Chapter 7
Eyes filled with anger as he snarled remembering how the she-cat had betrayed their Clan by siding with the Rogues just because she had been angry that Rainstar became leader. She always thought Rainstar would just become what Dovestar was. She was also angry that Dovestar had killed Redstar as well Autumntail, Dreamstar and many others.
But she wasn't the only one who suffered and lost loved ones thanks to Dovestar's actions. Though Whitedream couldn't talk because he acted the same as her. He always acted as if he was the only one who suffered thanks to his father when his other siblings went through the same thing.
He softened alittle but still angry not wanting her to try and hurt Wind because she was associated with him. She already showed signs of betraying her family and Clan for revenge. Who was to say she wouldn't do that now.
" I never would have guessed to see you again." She said breaking the silence that fell over them after she had appeared. She was now sporting a red collar with a silver bell attached just as they all were, " Why are you here? Were you taken from Stormclan by the Twolegs?" She asked.
" No, I mean they did grab me but I had already left home when that happened and now i'm here." He stated sighing abit not ready to have something from the past come up and bite him. Now he understood what Ivory and Ebony was talking about before. A cat with a weird name like his but he didn't expect it to be Sweetpoppy.
" Do you two know one another?" Kana asked looking between them as if she was shocked. It wasn't only her but Wind was confused too.
" You can say that."
" Oh is she from Stormclan?" Wind asked him as he looked at her throwing shade.
" Was from Stormclan, she betrayed us when she decided to side with the Rogues; oh you remember Holly who was put down by those Twolegs back at the shelter? Yeah she, along with a cat named Mountainsplash, betrayed us all." He growled, " One of our clanmates was killed and then when Mountainsplash was killed protecting her she ran." He added.
" Don't bring him up!" Sweetpoppy snapped tears forming, " You practically betrayed the Clan by leaving and I have long regreted what I have done! Do you think I wanted to see him die protecting him by the cats who I thought wanted the same thing I did. I'm still suffering from my choices and i'm sorry but I have suffered plently." She reminded him.
Whitedream was drawn back by that statement, " You left without being able to retrieve punishment I left by choice...but...I guess losing Mountainsplash and losing your place in the Clan will do it..." He said looking down, " I'm sorry ok, but past mistakes forces me to not be able to trust you. I can't even get over my own..." He said before stopping looking at Wind, " I'm gonna go inside alright?" He said before turning and jumping down and heading inside.
" Is he ok?" Kana asked as she looked at Wind who was watching him.
" I believe so, I should go check on him and see." The fluffy brown-and-white she-cat said turning before being stopped.
" Hey Kana will you leave us for a second?" Sweetpoppy asked as the gray-and-white she-cat nodded jumping down and leaving them, " Wind was it? I'll tell you now that Whitedream won't tell you anything. He's always hid his pain away and that's why he still suffers silently. I understand alittle why he left but not all of it but that should be something he tells you. Make him tell you I believe he will tell you. You are mates correct?" She asked as Wind nodded, " I can tell you're expecting his kits. You glow just as my sister Sorrelcreek did when she was expecting." The dappled-and-tortoiseshell she-cat said as the expecting she-cat nodded and jumped down as she headed inside looking around to see the white tom in their shared bed, he seemed to not be ok.
" Whitedream?" She asked as he looked at her panic in his eyes. She hurried over and went to him bringing him close wanting to ease his mind, " Whitedream it's ok I promise." She said rubbing his back with her paw as her tail went around him in a comforting way.
She will admit she didn't know much of his past and she always wanted to know seeing she told him about her's but she didn't want to push it. Whatever it was it was awful enough for him to leave. Awful for that she-cat to leave nearly have Whitedream rip her head off.
She knew he was a wild cat that lived in a group of cats called Stormclan, that he left because he didn't feel right there anymore, she knew that the she-cat named Holly was his half sister and had lead some cats to hurt his Clan that killed one cat from his clan. Sweetpoppy had nearly been killed when a cat named Mountainsplash protected her and got killed instead.
