Chapter Two:
Owl's eyes softened. His kits were outside, playing with a leaf. He purred and turned around, to see White carry a fat vole. She dropped it. Finch, a Ginger tom-kit with a white belly, ran towards the vole. "I want to taste it first!" He meowed. Lion, was also a tom-kit. He was ginger with long fur and dark orange eyes. He was the biggest of the kits and he ran towards the prey. They both jumped, while Stone was sitting still. Her blue eyes were glowing with fear, and her grey fur was shining in the sun. "C'mere Stone!" White called Stone. But Stone was sitting there, watching the prey. Owl's eyes narrowed. "Have you done anything to Stone?" Owl growled to Lion and Finch. Finch looked worried, and turned at Lion. Lion's eyes widened. "Uh, well i told her that foxes eat kits..but i will protect her.." Lion said. Owl's eyes widened. "Why are you scaring her?!" Owl hissed. "I expected better from you" Lion looked down. "I'm sorry..but it's not my fault that she's a coward!" Lion yowled. Stone heard the word 'coward' and she walked towards the den. Stone's eyes were full of fear and sadness. Finch looked worried. He ran towards Stone. Owl's eyes narrowed. "Why are you being so rude to your sister? I expected better.." He scolded. Lion narrowed his eyes. "Well, why can't I hunt my own prey? I'm almost six moons old!
And i'm bigger than my siblings!" He yowled. White's gaze softened. Owl's eyes rolled. "Be patient, dear. You will soon go to the forest and explore on your own." White purred. "Well, i bet they'll all scare the prey away! They're so noisy!" Lion murmured. Owl's eyes narrowed. "Respect your siblings.." He hissed. White sat beside him. "Give Lion a break, he's just proud of himself.
Look how handsome he is!" White purred. Owl's eyes rolled. "He doesn't look like any of us" He snorted. "Well, i bet Lion has his fur after my other brother.." White explained. "Hmm, and Stone may be a little bit after Gorse...my father.." Owl narrowed his eyes. "And..i guess Finch has the fur of-" A yowl was cutting away the rest of what White said. White's ears flattened. "Hm?"
Owl stood up and turned, just to see Stone running away, into the bushes and towards the moor. His eyes widened. "Go after her! I'll go ask Lion what he has done.." He murmured. White nodded and ran after Stone. Owl walked into the den and saw Finch hissing towards Lion. He sighed. "Lion..what have you done now?" He growled. Lion's eyes narrowed. "I just told her that if she didn't protect herself, then a fox could get her" Lion hissed. Finch rolled his eyes. "Why are you telling her that?! She's just getting scared! You're not making it any better!" Finch snarled.
Lion growled. "Why are you being so aggressive? It's not my fault that she's a coward" He snorted. Finch yowled and hurled himself on top of his brother. Owl's ears flattened, but he felt a little bit of a relief when he saw that Finch's claws were sheathed. But he froze as Lion unsheathed his short claws and clawed Finch's nose. Finch yowled of pain and ran away. Lion's ears flattened. THEN he realized what he did. Finch began to cry beside Owl. Owl wrapped his tail around Finch and began licking his nose. The fresh taste of blood was on his tongue. He licked a couple more times and Finch calmed a little bit down. Lion's eyes narrowed and he looked at his claws. Then his ears flattened and he sat down on his nest. Finch's eyes were full of pain and fear. Then, he closed his eyes and fell asleep on Owl's tail. Owl carefully picked Finch up, and sat him down and the soft moss. Finch was still asleep though. Owl's eyes were full of fear and growled. He turned just to see Lion's widened eyes. "I'm sorry, okay? I thought he would use claws too, so it would be a fair fight.." Lion growled. Owl's eyes narrowed. "Just because you're the biggest doesn't mean that you got to tease everyone else and scare them!" He snarled. Lion jumped of fear and his eyes widened more. "I-i'm sorry! I-I will never do that..
again..i guess.." Lion staggered. Owl nodded and his ears got up. But his ears flattened again as White stormed into their den. "Stone is gone!"
The five next days that passed went really fast, and Owl could still not find Stone. The forest was a little big, so the two days they searched through the whole forest. They also had to search the river, moor and pine trees. So they used the two days beside the river and could not find her. What if she drowned? What if a fox, badger, owl, or dog caught her? The one day, they were in the pine tree territory. It was too dark, so they realized that they had no hope in there. So the sixth day, they only had the moor left. Owl did not have much hope left. He walked up,
towards the moor and looked behind. White was walking with Lion and Finch beside her. Finch looked at his brother, his eyes cold. While Lion looked at the ground, his eyes sad. Owl's eyes lightened up when he saw The moor's camp. He walked in and looked around. He gasped. Gorse and Dust were sharing prey with Stone. There was also a small ginger tom that was sitting beside Gorse. His green eyes looked up at Owl and went to hostile. Gorse stood up, his eyes cold as he looked at Owl. Owl's ears flattened. Dust sat up and looked at White, his eyes cold. What happened to Gorse and Dust? And who was the ginger cat. But Owl was happy to see Stone again. He took a step forward towards Stone, but oddly, Stone took a step back. Gorse's eyes narrowed.
