Verity's Story

Korolee felt Orchid lie next to him and his breathing slowed as he felt the warmth of her body beside his. He slowed the last few thoughts of zuri in his mind, but the drumming was still there, even if it was quieter. He sighed, and wanted to sit up, but felt Orchid's tail brush against his, so he decided to lay still. He saw his breath turn to fog in the cold air, and admired the delicate snowflakes' icy fractals as they shimmered in the evening twilight. He closed his eyes, and was going to speak when he heard something scratching and pawing behind him. He stood up and turned around. He heard shuffling and looked up at Misty's head as it poked through the hole Orchid had made. "It's done." Korolee hadn't noticed Nightfur had stopped yowling. Orchid lowered the wall and everyone entered the cave. The door closed up behind them, but the hole was still there, letting the setting sun's light fall on the face of the baby black and white cat cradled in Jenna's arms, and Nightfur tired and proud face was beaming next to them.

Kioni was glad everything was over and that he had a strange looking, but beautiful new daughter. Orchid came in and saw her and was enthused about her new sister and even jumped around a little.

Jack saw the wall of the cave come down and swooped back into the cave, seeing the cute little kitten jenna had in her arms. She sure was cute he thought. One of the cutest, most unique kittens he had ever seen. He stayed close enough to see the the kit but still far away from jenna as his heart ached whenever he saw her face.


Verity could feel a warmth, the warmth of love all around her, Yet she couldnt see, everything was dark. But in the warm darkness she could hear voices. Not real voices, but wishers from the minds of others, secret thoughts shared with no one but the holder. Two peoples thoughts seemed to scream at her rather than whisper. She didnt know why but something told her to open her eyes.

Veritys eyes shot wide open, shining a bright shade of golden yellow, she shook slightly and he fur stood straight up."cairdeas, fearg, brón, athmhuintearas, rompu, fírinne, nascáil, grá," She seemed to chant. Her tone was eery, a sound that shouldnt have come from a kit. And with her word rang a certain whisper, whispers of words in another long forgotten language strange to those around her. While those around her stared with mouths wide open, The human girl, however, Was experiencing something much different....

Jenna barely had time to react before the new kit Verity started speaking in a strange language. Her tiny paw hit Jena's forearm, and she was flung into madness.

Jenna felt something yank her body, and all she saw was random colours and images, the ones she did see were of strange places and people, of armies marching and children laughing. She spun faster and faster, like she was being sucked down a plug hole, until she landed in the forest. What? Jenna looked down at the late summer leaves beneath her feet. But it was winter! Why were there green and orange leaves? She looked up, and saw Jack's cat form walk through the forest. She walked towards him. "Hey!" When Jack didn't reply she frowned. And then she walked right through herself. Jenna felt a sharp pull through her as her red headed counterpart walked straight through her. Then Jenna realised where she was. That was herself from earlier this year, and she was about to see Jack. Jenna followed herself, and watched in laughter as she saw her reaction from another angle. She straightened up and watched as she saw Jack and Jenna come face to face. She watched as she hopped onto Jack's motorcycle, and then she was sucked through the wormhole of images again.

She landed on a plush carpet with a thud, and despite it being a plush carpet it still hurt her butt. She saw morning light shining through a window, and smiled. She stood up, and the smile practically dropped off her face. She saw her and Jack in that bed, and her chest immediately started burning. She saw Jack wake up, and smile, before he saw her. She watched as he tumbled off the bed in shock. She put her face in her hands as she woke up and started yelling, wanting to not watch this. Anything but this. And her wish was granted.

Now Jenna was sitting in a little alcove in the cave today. She watched herself goof around about chicken, but on the other side of the cave sat Jack, his head on his knees, curled up in a ball. Jenna knew that look. The fetal kicking yourself position. She sighed, and picked at the salmon beside her in the alcove, and ate some. Somehow.

Jenna leant against the cave wall and it seemed that she and Jack were sitting together as Verity was being cooed at by everyone else, but they all had something in their eyes that looked like worry. Or was it fascination? Jenna looked back at herself, and saw as she smiled at Jack, and tucked a strand of his blonde hair behind his ear, and continuing the motion brought him into a hug.

