Okay, first of all, I realized while writing this chapter that I was writing it in first person, and all my other chapters in this story are written in third person. I decided I don't care, because while the chapters aren't the same, first person is fun and in certain chapters like this one it's better to write in first person.
Also, while this chapter won't lead to anything important, I'm sure I'll be using these characters again later. It was so much fun to write this!
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Light. Bits of it on the floor. Making shadows in the corners of the den, that seem so far away from where I laid. I blinked. Then I blinked again in surprise. My eyes were open.
My vision was poor, but I could see well enough. I turned my head to catch the first glimpse of my brother, Sleetkit. I knew he was my brother because I recognized his scent. His eyes were not open like mine.
I studied him curiously. His soft fur was light gray, with dark gray tabby stripes. His flank rose and fell with each fluttery breath. He was sleeping.
I looked down at my paws. My own pelt was a dark brown color, with black stripes. My sides were the same.
When a blinked again, my eyes almost stayed shut out of habit. I decided I liked them better open. There was so much to see.
I used my legs to drag and kick my way across the den. I accidentally bumped into my sister, Cherrykit. Her head was raised, trying to figure out what had bumped her. Sniffing, she stuck out her tiny pink tongue and tasted the air. Probably looking for our mother, Echoflight.
I was mesmerized by Cherrykit's fur. It was a confusing swirl of pale orange, white and dark brown. I stared at her for a while, but grew bored. I wanted Echoflight. I opened my mouth and wailed.
Moments later, she slipped into the den. Following her was a cat I didn't know. She fixed her blue eyes on me. As she stared down, I realized our fur looked very similar, except mine didn't have any white. The thought made me happy.
Echoflight gasped. "Hollowpaw, look, Passionkit's eyes are open!" She purred. I loved the sound.
The other cat looked down at me. I raised my head to sniff at him. "She's right on time, I think," he said. He said something else but I couldn't understand. "She's eight days old now, so no worries."
"Sleetkit opened his eyes for a while yesterday, but he hasn't since then," Echoflight said, worried. "And Cherrykit hasn't opened hers at all."
I was tired of these strange words. "Mama!" I scooted over to her.
"Yes, sweetheart, I'm right here." Scooping me up with a seemingly huge, warm paw, she tucked me next to her side. "Hollowpaw, would you go get Rabbitclaw? He should be here."
A new voice interrupted. "Rabbitclaw just left on a patrol, he'll be out for a while." Bluesky padded in, Gorsekit behind her. I knew them, too. Gorsekit looked at me curiously.
"Of all the luck," Echoflight sighed. "Well, he can see later. Maybe Cherrykit ill open hers."
"Her eyes are beautiful," said Bluesky. "They're blue-ish now, but you can already see they're changing. It looks like they'll end up purple."
"Maybe," said my mother. "I'm not so sure, though."
I gave up trying to understand. Instead, I started crawling. Glancing around, I realized the one called Hollowpaw was gone. Gorsekit was still looking at me. I blinked, and he padded over. Besides my siblings, he was the closest to being my size.
"Hi, Passionkit," he said. I didn't understand, but I vaguely recognized my name. And he was staring at my face when he spoke, so I knew he was talking to me.
He didn't know what else to say. "So, err… What's it like being able to see?"
I noticed he had gray and white fur. And blue eyes, like Bluesky and Echoflight. With a start, I realized Hollowpaw had green eyes. The first cat I had ever seen to not have blue eyes.
"I guess you can't talk." Gorsekit sounded disappointed. I remembered that he was talking to me, and tried to focus on that.
"Mew," I said. I reached up to bat at him with a paw.
"Well," Gorsekit said. "You can say 'mew' and 'mama'. Is there anything else? Maybe your name?"
I still had no idea what he said, except for mew and mama. I tried to think of something else to say. Sounds danced in the back of my mind, forming words with meanings. I thought of Gorsekit, and how nice he was. I liked him. The feeling reminded me of a word I'd heard…what was it? … Friend! That was the word I was looking for.
"Fff-" I tried to say. I couldn't make the right sound. Frustrated, I tried again. "Fff- en. D. Ff-en-d." It wasn't right, but it was as close as I could get.
"What is it?" Gorsekit asked, excited. "What are you trying to say?"
"Ff-end," I mewed with all my heart. All this speaking had exhausted me, and I was ready to go back to sleep. I gave up talking, and rested my head on my paws.
"I don't think Passionkit can carry out a conversation yet, Gorsekit," Bluesky purred with amusement. He nodded, but after hearing me attempting to talk to him he was satisfied enough.
"Bring her here please, she needs her rest." Echoflight beckoned with her tail.
I felt Gorsekit grip my scruff and pick me up. The tip of my tail dragged on the ground. He set me down next to my mother. I nestled against her side, squirming between Cherrykit and Sleetkit. I closed my eyes, falling away into a sleepy darkness.
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So much fun! I loved writing this. I thought it was pretty good, unlike many things I've read that are from a kit's point of view, where the kit is fully aware of its surroundings and can speak fluently from the moment it's born.
Please review! It encourages me to write more, and with school and all that, I need as much encouragement as I can get to update soon!