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4 moons later
Much had happened over the 4 moons. Fireheart had become leader of thunderclan after Bluestar gave her last life to save him and her clan. Firestar appointed Whitestorm as deputy. Blackpelt and Shadowheart's apprentices had become warriors. Leafpool was Thunderclan's med cat
Shadowheart and Blackpelt had grown closer to each other and they had been seen sharing tongues often. Shadowheart had gone to the see Cinderpelt because she felt that something was wrong and she was worried
"Hello Shadowheart" Leafpoolsaid
"Hello Leafpool" Shadowheart said
"What brings you here?" Leafpool asked
"I was hoping you could tell me" Shadowheart said and she explained to Leafpool that she had not been feeling herself and was worried. Leafpool knew was exactly what was wrong
"Shadowheart it sounds to me like your pregnant" Leafpool said
"What, no there must be some mistake" Shadowheart said
"I'm sorry but it's true and it looks like it's been nearly one moon" Leafpool said
"I need to find Blackpelt" Shadowheart said to herself before running out of the med den to find Blackpelt
Blackpelt was talking to Firestar when Shadowheart, Blackpelt looked over to see Shadowheart.
"Can we finish our talk later?" Blackpelt asked
"Yes Blackpelt" Firestar said, Blackpelt bowed before leaving
Blackpelt ran up to Shadowheart, he had a big smile on his face
"Hello Blackpelt" Shadowheart said
"Hello Shadowheart, I have something to ask you" Blackpelt said
"What is it?" Shadowheart asked
"Shadowheart we have been Friends for a long time and I was hoping that you would love to be my mate" Blackpelt said, he waited for Shadowheart's response
"Yes Blackpelt" Shadowheart said "Blackpelt I have something to tell you also"
"Shadowheart, what is it?" asked Blackpelt with a sound of concern in his voice
"Blackpelt you're going to be a father" Shadowheart said
"What really, that's wonderful news" Blackpelt said with excitement
"Leafpool told me I've been pregnant for nearly one moon" Shadowheart said giving her mate a lick
One and a half moons later
"I should be in there" Blackpelt said
"Calm yourself Blackpelt Leafpool knows what she is doing" Firestar said as Blackpelt Paced up and down outside the nursery while he waited for Leafpool to let him in
"It's been too long, something must be wrong" Blackpelt said with a sound of worry in his voice
"Blackpelt this is perfectly normal for it to take this long, it could take a lot longer" Firestar said
Nightstripe and Suntail walked up to Firestar and their brother
"Has she given birth yet?" Suntail asked
"No and I'm getting worried" Blackpelt said
"Don't worry little brother I'm sure nothing is going to go wrong" Nightstripe said
Just then Leafpool came out she smiled at all the cats that had been outside the nursery
"Is she ok?" Blackpelt asked
"The birth was hard but she and your kits are ok" Leafpool said
"Can I go see them?" Blackpelt asked
"Yes" Leafpool said before walking away to the med den
Blackpelt walked in to the nursery and stopped when he saw Shadowheart, he could see three tiny kits.
"Are you going to come over Blackpelt?" Shadowheart said seeing that he was standing there
"They are so beautiful, have you thought about what you want to call them?" Blackpelt asked
"Not yet but maybe we can now pick their names" Shadowheart said
Each kit looked different to each other and did not look anything like their parents Blackpelt and Shadowheart
"Well we could name one after your mother and one after Bluestar" Blackpelt said looking at two of his kits who were white and blue.
"And we could called our son Moonkit because of his silver white colour coat" Shadowheart said licking her three newborn kits
"Then it's settled our kits names are Whitekit, Bluekit and Moonkit" Blackpelt said smiling down at his kits
"You think they will grow up to be warriors or med cats" Suntail said
"I don't care what they decide; all I care about is that they are happy" Shadowheart said licking her kits
Bluekit had sand blue coloured fur; she had a white patch around her right eye and she was the eldest kit because she had been born first. Whitekit had bright white fur and the tip of her tail was black; she had a patch of black around her left eye. Whitekit was born second. Moonkit had silver white fur. He had one white paw; he also had two white patches around his eyes.
