Chapter 2

After bringing Sterling food and having a short conversation with my mom, Siona, and sterling it was already sunset. I ran through the clearing and into the den we all shared.

Everyone was there except for Siona. Jordan, Mira, and Miris were talking in low voices near the corner of the den, while the toms where snoring in their nests.

I slumped down on my nest which was connected Siona, right next to me was the sleeping sky. I smirked as I jabbed him with my forepaw, and he instantly jumped up.

I burst out laughing, he licked his chest in embarrassment.

"hey, why did you do that for?" he asked innocently.

"because we need to go on our midnight walk remember." I whispered into his ear.

"no"

"yes"

"I said no Amber."

"I don't take no's Sky."

"seriously?"

"yes, seriously"

"fine!"

"good chop, chop we are wasting time arguing."

I snickered as his mouth hung open and his blue eyes looking at me as if I were crazy.

I winked at the girls who were watching us argue, the smiled huge as if their ship has just begun sailing.

We padded out of the den and into the clearing.

"last one to the pond is a mouse." I said before I dashed off with Sky on my tail. I leaped over bushes, ditches and swerved the trees at lightning speed. While I was running, I tripped over a small rabbit hole. Sky fell right on top of me making us tumble right into the lake.

I tried to swim but the endless dark blue water kept pushing me away from the shore. My paw had gotten dislocated making it very hard to swim, I tried opening my mouth but all I got was a mouth full of water. My muscles tired out from trying to swim. My head went under as my foot got yanked by something hard. I sunk into the night world of the water.

I let myself be carried deeper into the black water.

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"Amber wake up its time to go see the world". Miris called to me when I was sleeping.

"no, go away!" I said drowsily as I pushed her off me. I heard I oomph, right next to me. I snuggled deeper into my mother's belly, seeking for comfort.

"she's no fun, all she wants to do is sleep around all day!" Night complained.

"well you can wait till she wakes up to go and see the pond." mom said calmly.

"but mama, were almost five moons old to go by ourselves!" complained Siona.

"yeah your still kits who need their mother to feed them." Mom retorted.\

"wakeup!"

I shot up fur sticking all around, immediately I fell and started coughing up water mixed with blood.

I looked around me, I was on sand with a black cat with white streaks(tom) and anther that had white fur with emerald eyes(she-cat).

"who are you?" said the she-cat. I looked around again for anything familiar, but nothing that looked familiar but the water that glistened from the sunlight. I panicked and backed away until I was in the water.

"my name is Starla and this is my mate Gabe!" she shouted.

I waved my tail and tried swimming across the pond, I ended up back on shore coughing up more water.

"are you finished trying to swim because you can't with that paw off yours." Starla said again as she strolled over with her mate. "okay now tell me your name sugar."

"m... my name is Amber; I need to get back home or everyone will be worried out of their mind."

I said stammering.

"all in due time, know you need to eat than we can get you home." Gabe rumbled. I smiled and sighed.

"I guess your right"

"now stay here will get you something to eat" she smiled as she made her leave with Gab.

I curled up in a ball and tried to remember if Sky made it to the shore. It was nice to let my fur dry off, soon the nice couple came back with two mice and a vole. I took the vole and gulped it down in a couple swift bites. It was around sunrise when they helped me to the other side of the pond. I reached camp close to sunset, when I entered with Starla and Gabe everyone also stared at me, soon after an awkward silence the all rushed towards me and covered me with their licks. Sky knocked he over and nuzzled my cheek, I laughed and everyone was laughing their butts off to even notice the strangers.

Stormfur padded up to them talking very quietly.

I tried to move closer to hear what they were talking about but was soon surrounded by everyone again.

"guys we need to go to sleep, and I have stuff to do!" I meowed. There were cats mumbling and other cursing under their breaths. Sighing I turned around to see Stormfur padding towards me with Starla and Gab. I quickly limped over to where they had stopped.

"Stormfur has offered a proposition to Gab and I, so we accepted it and we will come ack in two days' time." Starla said with a hint of happiness. I glanced at Stormfur before I replied "see you then, but stay the night you must be tired."

"oh no we couldn't we have some important issues to solve before that we have too tend to." she meowed with wide eyes.

That's when I noticed how big Starla was, she must be a week away from kitting!

"well than see you in two days' time!" I called after them.

When they were out of sight I cuffed Stormfur and walked over to the den to sleep.