Hey again! I hope you enjoy the story and just so you know, I plan on making it pretty long. I don't know how many chapters, but maybe more than, like, 20. At least. I mean, it's Christmas break and I have a lot of time on my hands… Anyways,

ONWARDS TO CHAPTER 2!

-Marble out

Chapter 2:

A rustling awoke Swankit. She raised her head, squinting. "Shh! I bet you'll wake all of MistClan with how loud you're being!" a familiar voice hissed nearby. "Redkit?" Swankit whispered, peering into the darkness.

She heard her sister curse under her breath. "What is it?" Redkit asked, sounding somewhat irritated. "W-where are you going?" The red she-kit sighed. Gesturing for her sister to follow, Redkit slipped out of the exit and sat on the cold ground. "Me and Fuzzykit are sneaking out. We would have invited you, but we wanted to go to SmokeClan to get help instead! You should go back to sleep." Swankit frowned. "But," she protested meekly, "I want to come with…"

Redkit shook her head. "No! With all of us sneaking around- especially with Fuzzykit's stomping! - some cat would surely notice us!" her sister threw a pointed glance at their littermate.

"Okay… But please be careful! I don't want you to get hurt…" Swankit mewed, a plan forming in her mind. I am going with them, and no cat can stop me! She promised inwardly.

Swankit padded into the den that the 6 kits were confined to, finding her way to their nest and curling up in a ball next to Marblekit. She lay in silence, waiting until enough time had passed. Standing up, she slid out of the entrance and into the dark night air. Creeping over to what seemed to be the dirtplace, she prayed MistClan had no cats guarding the camp. Fortunately, no familiar scent reached her open jaws.

Swankit snuck through the small opening and nosed at the walls of the enclosed area. Yes! An opening… She pushed through the hole and blinked. Where now?

Scanning the moorland, Swankit caught the scent of her sisters. They went this way! Confidently she padded out to follow her sisters scent, beginning to run until she felt she was gaining on them.

Finally, she saw two shapes moving swiftly and quietly ahead of her. "Redkit!" she called, keeping her voice low. The she-kit spun around. "Swankit! What are you doing here? I thought I thought you to go back to sleep," she growled, flattening her white-tipped ears. "Yeah, but, I didn't want you guys to get hurt, so I followed your scent!" Swankit announced proudly.

Redkit narrowed her eyes. "Fine," she muttered. "You can come with, I guess."

Yes! Swankit ran to catch up with them as they began to walk again. "See that over there?" Redkit suddenly asked after they had walked for what seemed to be moons. "That's the weird tree we passed when the Darkear was taking us to the camp. We're getting closer!" Swankit waved her tail happily, trotting alongside her littermates as they trekked across the bare moor.

A strange, horrid scent struck Swankit. "Ew! What is that?" she complained, stopping to glance around them. Redkit and Fuzzykit had frozen, staring at something in the distance. A lone, russet furred creature glared at them with slitted eyes, letting out low snarls.

"F-f-fox!" Redkit shrieked, her paws seemingly stuck to the ground. "Run!" Swankit yowled, shoving her sister in an attempt to make her move. "Redkit! You need to run!" she repeated, glancing worriedly at Fuzzykit, who was stiff beside her. "Go!" she wailed, pawing at her littermates. The fox had approached slowly, seeing that the kits weren't taking off anytime soon.

Swankit bolted, looking over her shoulder in despair as the vicious animal leaped on Redkit, tearing at her fur and growling as she wailed in pain. "Redkit! No!" she heard a terrified yowl from behind her, whipping around to see a tiny white shape flying across the ground. Marblekit!

The little white kit barreled into the fox, spitting and hissing in rage. The fox rounded on her, eyes wild. Marblekit scratched at it with her tiny claws, losing her confidence quickly. Swankit's heart stopped as she recognized Fuzzykit and Redkit's bodies lying on the ground, scarred and bloody.

The screeching of other cats began as they pelted in and pushed Marblekit away, taking on the the huge creature. Marblekit padded up to the bodies silently, eyes blazing with both sadness and anger.

She turned her eyes on Swankit, who had fallen on the ground and was wheezing. "N-no… R-Redkit.. Fuzzykit… No… No!" she choked, gulping in all the air she possibly could.

A cat broke away from the fighting to look at her with wide eyes. "Mouseleap!" he yowled, running over to get the medicine cat.

"She needs help!" A wiry brown and grey she-cat came up to her, worry sparking in her green eyes. "It's okay… You'll be okay…" she whispered before pawing some herbs out of her small stock and giving some to the kit.

I don't want to be okay… Swankit thought.

"She's waking up!" a voice called, close to Swankit. She opened her eyes, surprised to see the SmokeClan medicine cat staring down at her. "W-where am I?" she asked, trying to stand up.

The tom nudged her down, "You need to rest," Wavefur told her softly. "Oh… Okay. What- what happened to me? I- I thought me and the other kits got caught by MistClan…" her eyes widened. "Where are Redkit and Fuzzykit? And Marblekit? Where are they? Are they okay? Tell me!" she demanded, desperate to know her littermates and friends were alive and safe.

Wavefur's face hardened. "Redkit and Fuzzykit are dead." he hissed, suddenly sounding hateful towards Swankit. "And Marblekit is.. fine- she's got plenty of injuries, but not deadly. She'll live." Swankit was shaking. "B-but..."

The blue tom frowned. "But what?! You murdered your siblings! Marblekit told us everything- we know it was your idea that got them killed!" he snarled, taking a menacing step forward.

"No! It- was their idea! I just… I followed them… Didn't want them to be hurt…" her voice rose to a wail as she tried to defend herself. "I- I…" Wavefur turned and stalked out of the den, leaving Swankit to cry alone, wheezing.

WHEW! That took a while. Anyways, wanted to say that I will be uploading a chapter maybe every few days, sometimes daily. Also, if you want me to do allegiances, please tell me in a review! (I probably will next chapter anyway :3)

MARBLE, OUT!