Bird was sitting on top of a tree. He was remembering his kit-hood and his family. The Smith family Twolegs, his brother Crow, his mate Lily, and his two kits Moon and Sun. Plus not to mention his past to do with the Kingdom of the West and their evil ways.
(31moons ago)
He was born within a group of cats called a pack, Shadow Pack. Well, him and his brother Crow. Their mother had supposedly died at their birth, but rumors went around that Vole had kicked her out during the harsh winter. So their aunt, Breeze, took them in. Wind's sister was pleasant, but she couldn't take the place of their mother. A she-cat Bird only had slight images of. Both of kits were around 2 moons of age now, when a disastrous time came to the pack
"Those kits are like the rest!! To be killed like any other sun or moon!"
Their aunt growled as Crow and him huddled in the mother's den, "Crow and Bird are just kits! You can't kill them just because of who they are! It's not their fault!"
A dark Siamese tom smirked, "They're abnormal, evil, creatures that don't belong in this world! I've had to kill the others' kits why should Wind's be saved?"
Breeze gasped, "And we all wonder why, your son has a bad attitude! Your son, Bone, talking about abnormal creatures you should look at your own bloodline!"
Vole sneered back, "Why do you bring my son into this? He's not a conniving power cat that could kill another cat with one look!" Another kitten, who was a moon, had the power to boil the blood of another cat from the inside. The kitten hadn't meant to, but he had looked at Vole's wife and suddenly she exploded right infront of the whole pack. Vole had been on a killing spree since.
"Because, have you seen your son he acts just like you! If he was mor eliek his mother than maybe he would be able to live a normal life! I'm done talking with you, Vole. We will leave at sundown and be out of the pack. Out of your fur." She turned away and went to Crow and Bird. "Don't worry you two all will be fine. I prom-" She yowled loudly as something clawed into her back. Crimson red blood ran down her sides
Vole growled with spit coming out viciously, "NO ONE walks away from me when I'm talking!" He threw Breeze against the wall and then slammed her into the middle of the clearing. Breeze limply looked up at her two nephews and whispered something unaduaible before they glazed over and her chest went still. Blood poured from under her mangled body and the pack all scurried away from the scene. The dark Siamese cat turned to the brothers. "Living with this pain is better than killing you two. Run quickly though... before I change my mind because you're on my top of the list! You not meant to be in this world."
Bone was looking from the Siamese den, watching the leader of the pack threaten the kits. Then he looked toward to the mangled body of their aunt with horror. The light colored Siamese runs over to Star, and hides behind the black; white tom. His left back leg seemed to drag on the ground.
Star sighs, "Bone… grow up you wimp" He walks away from the trainee and over to Sunlight. "I'm glad they haven't killed you… where would I be without you?"
“Those kits don't deserve that... none of us are evil. We just all have something different gifted to us. ” Starlight said not paying attention to what Star had said.
Vole suddenly turned back to the young toms, “I've changed my mind... I'll end your lives right here and now!" The pack stepped back out of fright and hid into their dens as Vole raised a full sized clawed paw.
A mother that was in the same den stepped quickly in front of the two kits, "Leave these kits alone. Let them leave and try to survive on their own. It's close to Springtime, but they're young. They may not even survive anyways, but you are not harming another kitten today as long as I can help it." The she-cat barred her teeth showing she would fight for the kits' lives.
"So be it. I'll remember this Petal, until the day you take your last breath." He spit into Petal's face and looked out at the pack, who had begun to come back out into the open. "Any cat who protects a moon or sun will be cursed by the ancestors until the end of their bloodline.” He then stormed into the leader's den.
Petal lower her head towards the kits, "Are you okay?" Bird nodded his brown tabby head with a shiver; while Crow stood tall, his only fear showed in his eyes. The white she-cat licked each of thetoms on their head before heading to her own kits. Two black tom kits began to meow as Petal went to lay down with them. Bird watched as the two kits started to suckle [oh Knight… Soldier] He wanted to at least get to play with the newborns. Looks like that would never happen. He backed up and pulled on Crow's tail. "Crow come on… we have to leave we don't have a choice"
His brother watched as Petal fell asleep with her kits still nussling from her stomach, "Where though?"
"Anywhere, but here... anywhere but this pack.”
"And live on our own, are you insane? We barely know how to hunt, what not to eat, how to protect ourselves!" Crow said fear in his voice finally.
"We'll just learn Crow. We learn to survive; we have to. Come on you're always up for an adventure!" Crow nodded and smiled slightly. That night they slipped through the camp and went into the world of the unknown.
(a moon later)
Bird and Crow were living in the wild of a medium sized forest. And at 3 moons of age they lived like full grown cats. Minus the still kit-like personalities. "Hey Bird look at this!"
Bird turned to his brother, "What is it?" He scampered to his brother, Crow was looking over a circle like thing with sharp spikes.
"It looks like a trap. What would want to catch something with a metal thingy though?" His brother tried to figure out as he walked around it.
Bird shrugged uninterested, "How am I supposed to know? By the way I'm hungry. We should go over to the Smith's house before a small hunt."
"Sounds like fun," Crow responded happily. The two sibling ran away from the woods, but they soon came to a sudden halt. There were three adult cats, two toms and one she-cat checking around in their path.
One of the toms sniffed the air, "Rouges have been around here." The light tabby tom turned to the dark tabby's as the tom interrupted.
"Kits actually. Probably some kittypets, out exploring."
The one she-cat grinned, "Nice job Thorntree!" Her leopard pelt was surprisingly bright in the light of the forest.
Thorntree purred, "Thanks Leopardstar" He then continued to sniff around.
Crow purred slightly amazed at the sight, "Wow that tom called Thorntree can really smell!"
"Keep your voice down Crow… remember we're supposed to be going to Smith kids. Can't do that if we're killed!"
“Ugh... you're right.” Then the siblings ran off into the other direction and stopped when they got to a twoleg fence. Crow sighed, "Maybe we can get some cat food from Joe and Sara."
The tabby tom gulped, "I can't believe you actually will eat that stuff. Can we try and hunt later?"
"What it's fish and tuna flavored. Think there's bacon somewhere in it too!" Crow answered completely not answering his brother's question.
Bird shook his head and crawled under the fence, "Be careful Crow." The Smith's father was a hunter.
"I know… I prefer not being shot by that metal stick thing either. Come on let's hurry to the basement!" Crow ran forward and then into the open door that led underground. Bird ran after him and soon saw the two kids. He put his paw on the bell near the bottom of the steps.
A red haired girl squealed, "Crow and Bird are here!"
"What did she say?"
"She said that 'Crow and Bird are here!' " Crow mocked.
"Oh okay,” the tabby shuffled his feet and walked behind his brother.
Soon a brunette haired boy and and red haired girl were sitting next to them. The boy looked at Crow and picked him up, " What took you so long?" Bird had no idea what Crow was thinking. Or what the human was saying either. Joe soon put Crow back to the ground, "Sounds like you had an adventure" Crow nodded to his friend's response.
Bird whispered to Crow, "So what's up?"
