Hey I know what you are all thinking! This girl posting on FanFiction owns Warriors, but sadly she does not :( The lovely 'Erin Hunter' Team does.
Cursed at Birth
Allegiances
Raging clan
Leader
Swanstar ~shorthaired white she-cat, with green eyes
Deputy
Sandstone~ pale ginger she-cat with blue eyes and black paws
Medicine Cat
Spottedowl~ young dark brown tom, with white paws
Apprentice: Oakpaw
Warriors: (Toms and she-cats without kits)
Thornheart~ light brown tabby tom, senior warrior
Apprentice: Vinepaw
Lionsong~ golden brown tom
Apprentice: Wildpaw
Snowspots~ white and gray she-cat
Yellowfern~ tortoiseshell she-cat with a thick tail
Apprentice: Reedpaw
Toadpelt~ Dark tabby tom
Snaketooth~ ginger tom with green eyes and white paws
Frostclaw~ Light blue she-cat
Flamefur~ red tom with gray eyes
Graytail~ gray tom with blue eyes
Apprentices
Oakpaw~ light brown tom (littermates Reedpaw and Wildpaw)
Mentor: Spottedowl
Reedpaw~ red, brown tom with yellow eyes
Mentor: Yellowfern
Wildpaw~ Dark gray tom
Mentor: Lionsong
Vinepaw~ Carmel she-cat with blue eyes (littermates none)
Mentor: Thornheart
Nursery
Squirrelstripe~ light ginger tabby (mother of Vinepaw)
Nightheart~ black with gray eyes (mother of Oakpaw, Reedpaw, Wildpaw)
Specklestorm~ brown tabby with brown eyes *expecting
Dawnshadow~ blue with green eyes *expecting
Elder
Darktail~ dark blue tom, deaf in one ear
Stromwhisker~ old she-cat yellow coat
Leaftail~ 17 year old she-cat
Brokenleg~ black tom, with twisted legs
Mouseriver~ Ugly calico she-cat
Dusk Clan
Leader
Redstar~ Dark red velvet she-cat
Deputy
Weaselface~ dusty brown tom
Medicine Cat
Littlefox~ Dark ginger tom with blue eyes
Warriors
Darkshadow~ Black tom, with red eyes
Apprentice: Antpaw
Sweetsong~ Light silver she-cat with brown eyes
Bumbletail~ Brown and white tabby tom
Apprentice: Willowpaw
Talonfoot~ Dark gray tom with yellow eyes
Trustheart~ Brown tom with pale white eyes
Apprentice: Blizzardpaw
Apprentices
Antpaw~ Dark brown tom with yellow eyes
Mentor: Darkshadow
Willowpaw~ light silver she-cat
Mentor: Bumbletail
Blizzardpaw~ white she-cat
Mentor: Trustheart
Nursery
Mistynose~ long haired black
~Kits Lightningkit, Dewkit, and Rosekit
Moth~ brown tabby *expecting
Elders
Goldenlight~ Blind she-cat with soft golden coat
Breeze Clan
Leader
Bronzestar~ Brown faced tom with a black coat
Deputy
Robinleap~ blue she-cat
Medicine Cat
Windstorm~ light cream tom
Apprentice: Lilypaw
Warriors
Cloverpool~ Calico she-cat
Apprentice: Crowpaw
Heavyclaw~ long haired yellow tom
Smallbreeze~ tortoiseshell she-cat
Berrydust~ Blue tom former kittypet
Apprentices
Lilypaw~ light gray she-cat
Mentor: Windstorm
Crowpaw~ Black tom with a white muzzle
Mentor Cloverpool
Nursery
Silverwhisker~ Silver and black *expecting
Heatherwhip~ Golden cat with blue eyes *expecting
Elder
Twotails~ usual she-cat with two tails
Hazelblaze~ Golden she-cat with honey colored eyes
Cindermoon~ Honey colored tom
Russetleaf~ Old ginger she-cat former Raging Clan warrior
Stream clan
Leader
Runningstar~ light caramel tom
Deputy
Brightlake~ tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes
Medicine Cat
Ashfall~ Dark gray tom
Warriors
Splashtail~ Calico she-cat
Apprentice: Pouncepaw
Pebblecloud~ Gray she-cat with a white underbelly
Rainstone~ Light blue tom
Summerdrop~ yellow she-cat with blue, green eyes
Apprentice: Bravepaw
Apprentices
Pouncepaw~ Light brown tabby she-cat
Mentor: Splashtail
Bravepaw~ Dark orange tom with yellow eyes
Mentor: Summerdrop
Nursery
Swiftstream~ light brown
~kits Riverkit, and Otterkit
Flowerspots~ fawn colored she-cat with brown eyes
~Smokekit, Sparrowkit, Icekit, and Owlkit
Elders
Foxjump~ Ugly tom, former kittypet
Olivesnap~ greenish gray she-cat
Others
Fox~ Red colored she-cat markings like a fox, sister is Shade
Shade~ Light ginger she-cat white underside, sister is Fox
Mamma~ Fox, enemy to clans
Shimmerscar~ Red she-cat with white markings, former Raging Clan member
Harry~ Ginger tom, kittypet
Oscar~ annoying kittypet
Prologue
The sun was drawing an end to the clear sunny day. The cool day of newleaf was peaceful everywhere. Running at a slow pace, a round queen ready to give birth, stopped, huffing near a large rock. "Harry!" she called through gasps.
