Shadow Pov
This camp was so different then Flameclan's. Not one russet pelt shone in the sunlight. In Flameclan only a few cats weren't russet colored and those that weren't had amber or yellow eyes. Well most of them anyway, I think that there was two that didn't, But then they had full tails and glossy pelts.
These cats had pelts of many colors, but there eyes were always blue or green. They went by Frostclan, at least that was what Darkkit told me. For some reason I trusted him, I had trusted very little and still those I had trusted either betrayed me or were ripped away from me. So I found it surprising how easy it was to trust him. I really did try to build up my walls and not trust him, but I failed miserably.
His voice was quiet and shaky with cold and it brought me back to reality "T-T-This is F-Frostclan"
He walked into camp and was instantly surrounded by cats. The first two were the ones who appeared to be searching franticly for him. It didn't take much to recognize that they were his parents.
His mother was a white she-cat with a pelt traced with silver tabby stripes and a set of dark blue eyes. His father was a pure black tom with sharp blue eyes.
I walked into the camp and watched in silence for a moment before a deep voice called me out, "Who are you?"
The cat was a tom with sleek white fur that clung to his well-muscled frame. He was huge and I knew that he had to be the leader or the deputy by the way everyone stilled at his voice. To be honest he gave me the creeps, it wasn't because of his voice or overall appearance, it was because of his eyes. They were cold and sharp, an Ice blue that seemed to read your soul with a single glance.
"I'm Shadow" I said and glanced at Darkkit for help.
He appeared to turn embarrassed at the leader's questioning look, but his eyes told a different story. His bright blue eyes screamed fury, not at me but at the tom beside me.
"I went exploring, tripped onto the ice and tumbled into the freezing water. Shadow pulled me out, saving my life"
The white tom narrowed his eyes in distrust and surprisingly anger. Father had once told me eyes were windows to the soul. I had always believed that to be true and I had also learned to trust my instincts. My instincts were telling me to run now though, so maybe now wasn't the right time to trust them.
"No need to scare her Icefang" a voice rang out from across the camp. A beautiful she-cat stepped out, her pelt was white as snow and her eyes a brilliant sky blue. She was medium size and not hugely well-muscled, instead she looked agile and flexible. What caught my eye about her however, was the fact that she looked very intelligent. Her eyes gauging reactions and surroundings in a single glance.
Those eyes watched me for a moment before drifting over to Darkkit and the others. When they shifted back to me she said,
"Hello, I'm Snowstar, the leader of Frostclan. Riverleaf, our medicine cat, should heal that wound of yours and get some warmth into both you and Darkkit. After your needs are met both of you meet me in my den"
She turned and left quickly and quietly. Her deputy scurried after her his movements showing slight anger, "A loner, you'll letting a loner come into our clan, what if she is a spy for the Shadowalker's she sure looks like one"
Snowstar sighed and turned, "I am saving a kit, how long exactly do you think she'll survive out there"
Darkkit had a lot less calmness for the deputies comment. He practically growled and shook with fury. He opened his mouth to speak but I quickly moved my half-tail to cover his mouth. He coughed and I removed my tail when he almost choked himself on the black fur.
"Are you alright?" a silver tabby she-cat that looked just above my age asked. Her vibrant blue eyes looked shocked and I looked down at my tail in a sudden reality. I had already showed all of them one of my faults, one of my differences. Well besides the obvious light grey eyes, which in my opinion were pretty, Though had nothing compared to the seemingly endless and vibrant blue eyes that this beautiful she-cat had.
"Fine" was my response as I tried to shake the snow from my fur. I hadn't really been listing or paying attention though to who her eyes were drawn to as she asked the question. I paid for that dearly.
"I wasn't talking to you" the young she-cat said, "How are you, Darkkit?"
"I'm fine, don't worry, Blizzardpaw" Darkkit purred quietly, so that Blizzardpaw would not hear, yet still unable to contain it.
"How's being an apprentice?" Darkkit asked her and I realized that she must have had her apprentice ceremony recently.
She most likely replied but I wasn't paying attention, My gaze focused on the silver tabby she-cat with leaf green eyes that had started walking towards us. She had kind and thoughtful eyes, but they were slightly narrowed eyes that told of exhaustion and worry.
She brightened up a little when she saw Darkkit. I had automatically slid into the shadows when she had approached. She hadn't noticed me but she must have known that I existed because she teased, "I was told that you were saved by a young little she-kit"
I stepped out of the shadows and noticed that I was standing right behind her, so I shifted until I stood beside Darkkit. "Are you the medicine cat?" I asked the silver tabby, already knowing the answer.
