Authors note: At the beginning of the story the main character is a kit.
I shivered as coldness spread through my fur and up my spine. I yelped, shakily, hoping that someone would help me but, I knew I was alone and that no one around me. I was surrounded by freezing powder and darkness. I couldn't see. I was helpless and hopeless.
...
Many moons later
I blinked open my eyes and stared around. I sat in the icy-cold snow and peeked through the tree branches above. The dark gray clouds spread across the sky meaning more snow. My muscles ached from laying in the snow for a long time. No one was near me and I felt abandoned, left to die. I stared at the freezing snow under my paws. Frost crept up my legs and covered my white fur. I shivered as a cold wind blew past me ruffling my fur backwards.
A strange chirp sounded above me. My head shot up and my fur spiked. Food! I thought and crouched down.
"Raise your tail so you don't hit the bushes," I spun around to see a starling above me flew off and made a frightened screech. I hissed. The cat tilted his head. "Who are you?"
I blinked. "I-I don't know."
The cat tilted his head more. "How about Snow? You are white and you were born in the winter," the creamy tom smiled.
I nodded and smiled. Snow. I like that.
"My name is Wind," Wind turned around.
I cocked my head and he looked behind his shoulder. "Lily is probably worried, I need to go. Come with me."
"You-you want me to go?" I stared up at him with shock. I have never gotten a request like that before. "Where are we going?"
"Why wouldn't I want you to go?" Wind asked ignoring the other question. "By the way, where are your parents?"
I gulped. "I was abandoned."
Wind's eyes filled with guilt. "Oh... I'm sorry."
I stared at my paws. Why was I abandoned? I didn't do anything wrong. Did I?
"Let's go," Wind meowed, cheerful to change the subject. I took a step towards him then stopped. What if he is a bad cat? I hesitated then took another step forward. I have nothing to lose. I thought and walked forward towards the tom.
...
Wind led me to an open field. Many paw steps traveled this route leaving a sandy trail.
"Where are we going?" I asked.
"My group," Wind padded forward.
"Group?" I stopped walking. "What is a group?"
Wind looked behind me. "It is where I live. It is a group of cats that take care of each other," Wind explained.
I continued to follow Wind. We walked through a field and then a huge mountain came in view. It stretched so high, you couldn't see the top because clouds covered the tip of the mountain. We padded up a steep rocky slope. Despite the rocky hill, it was quite easy to get up. The slope led to the side of the mountain and a cave entrance stood at the top of the hill. Wind and I entered the cave. The narrow tunnel opened up into a huge dark clearing. Several cats padded around the cave.
"Wind, where did you go? And whose that?" A dark gray she-cat stared at me in disgust. I hissed.
"Don't worry, sis. I didn't go far," Wind meowed ignoring the second question and pushed past her. Wind padded toward a cave and peeked inside. "Where is Moss?" Wind asked a light gray tom.
"In the Leader's Cave," a golden tom answered for him.
"Thanks, Leaf," Wind nodded and headed to a different cave. He walked inside and I shakily followed.
"What if he doesn't like me?" I whispered.
"He will," Wind whispered back. "Moss," he called. His voice echoed throughout the cave.
"Yes, Wind?" a black tom with white paws and ear tips padded out of the cave.
"I found a new recruit or could be," Wind said. I winced. He said he will like me!
"Whose this?" Moss stared at me.
"Snow," I meowed.
"Do you want to join?" Moss asked me.
I nodded, frantically.
"Ok," Moss raced out of the den and Wind and I followed.
Moss leaped onto a huge ledge against the wall of the cave. "We have a new recruit," he yowled. Several cats padded out of caves and sat below the ledge. "Snow wants to join our group," His yowl echoed throughout the cave. "Snow, do join our group, you must be able to run fast, climb trees and swim. Do you have those abilities?"
I froze. I know how to climb trees because I had to get away from predators. I also can run super fast to get away from predators but, is that enough? Do I have to know how to swim? I took a deep breath. "I do know how to run super fast and climb trees but I do not know how to swim."
Moss thought for a moment. "I think 2 out of 3 is fine. You are in but, you will be a rookie for a while to learn our hunting and fighting moves," Moss meowed and hopped off the ledge.
"You are a part of us now," Wind whispered to me. I gazed up into his brilliant blue eyes and smiled.
"Wind, you never answered my question," I jumped at the sound of a voice behind me. I turned around and saw the dark gray she-cat that was Wind's sister.
"I went to the Whispering Meadows and I found Snow," Wind explained.
The she-cat looked past Wind and stared at her. "Why'd you bring her back?"
"Because she was abandoned," Wind meowed.
The cat spun around and padded towards a cave.
"You should go rest," Wind meowed. "I'll show you where the rookie's cave is." Wind led me to a small cave and I sat down in one of the beds of moss. "That's Star's but sleep in this one. Daisy just became a fighter so I guess it is your bed now." Wind flicked his tail toward a bed of moss the farthest away from the entrance. I stretched before I lay down in the soft moss and closed my eyes. I heard Wind's footsteps pad out of the cave before I drifted to sleep.
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