gaurdian in the woods
#2 of Hers and Only Hers
what shall the kitten become
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Hers and Only Hers
Chapter 2: A gaurdian in the woods
Sirus had gotten away from the guards chasing him, or they simply grew bored harassing him and returned to the mansion, to the kitten this was a victory over his youth, and his first step towards become the alpha he was ordered to become. For the first few days he cried a lot, he was in fact a little to young to have maturity forced on him like this but if he wanted to sleep in his Mistress's arms again he must become more mature or to, become mature for her, her words stung him deeply, she called him a bumbling kitten, he almost sobbed again at he thought, she had... always called him nimble and graceful... but she wasn't angry with him when she insulted him, or was she? The kitten whined he was just confusing himself again; he was far too good at that for his own liking.
The little feline had started to get his bearings, after the first few days he was starting to chase a few mice around, though he has also acquired a few bumps on the head for forgetting where to look at he chased, he caught a few now, and was starting to feel a little proud of himself "is... this what she meant?" he had also even in this short time grown very lonely, when he thought about it his ears burned red, but he liked his own voice more then none. He was not used to sleeping in woods and not having a brush, he soon started to realize that he had spent a lot of time making himself look presentable for his Mistress, he caught himself brushing himself with his claws and tongue to work out a few knots, then stopping realizing it was pointless to make himself look good for the trees.
He wandered around the woods; his usual clean face and stomach covered in dirt, his paws a little bloody, some his, some not, all but two white streaks under his eyes where his white face shone through, and all but a few remnants of the silks he cherished hung loosely from their chains. He was such a creature of habit, we was always cleaning him self before he was chased away, always impeccable for his Mistress, but now... now what was the point of cleaning "... no... letting yourself go, is not the... mature thing to do." Sirus searched around for a while before coming across one of the many small creeks snaking across the terrain it was shallow but not o that he could lay down in the water and soak. He murred, happily for the first time since he found himself in the woods, the water rushed over him cleaning the dirt from his face and paws. "Oh Mistress what should I do?" He whined aloud, though this time he didn't sob at her mentioning. He failed to notice this.
"You could survive without her for a bit." a deep voice came from a form stepping out of the bush towards the kitten. The feline leapt from the water to the last of his silks at the side of the water. They were only tatters and failed to hide anything but it was better then being nude.
"Why are you still after me?" he shouted at the huge figure just outside of his vision "I've gone away please just leave me alone!" he felt a sob of frustrations in his throat why wouldn't they at least let him enjoy one thing?
The figure laughed a deep hearty laugh. "Ooooh I see your "terrible" 5 nights in the wilderness have turned you into a fearsome tiger little one"
The kittens ears perked at the mention of one of his pet names "Brampson?" the huge horse now laughing kindly not in insult as the guards did stomped out of the bush "what are you doing here?" a idea shot into his head like a bullet "are you to retrieve me?" he almost broke down right there but he only smiled brightly
"No, I'm sorry little one, she was, rather pissed at me so I took a... leave of absence, you could put it" he clasped the shoulder of the smaller figure "though she sobbed after she noticed the guards return their blades used, she feared the worst, my my, did those guards pay, I was glad to see them breathing after the thrashing she laid into them sh... oh yes!" the horse pulled out a small baggie with a few items in it "I thought I may run into you, I have some things here for you" he smiled and reached into he bag and pulled out a pair of jeans and a shirt a few sized to big for the kitten and many to smale for the horse. "These, I knew you would need, I know you're a house cat, and I have been in the wilderness to "he hid a smirk well as he looked around, knowing this was not "wilderness" but to the kitten it must be hell. "And I found one more thing for you" he smiled and removed a piece of red ribbon and a bow.
Sirus reached for it but stopped "no..." he held back looking as though he may cry again "I do not want it yet, I cant have it yet, I'm not... I'm still a bumbling kitten" he swallowed and looked away back to he water "though, I wouldn't mind the clothes" he looked down at himself. The silks ripped and torn, though it mattered little, you could see right through them at the best of times.
Brampson snorted "you deserve it and more little one, I've seen you, you work so hard for her and she beats you at every turn, I don't know how your so smitten" the big equine pocketed the bit of material that meant so much to the little feline "so... how are you to become... mature?"
