Allegiances:
ThunderClan:
Leader: Poppystar- Yellow tabby she-cat with white paws, muzzle, and a white tipped tail; Blue eyes
Deputy: Timberfoot- Big gray and brown tabby tom with green eyes
Apprentice: Lakepaw
Medicine Cat: Lightpool- Tan and white tabby she-cat with blue eyes
Apprentice: Softpaw
Warriors:
Thrushfeather- Russet tom with darker tabby markings
Raintail- Blue-gray she-cat with a white tipped tail and blue eyes
Eagletalon- Brown and white tom with especially sharp claws and amber eyes
Mossheart- Black and white she-cat with blue eyes
Apprentice: Barleypaw
Tigerstripe- Black tom with a lighter gray stripe down his back and green eyes
Graystorm- Burly gray tom with amber eyes
Newttail- Petite gray she-cat with green eyes
Badgerfang- Handsome mottled tom with a white underbelly and amber eyes
Wildfur- Tufty brown and red furred tom with green eyes
Nettleclaw- Gray tom with brown streaks and blue eyes
Queens:
Deerleap- Brown and white she-cat with amber eyes Kits: Skykit, Hazelkit, Dewkit, and Daisykit
Appleheart- Pretty russet and black she-cat with bright green eyes Kits: Kestrelkit, Brackenkit, Joey
Apprentices:
Lakepaw- Blue-gray she-cat with blue eyes
Softpaw- Fluffy white she-cat with blue eyes
Barleypaw- Big gray tabby with green eyes
Elders:
Ebonycloud- Once beautiful black she-cat with stunning blue eyes
Mousenose- Brown and gray tom with amber eyes
WindClan:
Leader: Quailstar- Gray and black she-cat with a white underbelly and green eyes
Deputy: Gorseheart- Sleek gray she-cat with bright blue eyes
Medicine Cat: Ravenwing- Lean black tom with amber eyes
Warriors:
Rosethorn- Pretty reddish white she-cat with blue eyes
Apprentice: Rabbitpaw
Shadefur- Light gray tom with amber eyes
Brightpool- White she-cat with brown patches and green eyes
Haresprint- Wire-coated brown tom with amber eyes
Mudears- White tom with brown ears and amber eyes
Apprentice: Crowpaw
Queens:
Leopardheart- Dappled brown she-cat with amber eyes Kits: Ivykit, Dapplekit, and Ashkit.
Elders:
Blazeclaw- Big russet and black mottled tom with amber eyes
Dogtail- Rough-pelted gray tom with blue eyes
RiverClan:
Leader: Runningstar- Gray tom with green eyes
Deputy: Rippleclaw- Thick-pelted brown tabby tom with dark amber eyes
Medicine Cat: Berryleaf- Pretty white she-cat with black spots and blue eyes
Warriors:
Reedtail- Russet tom with green eyes
Sweetwater- Light gray and white she-cat with green eyes
Apprentice: Fishpaw
Stonestream- Light gray and white she-cat with blue eyes
Lizardpelt- Dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Sparrowflight- Dark brown and black tom with green eyes
Magpiefur- Black and white tom with green eyes
Queens:
Redbreeze: Red she-cat with blue eyes
Littleminnow: Small brown tabby she-cat with green eyes Kits: Swiftkit, Brownkit
Elders:
Petalflame: Pale gray she-cat with amber eyes
ShadowClan:
Leader: Nightstar- Black tom with dull blue eyes
Deputy: Thornleaf- Dark brown she-cat with amber eyes
Medicine Cat: Barkpelt- Black and white tom with amber eyes
Apprentice: Rockpaw
Warriors:
Ambereyes- Dark gray she-cat with bright amber eyes
Stripepelt- Black tom with gray stripes and green eyes
Birchheart- White tom with black specks and amber eyes
Apprentice: Leafpaw
Toadjump- Brown tom with green eyes and powerful hind legs
Silverdawn- Pretty silver tabby she-cat with green eyes
Elders:
Twigclaw- Frail brown tom with amber eyes
Prelude:
An old brown and white she-cat moved silently through the snow, leaving a trail of prints. A moon hung low in the sky while a gentle breeze caressed her fur. Confidence radiated off the she-cat as she held her head high; she'd always loved leaf-bare. Everything was stripped down to reveal their modest, true selves as they underwent the cleansing process of rebirth.
A faint purr rumbled in her chest as she remembered how he liked green-leaf the most. He was the one who helped her see the beauty of green-leaf, insisting that everyone and everything reached its peak during this time. He always thought leaf-bare was the Dark Forest's season, draining the potential out of everything. She shook her head as she recalled his bored expression when she told him her views on leaf-bare. He had told her she thought way too much, and that her views sucked the fun out of everything.
Everything about him made her happy and more eager to get back to him. She hadn't seen him in seasons; it pained her to be away from him for so long. Even though it was wrong in every way possible, she still liked him more than she should. He always helped her through everything.
The deaths, the failure, the starvation, the wars, everything.
She still liked to think she was always there for him too. She wasn't the only one who had bad things happen to her, after all.
He had lost plenty of cats and battles; no cat was like the flawless fabled warriors the elders told kits about. They didn't exist.
As the old she-cat trudged through the snow, the cold seeped further up and into her bones. She paid it no heed, the memory of his handsome soot-colored pelt and his deep blue irises keeping her plenty warm.
Besides, she didn't need warmth where she was going.
She still couldn't believe that he had chosen her out of all the other doting she-cats. Nothing was out of the ordinary, her pelt was just as nice as any other ThunderClan she-cat's, yet he picked her. It still gave her sparks of happiness to know that; it willed her to go on after he stepped out.
She was nearly ready to greet him again, run through his territory with their pelts brushing. She wanted to race him again, have him mock her sluggishness. She wanted to climb a tree and tease him until he chased after her.
And somehow, she knew it was going to happen again. He would light her way, and she would light his way. Just like the good old days.
Her heart lurched, and not in the good way. The elements were getting to her, and there was no going back now. No one but him could save her now. Even if a clanmate got to her now, it would be far too late. She was succumbing to the cold, and she wasn't ready to. When she left, she was sure it was time, but now… she wasn't ready. She never told her deputy how important he was to her, or thank her medicine cat for all the times she took care of her, she never thanked her warriors for their services. She wasn't ready, but it was too late.
Her breathing thinned and grew shallower with every breath. The stars seemed to glow brighter, their radiance enrapturing her. She collapsed onto the earth, scattering little sparkles of frost in her wake.
"No… not… ready… yet… please…." She murmured, sucking in another raspy breath.
Her eyes slowly started to close as StarClan rebuked her pleads. She was going now, and not even he could delay her departure any more.
A familiar warmth filled her when she felt the touch of his muzzle rubbing against hers. She gave a light purr as her body gave one last violent shudder. It was over now.
Sorry it was so short! (All my preludes tend to be short) The next one will be longer (:
~Spotty