This is CreatClan Challenge #2

Title: A Promise

Summary: Honeypelt makes a promise to protect her perfect daughter the day she was born, she didn't know that promise would be hard to keep. Especially once the Clan finds out the Sweetpaw is a freak. But Honeypelt doesn't care if her daughter is evil or dangerous, she believes there is hope for Sweetpaw and she is willing to die fighting for what she believes in


I snarled at the tom in front of me, my teeth barred, I wouldn't let him get my daughter, even if she was dangerous. Even if she was evil, she was still my daughter and I knew there was still hope for her. I didn't care if he killed me, I would die fighting for what I believed in.

"Honeypelt you don't have to this, I don't want to hurt you. You're my sister but we can't let Sweetpaw live, she's too dangerous. She could kill anyone of us!" he hissed. I knew he was right, but I still couldn't let him do it. I wouldn't let him kill my only daughter.

"No. I don't care Raventail. You won't get her." I growled, slashing at him. I could see a trickle of blood drip from his face, where I had slashed at him and I immediately regretted it. What am I doing? Fighting my little brother? But then I remembered what he was trying to do and I snarled at him again.

"Than I have no choice. I'm sorry sister." He growled, slashing my throat. I stared into his blue eyes and knew I was dying. I didn't think my little brother had it in him, to kill his own sister, his only littermate. But I guess he's more loyal to his clan than to me. Then I realized, He'll get to her. I thought as everything flashed before my eyes.


"It's a she-cat!" Larkbreeze, the medicine cat purred. I smiled warmly at my only kit. I didn't care that there was only one, she was perfect. She had a cream-colored pelt and one black paw, she was just perfect.

"What are you going to name her?" Tigerkit asked. I glanced at the small tom. He too was an only kit, he was the only other kit in the nursery. It was nice that little Tigerkit would have another kit to play with. I couldn't imagine what it would be like to grow up alone, I had always had my brother Raventail at my side, even now he sat beside me, looking admiringly at my daughter.

"She's beautiful. Just like her mother." Raventail purred. I smiled and stared at my daughter, thinking of the perfect name for the perfect daughter. I wanted everything to be perfect for her, her name, her mentor, her warrior name, maybe even her mate and kits when she was older.

"Her name will be Sweetkit." I purred, pulling her close to my belly. I'll always protect you, no matter what. I vowed as I closed my eyes and fell asleep.


"I'm faster than you are!" Sweetkit purred. I watched as Sweetkit raced around the camp with Tigerkit. She had grown big for two moons old, and yet she could beat Tigerkit, who was four, almost five moons old in a race. She's faster than I expected.

"You're cheating!" Tigerkit accused. I laughed quietly. It was a nice warm new-leaf day. They had woken up only a few moments before and the two were already arguing. I suppose kits will be kits.

"I am not!" Sweetkit scoffed.

"You are too! There's no way you could be me fairly, I'll be an apprentice in two moons!" Tigerkit retorted.

"Well, I can beat you in a fight!" Sweetkit giggled.

"Wanna bet?" Tigerkit challenged.

"You're on!" Sweetkit purred, leaping at the tom. I watched as the two kits wriggled playfully on the sandy hollow. I padded back into the nursery and lay on my bed of moss. I closed my eyes. I started falling asleep when Sweetkit's screaming awoke me. Adrenaline kicked in and I was by her side in a heart-beat. It wasn't Sweetkit who was hurt, it was Tigerkit. His stomach was split open, he screeched in pain. Moondapple was crying, begging Larkbreeze to help him but she shook her head sadly.

"I'm sorry but there's nothing I can do. His wound is too fatal, he's going to join StarClan." she mewed sadly.

"No! You can do something you just won't!" She screamed, nudging her son. Her touch only made Tigerkit scream even more. Tigerkit's ear-piercing wail echoed through the camp. The whole Clan watched in horror, no one knew what to do to help him.

"Did I do that to him?" Sweetkit asked, she was breathing hard trying to keep herself from crying. I could tell she was scared for her best friend.

"No, you didn't." I reassured her. What else could I tell her? I glanced back at Tigerkit, his screaming stopped, he lay motionless. Tigerkit has joined StarClan now. Moondapple's wails filled the camp now, she kept screaming for Tigerkit to wake up.