The harsh sun was bearing down on her. A cool wind blew at her red coat, threatening to blow her over. Sweat caked her pads. She laid herself down behind the rock, for protection, hiding from the sun. "Harry," she yowled again. This time she was more desperate. She checked her surroundings for any signs of danger; nothing was threatening her at the moment. She was safe, for now.
When looking around she spotted a small puddle a few fox-lengths away. Heaving her body upwards, she wobbled over to the puddle. She bent her head down to drink. She felt the cool water quench her dried throat. The water dribbled down from her mouth and onto the dry grass. She placed herself back under the safety of the rock, as a cramp hit her like a wave.
Her eyes grew huge. "Oh Starclan, please have Harry find me soon," she begged. "I don't want to be alone." A yelp escaped her lips as another ripple of pain consumed her body. Wishing she had a stick to clamp down on, to help with her pain.
Yelping loudly the queen slowly and painfully was giving birth. The sun set behind the hills, as if nothing was wrong in its perfect world. Cream and orange light danced on the flowing grass that swayed in the wind. Robbins whistling in the sky, calmly then scattered at the next yowl produced by the queen.
The queen's head slumped down to the ground, all her energy sucked away. Her eyes felt heavy, and they began to slowly drop over her eyes. Just then the queen gave a large push in a last effort. A wet bundle slid out and the queen licked her kit immediately. Licking the kit gingerly, she realized that it was a female. She felt encouraged by her first kit, to keep going, and she pushed on.
Soon after another wet bundle followed the first, it was another female. Cursing the queen tried to push out an unexpected third kit. The small meows and squeaks of her other two kits kept her going. "Oh, my sweet girls… I fear… that maybe I won't be able to stay with you," the female screeched loudly.
Not long after a handsome red tom appeared. "Shimmerscar? Why haven't you warned me of your kitting," he scolded, but took a glance at her and instantly went to her side. She growled sourly at him. He grabbed the two kits and cleaned them quickly. One was red like himself, with odd black and white points, and the other was a light ginger that reminded him of their mother, both of them she-cats.
"My love, Harry, I cannot stay…with you and the girls," she panted. "Promise me…" she closed her eyes in pain. "That they cannot join the clan," she growled out the word clan. "They will be shunned just like I was," she paused, "Like I am."
"Shimmerscar," he paused. "I don't have much of a choice." He whimpered in sadness. "My twolegs won't allow it." He rubbed his muzzle against hers. She backed her muzzle away, out of his reach.
"I've named them… Fox an… and Sh-Shade," she cried. "Fox is the red one and Shade is the light ginger one," panting her last few breaths. The last kit slid out. It was a dead tom. Shimmerscar's eyes slowly rolled back. Her body slumped away from her kits. Silence was the only thing heard in the forest. Even the birds fell quiet.
Harry walked towards the dead queen. "Shimmerscar? Shimmerscar, no. Please get up," he prodded her with his nose. "I don't know what to do. I am not a father; I don't know how this works." He licked his mate's cheek. "My love, this is what we get," he wailed. "Starclan blames us. I made you break the warrior code. It is all my fault." He looked to his kits and growled. "No, it's not my fault, it's yours!" He accused.
An angry yowl escaped Harry's mouth, "your fault. It's your entire fault." He snarled at the two kits. Harry's bright green eyes turned to a cold forest green. The kits wailed. Their eyes not open yet, nor their ears.
He pushed Shimmerscar's body away from the two wailing kits. "It's okay," he whispered to his dead mate. "You can rest now. Your journey ended here. I will always love you. Forgive me, but I cannot care for the kits that lead to your death." He buried their mother under the earth. "Shut up!" he hiss at the noisy kits. He picked up the dead kit's small damp body. He used his paws to dig a small hole. Placing the tom carefully inside, then brushed earth on top of the kit.
He turned to leave. He sniffed the air, within a second he scenting a fox. He picked up the kits and brought them towards the fox scent in hope of the fox disposing of the kits he now hated. Dropping them roughly on the forest floor, they both squeaked in shock. "Good-bye Fox and Shade."
Both kits cried loudly. He kept on walking, ignoring their cries. His head held high as he returned to his twolegs. His heavy footsteps slowly vanished into nothing. Both of the kits stomachs growled loudly, and then they wailed due to hunger pangs.
After an hour the kits began to fall ill, due to hunger and out of coldness. Fox wailed loudly. Then Shade joined in. Her voice was drowned out by a rustling noise. A big black nose popped out of the ferns. The black nose sniffed each bundle carefully. Then the animal that owned the black nose stepped out of the bush, revealing a female fox. She smelled of milk and moss. The kits stomachs growled louder. The mother fox winced in sadness at the poor kits. The fox sniffed the air once more checking for a mother to the kits, finding none. Picking them both up by the scruff she carried them to her den. The small kits bounced in her huge jaws. Moments later they were at the beginning of a tunnel.
The fox barked several times before entering the den. Once inside three small, week old fox pups faces could be seen in the dim like. Placing the kits down beside her own pups, she lay next to them protecting them with her body. She licked each pup then kit on the head. Both kittens purred at the little attention they had been given since birth.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Note 7-19-2013
~ I rewrote this, I know its not a huge difference, but I was told I should be more descriptive. I hope this is better. I will be editing the second chapter too.
My first fan fiction :D
For those of you whom saw this same story as CURSED BEAUTY, its just going to be continued on this account not Foxshade333. My thanks goes out to my first reviewer SmokeyStorm. YOU made my whole day!