Welcome back everyone! So today I have a friend of mine to write this chapter. Maybe you've heard of them, their name is The Forest Dog, and they write better than I can...
HELLO! I'm The Forest Dog! I know it's weird that a dog is writing something about cats, but just go with it. It... it definitely makes sense.
Okay, so I'm going to be writing this chapter, a.k.a. the chapter that follows Silkkit. I'm really happy to be a part of my friend's wonderful story, and I hope I do it justice with my chapter. :3
So yeah, hope you enjoy my chapter of me... writing some stuff... I guess... Uh...
Just read to find out, m'kay?
Just so everyone knows, Bold and Italic is The Forest Dog, and normal Italic is me. I got a request to explain some things first, so lets do that. BUT before that I need to do Responses!
To Brambleflower: Yea that's pretty much what I expected someone to say.
To a loving star: Yes I can explain that more! I just got caught up with some things so I will explain that and a few other things.
Thanks for the reviews guys, so I will explain the stone and some other things real quick.
The Light Stone: The Light Stone is the source of the counsels power, and they use it to give powers to cats.
The Forever Green: If it wasn't clear, its an abnormally huge pine tree, around the center of IceClan territory.
The Moontree: (The Forest Dog) The Moontree is a nettle-less pine tree on the edge of MoonClan territory. Its branches unusually curl up at the top, so when it is half-moon, it looks as if the tree is holding the moon with its branches. The medicine-cats gather here, and have to cross through MoonClan territory to it. So, basically, these Clans version of the Moonstone and Moonpool.
Gatherings: Because of MoonClan and SunClan's forever war, Gatherings can never be held. However, at the medicine-cat meetings, they do share important news.
ONTO LE CHAPTER! I'm writing this, so I hope you enjoy. :3
Silkkit's POV
Silkkit peered down the nettles, her tail flicking from one side to the other. She tilted her head in amusement, a purr rumbling in her throat.
"Come on, Shadekit!" she called down. "Don't be a mouse-heart!" She tried to catch a glimpse of the black tomkit through the branches, swiveling her head as she heard his voice.
"Silkkit, you know we aren't allowed to climb the pine trees, right?" he worried fretfully. "You might fall!"
Silkkit rolled her pale blue eyes, before realizing that Shadekit couldn't see her. "They just say that," she scoffed. "It's perfectly safe!" She straightened up, pawing at the tree branch impatiently.
"No!" Shadekit meowed. "I'm not going to endanger myself like that!" Silkkit gave a huff of disappointment. She pondered how she could get Shadekit to climb the tree. Her friend had never even tried before, and she felt it was necessary. Her ears pricked as she came up with an idea, however much she'd hate to let him do it...
"Oh Shadekit," she cooed down in a sing-song voice. "If you come up, I'll let you stroke my fur."
Now, here was an offer no cat could decline. It was known that Silkkit had the softest fur in all the Clans. She was always being annoyed at cats who would stroke her uninvitingly, and it would probably drive her insane one day. She could make an exception this time, though, if it would make Shadekit climb the tree.
"OKAY, FINE! BUT ONLY FOR THE FUR!" Shadekit yowled. Silkkit positioned herself on the tree so that she could watch the spectacle. Her friend bunched up his muscles, his tail lashing back and forth and his yellow eyes trained on the tree bark. Then, kicking off with his hindpaws, he hooked his claws in the bark. Slowly and steadily, he drew himself up the pine tree. He let out grunts of exertion, his expression strained and his eyes narrowed with determination. He would stroke the fur!
He found pawholds in bark with his paws scrabbling on the pine branches. Silkkit took a pawstep forwards on the branch to make room for Shadekit. The black tom reached out with a forepaw to latch onto Silkkit's branch. With a final effort, he pulled himself onto the branch. His fur was ruffled and his jaws were parted as he panted. However, his eyes gleamed with excitement and he smirked smugly. Silkkit huffed, curling her tail around her white paws.
"Okay, fine," she grumbled. "You can stroke me."
Shadekit yelped in excitement, his paws splayed. "Yay!" he squeaked. He padded forwards cautiously on the branch. Silkkit crouched down so that her belly-fur was touching the wood, and looked up at him sourly.
