Untold Lies Chapter 7: Knowing Each Other
This chapter is about the heart-warming reunion of mother and son...well, almost.
Arrowhead paced around under a Twoleg den. Light flowed through the small opening in the wall, but it was up high and guarded. Lilystorm was asleep and Lightheart looked around for another way out along with Thundertail. "It's useless." Lightheart sighed as he slunk down to the floor in defeat. "There is no way out except through the wall up there."
"I found a mouse hole but its too small to go through." Thundertail sighed along with Lightheart. He looked at Lilystorm. "How can she sleep in a time like this?" He mumbled to himself. He looked at Arrowhead who had to pace around the room. "Arrowhead? Are you ok?"
Arrowhead didn't answer. "Arrowhead!" Lightheart growled as he intervened in his path. "We need your help." Arrowhead turned away from him. "Arrowhead!" Lightheart yowled as he raked his claws against him. Arrowhead held in his yowl of pain. He glared at Lightheart with ice cold eyes. "So you are still alive." Lightheart growled staring at him with the same ice cold eyes.
"She doesn't know me! Her own son!" He growled furiously.
"I doubt she would! I heard she left right after having you and Wolfstar! She abandoned you and you expect her to remember you!" Lightheart countered.
"What do you know?" Arrowhead hissed. "You were the son of a rogue!"
"And your parents became rogues as well!"
"Shut up!" Arrowhead hissed, spiking his fur and unsheathing his claws.
Lightheart felt shocked but he expected it would come to this. "You might be able to Dreamwalk, but you are still the Arrowhead I can beat." Arrowhead pounced onto Lightheart, but he countered as he dodged Arrowhead and then he struck. Lightheart rammed into Arrowhead's side, but didn't follow through with his attack. Arrowhead dug his claws onto the cold hard surface. Lightheart and Arrowhead glared at each other. "You can't beat me, not the way you are now." Lightheart said plainly as he forced his fur to lie flat again. Arrowhead growled. He charged at Lightheart when he turned his back to him. Lightheart was caught off guard, but was saved when Lilystorm barreled into him and forced him into the wall. Arrowhead hit the wall and gasped for air.
"Arrowhead, stop!" Lilystorm growled. Arrowhead didn't say anything. "This isn't you. What happened to that carefree cat that had a bit of a temper?"
"I don't-" Arrowhead didn't finish. Lilystorm backed away. She turned to Lightheart. "He'll be fine. Let him rest."
Thundertail watched all of this happen in the corner of the den. He heard paw steps coming toward the entrance. "We have company." Thundertail meowed as he jumped up.
Rim came to the entrance and peered in. "One of you, come with me." They all looked at Arrowhead. He sat looking at his paws. She followed their gazes. "You! Come with me."
Arrowhead didn't move. "Arrowhead. Move." Arrowhead heard this voice inside his head. It reminded him of a cat he couldn't remember. Arrowhead looked up and saw her.
He hauled himself up to his paws and looked at Rim. "No." He said plainly. "We will go with you." She looked shocked at him. "I have to speak with you and want my friends with me when I do." The other three looked at him with curiosity.
Rim growled, "Fine, but if you resist, we will attack." She turned and stalked away.
Arrowhead looked at his friends and said, "Thank you. Without you three, I wouldn't have made it. It's time we figure out what's going on and get some answers."
"Glad to see you're back." Lightheart said happily. Lilystorm nodded along with Thundertail.
They jumped out of the small entrance and followed Sandy, who said nothing. Five other cats surrounded them. They led them through a small alley that opened up to an enclosed area with Twoleg walls surrounding the entire place. Rim sat in the center of the opening, clearly waiting patiently for them. Sandy padded up to her and whispered something to her. She nodded and then her cats left them. The four cats and Rim were all that remained in the opening. Rim spoke first, "Who are you and why are you here?"
Lightheart answered, "We are looking for you and-"
Arrowhead cut him off. "No, let me handle this." He turned to his mother. "Do you know who I am?"
She shook her head, "No. Am I supposed to?"
"So it's true then. You don't remember me."
"Who are you?" Arrowhead didn't want to answer yet. "I won't ask again!" She hissed.
"I know you know me, Greyfur! You have to remember!" Arrowhead was almost begging to her.
She closed her eyes an looked away. "How do you know that name?" She asked weakly.
"Don't deny it. You know who I am. You and Liontooth left me and my brother. And I came to find out why."
She felt herself getting weaker and weaker as the truth fell into place. he's alive! Rim thought. "Your alive," She said weakly but happily. She couldn't say anything else.
Arrowhead padded up to her and brushed up against her. "It's great to finally meet you." He purred. He turned back to his friends and they all padded up next to him. "These are my friends. Lilystorm, Lightheart, and Thundertail." He introduced them. "And I'm Arrowhead."
"I'm proud of you for becoming a warrior." Rim purred. "What about your brother? Is he a warrior too?"
Arrowhead turned away. "Wolfstar," He paused. "He- he died. He told me to find you and Liontooth, and that's why we are here." He answered.
Rim looked at her paws. "Was he a great leader?" She asked sadly.
Arrowhead shook his head. "No." Rim knew she wasn't going to get anymore answers about Wolfstar. Arrowhead wanted to change the subject. "Why did you leave us?" He asked.
Rim paused. "I can't answer that. Not without Horn."
Rim knew what Arrowhead was going to ask. "Where can I find Liontooth?" She wished she hadn't heard that.
Rim shook her head. "I don't know." She grieved. "Some cats came and took him. I don't know where he is." She confessed.
"Don't worry. We will find him." Arrowhead answered as his gaze traveled over his friends. They were all ready, they just needed a target. Rim didn't ask how he could find them, she trusted him. "I'll bring Liontooth back. I promise." Arrowhead looked at the sky. It was almost sundown. wait until tonight Arrowhead thought.
Wasn't that a...strange and heart-warming reunion? I don't think so...