Two moons later
"Mum can we go play with the other kits?" Bluekit asked
"Ok but don't go out of camp ok" Shadowheart said she smiled
Shadowheart walked out of the nursery and went to find her mate. Blackpelt was talking to his brother and sister.
"Hello Shadowheart" Suntail said "how are your kits"
"Hello Suntail" Shadowheart said "They are fine Bluekit is showing the makings of a great warrior or even being leader"
"Whitekit and Moonkit do look up to her after all" Blackpelt said
"Blackpelt can I speak with you in privet" Shadowheart said
"Sure" Blackpelt said following her
They were just outside the nursery and started to talk
"Blackpelt, do you think Firestar would allow me to take our kits to meet my father?" Shadowheart said
"He might but should we put our kits thought what you went through as a kit" Blackpelt
"They have a right to know as do you" Shadowheart said
"What do you mean?" Blackpelt asked
"I'm not even part Thunderclan you see" Shadowheart sighed "My mother was Riverclan"
"But what does that matter, it doesn't matter to me what you are or where you come from" Blackpelt said "I love you no matter what"
Shadowheart smiled. They both decided to ask Firestar if they could take their kits to meet there grandfather. Firestar was unsure but he agreed as long as the kits remained.
Two days later
Shadowheart and Blackpelt took their three kits to the outside of the forest, near the twolegs place
"Mum, why are we here?" Moonkit asked
"We are going to meet your grandfather" Shadowheart said "Blackpelt stay here with our kit, I'll go get him"
Shadowheart ran up to the fence and jumped over the fence to see the house she lived in when she was little. She looked round the garden to see no one; she walked up to the porch in hope to find her dad. Unknown to her that someone was watching her, she turned round to see something coming at her. Shadowheart dogged the incoming cat and held the black cat down so that he was lying on his back.
"Dad" Shadowheart said realising who this cat was and got off of him
"Shadowkit" Merlin said "You've grown"
"That was my kit name dad" Shadowheart said "My name is now Shadowheart"
"Shadowheart, why are you here?" Merlin asked
"Dad, I came so you could meet my kits" Shadowheart said "And Gaius can come if he wants"
"I'll go get him" Merlin said going thought the cat flap
A few moments Merlin and Gaius came outside, Shadowheart noted that Gaius was a lot older and he was slower that she remembered
"It is good to see you again Gaius" Shadowheart said "follow me and please try to keep up"
Shadowheart leaded them to where Blackpelt and her kits were. Her kits hid behind their father when they saw Merlin and Gaius
"Bluekit, Whitekit and Moonkit can you please come out from hiding behind your father" Shadowheart said gently
Her three kits did as they were told but they were unsure of the two cats in front of them, Blackpelt seemed to get a bit over protective over the kits
"Moonkit, Bluekit and Whitekit this is my father and your grandfather" Shadowheart said
The kits just stared at Merlin not knowing whether to go up to him or go hide behind their father. Bluekit took a step towards Merlin, Bluekit was Shadowheart's first kit born. Bluekit walked up to Merlin, sniffing him
"Mum he smells weird" Bluekit said not understanding that he was a kittypet
"Bluekit do not be rude" Shadowheart said
"It's alright Shadowheart" Merlin said "They are kits after all"
"Brother, sister come over here" Bluekit said happily
After a few hours Blackpelt and Shadowheart said their goodbyes before picking the kits up and going back in to the forest. Shadowheart and Blackpelt knew that they would have to go through Riverclan territory to get back to Thunderclan. They ran quickly though the territory but were stopped by Riverclan warriors
"Thunderclan, what are you doing here on Riverclan territory" Hissed one of the Riverclan warriors
Blackpelt and Shadowheart put their kits down. Bluekit, Whitekit and Moonkit all ran to their mother, they did not know what was going to happen
"We were only passing thought" Blackpelt growled
"Why should we believe you" another Riverclan warrior said
"Please we are telling the truth so if you would allow us we will be on our way" Shadowheart said
"Kits, They would make great Riverclan warriors won't they" one Riverclan warrior said "Or even med cats"
Shadowheart and Blackpelt hissed at the Riverclan cats to stay away from their kits
"You stay away from my kits Riverclan cat" Blackpelt hissed with anger in his voice
"What is going on here" said a dark black/gray coloured cat that had just came in to view
"They came in to our territory Nightstar" said the Riverclan warrior
"Leave them and go back to camp now" Nightstar said
All the Riverclan cats apart from Nightstar left and went back to camp.
