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Quiet For A Reason

Chapter 2

"Frostheart, let us go hunting," Stonestream suggested with a mischievous glint in her eyes. I am going to show everyone who's the best hunter!

"Flamebreeze and Nutblaze, do tag along!" Stonestream purred. "The clan will not mind more prey."

"I don't think so, I am going to have a good day's sleep," Nutblaze yawned.

"Me too! Have fun with Frostheart!" Flamebreeze laughed, sarcasm dripping in his words.

"Yah, fun," Stonestream hung her head low as the two padded into the forest. "More like he will scare all the prey away."

"Pardon me?" Frostheart looked innocently at Stonestream. "Why are you muttering?"

"Do you have any problems? You can always count on me, I will lend you a listening ear," Frostheart added.

Is he always like that? Who wants his listening ear anyway?

"You know, I am a good audience. I can be your best friend. I know Flamebreeze is a bit arrogant and Nutblaze is too proud for you," Frostheart mumbled.

Look who is arrogant and proud! Stonestream frowned upon hearing Frostheart talking bad about Flamebreeze, her best friend.
"Come on, just tell me what is bothering you..." Frostheart licked Stonestream's ears. "I can give the best advices..."

"CAN YOU JUST SHUT UP? STOP GOING ON AND ON!" Stonestream screamed. "You arrogant, proud, stupid, useless lump of fur!"

Frostheart took a step backwards, shocked by Stonestream's outburst.

Silence.

"I am bothering you because I want you to know how I feel!" Tears welled up in Frostheart's blue eyes. "Don't you know how I feel about you? Are you blind or just a heartless freak?"

"Just tell me: Do you care about me?" Frostheart hung his head low, and twitched his whiskers.

Stonestream froze; she never knew Frostheart liked her. A warm breeze carrying the smell of Jasmine blew around the two warriors. The sun hid shyly behind the clouds. The leaves of the trees swayed along the wind as Stonestream shifted her paws awkwardly under the big oak tree. The ferns and the bushes nearby whispered into the air, wondering what will Stonestream's reaction be. A mouse scurried past Stonestream, however, the gray warrior took no notice of it. Stonestream's amber eyes just calmly faced the icy blue eyes near her. Frostheart looked pleadingly at the gray warrior, trying to see if her head moved at all.

His world nearly stopped turning when Stonestream merely smiled.

"Stonestream!" Willowkit's nudge snapped Stonestream out of her memories. "Do I have LeopardClan blood flowing in me? Is there any spots behind me?" Willowkit twisted her head, trying to see if there was any signs of spots on her back.

"LionClan, LeopardClan and TigerClan blood flows in our veins right?" Willowkit continued. "Grassclaw said so."

"Willowkit, you must understand, SkyClan is just a clan that is started by two ThunderClan cat, Firestar and Sandstorm, and also a band of rogues. So, our blood aren't pure clan blood." Stonestream explained, licking Willowkit.

"That means we are rogues? That means we are just a rogue clan?" Willowkit sobbed. "That means there is no LeopardClan or LionClan or TigerClan blood in me?" Willowkit sobbed, burying her face into her paws.

"There is still pure clan blood in some of the SkyClan members though," Stonestream flicked her tail. "Look at Creamflower, Amberwish, Petalgaze, Poolmist, Yarrowtail and Sootpaw! Pure SkyClan blood flows in their veins."

"Not in us?" Willowkit whimpered as Stonestream shook her head. "That means I cannot be a true warrior!"

"You need to know that a true warrior is not determined by the purity in his or her blood, but how much of the warrior code weigh in the heart. Behaving like a warrior will make you a warrior, just like if you behave like a rogue, then you are a rogue. Following the warrior code makes you a warrior, protecting the clan and loving your clan mates with all your heart will make you a real warrior, and a true hero." Stonestream mewed solemnly. "Remember that."

"Alright then," Willowkit murmured.

The gray queen heaved a sigh of relief as Willowkit curled herself up into a ball and closed her eyes.

I do hope she will not get that set of thinking into her...


Thump!

One foot forward.

Thump!

Another foot forward.

"Who are you? Come out now!" Willowkit shouted into the darkness.

"It is just me, little kit." A striped ginger tom stepped out of the shadows.

Willowkit fluffed up her fur, making her look twice her original size.

"I am Tiger." The voice spoke.

Is he a rogue or a loner?

Suddenly, a ferocious tiger appeared, revealing its sharp, yellow teeth.

"Prepare to die!"

Willowkit shut her eyes tightly as a tongue licked her.

"Please don't eat me! Go eat Snowkit!" Willowkit wailed, shuddering.

