Well, heres the 9th chapter guys! This chapter is realllyyy long, sorry about that. And it's in Heatherwing's point of view mostly. It's first person, by the way! Hope you guys enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do Not own warriors!
However: I Do own Heatherwing, Nightfrost, Timberfall, Leafpaw, Thunderpaw, and Batkit.
Sunblaze belongs to starbomb
Nightsong belongs to ScourgexScarlet
Chapter 9, True heritage.
The journey was long, and hard. I remember it. I had stepped down as deputy a moon before we left and those stupid twolegs tore down the forest. Whitestar chose Fireheart too take over deputy position. I traveled on my own during that hateful journey. I didn't want to even look at that grey furred traitor and that calico tom stealer! I spit at the ground just at thinking about the two. I never wanted to fall in love again. It hurts to much to love a tom. But there was something that happened. I stumbled across a ShadowClan cat that got separated from his clan during the trip...
That grey tabby coat caught my eye and I fell for him. Him and those soft blue eyes. What is with me and older toms? Seriously. First Mudclaw, then Ashfur, Now him. He was so sweet to me, and treated me so nicely, not like any normal ShadowClan cat would. We snuck out every night since we settled into our new homes to see each other, glad ShadowClan and ThunderClan had been put right beside each other.
"Wetfoot." I said to him.
"Yes Heatherwing?" Wetfoot asked me.
I smile warmly at him and stare into his round soft blue eyes. "I love you."
"I love you too Heatherwing." That fluffy grey tabby burst into purrs, and I rubbed against him, moving closer, and he covered my head in gentle licks. I remember returning to camp later that day. Ashfur comes up to me.
"Hey Heatherwing! We haven't talked in forever since the whole dispute with Sorreltail and I." He says casualy. I walk past him not even looking at him. He pads up beside me. "I just wanted to let you know, Sorreltail left me. She's with Spiderleg now. I think she's having kits with him too."
"And you think I care?" I say grooming myself.
"Well, I was hoping you dont hate me for what I did. I'm trying to apologize I guess." Ashfur said. I sternly look at him and speak.
"What you did was terrible Ashfur! You broke my heart and didnt even care! I dont care how much you beg for me, I'm not comeing back! Now maybe you'll know what it feels like to have the one you love, leave you for someone else right in front of your eyes!" I snap at him and padded off to talk with Sunblaze.
"Your still angry at him I see." Sunblaze snickered.
"Of course I am! wouldn't you be if Swiftfoot left you for some younger she-cat?" I asked her
"Well, yea I would. But you shouldn't really be mad. You do have another mate now. A secret one might I add!" Sunblaze mewed quietly.
"Yea, I do." I purred. Thinking about Wetfoot made me happy.
It's been quite sometime since then. Right now, I'm walking along the shore of the lake, thinking to myself. As I'm walking, I see something moving in the water. "Great StarClan!" I leep into the water as fast as I could. I grab the drowning kit and put it back on land, and climb out the water myself, shaking my pelt to dry off slightly. "What in StarClan's name do you think your doing out here? Kits are forbidden to leave the camp, no matter what clan!"
"I-I know! But I just wanted to see the lake!" The small sleek dark grey tabby tom mewed. He only looked about 5 moons old by now.
"and what happened? You fell in the lake!" I scolded and he cowered under my large figure. "Just be careful what you do. Let me take you back to your clan little one." I said in a more gentle voice.
"Okay!" He said and his yellow eyes lit up. "my name is Batkit by the way!" He told me as we were walking towards ShadowClan. My ear twitch a little at the sight of the very familiar marshy territory. When we reached the entrance, I was confronted by a patrol of ShadowClan warriors. Blackfoot at the head of the patrol, with Cedarheart and Rowanclaw right behind him.
"Stealing ShadowClan kits are we? Never thought Thunderclan would go that low!" Rowanclaw hissed.
"I dont think she was stealing Batkit, Rowanclaw." Cedarheart said.
"I wasn't! I was bringing him back! You have no right to accuse me of anything!" I hissed back at Rowanclaw retaliating.
"she's telling the truth, I watched her pull the kit out the lake, and escorting him myself." Blackfoot said.
"And what would you know Blackfoot? Your an old cat you know and could have been seeing things." Rowanclaw said calming down a bit.
"But she-" Batkit started, but Rowanclaw cut him off.
"Will be judged by Darkstar and see if he and Russetfur believe her." And with that the dark ginger tabby tom grabbed me by the scruff and dragged me into the camp.
"Rownclaw! You dont carry she-cats like that! It's disrespectful!" Cedarheart hissed as the whole of ShadowClan emerged from their nests.
"It's also disrespectful to trespass and steal kits!" Rowanclaw said. I struggle to free myself and lash at him slightly scratching him but enough for him to let me go and lick his wound. I glance over and notice Wetfoot looking at me confused. I give him a reassuring look. Rowanclaw goes for my neck again to hold me down but was stopped right in his tracks.
"Leave Heatherwing be Rownclaw!" Darkstar mewed padding up with Russetfur right behind him. He looks at me gently and mews. "What brings you here Heatherwing?"
"I was only walking along the shore of the lake and saw young Batkit here drowning so I saved him and escorted him back to his home. I wasn't trying to steal him!" I say defending myself, more towards Rowanclaw than Darkstar.
