So, here is chapter 1. Sorry it took so long to post, I accidentally deleted the document I was using. It's sort of short but I promise other chapters will be longer.


ShadowClan

Waterkit shifted her paws and gazed around the clearing. It was almost empty with only a few cats milling about. She spotted Nightpool sitting outside her den conferring with Redstar about something. Mosstail and Littleclaw were sharing a frog while their kits, Thrushpaw and Tigerpaw bounced about them, excited about their first day as apprentices.

Waterkit glanced back in the nursery. Cinderlight was curled up in their nest, trying to coax Wildkit into eating. Waterkit felt a pang of jealousy wash over her as she watched Wildkit.

The small calico she-kit had been recently orphaned, leaving Cinderlight to care for her as the only queen. Wildkit's father was Sunburst who seemed to be either in the nursery playing with Wildkit or out hunting.

She's so lucky, Waterkit thought. Her own father, Flamestripe was always too busy to visit them. Maybe he doesn't want you, a small voice in Waterkit's head said. Waterkit shook herself.

Of course he wants me, she told herself. He's my father. He has to want me.

You've heard the stories about Spiderleg and his kits, the voice said.

Waterkit grimaced. She had heard the stories about Spiderleg. The ThunderClan tom had neglected his kits because his parents had neglected him.

But Flamestripe wouldn't do that, Waterkit thought.

How would you know? The voice asked. You've never met him.

Waterkit blinked in defeat. She knew the voice was right. She had never met Flamestripe but she knew that he wasn't like that. She just knew it.

"Waterkit!" Cinderlight called. Waterkit turned around to face her mother. "Why are you outside? Its freezing!"

Waterkit realized as her mother said it that she was cold. Her paws felt like ice. She practically had to use all of her energy to walk back into the nursery. She curled up next to Cinderlight and her littermates and covered her nose with her tail.

"You're ice!" Snowkit squeaked, scrambling to get away from her. She stood at the edge of the nest, her fur risen. "Don't sleep next to me!"

Waterkit flattened her ears and shrank away. Cinderlight was too busy fussing over Wildkit to notice. Waterkit sighed and shuffled so that she was at the other end of the nest. Snowkit blinked at her gratefully. She turned and curled up again, resting her head on Firekit's back. Waterkit was almost asleep when she heard Snowkit's question.

"Mama, can you tell us about flowers?" she asked.

"Flowers?" Cinderlight flicked her tail and leaned down to lick Snowkit's head. "What do you want to know?"

"What do they look like?" Snowkit asked.

"Well," Cinderlight mewed. "Most of them are brightly coloured. They have different names too."

"What colours are they?" Snowkit asked, her eyes wide with curiosity.

"They can be white, blue, purple, pink, yellow," Cinderlight continued to list off the colours. Waterkit felt her mother's rough tongue rasp over her ear and within seconds she asleep.


Rays of sunlight streamed through the branches. Waterkit cracked open an eye and sat up. She arched her back and stretched. She scrambled to escape the mossy nest, accidentally treading on Icekit's tail in the process, and raced to the opening in the wall with a bright smile. Her smile fell when she saw that the ground was still as white as Icekit's pelt. She sighed and stepped out into the cold snow. It crunched under her paws and she scanned the clearing once more, searching for the ginger pelt that she knew would match Firekit's.

Her eyes settled on a ginger tom and her heart leapt in her chest. She darted over to the tom and stared up at him with large green eyes.

"Are you Flamestripe?" she asked, excitedly. The tom purred.

"No, I'm Eagleflame," he said. Waterkit's tail drooped. "Flamestripe is my brother."

"You're my kin!" Waterkit yelped. "Where is Flamestripe? Is he out on patrol?"

Eagleflame glanced behind her with a grin. "No, in fact, he's behind you right now."

Waterkit spun around and found herself face to face with a ginger and white tabby tom. She gasped and stared up at him. The ginger tom held an amused expression on his face.

"Are you Flamestripe?" she squeaked, sounding much like Snowkit had the night before. The tom dipped his head to her.

"Yes. And you are?"

Waterkit's tail drooped. He doesn't know who I am, she thought sadly. Eagleflame flicked the tom with his tail, nodding down at Waterkit.

"Don't play games with her," he said. The tom grinned.

"Yes, little kit, I am Flamestripe." He purred.

"Waterkit!" Cinderlight called. Waterkit glanced back over at the nursery to see Cinderlight hurrying out with Icekit, Firekit, and Snowkit at her tail. She spotted Waterkit and rushed over to them. She leaned down and pulled Waterkit to her side, looking up to see who she was talking to. "I'm so sorr–" She paused when she saw Flamestripe.

