Just a book i been writing :D My warrior cats version

[squirrely66]

The Story of BlackShy
My version from Erin Hunter Warriors Series
““Maple! Maple where are you?” called a twoleg. Maple walks outside and jumps on the fence looking out into the forest. I always wonder what’s out there…and how they survive during the cold days. Maple sits looking out hearing her twoleg call, but ignores her and takes a leap to the other side. “Wow, I see the adventure they do here!” she mewed while walking to the closet stump of a tree. “So…amazing and…” Maple see’s the bushes start to move and shake seeing a tail coming in and out of it. “Hello?” she called. A grey cat came towards her, but she stayed still. “Hello kittypet. I’m StoneSwipe.” Said the cat. “StoneSwipe… I’m Maple.” “What you doing here kittypet?” said StoneSwipe. “Exploring. You?” said Maple in a purr. “I’m hunting for my clan.” “Clan?” “Yea… I’m in StreamClan. There are other clans too like StormClan, NightClan, and RockClan.” Said StoneSwipe. Maple smiled. “Maybe I can help you with your clan.” She said crouching and then leaping to kill a nearby crow on a tree. “Wow! Nice one kitty- I mean Maple.” Said StoneSwipe with a shocked face. “Thanks.” She purred till when a brown cat leaped on here. “Leave StreamClan territory or pay the price! Kittypet!” said the cat. Maple didn’t know what to do, but she kicked the cat off and pounced on the brown tabby. “Stop PebbleTree! She did nothing wrong! Stop!” yelled StoneSwipe. PebbleTree pounced and Maple jumped away up onto a tree branch. PebbleTree looked around to see where Maple had gone. Maple pounces off the tree and leaps on to PebbleTree not letting go of her leg. Maple then flung her into a tree making her loose some of her balance. “I will not lose to a kittypet…” said PebbleTree shaking in stress. StoneSwipe didn’t know what to do so he stayed and just watched. PebbleTree ran and bit on to Maple’s tail and then bit her neck, but Maple was able to get free. “Stop!” called a cat from the top of a tree. PebbleTree and StoneSwipe bowed to the cat, so did Maple to her surprise. “PebbleTree go back to camp, StoneSwipe you stay here I need to speak with you and this other cat.” Said the cat as PebbleTree padded away into the deep forest. “BarkStar! I can explain, this cat caught a crow and then PebbleTree leaped on to Maple….” “Maple? Is your name Maple young strong kittypet?” interrupted BarkStar. Maple was scared to speak, but didn’t show it and said “Yes, I’m Maple the young strong kittypet.” BarkStar was surprised that the cat wasn’t afraid of a thing nor that StoneSwipe was afraid. BarkStar gave a flick with his tail and went into the forest.”” “Wait, momma is this true about your mom?” BlackKit gave her sister SandKit an angry face wanting to listen more to their mom. “Quite you! I want to hear momma speak!” said BlackKit “Like you ever listen to momma BlackKit! Remember the time momma told you to stay in camp… but you didn’t you went in the woods alone and said you saw a fox!” said SandKit. BlackKit looked down and replied “I-I did…” “Now stop it SandKit you all are still kits any of you could of did it too…” “But, SandKit isn’t wrong, BlackKit says stuff that seems so adventure like too adventure for her!” BlackKit gets a bit annoyed but then looks down sad knowing that they think she can’t fight a flower. Momma looks at me and BlackKit turns away then she says something to them but I try not to hear them. “May all cats old enough to catch their own prey join here for a clan meeting!” I look out and my mom starts licking my furs to a glossy color also to the same with my brother and sister. She whispers in my ear “BlackKit this is your apprentice ceremony remember?” I had for gotten about it but now when it comes to mind I feel so excited to be closer to a warrior!
All cats sat in the clearing, on the highrock DewStar sits ready to give the ceremony. “SandKit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as SandPaw. Your mentor will be BrambleRock. I hope BrambleRock will pass down all he knows on to you…” Said DewStar then she said it to my brother “TreeKit you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known TreePaw. Your mentor will be StorchStripe. I hope StorchStripe will pass down all he knows on to you…” Now was my turn I looked around and saw some warriors with and without apprentices and I wonder who mine will be. Then DewStar began to speak again “BlackKit I’m sorry but you’re not ready to become an apprentice, your only four moons you must wait. Clan meeting dismissed!” I looked down at my paws thinking if he mistaken me cause I thought I was six moons. I turn to look at my mom and she went over to me. “I’m sorry but you’re the youngest they were born first I forgot I’m sorry my little one…” “I’m NOT little I am as good as an apprentice and today I should be made one I’m won’t stand being in the nursery I know I’m ready!”
I yelled at her. She looked shocked by what I said and I did too but I had to show her I meant it. “BlackKit you are not an apprentice and you must accept that in all ways possible and I don’t want your tone at me higher again!” RockStripe, my dad, walked over hearing us. “Now you should show respect to your mother you understand it doesn’t matter if you’re an apprentice or not you just got to accept it got that?” He looked at me but I wasn’t scared I padded back to the nursery and I didn’t dare show disrespect because the last thing I need is more moons in this place. In the nursery my mom came in and soon later my brother and sister came in to say good bye to their old den. “Mom I’m sorry.” I said while my other kins said goodbye to the kits. “It’s okay…” then a cat yelled from the clearing “Fire! Run! Fire!” Everyone ran out of the camp my mom went and grabbed my sister and told me and TreePaw to follow after her to go to somewhere safe.
As my brother and I ran it was harder and harder to keep up with them so we stopped. “Where she go?” said my brother as he was breathing heavy. I sniff the air and I smell her but it’s hard to keep going. “I don’t know I think they went to the barn.” “Should we follow?” before I can answer our dad rushed through with MossPelt. “She went to the barn we better follow her MossPelt watch over Treepaw and get him some energy and bring him back to where the other cats went. MossPelt nodded and went not too far to hunt. My dad picked me up and dashed off towards the barn. We then stop at a stream. My dad drops me and breaths in the air. “How did they get across?” “Can’t they jump?” I said. “But it’s too far too.” Too far I said then I back up a few steps away. “BlackKit lets…BlackKit!” he yelled as I leaped over the stream to the other side with only a little wet of my paws. “BlackKit! BlackKit!” he yelled as I started to run to find my mom. As I run I feel the breeze of a river and I start to run faster so I can leap across till I stop in my tracks. I see there lying in the sand still a bit wet and in the stream lay my mother not moving at all. I stare at the lifeless body and slowly come across to meet her. I lick her pelt nudging her to move… nothing happens as I start to cry at the sight. “Mom! Get up we can get home! Mom please we need you!” I lay with her paw over me like when we used to sleep crying saying that she’s okay but in my mind she had gone to starclan. “BlackKit!” called my dad as he appeared trough the leaves and bushes near the stream. He stares at me but I lay trying to stay close to her as I can. He comes over with watery eyes saying her name over and over. MossPelt soon comes out of the ferns and steps out in shock. MossPelt nudges my father in a tearful way as if she cares too. And I knew that. I then got up and went and huddled near my dad full of sorrow. “Where’s SandPaw?” He asked. I didn’t see her “I don’t know I guess she ran from the sight…” as I look back down on my mom. “I’ll miss SpeckleFern.” Said MossPelt. “Me too” my dad said.
