Well, here I am with chappie number 2! Had some extra time today and figured, you know, might as well :P So, here it is! Enjoy :)
Graysky exhaled heavily, his breath turning white in the frigid night air. The cold, wintry sky held no mercy for his aching heart, as he waited for what seemed to be the most full and at the same time most empty moment of his life.
Silverpelt shone coldly above him. I wonder if she's up there right now, he mused. The cries that had seemed so frequent earlier on in the evening had ceased to near silence. Graysky wasn't sure which he preferred.
The cries had held a sign of hope, that she was still alive, and would live to see the dawn, though every shriek was a stab in Graysky's heart because she was in pain. The stillness, though, made Graysky uneasy and worried for what may have happened to her, who may have taken her away from him.
Noise meant life; silence meant... something else. Something less desirable.
Graysky looked behind him at the hole in the rock wall behind him, hoping for the best, aware of the worst. He turned back around, trying not to think of what may have gone so wrong as to quiet her.
"Graysky." A warm voice shattered the tense silence, evaporating all the doubt and pain with four words. "Come meet your kits," the cat purred. Graysky sighed in relief, pushing past the golden tabby into the rock cave.
When his eyes adjusted to the dim lighting, he saw a lithe, white shape huddled in the corner of the den, head resting on her paws. She flicked her eyes up when she saw Graysky, and began purring. Three small forms huddled at her stomach, mewling pitifully, one white, one blue-gray, and the third a brown tabby.
"Oh... Kestrelwing, they're beautiful!" Graysky mewed, licking Kestrelwing's ear. She nuzzled his neck lovingly. "Do you want to name them?"
Kestrelwing shook her head slowly. "No. I want to see their eyes first. Eyes are what make a cat. We have the morning." Graysky nodded, settling down beside her.
"Well, I think I'll stay here for the night. I want to get to know our family."
So there you go! Sorry it was a bit short, but I couldn't really stretch it further than this... You're not supposed to know the characters, by the way :P It's the way I'm writing the story. It'll all make sense in a couple of chapters! Review, review, have some fun :)
Keep your pens at the ready!
~Munchie