But other than those specifics she didn't know much about his life. She didn't know about his parents, siblings if he had any or if he had any cats back in the clan that he was friends with or...maybe even more.
" Whitedream...did you leave a she-cat important to you back in Stormclan?" She asked as he looked at her.
" What like a mate? No I didn't." He told her , " I was too much of a mess to worry about anything like that. Still no i'm too much of a mess." He added lifting his head sighing trying to calm himself down.
" I want to know everything about you, I want to know you and your history." She said as he shook his head.
" Can't...it's not good...you'll hate me when you know it...you'll see me as someone else and I don't want that...I hate myself and I can't stop fucking having anxiety attacks because of it and i'm stupid just because i'm having one now because I'm seeing Sweetpoppy again!" He growled.
" Whitedream nothing will ever make me hate you or see you as someone else. I love you and I will always love you." She began making him look at her, " You just need to let go of the bad part of your said so yourself that you are wanting to make a new life with me.
" I don't...exactly know how to do that really..." He said looking down at his paws.
That statement made Wind giggle abit and she purred easing him to look at her again, " It's easy, it just more as talking about the good times instead of seeing the bad, you know? Remembering the good part of your past and the people in it. Doing that always helps that's how i'm always able to look back in my past." She added as he looked at her taking her words in as he nodded.
" Ok...i'll try..." He agreed taking in a deep breath before beginning, " My father was a cat named Dovestar and he...was a very bad cat. He killed many cats to become leader and to make things go according to his plan. He made a cat named Autumntail; who was my brother's mate's sister deputy just until my brother had his own apprentice and was qualified to be made deputy. Then he killed him...he killed our previous leader Redstar to become leader he also killed Lightclan's leader Dreamstar for his own amusement." He began shivering at the memory, " He trained me and my siblings in this evil place called the Dark Forest and...and...I...killed my best friend and to tell you the truth the first cat I had a crush on. She didn't want to train there anymore and wanted to become a Medicine cat...which is a cat that heals us when we're hurt, my father convinced me that she was trying to ruin our family and so...I killed her." He said sobbing abit trying to keep himself under control but it wasn't working so he shook his head.
" It's ok just breath, tell me about your mother and your siblings." Wind eased him as he looked at her nodding.
" My mother is Cloudsky and I have my brothers Rainstar, Jaysnow and Winterdusk and I have my sisters Arcticsky, Brambleberry and Softfeather. Softfeather is now with Lightclan having left Stormclan after she witnessed our father kill Redstar...who also was her mate and she was expecting his kits at the time...I mean now she seems happy in Lightclan and she had her kits but I haven't met them." He expained to her as she sat and listened to him immensly, " Now my mother has new kits with a new tom and has moved on with all my other siblings. I know I should since Dovestar is dead...but I just can't."
" He's dead?" His mate asked as he nodded.
" Yes he was killed by Lightclan's leader Fawnstar for killing Dreamstar and all the bad things he did. My brother Rainstar is leader now." Whitedream explained as she nodded.
" That's good then right? He won't be able to hurt no one anymore, he can't hurt you or your family no longer." She said as he looked down feeling his father's evil spirit cling to him like a moth to a flame, but he didn't expect her to believe in Starclan, or in this case, the Dark Forest and how the most eviliest cats go there when they die, that he still haunted him.
" It don't feel like it...it feels like he's still here managing to haunt me, reminding me that nothing is alright and that i've...hurt before and I did it again with my apprentice...and instead of comfronting the problem...I ran..." He said looking down gaining a more sadden look on his face, " I had no right to get angry at Sweetpoppy...i'm just the same as her. I deserve to be punished for all i've done and me having my anxieties are my punishment, me leaving Stormclan..."
