Hey everyone. Writing this is certainly getting interesting... This is my fav chappy so far!! So READ IT and REVIEW!! :) Thanx! I also found out that Thistleclaw is a gray tom with three darker gray legs , ears and tail, and white-tipped tail and white tinged around his muzzle. OMG! So fancy huh...
Chapter Six
Meet Pine, And Pinestar
Staring down at her own paws, Ruby panted emotionally. She had done it. She finally did it; she had gotten her brother Tiny out of her life— forever! Lifting her gaze tiredly, she allowed a Twoleg kit to pick her up. The Twoleg kit's "paw" was rough and tan, but she had golden fur on her head. Her new housefolk. She wasn't particularly sad to leave Quince or anything, but something just made her mouth sour and her throat stuck. Tiny would be gone soon; gone from Ruby, and she didn't care. At least she thought she didn't. Telling him a big lie, causing him to run away wouldn't kill Tiny, would it? Mewling at the Twoleg, she let her pet her head with a pair of hairless paws. Well, I wasn't really telling a lie, Ruby attempted to explain herself. Who knows what would happen to a kit that wasn't adopted? Maybe they really would throw them into the river. I would be saving Tiny then! Leaping off the arms of her new housefolk, she flounced at their side. But… was that really right to do? She shook her head, knocking off the thoughts. Tiny seems to be perfectly happy in that forest! He'll go to the forest and have a good life! Suddenly, a memory flashed inside her head.
The dark brown tabby tom, beating Tiny up. Shuddering, Ruby sighed and told herself, It is none of my business! Ha! I am glad that he is gone forever, probably killed by the wild cats or something! She pounced beside her other brother, Socks. "Hey, Socks. You know what I told Tiny?" Socks grinned widely, and replied, "Yes! I know. It was smart of you to tell him that! He really believed it, didn't he? Did you see the fear in his eyes?" Smiling, Ruby admired how her brother could stay so delightful when his brother was probably dead. I should be like that, too! Ruby scolded herself furiously. After all, I was the one who told Tiny that… lie. She climbed onto the Twoleg vehicle that they used to travel, compressed in along with her brother. Only she and Socks were adopted. Tiny had been in the forest. Ruby knew it was the small tom's fault that he wasn't adopted. He was just adventuring recklessly in the vast region, and when he returned, Ruby and Socks were already adopted. Ruby herself had hissed at him curtly, "All kits not adopted will be thrown into the river." The moment the fake, lying words slipped out of her mouth, Tiny's eyes were like huge, gleaming sapphires dappled with fear.
"I wonder what it will be like," Socks continued cheerfully, "To have new housefolk and a new home." Ruby just nodded, her eyes glinting with annoyance. If only she were that full of joy, with no worries. Envious of Socks, Ruby scowled. Socks cocked his head at his sister's reaction, meowing, "What are you grimacing about?" Confused at herself, she lowered her amber gaze at the black tom.
"Nothing," she lied again. "I just feel weird that we're going to live by ourselves, without Mother." Her words rasped out and croaked weakly like a dying frog speaking. She watched her brother shoot her a skeptical and puzzled glance, in which she returned a sharp one. Pretending nothing happened, her brother started all over again. "Anyways," he was mewing, "I understand. We would miss Mother, but ha! We wouldn't miss Tiny!" He growled playfully, rolling back and forth as their new housefolk rubbed his belly with its— paws. Ruby was interested in their looks. How come Twolegs walked on two legs, had no fur or whiskers, claws, or tails? Instead they had hairless bodies, and their pink "paws" were separated into five thin, claw-like pieces that were round and tender.
When the door of the vehicle opened, she and Socks leaped out of it. Their new nest was just a few pawsteps away from their old nest, but it was more far away from the forest. Still, Ruby could spot the greenery behind the house. It must be the forest. A reddish brown shape of a cat was sitting by the window inside the house, his amber eyes gleaming. They already have a cat? Ruby asked herself automatically. Turning her own pair of amber eyes on the brown tom, she realized he vaguely reminded her of a certain cat. The dark brown tabby tom that had beaten Tiny up…! In fact, he didn't just remind Ruby of him, he represented him, in a way. He was larger than the dark tabby, but much older and had a pair of piercing amber eyes. Though the dark brown tom had amber eyes like this one, his gaze wasn't quite as piercing.
Swaggering into her new house, she and Socks scanned around to observe their brand-new surroundings. As Ruby launched herself onto a bright red couch, the reddish brown tom approached her. "Hello," he greeted kindly. "My name is Pine." Pleased at the unusual friendliness of the strange, forest-smelling cat, Ruby replied, "My name is Ruby. You remind me of a certain cat…" Her voice trailed off, though she didn't meant it to. Pine dipped his head respectfully, and then meowed, "Who do I remind you of?" Making sure Socks had went elsewhere to explore, she whispered, "I saw a dark brown tabby tom before… in the forest." She began to describe the encounter of Tiny and the wild cats. Pine's dark amber eyes glimmered, and the elderly tom commented, "I think I know that tom. He is my son." Ruby's eyes widened. But— but their presence were so different! Pine was kind, gentle, and frail, but the tom was young, strong, cruel, and ruthless. Nodding, Pine explained, "I used to be a forest cat. I used to be Pinestar, leader of ThunderClan. I used to be from the forest."
EEP!! Pinestar, the father of *WARNING: SPOILER ALERT FOR CODE OF THE CLANS* TIGERKIT/PAW/CLAW/STAR!! It's true! This whole story will contain spoilers for Code of the Clans as well, since I made Pinestar a character involved in this. :) Since Pinestar left the Clans to become a kittypet, I thought about letting him meet Ruby and Socks!