I slowly opened my eyes and my mind fought the haze of sleep away from my mind. I was shocked at first by the absense of Bone's presense, but realized that he had better things to do beside sleeping with me. Then the fresh memory of the dream hit full force. The nightmare flashed before my eyes, as if I was reliving it, and after it was over I fought the shock that made me want to cry and mew like a lost, hungry kitten. A wave of anger hit me like a dagger.
For a few moments I thought about how far we've come. But more importantly why we came.
The cat was a threat.
Why was the cat a threat?
Because time took Mother away.
Why?
I cut myself off short. Seeds of doubt had already planted themselves in my mind. I tried to shake them from my head and decided to busy myself with the task of finding Bone. I stood up, stretched my white and black spotted pelt before padded over to the hill where I had been standing earlier. There Bone stood, his eyes seemingly focused on some other place. He was deep in thought and jumped when I brushed his pelt and let out a soft meow.
He blinked and stood up and followed me as I took him deeper into the forest to hunt. I had really improved in my hunting ability and was able to take down a mouse and Bone managed to grab an old rabbit, long dead and cold, but still edible. As much as I disliked the thought of eating dead meat, I knew that it was all we had and we would have to make do if we wanted to live.
I nibbled at my mouse and Bone nibbled on his food until both of our shares were long gone. I buried the leftovers in a pile of leaves before we continued through the forest. I wasn't sure where we were headed, but it would be better... Anything would be better then home! I narrowed my eyes at the thought.
In the new morning light, I had caught my first glances of the forest. It's trees were huge, but the leaves were splotches of color unlike anything I've ever seen before. The ground was covered in deep brown leaves and the sky was a comforting blue. I turned, but couldn't see the lonely evergreen where we had rested.
