Chapter 29: Risen from Death

Chapter 29:  Risen from Death
     Pineleaf slowly opened his eyes.  Two blurry cats stood over him.  "Am I in StarClan?"  he slowly asked. The blurry one to the right laughed.  "Far from it,"  she giggled, "we rescued you from nearly drowning."
"Who are you?" Pineleaf asked.  The two cats turned into four, and then his vision returned.  A pretty tabby she-cat and a while tom stood over him.  "Why, I'm Rosekit and this is Frostkit,"  the she-cat said.  "You don't look much like kits,"  Pineleaf snorted.  The white tom rolled his eyes.  "We've been rouges for a long time,"  he said.  Suddenly Pineleaf's memory returned.  "You're the lost kits FireClan was talking about moons ago in the big Northern Southern clans gathering!"  he said shocked.  They nodded.  "Why did you run away?"  Pineleaf asked.  The two run-aways exchanged a glance.  "Well,"  Rosekit began, "our mother didn't love us because of our flaws."  Pineleaf stared at them.  "What's wrong with you?"  Pineleaf asked them, and when he thought about it, his words came out rather rudely.  "I can't smell,"  Rosekit said, "and Frostkit can't hear."
"Wait a minute,"  Pineleaf said, "if he's deaf then how did he answer me?"  Niether of the two spoke.  "Oh, so now you're giving me the silent treatment?"  Pineleaf huffed, "Well forget it!  I'm going home!"  Pineleaf began to stomp away.  "Wait!"  Rosekit yowled, "there's no home to go to!"
"What?"  Pineleaf asked as he turned around to stare at them.
"Your clan doesn't want you back.  They think you ran off, and the only thing they miss is the protection from the weather,"  Pineleaf stared at Rosekit.  "How in StarClan do you know that?"  he accused.
"Well, being a rogue gets rather boring.  We check in on all the clans from time to time, maybe catch a mouse and pick a few hidden herbs, you know?"
"You do favors for other clans?"
"Yeah, it's the right thing to do,"
"Well," Pineleaf said, "how about I stay with you for awhile?"  Rosekit and Frostkit shrugged.  "Doesn't bother me,"  he replied, "You, Rosekit?"
"Nope,"  she replied.
"Okay, great," Frosekit smiled, "but we'll need to fill you in on a few things."
      End of Chapter 28