A Feather in a Storm
A/N- I will try to stay as close to the once a week updates as possible. Summer started for me the Friday that just passed; so, while my updates may not be faster, the chapters will be more detailed and longer since I have more time.
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A/N- So Hawk Screech killed Swallowcall, but went down too… Intense!
Chapter 20 (Everbright)
Idea
"Rainfall, take Everbright, Ravensmoke, Emberflame, and Quietdream to make sure the Pride is gone. Follow them in the shadows, don't let them see you." Thunderstar quietly spoke to Rainfall, grief clear in his eyes.
Everbright followed the patrol out, sticking to the shadows. The Pride cats were very subdued; Everbright guessed the cat Hawk Screech was an important cat in the Pride.
"All right, they seem to have left. We should probably hunt while the Pride is off our territory." Rainfall, at the head, spoke quietly, as to not disturb any possible prey.
As Ravensmoke agreed, Rainfall split the group up, as to move around quicker and quietly. "Everbright, go with Quietdream. The three of us will stay together."
The toms walked off, probably to have a hunting competition. The two she-cats moved slowly, talking amongst themselves.
"So Everbright, do you have a mate?" Quietdream asked quietly.
"Yeah, Strongheart. He's the Clan deputy."
"So is Ravensmoke. He's mine." Quietdream answered, purring lightly. "Have you any kits?"
"No, I told Strongheart I wasn't ready to be a mother. It was smart too, in these times; Brambleheart has to raise her kits in a war. What about you?"
"I had one kit named Windheart. He died fighting a fox as a two moon apprentice, Windpaw, and Poolstar honoured him with his name, even though he was so young." Quietdream said sadly.
"I'm sorry." Everbright said. Quietdream shook her head, but stayed silent.
The two she cats hunted for a while, Everbright chasing a squirrel and Quietdream using her CloudClan (Half WindClan, remember) speed to catch a quick rabbit. Everbright thought for a while until she thought of a safe subject to discuss.
"Quietdream, do you know why you were named Quietkit?"
"Yes. I was the kit in my litter that did not cry at birth at all. My eyes opened immediately after birth and even then I was the calmest. Amberheart is my sister, and she was named after her eyes opened. If you looked closely, they are amber with yellow splotches. Our parents believed in waiting until a kit's eyes were open to name them."
"Hey, that's cool," Everbright responded.
"What about you? Do you know?" Quietdream questioned.
"Yeah. I was a half-Clan daughter of a she-cat kittypet, and she named me because I would be with her forever. Then she left us in the Clan with our father, Owlshadow. He died moons ago." Everbright looked down, despondent.
"I'm sorry."
"It's okay. The only thing is cats judge us for our blood." Everbright glanced at Quietdream, unsure of her reaction.
"In CloudClan we know that blood is of no matter. But who's 'us'?" Quietdream coked her head curiously.
"My sister, Stormfeather. The grey tabby she-cat." Everbright explained.
Quietdream nodded and Everbright led her to the path back to the Clan camp. They walked in silence for a while, jaws filled with their prey, until Quietdream spoke up, voice muffled by her rabbit.
"Is your sister the one that's been hanging around Lightningflash a lot?"
"Uh…"
"Lightningflash seems to be happier now, around her. He was always kind of alone in CloudClan, what with his only brother already having a mate and all. Though now, he seems happy with your sister and those other two, Rainfall and Mistdrop. They seem to be good for him."
Everbright nodded slowly, not really listening anymore.
They reached the shared Clans' camp; after putting their prey on the fresh-kill pile, walked off separately. Rainfall could report to their leaders. Everbright went over to join Strongheart, who was eating a vole.
"Hello Everbright. Hunting was well, I take it?"
"Yes, Strongheart, thank you." She replied, mind not really in the conversation, but back to what Quietdream had stated. The phrase she treated like a passing word; the statement about Lightningflash and Stormfeather had a deeper inclination than Quietdream knew of. Especially to a cat familiar to forbidden relationships.
Other cats are noticing! How many others had seen it? I should warn Stormfeather to be more careful, but what if she gets the wrong idea?
A/N- So this was Everbright's take on her sister's…"relationship," as she sees it.
Everbright is familiar with forbidden love becauseof her parents. NOT because of herself.
You know, Strongheart was supposed to be Stoneheart at first, but I mistyped Stone and didn't know how to change it back so… I don't know how I got Strong out of Stone, but yeah. Huh.
In relation to that, can anyone inform me if there is an easy way to edit spelling/grammar mistakes out of an already posted chapter? I found a few I made but I'm not that computer-smart.
So, this story would be over by now if I followed my first draft. I'm glad I changed it!
Next chapter will probably return to the main characters. (Stormfeatheror Lightningflash) If you want it to be a specific one, tell me!