Kittypet is the most unfair name for a cat that doesn't really want to live in house. Most of cats really want to just runaway from their homes as fast as it is possible. Maybe having food on a plate and other comforts are really cool and nice, but isn't it boring? Especially if you know what behind your fence is. For young, lively cats living like this can be a real torture. And one of these cats is Sandmann. What a stupid name for a cat, huh? But he get attached to it by following days and months. He didn't even care anymore about things that new cats said about this name. It was all okay for him. 

- It's too early for going outside, isn't it? - she-cat yawn softly, jumping on the fence. Flea wasn't a morning cat, but she was alaways about "yes" if it was about meeting Sandmann. If he ever asked her for meeting, she could go out even in the middle of the night. But she was too sleepy right now, the sun wasn't anywhere on the sky. - Why can't we go back to sleep...? There's nothing to do, birds aren't even singing...!

Sandmann didn't replay this. He just waved his tail and looked deep into the forest. Everytime he did that thing, Flea knew there's going to be this talk about forest cats. Maybe they weren't real? They couldn't, cat without food, living by his own must be a legend. Flea couldn't even imagine what a terrible thing it could be, like during winter, all alone, just her and some other cats freezing in a cave or some other thing where they could hide. But in fact this live could be difficult and full of bad things, it was more interesting for Sandmann. He wanted just to check this place - if there wasn't interesting things, he would come back home. But if something interesting there could be, he would stay. Such a mysterious place was something that he just needed to see closer. 

- Do you think they could kill me? - he turned his face at his friend. His eyes were beautiful, even if they were reddish. Sandmann was some months old, he could live by his own, but these eyes were always young and full of live. 

Flea looked down. She couldn't just say "yes" or "no". Tom was really clever, and following that fact he want to discover forest, he'd go there anyways, as he planned some days ago. He would probably check if her anwsers were truth. 

- I think... That they could attack you, but then they would run away - she finnaly said with a little, sad smile. Sandmann just closed his eyes and puffed out his chest like a true hero. It was quite nice, because this tom was... big. He was like a hero. 

And there's the part, when he finally said that today he'll go to the forest. Flea wasn't really happy about this, at least... She could lost her best friend, right? But after some promises, she let him out. As the sun went out, Sandmann hugged her with soft purr and jumped off the fence. He took a breathe, and then he started to walk into the forest. 

The trip was long. Sandmann didn't find anything good, he just catched some little bugs and one or two mice. Nothing interesting at all, huh? It wasn't even fun for this cat. He just liked this landscape. It wasn't really big, but trees so close with sun behind them and sky up high were the most beautiful thing for this tom-cat. But how long he could watch these things? He just turned back and started to walk home. And suddenly, he just stopped. What was it? Did he hear something? Was there anyone but him? He heard the sound of leaves. But there wasn't any wind, that could blew to make them move. Sandmann just waved his tail and hissed a little.

- Hello? - he asked quietly, but there wasn't any response. That's actually good, really good. He was deeply scared. He could fight these cats, he was really strong, but he probably would be too shocked to do anything. Now, he just puffed out chest like he did before and hissed silently. - Don't be scared and come here! I will fight you by my own!

Still nobody said a word. Then tom just turned around again and started to walk home. Quickly. He could hear how fast his heart was beating. And suddenly! Something big and heavy hit him. He fell down on ground and this big thing just catched his head by paw. It was hurtful, the claws on it started to get into the skin of poor Sandmann, he even felt the blood dripping down his head.

- Who are you? It's Thunder Clan territory - majestic voice sounded behind him. Who it was? What is Thunder Clan? Sandmann was scared. But... Wait, isn't it a cat? Oh my god, he did it! He found forest cats! And...

He felt nothing, but pain bite on his side. So, they attacked him and he couldn't do anything. There were two cats. Both bigger than Sandmann was. One was sitting and just observating, probably it was that one who told him about clan. The other was trying to kill him. Sandmann hit this cat with his full strenght and jumped away a little.

- Why are you here? - now asked this second cat, standing up. It was her. He could recognize it by the voice of hers. She was like really mad, because this sitting told her to calm down. Yes, she should. Sandmann was bleeding, he slowly couldn't force this pain.

- Don't ask stupid questions, Softpaw - he said with patience. Now, forest tom just smiled a little. - You shouldn't play with your first victim. Just kill him, will you?

And by this, "Softpaw" jumped on Sandmann. He felt nothing. Now he couldn't even recognize this pain. She just catched his neck and bite him as hard as she could. He couldn't fight it. He was all helpless.