A/N: Okay so I noticed there have been a lot of questions as to what happened to Lavenderkit. Now don't think I totally blanked out and forgot that whole thing. I did it on purpose and you'll see why soon! Until then, please enjoy the story!
A ThunderClan Warrior
I saw him, a young ShadowClan apprentice who I didn't even know. He played under the pine trees of the ShadowClan territory with another apprentice, a she-cat no older than him.
For a moment I wondered if it was all a dream. Then when I saw the fox sneaking up to them from the bushes I knew it wasn't.
Both apprentices squealed in terror from the sight of the fox. But the little tom stood his ground.
"Go! Go!" he screamed to the she-cat.
"I'll get help!" she called to him as she left.
I could see the young apprentice trembling as he face the snarling creature. I knew exactly what was coming next . . .
The tom jumped, but the fox was quicker. With a swipe of its paw, the fox pinned the apprentice down. The apprentice tried to wiggle his way from the fox's grip. But the fox was merciless. With two quick strokes, the fox torn into the tom's belly, killing him in an instant.
The vision faded away and I found myself staring dumbly at the ThunderClan camp. A poking at my side made me jump a little.
"Solfur! I asked if you thought Lionblaze and Cinderheart were together?"
My sister Emeraldcloud stared at me with sharp emerald eyes frustrated. When she saw the startled look in my yellow eyes, hers became soft.
"Are you okay?" she asked, her voice gentle and full of concern.
Emeraldcloud knew about my strange powers and was worried enough about that as it was. I wasn't going to add any more stress by telling her about my weird visions.
"I'm fine," I answered, trying to keep my voice steady. A forced a smile to my face.
Looking at me for a second longer, Emeraldcloud nodded, though I could tell she wasn't convince.
"So what about Lionblaze and Cinderheart?" I asked trying to change the mood.
Emeraldcloud looked at the two warriors sitting together on the other side of the camp. "I think they're a couple."
I couldn't help but laugh. "Well it's about time. I thought the world would end before those two finally admitted their love."
"You knew?"
"Of course! Anyone could tell they were totally for each other. You want something to eat?"
Emeraldcloud nodded and with both walked to the fresh-kill pile. As she pulled out a mouse she said, "No, you only knew cause you're a genius."
I rolled my eyes. "I'm not a genius," I muttered.
She wacked me playfully with her tail. "Are too."
I didn't say anything. Suddenly I wasn't hungry anymore.
"Admit it," she continued. "You're blessed with like StarClan-knowing power. How is it that you know half the things you do?"
I shrugged. "Common sense I guess."
Emeraldcloud wasn't satisfied. "Common sense my rear. Admit it Solfur, you're smart. Why are you so ashamed of it?"
"I don't know it's just−"
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath the Highledge for a Clan meeting."
Emeraldcloud sighed. "I swear, it's it an apprentice ceremony, I'm going to fall asleep."
I chuckled. "Why? They aren't so bad."
"Are you kidding me? It excruciating. Watching a couple of kits trying to sit still, they look like they're ready to explode. Then Firestar talks forever. Why doesn't he ever just cut to the point?"
"Well you're patient," I joked. "Come on Emeraldcloud. It's only fair. We give them our full attention and respect now . . . then we can pick on them."
She giggled. "Oh we are some evil cats aren't we?"
"The worst of the worst."
"The dung of the clans."
"The black seeds of ThunderClan."
"The−"
"Solfur! Emeraldcloud!"
Birchfall's hiss silenced the two of us. His turned from us and to the Highledge where his two daughters, Dovekit and Ivykit, sat beside Firestar.
My sister and I looked at each other and tried to suppress our giggles. For some reason, Emeraldcloud and I had a hard time taking the older warriors seriously. We did show them the proper respect they deserved, but there was a certain unexplained spunk in us. From stories we heard, our mother, Violetmoon, was a bit of rebel, but she only acted out for the sake of others. Emeraldcloud and I guessed this spunk was from our father−whoever he may be.
