Allegiances
DarkClan
Leader: Ashstar - dark gray tom with amber eyes
Deputy: Rockfur - dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Medicine Cat: Quailnose - small brown and white she-cat
Warriors:
Birchtail - light gray, almost white she-cat with amber eyes
Apprentice: Eaglepaw
Mudwhisker - dark brown mottled tabby tom with amber eyes
Rabbitfur - dusky brown tom with long back legs
Apprentice: Shrewpaw
Mothpelt - silver tabby she-cat with green eyes
Apprentice: Owlpaw
Raintail - gray and white tom with amber eyes
Cedarpool - dark brown she-cat with blue eyes
Alderfern - light brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes
Aspenfur - light gray tom with amber eyes
Apprentices:
Eaglepaw - large brown tom with patches of white mixed in his fur
Shrewpaw - dusky brown tom with amber eyes
Owlpaw - light brown she-cat with amber eyes
Queens:
Splashfur - tortoiseshell and white she-cat with blue eyes; mother of Brightkit and Foxkit by Mudwhisker, nursing Rosekit
Brookstream - silver she-cat with green eyes; expecting Ashstar's kits
Kits:
Brightkit - tortoiseshell and white she-cat with blue eyes
Foxkit - reddish brown tom with amber eyes
Rosekit - light silvery gray she-cat with yellow eyes
Elders:
Antwhisker - very small black tom with a single white ear-tip
Briarstorm - brown mottled she-cat with amber eyes
LeafClan
Leader: Jaystar - dark gray she-cat with amber eyes
Apprentice: Thornpaw
Deputy: Kestreltalon - mottled dark brown tom with amber eyes
Medicine Cat: Squirrelwhisker - small dark gray she-cat with amber eyes
Warriors:
Reedtail - golden brown tabby tom
Riverwind - blue-gray she-cat with amber eyes
Apprentice: Firepaw
Sootpelt - dark gray, almost black tom
Apprentice: Mousepaw
Lightningstrike - dark ginger tom with green eyes
Tinybird - small white she-cat
Apprentice: Ivypaw
Lilyfur - gray-dappled she-cat with amber eyes
Buzzardwind - large ginger and white tom
Cherrynose - ginger she-cat
Apprentices:
Mousepaw - gray tom with white paws, muzzle and tail-tip
Ivypaw - lighter gray she-cat with amber eyes
Thornpaw - dark ginger tom with green eyes
Firepaw - ginger she-cat with green eyes
Queens:
Poppyclaw - reddish she-cat with amber eyes
Icepool - silvery white she-cat with blue eyes
Elders:
Hazelfoot - light brown she-cat with amber eyes
Volefur - light brown tabby tom
Clan Territories:
DarkClan is similar to ShadowClan, in a way. They live among the pine trees but prefer hunting during the day, and prey mostly on lizards, frogs, and small rodents. Their hunting grounds are widespread because they live further away from LeafClan, but at one point their boundaries do connect.
LeafClan is similar to ThunderClan and SkyClan. They hunt among the trees and are excellent at jumping from branch to branch like squirrels. They hunt a variety of birds and small rodents, and sometimes even fish in the creek during leafbare when prey is more scarce.
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Prologue
It had started out as a normal relationship between any kit. Brightkit was always the more popular in the nursery, while Rosekit was always shunned because of her mother's death. Splashfur was kind enough to take Rosekit in as a kit, but that was it. She treated her like any other random cat in the forest, and often found herself bullying poor Rosekit. But Brightkit was always there for her, sticking up for her.
She never thought much about the promise they had made one day. Brightkit was just playing with Foxkit, Owlkit, Shrewkit and Eaglekit when it happened. Rosekit's own father had tried to attack her. He blamed her for her mother's death, and left her mentally scarred. Brightkit had felt more pity for Rosekit than she would ever admit. After all no kit deserved to be treated that way.
So Brightkit took it upon herself to provide comfort for Rosekit. She never realized just how abusive Rosekit's father was until noticing the wounds on her face. Rosekit had tried covering them with dirt, as her father had instructed. But Brightkit wasn't blind enough to miss it.
"You need to see Quailnose about those wounds," she insisted as Rosekit tried hiding her face. Her eye now had an ugly claw mark over it. Brightkit wished there was a way to fix that, but unfortunately Rosekit would carry that scar for the rest of her life.
