A Kittypet's Life

ALLEGIANCES

(There isn't really much to do with the clans, so I'm not going to put any descriptions)

Thunderclan

Leader- Bluestar

Deputy- Tigerclaw

Medicine cat- Yellowfang

Riverclan

Leader- Crookedstar

Deputy- Leopardfur

Medicine cat- Mudfur

Shadowclan

Leader- Nightstar

Deputy- Cinderfur

Medicine cat- Runningnose

Windclan

Leader- Tallstar

Deputy- Deadfoot

Medicine cat- Barkface

Cats outside of Clans:

Cats from Twolegplace-

Buggy- Long, lithe dark tabby tom with unusual markings, family of housefolk

Sky- Tortoiseshell she-cat with sky-blue eyes, housefolk are sort of hippies

Sergei- Scruffy black stray. No housefolk, but people put out bowls of food for him

Cassy- Long haired white she-cat, elderly housefolk

Tony- Fat tabby tom, lives with Cassy

Princess- Light brown tabby she-cat with white chest and paws, family of housefolk

Smudge-Black and white kitten, family of housefolk,

Other-

Ravenpaw- Sleek black tom with a white-tipped tail

Barley- Black and white tom

Boulder- Silver tabby tom

Brokenstar- Long haired dark brown tabby tom

Clawface- Battle-scarred brown tom

Blackfoot- White tom with huge jet-black paws

Chapter One

Buggy padded happily through the garden, barely stifling the contented purr beginning to rumble out of him.

The faint calls of his housefolk barely pierced the undergrowth, but Buggy's keen ears heard them clearly. He hesitated for a moment, wondering wether he should go back to his nest. Then he continued weaving through the ferns, moving quickly on his long legs.

The dark tabby was stalking through the jungle that was his neighbour's backyard. Towering palms and sweeping ferns created a paradise for any animal, but Buggy loved this place for its plentiful mice populations.

Stopping to hastily lick his paw, the lithe tabby noticed a slight rustling out of the corner of his eyes. Dropping into an instinctive hunting crouch, Buggy moved quietly forward, wincing slightly each time the dry leaves crackled underpaw.

Wriggling his haunches, the kittypet concentrated on the small scrap of grey burrowing in the soil. Launching himself across the leaf-litter, Buggy purred happily when he landed with perfect precision on top of his prey. The big tabby picked up the still warm mouse carefully, trying hard to resist sinking his teeth into the kill.

Buggy could still hear his housefolk calling, and if he went back now, he would be rewarded with lots of hugs and pats. Before leaving the garden, Buggy carefully stowed the mouse under a small pile of leaves to come back to later.

Trotting over to the creaky gate, the tabby leapt lightly over it and continued down the path. There were no twolegs out walking on such a frosty evening and Buggy padded straight down the centre of the smooth concrete until he reached the steep driveway of his own twoleg nest.

A tortoiseshell she-cat was sitting sedately on the nature strip, long tail curled neatly over her white paws. Her beautiful sky-blue eyes glinted in the fading sun. Buggy stalked over to his friend, attempting to fix a look of contempt on his face.

'Sky! Where were you? I had to go hunting all by myself!' mewed Buggy reproachfully. Sky didn't reply.

'Well?' demanded the tabby tom. 'Where were you?'

'Do you smell that? That kind of rotten scent?' asked Sky suddenly.

Buggy blinked. 'No, not really…but don't change the subject!'

Suddenly, there was a gust of wind which blew right into Buggy's face. There- a slight smell, so horrible, it made Buggy's lip curl. But there was another faint scent, under the layers of rotten food… It smelled like prey, trees, other cats…

'Yes! Yes I can smell it now, it's really awful! But what is it?'

Sky hesitated before answering. 'I remember it from when I was in- I mean when I was at my last home. It's the scent of rogue cats, but there is something else…' the she-cat trailed off.

Buggy had had enough. 'Just tell me already, Sky! There's no need for all this mystery and whatever. Just tell me what the other scent was!'

'Okay, okay! It's ShadowClan scent!' mewed Sky.

Buggy was bursting with questions, but before he could begin to bombard Sky, she got to her paws and turned around.

'I'm going to talk to Princess. I'm sure she'll want company after her kit went away.'

That put even more questions into Buggy's mind. However, seeing the twoleg kit coming towards him, Buggy yowled after her.

'Sky, you'd better tell me everything tomorrow!'

The she-cat didn't reply, but Buggy hadn't expected her too. Pushing Sky out of his mind, Buggy gave a pitiful meow and trotted over to the twoleg. She scooped him up in her arms and carried him into the den.

So, what did you think? Please review, I love reviews!

And, just so you know, Buggy is not going to join the clans. This is not a rip-off of 'Into the Wild'