"Thunderclan, if I may ask about Shadowheart if she is still there?" Nightstar asked
"My name is Shadowheart" Shadowheart said
"That can't be" Nightstar said in shock
"I was named after my grandma" Shadowheart said "Was she your mate"
"Yes, who's your mother?" Nightstar asked "and how is my mate"
"My mother was called Whiteheart and your mate died when my mum was little" Shadowheart said sadly
"You should go back to you camp now" Nightstar said quickly
Shadowheart and Blackpelt picked up their kits up and ran to their territory, Shadowheart could not believe that her grandfather was leader of Riverclan
Back at camp (night time)
All three kits were asleep so Shadowheart got up quietly so not to wake them, she walked out of the nursery and went to find Blackpelt. He had not spoken to her since they got back to camp. Shadowheart found Blackpelt sitting outside the camp
"Blackpelt, why are you sitting out here?" Shadowheart said walking up to him
Blackpelt did not look or speak to her, Shadowheart knew that something was wrong and she feared that I was about Riverclan
"Blackpelt tell me what's wrong" Shadowheart said
"What's wrong, what's wrong" Blackpelt said with anger in his voice "It's you being Riverclan, this makes our kits half clan"
"So, I'm half kittypet what different does it make" Shadowheart said
Blackpelt growled in anger "My brother was right, your nothing but trouble"
"So just because I'm part Riverclan that sudden changes who I am" Shadowheart growled "So what happened to you not caring what or where I come from"
Blackpelt turned so not to look at Shadowheart. He pulled his claws out and dug them in the earth beneath his paws
"Fine, Blackpelt me and my kits won't cause you or Thunderclan any more trouble" Shadowheart said turning towards the camp.
She did not see it coming, Blackpelt run up behind her and stared to attack her. Blackpelt was strong but Shadowheart was even stronger
"I'm not letting you take my kits" Blackpelt said holding Shadowheart down on her back trying to claw her face
The sound of the fight woke up most of the clan and they came running to see what was happening
Nightstripe and Suntail were the first two to come running.
"Brother stop" Nightstripe shouted running and pushing little brother off of Shadowheart. Nightstripe held Blackpelt on his back so he would not be able to attack Shadowheart again
"What is going on here" Firestar shouted
"Blackpelt attack Shadowheart" Suntail said
"Blackpelt go to my den now and what for me there" Firestar said "Shadowheart I want to speak to you and everyone else go back to your dens"
Nightstripe let his brother go and everyone apart from Firestar and Shadowheart went back to camp
"What happened before he attacked you?" Firestar asked
"He had a problem with me being Riverclan and saying I was trouble" Shadowheart said "So I told him that me and my kits would not cause Thunderclan anymore trouble then he Just attacked me as soon as I turned my back"
"I see, go to your kits and we will decide what to do tomorrow" Fireheart said
"Ok Firestar" Shadowheart said then bowed before walking in to camp towards the nursery
In the leader's den
"Blackpelt I have already spoken with Shadowheart and now I want to hear your side of this" Firestar said
"Well, I said she was trouble" Blackpelt said "And then she said that she would take my kits, I got angry"
"Blackpelt go to the warriors den and do not go to the nursery" Firestar said
"Yes Firestar" Blackpelt said then bowed before leaving
Firestar knew that Shadowheart's grandfather was leader of Riverclan and she and her kits would be safe there until they were older. Firestar decided that Shadowheart would go to Riverclan.
