Notes:
I'd like to thank everyone who suggested characters for my story. I'm sorry if I chose not to use your character. It is possible that, if I didn't use your character, that I will use them at a later date.
Twilightlifemain- Thank you for liking my story :) I do hope I am able to keep up with this one
Ch. 4
I almost gasped out loud when we entered the camp. I had never seen so many cats in one place! There were a few different dens around the clearing and a tall ledge of stone with what looked like a small den on top. All of this was fascinating, but what really drew my gaze was the pile of prey. I hadn't realized that there could be so many animals in the forest. The pile consisted of mice, birds, rabbits, and a creature or two that I didn't recognize. "Who are they?"
I turned to see a dark brown tabby she-cat staring at us with her amber eyes. Stoneclaw and Ravenwing stopped. "These are kits we found in the forest. For now, they will stay in the nursery until Willowstar says otherwise." As Ravenwing gave a short explanation, Stoneclaw simply looked ahead. Ravenwing turned to him. "I can take them the rest of the way and watch them. You go tell Willowstar." The tom nodded and walked quickly to the stone ledge. Ravenwing flicked her tail to tell us to follow her. As we walked, it seemed that every pair of eyes were glued to us. I lowered my head while Trixie gazed back at them curiously. I rolled my eyes at her. Sometimes she just didn't seem to see the situation for what it was.
When we entered the nursery, there were two she-cats were lying in separate nests. Ravenwing led us to an empty nest. "You two can rest in this one." I nodded and stepped into the nest. Trixie jumped in beside me, a smile on her face. Ravenwing looked down at us and said, "Please try to stay quiet and speak softly. We don't want to disturb the queens or their kits." It was then that I noticed a small, white queen eyeing us with suspicion. The other queen, who was pale red, simply glanced at us.
Ravenwing inspected the queens carefully with a trained eye before turning back to us. "I may as well introduce them to you. That", she said, flicking her tail at the pale red queen, "is Poppypetal. Her kit's name is Sunkit." At the mention of his name, the golden kit shot his head up and looked over at us, his amber eyes bright. "Who are they?" he asked, hopping out of his nest before his mother could stop him. As he walked up to us, a squeak came from the other queen's nest. Ravenwing ignored Sunkit's question and continued. "The white queen is Snowfall. Her kits are Lightkit and Longkit." The two kits looked out from their nest as Snowfall glared at us. Ravenwing seemed unruffled by the queen's expression as she simply curled her tail around her paws.
"Well? Who are you?" Sunkit asked. He stood right in front of me, and I felt a light fluttering in my chest. I shyly smiled and wanted to answer but I felt it hard to speak. Thankfully, Trixie spoke for me. Stepping forward she said, "I'm Trixie! And this is my sister, Sigh." Sunkit looked at us quizzically. "Those are strange names." He quickly added, "No offense." Trixie snorted. "Well, your name is pretty weird." Sunkit frowned. "No it's not" he retorted, puffing out his chest. "In fact, Swiftfur told me that the ShadowClan leader has the same name!" My sister smiled. "Alright. I guess around here your name isn't weird." Sunkit smiled back at her when Stoneclaw entered with a light brown tabby she-cat.
The she-cat looked down at us with an unreadable face. "I am Willowstar. May I ask who you kits are?" Sunkit stood beside us. "Their names are Trixie and Sigh!" he said excitedly. A look from Willowstar quieted the golden kit. Her gaze returning to us, she said, "You see, lately ThunderClan has been low on apprentices and kits. Though Sunkit will be apprenticed in a moon, we need more." I tilted my head, wondering where she was going with this. "If it had not been for this need, I may not have even considered asking you this." Every cat in the nursery looked at her expectantly. "Will you join our Clan?" All was silent as I let her words sink in. Join the Clan? I looked at Trixie and we locked eyes. We could tell what the other was thinking. Looking up at the clan leader, we said at the same time, "Yes."
