ALLEGIANCES
ThunderClan
Leader: Cherrystar – a dark red orange she-cat with black paws and amber eyes
Deputy: Lightningfur – a large tom with green eyes and a yellow pelt with a cream underbelly
Medicine Cat: Moonpelt – a silver gray she-cat with blue eyes
Warriors:
Spottedsky – white she-cat with light gray spots with blue eyes
Taintedheart – she-cat with a tawny pelt with amber eyes apprentice: Coalpaw
Nightfang – a black tom with amber eyes
Littlestep – small golden tom with green eyes apprentice: Swiftpaw
Hawkfeather – brown tabby tom with amber eyes apprentice: Jaggedpaw
Apprentices:
Swiftpaw – a white and brown tom with green eyes
Coalpaw – a black tom with green eyes
Jaggedpaw – a brown tom with amber eyes
Queens:
Softcloud – a small cream she-cat with blue eyes kits: Whitekit, Smallkit
Iceheart – spotted white and gray she-cat with amber eyes kits: expecting
Elders:
Stripedclaw – a black-striped tom with green eyes
ShadowClan
Leader: Reedstar – an old red brown tom with amber eyes
Deputy: Shadowheart – a brown and black tabby she-cat with green eyes
Medicine Cat: Blackstripe – a black tom with a white underbelly and green eyes apprentice: Crowpaw
Warriors:
Raindapple – lightly dappled gray she-cat with blue eyes
Stormclaw – dark gray tom with amber eyes apprentice: Lightpaw
Roseleaf – a cream she-cat with green eyes
Brightfrost – a golden she-cat with green eyes apprentice: Snowpaw
Darkclaw – a black tom with amber eyes apprentice: Spiderpaw
Brownfur – a dark brown tom with blue eyes
Apprentices:
Crowpaw – a black tom with blue eyes
Lightpaw – a tan she-cat with a white underbelly and green eyes
Snowpaw – a white she-cat with amber eyes
Spiderpaw – a black tom with green eyes
Queens:
Mintflower – dapple-gray she-cat with green eyes kits: Thornkit
Elders:
Whitewhisker – white tom with blue eyes
Ivystripe – gray she-cat with a black stripe and amber eyes
Dewflower – small gray she-cat with blue eyes
WindClan
Leader: Violetstar – black she-cat with violet eyes
Deputy: Greyfeather – gray she-cat with blue eyes apprentice: Sweetpaw
Medicine Cat: Echowhisper – a gray she-cat with green eyes apprentice: Cloudedpaw
Warriors:
Blackfire – black tom with green eyes apprentice: Bearpaw
Owlfoot – brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes apprentice: Smokepaw
Ghostfang – white-gray tom with blue eyes
Sunsplash – orange she-cat with blue eyes
Bluefeather – dark gray she-cat with blue eyes
Apprentices:
Bearpaw – a large brown tom with amber eyes
Cloudedpaw – a light gray she-cat with blue eyes
Smokepaw – a dark gray tom with green eyes
Sweetpaw – a gray she-cat with blue eyes
Queens:
Creamwhisker – a light cream she-cat with dark blue eyes kits: Redkit, Silverkit, Badgerkit, Cricketkit
Ashflower – a dark gray she-cat with blue eyes kits: Silentkit, Deathkit
Elders:
Beeflight – small light brown she-cat with amber eyes
Emberfire – dark red orange she-cat with green eyes
RiverClan
Leader: Pebblestar – small gray tom with blue eyes
Deputy: Oceanmist – light grey she-cat with blue eyes
Medicine Cat: Arrowfang – white tom with green eyes apprentice: Twistedpaw
Warriors:
Sparrowsong – brown she-cat with amber eyes
Ottertail – brown tom with blue eyes
Racingstream – dark gray she-cat with green eyes
Rabbitclaw – brown tom with green eyes
Solarspark – black she-cat with amber eyes
Goldenfire – a golden tom with amber eyes
Apprentices:
Twistedpaw – dark brown tabby with amber eyes
Silverpaw – white she-cat with gray legs and blue eyes
Queens:
Eclipsedsun – black she-cat with one spot of orange and amber eyes kits: Pepperkit, Berrykit
Coconutfur – a light brown she-cat with blue eyes kits: Wildkit
Elders:
Ebonyfur – a black she cat with blue eyes
Coldwind – gray tom with white flecks and blue eyes
Unspoken Lies
Chapter One
Cloudedpaw stared confusedly at the herbs pushed in front of her. Echowhisper had left her to memorize them on her own, and it was taking forever. No matter what, there was no way in StarClan she'd ever get them straight.
Echowhisper, her mentor, was out collecting more – what was it called, again? - catmint? They were preparing for leaf-bare, one of the harshest seasons for WindClan. They had no shelter from the snow; The cats of WindClan lived on a barren moor. Rabbits seemingly disappeared, as well as other prey.
Cloudedpaw squinted at the mess of green leaves in front of her. They were a little jagged and didn't smell like much.
Echowhisper's scent flooded through Cloudedpaw's nostrils along with the mouth-watering aroma of the herb she brought back. Catmint, for sure. Cloudedpaw thought a moment, and meowed questioningly, "Is this ragwort?" She eyed the herb in front of her closely, praying that for once she might have it right.
Echowhisper purred, "You're catching on! Yes, that's ragwort."
Cloudedpaw felt a jolt of renewed energy shoot through her veins. Her mentor was proud.
"Now, what's this one?" Echowhisper quizzed, nudging a pile of petals in her direction.
Cloudedpaw sighed, and examined the petals. To her delight, this was one she knew, "Borage." The gray apprentice announced.
Echowhisper pressed, "And what's it used for?"
