Shimmerkit trotted out of the nursery. It was raining. She flattened back her ears and shivered. It wasn't cold, exactly, but the rain made it feel colder than it was. Shay looked around. FlurryClan. Her home. It was beautiful. Mer tipped her head at the rain. She didn't understand why the sky cried. Shimmer trotted around the camp. Not many cats were outside of their dens, not wanting to risk the rain. Shimmerkit didn't mind. She began trotting around the camp. Faster and faster until she was at a run. Shay laughed into the rain. She wasn't running away. No, Shay wasn't running away. She was running to her future. Running to the next part of her life. She ran and she ran, past the few cats outside, past bushes, around a tree. She ran and leaped over the stream in camp. Shay ran until her heart was pounding and she was panting for air. Then she paused and smiled at the rain. She was Shimmerkit. She knew exactly where she was going and was at peace with the world for now. She looked up into the rain and closed her eyes, letting rain droplets fall onto her face. Soaking wet, she ran once more. Then she stood tall and walked into the nursery, wet, but proud.
