Pebblesong's Silence

"Silence speaks when no words can"
Created by: Eløquence
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<<Egret>>
(Pebble's Father) A colossal and muscular feline with a solid white coat and a black tipped tail. Egret has glowing grass green eyes.
<<Cypress>>
(Pebble's Sister) Cypress is an extremely tiny ginger colored shecat with curious blue eyes. The clumsy kit often trips over her abnormally sized (for her size) paws.
<<Hazeltail>>
(Foster Mother) An alluring shecat with an almost bright orange gaze. She has a dusky brown tabby-patterned overcoat and a solid white undercoat. She has a long scar across her muzzle and mouth.
<<Wish>>
A tall calico with joyful azure eyes. She is very skinny with her spine showing through her fur. She is a soft paw (declawed) with a scar running down her spine.
<<Brokenhope>>
A solid ebony tom with a white nose and glowing amber eyes. He is slightly plump but quite muscular with a useless twisted back paw.
Prolouge
I opened my eyes to the unfamiliar sight of sunlight. A banging sound immediately rang through my ears. I shook in the frigid wind as my strangely long limbs unfolded. Two trashcans made a poor barrier against the frigid cold, and all my paws could feel was the cold, hard concrete. I looked down at a frozen puddle, seeing my dusky grey pelt for the first time. My bright amber eyes glowed in joyful curiosity of the new world around me. A colossal white tom was curled over a tiny ginger kitten, so I shuffled over to my sister. My alabaster paw stretched out to swat at the tiny kit's ear. Before long, I heard a wail and her vivid blue eyes fluttered open. My father had released a yawn and opened his lime green eyes. I'd never forget his eyes, full of confidence and wisdom. He smiled, and spoke to my sister and I in an excited tone.
"Lavender! Cypress! Finally, your eyes have opened."
Cypress squirmed out from underneath her father and over to me. She attempted to raise herself to her paws, but failed. Finally, my father nudged Cypress up and stood himself. Playfully, I sprang at her. Her head was knocked back towards the concrete as she released another wail. My father took a paw and swatted me over gently.
"Carefull, Lavender! Your sister is quite smaller than you, my dear."
I hopped up onto my paws, and glanced at my sister guiltily. Then, I opened my mouth to apologize. Confusion hit me like a train as I tried to force words out. My throat began to throb in a sharp pain as I silently yelped. I looked up at my father glumly and mouthed.
"Father, why can't I speak like you and Cypress?"
He curled his tail around me gently and gave small smile. I glanced up at him in confusion and slight sadness.
"I don't know, my dear. You know what? It'll just make you even more special than you already are."
I wish I could tell my father now...that it is more of a curse than a gift.
Chapter One
I stared down a dirty, old street rat. The sounds of yowls, monsters and twolegs all around me. The horrid stench of the dumpsters and trashcans that ran down the ally that I called home never bothered me, though. I unsheathed my claws and pressed my dusky cobalt pelt down on the wet cement. My father was behind me, instructing my every move. This was my second catch, and I may have caught more by now. If only these streets had more prey to eat. I leapt and bit down on the rat's neck, holding it down as it wildly squeaked and squrimed. Eventually, it was dead.
"Good, Lavender!"
I looked around violently, before my glowing amber eyes became soft again as I looked at my father. The felines on these streets were mean, and they would kill for a good catch. Ruthless, they were. They'd slaughter the tiniest kit, even if it'd get them only the thinnest rat. I picked up my catch and trotted back down the ally. Cypress came tumbling out from behind the trashcans. I mouthed swiftly.
"Come on, Sis! I got us a rat."
Her thin ginger tail gave a swift slash in the air before she came over. She smiled widely, as always.
"Nice. Got you a good rat there. Huh?"
Cypress had always been significantly smaller than me, but I never minded that. However, she took the rat from my mouth and ran backwards. I released a silent hiss, extending forward which made my ribs show through my fur. She gave a smirk, but it wasn't playful. Starving, I looked down the alleyway. My father was speaking to some cat, so I leapt at my sister. Ripping the rat from her jaws and stumbling backwards. She leapt at me, landing a claw across my face. I unsheathed my claws, and mouthed violently.
"That's it!"
I raked my crimson claws across her shining eyes. She was thrown backwards as she released a painful wail. My father turned, horror filling his once kind gaze. He burst off towards Cypress and I. He let out a roar, half in rage and half in pure horror.
"What happened! Lavender! Explain, now!"
I shook, because I had never heard my father speak to me in that tone. He looked over my sister, whose eyes were covered in blood. He curled his tail around her as he faced me. His voice shook as he yowled furiously.
"I told you...when you were very little...that your sister is all you have left. I told you that...that...she was weaker than you. But you never and will never listen! Get out of my sight!"
My pelt prickled as I burst into tears, mouthing as clearly as I could. I ripped open the trash bags near me, my tail slashing through the air.
"You're the one that taught me how to fight! You're the one who told me to do anything for prey! You're the one who raised me like this! I will leave!"
I raced out of the alleyway, ignoring all the cats around me. I knocked over a few trash cans, but I didn't care. I came to a fence, leaping over it swiftly. I knew at that moment that I entered the mossy forest, that I should have left long ago.
Category:Stories
Category:Cats