Heyo fellow readers! This is Webbies here with the next chapter of Oceanclaw's Past. We can now get into the real deal… I also decided to write this chapter early because it would be easier. So please enjoy! Once again, please review, and tell me what you think of it too!
Keep in mind that some of the characters will be my own, and some will be from the original series. (In this chapter, all characters are OCs)
DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Warriors series. It belongs to Erin Hunter.
Here we go! (=^･ｪ･^=)
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Sunlight shone through a window as a dark blue pelt rose and fell on a small pillow. A snoring kitten was sleeping through the morning, letting the sun touch her fur. The warmth of it made her even sleepier, and she curled herself into an even tighter ball. But before she could delve deeper into slumber, a high-pitched voice sounded loudly in her ear.
"Pearl? Pearl!" Pearl opened her eyes slightly. She could make out an orange pelt and brown eyes in front of her, both of which not staying in the same place. She opened her eyes up wider and saw her brother darting from one pillow to another. "Get up Pearl!"
"Uhgg.. what is it Finn?" Pearl mewed drowsily.
"Mom and dad came back with some fresh kill today!" Finn had finally stopped bouncing around and stopped to face Pearl.
"Wait.. really?" Pearl was just about ready to bounce around like Finn had did.
"Yeah! Really! Come on!" Finn meowed, turning tail and sprinting away.
"Hey! Wait for me!" Pearl got up from her pillow and ran after her brother. The two laughed as they raced across the room. Pearl was about to catch up to Finn, when she suddenly saw her mother, Ocean, standing where Finn was heading. Finn looked back at Pearl and chuckled, his chuckle turning into a confused smirk as he saw Pearl skidding to a stop. He turned his head and gasped as he collided with his mother's leg. Ocean looked down at the small kit, and lifted him up with her paw. She smiled as her son, who stared blankly back at her.
"Hi mom." Finn mewed quickly. Pearl held back a snicker and padded over to the two cats. Ocean gently put Finn down, and he instantly started twisting around her legs. "Whatcha' bring mom? Whatcha' bring?" he meowed, staring up into his mom's eyes.
"Well, how about you stand still and I'll tell you." Ocean spoke with a hint of laughter in her voice. Finn swiftly sat down, Pearl sitting down next to him in the process. "Okay, here you are." Ocean pushed out a white bird from behind her. The kits gasped in amazement.
"Wow!" they both said in sync.
"You both can share it. Your father and I will share this one." Ocean pointed her tail towards another bird in her mate, Sea's, mouth.
"Yeah, 'cause I caught it. You, on the other paw, had trouble catching that one. You just don't want to be reminded of your clumsiness." the tom's meow was muffled by the feathers of the bird, a playful spark in his eyes.
"Oh be quiet Sea!" Ocean looked at him, a grin forming on her mouth.
"You know it's true, Ocean!" Sea flicked the tip of Ocean's ear with his tail. The two cats looked at each other and purred, padding away towards the back of the room. Pearl and Finn looked at one another, and mewed in disgust.
"Uhg, grown cats.." Finn whispered to Pearl.
"I know right?" Pearl whispered back. She looked at the bird that was on the floor next to them. "We should probably take this now."
"Yeah, you're right." Finn went over to the bird and began tugging at it's leg with his teeth. "Hey! A little help here?"
"Oh! Right." Pearl padded over and helped haul the bird onto Finn's back. "You sure you got it? It's kind of heavy." Pearl looked at the bird's size and could tell it was putting a bit of pressure on her brother's spine.
"I'm fine, I'm fine." Finn meowed through gritted teeth.
"Okay.. if you're so sure." Pearl started padding towards the corner her parents were at. Finn padded after her.
"Hey Pearl?"
'"Yes Finn?"
"Where do you think our twoleg has gone?" Finn looked at Pearl with expectant eyes, as if he thought she knew the answer to everything. Pearl looked at the floor for a moment.
"Well.. they could have gone anywhere.." she looked back up at Finn. "Where do you think they went?"
"Well, I don't know.. That's why I'm asking you!" Finn meowed, tilting himself to adjust the bird on his back. Pearl just rolled her eyes.
"Look, Finn. If we want to get on with our lives, we're going to have to forget about our twoleg." she mewed. Though she felt doubt creeping along her back as she said that. Their twoleg had taken care of their mother her whole life, and when finding their father, they took him in. It seemed like the twoleg really cared, and Pearl was addled once she found out that they had abandoned her and her family.
"Pearl? Do you think.. maybe.. we could find them?" Finn asked at last. Pearl's ears twitched and her neck-fur stood up.
"Now why in all of the forest would you want to do that?!" Pearl stopped dead in her tracks. She couldn't believe her brother would ask that. It was sad to know that their twoleg was gone, but trying to find them would be ridiculous!
