me, you, and what could be called us

by nightliqqht

Funneltail is an total social outcast. Haunted by his past and hated by the Clan leader, he's mostly ignored by the Clan. Flamebird is the Clan leader's sheltered daughter, completely tired with his mousedung. And then Flamebird comes up with a crazy idea. It's stupid and out of spite, but maybe it'll work? That is, if Funneltail goes along with it. *Cover image is a placeholder*

1. idiotic ideas are my favorite

- flamebird -

I stomp out of the den, my fur on end and my ears flattened. I am so tired of that cat's absolute... "Haredung!" I end up shouting the word, and around 7 pairs of eyes look at me, with perfectly readable expressions, ones that say, oh, there goes Flamebird, having another fight with her dad, hahahaha isn't she so predictable.

That stupid plan had formed in my mind, listening to him drone on about apprentices and responsibility and how maybe I needed a little bit more, playing the "your mother would have wanted this" card, and generally doing what he did every time I brought anything serious up. A stupid idea, but...

A good one.

"Funneltail!" I call out.

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- funneltail -

What does she want to do with me? Knowing Eveningstar, she'll be dead as soon as he finds out she even spoke my name.

Along with me. He'll kill me first, for even daring to be something she would say the name of.

I follow her into a strange clearing, surrounded by undergrowth. I hope this isn't what I think it is, because if it is, we're both good as dead. No way this cat likes me.

"So... you know how me and Eveningstar fight a lot?" she asks, and I nod silently.

"I have an idea, but I need your help. So you know how he hates you with a passion?"

"Really? I had no idea."

She just stares at me with a patented DisappointedEveningstar™ look.

"Okay, alright, yes, I am completely and utterly aware. He hates me with a passion. Now, your plan?"

"Wepretendtobematesforalittlewhiletoannoyhim?" she asks, her words all smooshed together like the normally fiery Flamebird is, for once, regretting her choices?

Shut up, you don't know her.

I shut my eyes for what feels like a moon, maybe this pressure will go away?

But when I open them, she's still there.

This cat is a psychopath.

"Fine." I tell her.

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I'm super excited for this story! The idea is from a writing prompt book on Wattpad by SerenadingBlackbirds, go check it out!

So I'll give you an idea of what the characters look like, Flamebird is a orange and white bicolor with yellow-green eyes, and Funneltail a cream Selkirk Rex with amber eyes. I love these characters so much and hope you do too!

I will pay reviewers in ramen!

- niqqht