"Basically the normal. Their dad trying to kill the cats in the wild. And-"
"Like the 3 we saw today!" Bird meowed excitedly.
His silver pelted brother nodded his head, "Yeah but I just found out something. There's a whole group of them!" The day continued like this until it was time to go back to the forest. They played with the toys the Smith kids gave them. Sara and Joe were sweet kids, especially for being Twolegs.
(A moon or so after)
Bird awoke to the sounds of the forest. And to help with this his brother wasn't asleep next to him. [Crow… where did you go?] The young tabby tom got up and sniffed out the smell of his brother, it led him to a horrifying sight. His brother was caught in one of those metal traps, "CROW!!!" Running forward he made sure that he didn't land in any traps himself, "What are you thinking going out in the middleof the night you idiot?!"
"I don't know. Something was just telling me to come this way." Soon there were sounds of cats running their way, They had been too loud.. and been caught. Crow's eyes widened. "Bird get out of here!!"
Bird shock his head tears coming down his face, "And leave you? No way!" He couldn't leave his brother. What if he got killed?
Crow let a tear fall, "Hurry up and get out of here you idiot!"
Bird was scared he knew if his brother died so would he being what they were. Even though Crow didn't remember his past Bird sure did. So he sealed his powers into Crow by touching his nose. This way if Crow died then Bird could live and if Crow for some reason did survive then neither one would be harmed, "Good bye…." He ran off tears falling down. His tabby paws carried him even farther then when they had run from the pack. This was the beginning of a changing life.
(2 moons later)
The tabby tom was at seven moons of age. Funny to think he would have been a trainee if he still lived at his pack. Bird walked continued to climb up the mountain. He hadn't been this thirsty in a very long time. That's when he found a small cave with the scent of water; he scurried in quickly. There was water dropping from the ceiling of the dark cave and Bird licked it off ravenously. His parched body slowly began to refreshen. Some sleep would help though; Bird found a ledge near the back and fell asleep with just a blink of his eyes. He awoke that morning to three cats playing with a moss ball. "Hey New that's not fair!" A golden tabby tom whined to a pitch black long furred tom with red eyes.
The one called New stuck his tongue out at the golden tabby, "Awww Twist all you have to do is jump up and get the ball. That's why it's call Cat in the Middle." The cat back flipped and kicked the ball with his hind paws.
"Darn ya New why did you tell him!?" The dark brown tabby growled aggravatingly as he swiftly and gracefully tipped the moss ball back with his tail.
"Because I knew you wouldn't!"
The dark tabby rolled his eyes and sat down, "You're no fun."
Twist gasped, "Be respectful to New! He's a prince you know!"
New sighed, "Twist that shouldn't matter at all. Anyways you two are my best friends, you don't have to act all proper around me. Even if Razor can be a pest." Twist and New laughed at the last part. The moss ball got tossed back to Razor, but in mid air Bird leaped off the ledge and flipped into grabbing the moss ball. The three other toms gasped and stared as Bird span around to face them. "Who are you?"
Bird put the moss ball down on the ground and grinned, "My name's Bird." He wrapped his light tabby tail around him as he sat up tall. "And you are Razor, Twist, and New. May I play too?"
Razor was actually impressed and nodded, "Yeah why not. Toss the ball over here." Bird did as he was told and watched as everyone did special tricks throwing it. They weren't playing Cat in the Middle anymore, but Bird noticed that Razor never tossed the ball to Twist. He looked at the two and realized they were brothers. That's when he fell apart and broke down crying. "Hey Bird get a grip. Why did you just start crying like a scared kitten?"
Bird sighed, "I noticed you and Twist are brothers, twins actually. It made me miss my own twin." The light brown tabby wiped his eyes and looked up at his new friends guiltly.
New frowned, "Where's your twin now?"
"Dead, maybe... maybe alive I don't know. We got separated when he was caught in a metal trap. He made me leave when there were some wild cats were on there way there. I ran far away and found myself here in search of water," Bird's stomach growled, "and food."
"That's horrible Bird! Come on guys couldn't we get him something to eat? Then we could come back and play," Twist said with pleading eyes. "And you could stay with Razor and me. You could become a Heart just like us!"
Bird smiled slightly, "Family.... that would be nice to have again."
(Three more moons)
"Who wouldn't want to become knight of the West Kingdom!? It's not only an honor, but we get to be in battle!" An older version of Razor said with diginity.
"Plus we would get to see New everyday again. Come on Bird the training starts today. Wouldn't you wanna be a knight with us?" Twist said with enthusiasm.
Bird walked out of his room his pelt was a bit darker, and he had grown quite a bit. He opened his gold colored eyes and sighed, "I just feel like I have a large advantage over a lot of the others."
Razor smirked, "It's that right there that would make you an excellent knight. You were born with extreme talent.” Not really he just remembered all the battle moves he had seen trainees do when he was still within the pack.
Twist agreed with his brother and as Razor walked out with their mother Bird stopped him, "Are you sure about this?" Bird whispered making sure his adoptive mom and brother couldn't hear. "You're part of that Resistance group, if Fangblood found out.... you've heard straight from New how bad his father his!"
"I know, his father says he's the worst king the West has ever seen... I happen to agree."
"T-then why are you going along with this whole 'honorable' knight crap?"
Twist sighed and hanged his head, "It's for the resistance; I'm to keep an eye on the princes. They know I'm already good friends with New so I can protect him."
"Than let me help you. Let me protect you... and help with that group of yours. I'm not letting you get killed."
"We'd be glad to have you. You'd be surprised who's in it." The two brothers ran off after the rest of their family to get ready for knight training applications.
(One more moon)
"Way to go Bird!" A pure white she-cat said as Bird did a flip and clawed a sand bag into three spurring spouts.
"Thanks Black," Bird said with a lick of his paw. "Wonder where the other three are."
Black laughed, "Well, we have the queens younger brother for our trainer. If they're late it's their fault. Twist's been late a lot recently, a few more times and I think Mr. ToothFang will be putting him on kitchen work again. Or worse... make him a forbidden!"
"Twist become a forbidden, ha! He'd have to not be one of the princes best friends for that to happen. Spoiled brat..." A pitch black she-cat came into the cave.
"Feather! Don't sneak up on us like that," Black snarled at the newcomer.
Feather rolled her eyes and pointed behind her, "Well Miss BlackTooth if you keep worrying about Twist they're going to set you two up as a wifey and hubby."
"That's enough you two. FeatherPool you know Twist isn't a brat. He's nicer than you could ever be, and you know Black is engaged to another," Bird stood right in Feather's face, "So butt out. A and B conversation, C your little tush out."
Feather glared and spit into Bird's face, "Rotten Outsider." Twist and Razor came in panting behind, but came just in time to see Feather be rude to their brother.
Razor tackled Feather out of the way and let his amber eyes meet up with Feather's crimson ones, “You dare spit or talk like that to our brother again and you'll be one sorry cat." Twist barred his teeth at the she-cat with an angry growl.
