I've made it to a thousand words, y'all! My next goal is two thousand! Have fun reading! (I hope)

Chapter 3:

Shadow wailed as he peered over the edge. Gray yowled as he hit the frigid water. "Shadow! Go get help!" he gasped breathlessly.

"Silver!" Shadow screamed.

Silver was already hurrying over, with Ice scrambling behind her, but by the time Silver arrived, it was too late. She got to Shadow in time to hear Gray's final, frantic yowl, and Ice arrived in time to see a silver paw flash above the surface. Then all was still.

"Silver?" Ice whispered shakily. "Where did Gray go?"

Silver shook herself. "He's gone, Ice."

"But he'll come back. Right, Silver?" the white kit persisted, her eyes wide and scared.

"No, Ice. Gray... is not coming back. I'm so sorry," Silver meowed, her voice raw with pain.

That shook Shadow out of his frozen look. "No! No, Silver! Gray has to come back! He has to!" he wailed.

With that the two kits started yowling. "Gray! Gray! Come back! Please, Gray! Come back!" they wailed.

"Enough!" Silver barked. When the kits looked up at her, their eyes wide as the moon, she softened her tone. "Enough, little kits. It's too late. We-we should get back to the cave."

Ice and Shadow just stared at her, in shock over Gray's death.

"Come along," Silver repeated, her voice sharpening slightly.

The kits stumbled forward and Silverd padded off beside them. All of them had forgotten about the fish.

It was a solemn procession to the cave, as the three cats trudged over the white land, numbly climbing hills and rises. None of them noticed when Ice tripped and fell, not even Ice herself. She just picked herself up and went on.

When they finally got to the cave, Silver gave each kit a lick on the ear and went straight to her nest in the back of the cave. The kits stared dully at the fish. They had been starving earlier, but neither cat wanted anything to eat now.

Finally Shadow sighed and stood. "It's late and I'm tired. I'm going to our nest."

Ice nodded and got up. She started to follow her brother to their nest, but then she stopped and padded over to Silver.

"Silver? We're going to bed now," she mewed timidly.

Silver rolled over. "All right, good night, little one." Then she turned away.

Ice sighed sadly as she remembered how Gray always tucked the kits in when it was time to sleep. Then she padded over to her nest and lay down. "Night Shadow," she whispered.

"Night, Ice."

Later that night, Ice couldn't sleep. She squirmed. Shadow didn't move. Finally Ice gave up. Ice got up and crept over to Silver.

"Silver?"

Silver moaned. "No, no! Please!" She thrashed and moaned again.

"Silver?" Ice pawed at her.

"No! Get away!" Silver wailed, batting her paws at Ice.

"Silver! Wake up!"

Silver opened her eyes. "No... Ice?"

"Are you okay, Silver?" Ice asked anxiously.

"Yes, I'm fine. Just a nightmare. Now what do you need?"

"I couldn't sleep."

Silver frowned. "Why not?"

"I was scared," Ice admitted in a small voice.

Silver sighed. "Oh, Ice. Come on. Lay down. You're freezing!"

Ice layed down. "Now think about... good things," Silver instructed.

Ice looked up at her, eyes wide. "Like what?" she asked.

"Like... like a warm day, or a- a nice dream, full of prey and never worrying over survival."

Ice yawned. "And Shadow and Gray?" she murmured sleepily.

"Of course. And trees."

"What are trees, Silver?" Ice murmured.

"Trees are tall and are mostly brown, but they have fragile things called leaves. Leaves can be green or red or yellow. Trees give shade when it's hot..."

Silver trailed off. Ice was asleep. She gently picked the small cat up and carried her to her nest. Then Silver layed down, curling herself protectively around the kits and let the peaceful darkness carry her away... Things would be all right.

So, voila! How was the chapter? I'm sorry about Gray, but he had to go. This chapter is my longest yet! :)