" No Whitedream that's not it at all. I think it's more as you never got help for your problems. Everyone moved on and never checked on you to see if you were really ok. They obviously thought you were fine and moved on without telling you. That's what I get anyway. Your mother got a new mate and had kits with him. She just moved on and didn't give you the chance to get use to it."
" You're right!" He pointed out head snapping up looking at her, " I mean I was always jealous that those kits never went through what me and my siblings did and that they have a good father while we had...Dovestar...they all never understood that it wasn't easy for me to get over everything since I looked up to Dovestar the most. I always revered him and wanted to be like him and when he trained me Jaysnow and Winterdusk I took it as a honor before he told me to kill Icypaw, but I found myself not idolizing him after that happened. I...I need to learn from my past and not be ashamed of it no more I want our kits to know of my history and how proud I am to have been a Stormclan cat." He said smiling softly and warmly as he leaned over licking her ear, " I'll be a good father for these kits i'll definitely be a better father than Dovestar was I promise you." He purred.
She smiled happily purring back, " I know you will be Whitedream."
That next morning he woke up early and he just felt he needed to speak with Sweetpoppy. It was a part of his way of being able to move on and it they were gonna be living close now then they needed to make amends. As if the Stars were on his side for once he came outside and made his way to the fence jumping up as he saw Sweetpoppy standing there as if she was waiting for him. He stared at her finding the words to say to her but he couldn't. She must've felt the same because she stood there awkwardly.
She was about to open her mouth when he stopped her, " I'm sorry for what I said yesterday...i've been so caught up in my own problems that I haven't been able to move on." He began, " You have suffered enough that you don't need me snapping your head off. I think it's safe to say that we both need to let go and move on correct?"
" Yeah...I mean I was angry with the information I learned, that Dovestar killed Redstar and I just remember how depressed Sorrelcreek got when she learned and I just wanted revenge so I was ready to take it out on anyone related to him. I was angry that Rainstorm...Rainstar...was deputy and had no idea and when I knew that Redstar killed Autumntail just so Rainstar could be deputy I thought he was in on it all, but that was far from the truth but I still didn't want to accept. I saw him as a good leader but yet that little voice in my head told me not to trust him but to ruin him and his family...ruin the cats who accepted him." She explained to him looking down at her paws so she could avoid his gaze, " But once I realized I was wrong and Mountainsplash died because of my mistake that I no longer had a place there so I left. I was wondering aimlessly for moons nearly dead when the twolegs; that owns me and Kana; found me and nursed me back to health before deciding to keep me. Kana's been real nice to me even knowing my past and i've found my place beside her." She smiled looking at him.
" I'm glad I understand that you were angry and i'm sorry my father killed Redstar. Dovestar is in a place he deserves to be now and i'm glad he's no longer leader. Rainstar is a good leader and Stormclan is in good paws with him. They didn't want a trainwreck like me in the Clan so I left." The white tom stated before continuing, " But like you i've found my place with Wind so we'll be neighbors and soon enough my kits will be born and you'll be around them." He smiled at her.
" Yeah of course...but Whitedream do you ever miss Stormclan?" She asked.
" Umm...well I do...but I can't go back I was just so bad being reminded constantly about Dovestar and all that and now im not around that so I feel so much better now and i'm just glad i'm getting this new chance. Sure I miss everyone but they just saw me as too much sometimes...so it's better."
" Yeah that's right we'll be living these new lives together." Sweetpoppy smiled as the two laughed as they began to reminiessance on their past.
The white she-cat with unusual white spots padded through the pine forest. The pine needles under her paws felt prickly and uncomfortable compared to the soft leaves and undergrowth she was use to. She rainsed her head, scenting the air and kept going. She had to wonder why the others decided to meet here and not in their normal skies. These skies were definitely different from the ones that she usually walked. But maybe this meeting was about Whitedream she had to guess since the Prophecy was gonna be going unfulfilled if he stayed where he was.