"Than what did?" She asked.

"I don't know." I mewed, cause it was true. I didn't know what did that to him, but I refused to believe it was her.


"There's a fox on our territory, I'm going to lead a patrol to drive it off, I'll take Honeypelt, Raventail, Sweetpaw and Crowpaw." Silverfoot mewed. I padded along-side my brother, daughter and apprentice over to the deputy. She explained where the den was and we left. I could smell squirrels, mice, voles rabbits and bids but I knew hunting wasn't my priority right now, it was driving away that fox. I could scent the fox's den as we drew closer. I could make out the rusty pelt of a fox in the distance. It spotted our patrol as we neared.

"Honeypelt, you go around the outside and," Silverfoot started but she was interupted by the foxes snarl. I barred its teeth in anger. The fox arched it's back before leaping. I closed my eyes tight, expecting the fox's teeth to puncture my neck. When nothing happened I saw my daughter. Sweetpaw step forward.

"Sweetpaw no!" I screamed but she ignored me. She glared at the fox, I watched as the fox was flung backwards and hit it's back on a nearby tree. It fell to the ground, dead. It was as if StarClan had picked up and threw it, but it hadn't been StarClan who did that to the fox, it had been my daughter, Sweetpaw.

"What happened there?" Crowpaw asked in disbelief. The entire patrol glanced at Sweetpaw who only shrugged as if she was as confused as we were.

"Let's go back to camp and tell everyone the fox won't be coming back." She mewed, turning away from us. Raventail stepped in front of her.

"No, not until you tell us what just happened." Raventail growled.

"I don't know what happened." She insisted.

"What did you do? You like, threw that fox backwards." Crowpaw mewed.

"I told you, I don't know what happened. Let's just go, alright?" She snapped, shoving Raventail aside.

"Your daughter is a freak." Raventail spat, racing after her.


"Honeypelt, what happened on the patrol?" Jaggedstar asked. He had spoken to each of us individually in his den except for Sweetpaw.

"Well, we rid of that fox. It won't be coming back." I mewed cautiously. I didn't want to say anything that would harm my daughter in any way, but I knew the others, Silverfoot, Raventail and Crowpaw must have told him something about Sweetpaw because he narrowed his eyes at me suspiciously.

"I know about what happened with Sweetpaw, I don't quite understand it but it would explain Tigerkit's death." Jaggedstar mewed.

"Sweetpaw didn't kill Tigerkit!" I growled. I won't believe that my perfect little kit killed her best friend, she isn't a freak. She is a perfectly normal apprentice, there's an explanation for everything, we just need to think about it.

"You're upset, it must be hard to have a daughter who is different." Jaggedstar mewed.

"There is nothing wrong with Sweetpaw!" I spat, turning away from his den. I padded outside to see my angry Clan mates, all surrounding Sweetpaw. No! I can't let them hurt her! I ran and jumped off of the great rock, landing in front of my daughter, protecting her from my angry Clan mates.

I snarled at the tom in front of me, my teeth barred, I wouldn't let him get my daughter, even if she was dangerous. Even if she was evil, she was still my daughter and I knew there was still hope for her. I didn't care if he killed me, I would die fighting for what I believed in.

"Honeypelt you don't have to this, I don't want to hurt you. You're my sister but we can't let Sweetpaw live, she's too dangerous. She could kill anyone of us!" Raventail hissed. I knew he was right, but I still couldn't let him do it. I wouldn't let him kill my only daughter.

"No. I don't care Raventail. You won't get her." I growled, slashing at him. I could see a trickle of blood drip from his face, where I had slashed at him and I immediately regretted it. What am I doing? Fighting my little brother? But then I remembered what he was trying to do and I snarled at him again.

"Than I have no choice. I'm sorry sister." He growled, slashing my throat. I stared into his blue eyes and knew I was dying. I didn't think my little brother had it in him, to kill his own sister, his only littermate. But I guess he's more loyal to his clan than to me. I'm sorry Sweetpaw, I've failed you. I thought as my heart stopped beating.