Milo sniffed the mouse at his paws. It was soggy and smelt horrible. He almost pushed it away but his stomach rumbled. He decided to risk it and bit into it. He gagged but continued to chew it. "Not to your liking?", a smooth voice asked. Milo looked up to see the dark tabby. "I blame it on you. Everyone seems down in the dumps when you're around, even the food.", he said with a mischevious grin. The tabby laughed. "Why thank you, goal acheived.", he said with a grin to match his. Milo let out a breath. "This may seem strange, but I feel like I know you from somewhere.", he said softly eyeing him. The tabby looked at him for a moment and nodded. "Strangley, I feel the same.", he said. Milo looked at him. "My mother lost a kit, my brother. I never knew what happened to him.", he said hope rising in his chest. "I hope you find your brother some day.", he said in return. Milo's hope was crushed at his comment. He didn't have any memory? "Perhaps you could meet my mother sometime? She lives in a barn not far from here.", he said trying to recover the hopeful glow. The tabby looked over at him and gave him a small smile. "Perhaps.", he said.  Milo was about to leap for joy. "We can go now, if your not to busy.", he said standing up. Darkfrost looked at him. "Me, busy? What world are you living in?", he asked with a laugh. Milo laughed at his joke, at least he thought it was a joke. The tabby was an odd fellow. He shrugged it off and stretched. "Let's go. Before someone notices. I'd rather not have some of these cats showing up at my mom's place uninvited.", he said with his ears flattened. "Right. Like I'm any different, I'm considered a killer here. Word spreads.", he said painfully but padded to the entrance. Milo followed close behind and soon took the lead.

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Canary yawned and stretched. "Mother are you hungry?", she asked through a yawn. The old she-cat looked uo and shook out her fur. "Perhaps, where is that good for nothing tom?", she hissed. Canary smiled. "You mean Oat? I haven't seen him.", she said licking gthe angry she-cat on her ear. Suddenly the skittish brown tom launched into the barn and skidded dti a halt. "Cats.....coming....milo....", he panted. Canary little up. "Milo is home!", she squealed and raced out of the barn to see her older brother coming down the path. Who was that tabby he brought with him? He seemed scary. Her mother came up beside her and she squinted to see him. "Who is that tom she brought with him?", she asked in her normal disinterested tone. Once the two tabby's had gotten closer canary bounded up to them. "Milo!", she squealed as she tackled him. He laughed and squirmed under her. "Canary, get off me, you're embarrassing me."  He said as he shot a glance at Darkfrost, who was trying not to laugh. The yellow she-cat got off him and looked up at Darkfrost. "Who are you?"  She asked with a smile. He coughed and raised his gaze to the sky in embarrassment. He didn't think there would actually want to talk to him... "Darkfrost.", he said and she scrunched up her nose. "What a funny name. I'm Canary, that skittish little thing Iverson there is oat, and our mother is over there, her name is Pachi."  She said and then began to walk back to her mother. "Come on, you aren't going to meet anyone else if you just stand there."  Milo purred in amusement. Darkfrost followed slowly as the tabby bounded over to his family. The old she-cat eyes him. "You there. What is your name?"  She asked, her voice aged and raspy. Canary smiled. "This is Darkfrost.", she said. Her mother shook her head. "That is not his name, not his true name.", she said and walked off. Darkfrost looked from Milo and Canary. "What did she mean?" He asked. Canary shrugged and walked off, but Milo had a strange look on his face. Darkfrost shrugged it off and walked into the barn. "Wow this is amazing.", he whispered and looked down to see a small brown tom cat. He shrunk even closer to the ground when his gaze fell on him. "Hello, you must be Oat. I'm Darkfrost.", he said with a smile. The tom nodded dead pushed a mouse towards him. "You must be hungry, here eat this.", he said. Darkfrost smiled gratefully and ate it quickly.
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Darkfrost watched as the three siblings played together. He remembered with a painful pang in his heart the way he and his littermates used to play. The strange older she-cat came over and plopped down beside him. "So, are you rowdy to tell me your name?", she asked in an impatient tone. He eyed her. "I don't understand what you mean."  He said cautiously. The old she-cat hissed impatiently. "I lost a kit a while ago. Looked like you, and the time adds up. Now what is your name?", she asked staring at him. He looked at her in fear and confusion. "W-what are you saying?", he asked slowly. She shoved him to the ground, for an old she-cat, she had surprising strength. She placed a paw on his chest. She leaned close enough that her breath warmed his ear. "I was heartbroken when I lost my son, he was stolen from me. His name was Cooper.", she said softly. Her voice broke slightly and she soon recovered it. "I feel as if I know you. But you can never be for certain. But a mother never forgets.", she said even softer. She pressed her law down on his chest revealing a scar that had long since been forgotten. "Funny. Cooper had a scar almost similar to this. When I lost him it was a fresh wound. From his captor.", she said and walked away. Darkfrost was chilled to the bone despite the warm barn. He shuddered and his ears flattened. 'What is your real name?", the words floated through his hesd. He left the barn after everyone had fallen asleep he raced back to the camp he had grown up in, but the sight of it only mad eh is heart pound faster. He pushed into the elders den and oanted. Seastrom jerked awake and hissed at him. "What are you doing here?", he asked. Darkfrost narrowed his eyes. "Shut up. We need to talk, alone.", he said coldly.

Haha cliff hanger. So sorry I haven't updated. And now you have a cliff hanger. What do you think of the story so far? Please leave your thoughts, comments, and suggestions. I love seeing you guys comment. Try predicting what comes next!