A pitch black short furred tom came in, his yellow eyes full of anger, "What in the name of our ancestors is going on here?" All of the cats looked at Feather, "Miss FeatherPool you are dismissed for today. You are to clean up your act within a week. Come back in a week with a changed attitude, or you are dismissed from Knight training understood!?" Feather nodded vigorously and ran tail under her legs out of the cave. "And let me guess Mr. Bird started it. Bird, what are we to do with an outsider like you?"
"Train me to be a successful knight so I can honor my kingdom I hope."
Toothfang smirked, “You could never be a true knight.”
(4 moons)
"We call everyone to the courtyard to announced our new knights. They have trained successfully and are ready to be called knights of our kingdom," A pitch black slender tom with yellow eyes stood on what looked like a throne made of stone. Next to him was a pure white she-cat with red eyes, a black;white tom, a pure white tom, and New. "For the past five months they have been trained by ToothFang, and now they have shown to be fearless and their loyalty is to us. We call up Razor and Twist Heart, FeatherPool, BlackTooth, and Bird." There were mumbling about Bird most were saying how there was no last name called, but as if on que it was answered, "As you know Bird was adopted by the Heart family 8 months ago. And he has shown to be the most skilled within this group. Capable of being of the highest honor of the knights. He will be a knight assassin, and with that will be give the last name of Bird Killer. In his training he was shown be the most talented at killing birds without a a cat-made weapon. The Kingdom of the Heavens have for sure blessed his life. And though he started out as an outsider we will never regret accepting him home. To Bird! To Razor! To Twist! To Feather! To Black!" The crowd cheered their names and waiting for the new knights to come down to give them their own congratulations.
When the three brothers got home there was a feast for them made by their mother, "Congrats my boys. You've worked so hard for this!"
"Thanks mom," The three boys said in unison.
After the meal Twist came into Bird's room, "You don't seem happy at all... I know it won't be easy being in the Resistance and all-"
"Easy?! Easy? Twist, I don't wanna kill. I thought we were to just watch over the princes. Now I'm going to be given tasks to kill whoever that damn king asks! I'm going against everything the Resistance stands for. You saw how New reacted, he knows what I'm about to do." Bird put his head on his paws.
"It won't be forever, Bird, not forever."
Bird smirked, "Yeah you're right, just until I fail to do one of his missions."
(2 moons)
Bird was silent as a mouse. As an assassin his only weapon was a dagger that was held to his foreleg in a leather pouch. He hadn't really used it though much. Today he was to kill a tom who had double crossed FangBlood. For being a so-called knight all he ever did was kill those who Fang didn't approve of. So far though not one cat had lived to tell the tale about the attack. He had become known now just as Killer, The Shadow of Death. His only friends now were Twist, New, and Black. Razor even despised him, but more out of jealousy of Bird's come to fame. Though Bird had no problem giving Razor it if he wanted it so badly... if he could. As he got to the task place he sighed and whispered, "Hear we go..." He flipped into the door and broke it down in half, and he turned straight to the tortoiseshell tom with teeth bared, "You double crossed our King Sir JaggerFoot."
"Please!!! You don't understand, oh please Killer spare me!"
Bird smirked and said coldly, "So you can go around tell everyone how I let you, 'slide'. Hell no!"
The tom bowed down, "Please it was for my family. I needed the supplies to get my family out of here! My sons were about to die of sickness." The tabby tom bit his lip, he went soft slightly when it came to kits, but he shook his head to clear it. Unfortunetely JaggerFoot saw this softness, "Y-you aren't all bad as they say are you. Are you?"
"No, it's my job, a torture I must bare and a task I must finish, " Bird sprinted quickly and as Jagger dodge he jumped off the wall and bounced back into Jagger's neck with his Forepaws. There was a snap of the neck and Jagger was killed on the spot, "I sure hope your family got away in time for me not to have to go after them..." Bird walked over to the dead tom and politely closed his eyes. "May the ancestors not only give me forgiveness, but also give you a chance at a better life. You have a fire within in you Sir Jagger, may it light you to an easier path. Ansestors of Heavens, take him away from these kingdoms, let a flame blaze within his next life." Bird walked out leaving a blood paw print on the broken door to show that the killing was his work.
(2 moons)
His task today was one of the kingdoms few forbidden cats. This she-cat had been known as the ninja, but she didn't kill much. She had recently stolen a parchment from the castle and Bird was not only to receive the parchment, but to catch and kill ForbiddenLeaf before she could get into the lands of the outside. Bird had been chasing her for two days now, and he was close to the outer ring of the kingdoms. That's when he got pounced on by an orange; white long furred pelt. Bird jumped and back flipped his attacker onto the ground, but she squirmed from under and rolled him under her, "So you're the Legendary Killer."
ForbiddenLeaf winked and as Bird tried to pull himself up she pinned him back down by putting her paw on his chest. She giggled, "You got some hot stuff up there from all your killing don't you. Name's Lily, but I bet you know me as ForbiddenLeaf. Sorry dear, but this is a trap set up for you. I have no parchment and the only reason I'm being chased is cause I refuse to go by ForbiddenLeaf. You really are a fool Bird."
Bird growled while he blushed slightly and spit on ForbiddenLeaf, "You won't turn me against my kingdom no matter how pretty... and convincing you are pest. I know cats don't get called Forbiddens for no reason."
"Unless you live in the kingdom ruled by this stupid king. You know he's horrible! Is it so bad that I went around saying how his son New would be the best of the three heirs. Because of what I said people started agreeing with me, even though they all known that Deepblood is the first in line. I endangered Fang's rule to the thrown so he called me up as a Forbidden. So I refused to go by it and when I went to talk about an annulment I over heard him... him telling his other knights about taking over the North Kingdom. And killing the king, queen, and maybe the future heirs," The she-cat sounded strained, "So you'll kill me because that's what you've been told to do, you unthinkable fool. Come on you've got to smarter than that!"
Bird sighed, and quickly pinned her down, “I don't have any reason to believe you.
“Trust your paw steps,” Lily whispered the Resistance code words.
Taken a back Bird stepped off the she-cat. No one but other Resistance members knew about who he was. Even then it was hush hush, “What do you wish then?”
"Stay with me and get to know me, as me. So I can show you how much that king lies." Bird rolled his eyes and agreed to it. "Then let's go for a hunt."
(4 moons)
"He'll never agree to it Bird! You should have just stayed out there with the girl."
"Twist's right. Now my father will kill you both if you even think of asking. Even if she was actually telling you the truth about his plans to take over the North," New said with a worried tone.
"I know she was telling me the truth! I love Lily, for peets sake she's about to give birth to our kits... Fang has to agree to take away the Forbidden name and let me marry her!"
Twist gasped, "Dude you've gone mad. You know he'll never accept it!"
Bird growled under his breath, "I have to try," he looked to New, "For my kits' sakes."
(At the castle)
"No! How dare you even ask such a thing?"
"Please my lord, I've done so much for you. All I ask is this one small favor!" Bird begged his king.
