Mozart the Meerkitten
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Please refer back to last page to finish the former chapter. Its rather important.
Jay waited until Khain had left to approach the house. He would talk to Khain later, but first there was someone much more important he needed to speak to.
He pushed the door open and walked in quietly. The house was clean and tidy, he saw, and if he hadn’t known better he would’ve thought that the only occupant of the house was the pretty little she-cat who now stepped out of one of the rooms in the humble little house. Mozart looked ragged and tired, her ears and tail drooping, her eyes downcast.
At first she seemed not to notice Jay and walked over to the window. She hopped up onto a chair and stared outside longingly.
“I don’t understand,” she was whispering, “You promised you would make it better tonight. Flower and all the other kits prayed that it would. So where is he, Mr. White Cat?”
Jay took a deep breath, then said, “He’s right here.”
Mozart jumped, then turned toward him. When she saw him her eyes widened and she stared at him curiously.
“What are you doing here?” she asked, not meanly, but calmly and quietly.
“I came to ask- no, beg- your forgiveness. I’ve been pretty stupid.”
“That’s putting it lightly.” Mozart muttered.
Jay felt his ears turning slightly red, “I’m sorry. I’m really truly sorry. I saw tonight what an idiot I’ve been and I realized…”
“Realized?” Mozart prompted.
“I realized that you and all the others were right. I shouldn’t have let something like this take over my life. I shouldn’t have let my hatred and anger consume me. I should have listened to you… I’ll understand though, if you can’t forgive me. It took me a long time to forgive, anyway.”
Mozart shook her head, “I learned to forgive long ago. I learned to forgive all the creatures who tore my family apart. I forgave them for keeping my mama captive and for forcing my siblings and my father away from me. Its easy for me to forgive, Jay, what’s going to be hard for me is learning to trust you again.”
Jay swallowed hard and nodded, “I-I understand.”
“I forgave you a long time ago, Jay.” Said the little she-cat, walking up to him, “I was just waiting for you to come back.”
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Jay found Khain the next day before breakfast. He walked up to the wolf and- with no explanation of any kind- he announced quietly but firmly, “Khain, I forgive you. And if you ever break that promise to my daughter then you will have me to answer to, got it?”
Bewildered, Khain nodded.
“Good.” Said Jay, then the young tomcat turned and strode away, his head held high as his sight began to fade once more.
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Chapter forty seven
Forgiven and Free
Forgiven and Free
Jay waited until Khain had left to approach the house. He would talk to Khain later, but first there was someone much more important he needed to speak to.
He pushed the door open and walked in quietly. The house was clean and tidy, he saw, and if he hadn’t known better he would’ve thought that the only occupant of the house was the pretty little she-cat who now stepped out of one of the rooms in the humble little house. Mozart looked ragged and tired, her ears and tail drooping, her eyes downcast.
At first she seemed not to notice Jay and walked over to the window. She hopped up onto a chair and stared outside longingly.
“I don’t understand,” she was whispering, “You promised you would make it better tonight. Flower and all the other kits prayed that it would. So where is he, Mr. White Cat?”
Jay took a deep breath, then said, “He’s right here.”
Mozart jumped, then turned toward him. When she saw him her eyes widened and she stared at him curiously.
“What are you doing here?” she asked, not meanly, but calmly and quietly.
“I came to ask- no, beg- your forgiveness. I’ve been pretty stupid.”
“That’s putting it lightly.” Mozart muttered.
Jay felt his ears turning slightly red, “I’m sorry. I’m really truly sorry. I saw tonight what an idiot I’ve been and I realized…”
“Realized?” Mozart prompted.
“I realized that you and all the others were right. I shouldn’t have let something like this take over my life. I shouldn’t have let my hatred and anger consume me. I should have listened to you… I’ll understand though, if you can’t forgive me. It took me a long time to forgive, anyway.”
Mozart shook her head, “I learned to forgive long ago. I learned to forgive all the creatures who tore my family apart. I forgave them for keeping my mama captive and for forcing my siblings and my father away from me. Its easy for me to forgive, Jay, what’s going to be hard for me is learning to trust you again.”
Jay swallowed hard and nodded, “I-I understand.”
“I forgave you a long time ago, Jay.” Said the little she-cat, walking up to him, “I was just waiting for you to come back.”
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Jay found Khain the next day before breakfast. He walked up to the wolf and- with no explanation of any kind- he announced quietly but firmly, “Khain, I forgive you. And if you ever break that promise to my daughter then you will have me to answer to, got it?”
Bewildered, Khain nodded.
“Good.” Said Jay, then the young tomcat turned and strode away, his head held high as his sight began to fade once more.
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