"Flamestripe!" she mewed in surprise. The tom grinned at her. "I didn't….I don't…I'm sorry…" she took a deep breath. "These are our kits."

Flamestripe studied each of them, his tail twitching every now and then. He turned to face Waterkit and winked at her.

"They'll make fine warriors," he mewed. "Especially this little one, Waterkit."

Waterkit beamed at him. He knows my name! she thought happily.

"Firekit, Icekit, Snowkit," Cinderlight beckoned them forwards. "This is Flamestripe, your father."

Snowkit cocked her head. "Why doesn't he look like us?" she asked, studying him. Firekit nudged her.

"He looks like me," he pointed out. "See!" he plastered himself to Flamestripe's side and sure enough, he was right. He blended right in to the ginger part of his Flamestripe's pelt.

"How come Waterkit got to meet him first?" Icekit whined.

"Because I woke up before you!" Waterkit grinned. Icekit glared at her and turned to face their father.

"Are you the best warrior?" she asked. Flamestripe chuckled and leaned down to rasp his tongue over her small head.

"Definitely not," he purred. "ShadowClan is filled with great warriors."

Waterkit lifted her head proudly. She was going to be a warrior of ShadowClan. I'm going to be the best warrior they've ever seen! She thought.

Don't you know, the voice whispered. ShadowClan is feared through all the Clans. ShadowClan has produced many evil cats.

Waterkit felt a shiver run down her spine as a fat droplet of water landed on her back. She blinked and looked up. To her dismay, she saw that it was starting to rain. She glanced at Cinderlight. Her mother seemed to have noticed too because she began herding the kits back to the nursery.

"But why?" Waterkit overheard Icekit asking. Waterkit ducked under her mother's head and crawled between Flamestripe's legs, poking her head out beside his paws. Flamestripe grinned down at her.

"Waterkit, come inside," Cinderlight mewed.

"But my name is Waterkit," Waterkit complained. "I can stay outside!"

Cinderlight rolled her eyes. "Just because your name is Waterkit doesn't mean you are water resistant." She said. "Now come inside."

Waterkit glanced up at Flamestripe. "But why can't I stay out here with Papa?" she whined.

"Because Flamestripe has duties," Cinderlight said. "You can't be bothering him."

Waterkit sighed. Her tail drooped as she followed Cinderlight through the pouring rain towards the nursery. Firekit, Icekit, and Snowkit were already huddled in the nest with Wildkit. Waterkit curled up beside her mother and rested her head on her paws.

I'm not afraid of any water, she thought.

You should be, the voice replied. Haven't you heard what happened to Bluestar?

Waterkit buried her face in the moss.

Go away! She thought angrily. Leave me alone.

Why would I do that? The voice asked. It was a she-cat, Waterkit realized. She shifted slightly and looked up.

Are you from StarClan? She asked silently.

The voice didn't reply for a moment. That's for me to know and you to find out.

Waterkit's brow furrowed. What's that supposed to mean?

Don't worry about it, Rain. The voice said. It's not important.

Who is Rain? Waterkit asked.

Not important.

Waterkit hissed in frustration and silently asked more and more questions about the Rain cat. The voice didn't answer and Waterkit stared out of the den, her tail coming up to cover her nose.

Who is Rain? She wondered. And why is she important?


Allegiances

ShadowClan

Leader:Redstar – dark ginger tabby tom with a white underbelly, chest, muzzle, and paws, and amber eyes

Deputy:Hawkshadow – dark gray and white tabby tom with yellow-amber eyes

Medicine Cat(s):Nightpool – sleek black she-cat

Warriors (toms and she-cats without kits)

Flamestripe – dark ginger and white tom

Eagleflame – ginger and white tabby tom with amber eyes

Apprentice, Tigerpaw

Morningsky – pale blue-gray she-cat with blue eyes

Sunburst – small golden and orange tabby tom with green eyes (daughter: Wildkit)

Littleclaw – small dark gray tom with green eyes

Apprentice, Pinepaw

Mosstail – dark brown tabby she-cat

Oakdust – long-furred light sandy-brown tom with brown eyes

Apprentice, Thrushpaw

Duskheart – brown and white tabby she-cat with green eyes

Apprentices (toms and she-cats training to be warriors or medicine cats)

Tigerpaw – dark brown tabby tom with green eyes

Pinepaw – black she-cat with green eyes

Thrushpaw – dark brown tabby she-cat

Queens (she-cats nursing or expecting kits)

Cinderlight – blue-gray she-cat with blue-green eyes; mother to Flamestripe's kits: Firekit (dark ginger tabby tom), Icekit (white she-kit), Waterkit (pale blue-gray she-kit), and Snowkit (gray and white tabby she-kit)

Kits (toms and she-cats under six moons)

