Kittypet Kitten(Bramble)

[kelsey .]

Smudge leaped down from his fence into his garden, energated from a day of lazy sunning. He suddenly wondered where his mate, Hattie, was, and went off to search for her. He looked through his own garden and hers, but never spotted her. Panic took hold. "Hattie? Hattie!" He shrieked, racing around in circles. Oh no! Where is she?

[Spottedleaf ~Dapps]

Kayli leaped up onto her fence, perched precariously on its white-washed peaks. She looked down at the panicked Smudge who was obviously looking for Hattie, his mate. She'd been avoiding him lately and Kayli realized that it was working as she looked at Hattie's house, and then back at Smudge. She sighed and called out to him.
"Looking for Hattie?" She asked with a friendly smile as Kyle leaped up next to her, his disease showing now more than ever. Kayli was already almost as big as she would get, and Kyle was still the size of a 4-moon-old kitten.

[kelsey .]

"Yes," He called back frantically. "Do you know where she is?" A feeling of guilt washed over him and Kyle leaped up onto the fence. Lark was locked inside, and he knew how good of friends they were. Or so, that's what Lark said. Sometimes she exaggerated.

[Spottedleaf ~Dapps]

[[Didn't I adopt Lark? I think so... -forgetful-]]

Kayli nodded and frowned, leaping next to Smudge.
"Sit down." She commanded as she landed next to him, sitting with her tail curled around her paws. Kyle leaped down after her, sitting next to her and then nodding as she looked at him. He stood, stretching and leaping on top of the fence, and then back into the garden on the other side.
"You see, a moon ago when her twolegs found out she was..." Kayli blinked and looked up at Smudge sadly. "She was pregnant with your kits. Nervous you'd hate her if you knew, so she avoided you at first. Then her twolegs found out. They whisked her to the Cutters and she hasn't been seen since."

[kelsey .]

Smudges eyes grew wide. "I'd never be mad at her! Hatieee!" He shriked, laying down and hiding his head into his paws, sobbing. "We need to find her!" He muttered in between breaths.

[Spottedleaf ~Dapps]

"Twolegs took her. They came back and she didn't." Kayli said softly, resting her tail on Smudge's shoulder. He must've missed Hattie as much as any could, and Hattie had always been a good friend. Even if she was annoying at times and sort of rude, she was a good friend and always listened. It was hard to think that the Cutters could have killed her.
"But we could try to find her if you want." Kayli offered, knowing it'd be about useless.

[kelsey .]

[[Uh. Is she coming back?]]

He shook his head sadly. "My life is ruined." Standing up, he turned to pdad down to his home, when he suddenly stopped. I hope she's okay.

[Spottedleaf ~Dapps]

[[They'll find her]]

Kyle raced after Smudge.
"Kyle, where are you going?"
"To help!" Kyle called back at Kayli, who was being overprotective again.
"No, you aren't."
"I can do this. I want to do something with my life, Kayli." Kayli was about to argue but Kyle had already run off. He stopped Smudge in his tracks.
"Let's find her, okay?" He said with a smile.

[kelsey .]

Smudge nodded slowly, eyes watering.
"I can't live without her," He gasped sadly, looking away. A sudden urge of ambition flowed through his veins, and he charged forward, determined.

[Spottedleaf ~Dapps]

Kyle smiled ad quickly followed Smudge.
"Slow down! We need to think this over!" He called out, gasping. His small body could hardly keep up with Smudge's adult, agile one and he puffed and eventually slowed down.

[kelsey .]

[[xj,hgdjhfhsdg! hortense can help them find Hattie. You remember, the misty she-cat? who seems to know it all? XD I need to get her active again.]]

Smudge slowed down meekly, ashamed. He had forgotten Kyle couldn't keep up with his stature. "Your right," He countered, thinking. "We'll need help." He knew of a cat, or heard of a cat, that lived not far from his nest. Her name was Mist. Or, otherwise known as, Hortense. She seemed to know everything, from the past to the future. The strangest thing about this femme was that she was practically see through. Or that was what he heard. She had a deformity where she was very small for her age, exactly like Kyle, so while she was warrior-size she was still seen as an early apprentice. Another deformity of hers was that her pelt colors went awry and she was seen as a thick glob of mist with blazing orange eyes peeking out. She spoke in very light tones and was often mistaken for a ghost cat. It would be tricky contacting her, but she probably knew Hattie's whereabouts. turning to Kyle, he told him his plan urgently.
"We'll talk to Hortense. She doesn't live to far from here." He explained Hortense's deformity to Kyle and nodded. "Right. Let's go!"

[Spottedleaf ~Dapps]

[[They should run into Millie. Hattie isn't anywhere near the twoleg nests that she used to live in, and Hortense probably wouldn't know anyway. Millie does all of Hattie's hunting and such. :3 ]]

Kyle sighed and nodded. He'd never heard of Hortense, probably because he had never been out much. His deformities made it a lot harder to function like a normal cat. And he'd often heard Kayli talking to others behind his back, saying that he'd never grow any larger. He hated the thought of being stuck as a kitten forever, but he didn't mind so much as long as he was treated like any other cat. He hurried as fast as he could after Smudge, who was still walking too fast, and he wondered what would happen next.

[kelsey .]