She didn't rest until she was in the small clearing. She pricked her ears, listening for any movement nearby. She noticed Jadeeyes, Redstar, Icypaw and a ginger-and-white dappled tom autumn orange eyes who was Autumntail sitting in a circle as if waiting for her to arrive, but she could definitely sense the presense of others around but they hid from the strangers. Autumntail let out a purr of welcome.
" Whitespots." He murmured, " We were afraid you wouldn't come."
The white she-cat entered the clearing. She bounded over to where Icypaw sat sitting in between her and Redstar who was licking his paw before washing his ears, " Of course I was gonna come Autumntail." She began looking at everyone else dipping her head in a greeting way before looking back towards him, " This is too important to forget about, it's about Whitedream, correct?"
" Correct, we need him and and if it continues this way his destiny will not continue. We need him to fulfill his destiny." Jadeeyes explained as Icypaw's ears flicked in annoyance.
" I don't know how this all happened, we stopped watching him for some time thinking that Rosa had it under control but she didn't and now he's mates with a kittypet who's bearing his kits and now he's a kittypet. We can't have this and we need to change it." The very pale gray-and-white dappled she-cat said glancing up at the sky. The sun was beginning to set over the horizon and it would be dark soon.
Redstar stayed where he was and didn't say anything. He just continued to lick a paw and draw it over his ear, waiting for a chance to speak. Only the twitch of his tail every few moments, betrayed by his impatience.
" Maybe we should send him the Prophecy again?" Jadeeyes suggested, " Maybe he's forgotten by this new life?"
" I don't know..." Autumntail said sighing as his tail twitched tilting his head thinking, " I think maybe we should speak to him in person." He reccommended looking at them.
" No he wouldn't take lightly to that since he feels threatened to us...he wouldn't even listen to us since he seems adamant to staying in this life." Icypaw pointed out sighing rolling his eyes.
" I got it, we send him a fake omen that he needs to leave the Kittypet life then...give him an extra push...we wait until these kits are born involve Rosa and then we'll go from there." Autumntail said stepping up as they were suddenly in a beautiful meadow. Flowers grew around them, beautifully glowing in the sunlight. All of them looked amazed by this and they saw Rosa standing there.
" Oh speak of the devil." Whitespots pointed out giggling.
Rosa seemed to giggle at the comment, " It's been awhile everyone, oh Jadeeyes it's good to finally meet you." She smiled at the white tom who dipped his head, " Anyway Whitedream is alive correct?"
" Yes but you failed to keep him in the barn." Icypaw growled fur ruffled with annoyance as Rosa just seemed to stay calm not even bothered by the she-cat's harshness.
" I tried but he was very adamant in going out to hunt but I mean he's doing better right? Maybe this happening was a good thing since he don't seem bothered by everything Dovetalon had done. But I know he needs to finish his Prophecy and I know i'm needed for whatever is needed I'll do it." The she-cat explained.
" I think I got it we do send a fake omen that he needs to leave this life but what if we send it someone else that will push it. Starclan has always been all about never intervening with the living but this time we need to and it's sad that i'm gonna reccommend this but maybe you all will agree with me." Whitespots suggested as the others nodded as they heard a rustling and saw a blue-gray she-cat, fur sparkling and misty like theirs but more faded but none of them knew who she was.
" Do not be alarmed I am friend. I am part Starclan that history long forgotten." She said stepping forward ro fully join the other Starclan cats as her head glanced up, " Of Early Times."
" You mean Dawn of the Beginning?" Redstar asked as the she-cat nodded slowly and made her way towards the ginger red tom his fur ruffling when the she-cat came close.
" Yes you won't remember me due to how history transpired, River my name...was once leader of now Stormclan but that for later, I know about Prophecy of Storm for long time now and I give The Remnants better chance to survive from Storm. Two of Remnants come and become Saviors of Cloud where White will come with kits of Wind after Storm gone." River explained as they looked to one another.
" Is it a Prophecy?" Icypaw questioned confused.
" I haven't heard this one..."