Next, she landed in a hallway, a very strange hallway. She didn't see anyone, so she thought about her current state. Maybe she could fly! She jumped as hard as she could, stretching her arms out forwards and soared through the air. Before landing on her face with a bang. As Jenna pushed herself up, she felt two people run through her, holding hands. It was Jack and her, and they seemed to be looking for something. She followed them on foot, and watched as they talked. The words were muffled, and Jenna guessed whatever this was, it was showing her the future, and it wasn't giving her ANY details.

Then, she was sitting on the opposite end of the room from her and Jack, who were sitting on a couch together, looking at something together. She watched as she grinned at Jack, who grinned back, and Jack lifted her into a tight hug, and they both laughed and whooped in joy. Even though it was muffled, Jenna could tell they were both celebrating. Jenna walked over to the couch to see what it was, but then got sucked into the spinning vortex before she could. Jenna sighed grumpily and crossed her arms as she did the usual routine of spinning like a wind up toy on its side through the whirl of colours and flashing images.

Jenna observed from a willow tree as she and Jack talked. She lay on the branch as she saw herself and Jack talking avidly. She was in a tree above them, as they were sitting by the river in the shade of the willow. The voices sounded like they were three rooms away, but Jenna could tell they were having a good time. Then, Jack unzipped his hoodie, and showed his chest to future Jenna. She laughed and Jack laughed, but they accidentally fell in the water, and started splashing about. Jenna was frustrated when she couldn't see what was on his chest, and was about to investigate when she was sucked through the vortex again.

Now, Jenna was sitting on her couch at home, and her mother was pacing in the middle of the room, in a short lilac dress. Her mother looked gorgeous, and yet she wasn't admiring herself. And then she stopped pacing. She looked towards the door to the hallway and stairs, with a not so familiar look in her eyes. Jenna turned around in her seat, and saw a gold slipper touch on the floor below the steps, and a long purple and gold ruffled dress was framing it. More of the dress showed, and Jenna was going to see who it was wearing the dress when she blacked out.

Jenna woke up in her body, still holding Verity in her arms. It seemed what had been at least an hour's worth of time spent was a second to everyone else. She looked down at Verity, whose eyes were slowly losing their glow. She stared at the kit, who smiled sweetly back before yawning and stretching. Jenna handed the kit back to Nightfur and walked to the other wall of the cave. She slid down slowly, and sat, her eyes glazed over and wide. She watched as everyone gathered around the new kit. She felt her forearm burning. She looked down, and saw a tan coloured paw print on her skin, and it was warm, almost burning. She rubbed it as Nightfur nuzzled her new kit. "Welcome to this strange world little one. I think you'll fit right in." She smiled softly at her daughter, too tired to care that her kit had just done something weird.

Jenna barely had time to react before the new kit Verity started speaking in a strange language. Her tiny paw hit Jena's forearm, and she was flung into madness.

Jenna felt something yank her body, and all she saw was random colours and images, the ones she did see were of strange places and people, of armies marching and children laughing. She spun faster and faster, like she was being sucked down a plug hole, until she landed in the forest. What? Jenna looked down at the late summer leaves beneath her feet. But it was winter! Why were there green and orange leaves? She looked up, and saw Jack's cat form walk through the forest. She walked towards him. "Hey!" When Jack didn't reply she frowned. And then she walked right through herself. Jenna felt a sharp pull through her as her red headed counterpart walked straight through her. Then Jenna realised where she was. That was herself from earlier this year, and she was about to see Jack. Jenna followed herself, and watched in laughter as she saw her reaction from another angle. She straightened up and watched as she saw Jack and Jenna come face to face. She watched as she hopped onto Jack's motorcycle, and then she was sucked through the wormhole of images again.

She landed on a plush carpet with a thud, and despite it being a plush carpet it still hurt her butt. She saw morning light shining through a window, and smiled. She stood up, and the smile practically dropped off her face. She saw her and Jack in that bed, and her chest immediately started burning. She saw Jack wake up, and smile, before he saw her. She watched as he tumbled off the bed in shock. She put her face in her hands as she woke up and started yelling, wanting to not watch this. Anything but this. And her wish was granted.

Now Jenna was sitting in a little alcove in the cave today. She watched herself goof around about chicken, but on the other side of the cave sat Jack, his head on his knees, curled up in a ball. Jenna knew that look. The fetal kicking yourself position. She sighed, and picked at the salmon beside her in the alcove, and ate some. Somehow.

