Dusky’s Fear

This story is a work-in-progress, and it is not very good so far, but I hope to continue it and make it better!

Chapter One

A chilly wind rattled the bare trees, and an eerie call echoed through the night. Dusky padded nervously through the small forest of bare trees. Leaves crunched under Dusky’s paws as he slunk along the forest floor.

Where are they? He wondered, glancing into the shadows. The moon was full and bright, yet its light didn’t stop the shadows from enveloping the trees and undergrowth, until Dusky stumbled on a hidden root. With a curse, he shook out his fur and continued forward, even though his mind screamed in protest. His leg movements were jerky and slow, and his tail waved wildly, stirring the leaves.

''You’ll never be a wild cat! You’re too clumsy and soft!'' Tabby’s jeering words echoed in Dusky’s head, and he tried to shove them away, but his heart sank. Was this really worth it? Warily he glanced back towards the lights of the Twolegplace. That had been his home, the place he had known all his life. And now he was leaving it. For what? To see if some legend was true?

Dusky finally drowned out Tabby’s taunts and picked up his paws, trotting across the carpet of leaves on the forest floor. He glanced up once more at the full moon, which was floating in the large, black sky.

They should be here somewhere. Dusky sighed, curling his tail close to his body.

Suddenly, he heard a sharp snap, and he whirled around with a hiss. Gleaming yellow eyes shone from the shadows, and Dusky heard the cat’s raspy breath. He began to slink away, but quick as lightning, the cat sprang at him, it’s claws already at his throat. Dusky yowled in fear and crashed to the ground, writhing and flailing.

The cat’s strong paws held Dusky to the ground, and as Dusky thrashed around, he could see the glossy sheen of the cat’s pelt. Large muscles rippled underneath.

This is a wild cat, Dusky realized, slowing his struggles. The cat’s hot breath was billowing in his face.

And he’s about to kill me……

MORE COMING SOON