Midnight by Candace DeVries (well read books TXT) 📖

sounds like a good idea."agreed Frost stretching his front legs as he stood up arching his back in a big stretch.
"There you go,"encouraged Puma"Come on.She meowed as the black she-cat slid by and went out of the old log.Frost then poked his head out as he came to follow.
"Are you feeling any better?"Puma asked watching the white tom with concerned eyes.Frost felt that he was walking on stumps and felt like he had a lump in his throat.He felt kind of light headed too.
"Yeah I'm ok,"he lied.He sounded like he was more talking to himself than Puma.
"You don't look fine,"meowed Puma as she rubbed up against him.
"I know."
"You may stay with me as long as you like,"she meowed staring into his pale blue eyes with warm bright green.
"Thank you."Frost gave a little purr.He was starting to feel a little better.Puma was right he needs to move on.Rocky was his best friend but how can he also let him go?
"Maybe some hunting can get your mind off things?"suggested Puma,"I think I smell some prey."she finished parting her jaw to take in any scent.
"Yeah.I haven't thought about that."Since Rocky's change he hasn't eaten at all yet so he was starving.He could sure use a fresh mouse or rabbit right now.
"Come on!"purred Puma as she disappeared into the shrubs.Frost hurried after her and almost lost his footing once slipping over a slick spot.
"Careful klutz your going to scare all the prey with all that noise!"purred half hissed the black she-cat.She parted her jaws slightly to take in any scent of possible prey.She scanned for any sign.A warm scent filled her jaw and made her mouth water and smelled a nearby squirrel.Her eyes sparked as she came upon the critter nibbling on an acorn over by a tree.She dropped instinctively into a hunters crouch her bright green eyes locked on her target slowly inching forward.Almost there she accidentally stepped on a twig as it snapped.The squirrel poked its head up hearing the warning and saw her started to make a run for it.Puma instantly sprinted charging after it.
Gaining up on it rapidly closing in a flash of white spurred by and she stopped dead in her tracks.A tom launched himself at the squirrel nagging it with one of his claws flinging it in the air and it fell to the ground dazed but alive.The tome then finished it with a quick bit to the neck cutting off its air.The tom lifted his head up as he groomed himself.He was white with seal brown points and had bright blue eyes.Puma recognized the tom instantly swishing her tail.
"Beatle!I was going to get that!"she hissed her tail lashing.
"Oh sorry I didn't see you there I guess you just have to move quicker next time."he apologized with a smirk added his eyes fell on to Frost standing there curious."Who's that?"
"Oh this is my friend Frost.Frost come over here!"she meowed her bright green eyes on Frost as the white tom moved closer till he was next to Puma."This is Beatle one of my neighbors he can be a hassle but he's alright too."
"Hello,"meowed Frost quietly meeting the toms blue eyes.
"Hello,"meowed Beatle bowing his head and turned to Puma and asked"How's Ema?Where is she?"He watched her eyes cloud and he knew something was wrong."Where is she?"he asked again.She didn't answer looking at her jet black paws.
"She's dead,"Frost answered the white and brown tom.
"Wait!What?"meowed Beatle confused,"Dead?How?"hew watched Puma trying to read her face but her eyes were unreadable.
"She was killed in the forest over by that stream."Frost meowed answering Beatle.His eyes flickered to Puma.
"What killed her?Do you know?"
"You probably won't believe me or think I'm crazy.t know this may be weird."He looked at Puma and mewed."Should I say?"
"Go head."she encouraged him.
"I think a Vampirecat got her.We found no blood and there was this stench on her and it's not from a normal cat."meowed Frost expecting the tom to laugh.He was shocked to see that he didn't.
"Vampirecat?Are you sure?"he asked his eyes unreadable he was looking past him like he was looking at something distant.
"Yes."
"We also ran into a Vampirecat too his name is Scourge."Puma put in suddenly alert her eyes flicked to frost with concern.
"He took my best friend Rocky and now he has been turned into one of them."meowed Frost his eyes clouding at the thought remembering hoe his friend's deep blue eyes turn red right before him.
"Really?Wow when did this happen?"Beatle asked his fur starting to bristle.
"Last night,"answered the black she-cat.
"Dam Vampirecats!At it again!Go burn in hell!"he snarled half to himself.