Jenna leant against the cave wall and it seemed that she and Jack were sitting together as Verity was being cooed at by everyone else, but they all had something in their eyes that looked like worry. Or was it fascination? Jenna looked back at herself, and saw as she smiled at Jack, and tucked a strand of his blonde hair behind his ear, and continuing the motion brought him into a hug.

Next, she landed in a hallway, a very strange hallway. She didn't see anyone, so she thought about her current state. Maybe she could fly! She jumped as hard as she could, stretching her arms out forwards and soared through the air. Before landing on her face with a bang. As Jenna pushed herself up, she felt two people run through her, holding hands. It was Jack and her, and they seemed to be looking for something. She followed them on foot, and watched as they talked. The words were muffled, and Jenna guessed whatever this was, it was showing her the future, and it wasn't giving her ANY details.

Then, she was sitting on the opposite end of the room from her and Jack, who were sitting on a couch together, looking at something together. She watched as she grinned at Jack, who grinned back, and Jack lifted her into a tight hug, and they both laughed and whooped in joy. Even though it was muffled, Jenna could tell they were both celebrating. Jenna walked over to the couch to see what it was, but then got sucked into the spinning vortex before she could. Jenna sighed grumpily and crossed her arms as she did the usual routine of spinning like a wind up toy on its side through the whirl of colours and flashing images.

Jenna observed from a willow tree as she and Jack talked. She lay on the branch as she saw herself and Jack talking avidly. She was in a tree above them, as they were sitting by the river in the shade of the willow. The voices sounded like they were three rooms away, but Jenna could tell they were having a good time. Then, Jack unzipped his hoodie, and showed his chest to future Jenna. She laughed and Jack laughed, but they accidentally fell in the water, and started splashing about. Jenna was frustrated when she couldn't see what was on his chest, and was about to investigate when she was sucked through the vortex again.

Now, Jenna was sitting on her couch at home, and her mother was pacing in the middle of the room, in a short lilac dress. Her mother looked gorgeous, and yet she wasn't admiring herself. And then she stopped pacing. She looked towards the door to the hallway and stairs, with a not so familiar look in her eyes. Jenna turned around in her seat, and saw a gold slipper touch on the floor below the steps, and a long purple and gold ruffled dress was framing it. More of the dress showed, and Jenna was going to see who it was wearing the dress when she blacked out.

Jenna woke up in her body, still holding Verity in her arms. It seemed what had been at least an hour's worth of time spent was a second to everyone else. She looked down at Verity, whose eyes were slowly losing their glow. She stared at the kit, who smiled sweetly back before yawning and stretching. Jenna handed the kit back to Nightfur and walked to the other wall of the cave. She slid down slowly, and sat, her eyes glazed over and wide. She watched as everyone gathered around the new kit. She felt her forearm burning. She looked down, and saw a tan coloured paw print on her skin, and it was warm, almost burning. She rubbed it as Nightfur nuzzled her new kit. "Welcome to this strange world little one. I think you'll fit right in." She smiled softly at her daughter, too tired to care that her kit had just done something weird.

"She'll fit into this strange family very well." Kioni said as he layed next to his new daughter and she snuggled her tiny body into his fur, purring softly and drifting to sleep. Kioni smiled, though he was very worried about her size, she was even smaller than hope was when he was born. This scared kioni greatly, but he decided to cherish the moments spent with her rather than worrying.

Orchid was rather surprised at her little sisters sudden power awakening, and couldnt manage do much but slump to the floor in disbelief of what had just happened. Glowing eyes and a strange language? What kind of power causes that? She wondered. Eventually she stood up again, and walked to her little sister, looking her one. "Yup! She'll fit right in with the rest of us perfectly. And shes so cute too!" She said with a grin then bounced over to kioni, leaning on him once more.

Jack sat quietly, now in human form, observing everything. Nothing about these cats really surprised him anymore. He was now very used to the strange events that seemed to happen daily around the cats. Everyone was staring in awe at the kit, except for one person, Jenna, who looked kinda scared or shocked. "..Are..You okay?..." He asked. Though it was painful for him to look her in the eyes he tried him best. His face showed concern for his friend, and fear that she would ignore him more set in.

"W-well....I'll let you guys bond with your new baby too...Congratz you guys, she's adorable." He said as he shifted into a bird and flew after Jenna, landing near her a few minutes later. "You dont mind if i walk home with you, do you?" He asked with a smile. His breath creating a fog in the air as he went into a deer form. He couldnt return to being a human without freezing in his underwear.

