AN: Wow five reviews already? I hope this keeps up—this story is gonna have major twists and turns D: I think I might have given some secrets out already! Anyways, thanks to Foxbracken - Phoenix Everren, Skymist20, VidiDici, WildCroconaw and Forest Of Secrets for reviewing!

Chapter One

Silverkit

Claws scraped excitedly against the cold bare ground underneath them. Pine trees towered above the kit's head as she looked up at the pale blue sky. It was morning, her favorite part of the day when most of the Clan was still asleep.

The mouse that she had chosen was still warm despite the fact that it had been out most of the night. Leafbare was still in full swing, and finding any prey was difficult at the moment. Suddenly her claws began to bury through the mouse's skin as she thought of hunting for her Clan or learning how to fight. Her tail kept twitching with excitement until she felt a paw jab at her side.

"What do you think you're doing?" The kit looked up to see Pinefur, her mother looming over her. Her ears flattened when Pinefur grabbed the mouse from underneath. "You need to show more respect for your prey, especially during leafbare!"

"I was only—" Pinefur cut her off with a glare.

"But nothing," she snapped angrily. "Silverkit, get back inside where it's warm."

Ears burning with resentment, Silverkit followed her mother into the nursery where her siblings were still asleep. She was the only one in her family who woke up early to see the sunrise. Even Pinefur slept in so that she could stay up late. Most cats frowned upon sleeping early in ShadowClan because they were accustomed to night hunting.

"Sooner or later you will have to learn," Gorsepelt, her father, had once told her. There was always an edge to his tone, as if he didn't know what to make of Silverkit's odd behavior.

Silverkit sighed when she settled down beside her siblings. Hailkit had pale gray fur like herself. The only different was that Silverkit's fur was lined with dark black stripes. No cat had asked where the stripes had come from. Pebblestar had ordered that they keep quiet about something, though Silverkit didn't bother herself with questions. Scorchkit was very different from his sister. His dark gray tabby fur bristled any time he looked at Silverkit or tried to speak to her. She knew he was just picking up on the way his Clanmates acted around her. She'd learned to cope with it over time when one warrior or another said something rude to her.

As she waited for them to wake up Silverkit thought of what she would do during sunhigh. Sunhigh was the most boring part of the day, as most cats were sent out on hunting missions. She often thought up of pranks or figuring out how to sneak out of camp during that time. Hailkit was always with her waiting to see what sort of plan she would come up with next.

At least I have one best friend, Silverkit thought with a flick of her tail. Hailkit was always there for her when she needed someone to talk with. Though she was somewhat rude like her brother, Hailkit knew that the Clan acted differently around her sister.

Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard Hailkit squirming in her nest. Excitement suddenly coursed through Silverkit when Hailkit's eyes snapped open.

"Took you long enough to wake," Silverkit teased when she clamped her sister's tail with her paws. Hailkit pulled it back with a playful hiss. "I thought you might have turned to stone."

"I'm not turning into Stonestar," Hailkit growled. "Of course if you want me to become Runningstorm..." A grin spread across her face before she swatted a paw against Silverkit's muzzle.

"Okay, you're Runningstorm. I can be... Gorsepelt!" Silverkit liked the idea of playing as deputy, especially since her father was the Clan's deputy. "Now get out of the nursery!" Silverkit's voice rose to a squeak that roused Scorchkit from his sleep.

The two of them ran out of the nursery so that they wouldn't make more of a fuss. With the ground covered in snow Hailkit blended in well with her surroundings. Silverkit found it difficult to locate her sister without having to listen to Hailkit's pawsteps. Her ears swiveled back and forth with interest until she pinpointed where Hailkit was hiding.

With a low growl in her throat Silverkit lunged towards the holly bush Hailkit had crouched under. Her sister squealed in surprise when she realized that she had been caught.

"You can't get away from me that easily!" Silverkit crowed.

"What are you two doing under there?" Both kits flinched when Rustfeather grabbed Silverkit by the scruff. The thorns along the holly bush scraped against her skin, but Silverkit managed to not show any pain. "You know better than to play where there are thorns." The medicine cat looked down at the two kits accusingly.

