Remember What?

A story by Amber. Picture to be added by my friend Brighty

The Blurb
She was alone and had no one to love, only able to rely on her instincts to survive in the forest. All she wants is to belong to a family, some group that could protect her. The thing is something happened and she doesn’t know what, she doesn’t know anything in fact. All she knows is that she is alone and has no home, but will that soon change or is she going to be a lonely rouge for the rest of her life?

Chapter One
“Out in the wilderness she was all alone”

“No life or place to call her own”

The stars shimmered in the sky and a plain brown she-cat sat in front of a stream. The small waves rolled up onto the shore pulling sand and pebbles back in with it. It moved sending tiny ripples in its depths. Several frogs sat on lily pads croaking there tunes.

The she-cats emotionless gaze rested on the moon her tail flicking back and forth. A small splash caught her attention and she turned her gaze to the water. Small rings disturbed the flow as she put her paw tips on top.

She gazed at her reflection, one of her eyes were a milky, pale, clouded blue the other a clouded red that would send shivers down any cats spin. Tears suddenly fell from her eyes and she swiped at her reflection and turned away. She lifted her paw and unsheathed her claws.

She got up and lashed angrily at a tree, leaving red marks in its trunk. She swung her head around and ran at a rock crashing into it. She felt searing pain shoot through her shoulder but she continued to bang it tell it bleed.

She then continued to repeatedly smash her head into the boulder, strangely not feeling any more pain. She finally collapsed blood oozing from her head and more dripped down her shoulder, fresh and bright red.

Then the pain came rushing in all at one second and she passed out her conciseness leaving her body taking something along with it.

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When I woke up it was morning and I couldn’t remember what happened last night or why I was even here in the first place.

Then a bush started to rattle and I stood frozen to the spot. Two she-cats came padding out and a tom. One was a lean black she-cat with amber eyes the other was a grey tabby she-cat with green eyes and the tom was a ginger cat with yellow eyes.

“Well then who do we have here, a filthy rouge?” the black she-cat mewed glaring at me. Heart beating faster I looked away avoiding her menacing gaze.

“Nightpaw shush it” the grey she-cat meowed and padded towards me. I whimpered and my ears flew back. “No need to worry I’m not going to hurt you” she meowed calmly. I flinched away from her as her tail rested onto my shoulder. She stood up and looked at me in the eye, her green orbs held nothing but kindness and sympathy, no hostility.

I stood up when she turned away to make a quick escape but gasped as pain rushed through my head and I crumpled back down. Then the tom was suddenly at my side and I hand no clue why but I had no time to wonder because I was soon pulled into blackness.

Moss, warm soft moss. That’s what if could feel, under my ratted pelt, aching shoulder and pounding head. The smell of herbs was over whelming and was messing with my brain. Everything was blurry and silent, my ears felt like they were burning and I didn’t know why. When it cleared I was able to get a

good look at my surroundings. Small herb piles lay neatly on the ledges, wrapped in dark green leaves and on branches. Then the smell of mouse hit my nose and I looked down to see a fat plump one at my paws.

I pushed it away and continued to explore I got up on shaky legs but the pressure sent searing pain through my shoulder and I flopped back down. Then I saw the entrance shake and the she-cat from before came padding in.

Her mouth was full of cobwebs and she spat them out onto the floor, muttering about the taste she picked them up and put them on the ledge. She didn’t seem to notice me so I ignored her but sighed miserably.

Her ears pricked and she turned towards me and I gazed into her eyes for a moment before she padded to my side. She looked at the mouse I had pushed away. “Are you going to eat this” she meowed gesturing to the mouse. I nodded slowly and picked it up.

As soon as its fur touched my mouth a hungry pain rose in my stomach and I bit into it. My eye widened at the taste and I gulped it down purring as its warm meat slide easily down my throat. The she-cat purred and she sat down.

“By the way the names Mintbreeze, what is yours?” she asked voice kind. I opened my mouth to answer but I…couldn’t. I squinted my eyes trying to think but nothing came to me.

