Chapter 1

"I won't let you get away this time!" A gray and white tom growled, his blue eyes narrowed into slits. His anger obvious.
"Is that so?" The voice belonged to a fox. Quite a sly one. His dark red pelt was unfuffled and his eyes were more amused, then angered. "You have tried once before, but that didn't happen."
"You killed Haze. You will be punished!" The cat screeched as it leaped at the fox, claws extended.
It wasn't hard for the fox to swipe the cat away.

"What was that?" A light ginger tabby's ears were perked as he heard the sound of a fight. "That sounded like Nova!"
"Free! Wait!" Yelled a dark reddish brown tom. "You'll get yourself killed!"
But Free didn't wait. Instead, he dashed off in the direction of the screech. It didn't take him long to reach the cause of the noise.
Nova, the gray and white tom, was breathless. He was panting heavily and crimson liquid dripped down his shoulder. Although he was injured, the fire did not disappear from his focused gaze.
Immediately, Free leaped to his side. "How cute."
"I would prefer if you didn't think I was cute," Nova snapped as they stood side-by-side, ready to face the fox.
Nova nodded and as one, the two toms sprang and crashed into the fox. Stunned, the fox let out a surprised yelp.
The fox managed to wriggle free from the mass of the cats, but he didn't go unharmed. His eyes widened in fear at the thought of being beat. He turned around and did the only thing he could think of; he fled.
"After him!" Free demanded as he began chasing the fox, Nova was at his heels.

The fox wove through the trees, his red pelt flashing through the brush. Not far behind, Nova and Free were running. "Stay on his heels!" Free yelled as he turned off to the side and began running in another direction.
"What're you doing, fool?!" Nova hissed, but continued running. His eyes locked on the animal in front of him. He would not lose today, not when he had to avenge Haze.
Nova watched as the fox made a sharp right and continued running. There would be no where to run, not with the cliff nearby. Unless...
The fox wasn't slowing down. Surely he knew about the danger lying ahead? The roar of the river below the cliff could be heard. He wasn't about to call out, when a yowl stopped him. Free leaped out from nearby, and landed on the fox's back. He clung  there.
"Free!" Nova snapped. "Get off! The cliff!"
Free didn't seem to hear him as he attempted to hold on as well as pummel the back of the fox with his back claws.
"Fool!"
The cliff could be seen now, yet Free didn't let go. As the fox was about to leap off of the cliff, another creature leaped over him and grabbed Free by the scruff. It was a light gray tabby tom. He yanked him off and the two crashed to the ground just as the fox dove off the cliff and into the crashing water below.
The cat that had saved him looked more annoyed then angry.
"Free!" The reddish brown tabby looked down at him, his yellow eyes furious. "What were you thinking? Did you have a death wish?"
"You idiot!" Nova hissed when he reached the group. "You were lucky Sight was there to save you."
"Bear," a black cat interrupted. He blinked his violet eyes. "The fox hasn't resurfaced. He either drowned or he was brought further down the river."
Bear nodded. "Thank you, Light. As for you, Free. We shall report this to Ash. Let's go."
Free hung his head, he had been scolded like a kit and in front of the rest of the family. Stifling a defeated sigh, he walked back to camp with the rest of the group. He could only imagine what kind of lecture he would get from Ash.

Summary

The Secret Forest cats are a family of cats that live in the Secret Forest. However, it's not so secret. The job of this family of cats is to protect the forest from any harm. Lily is among this family, and she happens to be the leader's daughter.

What if someone chose your life for you. Your life planned out without your consent. That's what Lily's life was like, until she rebelled.
Living in the Secret Forest is a pretty good life, especially being the daughter of the leader. However, when Ash decides that it is time to give up leadership, he makes up a plan to find a successor. The successor would not only gain title as leader, but will also become Lily's mate. Lily, however, doesn't want that. She wants to figure out her life on her own. So, instead of being a prize in her father's game, she decides to join as a contestant and become a pawn. Will Lily win her freedom or will she be forced into something she doesn't want to be apart of?

[This is based off of something, but I changed it up.]