Verity snuggled up close to her mom and dad, Being able to barely hear their voices, only they werent actually talking. Verity ignored it and tried to sleep, not having any luck with it. So she got up and wandered to the edge of the cave, the wind almost knocking her over. It was cold, but peaceful and pretty at the same time. She sat for a while before returning to her family to lay back down. This time she heard her sisters voice, though her mouth wasnt moving. She seemed to be racing on and on about boys. "Boys?" Verity muttered. She didnt understand but she was definitely hearing things the others weren't.

Nightfur watched, amazed as Verity walked almost perfectly to the cave entrance, and was about to get up and bring her back from the harsh winter cold when she came back herself. Her daughter's mismatching eyes sparkled softly as she lay next to her, her tiny breaths against her belly soothing her. Her eyes were quite bizarre. One green, one blue. What was it with this family and eyes? And magic... Verity had shown magic at birth. Surely that wasn't good. Or maybe it was brilliant! Nightfur would have to get Snowpaw in as soon as possible for multiple reasons. But for now, she would enjoy her little snowflake's company.

Jenna buried her chin into her scarf as she walked quickly between the trees with her bike beside her. Her breath turned into a little cloud in front of her, and it then joined onto Jack's deer breath as he caught up to her. Jenna smiled at Jack and nodded, and then remembered her visions. She looked towards Jack and swung her hands about before sighing. "You know, I think we should actually go to your house." Even as a deer Jenna could see Jack's expression of shock and reluctance. "I just want to know what actually... Happened." She rubbed her new tan paw print on her wrist awkwardly, her purple hair seeming to nearly frost on her head. Well it felt like that, but she knew it wasn't actually freezing. Jenna admired Jack's antlers for a moment, and for some reason it triggered something. Jenna didn't realize there was still magic in her from the thing, but the magic kicked in for a moment, and she saw the wolf's face, and he talked to her. "There are more to your powers Two legs..." Jenna gasped inwardly and then kept walking but a little quicker now. She gripped her bike's handlebars beside her. "So you want a ride or are you good? I mean you can fly and all, but you can hitch a ride if you want." Jenna swung one leg over the seat of her bike and waddled to the opening of the forest where the concrete of the road stopped abruptly at the forest's edge. Jenna looked towards Jack with a smile.

Verity snuggled up close to her mom, feeding just a little before drifting off to sleep. Her dreams were different now, they werent blurry images of people and things she had no knowledge of. Now she recognized the faces, knew them, and better understood her dreams. Her tiny body seemed to move ever so slightly as she dreamed. Flinching every so often as visions floated around in her head.

Jack didnt know what to say about going back to his house and so his only response was a nod. He didnt mind that she wanted to come over, he knew they wouldnt find anything, he had tore that room apart looking for evidence that suggested something had actually happened. He found none. Jenna asked about a ride, jack declined. " I'll fly" He said and turned himself into a snowy owl, taking off into the sky. Jenna had stopped and was smiling at him, he wasnt sure why , but it was nice to see her smile again. He flew towards his house, not as fast as he usually would so that jenna could keep up. Once getting to the door jack turned himself into a monkey and unlocked the door since it was too cold for him to return to a human state. Once inside he scurried off to get some clothes on, choosing a pair of sweatpants and a sweatshirt. He then ran downstairs and made hot chocolate for the two of them in his cappuccino machine. "So what exactly are we looking for anyways?" He asked handing her a cup with whipped cream on top.

Jenna awoke on the floor. "Again?!" She moaned, her face squished against the planked floor. She got back up on the couch, wrapping herself in blankets. It was morning, and her forehead tickled. She got up and poured a cup of coffee, her blankets trailing behind her and occasionally dropping pillows or stuffed toys. She picked up Jack's note and sat in the middle of the kitchen wrapped in blankets. She read the note and drank her coffee, her expression blank. She knew she should feel something about this, but she guessed this was her appointed nofucksgiven day. She sighed and lay on the cold tiles, looking up at the ceiling. She wondered if there was a trampoline room.

