Shadedream's Destiny Ch. 1
"From now on, you will be known as Shadedream. Starclan welcomes your mysterious aura and beauty, as well as your spectacular ability of hunting and fighting skills." Foxstar's voice echoed out. "Shadedream! Shadedream!" the clan cats called out, welcoming the new warrior into the clan. This beautiful, black furred she cat with white paws and white tipped tail only licked her fur embarrassingly after the whole warrior ceremony. Tonight she would stand vigil and prove to her clan she would be a great warrior and serve the clan well.
"Im so proud of you, Shadedream!" Olivefur purred loudly, brushing her daughters broad shoulders with her tail. Shadedream purred proudly, nodding to her and walking off. She headed towards the nursery nonchalantly. "Already wanting kits eh, Shadedream?" Goldfeather meowed out loudly, his tail waving in amusement. Shadedream laughed and shook her head, heading into the nursery.
The tiny shrieks of hungry kits brightened Shadedream's young heart. She wasn't quite ready to grow up yet, but then again, she couldn't possibly wait. "Hey, Shadedream." A silver furred she cat mumbled sleepily, her kits suckling quietly. "Oh, hey Silverflower, you're the one I was looking for." Shadedream stared own at the two kits nuzzling their mother's lower stomach softly with their tiny paws. A small tortieshell she cat and slightly bigger, brown, fluffy tabby tom next to her. None of them looked like their mother, Shadedream concluded. They all looked like their father, Barkclaw, a black and brown tom. He was a senior warrior with much battle experience.
"What are there names again?" A senior queen asked loudly, over the noise of her noisy kits. "The she cat is Robinkit, and the tom Pricklekit." Silverflower meowed proudly. Shadedream purred in amusement as Pricklekit shoved his mom's tongue away and rolled over to Shadedream's paws helplessly. Shadedream rolled the kit back gently wth her paw, listening to it's soft squeaks. Shadedream said goodbye to the two queens and walked out at the evening came upon the camp. The camp was live with activity. The deputy, Pebblefur was talking with Foxstar and his mate Rabbiteye while eating a shrew. The lone elder in the clan, Jump-pelt, was enjoying a lively conersation with a small apprentice, probably rambling on about old tails of ancient Nightclan. Shadedream, studying the camp, jumped as a gentle tail touch landed on her shoulder. She turned around to see her sleek brown friend, Cederflight. He smiled at her and sat next to her. "Hey Shadedream." He said happily, relaxed to be near her. Shadedream nodded to him and got up quickly, taking a rabbit from the fresh kill pile and bounded back over, dropping it. "We share!" Shadedream meowed chldishly.
Cederflight tore off a piece of the rabbit and gnawed on it. Shadedream took more gentle bites, savoring the tangy taste of the kill. Cederflight kept glancing slightly at Shadedream, then looking away before she could even notice she was being watched. After the two finished their meal, Shadedream got up to head towards the entrance if the camp, getting ready to stand vigil. Cederflight stopped her slightly. "Um, thanks. Maybe tomorrow morning we can hunt together?" He asked hopefully, licking his paws nervously. "I'm sorry, but I think I'm gonna sleep after I'm done with my vigil. Maybe when I'm up afterwards." Shadedream said calmly, heading back into the direction she was focusing on. "Oh.. Well, okay!" Cederflight called out as the she cat walked off. Not looking back, Shadedream sat down and stared ahead blankly. Foxstar passed by and nodded in approval.
So many things ran through Shadedream's mind that whole night. Either way, if she was keeping vigil or not, she wouldn't have been able to sleep. She wanted to participate in all clan activities now. She could fight foxes and badgers, protect the borders, go on patrols all the time, help defend the camp from other infamous clan groups, and even get her own apprentice. She glanced around, her gaze hovering over a moving bush. Getting prepared for something like a fox or what not to pop out, Shadedream tensed up, digging her claws into the soft earth beneath her. A small pale cat popped out of the bushes. Snowpelt; Shadedream nodded to the small warrior as she past by. Snowpelt brushed her pelt against Shadedream's while walking by. Snowpelt was always staying ot late, hunting as her permanant excuse.
"You're done now, Shadedream." Thornfoot, the deputy meowed, beckoning with his tail. Shadedream released a huge sigh and padded off to the warriors den, avoiding the crowd in the camp. Streampaw and Featherpaw walked out of the camp with their mentors Heathertail and Daisystreak, talking loudly. "I wanna learn to fight!" Streampaw meowed loudly, Featherpaw lashing her tail in agreement. "Not yet, Streampaw." Daisystreak grunted, annoyed. Heathertail, the more calm one touched both of the apprentices, one at a time, with her tail. "Daisystreak' right. We need to have you master hunting skills first," Heathertail paused for a second. "besides, you only recently started your training."
Laying down, Shadedream closed her eyes, letting the darkness drag her into sleep. She didn't dream anything, but she could hear noises. Shreiks, cries. She heard a familiar meow, though she couldn't quite place who it was. Then she heard familiar cries around her. They were her clanmates! Shadedream stiffened in terror when she had heard her own cry. "Stupid she cat... Thought you could be the clan's hero? Just remember, this is all YOUR fault..." The voice said menacingly. Shadedream jolted awake when the sound of a the cat's gurgle sounded, as if her throat was slit right open. Shadedream, shaking, sat up and licked at her fur, trying to calm herself down.
Thickfur, her father, walked in. He lashed his tail at the sight of his daughter trembling. "What happened?! Did you have a bad dream?" Thickfur growled, pacing in place. "I-I'm fine, Thickfur." Shadedream muttered, finally getting her fur to lay flat. "No, you obviously aren't. What in Starclan happened, Shadedream?" He asked, hoping to get an answer he wanted. "Nothing. I'm fine. I guess I just got cold." Shadedream reassured, forcing herself to stop shaking. Unconvinced, the fluffly black tom walked out, glancing back at Shadedream.
