Hey everyone! It's Kittypaw the fox here! You all must let me know if it gets too violent for you! Like in chapter 5, the last paragraph. If that was too much for you I apologize. But, I have to mention, I did not list Ryder's most severe injury. If you want to know that, you may have to say that in the comment section, I can only say so much in this story. Regards, Kittypaw the fox.
When I woke up, It was dark out. I yawn, "Ouch!" Yawning still hurts! Kitty starts to stir. wait, she's still here?! "Are you still awake?" Kitty asks. "Yeah." My throat started to hurt so I quit talking. I reached over and gave her a pat on the head. She starts to comb her paws through my hair again. It feels so nice! I started to drift into yet another fitful sleep.
I woke 2 hours later. Dawn light showed through my bedroom window. I try to go back to sleep, but the pups have other plans. Marshall starts sniffing me, Kitty starts fussing at him, Chase is staring at me. "Would you get off?!" I yell, and then immediately get thrown into a coughing fit. Kitty says, "Calm down baby, would you like some water?" I'm a bit surprised, She was raising her voice at Marshall, and then turns around and talks all sweetly to me, why? Anyway the pups wont get off of me. "GET OFF! NOW!" And get thrown into yet another coughing fit. Kitty jumps down and yells over her shoulder, "I'll get you some water Sweetness."
She comes back with a water bottle with fizzy water for me. She knows me better than Chase! I wonder if she can read my thoughts. Kittypaw was the only person I told that I like fizz tablets in my drinks. Chase speaks up. "Kitty, why don't you leave us so we can comfort him now?" Kitty growls at him. "Didn't Ryder tell you pups to get off of him?" Marshall jumps in. "She's right Chase. Let's let her comfort him. Katie's coming by soon." Not Katie! I groan. She fusses over me to much. Kitty pulls out a strangely familiar journal. "Hey, that's Kittypaw's!" I cough.
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I look at Ryder. He's got a horrified look on his face. "It's okay Ryder." I say. "I have a confession to make. I am Kittypaw." Ryder shakes his head. "This is a weird dream..." I sigh. "Ryder, do you remember the Annual Adventure Bay Fall Dance?" "Yes..." He says. "Well, Herald asked me out at that dance. After I had already agreed to go with you. He got really mad when I winked at you. He said if he can't have me, that you couldn't either. He turned me into a fox. And, well, here I am..." I look at him hoping that he'll believe it. "Wha- I-I-I don't believe it!" He stammered. "But it's true! I'm the only person you told about the fizz tablets. I promised you I wouldn't tell anyone, and I didn't!" "Whoa! And I was gonna ask you if you wanted to be my girlfriend at that dance! Herald ruined my plan!" He started coughing. "Wait, REALLY?!" I asked in surprise. His face turned red.
"Here, drink!" I said. My ears drooped. "I guess I can't be your girlfriend if i'm a fox, huh?" I sigh. So much for THAT idea. Ryder looks me straight in the eye, "Kittypaw, I still love you no matter what you think you are!" Then he breaks off into another coughing fit. I give him more water. Wow. He really does love me! My ears perk up. "Would you trust me, when you're jumping from the heights? Would you fall in the name of love? When there's madness, when there's poison in your head, when the sadness leaves you broken in your bed, I will hold you in the depth of your despair. And it's all in the name of love! He falls asleep. I curl up next to him and let his breathing lull me into sleep.
At around lunch, I wake up to him snoring. He's sooo cute when he snores!I yawn. I have to try and use the diamond to turn myself back, but it doesn't belong to me. I'm going to give it back to Ryder.
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I woke up to find Kittypaw looking down on me. "Are you okay? You didn't wake up when I changed your bandages…" She says. "I'm fine," I say. "My throat feels a lot better." "It's the honey I put in your tea earlier." She explains. She pulls something out of her Pup Tag. "What is that?" I ask. "It's your diamond, The one with the magic. Here, I want to give it back." She explains. "No, Kittypaw, It belongs with you. Unlike me, you have access to the magic that's inside it. You saved my life, keep it. You deserve it." I tell her. Without coughing if I might add. "Really? Thank you so much Ryder!" She says. "You won't regret it!" Then she licks my face. I'm normally okay with that, but she's not a pup. Even though she looks like one.
Suddenly, she barks, jumps off the bed, and walks out of the room. Then about 5 minutes later, She brought me my lunch. "Mr. Porter sent it." She says. Then curls up beside me and takes another nap. She's so pretty! I wonder if she'll ever figure out how to turn herself back into a human. I know I would do anything I can to help. I missed her so much! She wakes up an hour after I finished lunch. "Ryder? You okay?" She asks. "Yeah." I say, then start to cough again. Kitty picks up Kaya's toy. "Wanna play Tug-Of-War with me?" she begs. "Sure. with my good arm." I say.
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I hear yet another knock on the door. I get up to see who it is. Oh, come on! Does it have to be HER? I was having quality Tug-Of-War time with Ryder! "What is it?" I say. "I'm here to see Ryder, is he awake?" She asks. "No. sorry." I lie. I want Ryder to myself! I know, I'm being CARES?! I walk back into Ryder's bedroom.
He sits up. "I'm tired of just sitting here. Can I get up?" He asks. "Hang on, let me ask Marshall." I look down at my Pup Tag. "Marshall, Ryder wants to get up. Can we take him for a walk around the Tower?" I ask. "Hmm, I'm coming. I'm going to let him walk a little bit, but walking around the Lookout Tower might be too much stress on his legs." Marshall responds. I sigh. "Okay, i'll tell him. Kittypaw out! Ryder, did you here?" I ask. "Yes. I can handle it! I'm not weak!" I sigh again. "Okay, why don't we go ahead and get out of bed then?" I question him. He's going to be so shaky! It's going to be hilarious! "Fine." He started to get out of bed, but when he tried to stand up, his legs were too shaky. I trot up to him and get a hold on one of his socks. "You're doing great!" I mumble, trying not to burst out laughing.
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"Whoa!" I yell. I wasn't expecting my legs to be so shaky! They weren't like this when I was in bed. "Steady Ryder." Marshall says as he walks in. "We are going to the end of the hallway and back." He explains. Hey! I can walk around the Tower!" I protest. Kitty lets go of my sock as I regain my balance. "No you CAN'T!" She says looking exasperated. "You are just plain WEAK!" She says, her ears flat against her head. "No, I'm not!" This is a conversation WORTH arguing. Kitty sighs. "I give up." She says. If I can't make him see reason, SO BE IT!" Kitty laughs. I sigh. At least she's happy.
As I get into bed, I started to stare at the ceiling while Kittypaw fussed over me. "You look cold! Do you want extra blankets? How 'bout if I put them in the dryer? That'll make them nice and warm! Are you Hungry? I could run and get some snacks?" She says. "I'm fine. Thanks though." I say. "Oh, okay." Kitty says, looking disappointed. "Well, is there ANYTHING you want?" She asks. "Yes, you to curl up by me and comb your paws through my hair." I say. "Okay!" Kittypaw laughs. As I start to doze off, I sigh. Things can't get any better!
Hello again everyone! Don't stop reading! There is bound to be more action in the next few chapters. I hope you like my story so far, stay tuned for chapter 9! Till then, keep the comments coming! "No story is too big, no writer is too small!" (A quote I made for Ryder!)