flattened her ears and stopped dead.
Suprised he bumped into her and skid to a halt. "Look, i dont need a stupid tom Following me like a lost kit. I need to go find food for me and-"
"Food? Oh! I uh, have a mouse i just caught, you want to come share it with me?"
She heard her stomach growl, mice were very hard to find in the city...but she shook her head. No!
I only just met this guy! I'm not going to follow him for a mouse!
She turned to him and saw hope glittering in his green eyes. "I'm sorry," she beganHis ears drooped. "But i have to get back to my little brother, so if you excuse me."She started to pad away hoping she could find something else for her and coal.
"Brother? Come on, what about this:" he said blocking her way, "You can come with me to my place, i have some food to spare, youcan even bring your brother!" She glared at him warily, it was sunset and if she didnt get going soon, she would be looking for coal in the dark.
She sighed, its not like she had a choice.
"Fine."
His eyes lit up and he purred slightly, "Great! So wheres your brother?" Her eyes lit with worry, he was probably still at the den, all by himself. "He's at our den..." she mewed worriedly. She started to pad faster.
They were silent as they traveled, she kept her ears pricked for any signs of the Slades. A band of alley cats that prowl the streets, taking whatand who ever they wanted. She did well to make sure to stay out of their path.
She growled, annoyed as it started to drizzle a little bit, and dampened her pelt. With a jolt she realized that the tom didn't comment about her pelt. When she fell on him, he seemed more suprised and shocked by it instead of disgusted or weirded out.
"So you never did tell me your name." He meowed suddenly. She didnt look at him as she said, "i know." He seemed annoyed but said, "So...? What is it?" This time she looked at him.
"What's yours?" She demanded rather testily.
"Ace," he said, shrugging non-chalantly. She glared at him but managed to
growl, "Scarlet."
"Scarlet," he echoed, "that's a pretty name..." she whipped around to stare at him at him and he flushed, as if he didn't mean to say it out loud. She felt her pelt grow warm despite the light drizzle of the rain. "Uh...thanks..." she mumbled.
He seemed disappointed about her bluntness and kept walking. Feeling guilty for some unknown reason, she quickly said, "Uh...yea, I like your name too...Ace."He seemed deligted as she sad his name and purred, curling his tail.
She suddenly stopped dead.
"What's wrong Scarlet?" He asked. She ignored him and pricked her ears. "Scarlet...?" "Shhhh!" She hissed at him. Ace quickly shut his jaws. Satisfied, Scarlet turned back around.
In the distance she could here a faint sound. She strained her ears to listen, and suddenly heard a distant yowl. Her eyes widened, "Oh no..." She turned to Ace, "Coal..."
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Ace watched as Scarlet walked. He never really expected to meet her. When he heard her yowl he didn't expect to...well...meet her! When he saw her for the first time he was truly stunned. She was truly a sight to see. Her eyes were like teal apatites and her pelt...it was so...different.
I kinda...kinda like different...
Sure, Ihe's met a variety of different she-cats, but they didn't compare. She still seemed wary of him, much to his disappointment. He admitted to his self that he was rather lonely and desperately in need of companionship. He watchedher walk gracefully and strongly, depite the rain.
Determination seething from her pelt, she padded confidently along, determined to find her brother. He was rather surprised when she suddenly stopped. Her eas flicked to the side, as she stood. "What wrong Scarlet?" Her name rolled of his tongue, easily. She didn't answer, only pricked her ears with an annoyed flick of her tail. "Scarlet...?" I asked again. He cringed as she whipped around and hissed at him. "Shhhh!"
He quickly shut his jaws and was silent as she listened. I couldn't hear anything, so pricked my ears as well. I heard a distant yowl and Scarlet froze. I barely heard her whisper, "Oh no..." she suddenly turned to look at me. Her blue-green eyes were wide with fear and worry. "Coal..."
Not giving him a chance to answer, she bolted forwards with incredible speed.
"Hey! Wait!" He called as he raced after her. She ignored him and ran faster. She suddenly skidded to a halt at an alley Ace was not familiar with. She didnt even seem to be out of breath as she padded insode he dark area. I, however, looked like a dog that had run a marathon. Ace panted heavily as he staggered after her.
She ignored his excessive panting and called softly,
"Coal?"
