Spiraling Stars

"Tell us another story, Ivan, pleeeeeaaaase!" Ace chirped, batting the cat on the forehead. His black pelt was ruffled and covered with bits of snow, yellow eyes wide with energy. The kitten was practically bouncing off the den walls.

"Yeah, tell us another story!" a white kitten with blue eyes said. She had dark brown stripes on her body and face. It looked like she had a darker tail and a large spot on her back in which the stripes overlapped it.

"Fine, kids," he said. "Geez, can't anyone get a wink of sleep in this den?"

"You ought to hurry before my nose freezes to ice!" an old, dark brown tabby she-cat growled. "And don't bother Dailou, Elsa. Keep your voices down. Grumpy ol' cat gets angry when you yell."

"Yes, Kitten..." Elsa and Ace meowed.

"What story would you two like to hear?" Ivan asked, looking drowsy.

"Tell us one you haven't told!" Elsa said, receiving a reply from Ace, "You said that weird!"

"I'll tell you one that my mom used to tell me..

"Every winter on this very night when the moon is half-full at its highest, the stars are said to spiral down from the sky as ancient cats and dogs from our past, before we were freed. They come to the frozen lake to speak, heroes or villains, enemies or friends, mighty or weak, they could all come in peace. Tonight is a night of no battle, when the spirits can come back to our grounds.

"Legend says that if you can ever get a glimpse of them, they will speak, and some will answer your questions about the future or the past, if you know who to talk to. But nobody has ever spoken to one or even saw what they look like, except for leaders in their dreams, which is a very private subject. They say they just see shadows."

"Woah," Ace said. "I wanna see!"

"No, you kids should get to bed. You'll freeze if you go out there, and we wouldn't want another sick cat out here. Descida already has a cold and Rusty isn't doin' too well out here."

Ace and Elsa said their farewells and headed to their den, which was not far underground and was fairly small. They stopped at the entrance.

"I have the best idea," Ace giggled. "We can sneak out the back of the camp through the snow tunnels. All the other kittens and pups have done it, so why don't we? We may get a view of them!"

"Ace, we'll die out there! It's freezing," Elsa said. "You know Kindle's newborn died of the cold last winter. That's what Pearl told us! And we don't want Apple seeing us. She's loud, and she'll tell Roxie about us!"

"Suit yourself," Ace laughed, stalking to the back of the camp, which was outlined with a few rocks and twigs. He dug through the thick snow until he found a gap, slipping through it. He heard Elsa say something and had her at his heels as he dug through the snow. His head popped out on the other side.

The two took off giggling like a bunch of puppies getting their first piece of prey, bouncing through the snow. When they reached the lake, they burrowed into the blanket of snow side-by-side and covered themselves with it, leaving a space for their heads.

pause because I NEED FOOOOOOOD

And by the way this is totally based off my Nana's cats and dogs.

we have a loT of pets like cats dogs squirrels... ducks... turtle... guinea fowl ??

AND SHE MAKES SOAP!

credit to my nana 4 everythiGN in this

(ace and apple are my pets thou)