"We were just playing," Hailkit replied with a shrug.

"And I was winning," Silverkit boasted. Hailkit rolled her eyes and nudged Silverkit playfully. Silverkit nudged her back, this time carefully enough that they didn't roll into the holly bush again.

"Play somewhere safer next time," Rustfeather murmured softly. Her amber eyes were dark with something other than anger as she turned away.

Silverkit blinked in confusion at the sudden emotion that Rustfeather had shown them. The medicine cat was always moody around warriors. But she had a soft spot around kits for some reason. Silverkit had learned this when Scorchkit had a cough that refused to go away one day. Rustfeather had chided him gently for venturing out of the camp when it was snowing. Of course he still did those things, but she had the herbs she needed to help him.

With their game finished the two kits found it incredibly boring just sitting around doing nothing. Silverkit hated sitting still for any length of time. Her ears kept flattening and rising as she waited for something to come up. It wasn't until Hailkit's tail flicked that Silverkit felt the urge to pounce on it out of frustration.

"Hey Rustfeather told us not to play here," Hailkit muttered when she pulled her tail away.

"She didn't say we couldn't play with our tails," Silverkit purred. Hailkit blinked in understanding and bounded away towards the fresh-kill pile. Cats were just beginning to wake up as the sun rose to it's fullest height. Silverkit nearly barreled into her sister when she felt all eyes on her.

Her ears flattened in embarrassment when she realized that Reedfeather, Mallowstalk and Hawkfire were glaring at her. All three cats had made it their lives' ambition to make hers miserable. She knew all too well the taunting they did behind her back while she was in the nursery. Gorsepelt and Pinefur did nothing to prevent their taunting, which only made things worse.

"Sad that such a kit is going to become an apprentice," Mallowstalk muttered between his grooming.

Silverkit's fur bristled with unease when Reedfeather grumbled in agreement. "Pebblestar has fallen to a new low if she thinks this kit will make a decent ShadowClan warrior," she sneered.

"My sister's gonna make a great warrior!" Hailkit growled when she pounced on Hawkfire's tail. If Silverkit had done that he would have likely chewed her ears off. She shook her head in annoyance and looked away as Reedfeather leaned forward.

"Do you honestly believe this kit is your sister?" Reedfeather demanded.

"That's enough, Reedfeather." The dark gray she-cat's ears flattened when Pebblestar approached her. "I think it's time you took on Bluepaw's task of cleaning out the elder's den for a moon," she growled. Her eyes were cold and dark when she glared at Reedfeather, who looked like she was ready to burst with outrage. "As for the rest of you, get on with the morning patrol."

Surprise flared within Silverkit's chest when they all did as they were told. Pebblestar rarely stood up for her, especially since it was Rustfeather who spent the most time with her. Silverkit blinked when the dark tabby she-cat stalked away from the group. Obviously Pebblestar wasn't pleased with the way she had acted around her warriors.

"See, Pebblestar likes you," Hailkit mewed when they were alone once more.

"I never said she didn't," Silverkit replied with a smirk.

Both kits exchanged amusing looks before they bounded back to the nursery. Pinefur was awake by this point when they reached it. She was grooming her fur while Scorchkit continued pouncing playfully on a twig that had fallen during the night.

"Looks like the outcast is back," Scorchkit sneered when Silverkit looked at him.

"Looks like someone woke on the wrong side of the nest," Hailkit retorted.

"We're going to be apprentices soon... can't we get along just once?" Silverkit asked desperately. She hated arguing with her littermates, even if Scorchkit was cruel at times. If it meant they could have one day of peace together she would accept it.

"When you look like a ShadowClan cat I might change my mind," Scorchkit replied.

She didn't bother arguing with him this time. She knew that he wouldn't change his mind unless Pebblestar forced it upon him, and she didn't want that.

One day I'll prove myself, she thought determinedly. One day I'll become a ShadowClan warrior!

AN: Short chapter, but to be expected. My username was changed! It's based off of a song by Casting Crowns. I highly recommend their music, very spiritual :D Anyways next chapter will likely be out tomorrow or the next day.