Chapter One

Duskkit and Silverkit scampered out of the nursery. Duskkit Skidded to a halt in the middle of the camp. Silverkit fluffed up her fur and hissed in annoyance. Duskkit glanced at her.

"I thought you wanted to explore the camp," Duskkit teased. Silverkit sniffed.

"I do but I didn't know it would be so cold," she huffed. Duskkit knew her sister was right. Creamfoot hadn't let them out of the nursery yet because she didn't think their pelts were long enough to keep them warm. Now that they had grown she had given them her okay to go outside. Duskkit just hoped her mother was right and their pelts were long enough to keep them warm.

"Well are we exploring or not?" Silverkit asked. Duskkit purred in amusement. Then she looked around the camp for a place to investigate. The nursery was behind her, made of a sturdy thorn bush. Ahead of them was the entrance, a tunnel in between two moss covered rocks. She glanced around. Aha, she thought when she spied a rock with a hole at the bottom, just big enough for a cat.

"Let's look over there," Duskkit mewed, trotting towards the cave. Silverkit obediently followed her. Stepping inside Duskkit was over flooded with the smell of plants. Tangy, sweet, sour, and some that smelled rotten. She scrunched up her nose in disgust. Silverkit slipped in behind her and wrinkled her nose.

"Why'd you pick such a smelly place?" she complained. Duskkit ignored her and looked around. There were herbs stacked along the walls and a frozen pool in the back. Duskkit shrugged, boring. "This smells familiar," Silverkit whispered. Duskkit turned to her. Silverkit was sniffing a piece of fur. Stepping towards it Duskkit inhaled deeply. Her sister was right it was familiar. She scrunched up her face in concentration, trying to remember where she had smelled it before. A memory was forming in her head when a dark brown tabby tom stepped out of the shadows.

"I see Creamfoot finally let you two out," he mewed. Silverkit jumped in surprise. Duskkit mrowed in laughter.

"Scaredy mouse," she teased. "It's only Twigshade." Silverkit licked her chest fur a few times to conceal her embarrassment.

"I knew that," she hissed. Duskkit rolled her eyes before turning to the medicine cat. His amber eyes were watching them in amusement.

"Having fun?" he asked. Duskkit nodded. Silverkit flicked her ears. Twigshade purred. "Be nice to your sister Duskkit," he said at last, "and Silverkit, lighten up." Silverkit's tail shot up in indignation.

"Come on," she huffed stalking towards the entrance. Duskkit shook her head before following her sister.

"Bye Twigshade," she called, waving her tail in farewell. He nodded to her before turning to his herbs. "Now where do we go?" Duskkit asked. Silverkit scanned the camp. Her eyes rested on the only other bush in the camp.

"Let's go there," she cried, bounding forwards towards the odd bush. Duskkit ran after her. Stepping on a sheet of ice she slid forward, right into Silverkit. "Oof," Silverkit huffed as her sister landed on top of her and they slid towards the bush. Silverkit tried to dig in her claws to stop them but it was too slick. "We're gonna crash," she cried out in fear. Duskkit let out a yowl behind her.

Suddenly a fluffy white paw was in their way. Silverkit crashed into it head on. Duskkit rammed into her from behind. "Woops," she purred backing off of her sister. Silverkit fell of the paw and landed on the ground. Duskkit purred at her sister in amusement.

"Now what were you two doing?" a voice asked. Duskkit whipped around. A large fluffy white tom was looking down at them. She gulped, he was huge! Silverkit heaved herself to her paws.

"This seal-brain was trying to kill me," she huffed, prodding Duskkit in the side. Duskkit glanced at her. She didn't seemed bothered by how big this cat was. Looking back at the tom she saw his whiskers twitching.

"Now Silverkit, that's no way to treat your sister," he purred.

"She was the one trying to kill me," Silverkit argued.

"Perhaps she just slipped," he argued back. Silverkit glowered at him.

"We don't even know you so I don't think you should be talking to us," Silverkit growled. The tom's smiled.

"I'm Snowypaw," he purred. "And now you know me so I can talk to you." Silverkit shrugged.

"Whatever," she huffed. Duskkit ignored her and turned her attention towards Snowypaw.

"What's it like to be an apprentice?" she asked. Out of the corner of her eye she could see Silverkit's ears prick up to hear the answer.

"Well first you learn to walk on ice without slipping. Then you get to learn about hunting and fighting. You also learn about the other clan's territories so you'll be prepared if you every have to fight on their land," Snowypaw answered. Silverkit had turned back around by now and was eagerly listening. Duskkit was beginning to get bored. It sounded like all they did was walk on ice and fight.

"Great," she mewed nicely. "Let's keep exploring," she called to Silverkit. Silverkit flicked her ears in annoyance.

"I wanna hear what else he has to say," she whispered. Duskkit shrugged, she could explore without Silverkit. Leaving them to their talk Duskkit walked to the tree that stood in the center of camp. It was pearly white and had no leaves, but neither did any of the others. Duskkit sniffed around the roots. Suddenly she lost her footing and toppled over, right into a cave in the roots!

Duskkit leapt to her feet and looked around. There was a bed of moss and lichen at the back and the remains of a leming. She sniffed the nest. It smelled oddly familiar. It was from the same memory as the scrap of fur! She realized.

"I see my sister's kits have found their way into my den," said a soft voice. Duskkit turned around. A dark ginger she-cat was standing at the entrance to the den. "I'm Maplestar, leader of Frostclan." Duskkit blinked. This cat was even bigger than Snowypaw.!

"Sorry I'm in your den," she mewed. Maplestar grinned.