Nightfur yawned and stretched in the dawn light as Verity suckled. She smiled, her memories of Misty and Orchid as suckling kits coming back. She turned her head to lick Kioni but chuckled to see he'd already gone hunting. Korolee lay in a warm corner of the cave, Orchid just waking not too far away. Nightfur smiled at how their tails were so close. They must have fallen asleep holding tails. Nightfur giggled to herself in the motherly way of hers. She would wait. Misty trotted in and set down a basket of herbs next to Verity. Nightfur smiled softly at her son. "What've you got there?" Misty sat down and groomed her, wanting to be as helpful as possible. Misty spoke between licks. "Some herbs for you and Verity, and for Fille's-" He stopped abruptly as Fille appeared behind him with a firm cough. He gulped and bent down to pick up the correct herbs for Nightfur and Verity but saw that they had gone. "What the-?" He looked in shock as Verity applied the pulp of Nightfur's herb on her belly with her tiny paws as she chewed her own herbs. Misty froze before Nightfur broke the silence by laughing.

Verity knew why her brother had brought the herbs and what they were each used for, and by the time he was done talking had applied them in the correct manner. Misty stared for a moment and verity gave him an odd look. Her mother broke the silence with a laugh. Verity was unsure why her mother was laughing like that and gave her that look too, standing up on her wobbly legs.

Orchid was sleeping peacefully when loud laughter woke her up suddenly. Orchid looked over to see her mom laughing, her brother staring in shock, Fille looking...well, Fille looked like she always did, and Kioni was still fast asleep. Orchid smirked and eyeballed him, then got into pouncing position. She was about to pounce when her father walked in and plopped a butt load of food on the floor. She looked at it then pounced on Kioni. "Wake uuuuppp! its breakfast time!" She said laying on him. Kioni gave her a disapproving look and she got off. Sticking her tongue out at him. Orchid got up and walked over to her sister and opened her mouth to say something before being interrupted. "I know im tiny" Said the now, very away Verity. Orchid laughed. "How is she doing that?" She asked. Verity just shrugged.

Korolee grunted as he got up, shaking his head out of humor and weariness as Orchid stuck her tongue out at him. Korolee dragged himself over to the fish pile, and, remembering his manners, brought a fish to Nightfur and Kioni first before eating his own. Nightfur calmed herself, and ate the fish, her belly feeling very empty from all of that feeding. Nightfur puled in Verity with her tail, bringing her close to her belly, nuzzling her gently, purring happily. "Mummy loves you very much. Don't you forget it." Nightfur licked Verity's forehead before looking toward her mate. She smiled at Kioni. "Hello darling, good job on your fishing trip, you've got us plenty." She purred and tickled his chin and just behind his ear with her tail. Korolee watched the happy family from a distance, even Fille seemed to be happy. She was looking at the kit with some form of focus, but no one but the two of them knew that they were talking telepathically. Well, not exactly talking, but sending back and forth general emotions, not really making a proper conversation, but what could you expect from two people who had just met? Misty was continuing Verity's work she had started, rubbing Verity over, doing health checks, and giving both of them herbs. Korolee smiled weakly, before putting his head down and slipping out of the cave before anyone even noticed he was standing there.

Korolee moved with the shadows like water running through a creek bed. He dreaded to tell his mother the news. She was hoping that the kit would die upon birth, or at least be a runt seeing as it was a single kit litter. Usually such kits were bad omens. Korolee frowned, wondering whether he had any... No, Zuri had told him they all died in an accident near the river before they were barely sentient. He sighed, feeling odd... The sharp smell of blood came to his nose, and faint screams came into his head. The drums came beating again, making his head and heart pound and ache. His vision darkened and shadows came to life before him, their yells and taunts all he heard, their claws and matted fur all he felt. He grit his teeth, tears coming to his eyes. His mother's voice echoed around him, and clouded his thoughts,but then, a ray of sunshine. Orchid's smile, her laugh. Thoughts of her somehow cleared the evil in his mind but doubled it as well. He ran faster and faster, trying to get home quickly. He tore aside the hidden bark door and raced down the steps inside the dead tree, going further under ground, the wastelands of the forest above him growing further away as he finally collapsed onto the floor in the surprisingly large underground cave his mother had made. The shadows left, and the pain stopped, his tears fell to the floor, and soaked into the gritty dirt. "Mother?!!" A voice came from behind him. "My son. Back so soon?" Korolee sat tall, his body shaking, his eyes wet and glistening. He wiped his face of emotion, remembering his mother's advice, no, orders. Korolee gulped, and looked downwards, the heat radiating from his mother barely affecting him. "The kit is... dead." His mother's dark chuckle resounded around the cavern, and her fluffy white tail forced his face upwards. His mother's face was hardly how he remembered it to be, the evil smile on it twisting her features, and a scar from the fight with Cave Clan lay across her eye. "Good... It shall soon be time.." And with that, Korolee heard deep growls from the shadows, and his eyes widened at the terrors that emerged.

