AN: Hey, all! I hope you enjoy the rewritten version of what has already been written of Chasing the Sun. I know that I, myself, prefer the rewritten version over the old. I hope you all will, too!
As a side note, I'm accepting OCs for Twolegplace cats - only Twolegplace cats. If you have one you'd like to be in the story, send it via a review or PM. (:
RIVERCLAN
9 toms, 13 she-cats
LEADER: Reedstar(heart) - a slender golden brown tomcat with copper colored eyes.
DEPUTY: Cloudface - a pretty, fluffy light gray she-cat with golden eyes. (silverpaw)
MEDICINE CAT: Clovertail - pale ginger she-cat with light yellow-green eyes.
WARRIORS:
Goosefur - light gray-brown tom with blue eyes.
Rushfang - golden brown tom with amber eyes.
Brightnose - slender mostly white she-cat with dark ginger patches and pale yellow eyes (tansypaw)
Otterclaw - dark brown tom with a creamy white underbelly. copper colored eyes. cedarstripe's brother.
Cedarstripe - dark brown tom with yellow eyes and distinctive tabby markings. otterclaw's brother. (mate - cindercloud)
Heroncloud - gray and white she-cat with yellow eyes.
Mudstripe - large dark brown tom with darker brown distinctive tabby markings
Waspwhisker - bright ginger tabby tom with green eyes
Miststream - pale gray she-cat with slightly darker gray tabby markings. sister to birchtail and frostfoot (shellpaw)
Birchtail - pale gray tabby tom with orange eyes. brother to frostfoot and miststream.
Frostfoot - pale gray tom with light yellow eyes. (brother to birchtail and miststream)
Stormclaw - dark gray tom with amber eyes. very good fighter. (mate: rainfur) (cypresspaw)
APPRENTICES:
Silverpaw (Silverheart) - blue-gray mackerel tabby tom with amber eyes.
Cypresspaw (Cypressclaw) - dark ginger tabby tom with green eyes.
Shellpaw (Shellstream) - very light brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes. (tansyflower's sister)
Tansypaw (Tansyflower) - golden-furred she-cat with yellow eyes. (shellstream's sister)
QUEENS:
Dappleflower - tortoiseshell she-cat with copper colored eyes (mate: birchtail) (kits - Minnowkit/Maplekit)
Rainfur - blue-gray she-cat dappled with darker blue-gray patches. golden eyes. (mate: stormclaw) (kits: duskkit)
Cindercloud - gentle and extremely patient dappled gray she-cat with golden eyes. (mate: cedarstripe) (kits: smokekit, eelkit and minkkit)
KITS:
Smokepaw (smokecloud) - pale grey she-cat w/ a white underbelly and paws. orange eyes.
Eelkit (eelclaw)- dark brown shecat with a light cream underbelly. golden eyes.
Minkkit (minkheart) - light tawny brown she-cat w a white muzzle. white fades down onto throat, blending in w the tawny brown. pale golden eyes.
Duskkit (duskwhisker) - a dark tabby gray tom with golden colored eyes.
Maplekit(maplestripe) - a light brown and ginger she-cat with dark brown/black marbling. minnowkit's sister
Minnowkit (minnowtail)- a slender light gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes. maplekit's sister.
ELDERS:
Pebbleface - very small, very pretty gray she-cat with golden eyes.
Swanclaw - large white tom with pale yellow/green eyes. (palefurs mate stormclaws father))
Palefur - very pale gray she-cat with faint tabby markings, pale green eyes. (swanclaws mate stormclaws mother)
SHADOWCLAN
7 toms, 11 she-cats
Leader: Sootstar - very dark dappled gray tom. orange eyes.
Deputy:
Ravenfur - black she-cat with a white splash of fur on her chest. pale green eyes.
Medicine Cat: Batheart - dark reddish-brown tom with yellow eyes. (apprentice - Spottedpaw)
Warriors
Spidertail - brown brindled she-cat with golden eyes. (lizardpaw's mother)
Foxclaw - reddish-brown tom with green eyes. (nightflower's mate)
Blackfur - black tom with yellow eyes. (nightflower's brother, ashheart's father, pineclaw's mate)
Nightflower - black she-cat with yellow eyes. (blackfur's sister, foxclaw's mate)
Ratnose - brown tom with green eyes (apprentice - lizardpaw)
Pineclaw - blue-gray she-cat with blue eyes. (ashheart's mother, blackfur's mate)
Snakefang - light brown tabby tom, yellow eyes.
