Dawnstar's Legacy Chapter 1
"Dawnstar was born and grew up in RiverClan; her whole life was in that clan. I never heard a more loyal cat, except maybe Yellowfang to ThunderClan. Dawnstar's mother's name was Stoneheart, known for her stubbornness and loyalty to her clanmates. Dawnstar's father was named Embersoul; he was the nicest cat I knew. He was full of humor, and kindness. I think Dawnstar took after her father more than her mother."
Warmth and softness covered from head to tail. She could see nothing, but feel everything. Her mother slept nervously beside her, checking the little kit every minute for any signs of distress. The kit let out a meow, in an instant her mother was on her. She licked her daughter till she stopped making noise and drifted back to sleep or suckled. Then, by accident, the little she kit toppled over onto her side. In surprise, she opened her eyes. Brightness surrounded her, and the kit let out a meow of fear and distress. Her mother rushed over to her, kicking up pieces of her nest in the process.
"Look! Dawnkit's eyes are open! Someone get Embersoul." Dawnkit's mother sounded very excited. She rushed out of the nursery after a ginger, tabby queen. All Dawnkit saw of her mother was a silver-grey blur. Her mother sure ran fast.
Now that Dawnkit's eyes were open, she decided to look around. The whole nursery was made of river reeds and thick, thorny bushes. Nests lay throughout the huge den. A dark, grey queen lay in one of them with two kits who looked exactly like her. Dawnkit had heard her mother say their names and describe them to other cats who visited the nursery. She remembered the queen's name. It was Wolflight. Her kits were named Mistkit and Bluekit, honoring noble cats of the past. Dawnkit then tried standing up. Her legs were weak; she was born just a few days ago. Dawnkit's legs trembled as she put weight on them. Soon her legs gave way under her and she collapsed onto the mossy floor of the nursery. Frightened, she began to make little mewling sounds for her mother. As if on cue, Dawnkit's mother seemed to materialize in front of her. Her mother picked her up by the scruff and placed Dawnkit on her haunches back in her nest. She then turned to see an unfamiliar cat staring back at her. The cat was a tom with flaming orange fur and grey splotches.
"Embersoul, meet your daughter." Dawnkit's mother said proudly. Embersoul purred and licked Dawnkit on the forehead.
"Hello, Dawnkit," Embersoul meowed, his voice laced with pride like her mother's. "She's beautiful, Stoneheart." Embersoul stated, now facing Dawnkit's mother.
"Isn't she? She perfect like you are." Stoneheart purred. Her emerald green eyes glowed with happiness and pride. Embersoul's eyes were a dark amber color. They swirled with an emotion Dawnkit didn't know. Do I look like either of them? Dawnkit wondered to herself. She looked down at her paws; they were white without a spot of grey on them. Then she turned to look at the rest of her body. He fur was a silver color like her mother's and the tip of her tail was white like her paws. Dawnkit trotted over to a puddle sitting in the corner of the nursery. She peered down at the clear water, hoping to see her reflection. Staring back at her was an image of Dawnkit's face. Her ears were tipped with white and her eyes were dark amber like Embersoul's. I look different than mom and dad. Dawnkit wobbled back over to her mother. She was getting the hang of walking. Soon, tiredness enveloped her like a blanket. She started to curl up by Stoneheart. Her mother purred.
"Why don't you come back later, Embersoul, when Dawnkit has more energy."
The last thing Dawnkit heard before fell asleep was her father agreeing with her mother.