The Forest

Lips. Heart. Jack. Breathing. Jenna could think of nothing but those four words as she and Jack kissed each other to all extents, no going back, all money in. Jack stopped just as Jenna started to see spots in her vision and felt a little weightless in her head. She giggled giddily and shoved Jack gently in reaction to Jack's compliment. "Be careful there, you won't be able to reach me on that pedestal you're putting me on." Jenna's lips slipped upwards into a little half smile as she closed her eyes.

"Well if thats the case, then i'll just have to buy a helicopter and fly up to you, now wont I?" Jack said smiling a little. His eyes got heavy so he rolled Jenna over so her back was facing him and then he pulled her close and curled up around her, snaking his arms around her waist. He kissed Jenna's shoulder gently and whispered an I love you to her before muttering "Goodnight..." To her before drifting off into his own little dream land.

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The next day

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Korolee awoke feeling warmer than usual, and the cave was surprisingly quiet... Wait, why was there sunlight in here?! "INTRUDERS! MOTHER!!" he yowled. Korolee jumped up with a start as he realised there was someone leaning over him. He seemed to grow two times as big as he extended his claws, dander and fur on end as he hissed and began to strike. "HOW DARE YOU ATTACK THE HEI-" He stopped at the last moment before his paw hit Orchid's scared, beautiful face. He froze where he was. "Korolee?" She asked in a trembling voice. Korolee panted and began slinking backwards, his eyes wide in shock ad horror at what he'd been about to do. He looked around to see that everyone in the cave was awake and staring at him. Misty was glaring at him and walking over. He was sprinting through the forest. How he'd managed to leave the cave so quickly he wasn't sure but he really needed to get out of the cave clan's vicinity.

Misty was frozen in shock along with everyone else of the clan as Korolee had a freak out. Misty watched with growing rage as Korolee panted and stood there. How dare he even THINK about hitting his sister! Misty strode over with bristling fur as Orchid began to tremble. But Korolee was out of the cave entrance before anyone could react. Orchid began to cry and Misty sat next to her, comforting her as everyone's shock and fear filled the air of the cave.

Orchid couldnt believe what had happened, couldnt believe that Korolee almost hurt her. Her cerulean blue eyes stayed opened wide in disbelief as tears streamed down her face, soaking her fur. Everything around her went dark, though her eyes remained open, as she faded into herself, un-willing to face the realities of what had happened.

Kioni had only observed Korolee and his daughter, his feelings danced between rage and anger, and empathy for Korolee. The boy was obviously troubled, and Kioni deemed him unfit to see his daughter any further in fear that she would get hurt. Koinis wings shot out and he turned to exit the cave, to follow Korolee. He stopped himself however, unsure that he could leave the cat unharmed if he were to be found.

Jack woke up in the morning to Devon and Fletcher yelling downstairs about breakfast. "Howd you even get into my house again..." He mumbled as his eyes blinked open. He hissed at the sun peering through the curtains as he sat up, leaving Jenna as she slept. He wandered downstairs and was just about to complain as the wonderful scents of Bacon and freshly brewed italian coffee filled his nose. Jack knew that Devon and Fletcher had to have wanted something from him, since they had gotten up early and were being incredibly nice for once.

Nightfur was torn between two things, no, three things. One, her daughter was upset, and no matter how much they all comforted her, she knew that it would take a long time for Orchid to be back to normal again. Two, Korolee was obviously not mentally healthy, and needed as much comforting as Orchid, and three, today was meant to be the day she told the kids about their spirit trails... Shit.

Fille was fuming. She couldn't believe what had just happened. She had known many cats with abusive mates that had tried to escape to the woods, and Orchid had been this close to going down that path! How could Korolee do something like that! And after such courtesy from the clan! Fille slipped out of the cave to look for Korolee, but muttered something about hunting. Misty barely noticed her leaving.

Jenna has dreams of adorable pet dragons.

Orchid stopped crying for a while and simly laid there motionless, not wishing to exist any longer, Korolee almost got violent, and now that he ran away she didnt expect to see him ever again. The last time something happened that made him run off he was gone for months, and this time it was bad...She tried to tell herself that he didnt mean it, or that he might have just had a bad dream, but it wasnt working. She opened her eyes and just sadly stared at the ground.


Strano watched, more or less, he was new and felt that none of that was any of his business. Still he felt sorry for the poor girl, orchid looked heart broken. He thought about going after fille, but decided against it.

Jack chatted with Fletcher and Devon for a while before wondering if Jenna was still asleep or not.

Nightfur felt an ache in her chest seeing her daughter like this, and barely knew what to do. She twined her tail around Misty's to let him know she had it handled, and Misty stepped aside to let her gain closer access to Orchid. Nightfur curled herself around Orchid, barely enveloping her teenage daughter. Nightfur held back a sad sniffle and purred against Orchid's neck. "Sweetie, I know this is the hardest thing you could possibly go through right now, but you can't stay like this for as long as you would darling." She smiled softly at her, lifting her chin with an ivy strand to meet her comforting gaze. "We all need you Orchid. We really do. You're the heart and soul of this clan, and though you don't know it it's true." Nightfur teared up but kept going. "You and Misty will have to rule this clan one day, and you'll go through stuff just like this more than once in a blue moon. And you gotta get better at keeping your path straight and your soul true." Nightfur licked Orchid between the eyes. "We need you Orchid, and Verity needs a strong big sister to show her how to be a princess." Nightfur Placed her paw over Orchid's heart. "Long may you reign." Nightfur couldn't hold it back, she let a tear or two fall down her muzzle. Maybe three. "Korolee's not in a right state of mind, you know that, so don't let this bring you down. We'll fix it. But right now, I think Verity needs some sister time, okay?"

Fille slowly begins tracking Korolee. Korolee meanwhile, is running aimlessly through the forest, attracting stares and whispers from passersby.

Jenna slowly woke up with sunlight streaming in through a wide, beautiful window, to land on her face. Jenna groaned, but happily. She lifted the soft sheets. Yep, still got your clothes on. Good job. Jenna sat up and stretched, yawning and smacking her lips. She frowned when Jack wasn't next to her, but quickly changed her state of mind when she smelt pancakes. Jenna stepped out of bed and padded through the house, taking a blanket with her. God they were so soft! She arrived in the kitchen draped in the blanket, her blue hair sticking at odd angles, her hazel eyes squinting and bleary, but she could still see that she and Jack weren't alone. "Uh, hey..." Yawn.

Orchid listened to her mother, her words only seeming to make things worse. Orchids sadness turned to anger and she stood up, pushing her mother away. "You cant say any of that...You and dad had it perfect, you met, fell in love, were accepted by the clans...Every thing went smoothely. You cant even pretend to know what any of this is like!" She said, her hair standing on end. "And you know what? I dont want to rule this clan, i dont want to be a princess, and i dont want to be treated differently. I just want to be a normal cat like the ones in the river and forest clans....I dont want to be part of this fucked up clan you call a family..." Orchid said next, her words dripping with anger and frustration. She bolted out of the cave twice as fast as Korolee had moments earlier. Kioni got up to follow her, then figured that this was something she needed to deal with on her own, that he couldnt possibly help with.



jack smiled when jenna came in "goooood morning dear" He said then wandered over and wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her cheek. "Ooooh~ Someone got lucky last night" Fletcher said with a wink. Jack shook his head and Fletcher raised and eyebrow. "But youre never happy in the morning unless you did." He said. "Im just happy i guess" Jack said quietly.