Wildkit – unusually small calico she-kit with green eyes (father: Sunburst)

Elders (former queens and warriors who are now retired)

ThunderClan

Leader:Foreststar – white tom with dark brown tabby patches and green eyes

Deputy:

Medicine Cat(s):

Warriors (toms and she-cats without kits)

Stagleg – black tom with brown legs and paws and yellow eyes

Honeyflower – slim golden tabby she-cat

Apprentices (toms and she-cats training to be warriors or medicine cats)

Queens (she-cats nursing or expecting kits)

Lilyfoot – long-furred dark gray and gray she-cat with hazel eyes; mother to Stagleg's kit: Gracefulkit (silky, fluffy, black she-kit with hazel eyes)

Kits (toms and she-cats under six moons)

Breezekit – black tom with ice blue eyes

Elders (former queens and warriors who are now retired)

LightningClan

Leader:Silverstar – black she-cat with silver paws, spots and bright amber eyes

Deputy:

Medicine Cat(s):

Warriors (toms and she-cats without kits)

Rivertail – blue-gray tom with black and white paws

Apprentices (toms and she-cats training to be warriors or medicine cats)

Queens (she-cats nursing or expecting kits)

Blacksong – black she-cat with soft blue eyes; mother to Rivertail's kits: Shadekit (black tom with dark gray stripes and blue eyes and Bluekit (blue-gray she-kit with silver spots and green eyes)

Elders (former queens and warriors who are now retired)

Redhollow – black tom with russet spots and amber eyes

WindClan

Leader:Moorstar – light brown tabby tom with green eyes

Deputy:Whitesong (currently in the nursery)

Medicine Cat(s):

Warriors (toms and she-cats without kits)

Fungustail – smoke gray and cream tom

Clayspots – tortoiseshell tom with amber eyes

Sunpatch – golden and white tom

Apprentices (toms and she-cats training to be warriors or medicine cats)

Rainpaw – gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes

Stormpaw – dark gray she-cat with gray eyes

Queens (she-cats nursing or expecting kits)

Whitesong – fluffy white she-cat with one amber eye and one ice blue eye; mother to Moorstar's kit: Iriskit (brown she-kit with a white chest and paws)

Ferndapple – dappled black, brown, and ginger she-cat with a white underbelly, chest, muzzle, and paws; mother to Nightkit (black tom) and Applekit (orange she-kit)

Elders (former queens and warriors who are now retired)

RiverClan

Leader:Alderstar – dark brown tom with yellow eyes

Deputy:Foxclaw – gray and ginger tom

Medicine Cat(s):Swiftbranch – messy furred cream and white tom with a light brown muzzle and yellow eyes

Warriors (toms and she-cats without kits)

Reedtail – golden-brown tom with blue eyes

Trouttail – white tom with gray patches

Pearlpelt – white she-cat with yellow eyes

Dewdust – mute dark gray she-cat with amber eyes

Apprentices (toms and she-cats training to be warriors or medicine cats)

Eskerpaw – light gray tom with blue eyes

Perchpaw – golden-brown tom with a white underbelly and yellow eyes

Minnowpaw – white she-cat with golden-brown spots and yellow eyes

Rabbitpaw – very fluffy white tom with strong hind legs

Queens (she-cats nursing or expecting kits)

Elders (former queens and warriors who are now retired)

SkyClan

Leader:Stormstar – pure white tom with ice blue eyes

Deputy:Ravenflight – black tabby she-cat with deep green eyes

Medicine Cat(s):Lilywish – pretty silver tabby she-cat with yellow-green eyes

Apprentice, Morningpaw

Warriors (toms and she-cats without kits)

Cloudsoar – gray and white tom with blue eyes

Apprentices (toms and she-cats training to be warriors or medicine cats)

Morningpaw – beautiful scrawny small white she-cat with golden, red, and orange patches and black paws; bright blue eyes

Eveningpaw – beautiful scrawny small white she-cat with golden, red, and orange patches, bright amber eyes

Midnightpaw – black tom with golden, and yellow spots; amber eyes

Queens (she-cats nursing or expecting kits)

Bloomshadow – tortoiseshell she-cat with hazel eyes; mother to Stormstar's kits: Tanglekit (pure white tom) and Littlekit (small tortoiseshell she-kit)

Elders (former queens and warriors who are now retired)


I am still accepting OCs. Here is the form:

Name (please include the warrior name and any name changes (ex. Stormkit, Crookedkit, Crookedpaw, Crookedjaw)):

Age:

Clan:

Rank:

Description:

Family (optional):

Personality (2 positive, 2 negative (add more if you wish))

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So, there it is. I hope you enjoyed and if you didn't, too bad I guess.

- Hollyshade