Eye Of A Rabbit

Prolouge
The wind howled loudly against a small cave. It's inhabitants were huddled around each other. "Sparrow! Sparrow! It's looking worse out there." Said one of them. This 'Sparrow' was curled around three suckling kits. "Mmm... Our cave won't get penetrated, Macaw." Sparrow mewed gently.
"If you say so." Macaw replied gingerly, Beryl eyes glazed with worry. Macaw was a reddish tomcat- Who had his paws dyed yellow with green tips. Most likely from two-legs. Sparrow was a plain, brown she-cat with a white underbelly and flecks of darker brown scattered on her hide.
"Have you already decided on their names? And where did Naku go! Their his kits too! And why isn't your Clan helping!?" Macaw pouted. "Because the Clan doesn't know I'm mated with a rogue, silly." Sparrow replied grouchily, eyes flickering.
"Well I'm a kittypet, and they let me hang around you," Macaw grumbled. "That's because you're my brother." She scoffed. "And their names are Rabbit, Shoal, and Mahi-Mahi," Sparrow mumbled. "But why isn't one named after a fish, like the others?"
"Because she's the only girl." Sparrow glared up at her brother. "How can you tell?" Macaw leaned closer. "Shut up, you know the answer to that." The brown she-cat hissed and recoiled from her kin. "Fine." The tom muttered, and both lashed their eyes towards the entrance at the sound of pawsteps.
"Naku!" They said in unison. He was slightly wet and had three fish clenched in his fangs. They had just barely died a few minutes ago. "Who is this, Sparrow?" Naku snarled. "He's my brother, Macaw. Calm down." She grumbled at the two tomcats- Who were snarling at each other.
"Now Naku... My Clan doesn't know you exist. It was hard to keep it a secret I was expecting. So as soon as they are weaned, I need to leave them completely under your care, so my Clan doesn't get too worried..." Sparrow murmured. "But two moons? Wouldn't they get worried?" Macaw cocked his head.
"You can go there regularly to tell them that I got severely wounded, and was taken in by two-legs, and that we're working on getting me out." Sparrow purred. "Clever, dear!" Naku grinned. "What are their names?" The mate purred delicately.
"Rabbit, Shoal, and Mahi-Mahi. Rabbit is the only girl."
Chapter 1
"Where's mama?" Rabbit mewed. It had been around 2 moons now- They were weaned. It was the first day of just them and their father. "Uh- She'll be back sometime." Naku murmured, looking away. "Daddy! Oh, come on! Where is she!" Mahi-Mahi growled. "Yeah!" Shoal bellowed.
Naku stayed silent, nudging them their prey. All the kits shared a large raven and Naku had a fat vole. They ate in utter silence. "Rabbit, there's a big adder behind you!" Shoal yowled. He- Of course- Was lying. Rabbit squealed, and ran to the exit of the cave and stopped there, fur on end.
"Sh-Shoal!" She whined, trailing back to her brothers, who were laughing hysterically. "Two young tom-kits are asking for no further prey for the rest of the day, and have already earned it," Naku growled. "B-but! It was a joke!" Shoal moaned. "Yeah!" Mahi-Mahi backed him up.
He cast them an aggravated glare. "You are not eating any prey tonight. Now. Today I'm going to teach you all to hunt." Naku meowed. "But we'll be starving then!" Mahi-Mahi groaned. Naku said nothing, and they all followed him out.
Very soon, after teaching them how, he sent them all their separate ways. When they had caught a prey, they'd return to the cave. Rabbit was breathing heavily as she walked. "I've got to do this, and catch the biggest prey, so they don't get any joining in tonight on the biggest prey we've had in ages."
She walked downwind, large ears pinned back, searching for scents. A rather intriguing scent passed by her nostrils. Rabbit crouched, grinning, and tracking it almost exactly as she had been told. Excitement made her tremble- A big, fat bird!
It looked rather distracted and hadn't the slightest inclination of noticing Rabbit. The starling was busy eating. She readied her haunches, crouching rather low, and tail lashing. She leaped- And behold, a struggling bird under her paws! Her claws sunk into it, and she bit.
W.I.P
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