" Because you all Modern Starclan, we of Early Starclan come with message since what us created is threatened to be destroyed." River spoke in some weird language but before they could ask anymore questions she had disappeared.
Silence hit them as they didn't know what to say to that they all glanced at one another simply trying to figure out what just transpired, " So...that happened?" Jadeeyes spoke after some time of silence.
" Now there's a new Prophecy...?" The ginger-and-white dappled tom pointed out, autumn orange eyes glancing nervously amongst themselves, " What do we do? I mean we were talking about sending a fake omen to some cat other than Whitedream? What were you thinking? Wind? Sweetpoppy?" He asked.
" You'll see?~" Whitespots purred smiling at them before heading off.
The next few weeks passed by and things were alright for Whitedream and Wind, she had gotten a little bit bigger with his kits. It was better that he made up with Sweetpoppy and let go of the past. He found that he was no longer looked down on life and his past but now he constantly looked positive and cheery as he was when he was younger. He still didn't feel right on wanting to go back to Stormclan or did he even think about it really, having already chosen this new life with Wind. From time to time their owner's granddaughter would come over and bring her cat for them to play with. He and Wind would constantly go to play with Kana and Sweetpoppy as well as Ivory and Ebony and he and Sweetpoppy would talk about some moments during their apprenticeship or even from their time in the Clan. Ivory, Ebony, Kana and Wind always seemed interested in the tales of their Clan life. They even offered to teach them some moves they learned and they practiced for no practicular reason they just thought of it as fun. Kana and Sweetpoppy even had a small barn in their back yard where mouse hid and they would hunt. The white tom would just remember how much fun he had when he hunted and he definitely missed it.
This new life he was living was the best and he was growing excited each and every day that passed since his mate was getting more and more close to expecting his kits and he began to get the feeling she was gonna go into labor early because she started waking up in the middle of the night in pain and he was scared in which she told him it was fine that the kits were kicking and she was ok.
Of course once she got bigger their owner took notice and began taking her to the vet to get checked out and he guessed the vet was just the Twolegs version of healers but then again they checked up on animals like him and not other Twolegs. When they would leave he would always be scared but when they came back he would be immediately reassured that everything was ok.
It wasn't until a few days later that things would change.
They were just relaxing inside since it was snowing. She was snoozing lightly beside him as they sat with their Twoleg who was sitting on the couch watching tv, then suddenly Wind yowled in pain and laid on her side still yowling he immediately jumped up worried for her as the elderly Twoleg did the same easily grabbing the fluffy brown-and-white she-cat and laid her on their bed on her side and then went to call her granddaughter.
The white tom went to his mate's side and stay curling into her licking her ear, " It's ok my dear I promise." He whispered soothly as he rest his head on her shoulder as she nodded.
It didn't take long for the younger Twoleg to come and help get started with Wind's kitting. Whitedream just let the Twoleg do what she needed to do as long Wind and the kits would be ok. The first kit came in this weird sack and she place the sack near him and as if he automatically knew he nipped and got the kit out before licking the brown tabby tom and he noticed the darker brown splotches and it made him remember Jaysnow. He purred when the kit began to breath and mewl softly. She grabbed the kit by the scruff and place him in front of Wind who purred happily before another appeared. This same routine happened with the second kit being a lithe gray molly with white paws then another kit being a long haired dark brown tabby molly with white paws, then a tortoiseshell molly with a dark face, then finally a small gray tom. Once they all were out and mewling softly and gently against Wind's belly already nodding off. The two Twolegs had left them to be alone for abit and he just watched amazed at the kits as Wind purred tiredly watching them.
" What do you want to name them?" Whitedream asked as she looked at him.
" I want to name them Clan names, I want them to know they have Clan blood in them." The tired new mother purred as he looked at her.
" Are you positive?" He asked as she nodded and he leaned over licking her ear, " How about I name the toms and you name the she-cats?" He suggested as she nodded.
