Untold Lies Chapter 5: Family Secrets
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The sun was overhead and beating down on the four traveling cats. They had followed the noisy thunderpath far. "Are we almost there?" Lilystorm asked for the third time.
"This time we are." Arrowhead answered. Though they were in the forest valley with the thunderpath, Arrowhead knew exactly where to go. A small hill lay ahead. "The lone Twoleg den is over this hill."
"Where do we go from there?" Lightheart asked.
"Uh, I haven't gotten that far in my father's memories yet. I haven't followed him since we started." Arrowhead said half amused, half embarrassed.
"So I guess we just stay the lone Twoleg place until tonight and then we wait to know where to go in the morning." Thundertail pointed out.
"Good enough plan for me. As long as I can get out of the sun, I'll be happy." Lilystorm panted. They traveled over the cliff and observed the Twoleg den from a distance.
"Does this Twoleg den look anything like the ones in Twoleg place?" Lightheart asked. "It looks kinda-"
Lilystorm finished for him, "Kinda old, it hasn't been used in a while by twolegs, that's obvious. Let's go look inside it." Lilystorm didn't wait for an answer. She raced up to the old and abandoned Twoleg den and peeked in. The other three followed close behind. no door for the twolegs to enter Arrowhead thought. its not that big Lilystorm walked in cautiously. She looked around and sneezed from the dust that was floating around. "Other than being old and dirty, it's safe." At that, they all came in.
Thundertail swiped his tail across the floor and sprayed dust everywhere. "Watch what your doing!" Lightheart growled, sneezing.
"It doesn't bother me." Thundertail said swiping his tail over the floor again.
"Hey!" Lilystorm yowled as she jumped out of the way. Thundertail was laughing at them. Thundertail aimed a shot at Arrowhead but he jumped up on a smooth Twoleg thing. He laughed at Thundertail for missing and he swiped his tail over the smooth surface and sent a shower of dust over all three of them. All four them started aiming at each other and they had fun.
Since mice lived the abandoned Twoleg den, they didn't have to go far to hunt. The sun was going down and they had wasted all their energy on each other and were already tired. They fell asleep before the sun was completely gone. Arrowhead didn't want to Dreamwalk but he did anyway. He followed his father Liontooth and his mother Greyfur. He remembered the last time he saw them. He saw that they had stayed in this same old Twoleg den. Arrowhead padded along with them to eves drop on their conversations as they traveled alongside the thunderpath. "How do you think our two kits are doing?" Greyfur asked. Arrowhead heard sadness in her voice.
"I don't know." Liontooth replied. "I'm sorry I got us in this situation."
Greyfur brushed up against Liontooth affectionately. "It's not your fault. You did what you had to do, even if Roundstar disagreed. You did it to save your clan and me." Liontooth still felt guilty. Roundstar? I don't remember one of our clan leaders named that Arrowhead thought to himself. and what did Liontooth do?
"Its all my fault. The reason he still lives-" Liontooth trailed off. He looked ahead. "There. That's where we will go." They over looked a Twoleg place that was larger than Spot's home with a whole lot of skytowers that looked like they touched the clouds. wow, that is large "This is where we make our new lives." Liontooth said with sadness in his voice.
Greyfur stood next to him. "I'll be with you." She comforted. Liontooth looked at her and nodded. "We will need new names." Greyfur said. "Call me...Rim."
Liontooth nodded. "Alright. I'll be called Horn." Rim and Horn. I have to remember those names "Lets go." Horn said as he started to the large Twoleg place with Rim at his side.
Arrowhead started along with them but a ghostly black cat cut him off. "Who-" He couldn't say another word. The cat attacked and he suddenly woke up panting. He looked around and all was quiet in the Twoleg den. He saw morning sunlight through the cracks in the roof. "Get up!" Arrowhead yowled. "I know where we're going!"
I have actually been in a dust fight...they are fun, but be warned...allergies will flare and sneezing is sure to happen.