The next sunrise I was going out to get some fresh kill from our pile trying to forget yesterday. All I heard though is every cat talking about it. I guess she was really liked. As the new patrol came in a pale cat rushed in. SandPaw I thought. As she stands right in front of DewStar she tells him something having every cat nearby come closer. DewStar then jumps on top of the highrock without calling the clan since they were there. “SandPaw has come back with some information about SpeckleFern’s death. She saw who killed her and it was not the stream that killed her. She said that BlackKit killed her with anger of not being an apprentice!” I looked in shocked as all eyes went on me as I shaked head to the tip of my tail. I didn’t kill my own mother! “SandPaw saw you while watching in a bush you scratch her and killed her with all you can and layed under her as if she died near the river!” Then anger push out and everyone growled at me as I crouched with fear. “She didn’t do anything wrong! She’s a kit what damage can she do? Plus there were no marks of claws on her but from recent wars!” called EvyPool our medical cat who always had my back. All sound of approval came from the cats as they turned to look at SandPaw. My brother stared at me with relief but worried as they all stared at our sister. “Exile!” Called some cats with along, “Who lies to their leader? And plus about a death!” called another. I got scared too for her till then. “Look at the marks she put on me when she drove me away while I tried to help my mom!” she rasped. Then EvyFang came up and looked at the marks “She is right each cut has black fur from BlackKit and her scent.” Then they turned back and even one swiped at me. My dad was on patrol too bad he wasn’t here but I’m sure he’ll hear soon. I wish this never happened, I wish I didn’t go with my dad to find my mom. While I was thinking to myself my friend rushed out of nowhere. “Stop! I know she didn’t do it! How in StarClan would BlackKit do that! She loved her mother a lot so I’m sure she won’t want to hurt her at all!” said the black kit with stained blood on his paws and part of his tail and chest like it was his fur. “ScarPaw… thanks.” I said happily and smiled at him. One cat meowed approval and then another and another soon some of the clan agreed with him, but then I started to smile and so did my brother. SandPaw then looked with no expression trying to think I thought. “Hey ScarPaw has a scratch on his face and maybe he killed my mom! I said black cat it could have been him too!” she screamed so that everyone would here. Then I opened with big eyes with surprise about that cause he was with the clan near the river. “It could be true he wasn’t at the river during the fire!” said DappleTail who always hated me and ScarPaw playing together. ScarPaw looked at his paws as if he did it, but I knew he didn’t. He looked at me as if I should say something so then I said the first thing that came to mind. “It wasn’t him he was going somewhere else to hide he wanted to go towards Fourtrees!” I said. DewStar silence the clan and stood in front of the clan. “I sentence ScarPaw to exile for the death of SpeckleFern.” “No!” I screamed “No!” “I’m sorry BlackKit.” “No he’s innocent I know it he would never hurt my mom I swear she died in the river please DewStar please he’s my best friend!” “No my decision is clear to StarClan your friend is no longer in the clan!” said DewStar. I looked so angry all that I love felt like it all left me I was super angry at my sister and what she did. “No! No…no!” I said as I watched my beloved boyfriend leave the clearing. I wanted to run after him but I ran to the nursery in tears. A few minutes later my dad walked in to my den while I lay still sad but not crying. “Sweaty I’m sorry but he killed…” “No! He didn’t and I know that I love him enough to believe if he was right or wrong I could tell if he was laying every bit even if he tried to hide it!” I intruded him. He licked my back and I rolled towards him to see his face but then I sat up. I licked my chest and walked out not glancing at him and headed to the elder’s den. “Hello BlackKit. How are you?” called BrightTail as she woke from here sleep. “Fine.” I replied and walked towards her. She looked at me and knew I was depressed about ScarPaw. “Don’t worry, there are tons of cats in the forest maybe you’ll meet him again.” That made me smile so I looked up at her thinking maybe I can go meet him. “Can you take me to the barn? Just to, explore.” “Sorry I can’t I’m an elder; I couldn’t protect you from the evil out there and all those dogs near there.” I looked down at my paws, but I looked up like I understood. She smiled and went to her moss bedding that told me I should go. As I walked into the clearing it felt so lifeless. No cats were sharing tongues, no kit was playing, and I saw not even the leader outside. Then I turned my head and saw Owlkit who was the same moons as I come bounding up to me. “Hey BlackKit!” “Hello.”
I said to him. “Why so bum? It’s New Leaf your acting like an elder all boring and out of life.” He said to me, but I looked at him with a glare and he stared at me too. “Why don’t you play with the other kits like DasiyKit or StormKit? I’m sure that they would want to play with a kit like you.” I said sitting to lick my chest. He looked around as if some cat would see us then he came closer. “We can go to the barn, you wanted to right?” He said smiling, but I looked at him so surprised. I needed to see ScarPaw again and he must be there. “Fine if you know the way, but don’t we need a warrior to come too?” I asked in a whisper. “Nope.” He said and ran through the gorse tunnel and I followed.
It was dark as the sun started to set. I could only smell him so well that it was like smelling water. I ran as fast as I could till I realize I couldn’t smell him. I walked slowly around trying to catch his scent but I smell nothing. “Owlkit! Where are you I can’t scent you?” As I walked something rammed into me and I was almost unable to move. I got up and turned around and I see nothing. Then again as I get up I was rammed into the ground. I stayed and then saw some eyes in the bushes. I tried to run up the tree but I couldn’t and soon I was on the ground again. “Stop it! I’m just a kit!” I yelled. Then it went silent and a cat approached me and picked me up. I pasted out cause of being hit too much. I woke up seeing the sun shine through some moss and looked around. I got up but then... “Stay down! Or I’ll claw you to bits!” said a cat behind me. “Do as you want.” I got up seeing a huge warrior staring at me from head to tail tip I was scared but I didn’t show it and sat up tall. “See an apprentice claiming to be a kit! We should kill it!” I looked up and was surprised to be called an apprentice I wish my dad heard this and DewStar. “It’s just a kit calm down BarkFace.” Called another cat nearby. I stood up and went to walk away till someone appeared in front of me. “This is the kit that I found?” he said. I looked up at him but he looked at the two other cats. “Yes it is I guess that’s what LemonBreeze said to me.” BarkFace hissed as if he wanted to cut my head off. “I see what’s your name little one?” he said and looked at me. “BlackKit.” I said with a bit of a squeal. I felt embarrassed by it. “Hello kit you far from home? Are you a kittypet?” BarkFace joked. “Shut it BarkFace it’s only a kit nothing more nothing less!” he said. “What’s your name?” I asked the man who almost killed me but saved me too. “I’m StreamStorm young one.” He said with a smile. “How many moons are you?” he asked as if I was an apprentice. “Uh...Fo-...Six! Six moons!” I lied as I always wanted to be an apprentice. “Maybe I can train you until the next gathering to take you back to your clan.” He smiled and so did I as he walked outside. I followed and he lead me to a giant waterfall.
As we approached so many cats were outside cleaning themselves. They all stared at me amused by me looking around. A cat with a thin coat walked toward and we stopped. “This is SilverStar our clan leader of StreamClan.” He said to me. “Hello SilverStar.” I said and bowed my head. She giggled but I still stayed bowing my head. “No kit you may stop bowing.” And I looked up and sat tall but a bit afraid. “Let me guess StreamStorm you want the kit as an apprentice?” she guessed. StreamStorm turned red and said “Yes, she seems very bright but only till we go to the gathering and see where she belongs.” “Good StreamStorm, I’m glad that you are as bright as your father.” She said and walked through the waterfall. “Now let’s go train BlackKit well BlackPaw.” He said and showed me towards this huge training area. I was so amazed by the sight that I couldn’t stay still. I jumped up a tree and pounced to one side to another side. “BlackKit?” he called and I jumped down. “Wow young kit I guess you had training of your own huh?” I licked my paws and wiped my face and replied “Nope not a single second of training.” StreamStorm looked at me confused. Then the bushes moved as three cats arrived. “Hello StreamStorm.” They said. “Hello. BlackKit this is BrightFoot, OrangeRain, and DryFoot.” “Hello.” I said. As they all looked at me they whispered to one another. “StreamStorm you trying to teach a kit?” said OrangeRain. “Nope a fresh apprentice… well kind of she seems experienced a bit more than I thought at six moons.” He said looking over to me. “Prove how one new kit can be better than them all.” Said BrightFoot with DryFoot agreeing. “Okay, show me the larges thing to jump over.” I said a bit confident. “Okay smart one!” said DryFoot as he led me out of the training area. He led me to a huge trench more than ten rabbit hops. “Think your so cool jump it and jump back.” Said OrangeRain. “No I won’t let BlackKit do this!” called StreamStorm. “StreamStorm if you don’t want me to do it I obey you.” I said sitting beside him. He smiled and nodded and the other cats laughed at me and called me a kittypet. Then I had enough. “I’m not a kittypet! Fine I’ll prove it to you!” I yelled and ran towards the trench. They all looked in shock as if they wanted me to stop and not do it but it was too late to change my mind after calling me a kittypet. “No BlackKit!” called StreamStorm as he chased after me but couldn’t keep up. I jumped at the edge of the trench trying to stay swift and fight to get across. “BlackKit!” he called. As I reach the other side I tumbled down the hill with how he sounded like my dad when my mother died.
