Snowkit gasped. She couldn't believe it! That kit surely was evil! She was trying to kill Snowkit with deathberries.
Snowkit had to leave, right now. She couldn't afford to die. She couldn't say good-bye to Oceankit either.
Snowkit leapt away from the bushes and began to run into the forest.
"WHO'S THERE?!" A yowl from Wavekit came.
Snowkit gasped as she heard the faint sound of footsteps behind her. Wavekit was chasing after her!
Snowkit gasped, continuing to run, not even daring to look back. She knew Wavekit would find her eventually. She had to find a place to hide! As she continued to run, not daring to stop her pace, she noticed a large boulder with a hole big enough for her to fit into. She leapt into the hole, making herself comfortable. She was then silent, not even daring to breathe.
She shrunk down as Wavekit entered the clearing. "Hello?" Wavekit called, sniffing the air. Snowkit shrunk down farther, hoping Wavekit wouldn't find her.
"I know you're here!" Wavekit hissed, looking around.
Snowkit was trembling horribly, scared of the kit. She stayed silent and remained unmoving, trying not to to make a sound.
She was relieved when Wavekit left, but Snowkit stayed in the hole, just to be sure that the she-cat wouldn't return. Snowkit shut her eyes, getting comfortable in the small hole. Her eyes became droopy and she fell asleep.
When Snowkit awoke, the sun was just beginning to rise. Why was she still here?! Oceankit and Wavekit could easily find her. Snowkit quickly leapt out of the hole, shaking the dirt off her pelt. Suddenly, Snowkit felt a drop land on her.
Was it rain? Snowkit looked up and smiled as she saw soft drops of a white substance fall from the sky. Snow. She could easily camoflauge in the snow with her pure white pelt.
The sun was rising faster now and the snow continued to fall softly. Snowkit looked back at the forest that she had come from one last time, wanting to say good-bye to Oceankit. Snowkit sighed.
"Good-bye," she whispered, and sprang into the woods. She ran again, not daring to look back. She had to get as far away as she could from the kits. The snow fell faster now, almost blinding Snowkit. But she kept running.
Snowkit had decided to run until she could run no longer. Her paws touched the ground as she sprinted through the woods, the birds almost racing with her as she scared them away from their trees.
"Run, Snowkit," she told herself as she pelted through the bushes and trees, never daring to stop. Suddenly, she slipped on the icy ground and fell over, sliding towards the edge of a river.
Snowkit groaned. She was face to face with the river, its currents lapping at the side, splashing Snowkit in the face.
Exhausted, Snowkit stood up, her legs wobbly from the fall. Snowkit looked at the river. The currents were strong and there was no way she could just leap across. There had to be another way around! She couldn't stay in this part of the forest!
"Oh please, StarClan help me!" she hissed, anxiously waiting at the river.
The snow was covering her pelt and paws now, making the ground more slippery than ever. The snow might have been a blessing because it camoflauged her, but it was also a curse. She had to cross the river fast. If the snow covered the ground before she crossed, she would leave footprints and Wavekit and Oceankit could quickly trace her whereabouts.
Snowkit layed down, tears forming in her eyes. She was doomed. She could never escape. Abandoned. She was the abandoned warrior.
"WHY, STARCLAN WHY?!" she yowled, digging her claws into the snow.
Snowkit began to wail, not caring how much noise she made, not caring if Wavekit and Oceankit found her. She just wanted to die! She hated her life! It had been terrible and would never become better!
She sniffed and her tears subsided as she felt the presence of another cat beside her.
"Mother?" she whispered.
She looked up and gasped as she saw a transparent pure white she-cat staring at her. "SNOWFEATHER?!" Snowkit screeched.
"Sh," the she-cat said. "My name is Stonecloud. I'm here to guide you, young one."
"A-Are you a cat from StarClan?"
Stonecloud nodded. "Please, quiet down. Wavekit and Oceankit have heard your cries. They are on their way right now. I will help you get across this river."
"Thank you," Snowkit whispered.
"Climb onto my back, but be quiet. You're dangerously close to being discovered." Snowkit nodded, slowly climbing onto the dead she-cat's back. Stonecloud's fur was smooth, unlike Snowkit's furry pelt.
Stonecloud dived into the water and Snowkit gasped as she felt the icy water lap at her pelt, causing her distress. Snowkit shivered as Stonecloud eased through the river without any problem, the current not stopping her at all.
They soon reached the other side and Stonecloud lifted Snowkit out of the river. "You are safe now," Stonecloud said.
"Will you stay with me?" Snowkit asked.
"Perhaps," Stonecloud said. "But you must run now. Keep running until you can't anymore."
"But my tracks," Snowkit argued.
Stonecloud rested her tail on Snowkit's shoulder. "StarClan will hide them. Please, just run. Oceankit and Wavekit are almost at the river!"
Snowkit nodded, immediately speeding off, kicking snow as she pelted away. As she ran, thoughts spurred through her brain.
Who was that she-cat? Was she a BloodClan cat? Or a StarClan cat from another clan? Why had she saved her?
The snow was beginning to ease now, though it didn't help Snowkit's situation at all. The falling snow that fell hard before had concealed Snowkit, making her almost impossible to see. But now as the snow eased, she would be easy to spot.
Snowkit panted, beginning to feel tired and exhausted. But she kept running. She smiled as she came to a downhill spot. She almost jumped down the hill, the downhill portion quickening her pace.
She ran and ran until she could not run anymore. She collapsed in the snow, tired, hungry, thirsty.
"I made it," she whispered.
The forest smells had changed, indicating she was in an entirely different forest, far away from Wavekit and Oceankit.
"I did it, Snowfeather!" she shouted, sighing as she realized her mother was not with her to see her act of bravery.
Snowkit sighed, looking around for some food, or at least a place to rest. She spotted a small mouse that had popped out of hole. Snowkit left, but closed her paws on air. As for water, Snowkit ate some of the snow, the frozen water quenching some of her thirst.
Snowkit looked around for a place to rest, only noticing a large log that provided some protection.
Snowkit padded in the log, a family of squirrels in there as well. The squirrels scurried, and Snowkit was lucky enough to kill one. Snowkit sat in the vacant log, eating the squirrel she had just caught.
Tired, her stomach and thirst slightly filled, Snowkit rested her head on her paws, looking into the snowy forest.
"Thank you StarClan," she whispered before she closed her eyes.