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Allegiances

TREECLAN

Leader: Eaglestar-large gray tom with white paws and green eyes
Apprentice: Falconpaw

Deputy: Redcloud-large red tom with a white chest and leaf-green eyes

Medicine Cat: Fireshade-orange she-cat with dark amber eyes; white paws, tail-tip, and underbelly

Warriors

Larkfall-handsome golden tabby tom with green eyes

Leafwave-gray tom with one white paw and blue eyes

Finchwing-gray tabby tom with white paws, and white 'V' on face. Dark blue eyes
Apprentice: Poolpaw

Cloudysky-silver, almost white tabby tom with very pale blue eyes. Has white ears, paws, underbelly, and chest

Blackthunder-huge black tom with green eyes

Talonclaw-blue-gray tom with green eyes

Grayfrost-gray she-cat with amber eyes

Dustwater-sandy colored tom with dark, pale amber eyes
Apprentice: Snowpaw

Acornfall-small dusky brown she-cat with dark green eyes

Sharpfang-deadly huge dark brown tabby tom with very dark blue eyes; white paws

Fernsky-sweet, beautiful dappled golden she-cat with white tail-tip, blue eyes

Cloverheart-white she-cat with golden dappled spots; amber eyes

Lilytail-gray she-cat with green eyes

Jaggedclaw-large dark gray tom with green eyes

Mossheart-brown she-cat with dark amber eyes

Silvermoon-silver tabby she-cat with blue eyes; white chest, tail-tip, paws, underbelly, and 'v' on face

Swiftnight-black tom with white underbelly and tail-tip; dark green eyes

Ravensong-beautiful tortoiseshell and white she-cat with yellow eyes
Apprentice: Applepaw

Apprentices

Falconpaw-gray tabby tom with yellow eyes

Poolpaw-gray she-cat with green eyes

Snowpaw-white tom with black paws and amber eyes

Applepaw-dark gray she-cat with very dark amber eyes

Queens and their Kits:

Fallingmeadow-gray and white she-cat with pale green eyes, mother of Sharpfang's kits who are 2 moons old:

Lightkit-gray and dark brown tom with one green eye, and one blue eye

Darkkit-dark brown tabby tom with white paws, chest, underbelly, and tail-tip; light blue eyes

Birchkit-very small white she-cat with brown patches. Green eyes

Elders

One-eye-very old, battle scarred black tom. Blind green eyes

Silverflame-once very beautiful light gray she-cat. Blue eyes

Cedartree-old reddish colored tom with a white tail-tip. Green eyes

Gravelheart-old grumpy gray tom with very pale yellow eyes


MOUNTAINCLAN

Leader: Graystar-gray tom with green eyes

Deputy: Stoneclaw-silver tom with black tabby stripes, blue eyes; white paws

Medicine Cat: Emberfire-orange and white tom with green eyes
Apprentice: Goldenpaw

Warriors

Rockfang-large, dark gray tom with bright yellow eyes

Lavaheart-black and russet-red tom with bright yellow eyes

Spottedtail-black tom with white spots and blue eyes

Raincloud-gray tabby she-cat with amber eyes

Skyfrost-black and white tom with yellow eyes

Stormfur-tortoiseshell mix of black, silver, ginger, and white she-cat. Very pale blue eyes

Blackpelt-black tom with yellow eyes

Windysky-tawny colored tom with black spots; amber eyes
Apprentice: Hollypaw

Frostfur-white she-cat with blue eyes

Foxtail-russet-red tom with black stockings and white tail-tip. Blue eyes

Icefire-blue tom with white patches and yellow eyes

Yellowpad-yellow tom with a twisted paw; amber eyes

Brightcloud-red and white she-cat with dark amber eyes

Flowerfang-white she-cat with a black ear, leaf-green eyes

Hawktalon-dark gray tabby tom with yellow eyes

Antnose-black and ginger tom with white paws; blue eyes

Cougarclaw-light tawny colored tom with pale yellow eyes

Bluesong-blue she-cat with blue eyes

Pinebreeze-brown she-cat with white patches and amber eyes

Nutstorm-ginger colored she-cat with amber eyes

Rabbitbird-white tom with green eyes

Mousefang-small brown tom with leaf-green eyes

Sunnyheart-golden tabby she-cat with white paws, tail-tip, chest, 'v' on face, and underbelly. Pale blue eyes