Littlenose - small pale gray she-cat with light green eyes. (apprentice - ashpaw)
Apprentices
Ashpaw(ashheart) - dark gray she-cat with yellow eyes. (littlenose's apprentice, Pineclaw and blackfur's daughter)
Lizardpaw (lizardstripe) - golden brown tom with distinctive tabby markings. green eyes.(spidertail's apprentice, spidertail's son)
Spottedpaw (spottedface) - pretty brown and orange dappled she-cat with green eyes. (batheart's apprentice, hazelstream's apprentice)
Queens
Darkfur - dark brown she-cat, copper eyes (mother of swiftkit and beetlekit)
Kits
Swiftkit (swifttail) - dusky brown she-cat with with a white splash on her chest. golden eyes. (darkfur's daughter) (beetlekit's sister)
Beetlekit (beetlefoot) - quick dark brown tom with orange eyes (darkfur's son) (swiftkit's brother)
Elders
Hazelstream - light brown she-cat with green eyes.(spottedface's mother)
THUNDERCLAN
7 toms, 9 she-cats
Leader: Sandstar (Sandheart) - pale golden-pelted she-cat with copper colored eyes.
Deputy: Smallstorm - small light gray tom-cat with green eyes. (willowcloud's brother)
Medicine Cat: Wrenfoot - very small brown tabby she-cat with orange eyes.
Warriors:
Specklefur - pale ginger she-cat with darker ginger speckles on her paws and back. pale green eyes. (dovepaw)
Honeynose - she-cat with warm, light golden brown pelt with green eyes. (acornfoot's sister)
Acornfoot - small golden brown tom with golden-brown fur and green eyes. (honeynose's brother)
Sparrowclaw - brown tabby tom w/ a lighter brown underbelly. yellow eyes. (willowcloud's mate)
Boulderstep - a large gray tom-cat with orange eyes. (bluefang's brother)
Bluefang - blue-gray tom w orange eyes (boulderstep's brother) (oakpaw)
Owlface - pretty light brown she-cat with a creamy underbelly and dark amber eyes (briarstripe's sister)
Briarstripe - large brown tom with distinctive tabby markings. amber eyes. (owlface's brother)
Thrushfur - she-cat with a gray-brown pelt, golden eyes
Queens
Willowcloud - heavily pregnant gray she-cat with yellow eyes. (smallstorm's brother, sparrowclaw's mate)
Kits
None as of right now
Apprentices
Oakpaw - brown tom with green eyes
Dovepaw - light gray-brown she-cat with orange eyes
Elders
Fawnfoot - light brown she-cat with very, very faint tabby markings. copper-colored eyes.
WINDCLAN
9 toms, 9 shecats
Leader: Rabbitstar(storm) - light brown tabby she-cat, has a white tail and legs
Deputy: Cherryclaw - dark ginger she-cat with a lighter face, yellow eyes.
Medicine Cat: Sheepfur - fluffy white tom. dark amber eyes and a few grey toes. (lavenderpaw)
Warriors:
Owleye - reddish-brown tabby tom. his left eye has been damaged
Oatwhisker - pale ginger tom with blue eyes and a white muzzle
Rookpelt - black tom with golden eyes
Sagenose - pale gray she-cat with a faint tabby pattern. (hailpaw)
Dandelionstorm - pale ginger-and-white she-cat. orange eyes.
Willowfang - gray tabby tom. white chest and back paws. (briarpaw)
Apprentices:
Hailpaw(fur) - gray-and-white tom
Lavenderpaw(tail) - pale gray she-cat with darker gray patches
Briarpaw(nose) - brown-and-white she-cat with a pink nose. yellow eyes.
Queens:
Dustflower - brown tabby she-cat. (icekit and oakkit's mother)
Spiderclaw - black she-cat with a dark gray underbelly. tall. (pregnant)
Kits:
Icekit(fang) - white tom with a gray patch on his flank.
Oakkit(flower) - reddish-brown tabby she-cat. her tabby stripes are more blocky.
Elders:
Larkpelt - brown tabby tom, missing patches of fur here and there.
