Prompt #1- Luca (Pt. 1)

Part One
The ball of fluff seemed to fall out of the jungle sky. It was as if one of the clouds lost its momentum and fell to the ground. Kasha stared down at the white fur ball. It was like no cat she had ever seen before. With long, white, fluffy fur and brilliant blue eyes, the young tom was like a cat from one of her mother’s tales.

The tom looked up at Kasha. He purred and stood up, seemingly unhurt. Then he started toward her.

Kasha let him come to her. Normally, she would confront an intruder angrily, but this one was barely old enough to catch prey. It could do no harm to her, could it? She mewed to the tom, “Who are you, and where are you from?”

The young cat smiled up at Kasha and said, “I am Luca, and I am from the forest.”

“The forest?” Kasha narrowed her eyes for a moment. Her mother had told her about the forest once, but she had thought that it was just part of the fairy tale. “Well then, Luca, follow me.” She led the little tom into the trees.

Ash watched her prey closely. She had to perfectly plan her attack, so that her unsuspecting meal wouldn’t notice her until it was too late. She kept herself flat to the ground as she slithered toward it. Then, as quick and smooth as a serpent, she leaped onto her father’s tail. Her brother, Raja, and sister, Sula, attacked from either side.

Garrett exclaimed in surprise. He twisted his head around to see his three kits attacking his body. He jumped up, sending Sula flying. She hit the floor with a thud, but was back up in an instant. Garrett spun around a few times, but Sula jumping back onto him stopped him.

He writhed about, and then dramatically dropped to the ground. The young cats cheered happily and stood on his back. But they fell quiet when there was a rustling in the bushes.

Garrett shook his children off of him. “Get in the den,” he meowed quietly. The three siblings exchanged glances and ran into the den, which was basically a small cave. Garrett faced the trembling bushes; his back arched and claws out. He let out a furious hiss. Then Kasha came into the open.

Her eyes widened for a second. But she recognized her mate, and relaxed. “Stop scaring me like that!” She meowed exasperatedly. “Someday you are going to actually attack me by accident.”

“Better safe then sorry.” Garrett pointed out. Then he noticed the little white tom standing beside Kasha. “Who is that?” he asked.

“This is Luca.” Kasha meowed. “He fell from the sky. He claims that he is from the forest.”

“The forest?” Raja exclaimed. He and his sisters pelted out of the den to stand in front of Luca. They were about the same size as the tom, but Luca’s white fur stood out against the dusty colors of the other cats.

“What is the forest like?” Sula asked eagerly.

“I heard that there are humans there. With dogs!” Ash mewed, her eyes wide.

“Well, sometimes there are.” Luca said to Ash. Turning to the others, he tried to explain it.

“How did you get here?” Garrett asked Luca.

Luca squinted his eyes, as if it were hard to grasp the memory. “I’m not sure.” He admitted. “All I remember is falling asleep, then ending up falling out of the sky here. I don’t know how I could have gotten here from there, especially by air.”

“Well, I think we should bring him into our family.” Kasha meowed to Garrett. “He can’t live in the jungle all alone, it’s dangerous. Besides, the kits will enjoy a new play mate.”

Garrett looked over to Luca, who was now receiving introductions from Raja, Ash, and Sula. He turned back to his mate and nodded. “Alright.”