Disclaimer: I, KatieK101, do not own Warriors.
Five Truths About Tawnypelt
i.
She is not her father, but she is also not her brother.
Bramblepaw is willing to prove himself again and again, no matter what.
She has an overwhelming desire to be accepted, and to be the best warrior she can be. ThunderClan will never stop staring at her like she is the daughter of Tigerstar, and one day she tires of trying to prove herself to stubborn cats.
She flees to ShadowClan, and vows to never look back.
ii.
She does look back once, not very long after she's left in the first place.
Tigerstar is no more and Firestar promises that ThunderClan will welcome her back.
She likes Firestar. He is a noble warrior and will make a fair leader, and she's tempted to give him a chance, except.
He is very handsome. He is very easy to like.
He has his heart set on Sandstorm, and even an apprentice like herself knows that she has no chance with him.
She refuses his offer, but asks that he will never forget her.
He agrees, but asks the same in return.
iii.
ShadowClan welcomes her because they must: at the time, Tigerstar leads ShadowClan. But once he is dead, Blackstar has a decision to make: exile the young she-cat, or allow her to prove her worth.
Blackstar allows her to stay, but his son, Rowanpaw, is responsible for "making her feel at home".
Rowanpaw doesn't trust her. He wants her gone. It is a test, and Tawnypaw knows it.
She will grit her teeth and endure his distrust and his mocking, but as soon as she has secured ShadowClan's loyalty, she will smother him in his sleep.
iv.
Her plan doesn't play out like she intends.
In her defense, Rowanclaw caught her off guard when he stood in front of the entire Clan and publically asked her to be his mate.
She couldn't reject Blackstar's son right there, in front of everyone! That is her excuse and she sticks to it, even though it is a lie. She's loved Rowanclaw ever since he was a fox-hearted apprentice.
v.
They have three, perfect kits: a lovely daughter and two strong sons.
The creamy-colored she-cat is named Dawnkit, to symbolize what this means for herself: a new dawn, in which she is a queen and knows of a mother's fierce love, and will forever be changed.
The dark ginger tom will be named Flamekit, in honor of the cat she promised never to forget.
The dark brown tabby will be named Tigerkit, as a sign to the other Clans: she is not ashamed to call herself the daughter of Tigerstar, and she will not flinch from their whispers ever again.
Before anyone asks, yes, I am STILL working on DF, but I hope have completed the epilogue within by Monday, so... keep an eye out for that ;)
Moving on, I wrote this instead of doing math homework, and I actually found myself really enjoying Tawnypelt. She might have been overshadowed by Bramblestar, but she's lived a very notable life of her own! I admire her for leaving ThunderClan and joining ShadowClan, and I can't say that I blame her; I love ThunderClan, but ShadowClan FTW!
I think I also really like the idea of her having a crush on Firestar as an apprentice? He seems like the kind of tom she would like, and I think she would be attracted to his seniority as well. Of course her feelings are completely one-sided (you cannot convince me that Sandstorm isn't his soulmate), but it IS canon that in The Darkest Hour, Tawnypaw does ask that he never forget her. I forget how the scene went, but I like the idea, so I took some creative liberties :) If anyone ever writes a FirexTawny fic, let me know!
Lastly, I was on the Warriors Wikia doing some research for this Truth, and I have to say... I swore not to read the Vision of Shadows arc, but it actually sounds really cool (even though several of my ShadowClan babies are dead...). Have any of you read it, and would you say it's better than the last few arcs?
Tawnypelt was requested by Kindle-Feather.