It had been a couple of weeks since Twinkle had moved in with Tress, but the two were already very close. Tress had decided that Twinkle was old enough to try and catch some of the prey that came in to the alley. "Put your Haunches down, tail lower, but not touching the ground." Twinkle lowered her crouch "Nearly perfect! Great job Amb- I mean Twinkle." Twinkle looked at Tress funny, got out of her hunting crouch, and sat down. "Amb? What do you mean?" Tress sighed ," It's nothing. Just- go back to practicing your crouch." Twinkle could tell Tress was upset about something, but if she didn't tell Twinkle, it was something she didn't want brought up, so Twinkle didn't ask again. Twinkle spent her time practicing her hunting crouch, until she had perfected it. Since Tress seemed so troubled, Twinkle decided she would surprise Tress with some prey. They rarely saw mice in the alley, but when they did it was special. The only prey they usually saw were crows, pigeons, and rats, although they never hunted the rats, just scared them away from human food. Twinkle really wanted to cheer Tress up, so she went looking for mice. She finally scented a nest and treaded lightly towards it. she could hear them now... She saw a mouse crawl out of a crack in the wall. She got into her hunting position, and pounced. The mouse tried to scurry away, but Twinkle had her paw on its back, with her claws unsheathed. she quickly bit its neck. She was Really happy and proud that she had caught the mouse. But there was another task. Because she knew there was another mouse in the nest, but it knew she was there, she could tell by the fear scent. Twinkle looked in the hole the mouse had come out of, and inside, was not only one mouse, but many. 5 were smaller, and there was one slightly larger one. Twinkle Stuck her paw in with her claws out, and she hooked one of the mice in her claws. She knew they would probably multiply fast, but they were smart enough to move, so after she finished killing the second one, she blocked the entrance to the hole. Then, she grabbed the mice by their tails, and headed back towards the "den". When Twinkle got back, Tress looked frantic, when she saw twinkle, her worried look turned angry. "Where have you been, I've been looking all over for you! I thought you had left me..." Twinkle dropped the mice ,"I was just hunting. And you know I would never leave you, why would you think I would?" Tress sighed. "I'm sorry Twinkle. It's just... I... I had a daughter before you. Her name was Amber. ~ So that's what Tress meant by "Amb" Earlier~ One day we were hunting in the forest, when we ran into cats. They said we were trespassing on their territory, and brought us back to their camp. There were many cats there, and they called their home "Mistclan" They explained The system, of Kits, Apprentices, and warriors, how their ancestors gave the leader 9 lives, and how they all worked together to survive. I was not interested, but Amber was. We came back here, and she tried to sneak out while I was sleeping, and I caught her. Then, she left me to go join the clan. I went to the forest to go check on her, many weeks ago. She was The Medicine cat apprentice, a cat that helps heal other cats, and she had gotten her medicine cat name. Amberleaf." Twinkle was silent for a few moments then said," I'm sorry Amber left you, but you don't have to worry. I would never leave you." And before Tress could Respond, Twinkle walked in to the garbage can, and curled up to sleep, and silently, Tress followed.
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