In My Heart (A little story)

[ribbit]

okay...I'm not gonna say this is a short story, but it's a story I'm writing and my short stories aren't always all that short. And feedback would be nice.

Chapter1-
A young she-cat carefully, crossed a stream, looking around, as if expecting something to try and kill her at any moment, she held her single kit in her mouth, the others had died in the wolf attack, the packs had been going after the she-cats especially, making them move farther into the clutter's territory with their kits. Her single kit's life was on the line, a pack of wolves had been tracking them for days, and although she had thought of asking her mate to shelter her, he probably would think of her as weak for asking. Actually, he would be ashamed for her losing the other two kits, and truth to be told, not fighting, but they had left her too badly wounded to fight, and all the other she-cats had been moving too it was no rarity for one or two she-cats to lose their kits to wolves, or other predators, but there had already been five she-cats who had lost their kits, to wolves alone, rumor had it, the bears were under the same attack, but no one knew why the wolves were doing it. The idea to go to the clutter den struck her, it was heavily guarded, and many had gone already, she and her kit would be protected from the wolves until they gave up. She shifted directions, heading for it, she could hear the wolves barking, tearing through the forest, and she was fearful now. She broke into a run, terrified to look back, she couldn't comfort the kit who complained and cried, and was so fearful also, she just had to get to the den, and she would be safe. The wolves were nearly upon her, she could hear their howls of excitement, she couldn't fight, she just had to get there, she heard a snarl, and saw her mate go after some of the wolves, she would've helped but she couldn't she just kept going. The den was in sight, and a she-cat came out to meet her.

"Fina, we were expecting you after the wolves attacked, we heard what happened...we're so sorry." Fina nodded out of breath.

"She's the only one left, and I need her to survive, it's nice to see you Silvor." Silvor had taken the kit from Fina, and Fina followed her into the cavernous hollow, there many she-cats laid with their remaining kit or kits, grooming them, sharing news, and such, never had she seen so many in the den. She took her place next to where Silvor was. She sighed, she was safe now, wolves would not get to her. She looked at the kit, and named it finally, Sovi, a word in ancient speech meaning 'saved', for Sovi was saved from the wolves.

I'll post more soon.

[Azure]

That's really good Ribbit! (:

[ribbit]

Chapter2-
Sovi shivered, she was scared half to death, seeing those small nastily teethed creatures tear her siblings to shreds, her mother grabbing her, and running, the creatures closing in again, another cougar, who she soon learned was her father distracting them, and now this den, filled with fearful creatures, even worse, they were meant to be feared. When her father came back, panting, and with lots of scratched, and bites, he smiled down at her, and nuzzled her mother, who seemed relieved, obviously not the reaction she had expected. She saw tears, and she looked up, wondering why, she noticed that the she-cats who had seemed to be grooming their kits and themselves usually had tears in their eyes. Sovi saw a large male appear from the cavern in the back of the cave. He saw Fina and Dregger, he nodded to them.

"I'm afraid that the wolves have left us no choice, we must go to war, our kits are not safe, and neither are the rest of us, she-cats with kits will train, but not fight, every other cat is expected to train and fight." He announced looking at the cougars gathered. "I will summon all who aren't here yet, and we will start training, all hunters must go in parties of three or four." He glanced at all the cats. "And to match the wolves in healing, we will find a healer's apprentice to assist the healer, preferably a kit." He paused. "Any cat with announcements may speak now." He sat, and the old healer grunted, rising.

"I plan on taking on more than one apprentice, we'll need more than one...just so you all know." The elderly cat laid down, watching to see if anyone would speak. Dregger came forward.

"I volunteer to help training." He said, and sat, not known for words, his message was quite concise, he was going to train soldiers, no surprise at that, to most, in the war with wolves that the cougars knew as just the 'bloody days', his grandfather had been the lieutenant, and they had won. Sovi watched the cats around her, as the meeting ended. Sovi looked up at her mother.

"Mommy, can I be a healer? Please? I don't like fighting." Fina hesitated.

"Err...Sovi, it's up to the healer, but if she will take you, you can become one." Dregger glanced down at her, and then at Fina, he looked like he was about to complain, when Fina gave him a look telling him it was useless, and he sighed, everyone knew that the male wanted his daughter to be a fighter, but that was expected, he came from a fighting line, and he was going to be the lieutenant in the army.

Sovi grinned, running towards the old healer, Fina sighed, running after her. "Sovi! Where are you going?" Sovi bounded up to the healer, who glanced down at you.

"Yes dear?" She asked. Sovi looked up.

"Can I be an apprentice? Please?" She looked down at Sovi and couldn't help smiling.

"Why, if you mother and father are fine with it, I am." Fina sighed, relieved and glanced at the healer.

"I'm very sorry she just ran up and asked like that, I told her I was if you were...I'm quite sorry if she caused trouble-"

The healer smiled, shaking her head. "She caused no trouble at all, it's fine." Fina nodded, and the healer glanced at Sovi. "We'll start training tomorrow." Fina nodded again, and picked up Sovi, taking her back to her spot in the clutter den.