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[Miss Midnight||]

The fire crackled and popped as the warm flames lapped over Tiger’s orange tabby pelt. His coat looked fiery and lively as he laid there, head heavily hung on his paws. Tiger swiveled his ears around to listen for any noise. Suddenly, clink , clang , clink . His food dish had been filled, and with a satisfied purr he bounded over to the dried pellets. He wasn’t very fond of them, but he was hungry at the time.

After finishing off a few mouthfuls of the tasteless pellets, Tiger pranced into a different room in the house. In the room was a medium size pine tree decorated with small, vibrant, colorful balls. He stalked up to the tree and batted at one of the low hanging spheres, he enjoyed playing with the little globe of color, but he soon got bored of the relentless game ‘bat the ball’.

He slunk out of the area with the multicolored spheres and back to where the fire drank a room in a golden color, Tiger jumped onto where his humans usually sat and watched their glowing box. The glowing box was so interesting to the humans, a few times Tiger had tried to watch it, but he couldn’t understand what was so fascinating about it.

Tiger looked over to where the female human kit sat, she was looking at him, and holding something… She held it up and said something about, “Holiday spirit”. Tiger realized what she was holding; it was a collar! The collar was red and green with a small yellow bell hanging from it. The female human kit grabbed Tiger and snapped the collar on. Mee-oww! Tiger screeched angrily. He jumped out of her arms, and slinked out of the cat flap. He shook himself twice, the annoying bell jingled twice. He hopped on to his fence, there went the bell. Tiger couldn’t help letting out a hiss of fustraition. The collar had to go.

[Azure]

Sarah was sitting on her on fence when she heard Tiger hiss angrily. She walked casually over to him and looked at him worryingly."What's wrong,"she asked.

[Miss Midnight||]

Tiger sighed happily at the sight of the Sarah. It’s just this dumb collar my humans got me. He mewed with a slight flicker of anger. He shook his head. The collar jingled as his head went to and fro. Tiger growled, annoyed by the bell. How’re the kits? He meowed, quickly changing the subject. The sunlight brought warmth to his fur, but the icy wind gave him chills.

[Azure]

"They're okay,"she said.

[Miss Midnight||]

Good to hear. Tiger replied, with a slight flicker of uncertainty. Where his kits actually alright? Did they plan to join the clans, become a loner and/or rogue, or stick to their soft kitty-pet life? His tabby pelt shivered at the thought of his young kits battling starvation and leaving the safety of their human homes.

[Azure]

ooc: i hope you know that pepper ran away.

"It's hard for me to say this, but Pepper ran away one night,"Sarah said looking down sadly. She was afraid that Tiger was gonna get mad at her now.

[Miss Midnight||]

Tiger felt his ears flattened on his head. That was Pepper's choice. He spoke grimly. When I was seven moons old my front claws were ripped out. I hadn't dared to go to far out into the forest. He continued, a slight gleam of regret filled his voice.

[Azure]

Sarah looked at Tiger sadly."I'm sorry,"she said. She looked at the forest and sighed sadly,"I hope were ever Pepper is I hope she is okay..."

[Miss Midnight||]

I sure hope so. Tiger mewed. He stared into the forest, the sunlight flickered on the cold earth. Tiger had never actually dreamed of being free from the chains of being a house ca, he had never thought of what it's like to have the responsibility of being a clan cat.

[Azure]

Sarah's tail wrapped around her paws."I wonder what it is like to be a clan cat..."she finally said.

[Miss Midnight||]

Tiger sighed. I honestly don't know. He meowed. His tabby pelt brushed against hers, but he nearly fell off his fence. Tiger blushed, embarrassed.

[Azure]

Sarah smiled and brushed her nose against his."I don't know either and I never want to find out,"she said.

[Miss Midnight||]

Me neither... Tiger whispered. Do I really mean that, or is a clan cat's life better than mine? He thought silently, but he pushed the question to the back of his mind. This was a question that even he could not answer. He brushed his flank against hers and repeated the words he had spoken, Me neither.

[Azure]

Sarah watched the forest for a second, as if waiting for Pepper to come out happy as ever. She knew that wouldn't happen though. Sarah looked down sadly."Please let my little Pepper be okay"she thought.