"Why?" The tiger asked, curiosity seeping through every word.

"Because... Because she is a mute! She is useless by nature! Her dying does not affect any cat!" Willowkit blurted out.

"But she is your sister, your kin!"

"I will not acknowledge a burden! Go eat her! Just go!"

A sudden force sent Willowkit tumbling across the nursery.

"You wick little kit! You wanted your sister to be eaten! You heartless creature!" Stonestream spat. "You will not be my kit! I don't want a dark-hearted kit who wants her own sister dead, who thinks her sister is useless, just because of her disability!"

"That was not want I mean... I promise... I was just afraid!" Willowkit hurriedly defended herself. "I was having a nightmare!"

Stonestream's face was cold.

"Please believe me..." Willowkit picked herself up, and ran to hug her mother. "I won't say that again... I promise!"

"Stonestream?" Freckleface purred as she came in the nursery. "I am officially moving into the nursery. My kits will be due in one moon time, according to Littlefern."

"Ya, Littlefern is always right," the gray queen snorted, thinking of the medicine cat. "If not for her, the whole of SkyClan would not doubted Snowkit's abilities!"

"She was just trying to help," Freckleface let out a forced purr, but the reaction she got back was Stonestream grumpy face. Willowkit pressed herself hard against her mother.

His world nearly stopped turning when Stonestream merely smiled.

"Is that smile a no?" Frostheart sighed and shrugged. "I guess we can continue, con.. continue hunting! I won't bother you anymore!" There was a tinge of sadness in his words.

"Wait!" Stonestream called as Frostheart spun around, hope shining in his icy blue eyes.

"I mean... I mean... We can hunt together you know," Stonestream shifted her paws again. "Perhaps we will make a great team."

"I am sure we will," Frostheart purred loudly, so loud that perhaps StarClan could hear him.

"Then let's go!" For the whole afternoon, the two cats were chasing each other. At the end of the day, no prey was brought back, a couple with tails entwined entered the camp instead.


"I will like to have two kits," Stonetstream twitched her whiskers in the warriors' den.

"One she-kit and one tom," Frostheart added. "What will we name them?"

"Frostkit," Stonestream answered after thinking. "What about the she-kit?"

"Um... Stonekit?" Frostheart laughed. "After you,"

Stonestream purred and rubbed her muzzle along her mate's.

"Stonestream?" Flamebreeze entered the den. "Sorry to interrupt you two." There was a flicker of disappointment in his eyes. And there was... something else? Stonestream blinked. She had probably imagined it.

"Stonestream... You are on the dawn patrol with me, Spottedclaw and Weaselpaw." Flamebreeze nudged his friend. "You are late."

"Fine!" Stonestream seemed reluctant to leave.

"WindClan and ShadowClan have quite jumpy, so let's split, a pair towards the ShadowClan border, another at the WindClan border," Flamebreeze suggested.

"Good idea!" Spottedclaw nodded his head. "It will save time too. Weaselpaw, let's go."

After the mentor and apprentice left, Flamebreeze turned to look at Stonestream, taking a step forward. He raised his paw as high as he could, and darkness enveloped Stonestream.


That was short... But I hope you enjoyed reading this! Um... Can you guess what happened to Stonestream? Well... That will remain a secret until next chapter! Anyways, let me ask you some questions first! :)

Q1: Guess what happened between Moonflower (Bluestar's mother) and Stonetail (Bluestar's father)? Use your creativity!

My answer: Perhaps Stonetail thinks that Moonflower was not suitable for him... And Dappletail is better... Maybe because Dappletail is younger and prettier?

Q2: Can Squirrelflight have kits? What if she can and she have three little bundles of joy? What will you name them? (One a striped brown she-kit, the other a dark brown tom and the last a flame-colored tom.)

My answer: Ashkit (Because she felt sorry for Ashfur), Bearkit and Firekit (After Firestar).

Q3: Which character in Warriors do you hate most? Why?

My answer: Um... I would say Dovewing and Daisy and Cinderheart.

Let's start with Dovewing. She just lay around the camp, refuse to use her powers to help the clan. For StarClan's sake, that power is meant to be used to help the clans! And she is way too perfect? Daisy is just a useless lump of fur! She did not even want to try to learn to be a warrior and she even wanted to steal Cloudtail from Brightheart! She just joined ThunderClan for protection, she wasn't even loyal. She fought in the battle between the Dark Forest and StarClan because she knew she could not get away. Cinderheart has a nice warrior name, but her heart is just filled with hay! Doesn't she know that her reject to Lionblaze's love just make Lionblaze sad and cannot concentrate on using his power!