He went to the nursery to tell Shadowheart of his decision
Thunderclan border
Firestar had told Nightstripe and Lionfur to take Shadowheart and her three kits to Riverclan,
"Are you ready?" Nightstripe asked
"Yes; it's going to be weird being in my grandfathers clan" Shadowheart said
They went over the river and in to Riverclan territory. They were near Riverclan when they met up with two Riverclan cats; Nightstripe explained why they were in their territory.
"Very well then, she and her kits my come with us" said one of the cats
Nightstripe and Lionfur put the two kits that they had be carrying down and Bid their goodbyes to Shadowheart and the kits. The Riverclan cats picked up her two kits and they walked to Riverclan's camp.
At Riverclan
"Stonetail, Goldfur what is the meaning of this?" Nightstar asked
"Firestar said that she and her kits would be safer here" Stonetail said
"Very well show her to the nursery" Nightstar said
2 moons later
"Bluekit, Whitekit, Moonkit please come here" Shadowheart said
Her three kits came running to her, she was proud of them. They were strong like her but they had their father's kind heart
"Yes mum" they all said at the same time
"I just wanted to see where you were" Shadowheart
Shadowheart kits did not remember much about their father since they were little when they left Thunderclan they had always thought they were Riverclan.
"Oh ok mum were going to play with Stormtail's kits" Bluekit said before she and her brother and sister ran to the nursery to play with Stormtail's kits
"They have grown up quite quickly" said Nightstar who had come and sat next to Shadowheart
"Yes they have" Shadowheart sighed
"What's wrong my grandchild" Nightstar said
"They need to have their father with them" Shadowheart said "They should have that chance that I only partly had"
"But he attacked you, you would go back to scum like him" Nightstar growled
"He is still my mate whether I like to admit it or not" Shadowheart said with anger in her voice
There was a sound of fighting coming from outside the camp, Shadowheart and Nightstar went to check out what was going on. They saw Stormtail heavy bleeding and limping badly as well
"Stormtail what happened?" Nightstar asked
"Shadowclan cats are attacking" Stormtail said from where she fell on the floor
"Stormtail where are my kits" Shadowheart said
"In the nursery" Stormtail breathed "look after my kits Shadowheart"
Stormtail closed her eyes and breathed her last breath before she went still, both cat could not believe this was happening.
"No Stormtail" Shadowheart said tears coming out of her eyes
"Shadowheart get a hold of yourself" Nightstar said striking her "Take your and Stormtail's kits and run far away from here"
Shadowheart found her and Stormtail's kits playing; she picked up Stormtail's two kits and told her kits to follow close to her. Shadowheart got out of camp by a secret entrance to and from the camp. She and her Kits ran Shadowheart knew one place that her and her kits would be safe; Thunderclan was where Shadowheart felt that she and the kits would be safe. She reached the border of Thunderclan before she was attacked. She dropped both of the kits in her mouth went the cat attacked.
"Kits run and hide" Shadowheart shouted at the five kits
Shadowheart and this other cat fort fast and hard. During the fight the cat clawed Shadowheart's face at the same time catching her eye blinding her in one eye. Shadowheart kicked the cat off her and bit the scruff of this cat; clawing at him. After a hard fight the cat that had attacked was unconscious on the floor, Shadowheart was panting heavily, looking round to see if she could find her and Stormtail's kits
"Bluekit, Whitekit, Moonkit" Shadowheart called out
"Mother" She heard a voice behind her, she turned round to see all five kits sitting there with three Thunderclan warriors behind them
The five kits ran to Shadowheart and hid behind her. Shadowheart looked at one of the warriors and recognised him. It was Blackpelt her mate.
"Blackpelt" Shadowheart said
"Shadowheart, is that you?" Blackpelt asked
Shadowheart collapsed onto the ground, Blackpelt ran to Shadowheart putting her on his back and taking her to camp. The other two warriors picked up the kits and took them to Thunderclan.