The kitten shook his head "I, I don't know. Right now I'm just working on living and not ending up as dinner for something else" with this the horse almost laughed aloud "what? What's wrong with staying alive?" the cat glared at the laughing horse
"Little one... do you really think your Mistress would feed you to wild animals? She paid too much for you, let alone your one of the best pets I've ever seen at that age, she's lucky to have you and she knows it. That and there's nothing bigger then maybe a few feral foxes in these woods, maybe a few hidden furs but that's about it, the meanest thing in these woods in most likely me" he paused once more before reaching into his pocket and removing what to him was a small little pocket knife, before commented he noticed the kitten flinch at the sight of it "this is for you to, in case you need it to fight off them moles." With this Brampson laughed loudly before standing and walking towards the water letting his trousers fall to the soft earth, and taking off his shirt the scabs on his chest already starting to turn into a light scar. The Clydesdale almost falling into the water it splashing up onto the shore, and all over the kitten "well? You goanna clean up or an I goanna have to make you?"
"But... but I just got out" the kitten dropped the new clothes on a rock before splashing into the water maybe from the want of command that he did so even as he questioned it splashing to a landing beside the horse. His paw played across the blade, he had some experience with blade. Once a guest was hurting his Mistress, he grabbed a letter opener and attacked him, though he wasn't very successful, it was enough time for her to rid herself of his presence, he smiled as he looked at the knife, for once she wasn't angry for his interruption.
"Its not much of a blade, but its yours if you want it, I have enough, and don't hurt yourself, azure would murder me if you cut off a finger, poked out one of those big yellow eyes..." the horse smiled as the kitten shifted uneasily on the rocks under the water. "You are pretty cute you know, I bet you could work outside of her mansion." The feline looked up at him, the scariest scowl he could muster that was left sorely wanting.
"I could never be any one else's, I am not only hers but you know I love her, I am hers wholly, and I want to be no one else's" he looked very hurt at the Idea, but the idea of not returning was seeded in the kittens mind, meaning to or not, the equine may have just made the kitten rethink everything. Sirus furrowed his brows "I don't... I don't know anything but her"
"That's my point little one" he sighed a deep thoughtful sigh and pulled the kitten up into his lap, like a father to a son, only the kitten's foot paws played in the water from between the equines crossed legs "she knows she owns all of you, and this gives her the... hmmmm... the strength to do the things that she does to you, if she though she could risk the chance of losing you, she might think twice about beating the shit out of you for just following her word blindly" there was a few sour notes as he finished the sentence, he remembered why the kitten was beaten and driven from his beloved home, just doing his best to follow her word, being on time, she just starts early. But this was clearly lost on the kitten looking up at him with innocents in his eyes.
"But it was me who was late Brampson, I should have been there sooner it was my fault and my own" he looked down at his foot paws as the water ran through his toes making him giggle a bit, he felt a little embarrassed at the timing but he couldn't help it "I should have known she was in a hurry"
"But how could you?" he hugged the kitten enveloping him in his huge arms "I see you work foe her tirelessly, being there when ever she needs you and for what ever reason, and why, because you would give your life if you thought it would bring a smile to her face, for one so young I'm surprised your taken in so easily, you should be... I don't know playing or something not sitting at her side or laying exhausted to a point of near death in your basket at the foot of her bed" the kitten looked up obviously hurt, his lip quivered a bit but he just bit it, jumping a little at the motion, he bit a little harder then he meant to.
"I... I do have play time I get to cuddle with her, or I get to play with my leathers or..." his ears drooped as he shook a bit "besides... what do you know, your master ditched you with u..." before he could finish the angry response the huge Clydesdale stood up dropping the surprised kitten into the water, his teeth clenched his hands balled into fists, before he looked down growling and glaring at the kitten
"What do you know of being ditched Sirus, even when run off, she could cry she feels so bad, and Mistress Azure never cries..." he made a quick movement towards the kitten, though from his years with Azure and her suitors he did have one thing, quick reflexes, he jumped out of the water to the shore quickly, and with out looking back scooped up his new clothes and almost fell into the underbrush.
The kitten felt the tears coming again, as he had to run again, why was he so stupid he cried, why did he make every one hate him. He fell back into the depression, as he slowed not hearing the thundering crashing the horse would have caused. He stopped and turned starring into the darkening woods around him, the tears came but not for himself "I'm sorry Brampson"
In actuality the horse had stopped almost as soon as he started after the little feline, knowing the terror he must have caused him, even though he full well deserved it. Brampson though couldn't get to mad at him, the horse himself was terribly bitter when he was left in Azures "care" he was left here so he would not be bought for military service when his old master moved to south America, mad at himself for getting angry with the kitten. He collected up his kit before setting back to the house to tell her, her pet was growing just fine.