Sorry I haven't updated in a while. Been on vacation!
The next morning, Skykit prodded Larkkit awake with her paw. "Hey Larkkit, why don't we play a game, where I am a warrior, and you're a friendly fox!" She teased.
Larkkit just laid there, ignoring Skykit. How she wished it was a dream so that Skykit wouldn't tease her for the moons to come. She wished her mother and father believed her. She wished her mother wouldn't believe everything Skykit said. Of course, she knew her wishes wouldn't come true.
She soon got bored, and to escape Skykit's teaseing for a while, padded to the elder's den for a story. When she got there, Softgaze looked up at her. "You okay Larkkit? You don't look so happy."
Larkkit shrugged. "Just more of Skykit's teaseing. Softgaze, have you ever met a fox that was friendly?"
When Softgaze shook her head, Larkkit sighed. How was she to prove that there were such things as friendly foxes? Softgaze saw the dissapointment in her eyes. "Well, no I haven't met any friendly fox. But Leafeye claims to have met one."
With that Softgaze prodded Leafeye awake with her paw. "Wha-? Why did you wake me?"
"Larkkit came here to ask about your encounter with that fox you called Lighting."
"You do? Well it's the first time anyone has asked me in a while, but lets see. Hmm yes, it started when I was an apprentice. I was out hunting, when I spotted the tip of a white tail in the bushes. It didn't smell like Thunderclan so I called out 'Hey! You better get off of our territory!' Out of the bush came the fox. He looked at me but said nothing. I was frozen with fear. What was this fox going to do to me? The answer was nothing. He just darted away, out of Thunderclan's territory. He was fast. At the time, I had few friends. Just Softgaze, Softpaw at the time. And an elder who passed away before you were born, Cinderear, Cinderpaw at the time. I decided the fox would be a friend, and named him Lighting. I told Cinderpaw and Softpaw all about it when I got back. The didn't believe me, but went along with it. Then, a few moons after I had gotten my warrior name I saw Lighting again. There were the same marking, and again, he didn't attack me. I crept up to him and saw that he was starving. I had to help him. So I hunted for a mouse or two, and gave it Lighting. He blinked gratefully at me, then, again, ran off. The last time I saw him, was about two moons ago, around the time you were born. I was going to the dirt place, when I scented him. Lighting had come back! Sadly, he had the scent of death on him. I knew I couldn't save him. But I realized, he had a fox kit with him. I sat with him, until he died, then took the kit to where I knew other foxes lived. I told the fox kit he would be named Storm, and to come visit every so often. I don't know whether or not he understood me, but I knew Storm would be safe." Leafeye ended with a sigh of releif, as if she was waiting moons to get all that off of her chest.
Larkkit stared at her. She couldn't get the fact that Leafeye knew who Storm was, out of her mind. "Leafeye… Storm did come to visit."
Leafeye looked hopefully at Larkkit. "Where?"
I met him when Skykit and I snuck out of camp. I told him to leave before a patrol came. But I think we became friends, just like you and Lighting did. Only this time, Storm could talk to me."
Leafeye looked overjoyed. Softgaze was astonished that I knew Storm. Leafeye then looked to the sky. "Thank Starclan."