"To stave off fevers," Cloudedpaw returned the herb to its rightful place in the medicine cat den. She kept things very neat and tidy in here, which helped her study them.
Echowhisper added on, "The seeds can also help queens produce extra milk." Ugh. I knew that. Cloudedpaw mentally scolded herself for not including all the uses.
Cloudedpaw padded softly to the outside of the den, where Echowhisper was still sorting through the newly collected herbs. She always liked the nighttime, when all the apprentices and warriors were tired from patrols or training. Everything seemed to be peaceful in this time of day – even the sunset.
She inhaled deeply, letting the cool night air seep throughout her. The moon was barely visible now along with silverpelt.
Echowhisper trotted by her, mumbling to herself. No cat knew why Echowhisper did unexplainable things, such as leave the camp at nightfall. But the funny thing about it was, no cat would ever question her about it - not even Cloudedpaw. They both knew, as medicine cats, some occurrences were better left alone. Echowhisper and Cloudedpaw were close, for being mentor and apprentice. They both bonded over having special ties to StarClan, as any medicine cat would.
Cloudedpaw roamed near the dens; her nose telling her all she needed to know. The cats were asleep. This time of night was wonderful for just thinking. There are no cats to interrupt me.
Out of nowhere, Cloudedpaw felt a large weight on her back and tumbled to the ground, squeaking.
"Gotcha!" A mew of triumph sounded from on top of her. Cloudedpaw rolled over, sending her attacker off-balance.
"Bearpaw," She meowed, blinking to acknowledge his presence. The other apprentice trained to become a warrior. By the remarks passed around by mentors, Bearpaw was a ferocious fighter and lived to win.
Bearpaw shook the dust from his already-brown pelt, "Hi Cloudedpaw!" He chatted back, not picking up on Cloudedpaw's annoyance. "What are you doing?"
Cloudedpaw sighed. Guess I won't be getting any thinking and cleansing done tonight. Not with him around. "The better question is what are you doing out here?"
"That's a wonderful question," A new voice sounded from the entrance of the warrior's knew this voice. It was Blackfire, the pitch black tom who mentored Bearpaw.
Bearpaw looked at his mentor and meowed, "I was practicing.. My fighting skills." He ended lamely.
"With a medicine cat apprentice?" Blackfire growled. He was barely visable, due to the color of his pelt. Cloudedpaw didn't need to see his pelt to know who he was – his rough voice and piercing green eyes were enough. Blackfire was known to be fierce in battle; he was a senior warrior and the deputy, Grayfeather's mate.
Bearpaw let a low growl form in his throat; Cloudedpaw could hear it. She watched as the defeated apprentice grudgingly spun around and padded into the apprentice's den.
"You may want some sleep too," The warrior meowed, then returned to his own den.
Cloudedpaw rolled her eyes once she knew he wouldn't see. The last thing I need is to have Blackfire hate me. She felt utterly alone tonight, despite her encounter with Bearpaw. Her mother, Ashflower, was busy taking care of her newborn kits, Deathkit and Silentkit – so visiting her is out. Cloudedpaw's father, Ghostfang, was most likely sleeping. Her sister, Sweetpaw was sleeping too. She reminded herself that warriors had a busy life and shouldn't be disturbed unless completely necessary.
Echowhisper's scent returned and it seemed as though she carried no herbs this time.
"Echowhisper?" Cloudedpaw asked gently, without looking at her.
"Get some rest." Was Echowhisper's response. Might as well. The moon had rose in the sky, and darkness had fallen. Cloudedpaw followed her mentor into the medicine cat den, saying her final silent goodnights.
Cloudedpaw felt at home in here. The medicine cat life was her's. It was meant for her. She found her soft nest, and curled up snugly in it, letting sleep overtake her.
Cloudedpaw stood in a thick part of the woods, rain was pouring down as lightning could be seen in the distance. ThunderClan scent surrounded her. The moonlight seeped in, just barely, due to trees blocking it out. She felt captured. This was not the vast, open moor.
She searched through the fallen leaves, the ground was covered in them. Cloudedpaw was approaching the ThunderClan cats' camp; The scent was stronger here.
Distant meows sounded. She heard battle sounds. Screeching, hissing, meows of pain. Cloudedpaw ran now, towards the camp, desperately wanting to know what was going on. Other scents mingled in her nose. All the clans were here. RiverClan cats lined the camp, some fighting, others glaring menacingly. ShadowClan cats attacked mercilessly. WindClan was there fighting, too. Cloudedpaw was horrified. What in StarClan's name is going on? She looked on from the sidelines, noticing something new. The cats were not fighting the other clans. They were fighting within themselves. WindClan fought only WindClan. ThunderClan appeared to only fight ThunderClan. Instead of being filled with fear, Cloudedpaw was now confused. Please tell me what's going on, StarClan! She tried to beg out loud, but no noise came.
A loud cracking sound came from her left. She spun around, only to see a tree coming down straight onto her. The world seemed to freeze. The cats stopped fighting. There was no noise. It came down, down, down... then nothing.
Cloudedpaw woke up, panting. Her blue eyes were still wide with fear. It was just a nightmare. She tried to tell herself. Nothing like that would ever happen.
So that's chapter one.. Did anyone like it? Reviews are love! Please let me know what you think.. - should I keep going? I really need some opinions; so if you have time, just drop me a review or pm. * I will need a beta reader for this fanfiction if anyone is interested. Just let me know if you'd like to do the job! I check my inbox daily! * This is my first Warriors fanfiction, and I'm a little nervous. I haven't read the books in months. (I've been told I'm too old for "THOSE BOOKS".. lol.) OH, And this is staged in the Forest since I'm not a big fan of the Lake.