indentationthe remains of sleep heaved onto the tortoiseshell tom's bones, being the reason as to why he was stumbling around in a zombified fashion. koistar, the newly declared master of gloamclan, was on his way to the seinaru pool. koistar had to thank his ancestors for giving him his leadership, he never believed that he'd ever be a master in his entire life, but now he was. koistar never asked for leadership, but he was indeed a good candidate for taking the role of master. master koi... it did have a nice ring to it, and he was to be addressed in this way. he found it way too formal, but he was to follow the rules he guessed.
indentationa bright blue luminous light flashed past him, making koistar stop immediately in his tracks. he didn't move a muscle, standing completely still and frantically looking around in fright. maybe the sleep was getting to him? it probably wasn't real... he should hurry up to the pool and get this over with. the tom was about to take another step forward before the light flashed right before him. koistar flinched from the bright light, turning away to shield his eyes. the light slowly dimmed, but not completely. he peeked back over to it and was instantly struck with awe as he realized what he saw. a bakeneko? koistar squinted at it, studying the so called bakeneko. he noticed its long wispy tail and pale blue eyes, actually, its entire body was ghost-like, a dazzling blue, he could make out the slightest stripy patterns sprawled out on its body. it was indeed a bakeneko, and what a mischievous scoundrel it was. most bakeneko were shy, as he had been told by his mother, but this one seemed to be more fearless than others. the bakeneko just stared at him with anticipation, koistar only stared back. he was tempted to go closer, but he would only scare it away. "hello?" he said instead, not really expecting a reply from the spirit. the bakeneko remained quiet for a few moments, but then it hissed and bared its ghostly fangs before floating away. ugh! what a rude, no-good flea-brain! wasting his time like that... the tom just huffed and continued on his way.
indentationonce he made it there to the spot, the tom took in the appearance of the pool and its surroundings. it gave off peaceful vibes, making him feel warm inside out. koistar slowly sauntered over, sitting down beneath the large white lilac tree, which had been alive for longer than him. the tree swayed prettily in the breezes, he purred as a breeze raced pass him, having ruffled his silky tortoiseshell pelt. he gazed into the pool and closed his eyes, embracing the calming atmosphere. he blocked out all other sounds and tried to listen to the sound of the pool. "dear kindly ones above," he started softly. "i am blessed to have been given the opportunity of being a master. i, master koi, will not disappoint you... i will try to make gloamclan the best that they've ever been, i promise." he continued on, opening up his bright eyes. "thank you." koistar added before standing back up again. he was finished, now he had to go see his brother as well as his sister. koistar sighed, he did not want to leave yet. the place brought him relaxation, it was so calming and serene, but this was not the place to stay at. he could not stay. koistar headed off to the garden, where his brother and sister were.
indentationthe garden was not actually far from the seinaru pool, still, he had to turn a couple of corners. the garden was filled with fruits and vegetables, including dragonfruit, fuji, sudachi, kabosu, as well as fuki, myoga and edamame. the plants gave a strange stench that engulfed the entire garden, he wondered how the humans and house cats could take it. koistar quickly ascended up the case of stairs and towards the small abode. as he passed by a couple of statues, a voice called out to him, making him stop completely. "koi?" it asked in a melancholy tone, he turned around to face whoever it was. his face immediately brightened when he noticed who it was. "lucine?" it was a she-cat with a wispy, snow-white coat... her eyes were a beautiful glossy blue-green. "koi!" she said in shock and joy, rushing over to him and rubbing against him. "we missed you! where you've been all this time? you never came to see us!" the she-cat, or so called lucine, sat down in front of him, a glimmer of sorrow flashing across her features. "i'm sorry, lucine. i was just busy..." he muttered, also looking a bit dismal. "how have you been? is hunt okay?" all traces of sadness dispersed from the she-cat's face, her joyful expression returning. "i've been alright, nothing much happened since you last visited, at least not to me..." she trailed off, her tone changing to uncertainty. "what happened?" koistar questioned, becoming a bit on edge. lucine looked behind her as if she were telling him her biggest secret. "uh... we had a house fire..." the tom's eyes widened in slight shock, his jaw unhinging. "how?! what happened? are your people okay?" lucine sighed, probably trying to remember what had happened. "i don't know, i blame it on the bakeneko or the nekomata. my owners are okay at least, but we've lost part of our garden. i can't remember any exact details, it's been so long..." koistar shook his head, he felt a bit guilty for not coming back after so long. it wasn't like he had forgotten about them completely, they just slipped from his mind. "oh, i'm sorry." he apologized as if he had done something wrong. "don't apologize, you've done nothing bad. maybe it was supposed to happen..." the atmosphere suddenly changed with hints of dejection and awkwardness, koistar didn't really know what else to say, considering that he hasn't seen them in so long; he'd run out of questions.