"Did something happen with you?"asked Frost as he watched the toms unreadable eyes.
"They killed my mom.I was there as a kit.I seen her get her life sucked out of her them filthy demon cats!"Beatle yowled angrily swishing his tail side to side pain filled in his blue eyes.
"Oh well I'm sorry I didn't know."meowed Frost in apology.
"You didn't know its ok."
"So did you see it?Do you remember what it looks like?"asked Frost calmly so he wouldn't upset Beatle.
"I think I remember golden maybe.I couldn't see the face but I think it smelled a little bit like a she-cat i couldn't tell."meowed Beatle looking passed the white tom like he was looking at something distant trying to remember what he had seen."I remember the beast attacking her and torchering her then Mom laid there limp as the beast sunk its teeth into her neck and gulping down her blood.It happened so quickly and sudden and the beast was gone just as fast.Leaving Mom there limp and dead all her blood sucked out of her."he finished and his eyes started to cloud at the memory.
"Sorry Beatle."meowed Puma giving him a lick on the ear.
"Me too.I'm sorry too."meowed Frost as he went up and rubbed up against his flank.Beatle wasn't that bad he thought.After al they both shared something harsh.They both lost someone close to them from those blood sucking demon cats.
"Thanks."mewed Beatle in a small purr relaxing the fur on his back letting it lie flat again.
"You have any kin?"asked Frost.
"Oh yeah there's my brother Brent and my sister Misty."meowed Beatle in a small purr his blue eyes sparked.
"Do they live close in the area or no?"
"Misty lives in the area over by Sun Hill and Brent lives farther out of the area in a small cavern by Crystal Waves."meowed the white and seal point tom flicking his feathery tail in the directions of those places.
"That's pretty cool.Do you ever get to visit them.Do they visit you?"asked Frost curious.He wanted to get to know Beatle better.
"Misty does sometimes and Brent occasionally."answered Beatle pawing at the ground like he was thinking of something.
"You don't seem alright man.What's wrong?"meowed Frost calmly concern in his blue eyes.He couldn't tell what the big tom was thinking for his expression was unreadable but he knew he was not ok.
Beatle was wondering if his sister and brother were ok since the reporting of the Vampirecats in the forest.He hoped they were ok and safe.How can he know for sure.
"Your thinking about if your kin are safe aren't you?"meowed Puma in a calm voice rubbing up against his flank.Her fur felt soft.It was like she read his mind.
"Yeah kind of."he mewed.
"I'm sure they should be ok."meowed Frost putting in.
"I think I may go visit them just to be sure.Anyone want to come with and visit my sister in Sun Hill?"Beatle asked the two cats."You guys can meet her she's very nice."
"That sounds fun I'd like to meet her."Puma purred warmly in agreement.
"I'll come sounds cool."agreed Frost warmth in his blue eyes.After Rocky and the death of Ema he didn't blame Beatle for wanting to see his sister.
"Thanks.Now come on this way."he purred in delight and padded off toward the direction on Sun Hill.


FOUR

"Victoria wait up!"hissed Rosalie racing after the brown tabby into the shrubs with Tanglefurry hot on her tail.Victoria waited by a rock and groomed her pelt.
"Is it this way?"panted Tanglefurry watching their gangs leader check the scent.
"Hmm.I think a she-cat.She's heading home to Sun Hill."Victoria meowed analyzing the scent of their victim.
"O sounds good."purred Rosalie wickedly her mouth watering at the thought of sinking her teeth into a mortalcat the warm feel of blood running down her throat.She tingled her paws itching to taste it.
"Yes I can't wait."knowing what Rosalie was thinking Tanglefurry's mouth watered venom surging through her body to her teeth.
"Come on."meowed Victoria as she disappeared into the shrubs.Rosalie and Tanglefurry quickly followed close behind.They moved with no sound their bodies moved so smoothly and silent that nothing would hear them and their eyes quickly turned black as they let their vampirecat senses take over.They walked and walked silently into the forest searching for their victim.The birds were silent and the sun started to sink in the sky as it signaled noon.As they walked they each took turns in checking the scent their instincts strong and at full bloom venom surging through them.Just then the scent gets stronger and stronger

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Publication Date: 02-07-2011

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