Apprentices

Goldenpaw-handsome golden tabby tom with dark blue eyes

Hollypaw-black she-cat with dark, pale amber eyes

Queens and their Kits:

Blizzardcloud-beautiful white she-cat with black spots and amber eyes, mother of Graystar's kits who are 5 moons old:

Jaggedkit-white and gray tom with black spots and amber eyes

Stormkit-black and gray tom with amber eyes

Elders

Jaggedpeak-gray and black tom with blue-gray eyes

Flowersky-once very beautiful calico she-cat with very dark green eyes

Crookedgrass-very dark gray tom with yellow eyes; has fur that sticks out at all angles

Eelfang-silver tabby tom with very dark amber eyes

Nightshade-black tom with very, very, VERY dark amber eyes; look almost red

Brokenfang-battle scarred light brown dappled she-cat; amber eyes


MEADOWCLAN

Leader: Grassstar-handsome small gray and white tom with green eyes

Deputy: Flowerdust-very beautiful light brown tabby she-cat with white paws, chest, underbelly, tail-tip, and 'v' on face; very dark and pale blue eyes

Medicine Cat: Gorseheart-lithe brown tom with black patches; amber eyes
Apprentice: Lilytooth

Warriors

Cavernmist-dark gray tom with misty blue eyes

Hazelwind-small light brown she-cat with blue eyes

Ashfang-dark gray tom with green eyes

Meadowdusk-very beautiful white she-cat with one gray paw; green eyes
Apprentice: Stormpaw

Fallfire-wiry brown tom with green eyes

Darkflame-dark brown she-cat with bright yellow eyes

Ivylight-pale gray she-cat with a stripe running from head to tail; greenish blueish eyes

Daisystep-sleek brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes

Quickheart-fast black tom with amber eyes

Happyheart-blue-gray tom with yellow eyes

Rosesky-calico she-cat with very pale blue eyes

Tigerheart-brown tabby tom with yellow eyes

Kestrelfang-black and white tom with very long fangs; bright yellow eyes
Apprentice: Emberpaw

Leopardtail-golden dappled tom with leopard-like spots; yellow eyes, has no tail

Breezeclaw-very dark brown, almost black tom with amber eyes

Wolftail-gray tom with splotches of white; long bushy tail, yellow eyes

Icefeather-white she-cat with amber eyes. Has black ears

Bramblefrost-dark brown tabby tom with brilliant green eyes

Barkleaf-brown tabby she-cat with white paws and a white tail-tip; green eyes

Owlfeather-black and red tom with dark blue eyes; VERY HANDSOME

Apprentices

Lilytooth-white she-cat with a crooked tooth; green eyes

Emberpaw-orange she-cat with green eyes

Stormpaw-black, gray, white, and ginger tom with VERY pale blue eyes

Queens and their kits

Featherbreeze-beautiful silver tabby she-cat with white paws, tail-tip, underbelly, and 'v' on face. Bright and pale amber eyes, mother of Cavernmist's kits who are new-born:

Cloudkit-light gray tabby tom with bright amber eyes

Seakit-gray tom with white paws and chest, yellow eyes

Silverkit-silver she-cat with amber eyes

Elders

Cinderdust-gray and golden tom with amber eyes. Once very handsome

Whitefrost-white tom with blue eyes; DEAF


LAKECLAN

Leader: Owlstar-brown and tawny colored tom with amber eyes
Apprentice: Cherrypaw

Deputy: Freezefeather-white tom with silver tabby stripes; very pale blue eyes
Apprentice: Lakepaw

