Disclaimer: I, KatieK101, do not own Warriors.
Five Truths About Graypool
i.
At her first Gathering, she meets her father. She expects to take one look at him and curl her lip in disgust, but-
She lays eyes on him and is suddenly filled with a longing she's never known before.
That is the first time Graypaw doubts her loyalty to RiverClan.
ii.
He convinces her to meet with him one night at the WindClan border. He says he just wants to talk. Maybe she wants to listen, too.
He tells her that he was young to the deputyship and many did not believe he was ready for it. But Fallowtail looked at him with stars in her eyes, and it he drew confidence from it.
He did not love her mother, but he did love their daughters. He always loved the name 'Graykit', after the stories of Graywing the Wise.
Graypaw smiles at him through her tears. She thinks everything was simpler when she could hate his guts.
iii.
But she never doubts herself for very long. The river rushes through her veins and she takes to the water like a fish.
When she receives the name Graypool, she thinks that no one else doubts where she belongs, either.
iv.
She falls in love with Rippleclaw slowly. First they are friends and suddenly they are mates. He is a good bit older than her, but she is drawn to his seniority and maturity.
When she finds out she is expecting, they are both thrilled to start their own family.
v.
Splashkit and Morningkit die soon after they are born. Swankit dies just days later. It is a cruel leaf-bare.
Their deaths drive Graypool and Rippleclaw apart. When she agrees to foster Mistykit and Stonekit, their relationship crumbles.
(Bonus i.)
She tells the kits the story of Graywing the Wise.
(Bonus ii.)
The way she falls in love with Oakheart is different. One day he is giving Mistykit and Stone a badger-ride, and when he looks at her his grin is infectious, and it sends her heart racing.
And then it never slows down.
Willowbreeze was the last cat, so Graypool must come next! I didn't get to include Willowbreeze much here so I went for parallels between their two chapters instead, to convey their sibling bond.
If you can't tell, I certainly have ideas for her story! Instead of a one-shot though I think it will be more of a novella - five to eight chapters, maybe. Thoughts?
Graypool was requested by Hollyshade.