Author: Dancing

Title: To Live Again

Summary: We've all wondered at least once in our lives, "Have I lived before? Have I lived a different life?" For Ari Ikazuchi and her friends, it seems history might be repeating itself, with devastating consequenses foretold in the stars. A human AU with OCs.

Warnings: Later on in this story there will be a lot of violence. A lot. Granted, it's probably written awfully by thirteen-year-old me, but it's blood and gore all the same!

A/N: This little fic I found last night whilst cleaning out an old laptop. It was written by maybe over three years ago by me, and while the writing may not be perfect, I still wanted to share it because I remember putting a lot of effort into it. The plot follows that of my other Warriors fic 'Wildpaw's Tale' and the sequels that were set to follow. Half of the writing I am still working on as I never quite had the time to finish it before.

Araitsume walked along the riverbank on her way to school, a troubled look on her face. Her brother Arashi walked beside her, his hands in his pockets. His black hair faded to a light gray at the ends. He glanced at her with a worried look. She hadn't seemed her usual self recently.

"Araitsume!" A familiar voice sounded from just ahead. Araitsume looked up and darted ahead, her long dark gray, blond streaked hair bounced on her shoulders.

"Hi Shida!" She called, waving enthusiastically as she ran. Shida's dark golden hair was naturally wavy. She tied it in a sideways pony-tail.

The two began walking more slowly, not really looking forward to school. "So", Shida whispered. "Have you had any more kitty cat dreams?" she asked, laughing quietly into her hand.

Araitsume shot a glare at her friend. "Yes." She admitted. "I have them every night now."

"Am I a kitty?" Shida asked, sounding genuinely curious.

The gray haired girl nodded. "It's not just mom, dad, Arashi and I anymore. We've been made apprentices by my dad, the leader. Your name is Fernpaw. I'm Wildpaw and Arashi is Stormpaw."

"What funny names! Why is 'paw' after all of them?" Shida laughed. She tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

"Not every name has 'paw'. That's just for apprentices. Leaders take the suffix 'star' and chose one for each of the warriors. Oh! And there's one cat in the Clan called Snow That Falls Freely, Snow for short. She's from the Tribe of Rushing Water originally. She joined the Clan after she ran away, seeking adventure." Araitsume explained. Ahead she spotted some young kids splashing and playing around in the river. It had been raining recently and the current was much stronger than usual.

"Wow." Shida blinked. "That's a lot to remember. How-" She cut off as Araitsume darted off ahead. She was so fast she had gotten to the children within a matter of seconds.

"Get out! Quick!" She screamed as she watched the waves crashing over the rocks. The current was faster than ever.

Two of them listened and ran towards her, screaming for their friend to follow. Araitsume gasped as she recognised the girl in the river. "Kinomi!" she shouted. The red-haired girl turned just as the current swept her under. For a moment Araitsume couldn't breathe. She ran to the riverbank and was just about to dive in when she caught sight of a teenage girl on the other side. She had light gray hair streaked with a baby pink colour. There was a splash as the girl jumped into the icy water and swam strongly after Kinomi. She grabbed the young girl's hand and helped her to the riverbank.

"Assarishita! Kuromeru! Stay right there!" Araitsume instructed and ran towards Kinomi and her rescuer. "Kinomi!" She snapped. The red-haired girl sat soaking wet on the grass. "What have I told you about playing in the river after it rains?"

Kinomi looked away, ashamed. "That it's dangerous." She answered.

"You're just lucky this nice girl was here to help!" Her gaze flicked over to the gray and pink haired girl. "I'm so sorry. My cousin never listens."

The teen looked up and stopped ringing out her hair. "Oh, it's fine. My name is Hielo by the way. You go to my school, don't you? I'm sure I've seen you around."

Araitsume looked at the badge Hielo wore. "Yep. Shiueki High." She smiled. She heard footsteps racing toward them and turned to see Arashi making his way down the small hill. "Are you ok?" He asked, helping Hielo to her feet. She nodded. "You're soaked. Come on. Let's get you to school, they'll have a change of clothes and you could use the hair drier in the locker rooms." He took his jacket off and draped it over her shoulders. He put his arm around her and led her toward the stone pavement.

Araitsume glared down at Kinomi. "I suggest you and your brother and sister go back home. You need to change out of those wet clothes and explain to aunt Shiruba what you were doing messing around in the river."

The gray haired girl ran back up to Shida who was waiting impatiently at the top of the hill. A dizzy feeling swept over her as she caught sight of Arashi and Hielo walking way ahead. She felt herself swaying on her feet, falling to the ground, heard the sound of Shida calling her name, and then nothing.

The cat version of Arashi, Stormpaw, now looking much older was curled up beside a light gray she-cat, whose fur was tipped with pink. 'That must be Hielo' Araitsume thought.

Stormpaw opened his eyes. There was something not quite right. Why were his claws unsheathed? He stood up and lifted a paw. Hielo shifted. Her eyes snapped open and she stared up at the other cat. "Stormlight! What are you doing?!" she yowled.

"Sorry about this Icebreeze." Stormlight said as he dragged his claws right across her side. Icebreeze's eyes widened and she clenched her teeth in pain. After a few moments her eyes glazed over and she lay lifeless on the blood-stained ground.

Stormlight smirked and lay down on the other side of Icebreeze. Obviously trying to make it seem like it wasn't him who killed her.

Araitsume's eyes snapped open. She stared up at the white ceiling and breathed a sigh of relief as she realised it had all just been a dream. The strong smell of disinfectant told her she was in a hospital. The peace and quiet told her she was in her in a separate room from everyone else.

"You're awake!" A male voice sounded from her left. She jumped, shocked and turned to look at the boy. He had scruffy black hair and green eyes. He smiled at her. "Tell me a bit about yourself, Wildclaw."

"I'm not Wildclaw! And even if I was...I don't even know you!" Araitsume shouted.

The raven-haired boy looked at her. He nodded. "Okay. My name is Karasu Tsuwamono. I'm eight-teen. I live three doors down the street from you. In my past life I was a cat. My name was Ravenshadow. I was part of ThunderClan, led by Frozenstar. Our deputy was Wildclaw." He paused as Araitsume's eyes widened in shock. "Want to know more?" He asked. When she shook her head he asked. "Now, what about you, Wildclaw?"

"My name is Araitsume Ikazuchi. I'm sixteen and I go to Shiueki High." She answered.

Karasu gave her a quizzical look. "Is that all? You left out the fact that you are Wildclaw. Your brother is Stormlight and that you are of ThunderClan as well."

"I'm not Wildclaw. I have dreams about the cat's you're talking about but that's all." Araitsume snapped. She sighed as Karasu opened his mouth to speak.

"The dreams mean you were Wildclaw, not that you weren't." He sighed, clearly giving up on trying to make her believe him. "Anyway", he said as he stood up, "You'll soon believe me."

A/N: I currently have around nine completed chapters of this. If I get ten hits, maybe a review if I'm lucky, then I'll post another chapter.