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Chapter 15: A small breath

Kitty coughed because of the dust that had been raised in the place for the recent collapse. The female cat got up on her fours paws and tried to see through the dust.

- Claire! - He shouted in a raspy voice. -Claire! -She called her back scared.

-Kitty! I'm fine! – Her friend answered coughing - And you?

-All right! - she replied - Stay there and protect yourself if they attack again!

The cat stood up and looked at the scene through dust that was still falling, there were several houses destroyed while some cats ran and others fought as there were guards frightening their people, entered the houses to loot and destroy, it was a war zone.

-Kitty! - called one of her colleagues - How nice I can find you. How are you?

- I'm fine - she replied agitated – And you?

-We are fighting, we need all help as possible - he said - First came the Royal Guard to exploit the houses and now only the patrol guards who want to continue doing more damage.

Real Guards? This got Kitty's attention for several reasons, one of them is the Royal Guard never came into this sector and ... the other was if Puss would know about this or Joey...

- All right - she said. - Let me help Claire and I'll go immediately.

-Okay, come to the south area near the barracks, there we'll need a hand. Hurry up please! - he said before running away from there.

Kitty hurried and scaled the rubble to cross to the other side, jumped down and could find Claire cornered in the side. Her friend barely saw Kitty immediately embraced her.

-Thank you for saving me! - Claire said.

- You don't have to be grateful - Kitty said. - I'll leave you home and I have to stay to help because they're attacking several places.

- Are there wounded? - she asked.

- I don't know, but it's possible that yes, we'll know later - she said - Let's go.

The two cats left quickly, the disaster was still going on, some were still fighting, others ran terrified, the smoke was still present and the panorama hadn't changed at all. After a few minutes, Claire and Kitty arrived home.

-Anything, protect yourself under a furniture, although I don't think they'll get here - she told her friend.

-Kitty ... - Claire called when she was about to leave.

-Tell me - he answered.

- Take care, please - she asked. - I couldn't bear losing my sister

-I'll have it, carelessness - she said - I'll be back soon, you'll see.

Kitty said goodbye with a gesture and went running to meet with some partners on the way, they went straight to their barracks. It turned out that they were attacking "iconic" points in the lower sector to build who knows what. Also, the kingdom wanted to give them a payback, for so many uprisings of the sector. Whatever it is, at that moment they had a cargo to continue destroying.

- Group A, go support the defenses in the square - ordered the leader - Group B, get rid of that load of provisions.

The female cat corresponded to Group B, so she moved quickly with them through the shadows so that they wouldn't see them, the guards were in their territory and environment, so they didn't allow them to get away with it.

-What's the plan? - one of them asked.

- We don't have it until we get there, we'll know how to act - said Kitty.

-Exactly, we have to destroy that cargo and stop the attack - added another.

-There is! - said another.

It was true, was a couple of meters away and was a wagon; it had several things, like explosives, swords, among other things. There were five guards watching it closely, armed. They were in a vacant lot. This was positive because if things got complicated, there wouldn't be so much danger to their people.

-How do we do it? - the youngest asked.

Everyone was silent, they were wondering the same thing and trying to come up with a plan.

- There aren't many options, let's confront and three of us take care of the cargo - said Kitty.

-They're five, we two can beat him - said her partner, pointing at his friend.

- I think the same - answered the dark female cat.

-Ok, that's what we'll do - said another.

They opted to go from the front, Kitty and two more went straight to fight, the rest would do their thing. On the part of the female cat attacked from the darkness, surprising her adversary, but this counterattacked with his sword, both moved nimbly. Kitty blocked the thrusts with her knife, suddenly the guy kicked her and threw her weapon far away, Kitty had no choice to fight hand-to-hand, she continued dodging the attacks with great difficulty until finally she saw an opportunity. She turned to dodge the sword and crouched down, one of her legs hit and knock him to the ground. The guy was hit hard, staying out of the fight.

Kitty turned to see how her teammates were doing and was surprised that one of her team was lying on the ground. Her other teammate was complicated fighting against three of them and the rest of the group was busy trying to destroy the supplies battling with others. To make things worse, a couple of other guards appeared.

Quickly she ran to help, drawing the sword of the one who was unconscious and managed to interpose just in time stopping the attack on her partner. The opponent's strength was such that Kitty had to kneel to maintain her balance. Unexpectedly, the opponent kicked her wrist, causing a strong pain in it, Kitty held the injured hand with the other, the pain she had, was as if the female cat had fire in it nailing her with a thousand needles. Kitty inhaled quickly to concentrate and try to hold that discomfort, it was difficult to avoid the attacks, and he became more aggressive.