" Hmm well the long haired dark brown tabby molly with the white paws, she has such fluffy fur like me I want her name to be Fluffykit, is that right?" She asked as he nodded, " The tortoiseshell molly with the dark face I want her name to be Rowankit and finally the lithe gray molly with the white paws is Featherkit." She smiled as he purred.
" They're beautiful names." He complimented before looking at the two toms who laid next to one another he could see how the gray tom was smaller compared to the others but he knew they had been born a little early than normal but they looked healthy, " The brown tabby tom's name is Runningkit and the last one the small gray tom is Slatekit." He named them feeling proud of himself but really he was mostly proud of Wind for the work she did and he knew she was tired now and she definitely deserved the rest so he decided to let her have that, " Rest now." He purred as she nodded and she drifted off to sleep.
He stayed up decided to look at the kits and smiled and he did get back to thinking about his family back in Stormclan and wondered how it would be if they were around. Cloudsky would be excited to be a grandmother, his siblings would be excited to and happily come to greet them. It just made him feel down but he shook his head trying to not be like that. He had to hope maybe one day they would meet them all.
He watched his beautiful kits sleep and nuzzle against their mother's belly and for some reason he began to space out and then he turned to see a starry faded form of a blue-gray she-cat standing there and she definitely looked out of place. She stepped out of the nest fazing through the door as he felt the urge to follow and so he went through the little door outside. He didn't want to leave them but they were sleeping so he felt it was fine.
The spirit turned and looked at him, " Whitedream correct?" She asked stepping close to him and he got such a strange vibe from her.
" Yes? Who are you?" He asked confused stepping back from her as his tail flickered.
" Name River of Early Starclan, all need to know." She spoke stepping around the backyard looking around, " Such long time since been here it's weird." She added paws stepping down on the soft snow no paw prints appearing when she brought her paw up as she glanced up as a snowflake landed on her nose and she shook her face to make it fall. Her fading form had little snowflakes along her fur which he questioned how since she was so transparent that it looked like things easily would go through her, " I come with warning, you watch out. Normally Starclan stay out of living but this needed. Watch out again." She said disappearing and he was confused as what she was meaning.
Early Starclan what was that?
He decided to head back inside and be with his kits this time he was tired so he decided to rest as well.
It wasn't before long the kits opened their eyes. Whitedream and Wind had been happy that their Twoleg wanted to keep the kits and not seperate them. Fluffykit had stormy blue eyes, Rowankit had amber eyes that burn like flames, Slatekit had heterochromia eyes one blue the other green, Featherkit had blue eyes and the finally Runningkit had amber eyes. They were moving around and playing with one another. They met the sisters, Kana and Sweetpoppy who thought they were lovely. Featherkit always stuck to Wind always wanting to be near her mother. Rowankit and Fluffykit always played together being the best of friends while Runningkit was always wanting to explore and play and finally Slatekit was a bit grumpy and didn't want to play. He always wanted to go outside and explore and today was the day they were allowed to go outside. His sister and brothers were excited as they were being washed by their mother Whitedream was taking care of washing Slatekit.
Slatekit pulled away from Whitedream with a tiny snarl glaring up at his father, " Come on dad we're just going outside." He whined as Whitedream chuckled leaning down to look at him fixing up one more spot.
" I know but this is the first time you and your siblings are going outside and I want Starclan to see you all looking perfectly." He smiled as Featherkit hurried but tripped over Wind's paw falling flat on her face, but she immediately recovered and shot back up padding towards Slatekit and Whitedream.
" I would love to meet Starclan someday.~ Have you met them daddy?" She asked.
" A couple of times but it wasn't anything too special." He chuckled leaning over licking Featherkit's gray fur who giggled that it tickled before leaning up, " There you go just wait for the others ok?" He said as he turned to see if Wind was done with the other three as Slatekit looked towards the little door and heard a voice and he wondered where it came from as he inched his way towards the door when Featherkit had turned away from him. The others weren't watching and he wanted to follow the voice so he stopped looking back before going through the door and looked around seeing no one outside. He shivered when the cold breeze hit his fur and he saw an unfamilar white she-cat with unusual white spots her fur seeming to fade in the backyard.