We spent the rest of the day talking to Sunkit, Ravenwing, and Poppypetal. Some cats would look in at us, curious about the two kits that had been brought into the clan. When the sun was going down, there was a yowl from outside. Trixie and I ran to the entryway of the nursery and looked out. Willowstar was on top of the ledge, saying, "Let all those cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath the Highledge for a Clan meeting." As cats gathered, Ravenwing flicked her tail for us to follow her. We walked to the front of the group of cats and sat down. When the cats had settled, Willowstar spoke. "You may have heard about two kits that arrived at our camp this morning." There were murmurs among the cats. "I have asked them to join the Clan, and they accepted."
There were some growls of disagreement as most of the cats looked at us. All I wanted to do was curl up and disappear, but I straightened my back and held my head a little higher. Trixie seemed to follow suit, though her confidence looked real. Willowstar continued. "And so they shall be given Clan names. Step forward." Trixie took confident steps. I walked a little more slowly, and I felt like I was shaking. "Trixie. From this day forward, until you are apprenticed, you will be called Leafkit." My sister blinked in gratitude and walked back to Ravenwing's side. "Sigh." I looked up. "From this day forward, until you are apprenticed, you will be called Silentkit." I bowed my head slightly and walked over to my sister, trying not to stumble over my paws. Addressing all the cats, Willowstar said, "I ask that you accept our new Clan members. Poppypetal, do you mind looking after them?" Poppypetal stood. "Not at all, Willowstar. I will care for them as if they were my own." Willowstar smiled. "Thank you, I am glad to hear that. That will be all." She jumped down from the Highledge and the other cats nodded at us before dispersing.
Back in the nursery, Sunkit happily greeted us with our new names. "I'm surprised they let us in so easily." I told him. Sunkit sat down. "That's because most of them understand how much we need apprentices. Besides, this isn't exactly the first time ThunderClan has accepted outsiders." I looked at him questioningly and he shook his head, saying, "Never mind. It doesn't really matter."
Leafkit brushed against my side. "How's it feel to be a Clan cat, Silentkit?" I smiled at her. "I rather like it so far, Leafkit."
ThunderClan
Leader: Willowstar- Light brown tabby she-cat with white chest, dark markings and blue eyes.
Deputy: Coldfang- Bluish grey tom with pale yellow eyes.
Apprentice- Snakepaw
Medicine Cat: Ravenwing- Slender, black she-cat with dark green eyes.
Warriors:
Stoneclaw- Large, plain brown tom with yellow eyes. Snowfall's mate (Father of Lightkit and Longkit)
Rushfoot- Light grey tabby she-cat with blue eyes. Branchtail's mate (Mother of Snakepaw)
Swiftfur- Golden tom with green eyes. Poppypetal's mate (Father of Sunkit)
Branchtail- Dark brown tabby tom with green eyes. Rushfoot's mate (Father of Snakepaw)
Mapleleaf- Dark red she-cat with grey eyes.
Applefeather- Long limbed, light golden tom with black tipped ears, white muzzle, and bright green eyes.
Apprentices:
Snakepaw- Dark brown tabby she-cat with white paws and amber eyes. Mentor is Coldfang. (Daughter of Branchtail and Rushfoot.)
Queens:
Poppypetal- Pale red she-cat with amber eyes. Swiftfur's mate (Mother of Sunkit)
Snowfall- White she-cat with amber eyes. Stoneclaw's mate (Mother of Lightkit and Longkit)
Kits:
Sunkit- Golden tom with amber eyes. (Son of Poppypetal and Swiftfur.)
Lightkit- White she-cat with brown patches and yellow eyes. (Daughter of Snowfall and Stoneclaw)
Longkit- White tom with long legs and amber eyes. (Son of Snowfall and Stoneclaw)
Leafkit- White, dark cream and black tabby she-cat with light green eyes. (Born a kittypet)
Silentkit- Golden tabby she-cat with blue-grey eyes. (Born a kittypet)
ShadowClan
Leader: Sunstar- Golden she-cat with hazel eyes.
