AN: I'd just like to note that this is my first Warrior Cats fanfiction, so it may not be very good. Also, this is on another site, but that version has lower quality and is there for others to point out mistakes I made. ((I have a bad habit of mixing up words when it comes to my own stories)) Thanks for reading. :D
Future AN: For some reason, the story refuses to have the stars I put in for a timeskip. Please forgive me if it takes me a while to try and fix this annoying problem.
BlizzardClan
Leader: Midnightstar- Dark black she-cat with yellow eyes. (40 moons)
Deputy: Mossclaw- Brown tabby tom with bright green eyes. (30 moons)
Medicine Cat: Grayleaf- Light gray she-cat with yellow eyes. (43 moons)
Elders: Bluewing- Blue-gray she-cat with green eyes. (65 moons)
Blizzardtail- White tabby she-cat with blue eyes. (54 moons)
Queens: Pebbleflower- Blue-gray she-cat with blue eyes. (24 moons)
Whiteflower- White and silver she-cat that is spotted like a leopard with green eyes. (19 moons)
Warriors: Ashstorm- Gray spotted tom with green eyes. (20 moons) Apprentice: Skunkpaw
Stormwhisker: Dark gray tom with yellow eyes. (26 moons)
Yellowstorm- Black tom with bright yellow eyes. (32 moons)
Smudgedwhisker- Black and white tom with blue eyes. (20 moons) Apprentice: Creampaw
Smoketail- Black she-cat with green eyes. (37 moons) Apprentice: Nightpaw
Apprentices: Nightpaw- Black she-cat with yellow eyes and a white dash on her chest. (10 moons)
Skunkpaw- Black and white tom with white stripe across his back and yellow eyes. (9 moons)
Creampaw- Cream she-cat with blue eyes. (7 moons)
Kits: Sandkit- Golden tom with brown eyes and two teeth that stick out. (5 moons)
Cloudkit- Light gray tom with gray eyes. (6 moons)
Streamkit- Light gray she-cat with dark gray paws and bright blue eyes.(6 moons)
Lionkit- Light brown tabby with golden brown eyes and a white muzzle. (6 moons)
Outside Cats: Stripe- Brown tabby tom with yellow eyes. (Unknown age)
Snow- White she-cat with green eyes. (Apprentice age)
Pebbleflower swept her tail around her three kits. "You'll be apprentices soon," she purred, a hint of sadness in her voice.
"We know!" exclaimed one of her kits, Cloudkit.
Pebbleflower sighed, "I'm going to miss being with you."
"But you'll still see us! We aren't leaving the clan, you know," Lionkit mewed.
"Yes, but you should know by now that apprentices are almost never at camp. You will be so busy with training, border patrols, and the other apprentices that I probably won't see you every day."
Lionkit frowned. They had been with her for moons, so why would it matter if they left? It's not like becoming an apprentice means that we'll never see her again. I bet she'll even cancel our apprenticeship just so that never happens! Lionkit hissed to himself, but suddenly tensed. What if she does stop us from being apprentices! "You're going to make us be kits forever?!" he gasped.
Pebbleflower chuckled. "Of course not." Lionkit breathed a sigh of relief. "I just want to make sure that you visit me sometimes."
"We will!" promised Lionkit, who then added in hopefully, "So can we go outside?"
Pebbleflower looked like she was about to hesitate, but didn't. "Fine, but be careful."
Lionkit soon joined his littermates behind a dead willow tree.
"I don't see why she has to watch over us so much," pouted Streamkit.
"She worries about us," pointed out Cloudkit. "Isn't that a good thing?"
"No, it's obviously bad," answered Streamkit, which led to both of them arguing.
Lionkit ignored them, grinning at an idea he had just gotten. "Hey!" Both kits quieted down and looked at him. "If she is so concerned about us, why don't we prove to her that we can be apprentices and still talk to her."
"How?" inquired Streamkit.
"We go outside of camp, and do whatever an apprentice does," whispered Lionkit. If any warrior were to hear this they would be in trouble.
"Out of camp?!" squeaked Cloudkit.