I felt myself go glum at the thought of my parents. I have very little memory of my mother. She "died" when I was kit. Well, she didn't really die. She was a half-Spirit, a reincarnated soul of a child of a mortal and a Spirit. She led the clans in a battle with a powerful and extremely evil half-Spirit named Kiara. It was Violetmoon who realized that Kiara's violent murders and cruel tortures were driven by her wanting to be reunited with her mother. So she didn't kill Kiara, but instead freed her from her evil ways by allowing her to live with her mother.
After that, according to the stories I was told, Kiara killed Violetmoon during the battle. Usually when a half-Spirit dies, their bodies disappear but their souls are reincarnated. Violetmoon however wasn't reincarnated. She turned into a Spirit. After defeating Kiara, she became leader of the Spirits, and went to go live in the Spirit world.
Emeraldcloud and I were a little hurt when we found out our mother wasn't coming back. For a few moons we were actually angry with her. We felt an empty feeling of abandonment and neglect from our mother, and for a while we felt like we weren't loved. But Hollyleaf, the she-cat who raised us, and a close friend to our mother, explained how much Violetmoon loved us. How the night before the battle, Violetmoon asked (begged practically) Hollyleaf to take care of us and make sure we grew up well. She told us how Violetmoon had her new responsibilities in the Spirit world but would never forget us, and would always watch over and love us. Hollyleaf's words helped us to begin to forgive our mother and learn to accept that she wasn't here with us.
The ceremony was slow, just as Emeraldcloud said it would be. But by the end of it the clan had two new apprentices. Coincidently, Ivypaw's mentor was Cinderpelt and Dovepaw's mentor was Lionblaze.
Emeraldcloud and I exchanged a glance. We were a little amused by this decision. Firestar, a great leader that he was, sure did make some stupid choices.
The group dispersed. Emeraldcloud and I decided to go hunting. I think it's safe to say that my sister and I were the closest littermates in ThunderClan, maybe even all the clans. I think the main reason why the two of us bonded so strongly is because we were all we had. Our mother was gone, we never even knew our father, and we have no other kin in the clan. Emeraldcloud and I were our own family now.
The two of us hunted near the lake. Despite the heat, we managed to get a small vole. It wasn't much, but during this hot season it was better than nothing.
As we headed back to the camp we bumped into Jayfeather, ThunderClan's blind medicine cat.
"Oh, hi guys."
"Hi," the two of us said at the same time.
There was a silence between the three of us for a moment. Emeraldcloud finally broke it.
"What brings you out Jayfeather? A little hot to be wandering around the territory."
"I went to gather some fresh herbs," he said.
Something wasn't right. I could hear his voice shaking a little. He was hiding something. As much as I should've asked, I kept my mouth shut.
Jayfeather dismissed himself and left. The two of us walked back to the clan in silence.
We had nothing against Jayfeather. He was a great cat, and a wonderful medicine cat. But the three of us knew something the rest of the clan didn't. The day the clans went to battle Kiara with Violetmoon, Jayfeather took us out of the clan. We asked him why he was taking us out, but all he said was that he was protecting us. We were going to moonpool when something went terrible wrong . . .
It wasn't always just Emeraldcloud and me. We had a third littermate, a sister named Lavenderkit. When Jayfeather took us to the moonpool, evil spirits attacked us. Emeraldcloud and I made it safely to the moonpool. But the evil spirits caught Lavenderkit. Despite Jayfather's fight with the evil spirits, they took her. We never saw her again.
Even though it wasn't his fault, Jayfeather blamed himself for losing Lavenderkit. Emeraldcloud and I have tried telling him to not be hard on himself. But he's a stubborn cat. It's hard to look at us, he told us, because all that comes to mind it little Lavenderkit begging for help and being swept away.
As we grew from apprentices to warriors, Jayfeather has tried to keep minimal contact with us. The guilt in his heart grew more and more every time he looked at us. I wish I could convince him it would okay. Lavenderkit was gone. But the two of us were still here. All we can do is continue on with the two of us. I won't lie though. Sometimes I do wonder how life would have been if Lavenderkit hadn't been taken. What would her warrior name have been? Would she have a mate by now? Kits even? She was a very pretty cat.
I lay in my nest at night a think, Lavenderkit, if you're not with us here, where are you then?
A/N: Comment please! :)
