Olivenose's Past: The Story of A Kittypet Who Went Far

"We get to go outside??" A small grey she-kit yelped excitedly. Olivia's ears perked, hearing the sentence.
She unburied her nose from the soft blanket and blinked. "Outside? Really, Mother?"
An exasperated looking calico she-cat irritably twitched her ears. "Yes, you all. I've told you all before!"
The grey she-kit scampered over to their brother, shaking him. "Wake UP, Max! We're going out into the yard!" She yowled into his fuzzy dark tabby ear.
He yawned, shoving her away. "Sleep." He muttered, or at least, that's what it sounded like.
Mother took him by the scruff and plopped him next to his sisters. "Play with the housefolk kits, alright? You'll be adopted sooner if you show off your playfullness."
Oliva shrank back at the word 'adopted.' Before she could protest, Mother nudged her and Max and Mollie away.
"Come on, now!" Mollie called over her shoulder, already bouncing outside. Olivia hurried after her, she didn't want to be last.
As she pushed through the kitten door, tons of smells and emotions washed over her all at once. "Wow.." She breathed quietly, eyes stretched wide. Splashes of bright pastel flowers in neat squares the housefolk had plated bordered it. Hard stone was beneath her paws, but ahead she could see soft green grass. At the edge, a tall wooden fence loomed, and beyond that... Who knows?
Happy screeches made her turn. Mollie and Max were playing with the Housefolk kits! They dangled a toy in front of them, then snatched it away. Mollie and Max seemed to enjoy it, and so did the kits.
Olivia had no interest, to her it seemed a bit like a silly game. She ran across the stone and reached the grass, then flopped down and rolled in it, purring. This is GREAT! 
Mollie pounced on her from behind, making Olivia say, "Ooof!"
"Why aren't you playing with us? Mother said to. Maybe I'll tell!" She hissed, swishing her tail mockingly. Olivia flattened her ears, mumbling, "I don't want to."
Mollie rolled her eyes. "You're even more boring than Max! Can't a get some actual GOOD littermates?" She huffed, whirling around and running back. Olivia watched, stung and a little hurt.
...3 Months Later...
"Straighten your fur! Make your eyes round and cute, and go play with something.. Here!" Her Mother ordered, quickly giving her a stuffed mouse toy.
Olivia wrinkled her nose at it. "Why is this again?" She asked, confused.
Mother rolled her eyes. "Both of your siblings have been adopted. It's your turn, now do what you're told." Olivia bit back a grumble and obeyed, although she felt silly doing it. Housefolk should like me and adopt me for how I REALLY am, not because I act 'cute' this one time. She thought, and it made perfect sense in her mind.
Nevertheless, a week later, the same housefolk were back, this time with a crate. Olivia arched her back at it, she didn't like the look of the dark, cramped space. But she was locked up, and she saw her Mother smile at her through the grate, sitting on the window sill. "You'll be fine, dear. Goodbye, my kitten, I'll miss you." Mother blinked a goodbye.. And then she was gone.
The new Housefolk were kind, although the hard pellets they fed her were dry and tasteless. They gave her a cozy bed, and the kits loved to play with her.
One day, it had probably been about 3 months with the housefolk, they started opening the cat door at night. Olivia first discovered it when she prowled through the house, pacing through the kitchen and living room.
She blinked curiously, and hopped through. She took deep breaths of clear, cold, early autumn night air. It was a beautiful night.
Olivia hadn't been outside in a long, long time. She had never, actually, since that first time with Mollie and Max those months ago. So, she relished it. She enjoyed it.
She purred as she bounded across the small yard. But, it was indeed a small yard, it was even smaller than her old one. Olivia sighed and frowned, then her eye spotted the looming fence in the corner. She surveyed it, sizing it up.
I've climbed the housefolk couches, I bet I can do this.
WIP
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