Well, it's done now! I couldn't part with Cruelties of the Clans (why can't I ever spell cruelties right...it's always cruelites or crueltesi XD) that meant that this had to get slightly sidetracked. This chapter is longer than the one before it, and it's about none other than SquirrelflightXShrewpaw themselves. Anyways...thank-you Dragonheart, Spottedtalon (with the huge list of cats), and Alyssa for reviewing this was Alyssa's request so I hope you like it! ~Enjoy!
NAME: Shrewpaw (whisker...laugh!)
MATE: None
KITS: None
BROTHERS: Spiderleg, Birchfall, Foxleap, Duskfang
SISTERS: Hollykit, Larchkit, Icecloud, Juniperleaf, Swanfeather
MOTHER: Ferncloud
FATHER: Dustpelt
GRANDMOTHER: Brindleface
GREAT-GRANDMOTHER: Robinwing
UNCLES: Ashfur, Galekit, Flurrykit (the two dead kits from Brindleface's litter)
GREAT-AUNT: Frostfur
NIECES: Rosepetal, Gazepool, Featherfall, Dovewing, Ivythorn
NEPHEWS: Toadspring, Leopardclaw
GRANDNIECES: Springleaf, Dewfall, Ivorygaze
GRANDNEPHEWS: Jaguarleap, Raypaw, Blizzardpaw
COUSINS: Cinderpelt, Brackenfur, Brightheart, Thornclaw
SECOND COUSINS: Whitewing, Molepaw, Honeyfern, Poppyfrost, Cinderheart
ShrewXSquirrelHi, my name's Shrewpaw…well, I want it to be Shrewwhisker, but that doesn't matter! So many cats have talked about myself loving Squirrelflight, so I'm here to tell you what really happened.
Well, I should give you a bit of background information first. I'm Ferncloud and Dustpelt's first litter. I was killed on the thunderpath when I didn't see the monster coming, and it struck me.
The only other cat in my litter was Spiderleg, and he's a great cat too! In the little time that I was training with Squirrelflight…well…it actually was a few moons…. She and I had a great connection, and I thought we'd be together forever.
Then Brambleclaw came along, and swept her out from underneath of me. I was in StarClan then, but it still upset me. I wasn't there to witness the 'birth' of Hollystar, Jayfeather, and Lionblaze, so I was immediately thrown into a pit of despair when I heard of the three's existence.
After I figured out they were Leafpool's kits…well, then I calmed down a bit. One thing that made me angry was Spiderleg. He just had his first litter of kits with Daisy so that his blood could be carried to the next generation.
I visited him in his dreams, and told him to stop fooling around. I asked him if he truly loved Daisy, and he finally said yes, so they are now happily together.
Back to the topic of Squirrelflight and me: there were a few key events that happened, and they made me fall in love with her.
"Shrewpaw, why don't you go and show Squirrelpaw how to collect moss?" My mentor, Thornclaw, suggested.
"Sure!" I nodded, and flicked my tail for Squirrelpaw to follow. I let out a sigh inside; Squirrelpaw was Firestar's daughter, notorious for having an overpowering attitude. I really didn't want to do this.
"Where's the best moss finding spot?" Squirrelpaw asked.
I opened my mouth to speak, but she was already running around asking, 'is it here,' or what about here?'
She was trampling the bracken and alerting every piece of prey in the forest, "Will you stop?" I spat at her, and she immediately sprung up, her eyes watering. "If you're going to be a ThunderClan apprentice, you NEED to get under control!"
My pelt bristled, and my stare intent, I didn't realize how harsh I was on her. A small tear dripped onto a leaf, and my eyes opened in realization of how mean I was. I opened my mouth, yet again, to apologize, but she started speaking.
"I'm sorry. You don't have to apologize. I was wrong to start crashing through the bracken without letting you say anything," she meowed, dipping her head in respect.
That was when my heart started to beat rapidly. My ears were hot with embarrassment, and I let out a faint purr. "That's alright! This'll be a truce then. The best place to collect moss is at that oak tree over there," I mewed, flicking my tail over towards it.
She nodded, and I showed her how to get all of the moss off, and to squeeze it dry properly. At one point she flung a clump of moss at me, and I looked up. "Nanananana!"
I grabbed a ball of soaked moss, and jumped on top of her. I had been training for two moons, so taking her down was easy. I squeezed the moss out on top of her, and she was begging me to stop.
"Alright, alright! Let's have a truce for real this time!" she squealed, writhing around in my grasp.
I laughed, and got off of her.
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A moon or two later, I was hunting out by the thunderpath. My crush on her was no big secret. I thought that she liked me back too…we would've been mates if it wasn't for the incident.
The monster struck my side, and hit my head pretty hard. I collapsed onto the ground, praying that I would live. My vision started to blur, and I heard Squirrelpaw's voice echoing around me.
I began feeling soft grass beneath me, and I was fading away. She whispered something in my ear that I thought was, 'I love you,' but I was dying away at that point, so it could've been something completely different.
A bluish gray she-cat appeared before me, and jolted me back into reality. "Welcome to StarClan, Shrewpaw. Let's get you cleaned off, and something to eat," the cat murmured.
That's when I realized that it was Bluestar, the legendary leader before Firestar!
I was in good hands from then on, and I've watched my family grow. Spiderleg joined me, and I enjoyed keeping watch over my steadily aging family. In some ways I still wished that I could live my life on and die in the elders den in my sleep.
Bluestar still wished that I could've lived my life out too, so I might be reincarnated in another one of my grandniece, Rosepetal's litters! I've probably kept you long enough, so you can go off and talk to Spottedleaf or Cinderpelt or Yellowfang about their forbidden loves!
So…bye!
Cute, aren't they? I want to get two-three chapters done over my four day weekend. I'll do CloudXBright next, and then if I get any other requests, I'll do them. If not, I'll do SwiftXBright, and YellowXRagged. Please review with suggestions!