Medicine Cat: Leafsong-red she-cat with amber eyes

Warriors

Waterpelt-gray tom with green eyes

Pebblefoot-dark gray tom with yellow eyes

Streamsong-beautiful silver tabby she-cat with leaf-green eyes

Reedfeather-light gray tom with pale amber eyes

Spottedflame-orange tom with white spots with yellow eyes

Troutfang-small gray and white tom with green eyes
Apprentice: Steampaw

Morninglight-VERY beautiful tortoiseshell and white she-cat with bright amber eyes

Lionfur-ginger tom with green eyes

Badgerclaw-black and white she-cat with amber eyes and very long front claws

Floodshine-blue-gray tom with dark blue eyes
Apprentice: Brackenpaw

Wavesong-beautiful silver she-cat with light green eyes

Sandberry-handsome pale ginger tabby tom with leaf-green eyes

Pinknose-white she-cat with green eyes; has a very pink nose

Thunderroar-black tom with white paws and a loud roar

Shimmerwater-beautiful black she-cat with a glossy pelt and amber eyes

Skyleaf-russet-red she-cat with dark green eyes

Oakstorm-brown and white tom with blue eyes

Creekfur-dark brown tabby tom with yellow eyes

Riverfur-blueish gray tabby tom with amber eyes

Firewater-VERY handsome flame-colored tom with very pale blue eyes
Apprentice: Thrushpaw

Rushfur-gray tom with green eyes

Birdfeather-black, ginger, and white she-cat with very pale blue eyes

Turtletail-tortoiseshell she-cat with leaf-green eyes

Dawnmist-ginger and white she-cat with yellow eyes

Goldensong-very handsome golden tabby tom with white paws, tail-tip, chest, and underbelly. Has very pale amber eyes
Apprentice: Rainpaw

Apprentices

Brackenpaw-pale tawny colored tom with leaf-green eyes

Rainpaw-gray she-cat with very pale green eyes

Thrushpaw-black tom with amber eyes

Cherrypaw-russet red she-cat with three white paws and a white underbelly; other paw is black. Blue eyes

Steampaw-very pale silver tom with very pale yellow eyes

Queens and their kits:

Lakeshine-beautiful glossy black furred she-cat with one green eye, one blue eye. Mother of Floodshine's kits who are 5 moons old:

Beekit-black and blue tom with green eyes

Honeykit-black she-cat with a white paw and tail-tip; blue eyes

Berryflight-red and white she-cat with amber eyes; no tail. Mother of Freezefeather's kits:

Sapkit-red and white she-cat with very pale blue eyes

Sedgekit-red she-cat with silver tabby stripes and amber eyes

Bearkit-large red tom with amber eyes

Hollykit-black, red, and white she-cat with one amber eye, one blue eye

Brokenheart-heavily battle scarred orange she-cat with white paws and chest and 'v' on face. Has very dark green eyes

Elders

Poppyshine-black and white she-cat with bright yellow eyes

Yellowshine-tawny colored tom with pale green eyes

Emberfrost-orange and black she-cat with blue eyes


Chapter 1: Learning

Darkkit opened his eyes. Next to him, Lightkit slept on. Birchkit was also asleep. She's pretty much a goner, anyway. I don't know why mother is always helping her and paying attention to her. It's like I don't exist. Whenever Lightkit was awake, he would have all the attention he wanted. He would often give little Birchkit some advice, or just hang out with her.

But poor Darkkit never got any of that. He despised Birchkit, and apparently had tried to kill her once. The little she-kit didn't like to be anywhere near Darkkit, and he was fine with that.

Darkkit got up from his moss bedding. He had made his own nest because Lightkit and Birchkit had sort of pushed him out, and he wanted his own nest anyway.

The young tom padded out into the TreeClan clearing, watching all of the days' activities. He spotted Fireshade, their feisty medicine cat, talking to Redcloud. He headed towards the fresh-kill pile, where a couple of apprentices were eating.

"Hey, Darkkit!" Applepaw called. Falconpaw simply grunted his greeting. Darkkit liked Applepaw a lot because she would actually pay him some attention. Snowpaw and Poolpaw must be on the dawn patrol, Darkkit thought, for usually the four apprentices were found together.

