Laurel padded through the densely wooded area. The scents were already overwhelming her nose.

Who knew that yarrow had a really strong scent?

After being abandoned by her twolegs on the side of a monsterpath, she was very wary and scared.

Laurel remebered the little girl's crying face as she stared out the window, her face pressed onto the glass. She knew that while the little girl loved her, her father absolutely despised her.

Laurel remebered the father glaring hatefully at her and hitting and kicking her at every chance. She should've realized that she was going to be left sooner or later.

Crawling under a bush, Laurel scrapped a makeshift nest together in order to escape the cold, bombarding rain.

The wind snaked it's cold, thin arms into her fur.

Laurel sighed. Why was she given such a rotten life? Her father never payed attention to her, her mother hated her for looking like another tom, and her siblings just bullied her!

It wasn't her fault for being the runt of the litter and liking to keep herself thin! Or what about her fur color? So what if she was black and white!

Icy blue eyes narrowed to keep the glistening tears from falling.

A twig snapped forcefully and Laurel looked up in alarm.

A big wild cat stood in front of her bush. He had distrusting yellow eyes and grey tabby pelt.

"Hey now. Don't you be afraid. You're safe," he mewed in a kind tone.

Laurel looked up at him with big, watering eyes and shivered.

"My name is Birchpool. I am the medicine cat of Darkclan. Are you alright?" He asked.

Gulping audibly, she whimpered in a trembling voice, "My name is Laurel. My old owners abandoned me."

The medicine cat tsked in a disapproving tone. He turned his head and looked to the side.

"Since you're obviously under six moons old, you'll have to come with me. I am sure with how little kits we've had in the past year you'll be welcomed," he said in commanding voice.

Turning,his gaze back onto the she-kit, he smiled and said, "You'll always be welcome in Darkclan."

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And that my friends is the first challenge for Darkclan.