SUNRISE
I opened my eyes to darkness, just like I did every morning. Mother wasn't next to me like she usually was, but my brother and sister, Smokekit and Splashkit, were lying beside me. I yawned and stretched, realizing how early it was. I padded out of the nursery and immediately scented her. I made my way to her, and mewed, "Morning, Mother. What are you doing out here?"
"I'm waiting for the sunrise, sweetheart."
"What are you going to do when it's sunrise?"
"I'm going to watch it while it comes up."
"Oh." I was disappointed that it was something I couldn't do with her. As a blind kit, there were many things I couldn't do. I sighed and sat down beside her.
"Aren't you sleepy, Ravenkit?" she asked me.
"Not really."
"You won't get bored just sitting here?"
"Of course not. I love it when it's just me and you."
She purred and licked me between my ears. Warmth spread from my claws to my tail-tip and I felt a purr rumbling in my throat. It didn't matter if I couldn't watch the sunrise; as long as I was with her, I was content.
"Is it rising yet?" I asked. Mother chuckled and replied, "Not yet. But it will soon."
We were quiet for a moment, until I heard Mother murmur, "It's rising now." I could slowly feel the warmth from the sun wash over my body and over the whole forest. I wondered what the forest looked like. And then I wondered something else.
"Mama," I began. I only used the name 'Mama' when I was telling her something important and heartfelt. "What does the sunrise look like?"
"Um…I'm not sure you can visualize it in your mind, since you…you've never seen color." She sounded uncomfortable saying that, as though she thought she would hurt my feelings, but it didn't. I just wanted to know, even if I wouldn't understand what she was saying. "I know. I just want to know…what does it look like?"
"Well…it breathtaking. It makes the clouds turn pink and the sky turn purple. The sun itself is too bright to look at, but…the sky is just beautiful. Just magnificent. Oh, Ravenkit, I wish so badly that you could see it. It's the most wonderful sight you'd ever seen."
These were just words to me. I didn't know what she meant by pink and purple, but I knew those words meant something to her.
"Sometimes the sunrise isn't beautiful. Sometimes it turns the sky white or red. But…" Mother sighed. "It is just beautiful today."
I felt something stir inside my chest and I scooted closer to her, inhaling her sweet, milky scent; feeling her soft fur against my pelt. "The sunrise is beautiful today, Mama."
Aww!!! –sniff- Now isn't that just the sweetest thing? Wow, this was really short. It probably just looks long because of all the separate lines I have in it. I thought it was pretty good! Even though it is short…oh well! Next chapter will be up in a flash!
xx-Starfall-xx
