Chapter 1

My eyes opened slowly to the talking of two cats, one I knew as Swirlleaf, my mother, and another, Fernpool, who, as far as I could tell, was my mother's best friend. My mother was lying in a red moss nest, with Fernpool standing over here. I didn't realize till later why the nest was red, but I later knew it as blood. I got up on my short, little kit feet and struggled over to her, trying to nurse. Fernpool smiled down at me, and I let out a squeal of happiness. She liked me! I scampered under her legs, and saw two fellow kits, nest another tan one. Swirlleaf pulled me close. "I think Ill call you......Destinykit. Your a feisty little tom, now aren't you?" she asked, holding a feather above my head. I leaped and dived for it, content with life. Soon, Swirlleaf looked at the other kits. "Ill call the tan she-cat Willowkit." she declared, and as if on cue, Willowkit opened her eyes and looked around. I pounced on her with the ignorance of a kit, and we rolled in the dirt. Over Willowkit, I head Fernpool say, "I'm so sorry for the death of your others...." I didn't understand 'death' yet, so I assumed they were sleeping. Fernpool picked my up by the scruff, so of course I struggled. She put me down next to Swirlleaf, and put WIllowkit next to me, and we began to suckle. "They shouldn't get used it....." I heard Fernpool meow. "It wont be this way for long..........."