Ashes to Ashes(First Version(Being Revamped)

Chapter 1

A harsh light filter in through the cracks in the ceiling of an abandoned building. The world outside was quiet, except for the soft whispering of the wind as it blew through the alleyways and into the building through cracks, creating a slight breeze in a room that would otherwise be unbearably hot. The air in the building was so filled with moisture that it felt like it would suffocate it's occupants with every breath that they took.

In the corner of the room, furthest away from the entrance, was a small nest made of dried moss and leaves and lined with soft feathers and the fur of the cats sleeping in it. A small brown she-cat with paler paws and eyes the color of the sky laid in the nest, her tail curled around the five little bundles of fur tucked up against her stomach, sleeping peacefully, blissfully unaware of the danger they were in. Only one of the kits, a small tom with brown fur and darker brown stripes, looked like their mother.

Her name was Eliza and she and her kits were currently in hiding from the powers that be. They lived in an old human city that had been abandoned by its occupants after World War II and was taken over by the cats that moved into the city. The current leader was named Rowan, a massive grey tom cat. He was a cruel leader and had many rules. One of these was that all relationships with outsiders were forbidden, a rule Eliza knew she had broken and one she knew was also punishable by death to all involved.

Eliza's mate, a ginger tom named Cider, was not only an outsider, but also in exile, having broken one too many rules for Rowan's liking and left before he could be killed. Cider and Eliza had met when Cider had snuck back into bring food to his sister, who along with her kits were starving. They fell in love and a few moons later, Eliza founded out she was pregnant. She went to tell Cider the good news, but was shocked when she found him and his sister, Ginger, Eliza though that was her name, dead along with Ginger's mate and kits. Rowan had become suspicious that despite not being able to hunt due to a lame paw and Ginger's pregnancy, the family always seemed to have food. He sent scouts to watch their den and Cider apparently hadn't seen them until it was too late.

"But none of that matters now."She meowed, looking at the kits curled up against her stomach."Because those scouts saw me and now if they find us, we'll all die"She continued, talking to no one in particular.

She knew it was unfortunate for her kits that only one of them looked like her. There weren't that many ginger cats in the city and they would stick out like a sore paw.

Eliza quickly shook her head, needing to clear her thoughts so she could think of more important things, names for her kits being one of them. They had been born almost a week ago and she hadn't even thought of giving them names, being too concerned with keeping them safe.

'I can't call them kits forever' She thought to herself smiling when one of the kits,a pale ginger she-cat, stretched and yawned, moving closer to Eliza's stomach so she could feed.

"I think I'll call you Naomi, it was my mother's name" She meowed, licking the pale ginger she-cat on the head and then looked at the dark ginger tabby tom sleeping next to Naomi." And you'll be Cedar" She purred.

The next kit, another ginger tabby, a few shades lighter than Cedar, she named Dakani and she chose Rin for the last of the pale ginger,almost white she-cat.

Looking over at the last unnamed kit, the only one that look like her, Eliza smiled. "I think I'll call you Eske" She meowed.

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3 months later

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"Ow! Stop biting me Naomi" Came an irritated squeak from the other side of the crumbling building. Eske grumbled, not appreciating the rude awakening, and picked his head up. He looked around to see Naomi gnawing on Dakani's ear.