As I got up I ran back up and looked across to see them trying to find me as if I wasn’t there. Am I dead? I thought to myself and ran up to plain sight. “BlackKit you are okay!” called BrightFoot as she ran back and forth. “I’m coming back over!” I called as I ran back and leaped over again. BrightFoot licked my head and huddled me close. “Are you hurt little one? You should have never done that.” She said glaring at StreamStorm. “StreamStorm couldn’t, he couldn’t even catch the kit by a rabbit hop.” Said OrangeRain as he joked to laughter. BrightFoot didn’t look amused at all and just picked me up and brought me back to their camp. I was glad I was back but as soon as we did DryFoot and OrangeRain walked up to SilverStar and talked to her. I was scared by what she might say to me. She sent them off and with a flick of their tails they told me to go to SilverStar, but BrightFoot told me not to worry and licked my head as I padded towards the leader. She walked into the waterfall so I followed her too. She sat on the moss bedding and looked up at me as I was sitting down. “I see you wanted to make an unusual jump across the trench nearby?” she questioned. I nodded glaring a bit down towards my paws. She looked at me and studied how I looked like. She then looked at me with huge eyes. “How? How can a small apprentice like you jump that?” she asked. I looked at my paws and began to speak. “I’m not an apprentice, I’m only five moons and I lied because my other clan always called me to small or crazy to think I could make a fine warrior someday.” I said. She looked around and then back at me. She looked a bit surprised by what I said even more than when I walked into her den. “A five moon kit jumping over a huge trench with no experiences what so ever.” She said and shook her head. I didn’t know how to feel by the way she said that. “Should I be happy?” I asked. “You should cause other cats died from trying to jump it and no cause you would lie to me and StreamStorm but I expect that from a kit like you.” She said with a bit of a hiss. What she said confused me more and more. “I’m sorry I didn’t want to stay in a nursery any longer.” I said. She sighed and walked over and put her muzzle on top of my head. She sang a beautiful song that she hummed. “I was just like you when I was little, I always wanted to be a warrior like my mom.” She said to me. “My mom died.” I told her. She looked at me and licked my head. ”Tell me how?” she asked as she stood in front of me. “She died near a river during the fire. She had my sister so my brother and I ran after her to get away from the fire. We couldn’t find her so my dad picked me up as we dashed further in the forest. I thought we will find her with my sister but then we got to a huge stream the my dad couldn’t cross cause he couldn’t jump to far but I couldn’t lose my mom. I jumped across without my father and ran and saw her laying near a stream.” I said as I started to cry. “She was dead. I felt like I lost my only thing in the world.” “When I got back my sister walked in to camp and called me the killer of my mom but I didn’t kill her. She then accused my boyfriend ScarPaw of killing my mom and he was soon exiled.” I looked up at her and she was crying too. “I’m sorry for your lost BlackKit I really am, but we need to hope for the better in life.” She said to me witch made me smile. I felt like I had a friend again. StreamStorm walks in and sits near us. “SilverStar we found an another kit in the forest.” I looked up at him thinking maybe he found Owlkit witch got me mad about how he left me. We then padded into the clearing spotting a huge crowd of cats.
As we padded towards the crowd more and more other cats walked towards it too. I sat near SilverStar as she told the cats to back away. “Hugh.” Called the cat as it sat up. “BlackKit?” he said clearly. I walked towards seeing a scar on his face. “Scar is that you?” I asked. He got up and looked at me with a smile. “Scar! I missed you so much since the exile!” I yelled rubbing my head on his shoulder. I was guessing SilverStar knew who I was talking about. “Hello Scar I hear a lot about you from BlackKit.” She smiled as Scar looked at me. “Scar was exiled in another camp of BlackKit’s and was a false mistake on Scar. He is just like one of us. He did not kill anyone that would lead to his exile.” She called and told the story I told her but I didn’t listen as I licked my boyfriend clean. They all looked in shock about the story and were angry about that a leader would exile someone for no reason and no proof. She then looked at us and asked Scar to live with them as an apprentice and as always he agreed and he was once ScarPaw again.
In the middle of the night I was sleeping in the apprentice’s den with ScarPaw as we layed together. I could sleep as I was thinking of how much I really love this clan as I felt more like home than home. I soon closed my eyes and fell to a deep sleep. I woke to a dream of me standing in the gathering clearing as the leaders yelled at each other about me as they were then battling and tackling each other. “BlackKit wake up!” said ScarPaw as I was opening my eyes to almost Sunhigh. “What is it? Are we training now?” I asked getting up. “Nope you looked to be having a nightmare.” He told me as he licked all the moss of my fur. “I need to go talk to SilverStar.” I told him licking behind his ear a goodbye as I walked towards the waterfall. I nodded to the warriors near it and then I entered. “Hello SilverStar.” I said as she nodded a hello to me. “I wanted to know if I can join your clan.” I asked as I came towards her and sat down. “Sure BlackKit, then now we can have your ceremony because now you’re an apprentice.” She told me as she got up and headed towards the middle of the clearing. I sat near ScarPaw and looked up at her as she called everyone to the center of the clearing. “BlackKit has now joined our clan so I’m glad to enter her here as an apprentice of StreamClan. BlackKit please walk forward.” Within a second all eyes were on me as I walked towards the middle. “BlackKit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as BlackPaw. Your mentor will be StreamStorm. I hope StreamStorm will pass down all he knows on to you…” she said as my new mentor walked up and touched my nose with his. Everyone said my new name as I was being surrounded by all the warriors. After a while ScarPaw and I went hunting with OrangeRain his new mentor and StreamStorm my mentor. We caught a lot of fresh kill but on our way back we learned some new things. “BlackKit and ScarPaw let’s take you around the territory so you know the best and worst places to hunt.” OrangeRain said as StreamStorm led the way stopping to do some scent markers. We ran so much that I felt like we were running around the whole forest. We stopped for drinks near the stream. It was so much fun. They said that the stream is where animals will usually be near which makes the best hunting place. We were soon close to the camp. “Can we go look around please OrangeRain we won’t get lost will retrace our scent back?” ScarPaw said to his mentor. “Fine but please stay together and never stay out to long be back by sunset nothing darker.” StreamStorm said as they padded away. Then we were soon alone in the forest witch I though it wasn’t that bad. “Hey want to go towards the stream to do a bit of hunting for the elders?” asked ScarPaw. “Sure but can we not go too far out?” I asked him. “Sure will go to the closet one.” He smiled and darted off. As I was running after him it felt like I was running after Owlkit in the forest near my old camp to my new one. It was strange. “BlackPaw come on look at this!” as I ran faster a huge clearing with sun shining down on it with birds singing and rabbits and frogs on the bottom of the floor. “Sun bathing little frogs?” I asked while ScarPaw laughed with me. “Let’s catch a few.” ScarPaw said as he crouched ready to attack one. “No, they look peaceful here but… I bet the elders would want a few rabbits.” I said as I leaped on a small bunny. He giggled and then jumped on a huge one and picked up mine that I catch too. I leaped on a fat one too and another one for BrightFoot. “You hear that?” said ScarPaw. I listen and hear the bushes moving. “What is it should we attack?” I asked in a low whisper. We stayed back to back looking around for movement. Then a cat’s tail camp from the bushes and we leaped on the cat. “Stop! Please!” called the cat as we let the cat up. “BlackKit and Scar?” said the cat. I didn’t know who the cat was and neither did ScarPaw. “How do you know us?” “It’s me…StorchStripe!” said the cat. “Wait your my brother’s mentor?” I said. “Yes BlackKit. And may I say for a kit you fight well.” “Why are you here on StreamClan’s territory?” I hissed as I walked towards him. “Whoa kit I have a message for SilverStar.” StorchStripe said. “One thing StorchStripe I’m BlackPaw and this is ScarPaw and we are apprentices of StreamClan.” I said. He looked surprised because I was half RockClan. “Don’t tell a single cat that you saw us please just give me the message and go.” I said as he nodded. “I wanted to tell her that the gathering is coming up it was our clan’s turn to tell the other clans.” He said and padded off. ScarPaw and I grabbed the seven rabbits and dragged them towards the camp.
