"Yes…couldn't save….poor Echoflight…"
Icekit listened closely, trying to make out what the older warriors were saying. She had heard something about Echoflight being poor and not saving a sparrow. She was confused. The frail elder didn't even go hunting anymore...
She turned to face what she thought was her deaf brother, Lionkit. She was blind, so she relied on her ears to help her. Icekit flicked her tail, 'speaking' to her brother.
Icekit had white fur and icy blue eyes, from what her mother had told her. Her younger brother, Lionkit, had golden fur and green eyes, also from what she had been told. Even though they looked different, their scents were almost the same. It was very peculiar, and sometimes warriors would mistake who is who just by the scent. Icekit was blind, Lionkit was deaf. She could hear and speak, he could see. After about four moons, they had learned to take care of each other. Lionkit could make odd noises to communicate with her and help her be her 'eyes'. Icekit was his 'ears' and she spoke to him with her tail.
"Eh?" Lionkit asked when she was done signing to him. That noise usually meant, "What?" or "Huh?" or "I don't understand!".
Icekit moved her tail around. She was pretty much shrugging her shoulders.
"That's what I heard," She answered quietly. "Never mind. You can't even hear me." She laughed a little. Sometimes Icekit would talk to herself. She could sense that Lionkit was hurt when she did that, but she didn't care.
"I didn't find anything juicy. Just dumb gossip about Echoflight." Her tail waved wildly as she signed to her brother.
"Errrr!" Lionkit made another strange noise. Icekit recognized this as the noise he made when he wanted to play.
"Yeah, let's go!" She signed.
Lionkit guided her out of the nursery. Icekit took in a deep breath, tasting the air. She had already been outside of the nursery multiple times, but she still needed to smell the air. It was an extra precaution.
"Look who's here!" Icekit flinched when she heard the voice. It was the third tom in a trio of bullies; siblings that picked on she and her brother.
She felt Lionkit stiffen next to her.
"Leave us alone!" Icekit growled, her voice sounding weak compared the the tom's.
"Leave us alone!" He mocked her.
"Hey, Pebblekit, wait for us!" Icekit groaned. Pebblekit, Streamkit, and Mistkit. The Gray Three, as she called them. In her mind, of course.
"Hey, Mistkit. It seems Blindkit and Deafkit are out and about." Streamkit chuckled. Icekit gritted her teeth. She began to tremble slightly.
"Aw, Blindkit is upset!" Mistkit chortled.
"Er!" Lionkit nudged her, as if saying 'Ignore them!'. She scooted away, flicking her tail back and forth.
"I'm going to nap!" She signed. Lionkit nudged her again, this time leading her to their nest. They shared it with their mother, Frostdawn.
Frostdawn cared for them and always tried to help them the best she could. Even though Icekit couldn't see and Lionkit couldn't hear, they could understand their mother. It must have been because she was 'mother'. Icekit couldn't quite understand how that was possible, but she didn't try to question it too much.
Lionkit plopped down next to her, curling into a ball. Icekit yawned and nuzzled her brother. She began to purr as she slowly fell asleep. All thoughts of the trio of bullies left her mind as she slipped into the world of dreams.
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Icekit blinked open her eyes. Her body filled with warmth as she glanced around. In her dreams she was no longer 'Blindkit'. She was Icekit, a member of DawnClan. She had no disabilities to hold her back.
Icekit was in the middle of a beautiful meadow. Flowers and grass were gently pushed by the warm breeze. She sighed, contented, and shut her eyes.
As she did so, Icekit let out a whimper. She saw red; blood. It was everywhere. There were eyes, too. Amber eyes opened and looked Icekit right in the eyes.
She tried to back up. Instead, she was followed by the eyes. Then she heard a low growl. She had never heard something growl like this before. It frightened her. A flash of black and white streaked past Icekit. She let out a pitiful wail of fear.
"Help!"
"Help..."
Another call followed hers. She froze, her heart beating wildly, her eyes wide.
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"Icekit, wake up!" Icekit opened her eyes to darkness. She was in the real world now. There weren't any dreams to scare her, or any meadow for her to relax in.
She scented the air. It was Mistkit. "Leave me alone!" She cried.
Mistkit nudged her. "No, seriously. The hunting patrol got back. Aren't you hungry?" Icekit's annoyance disappeared.
"Food!" She sprang up quickly, causing Lionkit to wake. She flicked her tail as fast as she could. Icekit was telling him it was time to eat.
They ran outside of the nursery, their bodies pressed together. Lionkit steered her towards the fresh-kill pile.
"Eh?" Icekit heard him ask.
She scented the air again and let out a growl. "Those stupid kits! Tricking us! Ugh! I hate them! I hate them!" Icekit stomped her paws.
She could hear Mistkit, Pebblekit, and Streamkit snickering. They kept on taking advantage of she and her brother. It just wasn't fair! Icekit began to shake with anger. She wanted to just claw their faces off! Icekit let out another low growl. She could sense that Lionkit was angry too.
She moved her tail around, 'speaking' to Lionkit. "Revenge!"
Lionkit nudged her in agreement. They would get payback. No matter what, she and her brother would make the three kits pay.