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"Coal?" She called softly. She felt worry prickle her pelt as she only heard silence. She suddenly heard a ferocious growl and a scared yowl.
"SCARLET!"
"Coal!" Without thinking she bolted into the darkness and towards her brothers terrified yowl. "Coal! Where are you?! Can you here me?" She desperately looked fo him until she finally came upon her den. "Coal?" She heard a weak voice call out.
"S-scarlet?"
"Coal!" She darted inside and saw a small black Tom with light gray stripes and paws.
his light amber eyes were wide with fear. "Coal..." she murmured curling up around him. She noticed that his pelt was littered with scratches. "Who did this to you, Coal? What happened?" She asked softly, though anger could be seen in her eyes.
"I-I..w-when you didn't come back, I-I went to look for you and th-then I bumped into the S-Slades and they...they...nearly killed me!" he whimpered slightly and she licked him in between the ears in comfort.
"Hey, are you okay?" Coal and Scarlet jumped at the new voice. She quickly got up and stood protectively infront of Coal, hissing.
"Hey! Relax it's just me!" She recognized Ace's voicee and was surprised. She'd forgotten about him. "W-who are you?" She heard Coal stutter, peeking out from behind her. Ace looked at Coal to Scarlet repeatedly.
"So this is your brother? Coal?" He asked curiously. Scarlet nodded curtly and turned back to Coal, her eyes softening as she looked at her injured brother. "This is Ace, he's...a friend." She said gently. Scarlet turned back to Ace who had stayed silent. "I'm afraid I can't go with you, I need to hep my brother and find something for him to eat."
"Scarlet, its okay, you need to eat, dont worry about me, heh, i-i'm not even hungry." Coal said quietly. Scarlet shook her head defiantly. "No, mom and dad told me to keep you safe, and that's what I'm going to do."
Ace suddenly cut in, "Scarlet, you both need food and Coal needs den isn't far from here, and i live by a cat that knows about don't know if the Slades will come back, too."
She heard Coal whimper behind her and sighed. "Fine, we'll go with you, but only for tonight." He visibly perked up but tried to act cool and meowed casually, "Ok, good." Scarlet helped Coal up and let him lean on her shoulder.
They followed Ace throughout the streets avoiding humans and cars. Finally, they arrived in a large alley. He padded into it confidently and they slowly followed.
He suddenly stopped at a huge crack in the wall. He turned to them and grinned before slipping inside. She looked at Coal and reluctantly followed him inside with Coal on her shoulder.
"Don't worry Coal I...Woah..." she trailed off as she got inside. It wa huge inside, filled with soft colorful pillows, there was a small pool of fresh water in the corner but what stunned her the most was what was at the ceiling, a variety of broken glass was hung up in a small chandelier.
The light from then sunset leaked through a crack in the den, and a ray of the sun hit the chandilier, lighting up the den in a variety of colors.
"Wow..." she whispered in awe. Coal was also staring, but was silent. Though his eyes betrayed his amazement. She saw Ace sitting on one of the pillows, smirking. "You like?" He asked still smirking.
She stared at him with wide eyes, and nodded. His smirk broke out into a grin and he flicked his tail for her to come. Suddenly remembering why shehere, she helped Coal onto the closest pillow.
Ace came up behind her and gently laid his tail on his shoulder, "I'll go get the healer." She nodded and turned to him. Looking at him with her big Blue-green eyes. He gazed into her eyes for a few moments, mesmerized.
"Uh, Ace?"
"Yea..?"
"The Healer?"
"Oh! Uh, Right!"
Blushing furiously he turned away and grabbed two mice, after handing them the mice he ran out the den. She rolled her eyes before picking up the mice and handing one to Coal, who was watching with amused eyes, despite his injuries.
"What?" She asked him, irritated. "He likes you." He smirked. She felt her pelt flush
and she said defiantly, "No he doesn't! I barely just met the guy!" Coal rolled his eyes.
"It's so obvious. I may not know anything about love but I do know that he likes you."
"Shut up! Not true!"
"Yes true! And I think you like him to."
"W-what? No way! He's a stupid furball!"
"Denial seals it Scarlet!"
"Why you little-!"
"Uh...ahem.." she whipped her head around and saw Ace standing there awkwardly, a blush clear on his face. Next to him was a silver She-cat with green eyes. She looked shocked when she saw her pelt but amused by the situation.
