Allegiances:

Leader: Moonstar- white she-cat with light gray markings

Deputy: Coldclaw- gray tom with blue eyes (Apprentice: Truepaw)

Medicine Cat: Barkpelt- mottled brown tabby tom, green eyes

Warriors:

Hawkfur- gray she-cat with amber eyes

Birdwing- light brown she-cat with amber eyes

Badgerpelt- gray tom with blue eyes, black markings (Apprentice: Nightpaw)

Skyleaf- white she-cat with green eyes

Spottedheart- long limbed golden tom, amber eyes

Leopardclaw- pale yellow she-cat with darker markings, light blue eyes (Apprentice: Swamppaw)

Dapplestrike- orange she-cat with blue eyes

Fadedfoot- black tom with one white paw, green eyes

Owlwing- dark gray tom with bright yellow eyes (Apprentice: Ravenpaw)

Rockyfoot- brown gray she-cat with blue eyes (Apprentice: Mountainpaw)

Streamfall- silver she-cat with light blue eyes

Riverrush- large silver tom with dark blue eyes (Apprentice: Sprintpaw)

Apprentices:

Swamppaw- dark brown she-cat with black tipped tail and markings, dark green eyes

Truepaw- black tom with brown tinting, faded amber eyes

Nightpaw- black tom, amber eyes

Ravenpaw- black silky furred tom, pale green eyes

Mountainpaw- calico she-cat, green eyes

Flingpaw- long-furred calico she-cat, blue eyes

Sprintpaw- calico she-cat, green eyes

Queens:

Lightfur- pale she-cat with green eyes, mother to Scarredkit

Moonpelt- white she-cat, blue eyes, mother to Darkkit and Mothkit

Flickercloud-brown and ginger tortishell she-cat, mother to Cloverkit, Flowerkit, and Thistlekit

Kits:

Scarredkit- gray tom with amber eyes

Darkkit- oldest kit of the nursery, dark gray tom with green eyes

Mothkit- pale gray tom with blue eyes

Cloverkit- brown tabby she-cat with blue eyes

Flowerkit- tortishell she-cat with white splotches, green eyes

Thistlekit- brown tom with amber eyes

Elders:

Foxclaw- orange tom with brown eyes and black spots

Sunfall- pale ginger she-cat with faded amber eyes

Northpelt- white she-cat with dark blue eyes

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"Has he opened his eyes yet?" A voice asked.

"No." Answered another voice, though this one colder.

"You don't sound very interested, Lightfur." The first voice said.

"I didn't even want this kit, anyways, Barkpelt." The voice that belonged to Lightfur snorted.

"Lightfur, every kit is a gift!" The voice that was Barkpelt gasped. "You can't mean that!"

"I do. And I know what his name will be." Lightfur growled coldly. "He will be named Scarredkit."

*Four Moons Later*

Scarredkit sat in the shadows of the nursery, watching the others play. His eyes flickered jealously; no one ever wanted to play with him. Growling quietly, he shuffled to his paws and snuck by the nursery, using a tiny path to sneak out into the forest. No one had yet to catch him sneaking out, not that they would. His mother never paid attention to him, and his father… well, he didn't know his father. Scarredkit made his way through the towering ferns to a creek. Scarredkit liked to sit there and think when he wasn't doing anything else. The gray tom sat by the water as it flowed by. The water was flowing lazily due to the warm summer. Perking his ears, Scarredkit jumped when he heard paws behind him. The gray tom skittered behind a rock to hide, when he recognized the cat's scent.

"Scarredkit, where are you?" The voice belonged to Darkkit, one of the older tom kits in the nursery.

"What do you want?" Scarredkit muttered, climbing out from behind the rock.

"I just wanted to see where you always went off to. Now I know." The dark pelted kit said. "What would happen if one of the warriors knew you snuck out?" He smirked.

"They won't know." Scarredkit growled, extending his tiny claws.

"Oh, they won't? But what if I tell them?" Darkkit said, eyes sparking. The two kits had never gotten along. Darkkit always teased Scarredkit for everything. His name, his looks, his lack of a father. The dark tom padded in a circle around Scarredkit. The gray kit narrowed his eyes, and leapt at Darkkit.

"Shut up!" Scarredkit hissed. The unexpected force sent Darkkit tumbling into the water.

"Scarredkit!" The black kit gasped, head breaking the surface. "I can't swim! Help me!" Darkkit wailed. Scarredkit sat on the bank, looking at the struggling kit silently. "P-please!" Darkkit coughed. "I can't swim!" The kit wailed again. But again, Scarredkit gave no response or even an inkling to show he would help. It didn't take long for Darkkit's pelt to become soaked, and Scarredkit watched with a strange glee as the other kit sunk beneath the waves, never to come up again. Shrugging, Scarredkit stood to his paws and stretched. He made his way back to the back of the nursery, the only worry on his mind was of getting back into camp without being caught.