"Yeah!" chirped Lionkit, his light brown tail swaying from excitement.
"Sounds fun," chimed in Streamkit.
"Yeah, it does sound fun!" mewed Cloudkit enthusiasticly. Lionkit caught worry in his eyes for a split second, and felt uneasy. He wondered what punishment they would be given for doing this.
Lionkit quickly shook it off. He knew the camp layout like the number of his whiskers, the clan would forgive them if they were to be found. Staying in camp all the time is boring anyway. "Follow me." Looking back to make sure his littermates were following, Lionkit squeezed into medium sized hole of the willow they rested next too, and came out through the other side. He felt pride surge through him when he saw the outside. Now why couldn't we go out in the first place? he thought, nothing seemed dangerous here. Lionkit shuffled his paws, feeling amazed at such a new place.
"What now?" Cloudkit interrupted him, his mew hinting impatience.
Lionkit felt his fur prickle when he realized he hadn't planned what would happen next. He quickly took the first thought that came to his mind. "We hunt." Heartbeats after he said that, a white hare bounded past them. "After it!" he howled, giving chase. Thundering after the hare with his siblings, he felt excitement pulse through him. My first prey! Lionkit barely noticed how obviously slow they were compared to it. He glanced at his siblings for a few seconds and saw that none of them looked ready to give up.
"I can't see!"
Lionkit was knocked off his paws after hearing the shriek of Cloudkit. He tumbled to the ground, disappointed and shocked. His vision swayed until he knew what had just happened. Lionkit felt ashamed that he had forgotten Cloudkit's terrible vision, and didn't realize how they had gone into a heavily shadowed area.
Lionkit uneasily got to his paws, following after Streamkit who was already leading Cloudkit to sunlight.
"We almost made it," Cloudkit mewed.
"I wish we had," replied Lionkit, who flinched when he realized how it had sounded like he was angry at Cloudkit.
"At least we tried," Streamkit mewed cheerfully.
After resting, the trio got back on their paws. They looked around for any other prey, but saw no signs at all. Lionkit suddenly saw a huge leaf. His eyes widened in excitement. "Look at the size of that leaf!"
All kits were in awe as they surrounded the brown leaf. Lionkit prodded it. "It's bouncy! Try it!" he mewed to Cloudkit, hoping to make up for his hurtful remark.
Cloudkit stepped slowly forward. He stepped onto it and no longer looked afraid. "It is!" he began to jump on it.
"Let me-" Streamkit began to mew but cut off.
Lionkit watched as the leaf curled up, and the spot Cloudkit leaped on began to slump downward. Cloudkit let out a squeak of surprise, and Lionkit gasped when he realized his brother was falling! Lionkit lunged forward, grabbing onto the tan leaf. He heaved it up, but it only led to the other side of it falling, and Cloudkit tumbled downward. Terror filled Cloudkit's gaze as his paws swung desperately trying to grab for anything he could reach. Lionkit stayed where he was in horror as Cloudkit's wail met his ears.
Cloudkit was gone.
Lionkit stumbled backwards, releasing his grasp on the leaf.
"It's all your fault!" shrieked Streamkit, spinning around. "You told us to go outside! You told us to chase after the hare! You are the reason Cloudkit is dead!"
Fear shined in Lionkit's eyes. His emotions overwhelmed him, making him feel sick. I killed him. He told himself, repeating Streamkit's words. He crawled forward, and willed himself to look into the hole again. He whimpered when he saw how deep it was. Please let him be okay! he pleaded, but knew that there wasn't any chance of that happening. A patrol soon rushed to the kit's side, but Lionkit covered his ears. He didn't want to hear anything other then the three words he continued to repeat in his head.
Lionkit buried his nose into Pebbleflower's fur. He wished that he could see her face, but he already knew that she was grieving. Pebbleflower hadn't said a word when she heard the news, and instead slunk back into the nursery without a single word. Streamkit never mentioned it being his fault, but it obviously wouldn't be long before she would tell the truth. He closed his eyes, wanting to get some rest while he still could.
Before his exile.