She felt her pelt flush and she coughed awkwardly, "Uh, h-hey, how much did you hear, exactly?" The Silver she-cat snorted and set down the herbs in her mouth. "We heard enough, that's for sure." Ace squirmed uncomfortably and looked away, blushing.
"My names Silver. I know a bit about healing, where's your brother?" She quickly moved out of the way and revealed Coal to the she-cat.
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She hurried over and began working on him. Aplying some weird herbs on him.
Scarlet watched her brother worriedly, and didn't notice when Ace shifted next to her.
"He'll be fine," he said awkwardly. She seemed surprised when she heard him and turned to look at him. She sighed and nodded though worry was clear inher eyes. He flicked his tail for her to follow him and padded outside.
The sun had set and the moon was now rising into the sky. She looked at
the stars in wonder. They sat in silence for a while until she broke the silence.
"Ace..." he turned to her, green eyes gleaming in the dark. He seemed pleased that she said his name and purred softly. "Yea?" She suddenly turned to face him and looked him straight in the eye. "Thank you, you know...For everything." His purr died in his throat amd he made a sort of choking noise. "Eh, um, y-your welcome S-Scarlet, it was nothin.."
She stared at him and shook her head, "No, if it weren't for you, me and Coal would be dead. A-and I want to thank you, you are one of the few that don't judge me because of my pelt...So thank you..."
Ace felt his eyes widen as Scarlet's lips met his cheek fur. He felt electricity run through
his pelt as she kissed his cheek.
After, she stepped back and looked at him before padding back into the den. He stood rigid for a second, frozen. But after that second he did a silent cheer and happily went inside. Before he entered he heard a low chuckle and looked over his shoulder. Nothing. Shrugging he padded back inside.
Coal was curled up in a corner plastereds in herbs, sleeping. He saw Scarlet talking to Silver thanking her. He saw Silver's eyes kept straying to Scarlet's pelt. Scarlet seemed to notice too, and she nodded curtly at her before curling up next to Coal.
Silver then padded up to him and nodded before leaving the den. He padded to the other side of the den and settled on his favorite pillow. He rested his head on his paws and slowly closed his eyes, smiling slightly.
Later that night...
Scarlet groaned slightly and lifted her head. It was dark but the moon gave an exceptional amount of light. She slowly blinked the sleep out of her eyes and shook her head. She slowly got up and stretched, yawning widely.
She lazily padded to the small pool of water and drank some. It felt good as the water slid down her throat. She suddenly flicked her ears as she heard voices outside the den. she creeped to the entrance and the den and listened.
"Are you sure this is the place leo?" A voice whispered. It sounded like a tom.
"Yea, I saw them go in their with that little pipsqueak, who bumped into us earlier."
Another tom.
"But I thought the boss wanted the weird looking she-cat?" Said a third. She growled softly.
"He does, but why not have a little fun with the twerp?" Said the second tom. Her eyes widened and she scurried towards Ace. She could take on two of them, but if there
was more, she would need help, much to her annoyance.
She gently shook him with her paw and he stirred, "stop it...i'm trying to sleep..." He mumbled snuggling up to her and resting his head on her paws. She growled annoyed and slammed a paw on his tail.
His eyes bolted open, "OW!" He jumped up and she quickly silenced him with her tail.
He glared at her but gently nursed his injured tail. "What is it?" He hissed quietly.
She led him to the entrance and he followed her, his anger faded to be replaced by confusion. She flicked her ears towards the entrance and he got the message. He pricked his ears and listened. His eyes widened and he looked at her. She nodded grimly and looked at Coal's sleeping form.
She turned back to Ace and mewed quietly, "Okay, I have a plan. I need you to stay here and protect my brother, they want me. So I'm going to go out there and distract them, while I do that, you and Coa will-" He cut her off.
"What? No way! They'll catch you! I won't let you-" this time she cut him off.
"Ace. I'll be fine, I'll lead them away while you escape with my brother. Go somewhere safe." He tried to protest but she didn't listen. She padded over to Coals sleeping form, and gently nuzzled him awake.
Ace felt a twinge of jealousy there for two reasons.
