Nile blinked open her eyes, she looked around the den. She had never seen it before now. “Mother!” Nile mewed.

“What is it honey?” Calla answered.

“My eyes have opened!” Nile meowed back.

“Really? That’s great Nile! Now your Dad and I can teach you how to hunt and fight!”

“Yay!” Nile meowed.

Footsteps rang through the forest.

“In fact I think I can hear Daddy now!” Calla meowed happily.

Forest walked in, he smiled as he meowed.

“I’m home!”

“Did you catch anything?” Calla asked.

Forest sighed.

“Unfortunately I didn't catch anything this time. Hows Nile?”

“My eyes are open!” Nile had a cheerful grin on her muzzle.

“That’s great Nile! I can teach you to fight now!”

“I can teach you to hunt and stalk, in the Red Forest!”

“In me?” Forest mewed mockingly.

“Ha ha ha!”

“Very funny!” Calla meowed as she pounced on him.

“Ha ha!” Nile mewed and jumped into the tussle of fur and paws.

“Yawn!” A little brown kitten blinked his eyes open.

“What’s going on?” A sleep voice mumbled.

Brownie, (Nile’s brother) padded into the room were the others were.

“Pounce!” Nile mewed as she pounced on her brother.

“Merow! Get off!” A frustrated brownie mewed.

“No” Nile replied mockingly.

“What was that?” Brownie asked.

“No”

“MEOW!” Brownie pounced back at Nile.

“Merow! Hiss!” They both meowelled as they were play fighting.

30 minutes later...

“Huff, Huff, Huff.” Brownie panted.

“You win Nile…” Puffed Brownie.

“Huff, Huff.” He panted again.

“Time for bed little ones!” Meowed Calla.

“Do we -YAWN!- Have to?” Brownie tried to conceal how tired he was.

Calla burst out laughing.

“What’s so funny?” Brownie huffed

“Nothing, Let’s go!” Calla smirked.

Calla picked up Nile by the scruff of her neck.

“Mom! I can walk by myself!” Nile wailed.

“Oh ok then.” Calla meowed as she grabbed Brownie.

Brownie was already asleep by the time they reached their mossy bed.

“Good Night my kits.” Whispered Calla.

“Good Night Mama-Z z z z z z z z z z.”

Nile mewed sleepily.

Calla sighed.

“You know they half to leave us some time..” Forest emphasized.

“It’s just… It’s hard to explain.” Calla whimpered. “I know.” Forest meowed back.

The Next Morning...

“Tweet! Tweet!” “Yawn!” Brownie stretched his jaws wide.

“Wake up sleepy head!” Nile mewed. Brownie yawned again.

“Wake up!” Nile insisted.

“Ok! Ok! I'm up.” Brownie roused.

“Good! Dad is teaching us how to fight!”

“Now!?” Brownie seemed instantly up!

“Yep.” Nile mewed.

“Yay!” Answered Brownie.

“Come on, let's go see Dad!” Nile leaped up and trotted over to the exit.

“Let’s go!” Brownie stood up and followed his sister.

Paws pounded as Nile and Brownie entered into the living room to see Calla & Forest.

“Oh! You’re up! Where are your siblings?” Asked Calla.

“Uh…” Nile answered.

“Their asleep right…” Calla meowed a knowing look on her face.

“Yeah.” Nile shifted her paws.

“Well? Go wake them up!” Calla ordered.

“Ok... Come on Brownie!” Nile mewed.

“Ok, Coming!” Brownie meowed back.

Nile and Brownie trotted back to the bedroom.

“Rice, Egypt,Tiger! Wake up!” Nile meowed to them,They yawned.

“Ok I’m up!” Tiger answered.

“Good!” Brownie mewed to her.

“What’s the big idea!” Rice yawned rubbing her eyes.

“Dads teaching us how to fight!” Nile answered for Brownie.

“I’m up! Les go!” Egypt was up now her eyes shining.

They all ran into the living room.

“Ready?” Asked forest.

“Yeah!”The kits mewed in harmony.

“Then let’s go!” Meowed forest.

“Be careful!” Calla warned them.

“We will!” Forest called back to her, as he ran with the kittens.

“We're going on a trip in our favorite rocket ship.

Zooming through the sky, little kittens!” they all sung in chorus.

A little while later at the Sandy Clearing...

“Katching!” Rice unsheathed her claws, closing her eyes she clawed at the tree. “Slish!” Rice’s claws sliced through the air.

“Good Job Rice, though you do need to work on your aim. Now you try Brownie.” Forest instructed.

“Ok!” “Katching!” Brownie unsheathed his claws as well.. “Slash!” Brownie’s claws barely struck the tree.

“Nice! You’re getting closer. You're up next Tiger.” Meowed Forest.

“Do I have to?” Tiger replied.

“You have to try.” Forest looked at her.

“Ok…” “Katching!” Tiger’s unsheathed her claws, she ran at the tree. “Katrack!” Tiger’s claws struck the tree, she pulled them out quickly.

“Great Job! Egypt it’s your turn now!” Forest mewed.

“Oh! Ok…” “Katching! Slish, Slash!” Egypt tried to strike the tree but failed.

“Good job Egypt, we’ll work on it.” Forest meowed.

“Me next-” Nile was cut off.

“Merow!” Meowed a cat they could not see.

They all gasped.

“What was that?” Rice mewed.

“I… I don’t know…” Answered Forest.

End of Chapter 1