" Who are you?" He asked as she smiled and padded towards him gently with no sound before wrapping her tail around him.
" Soon the Change will happen, Slate will realize it's time to follow the path to the Clouds." She stated looking up as her fur ruffled abit, " You must convince them to leave or bad things will happen." She said and before Slatekit could say anything else she disappeared and a voice was replaced.
" You came outside without us!" Runningkit whined pouted with the others as he turned towards them as Wind and Whitedream came out.
" There you are you disappeared without telling us. You can't do that Slatekit we need to know where you go so you don't get hurt or something." Wind scolded lightly as Whitedream nodded making his way towards Slatekit.
" You're freezing are you sure you want to stay out here, same as the rest of you? It's leafbare, which is one of the harshest seasons ever." He said worried since Slatekit was a little smaller than the others that he would freeze. Fluffykit was alright since she had fluffy fur same as Rowankit. Slatekit, Featherkit and Runningkit were short furred like Whitedream.
" We want to play daddy.~" Featherkit pouted turning towards him as the white tom looked at Wind.
" Let them play, besides you did promise them to show them some moves." She giggled reminding him as he chuckled.
" Ok kits let me show you some moves." He told them as he began to pad off to the center with the others following as Slatekit looked away.
" I'll pass, i'm not much up for it today." He said as Whitedream looked back at him.
" Are you sure?" He asked as Featherkit stepped forward.
" Come on Slatekit!~" She called pouting.
" Yeah Slatekit it'll be fun just as if we were warriors." Rowankit said as she pounced on Fluffykit, " We could pretend to be warriors like Dad use to be." She added.
" Perhaps maybe one day we will be warriors." Fluffykit purred.
" What be warriors of the Twoleg nest?" Slatekit pointed out as Runningkit stepped forward being a little bigger than the rest; he was the oldest of the group having been born first.
" Yeah but we might go visit them eventually right? I know i'm not the only one who probably wants to meet Stormclan?" He pointed out looking at Whitedream, " Right dad will we ever go to meet them?"
Whitedream looked uncomfortable with the question but he took a deep breath and looked at them firmly, " Kits listen...i've left that life behind me...I'm probably never gonna go back but one day when you all are alot older you will be able to make whatever choice you want so if you wish to go there then you can but I rather you not since you have to pass the swamp area filled with Crocodiles and you see this." He said whipping his tail around to show the two bite scars on his tail, " That was from a Crocodile that tried to eat me. Stormclan wouldn't allow strangers to walk into their camp and such."
" But we're not strangers we're practically Stormclan because of you so we would be able to go." Fluffykit corrected whipping her head towards her father who sighed.
" Kits you are not going there as you are now, maybe one day when you're older but for now we are staying here." He said as the spirit of the white she-cat appeared besides Whitedream and only Slatekit could see her as she mouthed.
" Remember soon the Change will happen, Slate will realize it's time to follow the path to the Clouds, you must convince them to leave or bad things will happen."
Slatekit blinked a couple of times and saw that she had - yet again - disappeared he wondered who she was and why was he the only one who could see and hear her, " Either way i'll just sit and lay with Mom while you all play around." He said as he walked to where the fluffy brown-and-white she-cat sat and buried himself into his mother's fur as he watched them. Whitedream was showing and helping them perfect their hunting crouches as he looked down at his paws thinking of the she-cat.
Why was he needed to convince his family from leaving their home? Where were they suppose to go? All she said was the path to the Clouds? What did that mean? He had no clue as to what it meant he was only a kit after all how was he gonna do that? What was this bad thing that would happen? He couldn't think of what it could be so he just hoped that the she-cat would come back and explain further.
