I do not own Warriors. I am not Erin Hunter. Thanks Swiftpaw Spirit for the names Nightwanderer and Darkeyes with the Clans LostClan and DarkClan.
A/N Yes, I know I make a lot of fanfics without finishing the others, but that's how I am. Hopefully this one will be long and I won't get writers block. –knock on wood-
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Chapter one: The Night Is Mine
A cat sat in a clearing, a black kit at her paws. The older one looked around. She had gray, black, and brown fur with a white underbelly. The kit at her paws was jet black and had puffy fur. The older cat's eyes were dark blue mixed with purple and another exotic color which I cannot think of right now. The smaller one's eyes were dark green mixed with a stormy grey.
The older one's ears swiveled and she snapped her gaze to a tree as another cat stepped through the bushes and into the clearing.
"Brushfire, why did you ask me to come?" the tom asked?"
Brushfire left the kit and walked over to the new cat. "My mother can no longer take care of Nightkit, Brokenpelt. Thanks Florence Pinky-poo. Please take her. I have no milk. If I did, I would take care of her."
Brokenpelt looked uneasy. "But…" he said.
"Please," she begged. "She'll die."
Brokenpelt looked at Nightkit, who looked up at him and stumbled over to him. She mewled and fell on his paws, yawning. She fell asleep.
He smiled warmly and looked back up at Brushfire. "Okay."
Brushfire smiled nuzzled him. "Thank you," she said.
Brokenpelt said nothing, but licked her cheek. He picked the kit up, and carried her to his Clan.
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Eight moons later.
Nightpaw walked out of apprentices' den and shook her fur. She was nine moons old today.
"Nightpaw!" a cat called. "We need you on a patrol!"
"Okay!" she called back. She ran over to the group of cats. Her mentor looked at her.
"Ready?" she asked.
"Yes, Diamondfrost."
"Then let's go," Diamondfrost said. She led the patrol out of the camp.
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They walked back to the camp, Nightpaw carrying many pieces of fresh-kill. She laid them down on the pile, and then started grooming her fur.
"Hey, Nightpaw!" Lightfeather said, coming up.
"Hi," she said.
"I hear you're going to be a warrior soon," the medicine cat said.
"Really?!" Nightpaw said, jumping up.
"Shh. You're not supposed to know."
She smiled and licked his cheek, then said, "The Gathering's tonight. Do you know who's going?"
Before Lightfeather could say anything, Cloudstar leapt onto the HighBranch. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath the HighBranch for a Clan meeting."
The cats walked over, looking up at their leader.
"As we all know, the Gathering is tonight. The cats I will take with me are Lightfeather, Nightpaw, Littlesky, Snakepaw, Furystorm –deputy-, and Silverpaw."
Cloudstar jumped down from the HighBranch and walked out of the camp, the chosen cats following.
Snakepaw walked beside Nightpaw. "So…" he said.
"Hi," she said, glancing at him. He was very handsome, with white, grey, and black fur. His teeth were extra sharp, along with his claws.
"I was wondering… after the Gathering, we could sneak off and hunt together?"
"Umm… sure…" she said.
Their conversation was cut off as their leader signaled for them to go into the Clearing.
They ran to the other cats in the Clearing, striking up conversations with cats from other Clans.
Nightpaw sat by herself, looking around, then groomed her fur. I wish I had someone to talk to….
As if on cue, a silvery black cat with a fluffy-ish coat came over. His deep blue eyes looked at her.
"Hi," he said. "I'm Darkpaw."
She looked up and thought, Oh my StarClan!!! He's so hot!!!!
"Uhh… h-hi! I'm… I'm… I'm Nightpaw!"
His whiskers twitched in amusement, then said, "I'm from LostClan. What about you?"
"I'm from DarkClan."
"Hmm…" Darkpaw said. "What a shame."
"Why's it a shame?" she asked.
"Because if you were in LostClan, we could've hunted together sometime."
He walked away.
"Does he like me?" she whispered to herself.
She sat through the rest of the Gathering, thinking about him.
As the cats left, she walked over to Snakepaw. "Time to hunt," she said quietly.
"Let's go," he said.
They ran off, all thoughts of Darkpaw swept from Nightpaw's mind.
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