Chapter 3
Dawn awoke to a howl. She crept out of her bed and over to the entrance of the Kit-Care den. She looked out, her head making a slight disturbance. She looked back at her sand Snowy's nest. Snowy wasn't there.
'Where is she?' Dawn thought and looked at Leaf's nest. She was there and so were the others. She looked out again and saw some warriors crawling from their den. It seemed like it was most of them. She watched them as they climbed onto the roof of the cave and pulled themselves close to the stone, like bats. She looked to the cave entrance and moonlight filtered through. A pair of glowing eyes appeared, then another, and another. They were getting closer until the silhouettes appeared. Wolves. Dawn heard muffled cries from the Healer's den. The wolves perked there ears and stalked towards the Healers den. A few started towards the Kit-Care den and the Trainee's den.
'No!' Dawn thought and turned and scampered into the Kit-Care den. She jumped on Leaf. Leaf grumbled and opened her eyes to look at Dawn.
"What are you do-" She mumbled then Dawn put her tail in her mouth.
"Wolves. Coming towards the den, hide." Dawn whispered and Leaf nodded. HSe woke her kits but her tail on their mouths. They looked at her.
"Wolves, cave now." She whispered and they scampered the corner where Smoke always hid herself.
"C'mon Dawn!" Owl whispered and Dawn scampered over. She turned and looked at Leaf who did what the warriors did and pulled herself into a hole in the roof. Dawn pushed the rock to block the passage then slid in and pushed it in the way, leaving a crack to see. She turned and in the small little cave there was a leaf of water and a mouse. It was big enough for two more kits plus them. There were also small little nests for them and Dawn watched as the wolf entered. She heard yowls from the main cave and the wolf perked up and ran out.
"Guys lets go watch them fight!" Smoke whispered shoving the stone and scampering to the entrance. They followed her reluctantly and watched as the warriors dropped from the roof landing on the wolves taking them down. Two wolves were dead by the time they retreated. A few warriors lay panting on the ground. Rush trotted out with herbs and started to treat them. Smoke, Owl, and Dawn trotted out and looked. Warriors and deep cuts, blood oozing out. Some had bite marks and you could see down to the bone. While Smoke and Owl went to check out a warrior Dawn trotted into the Healer's den and saw Snowy sitting there. Her belly wasn't so fat and she sat with kits.
"These are your new siblings... three of them. She saw a tom with the same pelt as her but he had dark gray and dark bluish gray patterns o his paws, underbelly, and tail. His head is dark gray and he has a mask pattern that is dark bluish gray.
"Smoky... the tom." She mewed pointing to the only tom.
"Good choice... and what about this one." Snowy mewed pointing to a white she with dusk colored spots and stripes.
"Storm." Dawn replied after thinking for a second and Snowy smiled.
"This one.." She mewed not looking up from her kits. This she was the color of Dusk with white paws, underbelly, tail spots, ears, and muzzle. There were light gray dapples in the white so Dawn thought.
"Dapple." A tom mewed and Dawn turned around. it was Dusk.
"Hi Dusk..." Dawn mewed. "Snowy, are you ok? Did the wolves get you?" He mewed walking over to her.
"No, the kits are ok too. Dapple looks like you..." She whispered. Then it hit her. Dusk was Snowy's mate, which is why he asked Snowy to care for her.
"So Dusk is my half father?" Dawn piped up.
"Yes. I see you got your markings." Dusk mewed standing. She nodded and Dusk sat. She noticed he had a deep bite in his back.
"Dusk, your bleeding!" She mewed and ran to get Rush when something clamped on her tail.
"He is getting me last. Snowy take the kits to the nursery." Dusk mewed and Snowy picked up Smoky and Storm. Dawn picked up Dapple and laid her on her back. She walked out when there was a cry.
"Smoke's gone! She disappeared!" Leaf cried Owl and Dust with her, fear in their eyes. Snowy bent down and beckoned to her back. Dawn placed Dapple on Snowy's back and ran over.
"Are you sure!?" She asked Owl. He nodded vigorously.
"The wolves didn't get her because we came out of the nursery after they were chased away." Owl mewed to Dusk who walked over.
"Flash, Red, Thorn, and Ice, we are going on a patrol. Lets go." He yowled and the cats gathered. They raced out the cave and Dawn watched them when a voice whispered in her ears. "Smoke isn't out there, only a monster is."