1. How Coal is the only one who got to see Scarlets more affectionate side.
And
2. How she nuzzled him awake gently while with him she jabbed his tail
"Coal," she said softly, "wake up." She nuzzled him again and he slowly opened his eyes."Scarlet...?" He mewed tiredly. She shushed him, and told him the plan. He suddenly bolted upwards eyes wide, "No! Scarlet I-" she cut him off by covering his mouth with her tail.
"Shhh...don't worry. I'll be alright, as long as your safe. I'm just going to lead them away, so you can escape. Ace will protect you while i'm gone."
As she said this she looked at Ace, pleading silently to take care of her brother. He nodded although his eyes held worry. She turned back to Coal, and pressed her muzzle to his ear.
"I'll be back, I promise..." she licked his ear before turning back to Ace. "They'll try to get in here at any moment now. I'm going." She padded towards the entrance and stepped into a ray of moonlight, revealing her pelt.
It was a blood red, with gray stripes, underbelly, paws and ear-tips. Her blue-green eyes danced in the moonlight, though they showed fear, they also held determination to keep her brother safe.
She looked back at them one last time before stalking outside.
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She stepped out of the den and into the moonlight. Her red pelt lit up and her eyes flashed. It was silent.
What the-? Where did they go?
Though she just heard voices, the alley was empty and deathly quiet. Taking a deep breath. She padded further into the alley.
I can do this, for Coal.
What about Ace? Don't pretend your not worried about him.
Ace...I-
An arrogant voice interupted her thoughts, "well hello there Scarlet ." She whipped around and saw a dirty white tom with black splotches and amber eyes. "What do you want?" She hissed, bristling.
"Oh, nothing. I'm grit by the way. The boss demands your presence, so I need you to come with me kitty." He purred. She bristed, and snarled at him but was filled with confusion. Why does the Leader of the Slades want to see me?
She shook the question out of her head and glared at the tom. "Pffft. Demands? Your nuts if you think I'm going anywhere with you." He sighed dramatically and meowed,
"Tsk, Tsk. And here I thought we could walk out of here, with no problems. Very well, I'm afraid that we must use force."
Suddenly a group of about a dozen cats stalked out of the shadows, their eyes glowing in the dark like lanterns.
Damn.
She whipped her head from side to side, ear rings jingling slightly. She growled but suddenly rembered the plan. She looked around them to find a way to escape
and lead them away.
Her eyes found a gap in the wall leading to another alley, she bunched her muscles,
ready to spring. Right when she was about to run for it, they all suddenly lunged. With a yowl she fell beneath a heap of tussling cats.
She yowled in pain as one of them bit her shoulder harshly. She clawed desperately but that just earned her a slash on her side. He hissed and bit one of their paws. She heard a voice, "Don't kill her! The boss wants her alive!"
She felt some cats jump of her but about four remained trying to pin her. She hissed and
leapt up claws flashing in the moonlight. She panted heavily, in the orner of her eye she saw Ace and Coal slowly creeping out of the alley. She felt relief as no one saw them escape.
she saw the white and black tom from earlier follow her gaze. She froze as his eyes locked on the two. He grinned and opened his mouth to say something but was cut off as she bolted into the gap she saw earlier.
"After her! She's escaping you idiots!" She felt relief as his attention snapped back to her and they followed her. I can do this, come on, lead them away...
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Ace watched as the Slades surrounded Scarlet one by one. Guilt and worry filled his chest painfully. He should be out there helping her. He looked over at Coal who looked as if he was thinking the same thing. He shook his head, Scarlet trusted him to protect her brother and that is what he was going to do.
Coal was trembling now, fear for his sister was clear in his wide amber eyes. He suddenly heard a yowl and whipped around just in time to see all of them pounce on her. He instantly unsheathed his claws and took a step forward, it wasn't as if he couldn't fight!
Her yowls of pain filled his ears and he winced. Anger bubbled in his stomach, anger at himself for not helping her and saving her. He suddenly heard the big white and black one call, "Don't kill her! The boss wants her alive!"
One by one, they all got off of her, revealing her scratched and battered pelt. She had a ferocious bite on her shoulder, a long gash on her flank and her body was laced in scratches. She was panting heavily and despite her wounds, she
still looked determined.