Fang growled, "I refuse your offer, I will not grant you the ability to marry this forbidden wench and if you go against my wishes, I will give you the harshest punishment."
Bird knew what he had to do from there, "Your law I follow...." Bird left and made his way to the Resistance meeting place. He would tell hem all good bye tonight, and run away with his love. As he entered the underground lake cave he saw everyone was there. HawkWater also known as ForbiddenWater, Shadow and Dragon Water the heirs to the South Kingdom, GoldSoul also a forbidden, RayLife heir to the East Kingdom, Jay and Moon Jewel the king and queen of the North Kingdom, Twist, New, and Lily. There were others, but Bird didn't known their names. "Thank you Twist for gathering everyone here, my news is that I must depart from this place. I've felt so welcomed, but I must go with Lily away from here. For Fang refused my request of marriage. I know it was anticipated, but... I just hoped. Now I must leave the kingdoms, and with that the Resistance." Murmurs rumbled through it but it was silenced by a long furred black she-cat.
JayJewel shushed the group and bowed her head, "Though you have done more killing then anyone to have lived in the kingdoms you have showed you care about everyone. You've been known also to close all your victims eyes allowing them to pass on peacefully, and doing a quick easy death as much as possible. You will be greatly missed Bird of the Outside World." She lifted her head and praised the names, "To Bird! To Lily!"
With that Bird padded up to his wife to be, New, and Twist, "I'll miss you two. My first friends I had ever known." Tears fell down and he gave a cat like hug to his best friends. "Twist, New be safe. And New best of wishes to that new sibling your mother will be having. I hope by her time maybe the Kingdom of the West will be a better place."
"So do I Bird, so do I. I'll never forgive my father for this, and I'll raise my sibling to be well brought up."
Twist smiled slightly, "I wish I could see my nieces or nephews or whoever they end up to be. You're the closest thing I really had to a brother-ship. I'll miss you Bird."
"And me you Twist. Maybe one day the ancestors will bless us and you'll get to meet my twin brother, who I believe is up with the ancestors. Goodbye and may the Kingdom of the Heavens bless you, all of you. Come on Lily." And with that the kingdom never saw Bird or Lily again.
(2 moons later)
Bird was sitting next to his newly made wife. Lily was purring, "Aren't they beautiful?" Two kits were sleeping at her belly, a tom and a she-cat. The she-cat was an orange tabby while the tom was a brown; orange tabby.
Bird was purring as well, "Beautiful?! Of course they are! They're your kits."
"Our kits Bird," Lily corrected her husband. She licked her love's cheek as she drifted to sleep. Bird went to sleep next to her.
(2 moons afterwards)
Lily and Bird were watching their 3 month old kits playing together. Bird was now 28 months old. His life was perfect, other then he had lost his brother, friends, but with his new family he barely remembered that. He leaned his head on Lily, "I can't believe it. They've grown so fast."
Lily smiled, "Like us."
He chuckled, "Yes, like us."
"Well, well, well. If it isn't my old friend, Bird the Outsider."
Bird jumped at the sound of his past brother Razor, "Razor, Tooth, Twist? W-what are you doing here?"
The dark tabby smirked, "For a small, how did you say it, task."
"Moon, Sun come over here. NOW!" Lily called to her kits who were huddled in fright in-front of the three newcomers. Moon and Sun ran over and hid behind their mother.
Bird looked at the brown tabby, "I left the kingdoms, we both did, and we want nothing to do with the West. We've left it behind us."
The jet black cat growled, "You should have though of that before you joined us BirdKiller!"
"Don't call me that Tooth! My name is Bird and that's it," Bird stood up tall ready to fight if it came to it.
Tooth looked to the golden tabby, "Touching isn't he Twist"
The golden tabby nodded sorrowfully, "Yes... yes it is."
Bird bared his teeth and stepped in front of family, "Your quarrel is with me Tooth it always had been. Always putting me down as an outsider. Leave my family out of this!"
Razor snickered, "But it all started thanks to that she-cat there. Our task is to kill her, the rest of your family is just for our enjoyment."
"Please don't hurt them! I'll do anything just leave my family alone," Bird eyes widened begging towards Twist for help.
Tooth came up from behind them and grabbed Moon in his jaws, "Too late!" He snapped his jaws shut snapping Moon's head from his body,
Lily wailed, "MY KIT!!! How dare you!" She jumps at Tooth but he had on his armored claws and with them he ripped open her throat giving her a slow painful, voiceless death.
Bird was frozen to the spot. His kit, then his wife. A flash back of the begging tortoiseshell flooded his mind. This must have been how he felt, even though his family was being slaughtered right before his eyes. Jagger must have felt like it [Even if they don't kill Sun she'll die with her brother dead.] Tears formed in his eyes, "Please, just leave us alone!!"
Razor growled, "Don't worry it'll be over soon enough, only one left to go. Twist you have the honors" Twist gulped and mouthed the word sorry to his past brother before snapping the kit's head from it's body.
"Just kill me!! Kill me please!"
Razor smirked, "If you don't live though you won't get to feel the pain of the loss. Plus you'd be to easy to kill, now at least. What a weakling you've become Killer. No wonder you don't want to be called by that name anymore. You don't kill…."
"BUT I CAN! GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE BEFORE YOU ALL SEE WHAT I CAN STILL DO!!" Bird snapped, all his pain whelmed up and his fur stood on end.. The three toms' eyes widend. Razor and Tooth sped off with happy grins while Twist stayed behind for a bit. Bird lifted his bloodshot water logged eyes, "I will never forgive you for this Twist. You stood there and watched and didn't do a thing to stop it... you even helped. What kind of brother are you?"
Twist looked a taken back and tears feel down his own face, "I'm not worthy of being called your brother Bird, not after this..." He lightly touched Bird's ear, but Bird slashed at him angrily. He let his head hang and ran off after the other kingdom cats Bird let his tears fall as he walked to his dead family. His felt as if blood was pouring out of his heart, but he knew it was physically in tact. He closed the eyes of all his family and blessed them. He kissed his love goodbye before he buried them. He looked into the sky with tear filled eyes asa Crow flew in the direction away from the kingdoms, "You really want me to go back to the place I lost Crow don't you. Well, I'll follow what my ancestors wish to be done."
(one moon later)
Bird now 29 moons of age came to the forest where he first left his paw steps when he ran away from the pack. He walked by the human nests where Crow and them would go once and awhile. When he walked over the old boarder smell he smelled one he recognized, Crow, "That's why the ancestors led me back here. I still have to protect someone. Now where could he be?"
