Winter had come and was gone already the first spring flowers were blooming, the air was the still chilled but also fresh with the scent of new awakening life. And so seemed the junkyard of the Jeliclle tribe, lot of high spirited kittens were about to fight, chase and play with each other. It were six to count everyone happily laughing. Around five grown cats lurking at them, keeping them save. Two toms and three queens. One queen a pretty main coon held another kitten in her arms sleeping tightly. To her ,the oldest of the other kittens ran up. Putting his silver paw at the arm which were slung around the squealing black fur ball.
"Momma, can Tuggs play with us?" The silver tabby asked.
"Na Munk love, he is too young" she replied with a soft smile
"Awww" Munkustrap replied disappointed.
The other two queens, sitting besides Bacci, chuckled by the pleading big brown eyes of the little tabby. Trying to change the decision of his step-mother. She looked down on her own kitten back into Mukustraps eyes and then to the bunch of Kittens in the middle of the junkyard. Evebtually changing her mind if the kittens are capable of such a little one. Placing her eyes on the roughly fighting brown, black and white fur. Starring at them in shock as she realized who of the abandoned kitts was playing churlish.
"Am I really noticing it right? Is it Canpeep who is watching? And Alexera fighting?" she aked the other queens.
Jenny looked closely. As the brown black tabby won over the white-black patched one."Bast. it is really Alexera. I never watched closely I always thought it was Pepp."
Alonzo glared at Lex hovering over him with a mischievous smile on her face"GOTCHA!" she yelled happy.
Getting up to sit and wave jenny "Did you see it! I won!" happily waving her tail.
"But.."Jenny said. As Lonz jumped Alexera from the back raising his left paw to strike her on the head. As he did and Alexera slumped to the ground to grouch holding both paws at the spot Alonzo hit her, squeeling "Ow ow ow ooooow it huuuurts "
"Come on Lex don't be such a sissy you hurt me to" Alonzo murmured rubbing his right arm. Canpeep hurried over to his sister to rock her back and forth.
He glared at Alonzo "You know she is sensible at her head " putting his paw on the little scar behind her ear
"Its OK Lex" Munkustrap just stood there watching. And with a small "Cooool" he went down to Lonzs side.
The third queen leaped up "ALONZO, I cant believe you. She is just a princess"
"But she hit me first Mum" Alonzo retorted.
Alanata stalked down standing above them "Young man .." she started but was interrupted.
"Its ok, I can take it" Lex smiled at her, rubbing her head with her left paw "I must learn to take a little pain how else can I secure the yard with all of you ?"
"But..you.." Alanata murmured . She didn't wanted to say the kit that only toms can become protectors.
"Hit me too Lonz." Munkustrap said
"No " Alonzo replied
"Why not" He asked his best friend
"If I hit you there is no one to hit me"
"Well there is canpepp left who can hit you at least as hard as Lex"
Canpepp looked down at Lex and her scar then back at Lonz with a devilish smile "With Pleasure"
Munk and Lonz looking at each other then saying in union "OK!"
"Whoa Whoa boys, hold still no one hits the other, understand ?" a blue Russian tom were walking up to them.
"My respect for learning hits are not that bad " he looked down at Lex with a prideful smile"Buuut there is no need to hit you because of that, my dear youngsters. You will learn that soon enough."
"Awww maan " all three tom kits replied.
Every one chuckled. And the Russian blue cat named Awk put is paw on Lex's head patting it "you all would be great protectors. The tribe can be proud."
Lexs smiling was interrupted by a little princess' voice "But mommy said queens can't be Protector."
"Well,"Awk said "You're right but queens must be strong to that they can protect their own kittens, without the protection of your mums you would be at mercy of any harm, so queens protect the tribe too"
"So our mommies didn't want to protect us?" Canpepp asked.
"No dear" Jenny walked down to the black and brown kittens who were dropping their ears and heads "they were forced to leave you, they actually wanted to protect you that way " Jenny lied.
"I don't want any kittens..." Lex said."what if I must let them alone too. It isn't nice like we feel alone."
She sniffed one time and walked to the den she and Canpepp now shared alone.
"Lexie!" Pepp hurried to walk by her side.
Dusk is falling "Well, there you did a great job Awk" Jenny said a little angrily taking her kitten and hurrying into their den. Asparagus was long gone finding the subject too boring hitting each other. Alanata was taking her son by on paw and scolding him with the other till they reached the den he dropped his head even more down. Looking back at Munkustrap with a guilty look on his face.
"Momma do I have to go to bed too?" he asked Bacci.
"Well, yeah"she replied with a smile as the silver tabby yawned. "See?"
Later that evening you could hear a little lullaby from one of the dens with kittens it was fancy and showed the love of a mother to its kitten. So softly, the toms coming back from hunting and their human homes gave a deep sigh. Remembering their kitten hood. After the song stopped and every one went quiet with their loving ones , every now and then you heard a little sobbing. The smallest den just a little, old leather suitcase was the source of it. Two small creatures wimping abut the fact their mothers never sung them anything like that, that they never will hear it aiming for them, that they ere not yet as brave as they wished to be, that they still need their mothers. With that thought they came to sleep slowly curling up to each other. But not having a nice dream, something strange of two other kittens older than Canpepp and Alexera maybe even older than Munk but just slightly, hurt and bruised all over. Canpepp woke up with the picture of hurt mint green eyes in his mind in the middle of the night. Looking beside him at the heaving Alexera. He walked out of the suitcase and sat down in front of it sighing. He still saw it at his inner eye, the mint green eyes but the picture got bigger now. He saw the kitten more clearly hovering over another kittens body hissing at someone to protect the other one . The two bodies looked exactly alike more than his and Lexs. they must be real twins not fake twins he thought. Fake twins were they called by some of the Adult cats, may not knowing that Pepp understands what they mean. But he loved his sister and this love was the biggest you can share to another being. Looking over his shoulder to face the sleeping Alexera he went back to the den to sleep. Still in mind the hurt mint green eyes.
thanks to Ginakabina for your review, I am glad that you like it ^^
sry for the long wait I am busy with graduating stuff but starting today I have a lot of free time