"Well, I just thought-"
"I told you Finn!" Pearl snapped. "We are fine without our twoleg! And that's that!" Pearl started to stalk away from the surprised kit, and she couldn't help but feel surprised herself. Why had she snapped like that? Was the subject really that touchy? Pearl let her neck-fur lie flat again. She had to calm down and think of this another time.
"Is everything alright over there?" Ocean had called across the room. She must have heard the sudden commotion.
"We're fine mom!" Pearl heard Finn meow loudly. After hearing him, Ocean twitched the tip of her tail and continued to eat the remains of her bird. Pearl came and sat down next to Sea.
"What were you and Finn talking about? Sounded serious." her father asked, concern showing in his voice.
"Oh! That? That was just.. uh… who gets the first bite of the bird!" Pearl mewed briskly. Finn had just come over to sit next to her, and started to pluck off some of the snow-white feathers of the bird. "Um.. hey! Finn, I told you I wanted the first bite!" Pearl mewled at Finn crossly, baring her teeth in attempts to making her look cross.
"Wait.. you never said- hey!" Finn hissed as Pearl pulled the bird away with her claws. She took a huge bite and chewed thoroughly, not minding the feathers that got stuck in her whiskers. Finn glared at her and pulled the bird towards him again, continuing to pull feathers off the bird's tail.
Paws pounded the sandy ground as Finn and Pearl chased each other through rocks and bushes. Pearl has almost caught up with Finn, is tail within her grasp. Feeling her muscles tense and her shoulders retracting, Pearl pounced on Finn. The two kits hit the ground and rolled around, sand getting picked up by their fur.
"Get off me you vicious clan cat!" Finn yowled in a blithe manner.
"Never! You have intruded in our camp!" Pearl showed her teeth and gently nipped Finn's ear.
"Ouch! I'm down!" Finn pretended to go limp underneath Pearl. Meanwhile, Sea and Ocean were sitting near the water, tails intertwined. Pearl glanced towards them for a heartbeat, but before she could react, Finn had wriggled out from beneath her and launched himself into her back. Pearl gave a surprised squeak as Finn managed to tip her over and hold her down with his paws. "Haha! Look who's losing now!"
"Kits! Come look at the sunset!" Ocean had called. Finn looked up and got off of Pearl. The dark blue she-cat stood up and cuffed Finn softly on the ear, earning a fake growl in return. The two kits bounded over to their parents, coming to sit between them as they usually did when watching sunsets. Pearl slipped between her father's paws and curled up next to Ocean, feeling Finn's pelt brush hers as he went to sit with Sea. She turned to face the sun, its brightness shining so beautifully. The mixture of red and orange mesmerized Pearl, and she could sense that Finn was feeling the same way. She heard him gasp a couple of times, and she occasionally stole a glance at him. His eyes would be widened and his tail would be sticking straight up, his body leaning forward a little bit. At one point, he leaned forward too much and fell flat on his whiskers. Pearl giggled and looked back at the sun, seeing how it has gone farther down since they got there. Then, Finn spoke up.
"Why does the sun set?" he mewed, glancing up at Sea.
"Hmm.. that's a hard question Finn." Sea narrowed his eyes. "Maybe the sun just gets tired after shining so bright all day."
"The sun gets tired?" Finn pressed on with his questions.
"Well, yes. I suppose so." Sea looked down warmly at Finn.
"Hmm. It makes sense?" Finn shifted his paws. "But after watching the sun for so long, my eyes are the ones that are getting tired."
"Well, it is getting late. We should go back inside before the hunters come out." Ocean had gotten up and stretched. She padded away towards the twoleg nest, Finn and Sea following. But Pearl had stayed behind. She wanted to see the sun go down all the way. If it was true that the sun got tired, then she wanted to see it rest. Pearl stayed there for a couple more heartbeats before her mother called out to her. "Pearl!"
"Coming mother!" Pearl had meowed. She looked at the sun once more, then padded after her family. When they all got inside, they went over to where the pillows were stacked. Ocean got a giant pillow from the stack and pulled it out. Finn tried getting a pillow of his own, but ended up failing. Instead, Sea pulled out a pillow for him. Finn mewed in delight as his father placed the pillow down. Pearl went over and curled up on the pillow, Finn right by her side. She could see her parents lie down on the other one, closing their eyes. Pearl put her chin on top of Finn's head.
"Goodnight Finn." she yawned.
"Goodnight Pearl." Finn replied, just as Pearl slipped into sleep, waiting for a dream to take over her thoughts.
E/N: Chapter done yo! Thanks for reading and please review! Also, stay tuned for the next chapter, as things will start to get pretty exciting ;) Well, until next time. Bye bye!