As if on the calling he saw a gray white long furred pelt go after a squirrel quickly. Bird saw the cat smile and open two silver eyes as he put the squirrel down infront of a tan silver she-cat. Who Bird figured out was his brother's wife, "So.... Crow became a wild cat. Maybe the wild cats are better mannered than are given credit for." Tears fell as he remembered the death of his love and kits, of the innocent lives he had taken. That was something that would never heal. Bird wouldn't dare think of what happened in his past. The killing he had done for no true reason. He had killed innocent cats just to be respected by a lawless king and a stupid resistance of cats. "I know why I was spared… my destiny hasn't come to its end yet. My brother still needs me. And so I'll be here for him"
(31moons ago)
He was born within a group of cats called a pack, Shadow Pack. Well, him and his brother Crow. Their mother had supposedly died at their birth, but rumors went around that Vole had kicked her out during the harsh winter. So their aunt, Breeze, took them in. Wind's sister was pleasant, but she couldn't take the place of their mother. A she-cat Bird only had slight images of. Both of kits were around 2 moons of age now, when a disastrous time came to the pack
"Those kits are like the rest!! To be killed like any other sun or moon!"
Their aunt growled as Crow and him huddled in the mother's den, "Crow and Bird are just kits! You can't kill them just because of who they are! It's not their fault!"
A dark Siamese tom smirked, "They're abnormal, evil, creatures that don't belong in this world! I've had to kill the others' kits why should Wind's be saved?"
Breeze gasped, "And we all wonder why, your son has a bad attitude! Your son, Bone, talking about abnormal creatures you should look at your own bloodline!"
Vole sneered back, "Why do you bring my son into this? He's not a conniving power cat that could kill another cat with one look!" Another kitten, who was a moon, had the power to boil the blood of another cat from the inside. The kitten hadn't meant to, but he had looked at Vole's wife and suddenly she exploded right infront of the whole pack. Vole had been on a killing spree since.
"Because, have you seen your son he acts just like you! If he was mor eliek his mother than maybe he would be able to live a normal life! I'm done talking with you, Vole. We will leave at sundown and be out of the pack. Out of your fur." She turned away and went to Crow and Bird. "Don't worry you two all will be fine. I prom-" She yowled loudly as something clawed into her back. Crimson red blood ran down her sides
Vole growled with spit coming out viciously, "NO ONE walks away from me when I'm talking!" He threw Breeze against the wall and then slammed her into the middle of the clearing. Breeze limply looked up at her two nephews and whispered something unaduaible before they glazed over and her chest went still. Blood poured from under her mangled body and the pack all scurried away from the scene. The dark Siamese cat turned to the brothers. "Living with this pain is better than killing you two. Run quickly though... before I change my mind because you're on my top of the list! You not meant to be in this world."
Bone was looking from the Siamese den, watching the leader of the pack threaten the kits. Then he looked toward to the mangled body of their aunt with horror. The light colored Siamese runs over to Star, and hides behind the black; white tom. His left back leg seemed to drag on the ground.
Star sighs, "Bone… grow up you wimp" He walks away from the trainee and over to Sunlight. "I'm glad they haven't killed you… where would I be without you?"
“Those kits don't deserve that... none of us are evil. We just all have something different gifted to us. ” Starlight said not paying attention to what Star had said.
Vole suddenly turned back to the young toms, “I've changed my mind... I'll end your lives right here and now!" The pack stepped back out of fright and hid into their dens as Vole raised a full sized clawed paw.
A mother that was in the same den stepped quickly in front of the two kits, "Leave these kits alone. Let them leave and try to survive on their own. It's close to Springtime, but they're young. They may not even survive anyways, but you are not harming another kitten today as long as I can help it." The she-cat barred her teeth showing she would fight for the kits' lives.
"So be it. I'll remember this Petal, until the day you take your last breath." He spit into Petal's face and looked out at the pack, who had begun to come back out into the open. "Any cat who protects a moon or sun will be cursed by the ancestors until the end of their bloodline.” He then stormed into the leader's den.
Petal lower her head towards the kits, "Are you okay?" Bird nodded his brown tabby head with a shiver; while Crow stood tall, his only fear showed in his eyes. The white she-cat licked each of thetoms on their head before heading to her own kits. Two black tom kits began to meow as Petal went to lay down with them. Bird watched as the two kits started to suckle [oh Knight… Soldier] He wanted to at least get to play with the newborns. Looks like that would never happen. He backed up and pulled on Crow's tail. "Crow come on… we have to leave we don't have a choice"
His brother watched as Petal fell asleep with her kits still nussling from her stomach, "Where though?"
"Anywhere, but here... anywhere but this pack.”
"And live on our own, are you insane? We barely know how to hunt, what not to eat, how to protect ourselves!" Crow said fear in his voice finally.
"We'll just learn Crow. We learn to survive; we have to. Come on you're always up for an adventure!" Crow nodded and smiled slightly. That night they slipped through the camp and went into the world of the unknown.
(a moon later)
Bird and Crow were living in the wild of a medium sized forest. And at 3 moons of age they lived like full grown cats. Minus the still kit-like personalities. "Hey Bird look at this!"
Bird turned to his brother, "What is it?" He scampered to his brother, Crow was looking over a circle like thing with sharp spikes.
"It looks like a trap. What would want to catch something with a metal thingy though?" His brother tried to figure out as he walked around it.
Bird shrugged uninterested, "How am I supposed to know? By the way I'm hungry. We should go over to the Smith's house before a small hunt."
"Sounds like fun," Crow responded happily. The two sibling ran away from the woods, but they soon came to a sudden halt. There were three adult cats, two toms and one she-cat checking around in their path.
One of the toms sniffed the air, "Rouges have been around here." The light tabby tom turned to the dark tabby's as the tom interrupted.
"Kits actually. Probably some kittypets, out exploring."
The one she-cat grinned, "Nice job Thorntree!" Her leopard pelt was surprisingly bright in the light of the forest.
Thorntree purred, "Thanks Leopardstar" He then continued to sniff around.
Crow purred slightly amazed at the sight, "Wow that tom called Thorntree can really smell!"
"Keep your voice down Crow… remember we're supposed to be going to Smith kids. Can't do that if we're killed!"
“Ugh... you're right.” Then the siblings ran off into the other direction and stopped when they got to a twoleg fence. Crow sighed, "Maybe we can get some cat food from Joe and Sara."
The tabby tom gulped, "I can't believe you actually will eat that stuff. Can we try and hunt later?"
"What it's fish and tuna flavored. Think there's bacon somewhere in it too!" Crow answered completely not answering his brother's question.
Bird shook his head and crawled under the fence, "Be careful Crow." The Smith's father was a hunter.
"I know… I prefer not being shot by that metal stick thing either. Come on let's hurry to the basement!" Crow ran forward and then into the open door that led underground. Bird ran after him and soon saw the two kids. He put his paw on the bell near the bottom of the steps.
A red haired girl squealed, "Crow and Bird are here!"
"What did she say?"
"She said that 'Crow and Bird are here!' " Crow mocked.
"Oh okay,” the tabby shuffled his feet and walked behind his brother.
Soon a brunette haired boy and and red haired girl were sitting next to them. The boy looked at Crow and picked him up, " What took you so long?" Bird had no idea what Crow was thinking. Or what the human was saying either. Joe soon put Crow back to the ground, "Sounds like you had an adventure" Crow nodded to his friend's response.
Bird whispered to Crow, "So what's up?"
"Basically the normal. Their dad trying to kill the cats in the wild. And-"
"Like the 3 we saw today!" Bird meowed excitedly.
