Moth Flight's Vision/Chapter 8

Chapter Summary
Moth Flight's PoV
 * The plump she-cat calls for Moth Flight to follow her as she climbs up a steep slope and Moth Flight does so, nervous to be in a Twoleg den. Moth Flight asks if the black and white creatures in the den were dangerous and the tom identifies them as cows, telling her to avoid the hooves. The she-cat is peering down a broad ledge full of hay when Moth Flight reaches the slatted slope. Moth Flight asks where they are and if Twolegs would appear and the tom nudges her onto the slope. He tells her its a barn and that Twolegs appear sometimes but don't mind them or bother them.


 * Moth Flight wonders if the cats were kittypets as she attempts to climb the rungs, apologizing as she slips and hits the tom on his muzzle with her hind paw. He tells her ladders are only difficult the first time and Moth Flight manages to scramble to the top next to the ledge, sneezing as hay dust fills her nose. The she-cat purrs in amusement, and tells her she'll get used to that. Moth Flight is dubious, and the tom assures her that the loft is safe, as dogs couldn't climb up the ladder. She asks about Micah, and the cats assure her he'll be fine.


 * The she-cat asks for Moth Flight's name, and seems to think its unusual, asking if it was a kittypet name. Moth Flight replies that she's not a kittypet, before pausing uncertainly and asking if they were. The tom replies that they live by Twolegs but take care of themselves. The she-cat introduces herself as Cow and the tom as Mouse and ask where Moth Flight is from. Moth Flight replies that she came from the moor and lives with WindClan, hit by a pang of homesickness. Cow steadies her as she sways and tells her that she must be hungry after straying so far. She asks if the Clan is Moth Flight's family and Moth Flight, remembering her parents and brother, replies that is kind of is. She wishes she could make Wind Runner proud.


 * Micah joins them a moment later, purring that the dog would have paws full of thorns, as he had led it through a bramble patch. Moth Flight asks if he does that a lot, and Micah replies that no dog in the valley could catch him. Mouse remarks that the old farm dogs don't bother to chase Micah, so it must have been a young one.


 * Moth Flight stares at the yellow tom in admiration, and Micah returns her gaze, eyes wide, and Moth Flight wonders if something is wrong with her appearance. Micah exclaims that he knows her and asks why he is here as it is not where she belongs. Cow tells him that she's a stranger and he should know that, as he had been on the farm since he was a kit. Micah responds that he had seen her in his dreams and Cow tells him not to be mouse-brained. Moth Flight, staring at him, asks if he has dreams as well. Before Micah can answer, Mouse sniffs and says that all cats have dreams. Micah replies that all Mouse's dreams consist of is chasing mice and rats, and Mouse tells him that that's not true and sometimes the mice are chasing him. Micah insists that his dreams feel real and Moth Flight excitedly replies that hers do as well.


 * Cow interrupts them, weaving between them, and says that they can talk after they've all eaten. Moth Flight refuses Cow's offer to hunt for her, wanting to impress Micah, and the three cats go to hunt. Moth Flight hesitates, wondering whether to follow Micah and ask about his dreams, but Cow beckons her to a spot in the shadows. Both she-cats catch a mouse each and Cow purrs that a barn is the best place to live, praising Moth Flight for her catch. Moth Flight can't agree, thinking of the moor, but is grateful for the she-cat's warmth. She tells herself that she'll catch a rabbit and impress Dust Muzzle some day.


 * The she-cats return to where the toms are eating and begin their own meal. Moth Flight thinks that she much prefers mouse to toad and as she is musing on this, Micah's voice is suddenly in her ear, asking if she dreamed as well. Moth Flight is surprised at how close he had moved. She replies that she does have dreams and Micah asks if she dreamed about him. Moth Flight stifles a purr at Micah's lack of modesty and says she usually dreams vivid dreams about a moth and spirit-cats. Micah stares at her at the mention of spirit-cats and Moth Flight tells him that they are dead cats that visit the living, and asks him if he dreams of the same thing, hoping he'd know what the moth and gray she-cat meant.


 * Micah just shakes his head, replying the he just dreams about her. He starts to describe Dust Muzzle, Gorse Fur, and Wind Runner, who are often with her. When Moth Flight tells him the always cross-looking wiry brown she-cat is Wind Runner, her mother, Micah says that he was taken from his mother as a kit, and was thankful to have Cow instead if mothers were always so cross, gazing fondly his foster mother. After a moment, he asks Moth Flight why she's always bringing back plants instead of prey. He tells her that the other cats tease her and it drives her mother crazy.


 * Moth Flight purrs in amusement and asks if Micah was surprised to see her. Micah narrows his eyes thoughtfully and replies that it seemed natural that they would meet, as his dreams always seemed real. Moth Flight eagerly agrees, saying that her dreams always seemed so real. Micah expresses doubt over the realness of her dreams of moths and spirit-cats, but Moth Flight replies that he dreamed about her before they'd met, so it could be possibly. Micah agrees reluctantly, holding her gaze. Moth Flight feels ask though she'd always known him and wonders if he is part of her journey.