"Hello Applepaw. How is the prey running?" Darkkit mewed as he dipped his head to the older cat.

"Great! Even though leaf-fall is surely going to come soon, there is more than enough to support us!" Applepaw replied. Darkkit opened his mouth to say something, but then he spotted Lightkit walking out from the nursery.

"Hey Applepaw! Want to show me that move again? It was so awesome!" Lightkit meowed as he came up."Oh, hey Darkkit."

Darkkit let out a small growl. How dare he demand that the one cat I can talk to does some stupid battle move? But to his dismay, Applepaw agreed.

"Sure, Lightkit. Why don't you join Falconpaw and I?" She asked as she turned around. Darkkit felt a very powerful rage burning in his belly. My stupid brother is going to die at my claws one day, he thought bitterly.

Soon, Darkkit found a shrew and started eating the small creature. Birchkit came walking out of the nursery without Fallingmeadow; which was extremely rare for her to do. She had a lot of trouble walking on her own, and it was hard for her to eat. Darkkit liked to scare her, and he stood up, fluffing out his dark brown tabby pelt. As soon as the smaller cat saw him, she took off, running towards Fireshade's den.

"Darkkit!" Fallingmeadow, his mother, spat."Do I have to tell you every time not to scare Birchkit?" She came over to where he was, and glared down at him. Darkkit met her gaze evenly.

"No." He growled."You just don't think I exist. Why should I care about anyone else if they don't care about me?"

"Of course I think you exist!" Fallingmeadow yowled."Why would you-"

"Do you even know that I sleep by myself in the nursery?" Darkkit was circling his mother. She should die, too, the little pest that she is.

"What? I didn't know that!" Fallingmeadow meowed."I'm sorry, Darkkit."

"You are NOT sorry!" Darkkit spat. He lashed out at Fallingmeadow, claws unsheathed. He tried to get to her eyes, but his mother shook him off.

"Darkkit, I feel as though you should be punished!" Fallingmeadow hissed into his ear. Her paw was placed on top of his chest. He flattened his ears.

"You know what I think?" He growled.

"What?" Fallingmeadow narrowed her eyes.

"That you should die...in a very...ugly...hole." Darkkit said, his eyes burning with rage.

"What? No!" Fallingmeadow got up and ran into Fireshade's den. Darkkit shook himself, and nodded his head. You're already scared of me; good thing, too. But Darkkit felt a little depressed. Why does everyone hate me?

He saw Lightkit playing a game with Applepaw and Falconpaw."Hey!" Darkkit ran over to them, his pelt burning with hope."Can I join you guys?"

"Sorry, Darkkit. Maybe some other time?" Lightkit replied. Darkkit flattened his ears.

"Fine!" He stormed off. He didn't have a particular place to go, but he wanted someone to talk to. Another patrol came in, and at the head was Eaglestar. Darkkit wished very badly that he could be just like that one day. But watch, it'll be Lightkit who gets to be leader.

"Eaglestar!" Fireshade ran up to him."I have something very important to tell you!" The two cats walked off towards his den. Darkkit saw Sharpfang, his father, and he bounded up to him.

"Daddy!" But Darkkit didn't get there in time. Lightkit was all over him. Darkkit huffed an angry reply, and decided to talk to an elder about his problems. They always seemed happy to see him, and they gave him all the attention in the world. If I become leader, and ANY of these elders are still alive, I shall treat them with the highest respect.

First, he grabbed the plumpest rabbit he could find. He dragged it into the den, and was greeted with friendliness from all of the elders.

"So you brought us a rabbit?" Silverflame purred.

"That looks like a good one," Cedartree commented.

"What?" One-eye was looking around. She was nearly blind, she was so old. And deaf.

"DARKKIT IS HERE!" Silverflame yowled.

"Oh!" One-eye replied. Gravelheart grunted. He was new to being an elder, and wasn't liking it one bit.

"I have a problem." Darkkit announced.

"What is it?" Silverflame asked.

"Well, it seems that besides you guys, I am ignored by the entire Clan. It just isn't fair! Only Lightkit and Birchkit get any attention!" Darkkit wailed.