As we went into the camp I grabbed my two rabbits and went over to BrightFoot. “Here you go BrightFoot ScarPaw and I went hunting for the elders and I brought one for you and SilverStar.” She licked my head “Thanks BlackPaw I was hungry.” And I then headed quickly to the leader to tell the message. “SilverStar are you here?” I asked and pulled the rabbit inside. “I’m here what you go there?” she asked. “What I got here is a rabbit for letting me and ScarPaw join the clan and a message from RockClan.” I said with a smile as I laid the rabbit near her. “What’s the message?” she asked before eating. “He said that there is a gathering coming up in three days and wanted you to prepare your warriors for who will go.” I said sitting licking my chest clean. “Wow I almost forgot that I’ll be sure to speak with my deputy about it thank you, and may you go get RedClaw my deputy please.” She asked as I nodded my head and walked out nodding to the warriors outside her den. I looked around seeing him near another cat that I don’t know. I waited for them to stop talking and I ran over towards him. “RedClaw SilverStar wants to talk to you.” As I pointed to her den with my tail. “Thank you BlackPaw.” He said walking over to her den. As I was going to my den I saw ScarPaw eating and came over with a crow. “Hey did she like the rabbit?” he asked me. “Yep I think so but happy about the message.” I started to eat when I heard ScarPaw say something. “… I wonder if the forest as any secrets for us to unfold?” he asked himself glancing at me. “Many in store for us.” I licked behind his ear with a smile. He smiled back and finished his prey and walked inside. I followed him. I layed in the moss and he layed next to me, keeping me warm as I fell right to sleep. As I dreamed it was a strange sighting. I was in the clearing where we found a lot of prey and the seven rabbits that we caught, ScarPaw was sitting there looking over me like I was invisible. Then a cat walked up behind me and sat right next to him. They were licking each other like we do. Why is my dream showing me him cheating on me? Then I felt nudge on my back as my eyes open to the sun shining on me. “BlackKit, why are you always shaking? Am I giving you nightmares?” he asked me as I brushed of the moss with my tongue. “It’s not you, I think StarClan wants to tell me something or my imagination is going crazy.” I said looking at him. “Well I’m going hunting okay and SilverStar wants you.” He told me witch got me excited about it because I always like being near her she made me feel good. As I saw ScarPaw walk out of camp I headed towards the waterfall and padded inside. “SilverStar you needed me?” I called inside. She lay there cleaning herself “No I never asked for you sorry who said I needed you?” she asked. I sat down thinking. “SilverStar I had a dream that ScarPaw was cheating on me with someone else. I don’t know it StarClan sent me it and if ScarPaw left because of it.” I told her. She looked at me like she was thinking then she spoke. “I was sent messages from StarClan even as an apprentice and they always usually tell the future. I’m I guess you think it’s true but there is only one way to find out.” I nodded and ran out of camp towards where my dream showed me. As I ran he was alone laying in the sun light. I thought I was being ridicules about this. I know he would never cheat on me we knew each other for a long time. As I walked into the clearing wanting to say hello another cats came near him a licked him clean. “Hello ScarPaw you look nice.” She said. “Thank you pretty.” He said licking her pelt. I sat there in shock. He was cheating on me. I wanted to cry and go to the phase of the forest but I just ran back to camp but I did hunt a mouse and a bird. As I arrived in camp I settled the prey in the pile and went to BrightFoot. “BrightFoot!” I called looking from outside the warrior’s den. “She went hunting alone.” Called BareLeaf from inside. I ran out of the camp following her scent. “BrightFoot!” I called over and over till I ran into her near a stream while she was drinking the water. “BrightFoot!” I called once more and huddled towards her. “What happen little one? Did someone hurt ScarPaw or even you?” she asked I sat there crying then I spoke. “No, ScarPaw is cheating on me with someone else but I don’t know who.” I explained. She looked at me shocked but she did believe me. “Why did you come to me…?” “Because you feel like my mom.” I told her looking up at here. She smiled and I guess that made her feel good inside. “Thank you I did always want a kit like you.” She said. I smiled back at her not knowing what to say. “Now if he is cheating on you he should tell you just ask him okay? Now let’s go back to camp” she said as I followed her back to camp.
It was a bit at Sunhigh when we entered the camp to find cats sharing tongues together. I went over near my den and layed in front of it as the sun sunbathed my pelt. As I was enjoying myself, ScarPaw came in with a mouse and a rabbit and laid it on the fresh kill pile. He then padded up to me. “Hello BlackKit.” He said smiling I stood up glaring at him trying not to lose myself with all the hate in me. “Why were you with another cat?” I asked him “What you talking about I was hunting all day but found so little.” “Like the rabbit that we found in that one place with all the prey? You were with another she-cat there.” I scolded him. “No…no… I wasn’t cheating on you…well…I’m sorry when I was in the forest I meet her and it was like love at first sight.” He said as if it made me feel better. “So, you go running around the forest then meeting someone you barely know and start cheating on me while I’m in our old camp crying every second of my life!” I said to him not too loud. He looked at me and looked sorry. “I’m Sorry ScarPaw I didn’t mean to make you feel bad…” “No, I shouldn’t be with someone else while dating you it’s just wrong to do so… I’m sorry.” He said. “Maybe we weren’t meant to be…” I said and went inside the den and layed in the moss on the corner of the whole den. He walked in and looked at me but I turned over and went to bed.
The next day it seemed very strange as I walked up and saw everyone awake. SilverStar had just come out of her den and was talking to her deputy. She jumped up and called everyone for a clan meeting. Even the cats in the dens woke up and walked towards her. I sat near BrightFoot. “My deputy and I have chosen the apprentices and warriors who will be going to tonight’s gathering. DryFoot, RedClaw, LillyPaw, ScarPaw, BlackPaw, and StormStripe.” She said and jumped off the highrock. As I heard I knew I had to go hunting so I called LillyPaw my other friend and we ran out together. As we went to the place ScarPaw and I found he was there with his new girlfriend. We just walked out and I didn’t care. “BlackPaw and LillyPaw what you here for?” Said ScarPaw as they both looked at us. “We came to hunt remember the gathering is tonight and we thought we should go hunting.” I said and went to pounce on a rabbit as LillyPaw pounced on a squirrel. “Oh. I forgot that.” Said ScarPaw as they both left. LillyPaw and I caught a lot so we made lots of stops. By the time it was almost sunset we finished getting everything. As we ran to camp with the last of the prey we caught all the cats were huddled and ready to leave. LillyPaw ate really fast as I didn’t finish my prey and went after her. “Okay is everyone here? Good lets go.” Called the leader and ran out as we followed. It was getting dark every second as if we were running towards the moon. “Hey I can’t wait this is my second one.” Said LillyPaw. “Really? Wow aren’t you lucky this is my first.” I whispered as we came up to the bushes. We all crouched but I didn’t know why then we ran in. So many cats were talking and greeting each other. I sat and stayed with LillyPaw and talked with the other apprentice. Then RockClan had came in and all the leaders sat on the top of some tree trucks. All was silent as all the leaders were looking around but something kept DewStar focus on something that I hope he didn’t see me. StormClan’s leader LeafStar spoke about new kits and how well the clan was doing. Then NightClan’s leader ShadeStar spoke about a new elder and more new warriors. Then was RockClan’s turn. “Cats of the forest, we been missing a kit who is my deputy’s daughter and we hope that if you find her please return her to us she has a black pelt and dark blue eyes by the name of BlackKit who should be an apprentice now.” Said DewStar and as he finished some eyes were on me then more and more. I gulped as all of the clans looked at me with complete stares. Then my dad came out and was standing across from me like a few rabbit hops. “BlackKit!” he called. I stayed still. “My warrior of RockClan.” He came over and looked at me. “She is one of my clan’s apprentices.” Said SilverStar. She looked at my father and jumped down from the tree truck. He looked at me then turned to look at SilverStar. “She is my kit and she does what I say she is a kit of RockClan nothing more and nothing less!” he hissed. “She’s a small confused kit why would she join your stupid clan!” called my sister standing near my dad. “I’m not a confused kit.” I yelled as they looked at me. The clouds then started to cover the moon. “I will take back what is mine.” Called my dad and ran out with the rest of the clan. I was scared but I stayed where I was till all the other clans left till it was just StreamClan. SilverStar came up to me and sat near me. She hummed the song she did last time and looked at me. “This happened in my dream too.” I whispered to her and then she looked surprised. “RedClaw take the clan back to camp and you’re in charge.” She said as they raced away. “BlackPaw you are brave and strong but I can’t afford to lose more warriors for one.” She said to me. I started to cry thinking I had to leave her clan. “I don’t want to leave your clan it feels more like home to me you heard how they treat me like a confused kit.” I told her. “I don’t want you to leave but the chance we are taking may be harder than expected.” She said as she looked at the sky. “They will hurt me SilverStar they will kill me for leaving their clan and joining yours they would think I have no loyalty to RockClan.” I said as I looked toward where the clans left. “Will vote for it they will decide if they want to defend you.” She said as she nudged me to go back to camp with her. We padded far from there and I hoped never to see it again.