Deputy: Moonshade- Beautiful black smoke she-cat with pale blue eyes.
Medicine Cat: Frogleap- Light brown tabby tom with amber eyes. (Volepelt's brother)
Warriors:
Splashfur- Light grey she-cat with green-blue eyes.
Darkfog- Dark grey tom with amber eyes. Marshfur's mate.
Frostfeather- White she-cat with yellow eyes.
Apprentice- Shadepaw
Volepelt- Dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes. (Frogleap's brother)
Apprentice- Duskpaw
Marshfur- Tortoiseshell she-cat with brown eyes. Darkfog's mate.
Silverstorm- Silver tabby tom with amber eyes.
Apprentices:
Shadepaw- Black she-cat with fox like tail, white tail tip and blue eyes. Mentor is Frostfeather. (Duskpaw's sister, no parents)
Duskpaw- Dark grey tabby tom with blue eyes. Mentor is Volepelt. (Shadepaw's brother, no parents)
Queens:
None.
Kits:
None.
RiverClan
Leader: Lashstar- Light cream tabby tom with amber eyes. Fernpelt's mate. (Father of Lakepaw)
Deputy: Stripetail- White she-cat with prominent black stripes on tail and blue eyes.
Medicine Cat: Turtlepelt- Calico she-cat with amber eyes.
Warriors:
Reedtail- Dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes. Iceclaw's mate (Father of Smallkit and Poolkit)
Nightclaw- Black tom with yellow eyes.
Apprentice- Pebblepaw
Fernpelt- Light brown tabby she-cat with green eyes. Lashstar's mate. (Mother of Lakepaw)
Adderstrike- Light brown tabby tom with yellow eyes.
Apprentice- Lakepaw
Fogfur- Dark grey tabby she-cat with blue eyes.
Apprentices:
Lakepaw- Light cream tabby tom with green eyes. Mentor is Adderstrike. (Son of Lashstar and Fernpelt.)
Pebblepaw- Tortoiseshell she-cat with yellow eyes. Mentor is Nightclaw. (No parents)
Queens:
Iceclaw- Silver she-cat with yellow eyes. Reedtail's mate. (Mother of Smallkit and Poolkit)
Kits:
Smallkit- Small grey tom with amber eyes. (Son of Iceclaw and Reedtail)
Poolkit- Silver she-cat with amber eyes. (Daughter of Iceclaw and Reedtail)
WindClan
Leader: Flurrystar- White and grey tabby tom with yellow eyes. (Narrowtail's brother)
Deputy: Dustcloud- Reddish brown she-cat with green eyes. (Brushfur's sister)
Medicine Cat: Greycloud- Grey she-cat with amber eyes.
Warriors:
Brushfur- Light brown tom with dark brown speckles and green eyes. (Dustcloud's brother)
Apprentice- Shadowpaw
Sparrowclaw- Small, brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes.
Archfur- Cream tabby tom with brown eyes. Dawnpelt's mate.
Narrowtail- Slim white she-cat with yellow eyes. (Flurrystar's sister)
Hollynose- Red tabby she-cat with green eyes. (Mother of Shadowpaw)
Cleverheart- White tom with blue eyes. Summerbreeze's mate.
Apprentices:
Shadowpaw- Black she-cat with yellow eyes. Mentor is Brushfur. (Daughter of Hollynose)
Queens:
Dawnpelt- Dark grey she-cat with amber eyes. Archfur's mate. (Mother of Moonkit and Wheatkit)
Summerbreeze- Golden tabby she-cat with grey eyes. Cleverheart's mate. (Pregnant)
Kits:
Moonkit- Silver tabby she-cat with amber eyes. (Daughter of Dawnpelt and Archfur)
Wheatkit- Cream tabby tom with amber eyes. (Son of Dawnpelt and Archfur)