Hi I'm Willowflame and this is my first fanfic! I'm a little nervous and I'm not quite sure how all this works. I appreciate all reviews, positive and negative, but please keep it respectful! Also sometimes in my stories I reuse warrior names, but unless I say it's part of a series it's all different.
Okay, now let's get on with the story! This is Hunted!
Allegiances
ThunderClan
Leader
Dewstar - broad-shouldered grey-and-white tom with dark blue eyes.
Deputy
Sunflare - dark ginger she-cat with black paws and green eyes.
APPRENTICE, SNOWPAW
Medicine cat
Rosevine - white she-cat with brown tabby patches and amber eyes.
APPRENTICE, BARKPAW
Warriors
Bluemoon - blue-grey she-cat with a hint of silver and yellow eyes.
Stoneshade - big, pale grey tom with amber eyes.
Mintleaf - pale grey she-cat with blue eyes.
Gullfeather - black tom with grey legs and yellow eyes.
APPRENTICE, MOUSEPAW
Nightblaze - black tom with yellow eyes.
Sandwhisker - sandy, pale ginger she-cat with dark blue eyes.
APPRENTICE, CLOUDPAW
Ebonyfang - black-and-dark-brown tabby she-cat with dark green eyes.
Pigeonfeather - pale grey tom with black stripes and a white chest, paws and tail-tip, with dark blue eyes.
Whitewind - fluffy white she-cat with amber eyes.
APPRENTICE, TIGERPAW
Shimmersun - bright yellow she-cat with amber eyes.
Skyfrost - deep grey tabby she-cat with silver eyes.
Mistfall - silvery blue she-cat with yellow eyes.
Brownstripe - brown tabby tom with yellow eyes.
Redash - red tom with blue eyes.
Apprentices
Snowpaw - white she-cat with grey paws and ears, amber eyes.
Barkpaw - dark brown tom with blue eyes.
Mousepaw - small brown she-cat with green eyes.
Cloudpaw - fluffy white tom with blue eyes.
Tigerpaw - dark ginger tabby tom with green eyes.
Queens
Flameclaw - dark ginger she-cat with blue eyes.
Mother of Nightblaze's kits: Gingerkit (dark ginger tom), Duskkit (black-and-ginger tom), Smokekit (smoky black-grey tom) and Firekit (ginger tom).
Elmfall - brown she-cat with grey eyes.
Mother of Redash's kits: Darkkit (dark red she-cat) and Oakkit (brown she-cat)
Elder
Frostclaw - blue-grey she-cat with blue eyes.
Now on to the prologue!
Prologue
Through the Rain
Run. Just run.
The forest was alive with the nighttime thunderstorm. The sky above was black, and frigid sheets of rain fell to the ground. The trees swayed with the screeching wind and their spindly branches flailed wildly, leaves torn off and bark ripped apart as the storm whistled through the woods. The ground was slick and slippery with rainwater, and the layer of leaf litter was drenched to the earth. Lightning flashed suddenly, igniting the sky and outlining the trees for a blazing moment before fading away. Thunder growled savagely moments after.
Run. Keep running.
Instinct kept her going, her brain and muscles screaming to move, though her heart only reminded her of how the chase had to end. She had been running for so long, running from the shame and grief clawing at her insides. She couldn't outrun it forever. She had to end it. Face what she'd done, and end it.
She longed for the moonlight. She longed for the cold silver glow that always somehow warmed her. She longed for starshine, longed for a peaceful night. Instead her heart pounded in her ears, her mind was hazy with terror, and she was soaked to the bone. Her paws skidded on the wet ground, but she kept going. Her brain thudded words in time with her heart- Just run. Just run. Justrun-while her spirit urged her to stop, whip around and end the guilt and pain. End the chase. End the hunt.
There was growling behind her. They were pursuing, and their long legs and deadly claws made them terrifyingly fast. They were ruthless, merciless, ravenous. And they wanted her. She dared a glance over her shoulder and saw, through the shadows, the pack of foxes. Their pelts were mangy and hung from their lean frames. Their ribs jutted through russet fur, hard with muscle and fierce with hunger. She saw their yellow eyes shoot flames through the rain. Her legs kept her moving. Her heart howled and pleaded for them to stop.
Run.
She closed her eyes. The mist of panic was closing around her. Her body went numb with cold. She could feel herself moving. Suddenly her gaze snapped open and she was in a rock-strewn clearing, facing the foxes. They pushed their way through the brambles, their lips curling up to reveal yellow fangs. She had done it. She had finally faced her fate, faced her mistakes. She would never have to live with them now. She would never have to live.
They approached her, their powerful legs rippling. Fear rooted her to the ground. She waited. Ears pricked in curiosity, the leader, a massive red fox, made a face almost like a sneer and lunged for her. She stayed still and she fell. Pain throbbed in her head as she hit a sharp rock and began to drift away. Darkness enclosed her vision.
As her mind became laced with black and she fell into unconsciousness, a beam of moonlight slid between the clouds and landed on her. She was a cat, golden-yellow in fur, touched with ginger. One eye cracked open. It was violet, brilliant, silver-flecked, deep, violet. She fell limp again and the foxes stalked away. Through the darkness and the downpour, they hadn't realized how large their prey was. They left her for dead, left her to open her eyes and start again.
Sorry that was really short...I promise the chapters get longer. Hope you enjoyed, and don't forget to review!