Silverflame nodded."My sister was just like that. Her name was Morningpaw, and she died as an apprentice. When I was a kit, I always was left out from everyone; not a single soul, not even the elders would talk with me. I felt so alone.

"But then one day, the bitterness in my heart was very strong. I had muttered that Morningpaw should be swallowed up by the earth and never be seen again. We were both apprentices, and the sky was gray and cloudy.

"My sister and I had to go hunting together, and once we were in the correct spot, a huge hole opened up in the earth. She died at my own words. Even to this day, I highly regret what I said."

Darkkit was shocked."So you think I should kill Lightkit?"

Silverflame gasped."Of course I miss Morningpaw! I was just so tired of all of the things she did, and now she was gone. I was sad, and though my warrior ceremony came after some time, cats finally started to understand my grief. They realized that everyone had neglected me. Though I was grateful, not a cat could undo my grief for myself as a young cat.

"I think you should tell Lightkit how you feel. If he doesn't change, tell Eaglestar."

Darkkit dipped his head."Thank you, Silverflame."

"Darkkit, if you ever wish to sleep in our den, you surely can." Cedartree meowed. Darkkit purred.

"I would love to, but this is your place of rest." Darkkit exited and saw Fireshade and Fallingmeadow chatting. I need to find Lightkit and talk to him.

"Darkkit!" Lightkit called. He bounded over to his brother."Where were you?"

"Talking with the elders about what I should do to not kill you." Darkkit muttered. Lightkit's eyes grew wide. He slowly started to back away."No! Lightkit, I only want to talk with you!" Darkkit wailed.

"How do I know that you're not going to shred your claws down my throat?" Lightkit meowed, his voice shaking with fear.

Darkkit shook his head."Look. Tell me why you never hang out with me?"

"I don't know! Maybe because you're so antisocial?"

"I tried to play with you and Applepaw and Falconpaw today! And yesterday! And all you ever do is say,'Maybe next time, Darkkit'!" Darkkit lunged for Lightkit's throat. He clawed several tufts of fur out, and then Fireshade grabbed his scruff.

"Darkkit! No!" Fallingmeadow spat."How dare you-"

"Fallingmeadow!" Fireshade put Darkkit down and blocked him with a paw."Stop yelling at him!"

"But he-"

Fireshade stood and yowled,"I said, STOP YELLING AT HIM!" The entire camp went silent."Do you know why Darkkit attacks you and his brother? IT'S BECAUSE YOU NEVER GIVE THE POOR GUY ANY ATTENTION!" Fireshade yowled."He feels lonely, and sees you as an enemy. All you ever do is scold him." Fireshade flicked her tail at Birchkit."Get over here. Now."

"No!" Fallingmeadow protested. She blocked Birchkit from coming closer."She can't-"

"ENOUGH!" Fireshade spat, unsheathing her claws. Birchkit dashed over to her."Can you do me a favor?"

"What?" Birchkit asked, her eyes filled with determination.

"Show that you aren't afraid of Darkkit. Show him that someone cares about him. You tell me over and over that he's your favorite brother, and you wished he wouldn't be mean."

Birchkit nodded."Okay." She came over to Darkkit, and he looked at her."I'm sorry I've ignored you for so long. I was always afraid that you were going to kill me. Now I realize that you never wanted to hurt me, but just to get some attention."

Darkkit was shocked."I really am your favorite brother?"

"Yeah. Lightkit is perfect, it seems. You, on the other hand, have flaws. I was just too afraid to talk to you." Birchkit meowed.

"Oh." Darkkit looked at her sympathetically."I am sorry that I tried to kill you. Would you like to spend some time with me?"

"Yeah!" Birchkit jumped up and down. Darkkit purred. I guess she isn't so bad after all!


See? Darkkit isn't as cold-hearted as we thought! Next time, we see Lightkit and Darkkit building some teams to fight against eachother, and Darkkit will be playing with his sister.

AND THERE SHALL BE OTHER STUFF!XD

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