At camp we sat on the highrock ready to take the votes. “My clan I’m here to tell you have a vote to defend or not to defend this apprentice. If you wish not to defend her she will leave and never return, but if you would defend her then she will stay and overcome any challenge that RockClan might give us. Say yes for defending her.” Yowls came from the whole clan as they all wanted to defend me. And I was grateful for my clan doing so for me. “Ever cat has a clan to call home and we help each other with all our care!” called one of the cats. “Then it’s agreed we will defend her and our clan we need someone to watch her so they don’t try to steal her!” she called. “I will I will defend her with my life as if she was my own kin.” Called StreamStorm. He made me feel so happy as he volunteered to protect me. “Then you watch her till this is over!” called my leader as she padded to her den with RedClaw behind. As I walked away StreamStorm called me over. “Let’s go work on your fighting skills.” He said as I followed him to the SandyPatch. “Okay show me what you got.” He said and standed up in front of me. I jumped forward then to the side and back and to the other side of him and leaped at him. Once I got up I ran into him. He fell of balance but got right back up. “Nice but not hard enough.” He said as he brushed. “I thought this would be…. Ahhh!” he said as I pushed him on the ground and held him down. “Is this too easy?” I asked as I let him up. “Nice one BlackPaw I’ll give you some credit for it but can you do a sneak attack?” he asked as he closed his eyes. “I’ll count and you hide and then you do the attack when I say go.” He said as he started top count. I ran towards some pond water so it would cover my scent and I ran up a tree close by to where he was counting. “18…19…20… Go!” he called and looked around. He sniffed the air but didn’t look at me. “Ew… pond water smell.” He said and looked over towards the pond. “Where she go, what she run back to camp?” he asked himself out loud. “Scary cat.” Then I made some barking noise that made him crouch and look around. “Dogs?” he said. I jumped down and tackled him to the ground and held him down. “Nope. Just little oh me.” I said giggling. He then used his foot and tripped me and soon he was on top of me. “Hey? I won first.” I said. “The battle is never over till someone stops it.” He said laughing. I got up and brushed off the sand on me. “Great battle I think you’re ready for the real stuff.” He said glancing at me. “Thanks.” I said as I was already running to camp. As I ran I went in the tree and waited for him. “Wow she went fast I’m sure to report this to SilverStar.” He said as he came closer. Once I saw him I leaped on him and we stumbled on the ground. “Now that stopped the battle.” I said. We started laughing. “My tip from you is always be ahead of your own apprentice.” He joked and then we ran back to camp. “I guess were even from when we first met?” said as he stopped at the entrance. “Yep finally.” I giggled and we walk in. StreamStorm went right over to leader and I went near the kits. “Hello little warriors.” “Hello BlackPaw.” Replied MouseKit the sweet one. “How have you been doing my little friend?” I asked her. “Fine, but guess what I’m three moons I can’t wait to be an apprentice!” she said chasing after my tail as I swat it back a forth. “Good you’ll make a good warrior someday.” I said smiling. She ran back in to the nursery and some other kits came out. “Hi SparkKit and BranchKit.” I said as they looked at me. “I’m a warrior BlackPaw fear me!” SparkKit said pouncing at me. “You’ll be very feared soon when you’re a real warrior.” I giggled. As he was about to say something ScarPaw came near and the kits started playing together. “Hello ScarPaw.” I said looking at him. “Hello about a few weeks ago…” “No harm done the past is the past.” I said with a smile. He smiled back and looked a little relived. “Thanks I thought you would understand I just couldn’t speak I thought you will walk away.” “I’m not like that you know.” I told him turning to make sure the kits are okay. He sat there and nudges me as StreamStorm came over. “Hello ScarPaw OrangeRain wants you to go hunt.” “On it.” Said ScarPaw running out of camp. “Are the kits any trouble?” he asked as he sat next to me. “Nope just kits being kits.” I said watching them run back in the nursery. “What you need StreamStorm?” I asked. “I wanted LillyPaw and you to come on patrol with me.” He said as I saw LillyPaw waiting at the entrance. “Okay.” I said and we went towards the entrance. “Took you long enough.” Said LillyPaw and ran out with StreamStorm. Wow they were running fast as I came up into a clearing I took a rest. “LillyPaw?” I said as I looked ahead on the rock. “Hey BlackPaw the super cat.” She said. “Where StreamStorm go?” I asked getting up. “Gone.” She said with a grin. I jumped up and hissed. “You killed him!” I said and leaped on her and we both fell off the rock. “You don’t hurt StreamStorm or you have to hurt me!” I said and swiped at her. “Stop it you two!” called StreamStorm jumping in front of us. “StreamStorm I though she killed you!” I said staring at him. “What who said that?” he asked very confused. “I asked where you went and she said gone so it sounded like she killed you!” I said looking at LillyPaw. “LillyPaw all we need more is her accusing her own clan mate killing her you understand?” he said looking at LillyPaw. “Fine I just wanted to have a bit of a battle.” She said looking towards the side. “Well that little battle you wanted could have had you dead.” He said flicking his tail as she darted away. “Is this why I can’t play with the apprentices because I might kill them?” I asked looking down. “No, just by her doing that could of made her crow food thought.” He said then running off following LillyPaw. I went over to a little den shaped rock where LillyPaw was standing on and I layed in there. “I never thought that they are afraid of me killing someone else for a little joke. I never thought my life will end up with me so serious about little things.” I said to myself looking around hearing prey everywhere. Then when I was looking around I smelled something strange. Something that seemed like it killed a lot of things and the smells mixed. At the other side in the corner of the clearing a fox came running towards me. This must be the fox’s den! I said as it charged at me. I dogged a little away and thought it would go in with no harm done till it started to chase me. I started to run but I knew I couldn’t run it towards the camp cause the kits were there so I turned and dogged it’s attacked. It flew into a tree and started at me. I ran and I got trapped in some vines as my leg was tangled. I swiped at him and he caught me and scratched some of my face but the mark didn’t hurt badly so I went on fighting. As I turned around and around I managed to tie him up in the vines. He couldn’t move and then as he reached for me he scratched me and I scratched him catching some of its fur in my claws. And as I ran and left him tangled I slipped of the side of a hill and fell. I tried to get up but I felt hurt too badly to move. “BlackPaw where are you?” called StreamStorm as I saw him on the top of the hill going to the training area. “Fox!” he called as more cats appeared over the hill. A few minutes later I saw them going back up the hill calling my name. As I heard them I called them as loud as I could “Over…Over here!” I called and collapsed to the ground. As I felt the paws of a cat running towards me I tried to open my eyes to look to see who it was. “BlackPaw hang in there!” I heard but couldn’t tell who it was. Then I pasted out hearing nothing but “Come on BlackPaw hang in there!” in a slow echo in my mind. As I looked around there was nothing in sight but looked to see the MoonPool right in front of me. “Hello?” I called looking around. “It’s okay your dreaming.” called a quite familiar voice. “Momma?” I asked and looked around to see nothing. “Yes I’m here it’s going to be okay.” She said and her scent faded away. When I opened my eyes it still seemed a bit dark but I couldn’t check because I was unable to move. I saw a cat come near so I closed my eyes like I was asleep. I felt something go around my bad leg and then I was able to move my leg again. As I felt the leaves crackle and sound as there sound was getting farther and farther away. I open my eyes and found out I was in the medicine cats’ den and I got up and walked out. It was dark and no one was up but I saw BrightFoot near the entrance and I waddled over towards her and I saw her crying. “BrightFoot you okay?” I said and she glanced at me and smiled. “Your alive my little friend I though the fox killed you.” She said licking my head. I told her the whole story about the fox and me falling down the hill and she just licked my head and pelt more and more. “I’m just glad you’re okay, everyone thought you would die.” She said. “I thought too because my mom came to me as I was pasted out.” I told her and she smiled. “She said I will be okay and not to worry.” I told her and leaned on her. “You should go back to that old medic den and sleep she won’t like to see any of her cats gone.” She said and I nodded and padded to the moss bedding in the den and fell right to sleep.