"It's okay. Creamfoot and I did the same thing when we were kits," she laughed. Duskkit studied her. She had Creamfoot's head and they had the same fluffy fur. "Speaking of sisters," she looked around, "where's yours?" Duskkit shrugged.

"Probably still talking to Snowypaw," she mewed. Maplestar's whiskers twitched.

"Do you want me to show you the camp?" she asked. Duskkit nodded. Maplestar lead the way out of the den. She sat down by the entrance. "That's the apprentice den," she pointed to the bush were Silverkit and Snowypaw were still sitting by. "As you know that's the nursery," she motioned to the thorn bush, "and that's the elder's den," she pointed to a short scraggly old tree. The branches were so low they touched the ground. "The medicine cat den," she pointed the rock cave, "and lastly the warrior den," she motioned towards a small hole in the snow. Duskkit blinked, confused. "I'll show you," Maplestar said, understanding her confused look.

They walked towards the hole. There were two mounds of snow by it, suggesting they had to dig it daily to keep out the snow. Duskkit peered down. It was dark but she could see the tunnel letting out to a wide cave. There were cats sleeping at the bottom. She wondered how they didn't get snowed on.

"They do," Maplestar mewed. Duskkit looked at her. How did she know what I was thinking? She wondered. She shifted her paws uncomfortably. Just then she heard Creamfoot calling for them.

"Thanks," she mewed quickly. Jumping to her paws she ran back to the nursery. Silverkit was already there chatting about Snowypaw. Creamfoot was very patiently listening to her. When Duskkit entered the den she silenced her.

"Duskkit," she purred. "How was your day in the camp?" she asked.

"Fun. Maplestar showed me around after I left Silverkit," Duskkit bragged. Silverkit's eyes widened.

"You met Maplestar," she gasped. Duskkit nodded.

"She let me in her den," Duskkit boasted. Silverkit looked at her jealously.

"No fair," she complained. Creamfoot stroked her tail down her back.

"Maybe you can see it tomorrow," she suggested. Silverkit looked at her mother with big blue eyes.

"Really?" she asked. Creamfoot nodded. Silverkit purred happily and snuggled down next to Creamfoot. Duskkit yawned and curled up next to her.

"Sleep well my kits," Creamfoot whispered. Duskkit's eyes drooped and soon she drifted to sleep.

Silverkit jolted awake. There were cats screeching and yowling outside the nursery. Creamfoot was on her paws in an instant. Silverkit blinked in confusion.

"Stay here," Creamfoot growled. Silverkit watched her peak out of the nursery. She pulled her head back in and walked back towards them. "Oceanclan is attacking," she hissed. Silverkit pricked her ears. Duskkit whimpered.

"What do they want?" she asked, nervously. Creamfoot shrugged.

"Who knows. Oceanclan is the greediest clan." Suddenly a rim grey tom pushed his way into the nursery. Creamfoot let out a battle cry and tackled him. He yowled in surprise. Tussling, they rolled out of the nursery. Duskkit let out as fearful squeak.

"Hush," Silverkit growled. "Don't let them know we're here." Duskkit slapped her tail across her mouth and crouched down. Silverkit unsheathed her claws and stood above her sister. A white puzzle pushed its way into the entrance. Silverkit reared on her hind legs and scratched it. It pulled back and Silverkit heard a yowl.

"Silverkit," Snowypaw growled. Woops, Silverkit thought. Snowypaw pushed his head through the entrance. "We have to get out," he ordered. "They're trying to take prisoners for ransom and you guys would be their first choice." Silverkit leapt to her feet.

"Let's go," she mewed. Running towards the entrance, she ran into Snowypaw's paw.

"We'll go out the back way," he mewed. Leaning over he scooped up Silverkit. Walking to Duskkit he picked her up too. Carrying them, he slipped through the hole at the back of the nursery.

The battle raged in the center of the camp. Silverkit could see Orcapaw, a black and white apprentice she met yesterday, fighting with a full grown Oceanclan warrior. Tundrafoot and Whitefox fought side by side against two warriors. Snowypaw entered the trees before she could see anything else. He ran away from the camp until the noises of battle were far behind them.

He dropped them in a clump of lichen. Silverkit and Duskkit tumbled from his mouth. Silverkit landed on her sister but she jumped off before she could complain. Rushing to the edge of the lichen she sat next to Snowypaw.

"What do we do now?" she asked him.

"We wait till the battle is over," Snowypaw answered. Silverkit sighed. Walking back to Duskkit, she settled down to wait.

Silverkit narrowed her eyes. She had seen something in the shadows. Snowypaw's ears were pricked. He must have too. Something moved again and Silverkit crept closer. Snowypaw signaled her to be still. While he wasn't looking a white tom erupted from the shadows. Pinning Snowypaw to the ground, he placed his paw on his muzzle, blocking any noise and any air.

Silverkit growled and leapt on him. The tom pushed her off with one paw. Snowypaw twisted and struggled but the tom held on. Eventually Snowypaw went still. Silverkit let out an angry growl and leapt back on the tom. Rolling on his back he buried her in his fur. Silverkit struggled to breath. Everything grew fuzzy and dark.

Faintly she could hear Duskkit attacking the tom. Then he rolled off. Silverkit took a deep breath and jumped to her paws. Blinking to get her eyesight back to normal, she looked for the tom. He was reaching down for her, Duskkit already dangling in his jaws. Scooping her up he began to walk away, away from the lichen, away from the trees, away from what Silverkit had always called home.

A/N:

Sorry that's a bad ending. Not to mention a bad beginning. Well anyways I'd like to thank Snowfall16 for reviewing. That makes me want to keep writing, so please everyone review. I hope you like it and I'll try and put chapter two up as soon as I can. Byeeeeeeeee.