Neon Streaks

Chapter 1
A snowflake drifted lazily down. Cherrypaw reared up on her hind legs and batted at it, clamping it between her paws just before it touched the ground. It melted on her claw, and was gone when she took a second look at it.

Cherrypaw's nose itched. She opened her mouth in the beginning of a sneeze, but couldn't. She opened it wider, her nose itching even more furiously.

She woke up.

Riverpaw and Foxpaw roared in laughter as Cherrypaw jumped up into a crouch. Between Riverpaw's teeth clamped a feather. The she-cat realized that the toms had played a prank on her. A stupid and definitely annoying one. A growl rumbled in her throat.

Riverpaw widened his blue eyes and squealed in mock fear, "Ahhh, Cherrykit is angry! I'm so scared!"

Foxpaw laughed even harder, and Cherrypaw narrowed her eyes. Head thrown back, Foxpaw was in his own world, a world of pleasing Riverpaw. He couldn't notice when the she-cat dropped her weight onto her back legs and pounced, landing squarely on his shoulders.

Having enough control over her rage, Cherrypaw remembered to sheathe her claws when she brought her orange paws down, hard, over Foxpaw's ears.

Riverpaw watched, interested, from the side. He made no move to suggest any idea of helping his sidekick.

TO BE CONTINUED