As I tried to open my eyes I hear voices. “She died no way a cat could survive a fox attack.” I heard. “She is alive I know it!” I heard and knew it was BrightFoot. I opened my eyes and got up seeing some cats including BrightFoot. I walked towards them and licked StreamStorm’s pelt telling him that I was there and alright. “BlackPaw!” he said making all the cats turn and start licking me. “Thank StarClan BlackPaw you scared me to tail tip!” said StreamStorm. As I went over to greet OrangeRain and DryFoot a warrior rushed into our camp. “I want to speak to SilverStar.” He demanded. SilverStar came out of here den and nodded to me and went over to the strange cat. “I’m here to say RockClan wants and demands BlackKit…” “BlackPaw.” She corrected him. “Yes BlackPaw, we demand you hand her over on the next gathering or we will take her back.” “You guys can’t even catch a rabbit and you think you can take me!” I said coming over to him. He backed away towards the entrance “You been warned.” He said and ran off. SilverStar looked at me “You are the bravest cat that I’ll ever know to go against your own birth clan.” She said with a smile. “RockClan is not my real clan.” I said as all cats looked at me. “My mom’s mother was a cat of StreamClan who was named Maple as a kittypet and joined this clan.” I said as she looked at me confused. “Maybe she is in the elder’s den.” She said and pointed towards the den. I walked towards it but hobbled a bit because of my leg. As I entered there were only four to six cats inside. Some were just regular warriors. “Is there a warrior in here that was a kittypet named Maple.” I said as they looked at me. One walked over towards me. “That’s me little one who told you that?” “Your daughter she’s my mom.” I said. She looked at me with a smile. “You seem to have her beautiful eyes like her and mine’s.” she said. “You must be my daughter SpeckleFern’s kit.” She said with a smile. I nodded and came towards her. “You’re as dangerous as her when she was a kit always getting into trouble.” She laughed. “Where is she?” she asked. “She died near a river and my sister said I killed her and she said ScarPaw killed her but she died by the river.” I said as I started to cry a little. “That means she wanted you to meet me here.” She said crying a bit too.
In the morning cats were all together in a buddle with the SilverStar in the clearing. It has pasted a few moons since I found out an elder named WindLeaf was my mom’s mom and it was many days since I my legged started to heal. I walked over towards the cats. “What’s going on?” I asked and SilverStar came towards me. “The gathering remember?” she asked. “Oh yea can I go on a hunting party before we go?” I asked and she nodded. “Okay ScorchFur, DryFoot, DarkPaw, and BlackPaw will go on a hunting party now.” She said and we ran out of the clearing towards the entrance and headed towards the river. So far no cat has been near the SandyPatch because they thought the fox would be near it so I had been training in camp. “Okay DryFoot and DarkPaw go more up the river and hunt there BlackPaw and I will hunt on the other river not too far from here.” Said ScorchFur and the two other cats nodded and we started to go towards the other river. “Why did we go to the other river then hunt with them?” I asked as we ran. “Because maybe we can hunt more if we hunt in different areas.” He said. When we reached to other river I smelled so much prey. “I’ll go up the river and hunt there, you stay here and hunt don’t go anywhere else I’ll come back soon.” He said and I nodded. He then ran up the river till it was really quite. I heard a mouse and I crouched and jumped on a leaf and bit through it. I killed the mouse and buried it and wait for the next noise I heard. “Hey BlackPaw!” I heard from the other side of the river. It was OwlKit calling me. “Hey OwlKit!” I called and looked over. “I’m OwlPaw now BlackPaw nice to see you again!” he said across. “You too.” I said back. He turned and looked back. “Quick hide!” he said and I ran and hid in a bush. “OwlPaw who were you talking to?” said my dad as I saw him looking at OwlPaw. “Nothing just trying to smell if StreamClan has been over here.” He said. “Well your nose can’t talk.” He hissed and ran away. OwlPaw looked back to find me but then ran off. I got out of the bushes relived my old friend would protect me from my father. As I heard ScorchFur coming down from the river I quickly caught a rabbit and looked at him. “Catch anything?” he asked and I nodded show what I buried. “Good cause I couldn’t find a thing. You mind with I carry the mouse?” he asked. “Sure then we go find the others and head back to camp cause the gathering is going to happen soon.” I said and looked up as the sun was setting. He nodded and picked up the mouse and I ran off following DarkPaw’s scent. I found him in a tree catching a crow so I stayed quite so he would catch it. Once he caught it I came towards him. “Thanks for staying quite so I catch something.” DarkPaw said picking up his prey. “No problem where is…?” I asked as DryFoot appeared. “Here” He said smiling I nodded. “Let’s head back and eat then will wait to go to the gathering okay?” they nodded to me but it took a while for ScorchFur who took a while and then nodded. I ran and stopped as I heard a cry from somewhere. “You hear that?” I asked as they stumble to a stop. “Yea what is it?” I looked to my side and see some of the SandyPatch. “I think someone found the fox!” I said running towards to see SparkKit near a rock as a fox was right near him. I ran out and knocked over the fox. “Go! SparkKit go!” I call as I try to distract the fox. Then as I look at the fox it appears to be a cat. “Who are you?” I asked as I hissed at the cat. “BurningFlare you stupid kit who are you?” he said. I hiss then I speak clearly “BlackPaw and I’m no kit BurningFlare I’m almost a warrior!” I told him then hissed again. “No BlackPaw… No fights here.” “I never fight without being told by you or SilverStar.” I said backing a bit away to see full view of the cat. “The name is StreamStorm BurningFlare what brings you here?” said my mentor. “I have my own apprentice who wanted to see BlackPaw.” He said as another black cat that looked just like me comes from the bushes. “Who are you?” I asked my little look alike. “I’m your twin sister of NightClan.” She said with a smile. “Sister I only have one sister who is SandPaw and a brother named TreePaw what makes me believe that your my sister?” I asked looking at her confused. I wonder why she even knows me and how she comes before the gathering and not during it when we all should be going soon. “Our dad ran me away because we looked alike and he didn’t want two of the same kit so he gave me to NightClan.” “That’s him I believe you our dad was always so mean to me a lot and then our mother died near the river and he just got worst. We were both RockClan but our grandma is StreamClan and now my sister is NightClan. Will soon have to battle each other but hopefully we never would need too.” She started to cry as she heard that our mother died but I nudge her from her guilt of not being there. StreamStorm nodded to me and I turned back to my twin. “You should go I have a gathering to go to. Don’t tell anyone that we are twins they will doubt your loyalty okay?” She nodded and they ran through the forest and I headed back to camp.