Her blue-green eyes suddenly landed on him, and relief flooded into them at the sight of them slowly escaping. He looked back at her, fear for her life prickled his pelt. Her eyes suddenly widened in horror as the white and black tom from earlier followed her gaze.
He froze as his cruel amber eyes landed on him and Coal. He grinned at them maliciously and opened is mouth to order an attack on us, but before he could utter a word, Scarlet suddenly bolted into a gap in the wall that he didn't see.
He saw the toms eyes flicker back in her direction, his eyes filled with rage.
"After her! She's escaping you idiots!"
They all bolted in her direction completely forgetting the two toms. "S-scarlet is gunna be OK right A-Ace?" He heard coal stutter. He suddenly turned to him but didn't answer, instead he looked around. Not far from here they were in the alley, was a small abandoned human house.
He nudged Coal in it's direction and said, "Go in there, I'll be there in a second, you'll be fine." He added the last part when Coals eyes widened in fear. The smal black and gray tom nodded before heading in the houses direction.
On he left, he bolted in the direction in which Scarlet and the Slades went. He finally caught up to them and saw them gathered around a huge truck that sat lazily by a smaller concrete wall. He looked up and realized that Scarlet was on top of the truck.
The Slades were hissing up at her, and he saw a few attempt to climb it, failing miserably. She looked tired and hurt, her injuries were still bleeding rather harshly. To his horror he saw a couple of them succeed in getting to the top. She hissed at them and darted around them and onto the concrete wall.
His eyes widened, no one in the city knew what lay beyond the city, he knew there was a forest of sorts, but no one knew of what lay inside it. He hid behind a dumpster and watched, fear in his leaf green gaze. She prepared herslef to leap, but before she did she
turned in his direction.
He just realized that he had stepped away from the dumpster and was in her range of
sight. Her beautiful blue green gaze fell on him, her eyes held fear, but also bravery and her familiar spark of determination. She looked at him and her eyes visibly softened.
She mouthed five words to him, that made him choke. I'll be back, I promise...
Then she turned and plungd into the unknown conents of the forest.
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Scarlet ran blindly into the forest, only a few of the Slades had followed her out here, in fear of the unknown forest. She heard them pounding behind her and ran faster. Her body screamed in protest, her injuries burned like fire but she ignored them.
She heard their paw steps fade and slowed down. She stopped panting rapidly. She suddenly felt rain beat down on her pelt. She shivered as she was quickly soaked through her fur.
She looked around trying to pin point where she was, but all she saw was trees, trees, and oh look! More trees.
She stumbled blindly through the rain, trying to blink the water out of her eyes. Her paw
suddenly snagged in a tree root anf she tripped. She hissed in pain and tried to get up.
Her paw screamed in protest.
She scrambled up and gingerly held up her paw.
She desperately looked around, hoping to find some sort of shelter. Her eyes fell on a small hollow tree. She limped towards it and stuck her head inside, smiffing the air for any unwelcomed owners.
Scenting none, she slowly clambered inside,. It was rather small, but it was better than
sleeping in the rain. She curled up and didn't bother licking her wounds or her fur, due to exhaustion. She sighed and slowly closed her eyes, letting sleeep wash over er like a black wave.
Damn...
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Woo! That took forever geesh. T-T so yea that was about 13 pages. Omg i KNOW.
Yea this took about four days to write. T.T so yea! Imporvement? Yus. c:
Ok so if you need a idea of how Scarlet looks like, go to my devianart account
Jayfeathersgirl217 she be under meh oc. Yay! So here are the appearences of our characters,
Scarlet: unusual blood red she-cat with dark grey stripes under her eyes and on her back, she also has dark grey paws, ear and tail. Tips as welk as a dark greay underbelly. Her eyes are a blue green. Like neon blue green apatites (look em up) and two black ear rings on her left ear.
Coal: black tom with light gray stripes and paws with golden amber eyes.
Ace: drak brown tabby with black stripes, paws and ears. He has leaf green eyes and a golden ear ring on his right ear.
Silver: pretty silver she-cat with leaf green eyes
Grit: dirty whe tom with black splotches and dark amber eyes
Yerp! I own all of them except Silver, she belongs to lavi0123
Sorry lavi! I deleted my old storay so to make it up to you I added Silver here!
Please review if you want more! I update fast now since I got my tablet back! Yay!
So yea Review please!
Darkness out.