"You saved Batkit?" He asked me and I nodded. Batkit then came out from behind me and lowered his body to the ground.
"My son!" Nightwing came running up beside Darkstar and covered her kit in protective licks. Nightwing looked at me and spoke. "Thank you Heatherwing! I will never forget this!" She licked my ear gratefully and rallied Batkit back to the nursery towards the back of the camp.
"I thank you too Heatherwing. Nightwing is my mate and Batkit is our son. I dont know what I would have done had he drowned. I shall not forget your kindness." Darkstar mewed and he looked me with glistened eyes, almost like pride. Rowanclaw snorts but I just ignore him and look around and notice how skinny most of the ShadowClan cats are. Even Wetfoot was looking punny now that I look at him closely enough. Darkstar must have noticed this because he spoke to me again, but in a hushed voice. "ShadowClan is growing weary this Leaf-fall. We have little prey and what we do have is very scrawny. I fear for ShadowClan greatly."
"I could hunt for you, if you wish. ThunderClan territory has plenty of prey still lingering for the time being." I tell him.
"Why would you want to help ShadowClan? Your a ThunderClanner!" Rowanclaw challenged, his fur standing on end with suspicion.
"Because there are four clans by the lake, and there should always be four clans. I cant sit by and watch another clan starve. You dont have to repay me, I want to do this for your sake and the lakes sake." I say to him. His dark ginger pelt flattens out and he nods pleased with my answer. "For the next few days I can go on hunting patrols by my self and bring back half of what I catch to ShadowClan."
"That would greatly help us out Heatherwing." Darkstar said his eyes shining with pride just like before. I pay no mind to it, thinking it was just his gratitude showing. Boy was I wrong, but thats a story to be told later on.
The next day I bring them about half of what I caught during my one-cat hunting patrol. Rowanclaw was standing outside the camp awaiting my arrival. "Welcome back." He purrs in a much more friendlier voice than yesterday. I nod a hello to him and pad into the camp. I put two good sized squirrels and three small rabbits in their fresh-kill pile. I do this for the next few days or so untill their fresh-kill pile was at a decent size. Enough to last them through Leaf-bare.
"Thank you Heatherwing. ShadowClan will not forget what you have done for us." Darkstar mewed. I dip my head in respect.
"you and all of Shadowclan are welcome, Darkstar." I say, and pad back to my own clan. As I left, ShadowClan's medicine cat Littlecloud pads up to Darkstar.
"Are you ever going to tell her Darkstar?" He whispers to his leader.
"I dont know Littlecloud." Darkstar answers.
As I enter ThunderClan camp, Fireheart approaches. "Where have you been all day? Sunbalze has been looking for you."
"I...was out." I say.
"I see that. But where? And what scent is that?" He says wrinkling his nose. Fox-dung! I thought. I has forgot to wash the scent of ShadowClan off me. I see Fireheart's eyes widen as he realized what I did. He tells me to follow him to Whitestar's den and I do so. Shortly after I enter Fireheart leaves and comes back with our retired medicine cat Cinderpelt and our current Medicine cat Nightfrost which is also my brother. I admit to everything, seeing as how I had no choice now. I even tell them why I fed ShadowClan. And they tell me something I never imagined I'd hear.
"Heatherwing. There is something We need to tell you. Something your mother kept from you for a very long time." Cinderpelt tells me. I look at her confused. "She kept the true identity of your real parentage from you."
"Wait, Shadesong and Brackenfur aren't my parents?" I was shocked at what I was hearing so far.
"Your half right. Brackenfur wasn't your or Nightfrost's true father." Whitestar says. Me and Nightfrost listen with pure shock.
"The only ones who knew this was me, Darkstar, Your mother, Cinderpelt, and Whitestar." Fireheart explains. "She never wanted you two to or Brackenfur to know becasue she was afraid it would tare you two apart. Moons ago when we were still in the forest. Moons before you two were even born, Your mother and Brackenfur had a huge argument and they avoided each other for several weeks."
"One day she was out wondering and spotted Darkstar, Darkstripe at the time, near the ThunderClan and ShadowClan border. He comforted her in her time of need and they started seeing each other frequently. Well, about a quarter of a moon passes and Brackenfur and her make up. Your mother wanting to be a good mate, broke off the relationship with Darkstripe, but not before telling him she was carrying his kits. She told Brackenfur they were his so he wouldn't fight with her again and upset him again so shortly after they made up." Cinderpelt tells us. "Darkstripe promises to keep it a secret for as long as he could, and the two part ways permanently."
"But if Darkstar is our true father..How did Heatherwing get her golden pelt, and how did I get my gold paws?" Nightfrost asks.
"Becasue Goldenflower is your grandmother. You both got what ever gold fur you have from her. Heatherwing, Darkstar is where you got your blacks stripes from." Whitestar says. I get up slowly and backed up some.
"So you guys have been lying to me all this time? I believed Brackenfur was my father for nothing! I grieved over his death for nothing!" I wail in disbelief.
"We only told you because you were visiting ShadowClan and feeding them, we were afraid that Darkstar was going to try and take you from us!" Fireheart said
I shake my head violently. "I dont want to be in a clan that lies to me! The looks I got growing up, The way Dustpelt eyes me so much, the whispering from other she-cats when I walk past...Maybe I should be with my father!" And with that I turn and run out of Whitestar's den. I ran all the way to ShadowClan. To be with a clan that would accept me.