by liightning » Wed Jul 29, 2020 8:02 am
Username: liightning
Cat Name: Copperdance
Clan: Everrock
Rank: deputy
Gender: female
Age: 26 moons
Prompt:
Every day, her paws seemed to lead her there.
The waterfall was a common place to relax, especially for younger cats with no duties. Mothers brought their kittens to play on the stepping stones, and apprentices chased each other up and down the rocky slopes.
She settled by the water's edge, wrapping her tail patiently around her paws. She was bound to receive some odd glances and remarks, but it was easy to brush it off as a deputy's duty or her personal task.
It was her responsibility, she reassured herself, not only as a deputy but as part of the clan, to watch over others and put an end to risky games before an incident occurred.
She would never admit that she... enjoyed it. Still, if this was true, she wasn't sure why she did.
Thoughtfully she pondered, watching the kits splash about in the shallows, stubby tails high in the air.
She didn't know whether it was the joy in their laughter or the carefree spring in their steps, but it filled her with an indescribable warmth.
For a moment she was back in that old creek, banks bristling with cattails swaying in the breeze, smooth stones beneath her paws and water tickling her belly. There was a faint voice, sweet and oh-so-familiar. She never thought she'd hear that voice again.
"Mama?"
"I'm here, darling, I'm here."
And then the memory was gone, and she was left with nothing but a sorrowful smile and tears in her eyes.
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liightning on Fri Jul 31, 2020 7:14 am, edited 8 times in total.