[squirrely66]

Near the gathering wall it was silent and my leader looked through to see it anyone was there and all I smelled was NightClan and StormClan cats. We then dashed into the clearing and went to some other apprentices on one side of the clearing. “What you going to do BlackPaw your dad might battle you to death if he won’t get you back!” said one of them. “I’m never going to give up myself my dad thinks I’m a weak confused kit and it’s time I stood up to him.” I told them “You’re going on the highrock then how cool I hope no war breaks out.” One of the little ones said. “I won’t go to mean to bring out a war to my fellow friends; I will never do such thing.” I said to the new apprentice. Out of nowhere RockClan rushes into the clearing without DewStar. At the head of the group is my dad. Oh no I thought as I watched my dad go up to the top of the great oaks. He sat there and looked at the other leaders. “My leader is recovering and will not be showing up this gathering.” He said then the other leaders turned to the clans. “I would like to welcome a new apprentice her named GorgePaw, soon to be warrior of NightClan.” spoke ShadeStar ending some of the silent. Then LeafStar spoke and now it was RockClan’s turn. “We have great news that our clan is going well kits are being born and though our leader is sick he’ll recover very soon for the next gathering.” He said and that was what kind of changed my mind that he might not mention it here. “As for StreamClan, I want my daughter back from you kit stealers.” He said staring at SilverStar. She looked at me and I rushed up to face my father on the great oak near SilverStar. “This is your daughter’s chose and we will stand by her all the way if we must.” She said looking at me. It was my turn to speak. “BlackPaw your one of the two darling daughters can’t I can’t live without seeing you grow to be a warrior of RockClan.” He said trying to make me change my mind. As I look to the clans my twin sister mouths that I can tell the story so I nodded to her and she nodded back. “Dad, you may want me to join your clan but may you tell me some secrets you been hiding from me and my brother and sister?” I asked looking at him. “I have nothing to hide I don’t know what you’re talking about.” He said. “Maybe you would want to now or I’ll tell you.” I said looking at me. “Say it you have nothing to say.” “I was told that I had one sister and she came to me from NightClan and told me stuff she knew about you and for some reason we were twins… care to tell now?” I asked looking at him. “I never had three girl kits just two.” He said in a bit of a snarl. “Did you know my mom SpeckleFern was a StreamClan warrior and left her mother to be with you? Or that I was called a confused kit last gathering? A lot of love and trust from my father huh?” I said but keeping my temper. “Or that her name is MidnightPaw and…” “Enough talk war or no war I’m not afraid to steal you and keep you as a prisoner or if would a warrior of RockClan?” he asked getting really angry. “Fine I wish to stay with my mother’s clan with the people I can love and trust, only one cat trusted me in RockClan and that was my brother and your medicine cat.” I said siting down. “I guess this is war over you cause I will not stop till I leave with you at RockClan.” He said about to dismiss the meeting but I could let this one question go unsolved. “Why do you want me back at RockClan I’m just like any other cat?” I said waiting for him to turn back and answer. “You’re no original kit… you were blessed by StarClan to have the great warrior powers in your paws. You are a warrior as a kit and now still one and still will be as a warrior that is what RockClan needs that’s why your twin sister is gone I needed one of you to have the power with two of you none of you would have the power.” He said calling his clan and then going out of the clearing. I stepped down as the other leaders started to talk with SilverStar about it. I run towards StreamStorm as he was the only one I could see. “That explains a lot why you’re so different than all the other kit and apprentices but I just thought that you thought yourself and wasn’t a StarClan kit. StarClan gave you to us and they wanted you in StreamClan I could feel it.” He said smiling at me. “So brave speaking up there braver that RedClaw when SilverStar was ill. “I was as scared as a kit but if I didn’t show it he would go hard and so would I.” I said smiling then I turned to see all the clans saying goodbye so my apprentice friends came over. “You were brave no wonder nice going BlackPaw.” “I wish I was you.” Said the little one. “You can be as brave and smart as you want you just got to work for it okay?” I told him and he smiled. We said goodbye and told me how brave I am but it’s just me I made me that way and so could they, but they didn’t believe me because of what my dad said. I felt bad for them but I knew that they will realize soon. As we run from the four great oaks I smell lots of prey. I wish I could hunt we need some food from this journey; at least it’s not to MoonPool. As we arrive I see everyone eating who just got back and some cats going to their den. I walk to the fresh kill pile and I got my share of a mouse. I went to the elder’s den to eat it. “Hello Grandma!” I said entering the den. “Hello BlackPaw how are you what happen at the gathering?” she asked. “I’m fine and by dad again he wants to steal me back for RockClan.” I said eating my mouse. “He wasn’t your mom’s first chose she wanted to have kits but her other boyfriend cheated on her and he soon wanted him back. Later In a war he died fighting against your father as if it was a war for love. She was desperate so she mated with your dad and left StreamClan like she never was here.” She said licking her pelt. “Wow my dad tried everything to get what he wanted.” I said then thinking “What if he kills StreamStorm over me?” I ask getting worried. “I don’t know but let’s hope he won’t go for him now you better get some rest night BlackPaw.” She said going to lie on the moss bedding. “Night.” I said walking out of the den to the middle of the clearing. I look up and see stars out and I hope one is my mom watching me. I walk to the apprentices den and sit outside for a while. ScarPaw runs up to me as if he had something to say so I stood up and got ready to greet him. “Hey BlackPaw!” he called reaching me. “What were you doing?” I asked. “I was hunting a bit for the morning.” He said looking at me. “I was nervous for you when you had to face your dad and that you’re a StarClan kit! That was amazing.” He said smiling at me. “BlackPaw, I’m sorry for cheating on you… she did use me to get her other boyfriend back that’s what I found out today.” He said looking down. “And you dumped her.” I said laughing a bit. “Yea.” He said laughing too. Before he could speak I said “We should go to sleep it’s getting late and I need the energy if my dad attacks for me.” I said licking behind his ear. “Night.” He said and I went inside and lied on my moss bedding. I layed there for a few seconds then I fell to sleep. It was like StarClan made me fall to sleep. I was at the SandyPatch watching a cat fight something. I look closer and I see a fox and what looks like a badger in the other side of the area. “BlackPaw, you now know your secret that I wished you learned later in your life and now here is you getting your greatest task.” Said a strange voice. “Huh? Who is there?” I called looking around. “Stay focus and listen.” I stayed quite as I listen to the cat. “You may soon see the one you love but a fight will strike when he comes to help. He is your age don’t think of someone else, keep your eyes focus and let StarClan help you find your place and who you love.” Said the cat as a few words echoed in my head. “Yes I will.” I say as if I had to answer. I wake up with everyone asleep. I walk out and see another apprentice in the clearing siting there. I walk a little towards him but then he looks towards me. “Hey BlackPaw.” He says and I come over and sit near him. “Do I know you?” I ask. “Oh sorry I’m DapplePaw, I heard your dad might kill us over you.” He said looking at me. I guessed he had some questions to be answered. “Yea… I don’t see how I’m so different I feel like a cat, I look like a cat, smell like one, taste like one, hears like one, and more and more I’m just like a cat.” I sigh and look at him. “Your more than a cat… you have a special scent, different fur, pretty eyes, and you have a soul like a warrior.” It made me smile that he was really nice and seemed like a good friend. “Thanks, you’re nice too. Soon everyone will fear you in the forest.” I said as his ears fell to his head embarrassed. “Thanks, now why do you want to be a cat anyway?” he asked. “What you mean, am I a dog?” I asked thinking how he asked that. “Well you know, you want to be a normal cat like hunt, scent, mark, and lead with other stuff why not be different?” he says more understandable. I am a cat, but how could I want to be normal then again I want to be when thinking about how my dad told me I was a StarClan cat and all special. “I just don’t like being called special; they see me as the best warrior ever and not me.” “You will always be seen as you. To me you’re a beautiful, amazing, nice cat that I’ll ever know.” He licks my head and he smiles. “You think so?” I asked and he looked to the side of me before he answered. “What is it?” I asked and I turn around to see ScarPaw coming towards me. “Hi ScarPaw.” We say. “Hi BlackPaw, DapplePaw.” He says looking at him. “So… ScarPaw what wakes you today?” I ask changing the subject. “I heard you guys and thought RockClan was here so I came to make sure you were okay.” He looks from DapplePaw and looks at me. He sits near me and cleans his chest. “I think I might go and hunt. Bye BlackPaw and ScarPaw.” He says and goes over to the warrior’s den. “What are you doing I don’t trust him?” he looks at me on his paws. I jump to my paws and stand to his height “What you mean he is really nice.” “So…” he says in a whisper. “… he is from RockClan he could be a spy or something trying to take you away.” He says a bit crouched. “He will never hurt me you jealous fur ball!” I whisper angry at him accusing someone of RockClan new to StreamClan to try and trick me. “I was from RockClan and so were you what if you tried to trick me?” I say almost about to claw him to shreds, but I walk away towards the apprentice’s den. I see him look away and run to the other side of the clearing. I hear someone waking up and I see SongPaw and LillyPaw wake up. They walked out and went to the clearing as I saw a few warriors get up and walk to the clearing cleaning each other. Soon DapplePaw ran out with BrightFoot to go hunting I guessed. As I was laying down watching everyone talk I thought about how it was so peaceful with everyone enjoying each other. I saw RedClaw go and talk to SilverStar once she came from here den. An elder came out one that I didn’t know looked at the bushes. I looked and watched to see what will come out till their eye moved to where the entrance was and I saw a cat come out painting. I get up nervous that it might be my dad but then SilverStar walked towards the cat and stood ready to see what the cat wanted. I and every cat gathered around to see. The cat then stood and looked at us all. The cat looked like someone I knew. It was MossPelt she was there when my mom died, why has she come? Does she want to take me away? I came a bit in front unable to be seen as I heard her speak. “At new moon you must give us you know who…” I stepped up as she spoke and said “You mean me the so called StarClan cat huh?” I say standing to one side of her. As I saw here closer she seemed sad. “Yes you BlackPaw, as I was saying at the gathering during new moon we ask for her back. You have till then to give her up. We will be waiting.” She nodded and so did SilverStar. “I’m sorry BlackPaw, I just can’t betray my clan.” She says and licks me on the head and runs back through the entrance. Everyone leaves to do patrol or to go hunt but I sat just looking at her image in my head. “Who was that?” asked StreamStorm from behind me along with SilverStar waiting for me to answer StreamStorm. “That is MossPelt; she is not a very strong warrior and has a hard time on killing cat during war. She was a friend of my dad’s and mine because she was the one who cared for me and my dad when my mom died.” I said looking down remembering seeing my mom laying on the side of the river leaving me to go to StarClan. StreamStorm leans on me and puts his chin on my head. “Dying is always sad but when you know that they are happy now then it makes you feel good.” “But I don’t know if she went to StarClan or the Dark Forest.” I look down again thinking of seeing my mom in the Dark Forest. “Why would she be there?” SilverStar asked looking at me. “Well… she killed cats from RockClan and then goes dating with a RockClan warrior. Doesn’t it seem strange? Killing your clan mates?” I asked looking at him very confused. I thought if you do join a clan and mate with some cat it breaks the code. He looks at SilverStar but I don’t turn to look at her I just keep my eyes on the ground. “I don’t know, but maybe I can see if our medicine cat would ask StarClan for answers. Till then we may believe that she is safe in StarClan.” She says and pads towards the medicine cat’s den. StreamStorm looks at me for a while and I look up. He nods to me but I don’t know why. Is he trying to tell me it will be okay? How about maybe to show that SilverStar is right? So many questions to be answered and so little time before new moon. I look up to see the stars of Silverpelt in the sky. I hope that one of them is my mom. I walk to my den and sit outside waiting to see DapplePaw.