Kioni sat down next to his wife and licked her forehead. "And how are you this morning dear? And hows-" Kioni was cut short by verity. "Im fine." She said quietly. "Well im glad youre doing well little one. " He said with a smile, a little taken back by his daughters early developed powers. "So are we going to see your father later today?" Kioni asked nightfur. Suddenly korolee brought over a fish for him and Nightfur, Kioniwas slightly surprised but ate it happily.

Orchid had hopped on the food the moment everyone else had, completely enjoying filling her belly. She didnt even notice Korolee slip out. She looked around. "Whered he go?" She asked looking confused and slightly panicked. "He probably just went home, his parents are probably worried sick about him since he spent the night here" Kioni said. "Oh...." Orchid responded, staring at the ground. "Dont worry you will see him later, just finish up your food. " Kioni said, not understanding his daughters need to see that boy. Kioni didnt like something about him.

Verity looked around and got up, not enjoying the thorough check up she was getting from her older brother. She managed to wander over to the fireflies and stared up at them. "What are these things?" She asked quietly. She looked at them for a while, they moved every so often, one even flew around her, landing on her nose eventually. Verity responded with a sneeze.

Nightfur kissed Kioni's cheek, amused by his expression in his reaction to Verity. "Yes, I sent him a message. The trees said he'll be round s soon as he can. A young warrior encountered a strange animal on patrol and got hurt badly." Nightfur spoke the last few words in hushed tones. Misty paced over to Verity softly and sat next to her, wrapping his tail around her to ensure she kept warm as she watched the fireflies. "Those are fireflies. They're tiny little bugs that glow when it's dark. If you listen closely, they say you can hear their whispers." Misty knew that was just a kid's tale, but it had always amused him when he was little. But then again, for Misty, if he listened closely, he could hear whispers of the dead. Fille came on the other side of Verity and sat next to her, watching the little bugs with them, with a faint look of curiosity on her face. Misty looked at her, before looking back at the fireflies. "Maman says hello..." Fille looked towards Misty quickly with a surprised stare, her mouth suddenly very dry. She looked down with a gulp. "Tell her I say hello too." Misty smiled at her softly. "I don't need to. She's right next to you."Fille gasped as a drop fell onto the stone floor at Fille's feet, and she smiled.

Nightfur kissed Kioni's cheek, amused by his expression in his reaction to Verity. "Yes, I sent him a message. The trees said he'll be round s soon as he can. A young warrior encountered a strange animal on patrol and got hurt badly." Nightfur spoke the last few words in hushed tones. Misty paced over to Verity softly and sat next to her, wrapping his tail around her to ensure she kept warm as she watched the fireflies. "Those are fireflies. They're tiny little bugs that glow when it's dark. If you listen closely, they say you can hear their whispers." Misty knew that was just a kid's tale, but it had always amused him when he was little. But then again, for Misty, if he listened closely, he could hear whispers of the dead. Fille came on the other side of Verity and sat next to her, watching the little bugs with them, with a faint look of curiosity on her face. Misty looked at her, before looking back at the fireflies. "Maman says hello..." Fille looked towards Misty quickly with a surprised stare, her mouth suddenly very dry. She looked down with a gulp. "Tell her I say hello too." Misty smiled at her softly. "I don't need to. She's right next to you."Fille gasped as a drop fell onto the stone floor at Fille's feet, and she smiled.

Verity stared at the fireflies. "They dont need to whisper, i can hear them loud and clear in my head. They apparently dont appreciate being eaten very much, and wish you guys would knock it off" She said with a yawn and then stumbled back to her mothers side, snuggling in close where it was warm. She snuggled up with her full belly and quickly fell asleep.

Kioni was only half listening to his wife while watching his little daughter wobble over to the fireflies. "A Strange animal you say? We'll all have to be careful while going outside for a while then. " He sighed. Just when things were great and safe again some strange animal popped up and cause reason for caution again. Kioni would have to be careful while hunting, and so would everyone else. "Oh, im afraid my fathers going to show up soon too, not sure how he heard about Verity, or why he's suddenly taking interest in his grandchildren. But whatever i guess." Kioni said laying down next to his wife, grooming her fur a little.