"Yes, I'm Riverleaf, one of the medicine cats of Flameclan. May I ask who you are?" was her response as she began to walk, beckoning her tail for us to follow.
"I'm Shadow"
"Well it's nice to meet you, Shadow, let's get that wound healed." she replied when we reached a small cave, "And get both of you warmed up you look like you're about to freeze to death."
It was hours later when Riverleaf finally released us.
Darkkit had it easy, the only thing that showed what had happened was the small knick in his ear, from where ice had slashed through the thin are of flesh and fur, and his slightly ruffled pelt. I, however, did not have it easy. A stark white bandage stood out against my thick glossy black pelt on the right side, and my eyes were slightly wide from the pain medicine. Luckily the medicine was not the kind that makes you less alert, only the kind that helped numb minor pain.
We met Snowstar outside her den. Her pelt stood out against the nearing darkness like a Flameclan cat in winter. Her eyelids were close together in concentration while a single clear claw scratched the dirt absent mildly.
"Hello" she says when she notices our approach. She seems to be deciding my strengths and my weaknesses with the slight narrow of her eyes and a flick of her tail. She offers a half-smile towards me saying, "Shadow, I'll be with you in a minute, wait here"
She then turns to Darkkit and motions him into her den with her tail. He glances at me once before following her inside.
Darkkit Pov.
Nervousness fills me of fear for what my punishment for 'leaving camp as a kit' and 'bringing a possible spy to my own clan' and 'endangering my life and that of another kit' will be. But it is soon replaced by a flare of anger for none of that was my fault but her deputies fault.
I release a breath and try to relax, but fail miserably, instead pacing a step or two. Once I realize what I'm doing I sit down in front of her.
"Tell me what happened." Snowstar demands.
I take in a deep breath and hide the tremble in my tone instead relying on my determination to survive to fuel my words. "I went outside camp, because I was bored, I shouldn't have. I'm sorry for that. And then I saw all this beautiful clear ice and wanted to check it out. I slipped and fell into the ice. Shadow pulled me out of the freezing water and we barely managed to get back to camp alive, sorry for that."
She had tilted her head in confusion before nodding once to herself. She then speaks,
"I suggest you tell me what Really Happened"
For a moment I freeze in panic and gulp, "That is what happened"
She begins to pace herself, "I know you are lying, why are you lying?"
I blink.
"Are you protecting someone? Maybe this Shadow?"
I blink again, realizing that this is an interrogation, before speaking "I have no idea what you are talking about. Shadow saved me and this was all my fault."
She pauses and cuts to the chase, "You know you are lying to your clan leader. For one the fur on your neck was much more ruffled then the rest of you, which would suggest someone was carrying you. Someone stronger then Shadow. Plus you have seen ice many times before and I remember you avoiding it like it would kill you if you touched it. Last but definitely not least, as soon as you enter the camp and cats see you seem to become furious about something, about someone"
I decide that absolute truth was needed now, but not truth that could endanger my life. Or the lives of my family or friends,
"You are correct. That whole story was a lie, but it would endanger lives if I told you the truth. So I am deeply sorry but this is a secret I must keep."
She had a curious look now but when she speaks it is not asking what this secret is but something else.
"Everyone has secrets. Does this secret endanger the clan or keep it safe?"
I ponder this question. Many cats could die if this evil cat gets caught but it will save lives now, save my life, but more importantly it would save the life of those I love.
"For now it does no harm, but keeps the clan safe"
She nods in approval, "You may leave, bring Shadow in here on your way out"
I turn to leave and advance a few steps before she calls, "Darkkit, Just… " she releases a breath and I wonder why her voice had seemed so worried before, but I shook it off as the bond of a clanmate. Her next words are soft and quiet yet they ring with an odd sense of strength and determination.
"Be careful, Nothing is always how it seems"
Guess what? I'm not dead! Anyways now that we got that cleared up, I'm sorry that I haven't updated in a really long time. I thank you for not forgetting me- by this really long chapter. Also To thank you I won't ask for reviews or favorites or follows, though I'd really like it if you do review or favorite or follow. Not that I'm asking, but it would be appreciated. *Shadow rolls her eyes at the obvious hint to review* Anyways, not going to ask- at all. By the way I have a new poll about this story on my profile if you want to answer it, You should. Not that I'm going to beg or anything. Anyways Bye Bye. –Leopardfang