Chapter 7
~another half-moon later~
"I don't care how young they are. They gotta go today." the large black tom hissed at Ghost menacingly.
"They haven't even finished their training! They aren't ready to leave now! Please just a few more days!" Ghost pleaded.
"Did I say a few days? No, I said today!" the black cat stepped toward Ghost. Raven, Moon and Lyla where hunting for rats when they all ran into the bloodclan patrol, who decided the 3 littermates where now too old to stay with Ghost any longer. Ghost glanced at the bloodclan patrol, then at the three. "Fine, fine, they will go before sun-down." he backed down, looking down at his paws.
"Before sun-down." the large cat repeated, and flicked his tail, signaling the rest of his patrol to follow him back to bloodclan camp.
"Where will we live?" Moon asked Ghost.
"I picked out a place for the three of you to live in for a moon or so, and then you must all go your separate ways." Ghost sighed, "Ember will show you the way, I have to stay so when the bloodclan patrol checks in I can report you three leaving."
"But we are just 4 moons old!" Raven heard herself speak.
"I know Raven, I know." Ghost turned to the alley, "come with me, you need to clear out your nest."
The three kits nodded their head solemnly and followed Ghost.
"Goodbye Ghost." Raven nudged Ghost, "I won't ever forget you." Raven promised.
"Bye raven, I will never forget you either, all of you." Ghost looked over the three kits that huddled were around Ghost. Moon was trying to act all tough and acted like he was rushing to get to his new home, skipping saying goodbye to Ghost, "hurry up Raven, you too Lyla." he meowed. Lyla was also right next to Ghost, "goodbye." and both Lyla and Raven pulled away from ghost and padded up next to Moon and Ember, who was behind Moon.
"Hurry kits, I want to get there quickly." Ember meowed impatiently and began to walk out of the alley along with Moon.
"Coming!" Raven Raced after Ember.
None of them talked on the way to the new alley, nothing would ever be the same without Ghost there.
"You will like the new place, plenty of rats." Ember meowed encouragingly to the three, but the only reaction Ember got was Lyla nodding her head slightly to her and continued walking through the twoleg streets. After a while, their paws ached from the journey, which had lasted into the night. Finally Raven heard Ember's voice, "we're here."
"Here?" raven looked around, there wasn't much here at all. It was a big open space at the edge of twolegplace. It had a twoleg-made rock floor, but unlike the others, this one had grass poking out through all of the cracks, and there were a lot of cracks in it. Twoleg trash littered the place, plus some old twoleg and dog scent. But Ember was right when she said there were a lot of rats to eat, there must be a nest around somewhere. But the best thing was just beyond their new home: a huge forest.
"You better get some rest young ones, tomorrow you can explore your new home." ember meowed and began to pad away.
"Yes Ember." Raven yawned.