"What are you doing in our territory?" Gorse snarled. Dust's ears flattened and he hissed. Stone's eyes were cold and her fur bristled. "Father? What are you talking about? And who is..that?"
Owl pointed at the ginger tom. The small tom looked a little bigger than Stone. His green eyes were glowing with interest and he smirked. "Hmph, well...this is Hazel. He was abandoned by his mother.." Gorse explained. Owl's ears flattened. The cats looked hostile, but why? White's eyes lightened up when she saw Stone. "Stone! Why have you been hiding here?" Finch's eyes widened. "S-Stone?" He staggered, coming forward. Stone's eyes widened as she saw her brother, but she stayed where she was. Her eyes went nice, but back to hostile when she saw Lion. Lion walked up.
And his eyes narrowed. He snorted. Dust's eyes narrowed. "WHY are you here?!" He snarled. White's eyes softened. "Oh Dust, Don't be so rude!" She purred. Dust's eyes rolled. "You can leave or do what you gotta do, quickly" He snarled. White's eyes widened in shock. "We have come here..to take our daughter home.." Owl explained, calmly. Hazel unsheathed her claws. Stone's eyes widened. She shook her head, and stood behind Hazel. Owl's eyes widened. "Come on! We have been searching the whole forest for you! Even the river and the pine trees!" Owl yowled. Hazel's eyes narrowed. "She wants to stay..." He murmured. Owl and his family's eyes widened. White's ears flattened. Finch's eyes widened. But Lion had his confident gaze all the time. "She can leave if she want..she's useless anyways.." Lion snorted. Owl's eyes widened. "Don't be so rude to your sister!" He snapped. Lion's eyes rolled. "If she wants to stay, that's fine.." Lion snorted.
"You should learn some manners! You Fox-heart!" Dust snarled. Gorse nodded. "You should respect your sister.." Gorse hissed. White growled and her eyes narrowed. "I'm his mother, so i'm taking care of him, not you!" She snarled. Dust's eyes widened. "Really? You had kits with.." His gaze darkened. "I'm speechless..I expected better..." He hissed. Gorse nodded. "Why aren't you scolding your kit for being so rude?" He hissed. Stone nodded. Owl's eyes widened. "What? F-father..You..i thought.." Owl staggered. He then narrowed his eyes. This was his family. "Take care of yourself!
Not our kits! These are OUR kits!" White snarled. Dust growled. "Well, he should learn some manners because he's a foxheart!" He hissed. White unsheathed her claws. "Call him foxheart again and i'll make you suffer!" White hissed. Owl's eyes widened. Is a fight about to break? He had to stop them! "STOP! We just wanted out kit back, that's all!" He yowled. Hazel's eyes narrowed.
"Well, 'your' 'kit' wants to stay here, on the moor..Right?" He hissed. Then everyone turned to Stone. Stone's gaze was dark. She nodded. Lion snorted. "See! She's so selfish she doesn't even care about her own family!" Hazel unsheathed his claws. "She's staying because of you! You foxdung!" Hazel snarled. Lion unsheathed his claws and prepared to attack. White stood in front of him. "Don't you dare call him that!" She snarled. "No..White..let's go.." Owl yowled. Everyone turned at him. "What? I'm not gonna let these mousebrains take my kit! OR insult my kit!"
White hissed. "You want a battle then? For a KIT?!" Gorse snarled. Every moorcat unsheathed their claws. "We're ready..." They hissed. "Wait! Please..let's just..go.." Owl yowled. White looked at him, worried. "But i can't let them take my kit! She's my kit" MY kit!" She said. Owl's ears flattened. "Well, Stone obviously chose to live on the moor...right?" He asked.
Stone's eyes narrowed. Then she nodded. "I would rather live on the moor, chasing rabbits than to speak to my brother..every again.." Stone hissed. Owl's ears flattened. Such harsh words!
Even Lion's eyes widened this time. "You want a fight then?" Lion snarled. Stone's ears flattened. "I'm choosing my way..I already learned how to hunt rabbits..So..I'm staying.." She said.
Gorse nodded. "Wise words, Stone. You're smaller but smarter than your brother.." Gorse said. White was about to jump, but Owl stood in her way. "Let's go..this is useless.." He whispered.
Then they both walked out of the moor, their gazes dark.