His silver pelted brother nodded his head, "Yeah but I just found out something. There's a whole group of them!" The day continued like this until it was time to go back to the forest. They played with the toys the Smith kids gave them. Sara and Joe were sweet kids, especially for being Twolegs.
(A moon or so after)
Bird awoke to the sounds of the forest. And to help with this his brother wasn't asleep next to him. [Crow… where did you go?] The young tabby tom got up and sniffed out the smell of his brother, it led him to a horrifying sight. His brother was caught in one of those metal traps, "CROW!!!" Running forward he made sure that he didn't land in any traps himself, "What are you thinking going out in the middleof the night you idiot?!"
"I don't know. Something was just telling me to come this way." Soon there were sounds of cats running their way, They had been too loud.. and been caught. Crow's eyes widened. "Bird get out of here!!"
Bird shock his head tears coming down his face, "And leave you? No way!" He couldn't leave his brother. What if he got killed?
Crow let a tear fall, "Hurry up and get out of here you idiot!"
Bird was scared he knew if his brother died so would he being what they were. Even though Crow didn't remember his past Bird sure did. So he sealed his powers into Crow by touching his nose. This way if Crow died then Bird could live and if Crow for some reason did survive then neither one would be harmed, "Good bye…." He ran off tears falling down. His tabby paws carried him even farther then when they had run from the pack. This was the beginning of a changing life.
(2 moons later)
The tabby tom was at seven moons of age. Funny to think he would have been a trainee if he still lived at his pack. Bird walked continued to climb up the mountain. He hadn't been this thirsty in a very long time. That's when he found a small cave with the scent of water; he scurried in quickly. There was water dropping from the ceiling of the dark cave and Bird licked it off ravenously. His parched body slowly began to refreshen. Some sleep would help though; Bird found a ledge near the back and fell asleep with just a blink of his eyes. He awoke that morning to three cats playing with a moss ball. "Hey New that's not fair!" A golden tabby tom whined to a pitch black long furred tom with red eyes.
The one called New stuck his tongue out at the golden tabby, "Awww Twist all you have to do is jump up and get the ball. That's why it's call Cat in the Middle." The cat back flipped and kicked the ball with his hind paws.
"Darn ya New why did you tell him!?" The dark brown tabby growled aggravatingly as he swiftly and gracefully tipped the moss ball back with his tail.
"Because I knew you wouldn't!"
The dark tabby rolled his eyes and sat down, "You're no fun."
Twist gasped, "Be respectful to New! He's a prince you know!"
New sighed, "Twist that shouldn't matter at all. Anyways you two are my best friends, you don't have to act all proper around me. Even if Razor can be a pest." Twist and New laughed at the last part. The moss ball got tossed back to Razor, but in mid air Bird leaped off the ledge and flipped into grabbing the moss ball. The three other toms gasped and stared as Bird span around to face them. "Who are you?"
Bird put the moss ball down on the ground and grinned, "My name's Bird." He wrapped his light tabby tail around him as he sat up tall. "And you are Razor, Twist, and New. May I play too?"
Razor was actually impressed and nodded, "Yeah why not. Toss the ball over here." Bird did as he was told and watched as everyone did special tricks throwing it. They weren't playing Cat in the Middle anymore, but Bird noticed that Razor never tossed the ball to Twist. He looked at the two and realized they were brothers. That's when he fell apart and broke down crying. "Hey Bird get a grip. Why did you just start crying like a scared kitten?"
Bird sighed, "I noticed you and Twist are brothers, twins actually. It made me miss my own twin." The light brown tabby wiped his eyes and looked up at his new friends guiltly.
New frowned, "Where's your twin now?"
"Dead, maybe... maybe alive I don't know. We got separated when he was caught in a metal trap. He made me leave when there were some wild cats were on there way there. I ran far away and found myself here in search of water," Bird's stomach growled, "and food."
"That's horrible Bird! Come on guys couldn't we get him something to eat? Then we could come back and play," Twist said with pleading eyes. "And you could stay with Razor and me. You could become a Heart just like us!"
Bird smiled slightly, "Family.... that would be nice to have again."
(Three more moons)
"Who wouldn't want to become knight of the West Kingdom!? It's not only an honor, but we get to be in battle!" An older version of Razor said with diginity.
"Plus we would get to see New everyday again. Come on Bird the training starts today. Wouldn't you wanna be a knight with us?" Twist said with enthusiasm.
Bird walked out of his room his pelt was a bit darker, and he had grown quite a bit. He opened his gold colored eyes and sighed, "I just feel like I have a large advantage over a lot of the others."
Razor smirked, "It's that right there that would make you an excellent knight. You were born with extreme talent.” Not really he just remembered all the battle moves he had seen trainees do when he was still within the pack.
Twist agreed with his brother and as Razor walked out with their mother Bird stopped him, "Are you sure about this?" Bird whispered making sure his adoptive mom and brother couldn't hear. "You're part of that Resistance group, if Fangblood found out.... you've heard straight from New how bad his father his!"
"I know, his father says he's the worst king the West has ever seen... I happen to agree."
"T-then why are you going along with this whole 'honorable' knight crap?"
Twist sighed and hanged his head, "It's for the resistance; I'm to keep an eye on the princes. They know I'm already good friends with New so I can protect him."
"Than let me help you. Let me protect you... and help with that group of yours. I'm not letting you get killed."
"We'd be glad to have you. You'd be surprised who's in it." The two brothers ran off after the rest of their family to get ready for knight training applications.
(One more moon)
"Way to go Bird!" A pure white she-cat said as Bird did a flip and clawed a sand bag into three spurring spouts.
"Thanks Black," Bird said with a lick of his paw. "Wonder where the other three are."
Black laughed, "Well, we have the queens younger brother for our trainer. If they're late it's their fault. Twist's been late a lot recently, a few more times and I think Mr. ToothFang will be putting him on kitchen work again. Or worse... make him a forbidden!"
"Twist become a forbidden, ha! He'd have to not be one of the princes best friends for that to happen. Spoiled brat..." A pitch black she-cat came into the cave.
"Feather! Don't sneak up on us like that," Black snarled at the newcomer.
Feather rolled her eyes and pointed behind her, "Well Miss BlackTooth if you keep worrying about Twist they're going to set you two up as a wifey and hubby."
"That's enough you two. FeatherPool you know Twist isn't a brat. He's nicer than you could ever be, and you know Black is engaged to another," Bird stood right in Feather's face, "So butt out. A and B conversation, C your little tush out."
Feather glared and spit into Bird's face, "Rotten Outsider." Twist and Razor came in panting behind, but came just in time to see Feather be rude to their brother.
Razor tackled Feather out of the way and let his amber eyes meet up with Feather's crimson ones, “You dare spit or talk like that to our brother again and you'll be one sorry cat." Twist barred his teeth at the she-cat with an angry growl.