[hortense keeps up on all her clan and out of clan news. we can find millie, but i'd like to add hortense to the equation]]

smudge walked a little slower and looked apoligetically at kyle. he sighed and decided to console the little cat.
"i know this will come out weird, but hortense...she's like you. she older than me and the size of a small clan apprentice. only a teense bit bigger than you. we'll need sharp eyes if we are to see her, though. look for dense mist clouds." walking by another twoleg nest, he stopped and sniffed a little. he knew what hortense smelled like, a passing rouge by the name of nahla had been looking for her with a piece of hortenses fur in her mouth. smudge had gotten a good sniff when nahla asked if he had seen the misty she-cat.

[Spottedleaf ~Dapps]

[[Sure, but do you know where Hattie is now? Hmmm?]]

Kyle blinked sadly and shook his head.
"I shouldn't of come. I can hardly see, I can't keep up with you, and I don't think I've ever smelt anything distinctly before." He said sadly. He watched the world, which was only visible near him. His underdeveloped eyes and nose made watching and scenting very hard for Kyle, and his underdeveloped body was tiny and hard to put to any good use. He was just a freak.

[[By the way, Kyle's only about the size of a small 4-moon-old kit so Hortense is plenty bigger than him, if she's a six-seven moon-old cat size. And Kyle came first. xD ]]

[kelsey .]

[[Actually, I'm pretty sure I made Hortense before Kyle...Maybe. And Httie is somewhere in ThunderClan. I know that. She's the size of an early apprentice. Meaning just reached six moons. She's not much bigger than him.]]

Smudge was suddenly angry. "Don't think like that, Kyle! I can't do this without you!! We need Hattie back.....please, Kyle, don't back out on me." He begged. Truth was, Smudge was very scared. Hattie was somewhere out their, either with twolegs even odder cats. Suddenly, something caught his attention. A cloud of small mist was advancing on them slowly, gracefully. Two orange eyes peeked out from a shrouded canvas. So this was the great Hortense. He took a breath and prepared to talk to her. Before he could get a word out, she spoke, softly but audibly.

"You have been looking for me, hmmm? You need help. It is in your orbs. Tell me, Smudge."

She spoke in a melodic harmony, almost taking smudges breath away. He stuttered as he spoke.
"Y-yes. We need to find my mate, Hattie. she got pregnant and hid from me cause she thought I'd be mad. When the kits were born, the Twolegs brought her to the cutter...I haven't seen her since. Have you seen her?" He asked shakily, hope beaming in his eyes. A thoughtful expression crossed Hortenses face. Or what he could see of it.

"Perhaps. Pretty female, with kits...? Near ThunderClan..." she said quietly, orange eyes blazing.

[Spottedleaf ~Dapps]

[[Nope, 'fraid not. She isn't anywhere near ThunderClan. But I think maybe Sandstorm could be the she-cat with kits, they could be from the affair from Grey? xP]]


Kyle frowned as Smudge spoke. The tom sounded crazy. Who was he talking to anyway? Kyle nudged his friend worriedly, wondering if it was Smudge who could not make the journey.
"Who are you talking to?" He asked in a fearful tone, looking around but seeing nothing. He shuddered.

[kelsey .]

Smudge looked at Hortense, thinking. Kyle pushed him out of his thoughts.
"Look Closer, Kyle. she's right here." Hortense leaned down to Kyle and whispered something to him.
"We are alike." she said simply, blinking. Her and Kyle were so small compared to Smudges build. she sighed and looked over at the vast forest.
"Shall I lead you?"

[Spottedleaf ~Dapps]

Kyle pulled himself away from Hortense quickly. No, I'm not scary like she is. I'm normal. He thought with a grim smile.
"Sure." He said uneasily, a little unnerved.

-

Across the territory in ThunderClan, a sandy-colored Queen looked around in a panic as she tried to find another cat. The grey tabby she sought was named Greystripe, and she had news to tell him. She hid the kits in the crack of an old oak and set out to find him.

[kelsey .]

Hortense bounded across the land slowly, gracefully, mindful of Kyle's little legs. Besides, she couldn't run fast herself. Smudge was itching to just leap forward and speed to ThunderClan, she could tell. They soon got into Tallpines, Where Hortense raised her tail.
"I am friends with ThunderClan. Stay here. I will see if the coast is clear." Creeping forward, Hortense's misty body was very hard to notice in this forest. She nodded to the others and crawled forward, soon seeing a sandy she-cat looking for something..or someone.

Smudges eyes adjusted to the darker light of the forest. He leaped forward at the sight of another cat, almost positive it was Hattie. Besides, she was tucking kits into a tree crvice.
"Hattie!" He cried, leaping out in front of her. But as soon as he did, a sick feeling came over him. That's not Hattie. He was in front of a warrior, no, a queen, of ThunderClan. He shivered. Hortense came out behind him, staring at this she-cat.
"[/i]Hello. I am Hortense. I am a friend to your Clan. No harm. Have you seen a pretty she-cat, with kits, come through here? At anytime? My friend Smudge has lost his mate.[/i]" Hortense said softly, circling around this she-cat.

[Spottedleaf ~Dapps]

Sandstorm whipped around and glared at the tom, then relaxed a little.
"I am the only Queen in ThunderClan now, I assure you that." She said plainly. Hortense couldn't mean her, because she had no idea who this Smear or Smudge or whatever his name was, was.

Kyle's ear twitched in annoyance. Had Hortense been wrong? Or was there someone else around?