Orchid was poking at what was left of the fish she had left with a boring expression on her face. "Daddy can i go outside now?" She asked. Kioni responded by shaking his head no, it was still early morning and he didnt want her out until the sun was fully up and the wind died down. Orchid pouted a little then layed back down with a groan and a sigh. Winter just wasnt her season, it was cold and wet, and windy, and her father didnt let her out when it was snowing at all. Winter, was boring.

Misty and Fille laughed at Verity's speaking for the fireflies. Misty put his tail on top of Fille's gently with a smile. Fille looked back up at Misty, grateful for his friendship. Nightfur curled around Verity as the pair came over. "Well, it'll be good to hear from your father on informal grounds at least. And every grandfather loves his grandkids, he's just busy being Alpha. Anyway, I never got to know him well. It'll be nice!" Nightfur chuckled at Orchid's reaction. "Oh go on Kioni, it's not often we get snow, and she wouldn't be too long." She and Orchid pleaded with their eyes, Nightfur far more sternly. Kioni mumbled and Nightfur grunted happily, lying down again and closing her eyes. Not hearing Orchid scampering off she opened one eye and looked at her daughter sitting there. "Well go on!" Misty was out of the cave before Orchid even stood up, delighted to go out in snow.

"Hes not an alpha dear, hes like 3rd in line for being alpha or something, Zuris parents are the alphas of the cave clan, my fathers just too busy scampering or with random females to bother showing up. " Kioni said, hate dripping from his words. Orchid took this as her chance to leave, getting up and running out of the cave into the regrettably cold snow. She looked around seeing a hare, Orchid had never had a successful hunt alone before, and she was determined to get this hare. She crept up closer and closer, stepping lightly on her paws and staying in bush cover to blend with her snow. She crept up closer and closer, until she knew the rabbit had become aware of her presence. Then she pounced. Successfully she landed on the hare quickly biting its throat and crushing its wind pipe. She let go when it stopped moving all together. She looked down at her kill, proud of herself for being so much like an adult.

Nightfur sighed. "You see, I'd know that if he visited more. Just relax sweetie, it'll be over soon enough, and we'll all go back to normal. Or as normal as this family can get." Nightfur gave Kioni one of her best smiles and licked his muzzle affectionately. Nightfur curled her tail around Verity, and closed her eyes as Fille went outside as well. Misty whooped as Orchid caught the hare, and dived into a snow bank. When he popped back up he saw something unexpected. Fille's stark orange fur against the snow greeted him. Snowflakes falling around her gave her an aura of more beauty than Misty thought was possible. Her amber eyes shone in the grey wintery light, their softness giving away the true Fille. Misty gulped, and slowly slid under the snow without realising it. Fille chuckled and started digging a little distance off, trying to make a tunnel.

Orchid looked up at her brother, watching him and fille.She picked up her Hare and walked past him, eager to show her dad that she was just like an adult. She looked over at Misty and whispered something to him, just barely loud enough for fille to hear. "Someones got a cruuuush~" She said in a sing songy tone. Orchid then moved on rushing up to the house, she knew she had to move the hare where it couldnt freeze so they could eat it later. She happily walked into the cave and plopped the hare down next to the food pile.

"Well maybe if he was around more i wouldnt be so bitter about it." Kioni managed to say right before getting licked. He settled down next to her, peering at Verity for a minute, seeing if she was sleeping or not. She was and kioni let out an aww. "I remember when the other two were that tiny..." He said. And then just after he had said it, Orchid sprinted in with an expertly killed Hare. "So grown up....My babies...." Kioni whined, sounding very much like a sap. He cleared his throat and pretended to inspect the Hare. "Yes, very well done indeed. Very nice job Orchid. And with that, orchid smiled and slipped out of the cave once more to join Fille and Misty again.

Misty hissed at Orchid as friendly as an incredibly embarrassed brother could. He stuck his tongue out at her before starting to dig in the snow. he dug until he reached the bottom of the snow layer, snapped frozen grass meeting his paws. He shivered in the cold, and had an idea. He dug some more snow, as much as he could with the amount he had, and created a rather small but relatively comfortable snow dome. Cautiously Misty found a good spot to make a hole in the roof, and made one, allowing for an escape hatch, window, and skylight. He popped out and saw Fille building a similar thing, and smiled at the ideas flowing through his mind.