Challenge!
Challenge for: Curlclan
Challenge name: Found
Words: 558
Shimmeringstone stared at the animal in front of her.
It was a fox. Looking not that old at all. Its fur was a lighter color than most adult foxes, and it was mewling pitifully on the forest floor.
Shimmeringstone looked around nervously. Perhaps the Mother Fox was still around, but there was no scent.
"Shimmeringstone? Are you okay?" Her brother, Sharptooth, meowed cautiously, padding next to her. "What are you- What is that?"
"It's a fox kit." Shimmeringstone said softly.
"A fox? We need to take it out of here!"
"It's just a kit. Let's take it back to camp."
"Back to camp? Shimmeringstone, it's a fox!"
Shimmeringstone sighed. "We're taking it back."
"But-"
"No!" Shimmeringstone glared at him. "We're taking it with us!"
Sharptooth saw there was no stopping her. He still didn't look very happy. Shimmeringstone carefully walked up to the shivering little thing, and picked it up by its scruff. It weighed no more than her sister Blackpaw when she was a kit.
Shimmeringstone carried the baby fox all the way back to camp.
"Shimmeringstone! Why have you brought that in camp?" Called a very furious looking Miststar. Shimmeringstone carefully set the fox down.
"It's only a baby."
"Fox kits grow into grown foxes. We can't keep it."
Shimmeringstone lost her temper. "We are keeping it, and there is nothing you can do to stop it! If we raise it, it will learn out ways! Imagine having a fox on our side!"
Miststar was silent for a long time. His pale eyes burned into hers.
"Fine. But it is your responsibility. There is a den outside of camp. Use that." Miststar turned away, just as Shimmeringstone did.
"Fine."
She picked up the fox and made her way to the extra den.
"What to call you…" Shimmeringstone gazed at the small fox. "I'll call you Strongkit." You'll need to be strong if you'll stay with me.
"Shimmeringstone?" It was her sister Skycloud. "I brought you some food."
Strongkit had been growing fast. Shimmeringstone had also been teaching him some words. So far though, he could only say, 'Hi,' 'Goodbye', and 'please'.
"Hi." He said, his voice sounding different from a cats. "Hi, hi, hi."
Shimmeringstone smiled a little, and licked his head. "Come in."
Skycloud nervously padded in, keeping an eye on Strongkit. "Did you name it yet?"
"He is a him. Not an it. His name is Strongkit." Shimmeringstone said, with a hard look at Skycloud.
"Whatever. Well you brought you these two mice."
"Thank you." Shimmeringstone nudged a mouse towards Strongkit. "You're old enough. Come on. Eat the mouse."
Strongkit took a bite of the mouse and chewed it slowly.
"Now say 'Thank you.' Come on, 'Thank you'."
"Please."
"No, 'thank you'."
"Thank you."
"There you go!" Shimmeringstone congratulated him. Skycloud pawed at the ground.
"Well, okay. Bye."
"Shimmeringstone? May I come in?" Miststar's muffled voice sounded from outside.
"Yes."
"Can I have a mouse?" Strongkit pleaded.
It had been a moon, and Strongkit was much larger now, being able to speak in full sentences as well.
Miststar padded into the small den. "I trust you two will be able to move into camp soon?"
"Yes I believe so." Shimmeringstone smoothed his flank with her tail.
"Great. I'll see you two then."
"Camp?" Strongkit asked.
"Yes. Where you'll grow into a big, strong warrior."
Done! This challenge was for Curlclan!