Disclaimer: I do not own Warriors!

A/N: This is Boulder's story, and I just put the Allegiances here so you will have a better understanding of the characters. :)


~Allegiances~

~Clans~

BloodClan

ShadowClan

ThunderClan

RiverClan

WindClan

~BloodClan Cats~ (partial)

Boulder- skinny gray tom with a torn ear and blue eyes

Scourge- small black tom with one white paw; leader of BloodClan

Bone- massive black-and-white tom; hate's Boulder and is next-in-line for his position

Fawn- beautiful dark ginger she-cat with a white dash on her chest and paws; Scourge's original mate

Star- extremely beautiful pale white she-cat with electric blue eyes; Boulder's mate

Mouse- brown tabby tom with black stripes; Boulder's friend

Needle- skinny brown tom with shifty pale yellow eyes; Boulder's uncle

Snake- black-and-white tom with green eyes; formerly Hoot

Ice- black-and-white tom with amber eyes; formerly Jumper

Barley- black-and-white tom with blue eyes

Violet- pretty gray she-cat with a purplish glow

~ShadowClan Cats~ (partial)

LEADER-

Brokenstar- longhaired dark brown tabby tom

DEPUTY-

Blackfoot- large white tom with huge jet-black paws

MEDICINE CAT-

Runningnose- small gray-and-white tom

WARRIORS-

Russetfur- dark ginger she-cat with green eyes

~ThunderClan Cats~ (partial)

LEADER-

Bluestar- blue-gray she-cat, tinged with silver around her muzzle

DEPUTY-

Redtail- small tortoiseshell tom with a distinctive ginger tail

MEDICINE CAT-

Spottedleaf- beautiful dark tortoiseshell she-cat with a distinctive dappled coat

~RiverClan Cats~ (partial)

LEADER-

Crookedstar- huge light-colored tabby with a twisted jaw

DEPUTY-

Oakheart- reddish brown tom

~WindClan Cats~ (partial)

LEADER-

Tallstar- black-and-white tom with a very long tail

DEPUTY-

Deadfoot- black tom with a twisted paw


Prologue

Fading With Memories

I looked up and around and I could see the lake. It was a beautiful sight. The sun set in the distance as I could remember the dreaded past that had haunted me for moons after.

The sounds of nervous paw-steps sounded behind me and I glanced over my shoulder to see my good friend, Russetfur.

"Hey," I greeted conversationally turning back to the lake.

She padded up and sat down beside me. "It's beautiful," she purred licking her forepaw. "Blackstar's been looking for you."

I sighed. "Blackstar's just gonna have to wait for right now," I replied. "I don't feel so good. . ." I mewed my voice trailing off uneasily.

She turned her head and looked at me with anxious green eyes. "Boulder," she mewed my name with an antagonized voice. "What's wrong?"

I was already gone. I collapsed onto the ground gasping for breath. My heart slowed and my breathing went shallow as I fought death's icy breath as it pricked at my paws tugging at them.

"Boulder!" she cried. "Hold on! Stay here, I'm gonna go get Littlecloud!" she told me before pelting off toward the ShadowClan camp. I watched her go and I managed a smile as I watched her beautiful figure fade away into the forest.

I lay on the ground wriggling in pain and then the pain began to dim as I felt paw-steps approaching from where Russetfur had disappeared. She brought our Medicine Cat, Littlecloud.

The small tom's ginger fur was glimmering in the sunlight as he came over to me and gave me a once over before my eyes rolled back in my head.

I took my last few breaths before fading away into the blackness. . .

I woke in a misty place, as my eyes adjusted to the light I saw nothing but a barren landscape around me. I saw a light shining down from above and then I saw a dark hole welling up at my paws I jumped for the light and I was caught in the ray.

My spirit-body was lifted up beyond the clouds and into a beautiful place where cats were waiting for me. There she was. My beautiful Star. Her white fur shining and her ginger patches on her shoulders and sides still her beautiful trademark as well as the ginger patch on her left eye.

I smiled as I was unable to do nothing else. She purred and padded up and put her head between my head and shoulder but not touching my neck. "I've been waiting for you forever, Boulder," she meowed relieved.

"I'm sorry, Star. I didn't have a choice in the matter," I purred joyful just to hear her sweet voice.

When she pulled away I still had her sweet fragrance on my pelt, but then I remembered Russetfur. The cat I had come to love while I was away from my Star.

I looked down through the clouds and saw her crying over my lifeless body and I felt guilt creep into me.

"Don't worry, Boulder," Star's reassuring voice whispered.

"She'll be with us soon. Come. They've been expecting you in StarClan."


A/N: Okay, so this is a novella basically of this other Warriors FanFic I wrote called "Rags to Riches" and it was about Russetfur's life. I won't be posting it here because the document is no longer on my computer and it wasn't that good... *shifty face* But let me give you a basic rundown of the plot:

Boulder was born in BloodClan he was associated with it, we all know that. Well I took it one step further and made him Scourge's apprentice, which you'll see. You'll catch on as it continues, and after he leaves BloodClan, he falls in love with Russetfur in the forest, but Russetfur is Blackfoot/star's mate. So, that's that.

I don't own Warriors in anyway. I wrote this about a year and a half ago when I still had my laptop and it's probably not too good, but you decide that for yourself. Please be gentle, but R & R please. :)