There came a time when Kitty couldn't keep the fight because she stumbled falling back to the ground and almost reached a stroke, managed to turn in time. Kitty rested her wounded hand and with the other one, the female cat got up as she put and barely pushed herself to jump and twist in the air to hit a kick in the face of the guy, managing to knock him out. Even so, she fell roughly to the ground and hit her wrist, this time the pain was huge… She couldn't stand it, screamed for this.

-Kitty! - Shouted one of his companions once he defeated his opponent, managed to hold it before the black female cat vanished.

When Kitty woke up, was in a dark room, blinked a couple of times to get used to the darkness.

What had happened? Where she was?

Suddenly, she remembered everything: The attack on the lower sector, her colleagues trying to stop them ... the supplies… They would surely need her help!

She quickly wanted to get up, but an intense pain stopped her.

- Oh shit! - she complained.

- You better keep quiet - Claire warned.

-What happened? - she asked, still disoriented.

-All a mess ... although we are all right, calm down - said her friend while lighting a candle. It really was dark, because the window didn't even enter the moonlight - After your faint, your group managed to destroy their provisions, but didn't consider that there would burst something else, the group had to manage to refuge.

-Wow ... -said Kitty surprised.

- On the other hand, managed to stop the guards who were here, but the sector was badly damaged, it'll cost us to stand up again - she said - The good thing is only affected the most central area of here - added her friend.

-So the house with our provisions is safe - Kitty went on.

-Exactly - corroborated her friend.

- Oh, thank goodness - said the wound relieved. Kitty looked at her hand, was bandaged and had a sling with a white cloth - What happened to me? The only thing I remember is excruciating pain!

- You had a strain and a small dislocation - she replied – You'll have to get away from that kind of activities for a while, until you recover well.

- No, that's bad - Kitty complained, it was the last thing she needed.

-It will only be a few days, you'll see that you will recover soon - she encouraged her - Keep that hand immobile, just that.

The female cat sighed, hated to be inactive - Can we go to our house at least?

- Yes, of course - she replied with a smile. Kitty carefully got off the bed and both left the room, the dark cat realized that they were in the barracks and there were several injured, but not seriously. They gave back her knife.

Once they were outside, Kitty and Claire walked darkly to their home, because the disaster that had occurred, many torches had been destroyed.

Puss and Joey were about to enter the lower area, they could see that there were dark areas and others had white smoke, fire sign off recently.

They were up on top of a roof, allowing them to have a panoramic view of the place. It was a huge disaster.

Puss felt his stomach clench when he saw all that, he was afraid that something happened to Kitty ...

He looked at his friend who was just as worried as he was.

- Where will we go? - he ask.

- We go Claire's house first, maybe she is there, otherwise I will search every corner until find her.

- We search - corrected Puss - Remember I came to help you. Now let's go - he added and Joey nodded.

The two got out of there, first went into a few streets, there were some lantern that gave them some light. Although Joey had already been there before and knew a little. But the conditions were now more than deplorable, otherwise Puss was very surprised, he was there once time but he didn't pay much attention to the details ... He could to see there were complete families in the streets, others were trying to recover something in the rubble, there were frightened and crying children, others lost, wounded, endless situations.

He was shocked. He never thought that situation was so critical, it was like waking up from a lie that the kingdom implanted them from the moment when he wanted to enlist in the Royal Guard... He couldn't continue ignoring this ...

If it was in his hand, he would help each of them... and that is what he would start doing from now...

-By here - said his friend interrupting his thoughts. His heart and mind was with Kitty ...

"Please, nothing has happened to Kitty" - he thought to himself inside, he couldn't bear to know if she was hurt or worse ... Nor better to think about it.

Both were going fast and were equally anxious, they couldn't stand so much suspense ...

-It's close, just a couple of passages and we'll be there - said Joey. The orange cat nodded and could feel the anxiety in his voice. Puss didn't blame him, he was just like him ...

They continued on their way, it was becoming eternal, it was supposed to be close, was not it?

-Claire! - called his friend. Puss immediately looked up and finally, saw her ...

The two female cats were back to them, to hear the familiar voice, both turned around. The orange cat could see the surprise in Kitty's eyes, he noticed that she had a sling in one of his hands.

-Joey! - the two-colored cat ran to her boyfriend's arms.

Kitty still did not leave the shock, she never expected to see Puss there and front of her, in the area where she lived, he smiled slightly. The black female cat knew immediately that he would act as if they didn't know each other.

And she was dying to hug him ...

His eye contact was interrupted when Joey spoke.

- I'm very glad that you are well, I was very afraid that something happened to you - he said giving him a kiss on the forehead. Then he realized. -Oh excuse me! - said the cat with golden tones - You two don't know each other.

Yes... of course, never have they ever seen each other.

- Puss, I present to you the best friend and almost sister of my girlfriend, Miss Kitty - said his friend.

