From Petting Cat to Pride Warrior- Alpha’s (Dear’s) Backstory.

The world seemed to be crashing around Dear.

Her alpha was pinned to the ground, bleeding to death.

"Alpha..." Dear whined. "Alpha!"

"Dear!" Someone hollered. It was her mate, Aqua. "Dear, help me!" He was pinned down by a thick, muscular tabby tom, who was leaping for his throat. "Help me," he hollered.

Dear switched directions, not being able to abandon her love.

By the time Dear reached the tabby tom, Aqua was gone.

Dear saw him near Alpha, and she was releived he could escape.

Thank goodness Alpha had been freed, too!

However, that joy didn't last after Aqua lept onto Alpha, and pinned her down. "It's over," Dear heard him say. "You won't survive, I'm taking this pride."

Dear spun around and raced towards them, but the tabby tom pinned him down. "Your not going anywhere, Dear," he whispered.

Dears head spun. She knew she couldn't escape the tom without gettting hurt, but Alpha would die. She had to trick this ragged-claw.

Ugh, ragged-claws. Not part of any prides. All of them, attacking these cats- No, don't think about them. Dear told herself. Think about Alpha, and think... how can you trick this tom?

"No need to pin me down," Dear snarled. "You think I don't know about this plan? I figured it out long ago, flea-face. I did nothing to stop it. I love my mate, and he loves me. I fell into his trap- on purpose. Can't have anyone calling be disloyal."

The tom pushed more wait on her. "Liar," he snarked. "Filthy, week liar."

"Did you just call me a liar?" Dear hissed. She jumped out from underneath the tom, and ran into the battle.

By the time she reached Alpha, she was dead. "Aqua," she wispered, turning to her mate, still acting. "Why didn't you just tell me?"

"You wouldn't understand," he replied.

"Oh, Aqua, I do," Dear used her most loving voice. "Your quit a tom, you know. Just call the meeting. Your the new leader of PantherPride- no AquaPride."

She mustered a look of disgust as she looked and Alpha's body.

***

"You will listen to me!" Aqua hollered at all the cats gathered- the eager ragged-claws, and the horrified pride warriors.

"I was the runner up. Now I'm the alpha. You know the laws. I say these ragged-claws are now my warriors. Oh, and these warriors, they'll kill you if I ask," Aqua- no Alpha adressed the cats. "My runner up will be Dear."

***

It was so hard to, pretend to be Aqua's mate- she only felt discust towards him now.

It was even harder to act so ruthless, but she knew it was worth it when she became Alpha.

She was glad she could right her pride, and even more happy it hadn't gone to the tabby tom- Berry.

That evil cat would have only made things worse. She was almost glad he died in that battle with TearPride.