Chapter 2: The Past Revealed
That night was probably the longest night I have had in my life, had to sit with my best friend, now mate silently throughout the night had taken its toll so as the sun rose I rose as well and looked at Bluetail with a huge grin and she purred and grinned back as I meowed, "Full fledged warriors!"
She nodded and Firestar came over, "We will need you two as loyal clan warriors." He glared at me seeming back to his old self not liking me at all and he turned and padded away from us.
I looked down and Bluetail looked at me sympathetically and meowed, "Don't let Firestar get to you Darkpelt."
I looked at her and mewed, "How can I not! He treats me like I am my father…"
She rubbed her head on mine and purred, "But you aren't like Darkstripe. I don't care if you are his kit or not."
I purred and nodded, "Thank you Bluetail…"
She smiled and padded towards her mother and father and I padded over to my mother and sisters, I was quickly greeted with my happy fur-balls of my sisters and my mother purred, "Welcome home Darkpelt." My mother rubbed her head on mine, "I am so proud of you."
I purred and meowed, "Thank you mom."
I then heard Firestar yowling loudly, "Darkpelt and Bluetail! We need you to join the morning hunt." I looked at my mother and ran out to meet Bluetail and the large group of hunters.
Bluetail greeted me with an affectionate purr and Firestar said, "Everyone split into hunting pairs, Squirrelflight, Leafpool, watch Darkpelt and Bluetail alright?" They both nodded and we ran off into the forest nearby the kittypet's vicinity and I heard something far off and I swiveled my ears towards it and padded forwards somewhat hunched down as I saw a rabbit, rather large, bound into my line of vision and Squirrelflight took the kill before I did and she saw me.
She padded over and set the rabbit down, "Sorry, you blend in quite well with the environment."
I smiled as I heard a satisfied purr of Bluetail getting her first kill and soon Leafpool yowled, "Alright everyone time to return to the clearing." I realized I had nothing and we padded back to the clearing and Firestar nodded as everyone dropped off something and I stood off to the side and I saw him.
I swore he grinned and he then yowled, "It seems Darkstripe has shown how much he cares about this clan's wellbeing and I hereby exile him!"
I looked at Firestar shocked and he jumped down, "What do you mean?! I didn't have time to catch anything!" I looked around and all cats in the clan had their eyes on me glaring except my family and Bluetail and I turned away and dashed into the forest not turning back.
As I dashed through the dense forest I heard someone's voice, "Darkpelt. So we meet." I put my ears back and my fur bristled and a black figure came out and he said, "Come now. Don't tell me you don't know your own father!" I gaped at him and he chuckled, "Apparently not."
I then closed my mouth and hissed at him, "I know who you are; you're the cat who ruined my chances of living in Thunderclan!"
Darkstripe, my father shook his head, "No you mother brought that upon you when you were born. At least your sisters can have a normal life in that Clan, but you son, you are truly my son in blood and appearance."
I hissed, "I am not yours. I belong to nobody!" I hunched down all of my muscles coiling like springs ready to jump at my father,
He laughed and purred out amused, "You think you can take on the leader of Ravenclan. I am no longer Darkstripe, I am now Blackstar."
I growled, "I don't care who you are! You aren't my father!" I pounced at him but he simply sideswiped me and I tumbled and hit a tree quite hard and I stood up and pounced again only to no avail as he swatted me to the other side.
"You have no choice of what you are Darkpelt! You are still my son but if you wish to die I will kill you myself!" He padded over to me his claws extended and razor sharp and he raised his paw and swiped across my eye and I yowled and that caused my mother and Bluetail to rush in from nowhere.
Bluetail quickly ran over to me and meowed, "Darkpelt!"
My mother meowed urgently at Bluetail, "Get Darkpelt back to the healers den!" Bluetail went to argue but my mom hissed, "Now!"
Bluetail helped me up and I heard my father meow quite amused, "So Frostfur, you wish to fight me?" Then I blacked out. When I awoke again I was in the healers den and one of my eyes was matted shut with blood and a bandage and the healer cat mewed,
"Ah, Darkpelt you're awake. Your mother and your mate are both worried about you. You have no current injuries but your paw is broken and you are going to end up blind in one eye." I looked away from her and she mewed, "Best go see your mate. She is worried."
I padded outside limping slightly and I am quickly greeted softly by Bluetail, "Darkpelt! You're OK!"
I nodded and looked at my mother, "Mom, please tell me about my past. Why am I so dishonored in this clan?"
My mother sighed and meowed, "Well first thing's first, you father was a good cat once. Though he may not seem like it now. He chose me as a mate and quickly he turned on Thunderclan. Firestar fought him once, and that is how he lost one of his nine lives. Firestar since then has never been the same; he respects me as a warrior of the clan. When you and your sisters were born he said he would accept your sisters but not you, since you were born on the night of a Lunar Eclipse and for cats that is a bad omen on the clan…"
I looked at my mother and then I looked down and closed my good eye and I meowed quietly, "How could you wait until now to tell me that mother… Why…"
She meowed, "I was waiting until the time was right."
I hissed and yowled, "WHEN I BECAME A WARRIOR AND GOT EXILED OUT OF THE CLAN!" I then looked up and dashed into the forest to think.
