Memories
A drabble fic by Ryke "Silversong" Shinichi
Fallen Leaves P.O.V
Will you linger, even though I know you cannot stay? I hate that I can't hold on to the thought of anything, the memories slowly vanishing, and it scares me. If I cannot hold on to my own thoughts, I have nothing more. I have nothing left but memories, but still they fade into silence. I walk these tunnels, remembering the life I used to have. What did I do to deserve such a punishment, to walk alone with no companion except the sound of the river. When I met the first cat I had seen since Rock, so very many seasons ago, I was overjoyed. When he left, I felt blinded, as if the sun has touched my eyes again and had vanished into the clouds again. So long, so long since another cat, one that could see me, and one that would answer when I yowled in the agony of loneliness.
His name was Jayfeather, and he was not the last. He brought others, ones he called Hollypaw and Lionpaw. Ones he called… brother and sister. Family.
I used to have a family, once, so very long ago. They, like all of my memories, fade away into nothing. But I still remember Broken Shadow, and Stone Song. My parents… who have perished along with the rest of the Ancients. But I still remember, still remember the sound of Broken Shadow's voice, the smell of Stone Song's fur. I am alone with the one thing that only time can take away.
My Memories.
