So You can see that I'm starting to reuse cats, even though I'm not nearly done making all the Clans yet. Again, if you want an OC featured, just PM me and they'll be in one or two of the one-shots.
And oh! Celebration! I've made it passed ch 20! I'm 1/5 done!
Death - Curlkit - MountainClan
"Curlkit, wake up you lazy cat!"
My eyes fluttered open to see my brother and sister, Minnowkit and Whisperkit, respectively. They both had excitement gleaming in their eyes as they continued to prod me until I woke. I groaned in protest as Minnowkit took my tail in his mouth and have it a good hard yank.
"Curlkit, wake up! It's raining out and we want to go and play!" Whisperkit nudged me. For someone named Whisperkit, she definitely wasn't the quietest of the three of us.
"Why would you want to play in the rain, we'll get our pelts all wet and it will take ages for us to get dry." I argued. I just wanted to stay in the warmth and safety of the nursery; not go out and drown in the rain!
"Curlkit!" Whisperkit whined. I looked up at him to see her eyes widened and her lower lip in a pout. "Just come out and play with us, it will be fun!"
"Whisperkit, if Curlkit doesn't want to go out, then she doesn't have to." We all turned to see our father, Sparrowflight, standing in the entrance to the nursery, causing a shadow to fall over us. He padded over and sat down next to my brother.
Minnowkit and Sparrowflight really did look the same, with the same fluffy black fur and amber eyes. Our father told us that Whisperkit looked exactly like our mother, Breezepool, before she died in our kitting. Apparently, Whisperkit just had a longer tail, but that wasn't hard to believe. Whisperkits tail was longer than everyone's.
"Sparrowflight is right, we shouldn't force her to do something she isn't comfortable with." Minnowkit agreed. I purred at how serious my brother could be, I think his attitude was only fuelled by how many times he was told he was wise enough to become leader.
Three balls of fur appeared at the nursery, this time, not even half as big as Sparrowflight but all different colours ranging from silver to tortoiseshell.
"Is she coming?" Redkit asked with a silly grin on her face. Her sisters, Silverkit and Dawnkit stood beside her wearing the same expressions on their faces.
My siblings and I were older than the sisters, but only by a few moons. They were still our friends, despite the age difference, and we still loved to play with them, even if they could act immature sometimes. Redkit the most. Dawnkit was the calmest but had this nervous twitch and Silverkit was somewhere in between.
"No, she doesn't want to play." Whisperkit pouted and looked at me pleadingly.
I let out a long sigh before clambering to my small paws, "fine, I'll play with you." I grumbled while looking out the nursery with distaste. It was cold and wet out! I was only doing it because I knew my siblings would never stop whining if I didn't.
Cheers erupted from the five kits before they all turned and raced out of the Nursery with me behind them. I wrinkled my nose the second my paw hit a puddle but kept going anyway. If this is what they wanted.
Minnowkit led us over to a small ledge that had minor protection from the wind and rain. One of the older warriors, Pinefrost and our leader Hailstar, were already shaking tongues under the ledge.
"I am Dawnstar, leader of MountainClan!" Dawnkit announced and jumped on top of a small rock. The rock already was soaked and she ended up falling off and landing in a heap at the bottom, causing us all to burst out laughing. "Ow!"
"Are you okay, Dawnkit?" Redkit asked urgently but her sister shook her head rapidly as she held back sobs.
"I hurt my paw!" she cried out and showed us her small paw that twitched slightly when she held it out. It honestly didn't even look that bad, she probably just landed on it funny.
"C'mon, Redkit. Let's take her to the medicine den!" Silverkit squeaked and I almost pounced on her! I knew this would happen! We've only been out here for a few seconds and someone is already hurt and I'm soaking!
The three sisters limped away while I shot a nasty glare at Whisperkit. "Come out and play with us, it will be fun!" I mocked and Whisperkit shrunk down. "Right, Whisperkit, this is loads of fun. I want to stay out here forever!"
"Enough with the sarcasm, we can still play without them." Minnowkit ordered. "They'll join us later, but for now, I am Minnowstar!"
"What's going to happen when Dawnkit gets-" I was cut off by a sort of groaning sound. Everyone in camp froze as we strained to hear where it's coming from. "What is that?"
The rain was making it hard to hear but it sounded like something sliding down the side of the mountain. Whisperkit padded towards the ledge and pressed her ear against the side of the mountain wall while Minnowkit, Pinefrost, Hailstar and I all started slowly backing away.
"Whisperkit, get away-" Hailstars voice was cut off as the entire ledge collapsed and Whisperkits screaming drown out the sound of the rain. Her shrieks were stopped by the snapping sound of her neck breaking.
Mud and debris rushed down from where the ledge was previousely holding it up and we all stumbled to race away. I couldn't even let the thought of my sisters death register in my mind.
"Help!" Minnowkit screeched just before the mud washed over his body and his screaming was cut short. I could see his fluffy black tail for only a few seconds longer before the debris swallowed that as well.
Pinefrost was already up to her neck in mud and I could see struggling to stay on top. He managed to get one leg free before an entire tree trunk came sweeping through and smashed the back of his head in with a thud.
Pinefrost lay there for only a second, his amber eyes open in an unblinking gaze and blood pouring from the dent in his head. But then he was buried, just like Minnowkit and Whisperkit were.
My paws thudded against the ground as I tried to run, but before I knew it, my feet were stuck and mud was quickly pooling around me. I screamed as I looked around for someone to save me.
My eyes met my fathers as he stood frozen on the other side of camp. I opened my mouth to call for him but the next thing I know, mouth was filling my lungs and I was completely submerged in the mud, rocks and debris.
I didn't know how long I stayed there for, gagging on the dirt but I felt a paw reach in and pull me out of the mudslide with a sickening pop! My eyes were clouded in grime and I couldn't see who my saviour was.
"Curlkit? Curlkit can you hear me?"
I didn't respond to the voice. I couldn't, my body felt frozen and my eyes wouldn't open. My head was too heavy to left and all I could do was lay there and listen to the wrapping voices.
"She's gone."
No, no I'm not! I'm still alive! Keep trying!
"Her heart stopped beating. I'm sorry, Sparrowflight, there's nothing we could have done."
Oh.
I heard wailing around me and someone nestled there head in my fur as their body shook like a leaf. I wanted so desperately to just open my eyes and tell them that I was okay. But I couldn't, because I was dead.
I don't know how long I laid there, much like when I was first under the mud but I could feel as someone lifted my body up and started carrying me somewhere. They carried me for a long time, before gently laying me on the ground. It felt like I was laying on leaves, and based on the crunching of dead plants beneath me, I was in the small group of trees that the warriors talked about.
"Rest in peace little Curlkit." A soft voice whispered in my ear before I was picked up again and lowered into the ground. I didn't know what was happening until I felt unearthed dirt hitting my body until I was completely buried.
A single dot of light appeared in my vision and it slowly grew and grew until the white light surrounded me entirely. It blinded me for a second but it slowly faded until I realized that I was in some sort of forest.
StarClan. Where Whisperkit and Minnowkit would be waiting for me.