“I’m okay I’m okay. I am in StarClan watching you. The war will start soon without a wait and the one you love will appear.” I heard a voice and force myself to wake up. “BlackPaw, you been moving all night! Are there ticks in your moss bedding?” LillyPaw asked kicking me over. “Stop it! All she had was a bad dream.” DapplePaw says cleaning the moss of me. “Thanks” I say and LillyPaw walks out not glancing at me. “Don’t mind her.” He licks me to a glossy coat as I got from my mom. “Today is the day.” “What day?” “New moon.” He whispers to me and I look around and sit in the middle of the clearing looking from the leader’s den to every den I can see watching the cats talk and greet each other and I think about all the poor lives that may be wasted in this battle over me. I look down and run off. “BlackPaw!” I hear being called while I run. I run and go up a tree and I hide in the branches. I’m like killing every cat in the forest. The one bloody battle over me for nothing. Loosing almost all the warriors for one. “BlackPaw where are you?” someone shouts and I keep quiet and once they pass I started to cry. I jump out of the tree and I faint. I feel my body hit the ground and then I feel nothing else. I hope this ends and I go to StarClan. “Keep holding on BlackPaw. It won’t end up the way you think if you save their lives.” My mother says to me and appears repeating what she said. “Mom I miss you I wish this never happen!” I cry and fall in front of her, seeing her just makes me cry. She stays strong and keeps from crying. “BlackPaw the way you take your path is the way… the way you live to what you did.” She says and looks away and leaves me. The stars shine on me as I see from a bush I fell in my clan walking in the pouring rain to Fourtrees without me. I stay hidden and watch them go. I must follow them. I see all the ones who knew me crying but StreamStorm looked just upset showing is bravely and walks through all the mud. “I’m sorry, I won’t let you down.” Whisper and follow further towards Fourtrees. I see them just enter the clearing not even checking as I watch them line up. RockClan runs down and sits ready for battle looking at my clan. “So is this the battle of RockClan vs. StreamClan or you will give her up?” Asked DewStar with my dad sitting near him. “She ran from camp and we couldn’t find her.” Said SilverStar. “Then the battle will begin.” My dad said grabbing DapplePaw and ready to swipe. He squeals and I watch whispering his name sadly for my new friend. I couldn’t watch. “I don’t know where she is!” SilverStar says ready to face what to come. I know it’s time for me to leap out. “No, I’m here and I’m alive.” I say stepping in between them. “I swipe at my dad and DapplePaw runs back towards our clan. Before my dad can speak I say “There will be no war here today… I-I will go with you to RockClan with no threat against StreamClan.” I say feeling my friends and close family look at me. “Good.” He says picking me up and running out of the clearing. “No BlackPaw!” StreamStorm says watching me leave helplessly. I cry seeing him stare at me screaming my name over and over again. “I’m sorry.” I whisper over and over in my head. As we run my dad drops me and looks at me. “I knew you missed me.” He says licking me and picking me up again.
I wake up the next day lying on a side of a tree stump. Cats stare at me as they pass by. My sister and my brother just go by like I’m not there. Kits come by me and I start to smile as I remember the kits from StreamClan. “You traitor why you dare come back you will be crow food once I’m an apprentice!” one said lashing his claws at me and walks away with the others. Now this is no clan with the apparition for what we do as warriors and apprentices but I’m no traitor that kit never saw respect before. “Hello my little Sun.” my dad said coming over to me. “I’m not your sun I just don’t want to danger my clan!” “This is your clan!” “What a clan alright.” “You never say that again this is your clan and you are going to like it!” he says and swipes at me hitting my face. He pads away and I put my paw near the cut and it bleeds. I cry by the pain and hide under some moss bedding. “Such a world so cold.” I say and scratch the stump. I see a vole and I eat it up. My dad watches me and then comes over near me. “Come with me we will train.” He says and I follow him. What do you know so far?” he asks as we reach a giant tree. “Much from StreamStorm.” I say looking away. This must end. “Well StreamStorm didn’t teach you a lot.” “He taught me one thing well.” I say looking at him. “What is that?” he asks standing right in front of me. “You want to know?” he nods and I speak loud and clear but not enough for some cat to hear. “It’s starts with pain…” I scratch him in the chest and knock him over and pin him down. “Followed by hate…” I say sticking my claws in his throat. I whisper in his ear “Fueled by endless questions no one can answer, a stain covers your heart!” I say sliding my claws down from his throat to his chest and ponce away watching him cough blood up. “You’re not a StarClan cat!” he says coughing more blood. “I am, because I’m destroying the thing StarClan wish had never been born.” I say in his face as he claw my pelt and then dying. I watch him stop breathing and I run back to my clan. I run hearing my mom trying to tell me to turn around. I shout so loud in StreamClan territory on my way to camp “Mom you’re not a StarClan cat you mated with a Dark Forest cat so you’re not in StarClan! You lied to me and I will never listen to you again! This is my dynasty and I choose what to do with not a word from you or any Dark Forest cat now stay away!” I scream more and more scraping the trees and the ground. A cat picks me up and stops me and holds me close to them as I cry. “Your safe little one… no one will bother you again.” I hear as I cry more and more. “I-I killed my father! I killed him!” I say falling to the ground. I look up to see SilverStar crying and licking my head and behind me DapplePaw, ScarPaw, BrightFoot, and StreamStorm stand crying and watching seeing what the forest has become. “Let’s get you home.”
I stand in the clearing during a meeting the next day with everyone looking at me. SilverStar stands from the rock looking at me with RedClaw too. “BlackPaw you have finished your apprenticeship and all your training.” She says looking at me. “You have suffered from many deaths in your life with a lot of tragedy’s mishaps and growing to see what happens in the forest.” She says and I look up at her. “By StarClan will you now accept this new warrior with the name I chosen for this young warrior… your now known as BlackShy.” I hear my name chanting as I turn to remember that DapplePaw was now DappleTree. He smiled at me as I came up to him and cleaned his pelt. Today I have a good clan, and great friends. My life is finally complete. My boyfriend DappleTree is with me and my old mentor StreamStorm got SparkPaw as an apprentice. Finally I now have my warrior name… BlackShy the loyal, brave, small, kind, grateful, and adventurous she-cat. With new and dangerous things to come and overcome. May StarClan be with us.

[haezel]

This belongs in "Discuss and Share your writing" forum. viewforum.php?f=57

Good story though. ouo