* Author's Note: FIRSTLY: TO READERS WHO HAVE READ BEFORE YOU WILL SEE I PUT THE FIRST CHAPTER HERE DUE TO RULES. TO NEW READERS... CONTINUE ON AND DISCARD THE CAPS MESSAGE :) OK you will soon be able to tell that this story is going to be very different. 1. Honeyfern survives the snake bite instead of dying. 2. Squirrelflight ends up choosing Ashfur over Brambleclaw then Brambleclaw dies. 3. Leafpool tells that Hollyleaf, Jayfeather, and Lionblaze are her kits and gets relieved of her medicine cat duties 4. Hollyleaf trys to murder Ashfur but is stopped by Squirrelflight and she tells Firestar who then banishes Hollyleaf. 5. The falling tree doesn't crush Briarlight, thus not crippling her, and she saves Longtail and he, Mousefur, and Purdy eventually die of old age. 6. FIRESTAR DIES! along with Graystripe, Millie, Sandstorm, Dustpelt, Daisy, and Ferncloud from sadness of loosing Dustpelt cuz I just cant keep her around without her mate :(And well the rest will be explained through the Allegiances. Thanks for reading my story! ~ Catslover97*
ThunderClan
Leader: Brackenstar- golden brown tabby tom ( lives left: 8)
Deputy: Thornclaw- golden brown tabby tom
Medicine Cat: Jayfeather- gray tabby tom with blind blue eyes
Apprentice: Echopaw
Warriors: (toms and she-cats without kits)
Sorreltail- tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with amber eyes
Cloudtail-long-haired white tom with blue eyes
Brightheart- white she-cat with ginger patches
Apprentice: Amberpaw
Ashfur- pale gray tom with darker flecks and dark blue eyes
Squirrelflight- dark ginger she-cat with green eyes
Leafpool- light brown tabby she-cat with white chest and paws and amber eyes
Apprentice: Adderpaw
Spiderleg- long-legged black tom with brown underbelly and amber eyes
Apprentice: Birdpaw
Birchfall- light brown tabby tom
Whitewing- white she-cat with green eyes
Apprentice: Heatherpaw
Berrynose- cream-colored tom
Honeyfern- light brown tabby she-cat
Mousewhisker- gray-and white tom
Lionblaze- golden tabby tom with amber eyes
Foxleap- reddish tabby tom
Icecloud- white she-cat
Poppyfrost- tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat
Toadstep- black and white tom
Rosepetal- dark cream she-cat
Bumblestripe- very pale gray tom with black stripes
Molefang- brown-and-cream tom; son Poppyfrost and Toadstep
Cherryleaf- ginger she-cat; daughter of Poppyfrost and Toadstep
Apprentices: (more than six moons old in training to become warriors)
Echopaw- dark ginger she-cat and dark blue eyes; training to be medicine cat; daughter of Squirrelflight and Ashfur
Adderpaw- gray tom with darker stripes; son of Squirrelflight and Ashfur
Amberpaw- ginger she-cat with gray flecks; daughter of Squirrelflight and Ashfur
Heatherpaw- golden tabby she-cat; daughter of Berrynose and Honeyfern
Birdpaw- cream tabby tom with brown splotches; son of Berrynose and Honeyfern
Queens: (she-cats expecting or nursing kits)
Hazeltail- small gray-and-white she-cat; mother to Thornclaw's kits: Frostkit- white she-cat with gray flecks, Snowkit- white tom with gray paws and tail tip, and Mintkit- golden brown she-cat with white splotches
Cinderheart- gray tabby she-cat; mother to Lionblaze's kits: Windkit- gray she-cat with white paws, Leapordkit- golden she-cat with dark splotches
Briarlight- dark brown she-cat; expecting Mousewhisker's kits
Dovewing- pale gray she-cat with blue eyes; expecting Bumblestripe's kits
Blossomfall- tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat; expecting Foxleap's kits
Ivypool- silver-and-white tabby she-cat with dark blue eyes; expecting Molefang's kits
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TO THE STORY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Leafpool padded out of the warriors den at dawn, not being able to sleep, and went to eat. She grabbed a vole and got lost in her thoughts. She missed so many of her clanmates that had past away just recently. Most, but not Brambleclaw. She felt like it was her fault Brambleclaw left her sister... but Squirrelflight didn't care. She then chose Ashfur, admitting to him how much she really loved him and she regretting hurting him. He hesitantly took her back and then they fell in love again and had Amberpaw, Echopaw, and Adderpaw. Jayfeather had told Squirrelflight that she wasn't able to have anymore kits after she almost died giving birth. Jayfeather said she was lucky to survive. Leafpool was very glad her sister survived. Not just because she was her sister but because if Squirrelflight passed away then she would have no one left. Seeing all the love made Leafpool really want a mate of her own.
