Summary: Willowkit and her sister Frostkit are born in calming times to one of the three Clan, LightningClan. But Willowkit doesn't feel all at home with her family, her parents seeming to sun her for her lack of skill. Yet, a prophecy is born to the medicine cat of the clan, and he cant but help to see that it has to do with the family. Will the clan be saved in time, or will their own foolish mistakes make the three clan become just two?


Alive: Book 1

By. Hidding-In-Shadows

Chapter 7


Willowfrost sat at the base of the willow tree in their camp, the sound of crickets filling the air. Cold air whipped at her fur, leaf-bare almost upon them. She looked at her paws with hard orange eyes, her mind racing. She was still thinking of her warrior ceremony from a few sun's ago. The name she had been given . . . Willowfrost . . . Willowfrost sighed and looked up the the tree, the leaves almost gone. With a great jumped, she soared through the air and landed on the lowest branch of the tree. Digging her claws into the branch, she sat on it and looked around.

She could see outside of the camp, Longfur taking guard for the night. The forest looked dark and thick from the view, the branches reaching out to the night sky. She wrapped her tail along her paws as she looked throughout the camp. The nursery which had been empty for so long was now occupied by her old mentor and her friend Brightface. The apprentices den was empty now though, which wasn't very good. She looked to the leaders den, Darkflower and Lightningstar asleep in there. The medicine cat's den entrance shook every once and a while as Wormfur looked outside of the den, unable to sleep. She looked to the warriors den and saw as a dark form walked out of it. It walked to the tree, stopping below it and looked up with shinning eyes.

"Willowfrost, what are you doing up there again?" the voice sighed. Nightfall.

"Watching." she said, looking back out to the forest.

"Longfur's watching camp, now come back to bed. It's weird not having you in there." he murmured, trying to not wake the other clan members. Willowfrost shivered as a wind whipped through her fur and her Nightfall grumbled a few words before he leaped up and landed next to her. His fur fluffed up in the cool air and he looked to Willowfrost.

"Willowfrost . . . what's been going on?" he asked, concern laced in his voice for his friend.

"Willowfrost . . . why do you think he gave me that name?" she asked, not looking to him.

"What do you mean? He give everyone a warrior name that he thinks suits them." Nightfall answered, confused.

"He named me after her Nightfall. He named be after Frostpool." she looked down at her paws before looking to him, a hurt look in her eyes. "Do they really not care about me that much? Do they really think I'm less thins her?" Nightfall blinked in surprise at the tabby and she sighed, looking back at her paws. "I was always the slow one. I guess I kinda deserve it in a way."

Nightfall wrapped his tail around her shoulders, pulling her into him. "Do you really think she's better then you in every way? That she has more then you?"

Willowfrost snorted, closing her eyes and taking in Nightfall's warmth, the cold air no long making her fur raise. "It seems like it. A better hunter, better fighter, my parents just adore her, and she's going to have you as a mate when she's older."

"I think you're wrong there." Nightfall murmured.

"What?" Willowfrost opened her eyes in surprise and looked to the black tom. He blinked down to her, affection in his eyes.

"Do you really think that fox-heart of a she-cat stole my heart? Please." he rolled his eyes and then looked up at the night sky. "The only she-cat I can even really stand is you Willowfrost."

Willowfrost's pelt began to grow warm with embarrassment and she looked down to her paws. Nightfall let out a purr of laughter and flicked her ear affectionately. "What about Frostpool and everything Lightninstar said?" she mumbled.

"I have a plan, don't worry. Now come on, you need sleep for once. We're going on a hunting patrol tomorrow." he hoped down and looked up to the she-cat. Willowfrost smiled as she leaped down and walked to the warrior's den with him behind her. She laid in her nest, Nightfall bringing his a little closer to her, Frostpool barely moving as he laid down. He gave Willowfrost's ear a lick before closing his eyes and falling asleep also.

-x-x-x-

Willowfrost walked into camp a few suns later, prey hanging from her jaws. She adjusted it, trying to carry it all when she heard a purr of amusement. She glanced up to see Harespring trotting over. "Here, I'll help you." he grabbed two mice and Willowfrost took the bird. She gave him a thank you that was muffled through the feathers of the bird. They walked to the pile and placed down the prey.

"Wanna share something?" he asked, nudging through the pile.

"Sure." Willowfrost sat down as he pilled out a vole and took a bite from it. She leaned down, taking a bite also, the meat still warm. Willowfrost swallowed the bite and glanced up to Harespring who was fidgeting slightly. She sat back up and gave him a confused look. "Is something wrong Harespring?" she asked.

"I just, I had a question for you. Would you like to b-" Harespring began, but was cut off by a yowl.

"Willowfrost, border patrol." Nightfall said, flicking his tail. Longfur and Frostpool stood by him. Willowfrost turned to Harespring and apologized before getting up and walking over. Frostpool was pushed up next to Nightfall, but the black tom gave Willowfrost a friendly look before they all walked out of the camp. "We're going to RunningClan border. Then I want to go on a short hunt, leaf bare is upon us and we need more kill."

"But it hasn't even started snowing yet." Frostpool said. Nightfall looked at her and then stopped. His claws slid out and he struck the ground, digging. The soil barely broke, hard and dry.

"When leaf bare comes, the ground his hard to dig through. That's why I want to hunt for a short time so we don't have to bury anything. Come on, let's get going before the sun starts to fall." he slicked his tail and the others followed him as they made there way to the border. After a few moments, they arrived and scented along it. Willowfrost's eyes kept flicking to Nightfall, the tom giving her loving glances and then getting rubbed on by Frostpool. He frowned at the she-cat, but went along with the affection, licking her ear. Frostpool looked to Willowfrost and gave her a smirk before trotting ahead to scent more of the border.

"Longfur, you can go hunting now if you want." Nightfall nodded to the tabby and he nodded back, turning and trotting off into the forest. Willowfrost walked up next to Nightfall.

"How much do you want us to catch before heading back?" she asked.

"Just one of two things. I know you went hunting earlier, so you can head back whenever." he said, looking to her. Willowfrost nodded before saying she was going to finish the patrol. Nightfall smiled and leaned down, nudging her with his muzzle lightly before walking ahead and catching up to Frostpool.


LightningClan

Leader: Lightningstar- orange tabby tom with a pale ginger mark on his forehead with orange eyes (Mate: Darkflower) (Kits: Willowpaw and Frostpaw)

Deputy: Nightfall- built, handsome black tom with orange eyes

Medicine Cats: Wormfur- sandy colored tom with patches of fur and blue eyes

Warriors:

Ringtail- gray tom with tabby tail and green eyes (Mate: Grassshine) (Kits: Harespring and Stripefur)

Feverhead- brown tom with a going on fever and blue eyes (Kits: Nightfall and Petalspots)

Darkflower- gray-and-white she-cat with blue eyes (Mate: Lightningstar) (Kits: Frostpaw and Willowpaw)

Grassshine- light brown she-cat with blue eyes (Mate: Ringtail) (Kits: Harespring and Stripefur)

Longfur- long-haired brown tabby tom with amber eyes (Mate: Brightface)

Harespring- light brown tom with green eyes

Stripefur- gray tabby tom with blue eyes

Petalspots- brown she-cat with pale gray patches and blue eyes

Frostpool- pretty white she-cat with blue eyes

Willowfrost- dark gray tabby she-cat with orange eyes

Apprentices:

None

Queens:

Brightface- orange-and-white she-cat with blue eyes (Mate: Longfur)

Kits:

None

Elders:

Badfang- black tom with green eyes and long teeth

Losteye- white she-cat with green eyes and blind in one