Ashkit
He/Him
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Ashkit’s paws continued to lead him in whatever direction
they decided they wanted to go, as the small gray tom
weaved his way through a few cats. ThunderClan seemed
to be in fine shape, but maybe this was just how it
seemed through the eyes of Ashkit, a young kit with little
to no worries. Well, he did have worries, but pretty pathetic
ones. Pathetic worries like, ‘What if I get bullied for wandering
around like this?’, ‘What if I get hurt in a humiliating way
and have to confront Sundust about it?’ or ‘What if I bump
into some cat on accident and hurt them or myself? What if
that’s what I would have to explain to Sundust?’
Ashkit made a random sharp turn, just as he heard the
voice of an apprentice, but thinking it wasn’t directed at him,
he continued walking, only to find himself moving, face to
face with the female apprentice he recognized as Autumnpaw.
Just as she asked him where he was headed, (which he
himself really didn’t know) he trust his paw in front of him
to stop himself from ramming into the she-cat, but something
caught his right foot. Flustered, he made an odd sound that
sounded like a “YIPE!” And tripped. He toppled onto the
apprentice’s front paws, slumping into the soil, fur prickling
along his neck and spine.
Eyes wide, his head whipped around to shoot whatever had
tripped him a sharp and accusing glare, to find out it was a
small, jagged rock. A little, pathetic
stone. Immediately,
he felt his face flush with humiliation, as he glanced up, and
sprawled away, a bit of wet soil dripping from his muzzle. He
didn’t give the apprentice another glance, and instead, stared
at his small paws. “
I- am- SO, sorry!” the kit
began to splutter, ears falling back against his head. “
I
didn’t mean to- please don’t get mad…”
Well, he thought, deeply frustrated with himself.
Now you’re just making a complete fool of yourself.
Eyes still dull with humiliation, he forced himself to
glance up at Autumnpaw, trying to send a silent, second
apology.
Would his day end up getting any worse? He doubted it-
again, the lazy kitten life kicking in again. But still, this
experience probably shouldn’t have humiliated him quite
as much as it did.
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~ @
ophelia ~