A pitch black short furred tom came in, his yellow eyes full of anger, "What in the name of our ancestors is going on here?" All of the cats looked at Feather, "Miss FeatherPool you are dismissed for today. You are to clean up your act within a week. Come back in a week with a changed attitude, or you are dismissed from Knight training understood!?" Feather nodded vigorously and ran tail under her legs out of the cave. "And let me guess Mr. Bird started it. Bird, what are we to do with an outsider like you?"
"Train me to be a successful knight so I can honor my kingdom I hope."
Toothfang smirked, “You could never be a true knight.”
(4 moons)
"We call everyone to the courtyard to announced our new knights. They have trained successfully and are ready to be called knights of our kingdom," A pitch black slender tom with yellow eyes stood on what looked like a throne made of stone. Next to him was a pure white she-cat with red eyes, a black;white tom, a pure white tom, and New. "For the past five months they have been trained by ToothFang, and now they have shown to be fearless and their loyalty is to us. We call up Razor and Twist Heart, FeatherPool, BlackTooth, and Bird." There were mumbling about Bird most were saying how there was no last name called, but as if on que it was answered, "As you know Bird was adopted by the Heart family 8 months ago. And he has shown to be the most skilled within this group. Capable of being of the highest honor of the knights. He will be a knight assassin, and with that will be give the last name of Bird Killer. In his training he was shown be the most talented at killing birds without a a cat-made weapon. The Kingdom of the Heavens have for sure blessed his life. And though he started out as an outsider we will never regret accepting him home. To Bird! To Razor! To Twist! To Feather! To Black!" The crowd cheered their names and waiting for the new knights to come down to give them their own congratulations.
When the three brothers got home there was a feast for them made by their mother, "Congrats my boys. You've worked so hard for this!"
"Thanks mom," The three boys said in unison.
After the meal Twist came into Bird's room, "You don't seem happy at all... I know it won't be easy being in the Resistance and all-"
"Easy?! Easy? Twist, I don't wanna kill. I thought we were to just watch over the princes. Now I'm going to be given tasks to kill whoever that damn king asks! I'm going against everything the Resistance stands for. You saw how New reacted, he knows what I'm about to do." Bird put his head on his paws.
"It won't be forever, Bird, not forever."
Bird smirked, "Yeah you're right, just until I fail to do one of his missions."
(2 moons)
Bird was silent as a mouse. As an assassin his only weapon was a dagger that was held to his foreleg in a leather pouch. He hadn't really used it though much. Today he was to kill a tom who had double crossed FangBlood. For being a so-called knight all he ever did was kill those who Fang didn't approve of. So far though not one cat had lived to tell the tale about the attack. He had become known now just as Killer, The Shadow of Death. His only friends now were Twist, New, and Black. Razor even despised him, but more out of jealousy of Bird's come to fame. Though Bird had no problem giving Razor it if he wanted it so badly... if he could. As he got to the task place he sighed and whispered, "Hear we go..." He flipped into the door and broke it down in half, and he turned straight to the tortoiseshell tom with teeth bared, "You double crossed our King Sir JaggerFoot."
"Please!!! You don't understand, oh please Killer spare me!"
Bird smirked and said coldly, "So you can go around tell everyone how I let you, 'slide'. Hell no!"
The tom bowed down, "Please it was for my family. I needed the supplies to get my family out of here! My sons were about to die of sickness." The tabby tom bit his lip, he went soft slightly when it came to kits, but he shook his head to clear it. Unfortunetely JaggerFoot saw this softness, "Y-you aren't all bad as they say are you. Are you?"
"No, it's my job, a torture I must bare and a task I must finish, " Bird sprinted quickly and as Jagger dodge he jumped off the wall and bounced back into Jagger's neck with his Forepaws. There was a snap of the neck and Jagger was killed on the spot, "I sure hope your family got away in time for me not to have to go after them..." Bird walked over to the dead tom and politely closed his eyes. "May the ancestors not only give me forgiveness, but also give you a chance at a better life. You have a fire within in you Sir Jagger, may it light you to an easier path. Ansestors of Heavens, take him away from these kingdoms, let a flame blaze within his next life." Bird walked out leaving a blood paw print on the broken door to show that the killing was his work.
(2 moons)
His task today was one of the kingdoms few forbidden cats. This she-cat had been known as the ninja, but she didn't kill much. She had recently stolen a parchment from the castle and Bird was not only to receive the parchment, but to catch and kill ForbiddenLeaf before she could get into the lands of the outside. Bird had been chasing her for two days now, and he was close to the outer ring of the kingdoms. That's when he got pounced on by an orange; white long furred pelt. Bird jumped and back flipped his attacker onto the ground, but she squirmed from under and rolled him under her, "So you're the Legendary Killer."
ForbiddenLeaf winked and as Bird tried to pull himself up she pinned him back down by putting her paw on his chest. She giggled, "You got some hot stuff up there from all your killing don't you. Name's Lily, but I bet you know me as ForbiddenLeaf. Sorry dear, but this is a trap set up for you. I have no parchment and the only reason I'm being chased is cause I refuse to go by ForbiddenLeaf. You really are a fool Bird."
Bird growled while he blushed slightly and spit on ForbiddenLeaf, "You won't turn me against my kingdom no matter how pretty... and convincing you are pest. I know cats don't get called Forbiddens for no reason."
"Unless you live in the kingdom ruled by this stupid king. You know he's horrible! Is it so bad that I went around saying how his son New would be the best of the three heirs. Because of what I said people started agreeing with me, even though they all known that Deepblood is the first in line. I endangered Fang's rule to the thrown so he called me up as a Forbidden. So I refused to go by it and when I went to talk about an annulment I over heard him... him telling his other knights about taking over the North Kingdom. And killing the king, queen, and maybe the future heirs," The she-cat sounded strained, "So you'll kill me because that's what you've been told to do, you unthinkable fool. Come on you've got to smarter than that!"
Bird sighed, and quickly pinned her down, “I don't have any reason to believe you.
“Trust your paw steps,” Lily whispered the Resistance code words.
Taken a back Bird stepped off the she-cat. No one but other Resistance members knew about who he was. Even then it was hush hush, “What do you wish then?”
"Stay with me and get to know me, as me. So I can show you how much that king lies." Bird rolled his eyes and agreed to it. "Then let's go for a hunt."
(4 moons)
"He'll never agree to it Bird! You should have just stayed out there with the girl."
"Twist's right. Now my father will kill you both if you even think of asking. Even if she was actually telling you the truth about his plans to take over the North," New said with a worried tone.
"I know she was telling me the truth! I love Lily, for peets sake she's about to give birth to our kits... Fang has to agree to take away the Forbidden name and let me marry her!"
Twist gasped, "Dude you've gone mad. You know he'll never accept it!"
Bird growled under his breath, "I have to try," he looked to New, "For my kits' sakes."
(At the castle)
"No! How dare you even ask such a thing?"
"Please my lord, I've done so much for you. All I ask is this one small favor!" Bird begged his king.
Fang growled, "I refuse your offer, I will not grant you the ability to marry this forbidden wench and if you go against my wishes, I will give you the harshest punishment."