- A pleasure - she greeted. Kitty really wanted to laugh but at the same time felt a degree of guilt ... Would not it be better tell them ...?

- And Kitty, he is Puss, my squadmate from the Royal Guard - Joey introduced and the orange cat bowed slightly. For her part the cat nodded slightly, again wanted to laugh, since her boyfriend made that gesture purpose.

-Nice to meet you too - he said neutrally, Puss had to look calm so they wouldn't suspect anything.

-I can assure you that he is trustworthy, Puss accompanied me because he didn't want that I come alone, we didn't know what we were going to find - explained Joey.

- Thanks for taking care of him - Claire said giving a hug to Puss.

- You're welcome - he answered, smiling slightly.

Puss wasn't going to let his friend come alone, they could track him and it would be a free pass to jail or exile, it was also the only chance to know about his girlfriend.

Didn't have to be a genius to know that his beloved Kitty was fighting in that battle ... it was what most brought him uneasy.

- Better we go to our house, it is safer than here - Claire proposed. The rest nodded and still a few meters to arrive to the house, the two-colored female cat passed her arm through Joey's arm and went chatting with her boyfriend. Kitty went to the opposite side of her friend and Puss next to his friend, as "they weren't supposed to know each other"… both had to act normal, that didn't prevent them from looking at each other in a furtive and flirtatious way.

When entering the house, everything was normal, it had no consequences of the battle, only it was dark. Joey and Claire lit some candles with difficulty and also went to warm up some milk. So, they were left alone.

With the dim light of the candle, the couple looked at each other. They were face to face.

- You don't know how much I want to give you a kiss - Kitty said in a whisper.

-Only one? - the orange cat said in a low voice, she laughed.

- The ones you want, you already know - she answered, Puss smiled.

- I'm glad you're fine, well, except for your hand. Do you feel good? - he ask.

-I insist ... So little faith do you have me? - The female cat joked and her boyfriend shook his head funny - I feel good, a little sore, I'll be out of this for a few days ... – she answered - Hey ... I have an ideal place to talk, it's not the best landscape but it's something - she joked again.

Puss laughed in a low and light way - But ... What excuse do I give? So they don't suspect ...

- Do you know the way back to the middle ring? - Kitty asked.

- Yes, I think so - he replied funny, barely remembered the way he had been thinking in Kitty.

- Tell them you have to go or something - she proposed - I'll say I'll go to rest and go out the back - added and then felt footsteps - Wait for me in the corner - whispered more slowly.

The black female cat couldn't give further instructions because Joey and Claire had returned to the living room.

- Take - offered Claire giving a cup of milk to each one. While they were drinking they began to talk about the recent events.

Puss and Joey listened carefully to the details of the attack and almost the landslides hurt them, they also knew that other squadrons that didn't belong to the guard had participated. Worst of all, they didn't know the reasons and justification for this attack.

- It took us by surprise, we knew when some of our comrades returned to the barracks commenting on that, apparently someone knew... we had no idea ... - said Joey.

- That will not make them suspect you? I say it because "you should" be in their barracks at this moment ... - Kitty asked.

-I don't think, we were leaving our turn, in "theory" we couldn't attend this ... - said the golden cat – This so bad, we could have warned.

That relieved Kitty, she didn't want for any reason that Puss risked so much, more than he should, including that Dulcinea didn't bring her any good thorn. Who assured her that she had left him alone?

-You should go to rest ... -the thoughts interrupted her friend, after several minutes of talk – Remember, you are hurt.

-Wow, what a subtle way to throw me to be alone with your boyfriend - she teased her - I think it's also for you - added Kitty, addressing the orange cat.

-Kitty! - she scolded her ashamed and the others two laughed.

-Okay ... - Kitty said rolling her eyes - I'll go to rest ... if you excuse me I have a wrist to recover. Goodbye and thank you for coming - added the dark female cat with a quick glance at Puss and then went to her room.

- Goodbye - they said.

The orange cat waited a few minutes so it wasn't so noticeable, so he participated a little more in the conversation.

- I promise to find out what were the stupid reasons for this attack - said the orange cat. He had in mind who to ask...

-And what did they want with this - Joey added supporting him.

- Exactly - said Puss - Hey Joey. Do you think if I go to the barracks? We are both absent, we don't want they suspect us, do not you think? - He said - Also, so you can spend more time with Claire, I can cover you.

-Yes, I think it's a good idea, thank you very much friend - he replied.

-You owe me one - he joked.

-Ah, shut up - he answered, glaring at him. Puss couldn't help but laugh.

- See you, I hope that don't happen more situations like this - said the Royal Guard when saying goodbye to his sister-in-law.

- Thank you very much, I hope that same - answered Claire – I hope you have a good return - she wished. Puss nodded gratefully and left.