"Really? They found a place?" Water said, surprised. "Last time I talked to Shadow he said there wasn't a place to stay!"
"Well I think they just recently found it! You see that grove of trees over there?" Frost pointed her head over to the group of trees ahead of them in the distance.
Water looked at the trees for a while. "Yeah. Yeah I see them. That looks like a great place to stay! But how long will we be there?"
"Well knowing your father, probably just one night. I smell a faint scent of other cats around. If I smell them, then Shadow definitely smells them. You know him, always making sure we stay out of trouble as much as possible. In my opinion, I think he needs to let us be a little more free to move where we want." Frost said.
Water sighed, "Yes… of course… hedgehogs will be flying when he says we can stay somewhere for longer than a day or two."
Water wished her father wouldn't be so protective. What was wrong with staying somewhere for at least a little while? If Water had the choice of traveling around and staying in one place all the time, then she would choose staying in one spot. She didn't enjoy walking all day at all. She may not get tired, being so used to it, but she would rather stay put. Sometimes she wished she had as much spirit as Violet. Violet could probably walk all day and night if she wanted to. Maybe it's because she's been cooped up in a twoleg nest all her life, and that she doesn't want to go back to the way she was, just sitting around doing nothing. Water thought.
The cats walked on for the rest of the day, until they made it to the grove of trees Shadow and Frozen found. Underneath the biggest trees there, they camped for the night. All the cats made their own nests, except the elders, in which the younger cats like Water made their nests for them.
As Water, Violet, and a few of the other cats her age made the elders' nest, she just thought about random things that popped into her head. Ooh I wonder what kind of prey lives here! I hope we can stay longer than we usually do. How are the elders not able make their own nests but are able to walk all day long? Water thought about countless other things about her life for almost the whole time.
Just as Water was finishing, one of the cats that had already finished making his nest, Black, came over to her.
"Hey Water, how's nest making going?" Black asked.
Surprised, Water took a moment to answer Oh great mother of mice! He's talking to me! What should I say? Wait… what did he ask again? Water thought rapidly Oh yeah! Hehe now I remember.
"Oh, uh, it's going great! I'm almost done!" Water said, hoping she didn't say anything mouse- brained.
Black purred for a moment. "That's good. Well I'll be seeing you!" He walked away calling to his friends.
Water just stared at him as he walked away, "Yeah… see you…" She really liked him. He was so handsome! His long, grayish white fur, with those dark, black stripes that covered him from the top of his head to the tip of his tail. Except for his muzzle, where it was white, and his feet, which were gray. Plus his eyes, which were bright yellow, giving him a bright look on his face all the time, except when he was angry, then they would make him look fierce.
Reluctantly, Water looked away, deciding to go to her nest that she had already made. When she got there, she found on of her friends, Frost, chatting with Violet. When they saw Water, they stopped in their conversation. Frost spoke up first.
"Hi Water! How's it going?" Frost asked eagerly.
"Oh good…" Water said, still a little dazed.
"Why do you look so dreamy? Are you mooning over someone? It looks like it." Violet said, purring.
Water felt embarrassed. She hadn't told them about who she liked. Should she? Well maybe I should. They are my best friends. What's wrong with telling best friends? I'm sure I can trust them not to tell anybody … Water thought.
"Well… yeah. Yeah I guess I am mooning over someone." She said, feeling better all ready, being able to tell someone how she felt.
Violet and Frost gasped excitedly. "Who? Who do you like?" They both asked.
Water suddenly felt really giddy. "Well…" Then Water remembered something very alarming. Oh great. Black is Frost's brother! If one of my friends liked my brother, I'd be pretty upset. Ugh. I guess I'll just have to see what happens.
"Well? Who do you like? You can trust us!" Violet encouraged. "Or do you want us to guess?"
Hmm, I like that idea. Plus there are only two toms our age. "Ok! You can guess! I like that idea." Water replied.
"Ok I'll go first! This shouldn't take long, unless you like one of the older toms. Which would be really weird." Frost said.
Water wanted to get this over with. "Ok, ok guess already!"
"Ok then! What about… Short? Do you like him? Do you?" Frost pressed.
Water purred with amusement. "Nope. I don't like how his ears fold forward."
Frost's eyes widened. "Oh dear… you don't like Black do you?" Frost asked.
Water hoped Frost wouldn't get mad at her. "Uumm, well actually…"
"You do don't you."
"…Yes. Yes I really do like him." Water said nervously.
Frost sighed. Violet started to purr loudly.
"Aaaww really? Awesome! I bet he like you back!" Violet said cheerfully.
Frost looked a little annoyed. "No, not awesome. He's my brother! He's annoying, all he does is sit around showing off his stripes to the older cats."
Water felt a little guilty, but she stood her ground. "No that's not all he does, well at least to me. I'm only a little bit sorry for liking him. I bet if there were more guys our I age I would still like him! So please try to understand! Will you still be my friend?"
Frost sat there silently for a while before she spoke, "… Ok, fine." She said stubbornly.
Water wasn't convinced. Frost still looked angry and annoyed and was looking down at her paws, probably thinking, a lot. Water just sighed and curled up in her nest, hoping she hadn't lost her best friend.
I hope you liked my second chapter! sorry it took so long to update, i had hw, then i forgot, soo here it is! plz review! thanks! I will try to write the next one as soon as possible, now that school is over! :D