Asher | Cats | Tom | Mention: Everyone indirectly, Coyote

" I'll get rid of your happiness once and for all! "

The looping nightmare that replayed in Asher head made him twitchy, moreso insane and crazy. He was the evil, he was the darkness sweeping the forest- he heard stories so many stories about his past life; about who he really was deep down. His paws covered his ears as the screams and flames swept over the forest that reflected in his hues, he wasn't the winner to gain back his own destiny. He didn't like the thought, so he suddenly woke himself up with a yowl," No~~!!!", He stared around as his eyes were widen with fear, with confusion that added with a slight touch of sorrow. He hoped he didn't wake anyone up with his nightmares; this was happening every night now. He slipped from the caves and snarled at himself, how could they keep such a secret from him? Did they not care for his feelings, to hide his real father; to see that no one was really there for him!

Asher flicked his white tail tip with annoyance, and then he smiled softly," That's okay....", He told himself, guessing he was the only one up he padded around gazing at everyone before passing the elder den. He could smell Stitch in there, he seemed so lonely lately? After the death of his kits and mate, Asher guessed he wanted to be alone," I'll cheer him up! ", He nodded to himself with pride, he'll soon make Stitch smile again. But for right now, he padded back to the cave where the normal cats slept and slipped back in brushing himself against the ground and sighing when his chin hit his paws and his eyes closed.

Bramble | Loner | 2 | Tom | Mentions: NCP Father, Open

The day wasn't long for Bramble, the sun must of just warmed against his fur that bristled," It can't be?", Bramble came face to face with a cat who looked just like him, but different. His fur was so clean; so preppy and a bell dangled from his neck," Well well, look what we have here? One of those forest rodents", The tabby crackled and lashed his thick tail," Move on kitten before you get yourself hurt!", Bramble snapped his maw together maybe to scare the weak kitten but something was off, he seemed fearless of Bramble. The tabby circled him and grinned," Oh look Sol! One of those forest rodents came to...what scare us? We meet much bigger cats", The tabby hissed before leaping on Bramble; but Bramble saw it coming from a mile away, dodging neatly to the right he whipped around and lashed out on his face. He didn't let up either, barely getting any swipe seconds apart as the tabby backed up. His friend wasn't much help either as he watched from the comfort of a window, when Bramble thought he had enough he leaped away and hissed arching his back and slowly lowering his claws," Your crazy!! ", The tabby yowled and twitched his bleeding ear," Who even are you, some crazy deranged cat!", Bramble blinked before relaxing; did he go to far? He was always taught to fight to kill or injure," Sorry...", The tabby hissed before scoffing to himself," Who are you and why are you here? Aren't you suppose to be catching fish", The insult didn't hurt as much as his fear in his eyes, Bramble knew that all too well and shifted," I'm Bramb-", The tabby eyes widens as he gasped," Bramble? As in Bramble! Wait...let me see your ear", The tabby walked toward him and examined his ear carefully before gasping," It's healed nicely you know, bt um..", Bramble blinked finding himself being gazed at; he felt weird at first before actually staring into the cat eyes," Bramble....",

Next thing Bramble knew he was hearing the stories of this tabby; this cat; his father. " Your my father!! Wait that can't be...aren't you like...I don't know dead??!!!", Bramble cringed slightly," Dead! Who in the world told...oh did your mother tell you that? I bet she wanted me dead; that flea bag she-cat!", The tabby growled," No...I don't remember mother...", Bramble admitted with a shrug of his shoulders. The tabby frowned," Your mother was one petty she-cat", He looked away and leaped ontop of a trash can lid that rattled. The tabby curled up his tail-

" Tell me about her, and why did you leave me?",

The Tabby drifted his eyes away and for a moment Bramble thought it was pointless to ask; instead of waiting on a answer Bramble got up and walked away toward where he came," I've found someone that I care about!", Bramble called behind him and glared at the Tabby," Everyone has gone on without you, and I'm sure no one will remember what you even sound like! But me, I've found someone who will remember me when I'm old; when I drift away cause I opened up", Without another word Bramble leaped away; in fact so far that he broke into a run just to stop the feeling of disappointment that steamed through his body. Was he doing it right, living his life? Being alone wasn't his plan, Bramble felt small again that little kit that roamed around- that trusted himself to become something bigger then what he was. Bramble wanted to fight for his right to be happy," Bramble!", The sound of the tabby came from behind him," Listen Bramble!", The tabby threw himself ontop of Bramble who hissed," Get off me!", He scrambled to his paws quickly and gave a shaking scoff of disgust.

" Please have mercy on me, I didn't mean to leave you behind but your mother told me to stay away!", Bramble didn't want to hear his lies," Your lying! Mothers don't do that, they care about their kits; they love their kits", Bramble hissed," I'm not asking for alot, just that you hear me out please Bramble!", His pleads filled Bramble eyes with guilt, but he stayed strong," Fine you lying tom! Go ahead spill those lies!", He flopped his tooch down and glared into the tabby eyes, his dark brown fur twitched," First, your mother was a loner- I knew her as " The dark princess" she was a ruthless cat to mess with. She was always grumpy always hiding from others; she had trust issues until she meet me", Bramble scoffed a laugh that was so rude that the Tabby flinched," Yeah a loser, she found a worthless loser to mingle with! Her luck huh?", He spat. Though the tabby kept going," She had good intentions but being with her was....dangerous. She wanted to join a near by pack, she wanted to become the leader- she wanted all that in a matter of days! I thought she went really insane; I declined and that's when she finally told me she was expecting. I...I...I ran I'm so sorry Bramble I wasn't ready to be a father", Bramble unsheathed his claws and leaped onto the tabby clawing at his chest. The tabby yowled and managed to kick Bramble off," But when you were born I changed my mind!", He cowered weakly; Bramble stared at him his eyes turned into slits," W...what?", The tabby nodded," She had you in some thickets near a river, I was looking for her by then and wanted to be with her so badly that being with strange cats who eats off the ground was worth risking. When I found her she was weak but still caring for you", The tabby smiled lightly as a smile crossed his maw, he was still trembling from fear of Bramble who towered over him," Oh Bramble, I couldn't resist naming you. Bramble was a good name, I told her that I wanted a family but she rejected me! She told me that she found someone better to care for her; I felt so hurt, so betrayed but I was weak and understood that I couldn't even last a full day without water or food", The tabby hissed to himself.

The story came to a fold when the Tabby couldn't go on," You sit here and tell me that my mother rejected the only father that I could of had? Your sitting here and telling me that you couldn't fight? ", Bramble paced around before breathing quickly as his heart raced, who was he? What was his story, Bramble the worthless weakling! " Fathers are suppose to protect, to live for their kits! Your telling me my mother forced you out my life, she attacked you, she threatened to end you! ", The tabby shook his head slowly," I'm sorr-", Bramble dashed toward him but halted before hissing," Don't speak! Father you are, I grew up with pain in my heart, I grew up fighting every day every night wondering if the monsters in the dark were going to finally get me! I tried so hard to not quit, I tried so hard to work my way up from being so defenseless so helpless to someone who can rip a cat apart without thought", Bramble spat whipping around," I'm prepared to fight for those who can't fight for themselves, cause I had a real father who cared about me. He set me free, so goodbye whoever you are", With a flick of his tail Bramble padded away; head lifted and eyes burning.

Rusty | Loner | Shecat | Mentions: Open

It was a strange feeling, seeing that the morning rolled ever so smoothly onto the dirty orange fur coat of a she-cat with green leaf like eyes. Claws stretching and fur twitching as her maw parted to let a yawn out," Good fishsticks! I overslept", She