It was newleaf and prey was plentiful and the clan was blossoming with kits and apprentices. Squirrelflight and Ashfur's kits were apprentices along with Berrynose and Honeyfern's two kits, Birdpaw and Heatherpaw. There were lots of kits and lots more on the way. Hazeltail and Thornclaw had a litter of three, five moon old kits and Cinderheart and Lionblaze had a litter of two, three moon old kits. Leafpool's heart jumped at the thought of her grand-kits. Lionblaze and Jayfeather had been trying to become closer to their mother after they forgave her. Lionblaze told Leafpool that he wanted his kits to know their grandmother like they should have known their aunt. Leafpool felt the hollow place in her heart for her missing daughter, Hollyleaf. But Leafpool knew deep down that Hollyleaf was alive somewhere down in the tunnels she fell in after she ran away to escape being exiled for trying to murder Ashfur.
So many litters were on the way in ThunderClan! Briarlight was expecting Mousewhisker's kits and her sister, Blossomfall, was expecting Foxleap's. Dovewing was expecting Bumblestripe's and her sister, Ivypool, was expecting Molefang's. Everything seemed perfect. But Leafpool wanted a mate badly.
"Leafpool!" came a loud, familiar voice.
"Yes?" she meowed, being snapped out of her thoughts. She looked up from her fresh kill to see Thornclaw, Spiderleg, and her apprentice Adderpaw.
"I said you and Adderpaw are coming on dawn patrol with Spiderleg and me." Thornclaw replied.
"Oh OK." she meowed, finishing her vole in a few rapid bites. She stood, drew her tongue across her lips, and followed the deputy. Spiderleg fell into step beside her and Adderpaw did the same on her opposite side.
"Hey you alright Leafpool?" asked Spiderleg with a bit of anxiousness in his mew.
"Yeah I'm fine, I just have a lot on my mind." Before Spiderleg could reply Thornclaw called his name.
"Spiderleg can you come up here for a second I want to ask you about kits."
"Yes Thornclaw?" Spiderleg caught up with the golden tabby. As soon as he was out of earshot Adderpaw nudged her.
"You have totally stolen his heart." he purred with laughter.
"What?" Leafpool exclaimed.
"Shhhhh! I'm just saying... everyone can see the way he moons over you." Adderpaw whispered.
"Hmmm," was all Leafpool could respond with. She hadn't seemed to notice. Could Adderpaw be right, did the long legged black tom have feelings for her. Maybe the bigger question was: Did she have feelings for him?
"Do you want him?" Adderpaw asked. All Leafpool could do was nod. "Well then flirt!" he meowed.
"Flirt? Are you sure?" she asked.
"Oh yeah! How do you think I got Heatherpaw to moon over me!" he purred with satisfaction.
"OK Leafpool," Thornclaw addressed her after a quick chat with Spiderleg, "You should teach Adderpaw how to remark the border."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BACK IN CAMP AFTERWARDS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After patrol Leafpool went to Spiderleg back in camp.
"Hey Spiderleg do you want to come hunting with Adderpaw and I? He wanted me to show him some things and I thought I'd see if anyone wanted to come."
"Sure Leafpool just let me finish my squirrel. You want any?" Leafpool was a bit hungry after the patrol.
"Yeah thanks." she replied with a purr and laid down beside Spiderleg.
"You know Thornclaw came to me for advice about kits! I was a horrible father to my kits!" he sighed.
"Hey don't say that, you and Daisy just weren't meant to have kits. Does that mean you need to take it back? No, you got two beautiful kits out of it."
"You're right... I just sometimes wish I could try again and be a better father."
"I'm sure you will find another mate." Leafpool assured him with a comforting lick on the ear.
"Aww thanks Leafpool and who knows my new mate could be right under my nose." he purred, placing his muzzle on her head. Leafpool felt herself blush.
"You guys coming or what!" She heard Adderpaw exclaim from across camp, already antsy to get going.
"Yeah!" Spiderleg called in reply. And he gave a laugh as he got up. Leafpool got up and they headed out, pelts brushing.
*Author's note: To short? What'd you think? Please review!*