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The wait was unbearable, especially because Ashkit kept messing me. "Ohh, looks like Miss Perfectionist is in trouble!"Ashkit said, smirking. I glared into those stupid light green eyes. His smirk only grew larger. Ashkit was my brother, and a rather annoying one at that. It doesn't help that he goes through incredible mood-swings and you never know which mood he wants to be in. All it takes is one little thing to set him off…
"No….my nest…it's in complete ruins," He mumbled, in between glares and taunts. I wanted to cover my ears with my paws to block out the annoying sound of his voice, but I couldn't. It would give my mother the wrong impression if she walked in.
It was the silence that alerted me. I glanced behind me to see what Ashkit was doing, and was tackled from the side. He placed his body weight on top of me to hold me down and growled. "Why do you have to be so perfect Cinderkit? There's more to life than that, you know," My eyes widened in shock. He's never done this before. Outright attack me. My nerves were stretched tight as he glared at me, wondering what he would do next. The tension in the air was broken when he suddenly let go of me and tried to catch a leaf that was floating in the air. A total 180.
The leaves rustled at the entrance to the den, and my heart lurched. No….I don't want to be punished….please. The familiar grey-white of my mother's coat only seemed to enhance the drama of the moment. And then her eyes were on me.
"Why, Cinderkit, are you sitting so prim and proper in the middle of the den? The day's bright and sunny, you know. In fact, I managed to catch a vole just a few minutes ago. It was delicious." My mother said. I blinked. Does she not notice the huge mess the den's in?
"I think I'm going to take a nap now. You really should go outside. Maybe it will loosen you up." My mother walked over to her nest, kicked the leaves out of it, and curled up, already half-asleep.
I walked slowly out of the den, baffled. How could my own mother be so blind to the huge mess? Maybe her warrior name really did suit her. Airmoon, head in the clouds. Hmm…I wonder how you would describe me. Cinderkit, the leftover ashes. Hah. Considering how often I cleaned up after my littermates, it might do.
A flash of red appeared out of nowhere. "Cinderkit! You're back!" My sister squealed as she ran at me at a hundred miles per hour. My eyes opened. "Emberkit, you might want to..." CRASH. We both fell to the ground, but we quickly got up. She looked me, her blue eyes wide. "I'm sorry! I got carried away!" She squealed.
"Hey, what's all the fuss about?" meowed a quiet voice. Shadowkit appeared, his fur rumpled and his eyes wide. He must have been napping before Emberkit woke him up with her squealing. "Cinderkit survived!" Ember squealed out. How does she manage to keep up with such a high-pitch voice? That must get tiring after a while…
"Huh," Shadowkit said, and turned to me. "Sorry for ditching you, but my mother said if I get in trouble one more time, she's going to ask Goldstar to delay my ceremony." Shadowkit really did look sorry, his light blue eyes guilty. "It's okay, "I purred out.
Emberkit glanced at Shadowkit and I, and a knowing look appeared in her eyes. But before I could ask her about it, it was gone, replaced by her…err, enthusiastic personality. "I think I'm going to go hunt some leaves…!" She said, and vanished. Wow. Quick exit.
Shadowkit looked me, and then looked at his paws. "I think I'm going…to go somewhere…" He said, trailing off. I gave him a curious look, but he vanished. Huh. What was going on? Glancing around to make sure no more flying kitties would come racing at me, I decided to head back to the den for a quick nap. Maybe if I hide Emberkit and Shadowkit won't be able to find me…