User:PyroNacht/The Secret/Chapter One


 * "Where are we going?"


 * The small mewl escaped the tiny black tom before he could stop himself, although his mother rapidly silenced him with a low hiss. Her blue-gray ears- tipped with white- pricked sharply. She glanced around cautiously to ensure that her son's question didn't draw any attention to them. Not a sound or sight concerned her.


 * "You and Holly are going home," she simply said, lowering her amber gaze. She couldn't bear the questions for much longer, evident by the uneasy twitching of her fluffy tail.


 * "But Jay, isn't this against the rules?"


 * Eagle's sister, Holly, had piped up, her wide blue eyes gleaming with shreds of doubt. Holly had always been the thinker between the two: she wasn't fond of reckless decisions. Despite her young age, Holly was actually quite clever and had exceeded standards of many harsh expectations from the Fiercebloods. She would definitely have been a Gifted for sure.


 * If they weren't escaping, for that matter.


 * "You and Eagle are not safe there," Jay murmured softly. "I'm taking you both to meet an old friend of mine. Now come along."


 * The trek through the swampy marshes and thick forests would have been easier in the daylight. However, Jay knew for sure that when dawn hit, the group would be on her tail in search of the missing kits. She had grown up as a Servant, due to her soft nature, but escape was impossible up until now. Perhaps it still was. Halting in front of a massive wooden fence, Jay turned anxiously as a fluffy brown tom approached the group. His trot gave off some edge of pure carelessness, and his blue eyes were sharp with excitement.


 * "I'll take care of them," he happily promised, as if he bear no understanding of the consequences if Jay had been caught. Briefly nodding her head, Jay guided the first kit up the fence. Holly scrambled up the wood clumsily- a first for everything- but managed to leap over the other side. The brown tabby leapt over not too long after Holly.


 * "I love you, my son," Jay breathed in the remaining kit's ear, then hauled his scruff up the wooden barrier. Suddenly, a growl echoed behind her, and Jay uneasily did her best to ignore it, nudging her son sharper up the fence.


 * "Duke was right to question your loyalty," the golden-brown she-cat sneered, obviously amused at the trip-up. Her size was considerably large, which was interesting, especially because she was rather slender and lithe. A true warrior by Duke's standards.


 * Oompf!


 * Eagle had made it over the fence, but was rapidly grabbed by the fluffy brown tom.


 * "Wait, what about Jay?" Eagle yowled, thrashing against the large tom's grip. They had started dashing away the moment he was in safety, and leading them away from where his beloved mother was.


 * "We can't stay, Eagle," Holly urged softly, "Jay made her decision."


 * And so she had, as a loud howl of agony ripped through the piercing night. Even so, the moon shined on.