"Just get on with it," she muttered. Shadekit leaned forwards to nuzzle Silkkit's side with his cheek, letting out a purr of deep contentment. She could feel his warm breath on her silver tabby pelt, and her fur pricked uncomfortably. Shadekit was most likely oblivious to her discomfort, continuing to rub her with his head. Finally, he lifted his head, before proceeding to run his paw along her back.
Silkkit shut her eyes tightly, letting out a puff of breath. Oh StarClan, she begged to her ancestors. Please let this end soon.
Shadekit held his forepaw in the air for a moment, before reaching out with it to boop her nose. Silkkit's eyes shot open with fury. THAT was the last straw.
With a yowl of defiance, she launched herself to her paws. Her tabby fur bristled as she stared Shadekit down, her tail lashing. Shadekit's eyes widened in momentary shock, before they hardened with anger. "You didn't let me finish stroking you," he complained. Silkkit furrowed her brow.
"I DON'T CARE! I DON'T LET ANYONE BOOP ME!"
She lurched forwards, lowering her head. Her skull rammed into his chest-fur, and she heard him let out a squeal of surprise. She took a pawstep backwards, before watching with glee as Shadekit wobbled on the edge of the branch. He swayed from on side to the other, before toppling over the side with a wail of shock. Silkkit's eyes widened in horror, her jaw parting to call out to her falling friend.
Shadekit hit the forest-floor on his side, his fur matted with pine nettles. Silkkit then broke out into laughter, her chin held high with pride. After all, the branch they were on had only been one foxlength above the ground. Shadekit stumbled to his paws, shaking out his black pelt. He shot her an angry glance. "Not fair!" he growled. Silkkit shrugged dismissively.
"All's fair in trees and war," she meowed. She turned around to dig her silver claws into the tree bark. She slid down the tree, her tail swishing below her. She pushed off of the bark and landed on her paws besides Shadekit. The tom rolled his eyes, grumbling to himself. Silkkit nudged him in the side. "Aw, c'mon, don't be like that," she meowed. "Let's head back to camp, and we'll eat the largest, plumpest prey in the fresh-kill pile!"
Shadekit's ears pricked at this. "Alright! I'll race you!"
Without another word, he darted forwards with his black tail streaming behind him. Silkkit parted her jaws to let out a quiet hiss of anger at his head-start, before she herself started forwards. Her paws pounded on the pine nettles underpaw, and a soft breeze ran off her back as she sprinted. She relished the chill of MoonClan territory, her silver fur rippling in the wind. Besides her, brown and green flashed by in a blur as she sped. She could see Shadekit ahead. With a cry of determination, she picked up her pace.
Suddenly, her hindpaws slid on something slippery and out from under her. She released a yelp of surprise as she was catapulted into a puddle of mud. She spat the mud out of her mouth, hating the taste of it on her tongue. She staggered to her paws and shook out each paw in turn. Mud caked her fur, turning her silver pelt to a murky brown. She released a hiss of annoyance as she felt the mud between her toes and in-between her claws. She dragged herself out of the puddle with her fur sticky and spiking up.
Silkkit flattened her ears to her head as she heard a snigger of laughter. Shadekit had doubled back to watch her trip. "I didn't know you were Mudkit," he snickered. Silkkit let out a sigh and she felt her back fur bristling.
"Shut up," she grumbled. Shadekit kneaded the ground with his paws, his eyes alight with amusement. Silkkit craned her neck to lap at her fur, trying to rid her pelt of the mud that stuck to it. Shadekit tilted his head to one side.
"I can help with that," he offered, his eyes completely genuine. Silkkit huffed.
"Alright, thanks," she muttered. Shadekit's tongue rasped her fur, turning her pelt slick as the both of them lapped at her pelt. After a few moments. she gently pushed him away. "That's good enough for now. We can go find a stream or something."
Shadekit nodded, and the two of them bounded away, oblivious to the glowing blue eyes watching them from the shadows of the pine forest.
SOOOOOOO that's the end. I really hope you enjoyed this chapter. :3
I'm currently trying to update allegiances, but I'm still going to publish this chapter. P.S. The Forest Dog wants me to ship Silkkit and Shadekit... I mean I'm fine with it, if you're fine with it Brambleflower XD
THEY'D BE HECKA CUTE TOGETHER, ALRIGHT? YOU CAN'T STOP ME, BLUE-ISH PANDA, MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! No, you can if you want, I just think it would work...
So...
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