Shrewfoot - mottled brown and gray tom
TWOLEGPLACE CATS
11 toms, 15 she-cats
Leader- Ebony - black she-cat with yellow eyes
Seconds-in-Command
Talon - large dark brown tabby tom with yellow-green eyes. claw and red's brother
Claw - large dark brown tabby tom with yellow eyes. talon and red's brother
Red - slender ginger tabby she-cat w a white underbelly and green eyes (takes after dead mother). talon and claw's sister
Followers
Blaze - bright ginger tom, green eyes. yew's brother
Yew - bright ginger tom with a white patch on his right shoulder. green eyes. blaze's brother
Dapple - tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes. pepper's mother
Thistle - huge light brown tabby tom with white paws. amber eyes
Pepper - sassy, small light brown she-cat with even lighter brown splatters and patches. also has darker brown splatters/patches, amber eyes. dapple's daughter.
Sage - quiet white she-cat with one blue eye and one green eye. has a black smudge on her muzzle w/ two tiny spots on either side of her nose and a ginger tail ringed with black.
Dawn - mottled light ginger, dark ginger, and brown tabby she-cat with yellow-green eyes.
Cliff - large light brown tabby tom with green eyes
Silver - silver tabby tom with orange eyes (opal's mate)
Tinsel - dark gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes. twilla's sister
Twilla - small gray she-cat, blue eyes. tinsel's sister
Saxon - dark ginger tom, green eyes (marley's brother)
Marley - ginger she-cat with a white chest and paws, pale green eyes. (saxon's sister)
Trick - shortfurred silver tabby tom with orange eyes and a very light gray, nearly white underbelly (silver and opal's kit from first litter. only survivor of that litter. kita/mara's older brother)
Gem - pretty white she-cat with green eyes
Lucky - ginger-and-white tom missing half his tail
Jax - dark gray tom with one white paw
Spring - black-and-white she-cat, long legs
Marco - brown tabby tom
Clover - white cat with gray legs
Viola - black she-cat with amber eyes
Rolo - ginger tom with copper-colored eyes
Oreo - black and white she-cat with pale yellow/green eyes
Queens
Opal - longfurred white she-cat with bright ginger patches. pale yellow green eyes (silver's mate, tara's sister, Kita/Mara/Trick's mother)
Pebble - blue-gray she-cat with blue eyes. (mother of autumn, bark, and petal)
Tara - longfurred ginger she-cat w/ white chest and underbelly, pale green eyes. (opal's sister, thistle's mate, heavily pregnant )
Kits
Kita - longfurred white she-cat with a ginger paw (right front). pale yellow eyes. (silver and opal's kit. mara/trick's sister) (nearly apprentice age)
Mara - shortfurred silver tabby she-cat with orange eyes (silver and opal's kit. kita/trick's sister) (nearly apprentice age)
Autumn - blue-gray she-cat with pale green eyes (pebble's daughter, bark/petal's sister)
Bark - dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes (pebble's son, autumn/petal's sister)
Petal - pale gray she-cat with amber eyes (pebble's daughter, bark/autumn's sister)
Chapter 1 - Not Alone
"With our apprentice ceremonies all comin' up, I was thinkin' about the future and was just wondering… What's the first thing you guys are gonna do when you become a warrior?"
The sounds of the other kits chatting amongst themselves reached Minkkit from where she lay across the clearing. Stretched out in a shady area by the reeds, cooler than she'd be if she were out in the sun as they were, she was content to listen to her friends and siblings as they told each other of what brave things they would eventually do. One of her sisters, Eelkit, was rather excitedly going on about how she'd show what a good warrior she'd be by immediately going out and patrolling the borders after her vigil - she wouldn't even sleep beforepaw!
Her other sister, Smokekit - always the quieter of the three, and always thinking of others - said that that probably wasn't the best idea. That it was probably a little dangerous and, well, stupid of her to patrol after a night spent not sleeping. The others - Duskkit, Maplekit, and Minnowkit - giggled at Eelkit, who huffed and said she didn't care what they thought.
"Well, what are you going to do, Smokekit?" Eelkit challenged, her golden eyes narrowing sharply.
"Sleep." She said, and every cat - their mothers included, laying a few tail-lengths away sharing tongues with each other - laughed. "After that, I'll go patrolling, help with the hunting… You know. Warrior stuff."
The other kits mewed their agreement, and before long, began to look for their last group member. Duskkit spotted her first and bounded over to her, small paws kicking up dust as he ran. He stopped a few pawsteps away, grinning.