indentation"hey!" lucine suddenly chirped, causing him to flinch. "huh?" he mewed, confused about her sudden exclamation. "come on, lets go see hunt." the she-cat rose to her fours and headed over to the abode. koistar was a bit unnerved about seeing his brother. they had a dispute during the last time he was over here, and the tom was pretty sure he didn't want to see him at all. "um... why?" lucine gave him a look as if he had killed someone, she motioned for him to come on. "fine..." he sighed, following her up the next case of stairs. his heart picked up a beat as they got closer to the spot where hunt stayed, hunt's spot they'd call it. he wasn't there though, koistar wondered where he was at this moment. "must be in his den." lucine said, trotting around the corner. she stopped as soon as she noticed koistar standing completely still tensed up. "stay here," she told him, taking in his nervousness. "i'll tell him to come out." and with that being said, she disappeared into the tunnel.
indentationkoistar noticed the sun setting behind all the tall trees, he hadn't just realized what time it was now. he was nervous about seeing his brother, hunt, again and after that dispute they had, it left him feeling a bit miserable. how would he treat him after what happened and how long he had been gone? there was no doubt that something negative was to be said. his heart was still beating rapidly, his breath becoming rapid. what was lucine doing in there? what was taking her so long? he was starting to wish he had went in there, but koistar felt like it was pointless to go in there and try to reason with his brother. should he or should he not? before he could delve more into the question, a gruff voice caught him off guard. "what are you doing here?" his heart constricted as he looked behind him, noticing the black and white tom whom he had called brother. "hunt, i—" the tom was shaking in his skin, and not from fear, more like anger. his pale yellow-green eyes revealed his sudden rage, his fur prickling. "i thought i told you to never come back here again, did i or did i not?" hunt hissed spitefully. "i came to see you and lucine..." hunt gave him a sharp look of irritation and aggravation, gazing down at his paws, he had been pacing the whole time. "i never wanted to see you again. leave." he spat abruptly, turning his glare back to his brother. koistar looked back at him in shock and despair, his chest sinking in emotional pain. just before anything else could be said, lucine came from out through the tunnel. "i ─ oh." she stopped talking as soon as she noticed hunt. "hunt, i didn't know you were out here. koi came to see us." hunt turned to face her. "lucine, he hasn't been here in moons, never even bothered to! and now he just randomly pops up in our home 'just to visit?' i don't want this damn flea-brain here, he's a no-good fool." he told her, not even caring that koi was right there in front of him, just taking in his words. a flash of misery and regret existed on his face for a while, as much as he tried to hide his emotions. lucine instantly noticed this, also becoming a bit downcast. "don't say hunt, he's our brother! you don't mean it." she hissed back at him, giving koi a look of sympathy, whom was happy to have her take his side. "i mean every word i say! i won't ever consider him my brother, he's just a mouse-brain i'm related to, nothing more." hunt gave an ugly scowl to koi, the fury was making him say nasty things. the tom was now completely showing his sorrow, tears were in his eyes. he had always been the sensitive one as they say, and he wasn't really handling this situation well. before more could be said, koi dashed off into the night, not once looking back. "koi!" called his sister, but he didn't turn back, leaving the garden. lucine had been chasing after him, but she had tripped onto something and fell to the ground with a thud. she looked up for koi, he was no where to be seen.
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