Chapter 1
Sunlight filtered through the open hole in the roof of the nursery. Crowkit lifted his head and yawned. He slowly rose up and padded out of the nursery tail held low and he seemed to cry of sorrow.
"Hey Crowkit!" a small she-cat walked towards Crowkit.
" Hi Littlepaw." Crowkit said sadly.
" Hey, What's wrong?" The she-cat asked curiously and sat down next to him under the leader's ledge.
" Rainywind dragged me out of the forest by my tail again." He said complaining.
The she-cat let out a small mrrow of laughter then said " Sorry about that Crowkit, a lot is going on in the clans. She is stressed out to the max."
" What is going on?" He asked, now curious.
" Well... Tons of rouges seem to be getting on our territory and Rainywind has to be the temporary leader a lot because Lionstar is going to those night meetings outside the territories." The she-cat replied.
"I will kill all of them..." He muttered. Maybe when i'm an apprentice I'll get to fight those rouges! Then I'll be a warrior in no time. I'll show those flea-pelts what they get if they dare get on my clan's territory!
The she-cat noticed Crowkit's ears perk. "Don't get too excited..." she muttered.
"Why not? I mean when do I get to prove myself like this!? Fighting rouges!?" He exclaimed getting really excited.
"You will understand when you fight them." she said grimly. The she-cat padded away.
I'll understand when I fight 'em.. What can that mean? I mean, they're just rouges right? Crowkit contemplated. He ran straight into a bright orange furball he called his sister. "Hey Crowkit!" She exclaimed her fur more fluffed-up than usual.
"What is it today? Another cricket you caught?" he said unamused.
" No! Even better! Guess! Guess!" She shouted.
Ugh... My ears are going to bleed.. He thought.
"Give up!?" she dared.
" Yes, I give up just stop yelling!" he hissed at her.
'Ha! I always win at guessing games," she proclaimed. " But still! This is the best one yet!" she started to shake with excitement "We are gonna be apprentices tomorrow! How exciting is that!? Huh!? Huh!?" She ended up with her feathery furred face in his.
" Pretty exciting alright." He replied.
"Hey! Wanna go and play!?" she asked him her fur really puffed out.
" Sure, I guess.. Where is Volekit?" He asked.
" Oh! I'll go get her! She is helping Grasskit with a cough. You know how she is." she said as she tore into the nursery for her sister.
Finally, Some quiet for three seconds.. When she returned without Volekit she said "She was too busy to play.." Firekit's always upright tail drooped. it went back up in a flash when she got an idea. "Hey! I have an amazing idea! Wanna play? Just you and me? Huh! Huh!" She started to squirm at the brilliance of her idea.
You are such a mouse-brain Firekit... He sighed " Sure.." he said. "Alright! Good! I'll got get the moss-ball!" she bounded into the nursery again.
After a long day of non-stop talking from Firekit, Crowkit was happy to settle into his nest. His mother padded in after Firekit from the medicine cat's den. "Hollyeyes told me that Volekit would help her tonight with the returning rouge patrol." The she-cat's only eye clouded with sadness. The look on his mother's face sent a claw of grief through his heart. If only Volekit didn't want to be a medicine cat.. Then Briarbird would be happy..
