I've been pretty busy lately, and there was a while where I couldn't use internet for a couple of days, but it's all sorted out now, I'll try update tomorrow or the day after but no promises (but if you review there'll be a higher chance of an update, not that I'm hinting or anything). Anyway I hope you enjoy, and please do tell me what you think, even if you think it's complete and utter rubbish (just don't be too harsh).
3 moons later
"Oh, Ravenclaw there you are." Shadowrunner mewed. "Mintleaf wants you."
"Has she given birth?" Ravenclaw mewed.
"One beautiful little kit." Shadowrunner mewed.
"Tom or she-cat?" He asked.
"Why don't you go and see it for yourself?" Shadowrunner mewed. Ravenclaw smiled and turned round to Blazepaw who he had been hunting with.
"Blazepaw take the fresh kill to the elders then groom them." He mewed. "Don't bother with the queens I'll take food up for them." He padded into the nursery and Shadowrunner followed.
"Ravenclaw!" Exclaimed Mintleaf.
"Where's my kit then?" Ravenclaw mewed. The kit with jet black fur and green eyes peeked out from behind Mintleaf. "Have you decided on a name?"
"I was going to let you have that honour." Mintleaf mewed. Ravenclaw looked at the kit hard before deciding.
"Leopardkit. I think we should name her Leopardkit." Ravenclaw mewed.
"That's a beautiful name." Mintleaf mewed.
"Hi Mintleaf can we play with your new kit?" Sunkit mewed bounding up to her.
"No!" Ravenclaw mewed "She was just born."
"Ok. Can you tell me when she can play with us then?" Sunkit mewed.
"Of course." Mintleaf mewed. Sunkit bounded off to the other kits.
"I-I Mintleaf can I trust you?" Ravenclaw mewed. Half a moon had passed since Leopardkit was born.
"What are you implying?" She hissed.
"No. I didn't mean it like that." Ravenclaw mewed. "I- I need to tell someone something. I just have to, but you need to promise you won't tell anyone, please?" Ravenclaw mewed.
"Ok but I will tell someone if you're breaking the warrior code though." Mintleaf warned.
"Ok, but I'm not." Ravenclaw mewed. "Let's go somewhere more private though. Over here." He padded over to the rock where they always ate at. Mintleaf followed.
"Ok so what's up?" Mintleaf mewed.
"Have you noticed anything different about Snowystorm lately?" Ravenclaw asked.
"No, why?" Mintleaf mewed.
"I can't trust her." He replied.
"Ravenclaw she's your sister." She mewed.
"Don't interrupt please. This is hard enough as it is." Ravenclaw mewed. "I guess for you to understand I have to tell you from the beginning. It all started when we were kits. There was a clan meeting to announce that Snowykit was going to be ok and I came because there were a couple of changes for the kits to hear. When I was going back to the nursery I saw Snowykit glare at me. It kind of all started there. The next time something like that happened was my first night as an apprentice. At the time I thought it was just a dream; I'm not so sure now though. She came into our den and came over to me and mewed quietly that she was going to take her revenge. I think she's holding a grudge, from when we were kits."
"That's only twice though." Mintleaf pointed out.
"I'm not finished yet." Ravenclaw mewed. "There is more. The first time I went to a gathering Snowystorm was late back, remember? I heard her come back. I asked her where she had been. Looking back on it, it was a pretty poor excuse. Anyway I noticed her ear was bleeding and asked her about it she just said she caught it on a bramble or something, I'm not so sure though. When she was leaving a noticed the scar on her leg was bleeding too. I was about to ask her about that when she left. She disappeared a lot. When I was assessed you may remember that rogue – Ocean chased her. I followed the scent I saw Snowystorm and Ocean talking soon they started to fight. That's where I intervened and Ocean fled. I took Snowystorm back to camp but I only realised afterwards: Snowstorm's scent hadn't been a fear scent when Ocean had been chasing her. The next time she did something suspicious was in the rogue attack. Before Ocean killed Miststar there was a moment where Snowystorm could have injured Ocean but she didn't. She just let her go, then Ocean went and killed Miststar. At the next gathering I noticed Snowystorm sneaking off again and I followed her. She met up with Ocean and they started talking I tried to listen to what they were saying but couldn't Snowystorm heard me trying to move closer and ran back to camp. The next time something suspicious happened was the day I became a warrior. I saw Snowystorm creeping out of camp so I followed her. She went to fourtrees and Ocean was hiding in a bush there. Snowystorm told her it was safe for her to come out and she did. THz- then Ocean asked when she was going to do it. I didn't know what she was talking about. Snowystorm said it was going to be a while because she knew I was suspicious. She started saying she wasn't sure if she could do it. Ocean then said that it was his fault you're becoming a medicine cat and that she had to kill Ravenclaw. Shy-she's plotting to kill me. My own sister. I didn't know who I cloud trust, but I knew I needed to tell someone. I knew I could trust you." Ravenclaw finished.
"Ravenclaw we have to tell Mallowstar." Mintleaf mewed.
"No. She's not a threat." Ravenclaw mewed.
"She's plotting to kill you." Mintleaf mewed.
"You promised." Ravenclaw mewed. At that point they were interrupted by three cats coming into camp.
"Ravenclaw do you know where Mallowstar is?" Goldenbreeze mewed.
"No sorry, who's that?" He mewed nodding at a strange cat.
"Sparrow, she's a loner that want's to join the clan." Goldenbreeze replied. Mallowstar padded out of her den and Goldenbreeze padded over to Mallowstar.
"Mallowstar there's a loner here that wants to become a member of the clan." Goldenbreeze mewed.
"Bring them into my den." Mallowstar mewed and padded back to her den followed by Sparrow.
"So I hear you want to join my clan." Mallowstar mewed.
"Yes. Loner life didn't suit me." Sparrow mewed.
"Why do you want to join my clan then?" Mallowstar mewed.
"My mum was killed by rogues when I was 4 moons. I barely survived the next moon. Then I met up with a loner called Blackberry. She took me in and looked after me. For the next 10 moons Blackberry looked after me. Loner life wasn't for me though. I wanted to be more. For cats to acknowledge me. Rogues kept attacking me. I told Blackberry that I wanted to join a clan and she told me about the clans. She told me that she knew cats in Driftclan she showed me the way to your territory and told me to tell Mallowstar that Blackberry sent me."
"Do you want to join Driftclan then?" Mallowstar mewed.
"Yes. If you'll let me." Sparrow mewed.
"Your name will change obviously though." Mallowstar mewed.
"I'd prefer to keep it the same." Sparrow mewed.
"What is your name?" Mallowstar mewed.
"Sparrow." Mewed Sparrow.
"Well how about you keep Sparrow for the first part of your name and then have something added onto the end." Mallowstar mewed.
"Yes. Thanks." Sparrow mewed.
"I'll call a clan meeting." Mallowstar mewed.
Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the high rocks." Yowled Mallowstar. When all the cats had gathered beneath the high rocks, she began. "Today a loner has decided to become a member of the clan. From this moment until she will be known as Sparrowflight." Mallowstar finished.
"Sparrowflight, Sparrowflight, Sparrowflight." Chanted the rest of the clan.
