Chapter 10: Omen
She tumbled through the folds of mist, her own cries echoing around the canyon. The darkness pulled her down, reaching like cold claws, into her heart, dragging her down where no cat could reach her—
Her tribe was silhouetted against the dimly lit mountainside, and she looked at them, she knew all their names, would miss all of them terribly, she realized, as the mist drew her too far down to see Rock's square shouldered form, Eddy's calm smile, her mother's soft eyes, Leafteller's powerful figure, Whisper's thin, nervous frame... Whisper...
She knew, even as the darkness closed her eyes, as the wind whipping silently past her became silent, as starry figures circled around her. She knew she wasn't a to-be anymore.
She'd grown up. And then she'd died, not even nobly, just by accident.
And she knew she'd miss every one of the cats she was leaving behind.
Even Raindrop.
"Pounce! Pounce!" Windteller screamed. The other tribe cats were crying out, calling, but none of the sounded as agonized as Windteller.
Eddy stared down at where his cousin had been just heartbeats before, his eyes as wide as the full moon.
And Raindrop stood there, swaying. She felt like she was falling too. Those dreams weren't nightmares. They were omens, she realized with a shock like a boulder rolling into her.
It was her fault. She hadn't paid attention to them.
Now Pounce was really gone.
How many other lives would the mountains claim?
Author's note
Sorry its short, but I'm finishing this story up, there's only going to be about two more chapters. I have a lot of homework, projects, after-school stuff, ect., and a bunch of other stories I'd like to start or wrap up. This is one of the second category. I hope I didn't start to bore you, or scare you away with my un-grammatical last chapter (sorry, I forgot to edit!) I'll be fixing that about now. Please review if you have any suggestions for a stronger story or something, help is always welcome!
Smiles,
Mo0ny
