When Glitterkit awoke again, it was sun-high. Harmonykit wasn't in the nest, and Foxkit and Sweetkit weren't in the nursery. Glitterkit rose to her paws, arching her back in a stretch. She padded out of the nursery, careful not to wake her mother or Fernstar. She padded out of the dark bramble den. The sunlight blinded her and she raised a paw to shield her eyes. Finally she lowered her paw and glanced around the clearing.
Fogpaw sat next to Streampaw on an old log sharing a rabbit. The she-cat laughed and chatted with the blue-gay tom and Glitterkit felt a hot anger rise inside of her.
Fogpaw glanced at her, then frowned and looked away. His gaze seemed happily. Hurt coursed through Glitterkit at his chilly treatment of her.
She turned away, trying to pad away, without letting the tears overwhelm her.
As she walked across the clearing she heard Harmonykit's voice.
"Hey Glitterkit! Come over here!" she cried happily.
Glitterkit turned to see Harmonykit, Foxkit, and Sweetkit sitting underneath a large tree. Glitterkit nodded and started to pad over to them.
"Why does she have to play with us?" asked Foxkit rudely to Sweetkit. Sweetkit shrugged and glared at Glitterkit.
Glitterkit paused and looked to her paws, Harmonykit glared at the two rude kits and walked over to her sister.
"They're just joking! Right?" she meowed glaring at the two she-cat.
"Yeah.." mumbled the two she-cats.
Glitterkit nodded numbly, knowing they didn't mean it. She sat down next to Harmonykit who began to talk about climbing the tree.
"I can't wait till I'm big enough to climb the tree!" she meowed.
"I climbed the tree yesterday." boasted Foxkit.
"Me too!" lied Glitterkit.
"No you didn't." sneered Sweetkit.
"Yes! I did!" meowed Glitterkit.
Foxkit sighed, "Yeah, I bet you did." she meowed sarcastically. "Your not even big enough to catch a butterfly."
Glitterkit's fur fluffed up and she hissed at Sweetkit and Foxkit, "I did climb the tree!"
"Fine," meowed Sweetkit "If you climbed the tree, do it again!"
Glitterkit gulped, looking up the tall tree's slippery bark.
She unsheathed her claws, "Fine I will."
She turned to the tree, leaping onto the slippery bark, trying to grab a claw hold. Finally she slipped and plummeted a few fox-lengths below and landed on the ground.
"See! You never did it you liar!" hissed Foxkit. She jumped onto the tree, skillfully clawing her way up until she reached the first branch. Many fox-lengths high. "That's how you climb a tree. Liar!" she hissed, jumping to the ground. She and her sister glanced behind them "Bye Liar." then ran off to find some food. Leaving a angry and hurt Glitterkit.
Harmonykit pressed her pelt against her sister's, but Glitterkit took off into the forest. Her eyes burning, on the verge of tears.
I'll show them! she thought. I'll find the largest tree in the forest and climb it! They won't make fun of me then!
Then she ran off into the forest. Looking for a large tree.
Authors Note :
Okay thanks for the people who gave me kit names. Meet the two new kits.
Mistykit - A light brown-gray she-cat with blue eyes and a white stripe on one paw.
Dustkit - Pale brown tabby she-cat with white paws and green eyes.
Okay now that thats done. Please review, favorite, and follow!