Two days later
Shadowheart and the kits were safe in Thunderclan. Shadowheart had not woken up and Blackpelt was by her side wait for her to awake
"Blackpelt" a voice said
Blackpelt ears pricked up as the voice, he looked his side to see Shadowheart looking at him
"Shadowheart your awake" Blackpelt said happily
"Where are the kits?" Shadowheart asked
"Their in the nursery" Blackpelt said. He was happy that he had his mate and his kits back by his side.
A week later
A week later Shadowheart out of the med cat and was back in the nursery looking after her and Stormtail's kits. Stormtail's kits were called Firekit and Tigerkit. Tigerkit was Stormtail's oldest son. He had brown fur with dark brown stripes, he had two white paws. Firekit had bright orange fur and she had four white paws. Firekit and Tigerkit were both two moons old
"Shadowheart, can I speak with you?" Firestar asked
"Yes Firestar" Shadowheart said "You kits stay here, I'll be back soon"
Firestar and Shadowheart walked to the leaders den, when she and Firestar go there she saw that Blackpelt was already there.
"Firestar what's going on?" Blackpelt asked
"Shadowheart what happened at Riverclan" Firestar said not listening to Blackpelt
"We were attack by Shadowclan, Nightstar told me to take the kits and run" Shadowheart said "Two of the kits are Stormtail's she told me to look after them before she died"
"Shadowclan" Blackpelt said
"Firestar this was not like any Shadowclan attack I've ever seen. They were killing everyone, kits warriors, and apprentices. I don't think anyone survived apart from me and the kits" Shadowheart said
"Blackpelt can you leave us" Firestar said
"Sure Firestar" Blackpelt said bowing before leaving the den
"Shadowheart, do you remember what you told Bluestar?" Firestar asked
"Yes but what does it have to do with that" Shadowheart said
"This was you mother and grandmother were talking about" Firestar said "Starclan foretold of a cat that would bring the destruction to Riverclan but that was only part of the prophecy, eventually this cat will come for all the clan"
"What are we to do?" Shadowheart asked
"At the moment I don't know" Firestar said "When the time comes then we'll know, but this could be the end of the clans as we know it"
"Then end of the clans but that can't happen" Shadowheart said "My mother and grandmother said that I was born to stop this cat and I will even if it means my life"
Shadowheart bowed before leaving and going to the nursery, she knew that stopping this cat would most likely mean that her kits would grow up without their mother like she had when her mother died protecting her.
Firekit and Tigerkit had accepted Shadowheart as their mother and Bluekit, Whitekit and Moonkit as their littermates. Shadowheart felt that Blackpelt did not accepted Firekit and Tigerkit as his kits
"Mother, what was great grandmother like?" Firekit asked
"She was a great warrior who was able to defeat any enemy in her path, she was a beautiful white she cat" Shadowheart said
"How did she die?" Tigerkit asked
"You should not ask that brother" Bluekit snapped
"Bluekit you should not snap at your brother" Shadowheart said "They have a right to know as you three did when you were their age"
"Sorry Tigerkit for snapping at you" Bluekit apologized
"My mother name was Whiteheart; she died protecting me when we were out of camp" Shadowheart said "we got attacked by Tigerstar and Bloodclan cats, I was no older than 3 moons when it happened"
"Were you scared mama?" Firekit asked
"Yes, I did not know what to do when it happened" Shadowheart said "Now you five go play"
"Yes mama" all 5 kits said at the same time before going to play
Shadowheart went to find Blackpelt; he was sitting outside the camp. She went up and sat next to him
"Blackpelt, are you ok?" Shadowheart said
"Yes" Blackpelt said
"Blackpelt I know that you don't think of Tigerkit and Firekit being your kits but they are a part of our family now" Shadowheart said
Blackpelt sighed "It's not that, I don't think they would accepted me as their dad"
"Blackpelt you have not even tried, they lost their mother no more than a week ago" Shadowheart said
Blackpelt looked at his mate and smiled. "I still need to apologies about the way I acted" Blackpelt said "Shadowheart I'm sorry, I never mean anything I said"
"Blackpelt I forgive you" Shadowheart said giving her mate a kiss
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