"I-I can't," Rosekit mewed, her voice quivering as she looked away. "Quailnose will just get angry with me for distracting her. She always does." Finally Rosekit looked down at the ground. Brightkit's face faltered when she saw that Rosekit was actually shaking.
"Then I'll go get the herbs myself," she meowed determinedly. Rosekit finally looked at Brightkit in surprise, but by the time she did, the other kit was already gone.
Brightkit trotted over to the medicine cat's den, determination and anger written all over her face. Camp was large considering how many cats were in the Clan. The warrior's den was closer to the nursery to provide the queen's better protection. And the apprentice's den was close to the elder's den for the same reason. The medicine cat's den was right next to Ashstar's den, making it seem very organized. In reality it wasn't.
She had watched the apprentices struggle with their daily chores because of the elder's constant complaints. They always seemed to think that they were the best. Brightkit had seen how exhausted they were by the end of the day.
With a shake of her head, Brightkit finally reached the medicine cat's den. Sure enough Quailnose was inside, sorting through a pile of bitter-tasting herbs. Brightkit took a deep breath before making her presence known. Quailnose had a nasty habit of turning cats down before she even turned to face them.
"What?" the medicine cat grumbled before she finally looked down at Brightkit. Her expression softened at the sight of the young kit, much to her relief. "Brightkit, I hope that nothing has happened," she muttered with a shake of her head.
"No, I'm okay," Brightkit reassured her. "But my brother ended up getting thorns stuck in his pelt, and he tried clawing them off." Brightkit swallowed as she tried to come up with a good explanation. She wasn't the best liar in the world. "Now he's bleeding, and mother wanted me to fetch some herbs for him."
Quailnose was almost instantly suspicious. Brightkit felt her fur bristling slightly as she wondered if Quailnose believed her.
"Very well," she sighed after giving it some thought. "What herbs do you think he will need?" Brightkit looked at Quailnose fearfully. She knew nothing about herbs or their uses. Quailnose only smirked in amusement before turning to her pile of leaves. "Don't worry, I am only joking," she purred. Brightkit let out a sigh of relief she didn't know she was holding. Once Quailnose returned with her herbs she gave Brightkit instructions on how to apply them. "Chew them into a poultice and rub them into the wound, it will sting for a while, but the poultice will definitely help."
Brightkit nodded and accepted the herbs without hesitation. She was thankful Quailnose hadn't questioned her true motives. With all that was said and done, Brightkit returned to the nursery to find Rosekit still sitting there. She still kept her face hidden, but Rosekit's eyes widened at the sight of Brightkit.
"Splashfur saw my face," Rosekit whispered as Brightkit got closer. "She said now my name matches my personality... she wants Ashstar to change my name so that it fits my face."
Pity swelled within Brightkit, along with sheer rage towards her mother. How dare Splashfur make such a suggestion? Rosekit was no different from the rest of them! Brightkit pressed forward and chewed the herbs she had taken into a poultice. She nearly gagged at the bitter taste, but once she was finished she struggled to apply them to Rosekit's wounds. The silver kit flinched at every touch, so Brightkit had to be extra cautious.
"I won't let that happen," Brightkit reassured her. "And I know that Ashstar won't let it happen either. He's got a good heart." At least that was what Brightkit hoped. She wasn't sure how Ashstar would react to her mother's suggestion.
"A-Are you sure?" Rosekit asked.
"Of course," Brightkit promised. Then another idea crossed her mind, one that would forever change their fate. "Hey, Rosekit?" Rosekit looked at her curiously as she went on, "What if I were to become leader? Than you wouldn't have to worry about the Clan treating you the way they do."
For the first time in moons, Brightkit saw amusement gleam in Rosekit's not swollen eye.
"Well, maybe I'll become leader and change the way things are," she meowed. "And if I were to become leader, you would be my deputy."
"And I'd do the same for you," Brightkit chimed in.
"Then it's settled," Rosekit murmured. "No matter what, one of us will be the deputy."
AN: So this is an idea that's been running through my head as of late. I couldn't resist typing it up just to see what fellow readers will think of it. The first few chapters might be short, just to warn you. But they will get longer as time moves on, that much I promise ;)