Days Gone By {Kiba}

[Foxpaw]

The moons passed by him in a confusing blur, swirling together until there was merely two parts of his life. Those spent with his mate and those not. He glanced down at the kit- no, cat- beside him. A pretty. delicate little thing whose ears barely made it to his shoulder. With her soft, light brown fur and red eyes, she was her Mother's kit. She didn't quite have that same fire, which is why he was extra protective of her even though she was halfway through her apprentice training. He watched as she suddenly stopped, ears pricked, face a mask of confusion.

"I-It's coming from over there, and it's not prey," Rabbitpaw mewed quietly, eyes wide, nub of a tail flicking anxiously.

"Stay here," Flashfire mewed, a growl rumbling in his throat. He made his way to where she had motioned, using his hearing rather than sense of smell. It wasn't very good anyhow. Soon, he saw something, a shadow of a cat, and flung himself off the rock he was perched on with a yowl, attempting to land on the cat.

[kiba]

Ears flicked as a yowl reached her audits. The brown and white she-cat looked up just as the ginger tom landed on her shoulders. She let out a defensive screech and rolled, trying to crush the tom beneath her. She doubt it would work, as she was rather small, even if she was as grown as she was going to get.

"Mom! Mom, stop! It's dad," a voice replied. A small ginger she-cat was not to far away. Her blue eyes wide as she watched her parents. It was Featherkit, who had been gone for around just as long as her mother was.

[Foxpaw]

Flashfire leaped off of the she-cast before she could roll over, landing deftly in a crouched position. His tail lashed, and his ears flattened to his head before he suddenly froze. His daughter's voice came rushing into his ears, and for the first time, he really looked at the cat in front of him. His jaw hung open loosely. "C-Caramel? Featherkit?" he mewed, green gaze flicking from one she-cat to the other in shock. He rushed forward, to his mate first, but this time his intentions were far different as he attemtped to nuzzle the brown cat's cheek.

[kiba]

Caramel stopped at Featherkit's voice. She looked at the tom again and then relaxed. She let him nuzzle her cheek. "Oh Flashfire, I'm so sorry," Caramel mewed, her voice filled with exhaustion. She looked around. "Are our other kits with you?" she asked.

Featherkit looked at her father. She nuzzled him lightly, purring.

[Foxpaw]

Flashfire gave his daughter a gentle lick on the head, eyes filled with affection. "No, no, I'm sorry... I shouldn't of just jumped on you like that... Are you okay? Are you hurt?" he questioned, looking her over with concerned eyes. He only glanced away to look in the foilage surrounding them for his daughter. "Rabbitpaw, you can come out now!" he called before muttering,"Wherever you are..."

Rabbitpaw crouched silently, scarcely breathing, more out of habit than any real intention. Some cats were good at hunting and fighting and running and swimming, but she was good at tracking and not being seen. At blending in. At listening. She wasn't easily noticed, and she liked it that way. She could be in the center of action, and cats rarely noticed her. Pawsteps light and uncertain, she stepped out of her hiding spot and stared nervously at her family. She barely remembered her mother and sister, her memories of them coming in small but affectionate details. "Hello..." she finally muttered, quiet and awkward, nub of a tail twitching anxiously.

[kiba]

Caramel nodded. "I'm fine, honestly. I truly am," she replied, brown and white fur relaxing. She looked at her daughter as she stepped out. "Oh... Rabbitkit... no, you must be an apprentice now or you wouldn't be outside of the camp walls. You've grown so much," she mewed, padding over. She pressed her nose to her cheek.

Featherkit looked at her sister and waved her tail lightly. She felt just as awkward around her sister. "Hi," she replied.

[Foxpaw]

Rabbitpaw had to fight the urge to duck her head shyly. She had always been a skittish cat, but she reminded herself that this was her mother, and she loved her. Gently, she did the same in return. "T-that's right..." she muttered, ears burning in embarrassment. She glanced briefly at her sister, half wondering if she'd even like her and secretly hoping she would.

[kiba]

Featherkit smiled slightly. She then looked at her father. "Can we go back to camp? Caramel and I have to tell you what happened and where we've been," she replied, walking over to Rabbitpaw. She nudged her with her shoulder. "Whose your mentor?" she asked, looking at her.

Caramel nodded in agreement. "I'll explain everything, don't worry," she replied.

[Foxpaw]

"Alright..." Flashfire mewed a bit reluctantly, having to fight the urge to demand to know, well, everything. He began to lead the way forward, keeping a close eye on the two she-cats who had been out of his life for so very long.

Rabbitpaw glanced down a bit nervously at her paws. "U-Um.. Talonstep... He's really nice..." she mewed quietly, looking over at her. Even if he is really, really hyper and not too much older than me... "I bet Ravenstar will give you your mentor as soon as you get back to camp..." she mewed rather encouragingly.