Chapter 11: family ties
Snowstar sighed as the cats began to break apart. It was a relief off her shoulders and yet the excitement of the gathering was still within her paws. She began to pad away to the tree bridge when two cats stepped in front of her.
"Is there a problem?" They both looked the same, black cats with white paws, except one had amber eyes and the other blue.
"None at all. We just wish to speak with you." said the female. Snowstar gave a flick to her deputy to carry on back to the camp without her. Grim nodded and he and Crimson walked off.
Now Snowstar and the cats were alone.
"Do your leaders know what your doing?" she asked. The male nodded.
"We only wish to ask you a few questions." he said. Snowstar was confused but didn't protest.
"Did you have a name before Snowstar?" asked the female.
"My original name was Snow, yes."
"Before that." Snowstar felt even more confused. She tried to think back though. She remembered her mother, Monroe, a white she-cat, had named her.
"Yes, I believe so; something with an I." Snowstar mewed. She thought about what it could be. "Icicle!" blurted out the tom.
"Yes, Icicle, that was it." she said. Then she thought about it. How did these cats know that?
"Who are you?" she asked.
"I am Shallowstep, and this is my brother Badgerbelly." the she-cat said.
Snowstar's mind began to swirl as nostalgia and memories hit her. Her mother and father watching Snow and her two siblings. They were black with white paws like her father. One with amber eyes and the other with blue eyes. They were named Badger and Shallow! These cats were her littermates.
"Badger? Shallow?" she asked, just to make sure. They nodded. They all touched muzzles and purred at each other.
"How long have you lived here?" asked Snowstar.
"Not long after you were taken away by twolegs, so was our father. Monroe took us away to find a safe home and then we found the Horseplace by the lake. One day i ran away by accident and ended up in Riverclan. But truth be told, I still miss the Horseplace a bit." Shallowstep said.
"And a few moons later Monroe made us leave because of the dangers; which brought us to Shadowclan. She stayed for a while, I became Badgerpaw, and we had finally found a home. But Monroe didn't feel at home there unlike me. She went and I stayed." Badgerbelly added; his words ending with pity.
"Maybe she went back to the Horseplace." Snowstar said to herself. Two cats appeared from the bushes and approached her littermates.
" If you're finished gossiping," began a black tom "I think it would be best to come back to camp and let this new leader return to her's." Badgerbelly nodded and headed away with the tom, waving goodbye to Snowstar with his tail. "That goes for you too Shallowstep." said a grey tom. Shallowstep followed him after touching muzzles with Snowstar. Snowstar couldn't help but smile as she headed away and back to her camp. Here she had a clan, a home, food, love, acceptance, and kin. More than any cat could ever ask for.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Sorry i'm running out of ideas. i promise to put much more effort into the next chapter. Also go visit my warrior roleplay forum!