“I…don’t know” I whispered. Mintbreeze looked shocked for a moment before her eye flashed with realisation and she looked at her with a sympathetic glance.

“You must have lost your memory when you bashed up your head, the cut was pretty deep if you had waited another day you would have died” I looked at my paws and touched my head gingerly. I felt tears form in my eyes but pushed them away.

“When can I leave?” I meowed my voice emotionless. “Excuse me?” she asked snapping out of a distant gaze. I repeated and she thought for a moment.

“You can’t, our leader doesn’t want you to leave for some reason” She meowed eyes confused, my pelt bristled and I hissed angrily. “Your stupid leader has no control over me!” I spat, the sudden pain in my head vanished and I stood up and walked furiously out of the den. I ignored her calls for me to come back and looked around. Cats gathered around me eyes hostile and confused.

“What is going on hear?” a large grey tabby came padding towards me and I growled. He looked at me and sighed eyes relaxing.

“What are you doing out of the den?” he meowed.

“Leaving” I meowed curtly. He lowered his gaze so it met mine and I stared at him my eyes burning into his with no fear. Cats gasped as they noticed my red eye and I hissed at them.

“I’m sorry I cannot allow that” he meowed. I snorted and turned around braking my gaze.

“Well to bad so sad, I am my own cat and I don’t follow you so I have the right to leave” I growled and padded forward. The tom padded in front of me and shook his head.

“I don’t know who you are but I want to keep you hear so we don’t have any problems with you in the future” he meowed gruffly.

“Where do you come from anyway?” he asked, I rolled my eyes and growled in annoyance.

“I don’t know” I meowed blankly.

“What do you mean you don’t know?” he asked again, I began to grow impatient and I lashed my tail.

“I have no memory, I cant remember my name my family, who I am and where I came from, don’t you get it I’m clueless“ He looked at me with sympathy and rested his tail on my shoulder. I flinched away from his touch.

“Would you like to join use, we will be your family, we will take care of you” He meowed, I looked into his eyes for any trick that he could be playing but he looked sincere. I looked at my paws. They can take you in and keep you safe, you should stay, the voice it the back of my head meowed.

“Maybe…” I muttered but looked back up.

“I have to decide” I meowed blankly before turning around and heading back to the herb den. I circled my nest and laid down in the soft moss before falling into a deep sleep.

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The tom that had helped carry me back came to visit me, I looked towards the entrance as he padded in. He sat down beside me and meowed a greeting through a large finch her had in his mouth. I starred at him blankly but he smiled anyway.

“You want to share?” he asked kindly. I nodded and a small smile formed on my face and bit into the freshly caught finch. I sighed happily as I felt it land in my belly.

“So, what’s your name?” he asked before taking another bit from the finch. I looked at my paws and sighed.

“ I don’t know, when I bashed my head I lost my memory” I answered and shuffled my paws.

“Oh, I’m sorry” he meowed sympathetically. I smiled and nudged him.

“Its fine, it wasn’t your fault” I meowed reassuringly.

“Have you decided if you are going to stay?” he asked eyes full of hope. I smiled, before nodding. His eyes lit up and he jumped to his paws. He stirred up the feathers and one flew towards me tickling my nose and I sneezed.

He laughed and I giggled pawing at him gently he. Then an ear splitting yowl echoed out in the camp and we both looked at each other terrified. I sprang to my paws and bolted out of the den. A large hawk had just taken off with a small kit.

I roared in fury and launched my self forward and grabbing the birds wings. I tore at with my claws and it screamed in pain. Its talons opened and the kit fell. I let go of the bird and grabbed the kits scruff and pulled it into my chest and I hit the ground with a thud.

The mother rushed forward and I stood up, I lunged back at the bird who had dived down again and I lashed out. Its talons dug into my side and I yowled in pain but twisted forward and lashed at its throat.

It let out a loud squawk of pain and began to fall to the ground. I managed to rip my self free and I landed with a another thud. I staggered to my paws and looked around.

“Is the kit ok?” I meowed weakly and the mother of the kit nodded her eyes wide and bewildered. I sighed in relief and padded back towards my den leaving the clan to stare in shock as I padded away.