AN: Hope u guys like this story! I won't work on it as much as my main series (Wings of Mist) but I'll try to update as soon as I can!
CHAPTER 1
HavenClan has gone into a dark age.
You see that scarred golden tabby she-cat? That's me, Sunbreeze.
My brother, Goldenstar, the former leader of HavenClan, mysteriously died about 10 moons ago, his body found crooked and broken at the edge of a cliff near our camp. His deputy became leader. Her name is Gleamingfur. Well, now, I guess it's Gleamingstar.
She said that he probably fell off the cliff and broke his back.
I don't believe her at all.
Since then, things have been... different. Her deputy is Darkslash, a bulky pure black tom with yellow eyes. He's more like her bodyguard.
Gleamingstar decides everything around here. Who eats what, who goes on patrol, and our names. Since I saved her life in a battle (I really regret it), she let me keep my name. But basically everyone else, she changed.
One thing you should know about Gleamingstar, is that she believes that the leader and only the leader should have control over everything. So she changed everyone's name (although she generally chose decent names..). Only Palefern, our medicine cat, got to keep our name, and I think it's because she didn't want to anger StarClan or something. Otherwise, she acts like a StarClan savior to the rest of the Clans, but deep down, everyone in the Clan knows she's a monster. Choosing our names just gives her more power over us, or rather, to show how much power she has.
Well, enough with the information, let's get on with the story.
I screech in pain as another bundle plops into the moss nest. Palefern, the medicine cat, licks off the covering, revealing another beautiful kit. I gently nudged him to his two sisters.
"They're all beautiful, Sunbreeze." Palefern said. I smile. "Thanks, Palefern. I wish I could name them, but it's not like that anymore."
Palefern nodded sadly.
"I'll go tell Graypelt I'm done." she said, and left the caved. As she left, I felt an old anger rise up in me as I thought of Gleamingstar, and my eyes hardened. "Well, I'm going to name them anyway." I murmured to myself. "Everyone else can call my kits by the names Gleamingstar gives them, but I'll call them by their real names."
I turned my head towards one of my kits, a golden brown she-cat with black paws. "You will be Honeykit."
Her sister, a gleaming silver-white with a pure white muzzle squeaked loudly. I purred and licked her tiny head. "You'll be Moonkit."
The tom was sniffing around the nest, stretching his head this way and that. His pelt was a reddish-brown, fading into black as it neared his belly. "And you, my little tom, will be Duskkit."
My mate, Graypelt, ran into the nursery, licking my cheek rapidly. His name used to be Stoneripple. Sometimes, I still call him that. He asked "Do you feel ok Sunbreeze? How many kits do we have? Are they strong? What about-" I stopped him with a flick of my tail, a purr of amusement rising in my throat. "Don't worry Stoneripple. I feel just fine, only tired, and it was worth it for our three kits." His eyes widened and he nuzzled me. "Three kits?! Sunbreeze, that's wonderful! Let me see them!" I moved over a bit as he careened his neck over me, and he gasped softly as he saw our three sleeping kits. "Sunbreeze, they're beautiful. Too bad none of them have your pelt." I shrugged.
"Their names are Honeykit, Moonkit and Duskkit." He purred loudly. "I love them. I wish we can keep those names though..." My eyes gleamed. "Well, they'll just be our little secret then." He smiled and licked their little heads gently. They continued sleeping peacefully.
"I'll let you rest Sunbreeze. See you tomorrow." I nodded and licked his muzzle one last time before he turned around and padded out.
As soon as his footsteps faded, I suddenly felt wary and tired. I curled up around my kits, swinging my tail around them all to keep them close.
"My precious kits... I wish we were in a better clan than this. You all deserve so much better."
AWWWW they're so cute! I'll be back with chapter 2 as soon as I can!