"C'mon, Minkkit! Join us! Tell us what you're going to do!" His voice was so purely excited that Minkkit caved in, hauling herself to her paws and following the tom as he padded back to their little group.
"So, we've heard what everyone else wants to do. What about you, love?" Her mother, Cindercloud, asked her.
"I don't know," Minkkit replied, her head tilted to the side thoughtfully. "I mean, I guess I want to do whatever is needed. Like, if I need to go on a border patrol, or someone needs an extra cat for a hunting patrol, I'll do that. But what if Clovertail needs help gathering herbs? Or what if one of the queens wants to take a walk or join a patrol of her own, but she doesn't want to leave her kits? I feel like I should do what is needed of me, no matter if it's not actual warrior stuff."
"That seems like a good idea, too." Eelkit said, but then her eyes lit up and she grinned. "Wouldn't border trouble on your first day as an official warrior be great though?"
"Great in what way?" Smokekit said, her fur bristling in alarm. "You could get really hurt, and your first day would be totally ruined!"
"But it would have been worth it. I would have gotten to fight!" Eelkit shot back, looking rather smug.
"I don't really think getting into a scuffle with an enemy patrol should be your first priority as a warrior, dear." Cindercloud said, whiskers twitching in amusement though her voice was stern.
"But mom, it'd be so cool!" The little dark brown she-cat said, bouncing on her paws.
"And I could lose one of my little girls. I would rather not. I love you; I'd rather not mourn your loss on a day when I should be proudest of you." Her mother shot back, looking upon her daughter with fond sadness. Minkkit knew that, out of her three daughters, Cindercloud worried for Eelkit the most. While Minkkit herself, and especially Smokekit, thought things through a little more before doing something, Eelkit didn't really do that. Her sister loved to rush into things - and, because of that, got into trouble a lot.
"You aren't ever gonna lose me. You're not gonna lose any of us. We're gonna be the best warriors, right, guys?" Eelkit whirled around, setting her gaze first on Minkkit and then on Smokekit.
"Mhm!" Minkkit said, jumping to her paws and padding over to rub her cheek lovingly against her mother's, light tawny brown against dappled gray. Smokekit joined her, craning her neck so that she could lick Cindercloud's right on the nose. "We aren't going anywhere."
"I wish my kits showed me that kind of love," one of the other queens, Dappleflower, grumbled, though she was grinning at her kits. Maplekit and Minnowkit, the youngest of the group, leaped to their paws with shocked expressions on their faces.
"How could you say that, mama?" Minnowkit asked, her blue eyes flashing with hurt. "We love you! You know that, right?!"
"We do! Well, at least I do, I don't know about her, but -" Maplekit rambled, earning a sharp jab in the side and a 'Hey!' from Minnowkit. Dappleflower laughed, along with the other queens.
"Kits, I was kidding!" She said, unable to stop giggling. "I know you love me! I would never think you didn't."
"Oh." The duo said together, looking relieved.
"Yeah, we all love you. You're like younger siblings to us!" Minkkit added. "You and your sister Maplekit and that fishbrain over there, Duskkit, you're our bestest friends!"
Minnowkit looked at her paws for a moment, shuffling them in embarrassment. "Really? You like us that much?"
"You're darn right we do." Eelkit said, nudging the younger she-cat with a forepaw. "RiverClan cats, we stick together for life. No goin' back from that!"
"Oh… I'm sorry for thinking that maybe you didn't." Minnowkit said, with Maplekit nodding alongside her. "It's just… Sometimes it doesn't seem that way, 'cause everyone is so excited over you guys being apprentices soon."
"What?" Minkkit looked at her small friend in confusion. "Just because we're older and we're gonna be apprentices soon doesn't mean anyone loves you less! If anything, they'll love you more, 'cause you'll be the only babies soon!"
Minnowkit sighed, not looking at any cat. "Not sure that's really a compliment… But thanks for trying Minkkit. I - well, we, I think-" Maplekit snorted here, but nodded vigorously in agreement. "We love you all, too."
"Good. We all need to stick together! We're gonna be warriors together one day! We can't start off hating each other!" Eelkit mewed, repeating somewhat the things she'd said earlier.
The gray tabby grinned at Eelkit, looking at least a little more happier than she had before. "Thanks, guys. I know that, no matter what, we'll always get through anything together."