Bird knew what he had to do from there, "Your law I follow...." Bird left and made his way to the Resistance meeting place. He would tell hem all good bye tonight, and run away with his love. As he entered the underground lake cave he saw everyone was there. HawkWater also known as ForbiddenWater, Shadow and Dragon Water the heirs to the South Kingdom, GoldSoul also a forbidden, RayLife heir to the East Kingdom, Jay and Moon Jewel the king and queen of the North Kingdom, Twist, New, and Lily. There were others, but Bird didn't known their names. "Thank you Twist for gathering everyone here, my news is that I must depart from this place. I've felt so welcomed, but I must go with Lily away from here. For Fang refused my request of marriage. I know it was anticipated, but... I just hoped. Now I must leave the kingdoms, and with that the Resistance." Murmurs rumbled through it but it was silenced by a long furred black she-cat.
JayJewel shushed the group and bowed her head, "Though you have done more killing then anyone to have lived in the kingdoms you have showed you care about everyone. You've been known also to close all your victims eyes allowing them to pass on peacefully, and doing a quick easy death as much as possible. You will be greatly missed Bird of the Outside World." She lifted her head and praised the names, "To Bird! To Lily!"
With that Bird padded up to his wife to be, New, and Twist, "I'll miss you two. My first friends I had ever known." Tears fell down and he gave a cat like hug to his best friends. "Twist, New be safe. And New best of wishes to that new sibling your mother will be having. I hope by her time maybe the Kingdom of the West will be a better place."
"So do I Bird, so do I. I'll never forgive my father for this, and I'll raise my sibling to be well brought up."
Twist smiled slightly, "I wish I could see my nieces or nephews or whoever they end up to be. You're the closest thing I really had to a brother-ship. I'll miss you Bird."
"And me you Twist. Maybe one day the ancestors will bless us and you'll get to meet my twin brother, who I believe is up with the ancestors. Goodbye and may the Kingdom of the Heavens bless you, all of you. Come on Lily." And with that the kingdom never saw Bird or Lily again.
(2 moons later)
Bird was sitting next to his newly made wife. Lily was purring, "Aren't they beautiful?" Two kits were sleeping at her belly, a tom and a she-cat. The she-cat was an orange tabby while the tom was a brown; orange tabby.
Bird was purring as well, "Beautiful?! Of course they are! They're your kits."
"Our kits Bird," Lily corrected her husband. She licked her love's cheek as she drifted to sleep. Bird went to sleep next to her.
(2 moons afterwards)
Lily and Bird were watching their 3 month old kits playing together. Bird was now 28 months old. His life was perfect, other then he had lost his brother, friends, but with his new family he barely remembered that. He leaned his head on Lily, "I can't believe it. They've grown so fast."
Lily smiled, "Like us."
He chuckled, "Yes, like us."
"Well, well, well. If it isn't my old friend, Bird the Outsider."
Bird jumped at the sound of his past brother Razor, "Razor, Tooth, Twist? W-what are you doing here?"
The dark tabby smirked, "For a small, how did you say it, task."
"Moon, Sun come over here. NOW!" Lily called to her kits who were huddled in fright in-front of the three newcomers. Moon and Sun ran over and hid behind their mother.
Bird looked at the brown tabby, "I left the kingdoms, we both did, and we want nothing to do with the West. We've left it behind us."
The jet black cat growled, "You should have though of that before you joined us BirdKiller!"
"Don't call me that Tooth! My name is Bird and that's it," Bird stood up tall ready to fight if it came to it.
Tooth looked to the golden tabby, "Touching isn't he Twist"
The golden tabby nodded sorrowfully, "Yes... yes it is."
Bird bared his teeth and stepped in front of family, "Your quarrel is with me Tooth it always had been. Always putting me down as an outsider. Leave my family out of this!"
Razor snickered, "But it all started thanks to that she-cat there. Our task is to kill her, the rest of your family is just for our enjoyment."
"Please don't hurt them! I'll do anything just leave my family alone," Bird eyes widened begging towards Twist for help.
Tooth came up from behind them and grabbed Moon in his jaws, "Too late!" He snapped his jaws shut snapping Moon's head from his body,
Lily wailed, "MY KIT!!! How dare you!" She jumps at Tooth but he had on his armored claws and with them he ripped open her throat giving her a slow painful, voiceless death.
Bird was frozen to the spot. His kit, then his wife. A flash back of the begging tortoiseshell flooded his mind. This must have been how he felt, even though his family was being slaughtered right before his eyes. Jagger must have felt like it [Even if they don't kill Sun she'll die with her brother dead.] Tears formed in his eyes, "Please, just leave us alone!!"
Razor growled, "Don't worry it'll be over soon enough, only one left to go. Twist you have the honors" Twist gulped and mouthed the word sorry to his past brother before snapping the kit's head from it's body.
"Just kill me!! Kill me please!"
Razor smirked, "If you don't live though you won't get to feel the pain of the loss. Plus you'd be to easy to kill, now at least. What a weakling you've become Killer. No wonder you don't want to be called by that name anymore. You don't kill…."
"BUT I CAN! GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE BEFORE YOU ALL SEE WHAT I CAN STILL DO!!" Bird snapped, all his pain whelmed up and his fur stood on end.. The three toms' eyes widend. Razor and Tooth sped off with happy grins while Twist stayed behind for a bit. Bird lifted his bloodshot water logged eyes, "I will never forgive you for this Twist. You stood there and watched and didn't do a thing to stop it... you even helped. What kind of brother are you?"
Twist looked a taken back and tears feel down his own face, "I'm not worthy of being called your brother Bird, not after this..." He lightly touched Bird's ear, but Bird slashed at him angrily. He let his head hang and ran off after the other kingdom cats Bird let his tears fall as he walked to his dead family. His felt as if blood was pouring out of his heart, but he knew it was physically in tact. He closed the eyes of all his family and blessed them. He kissed his love goodbye before he buried them. He looked into the sky with tear filled eyes asa Crow flew in the direction away from the kingdoms, "You really want me to go back to the place I lost Crow don't you. Well, I'll follow what my ancestors wish to be done."
(one moon later)
Bird now 29 moons of age came to the forest where he first left his paw steps when he ran away from the pack. He walked by the human nests where Crow and them would go once and awhile. When he walked over the old boarder smell he smelled one he recognized, Crow, "That's why the ancestors led me back here. I still have to protect someone. Now where could he be?"
As if on the calling he saw a gray white long furred pelt go after a squirrel quickly. Bird saw the cat smile and open two silver eyes as he put the squirrel down infront of a tan silver she-cat. Who Bird figured out was his brother's wife, "So.... Crow became a wild cat. Maybe the wild cats are better mannered than are given credit for." Tears fell as he remembered the death of his love and kits, of the innocent lives he had taken. That was something that would never heal. Bird wouldn't dare think of what happened in his past. The killing he had done for no true reason. He had killed innocent cats just to be respected by a lawless king and a stupid resistance of cats. "I know why I was spared… my destiny hasn't come to its end yet. My brother still needs me. And so I'll be here for him"