~Summary~

Skyheart used to be a normal ShadowClan warrior. That was before she woke up on the other side of the lake on WindClan's territory, with no memory of the past six moons. Now she struggles to live a normal life, haunted by that black void that looms in her mind whenever she tries to think back, along with a best friend who is acting strange and unusually protective of her. And then there is that RiverClan warrior, the one who stares openly and acts much too friendly with her. Life has never been so complicated.


~Lost~

Chapter Two

Skyheart jolted awake, panting heavily. For a moment, she had no clue where she was, too disoriented by the horrid nightmare to recognize anything. After several more moments of quiet gasping and a heart-pounding, fear-induced state, she finally calmed down enough to notice her surroundings.

She was still by the lake, exactly where she had been before. The sky was dark now, though, indicating she'd probably been sleeping for a while. The air had cooled as well, blowing softly through her fur. She welcomed the pleasant sensation.

The terror of the dream was already fading, leaving Skyheart relieved but slightly disturbed. Her tail subconsciously drifted over her throat, right where Sunblossom's - no, Sunpaw's - claws had been. Part of her shuddered at the memory. The pain had felt so real.

Sunblossom would never do something like that, though. Skyheart knew it. She knew her friend. That dream had been nothing more than the product of dredging up old memories from apprenticehood, mixed with the unpleasant, envious and bitter feelings she held toward her friend and Vinetail's happiness.

But she wouldn't forget it in a hurry, that's for sure. No, it had been much to startling and terrifying for that. However, Skyheart decided, if there was anything that she ever willingly wanted to forget, it would be that dream.

Stormfall.

Skyheart froze. In her mulling over of her dream, she had forgotten the name that Dream Sunpaw had hissed in her ear right before...she woke up. Out of everything that had happened during the dream, that name now stood out the most.

Who...who is Stormfall? That name...it sounds familiar, but I don't know it. Or do I? Could it be, that Stormfall was a name from her forgotten past? Did she, at some point, know a cat called Stormfall?

It sounds like the name of a ThunderClan or RiverClan cat... Skyheart mused. But in the case that I know - or knew, I suppose - a cat with that name, why would I associate myself with a cat from another Clan? There's no chance that the cat could be from ShadowClan. There aren't any warriors with that name. Skyheart drew the conclusion that this Stormfall was indeed from another Clan. There was no other option.

Wait. Hadn't Dream Sunpaw said something about this Stormfall not being around to save her? Okay, why would she need to be saved by a cat from another Clan in any scenario? She could take care of herself! She didn't need help from an enemy warrior! Dream Sunpaw must have hit her head or something...

Realizing she was getting off topic with her thoughts, Skyheart returned to the subject of Stormfall. So...I'll just assume they're a tom for now...this Stormfall's from another Clan, there's a possibility that I knew him in the past, and well enough to trust him with my life...none of that makes any sense!

Skyheart shook her head violently. This wasn't doing anything but giving her more questions without answers! Why couldn't things just be easy for once in her life-?

Wait.

Skyheart went still again, her eyes widening as something struck her. Not literally, though.

Okay, so obviously my dream had some elements from my forgotten past in it. I gathered, since the name Stormfall sounds so familiar, that I knew a cat with that name. But that leaves me with the question: how did Dream Sunpaw know that name? Is it merely coincidence...or does it mean Sunblossom really does know more about those six moons than she says?

The thought that Sunblossom would keep something like this from her gave Skyheart an unsettling feeling deep in her stomach. But if she wanted to consider all possibilities here, she had to acknowledge the fact that maybe her best friend was keeping something important from her. As absurd as the idea may sound.

Skyheart wished, she wished with everything she had, that this discovery was merely coincidence. That it served no other purpose than to make her dream all the more eerie.

Because she did not want to believe that Sunblossom would do something like that to her. Not the cat that she grew up with, shared all her secrets with, became warriors together with. The cat who stuck with her through everything, both thick and thin. She didn't know what she'd do if it turned out to be true.

Sunblossom is like my sister, the one I never had. And sisters wouldn't keep something that vital from each-other, right? Especially when she knows how much I grieve over what I've somehow lost...surely she'd tell me anything and everything she knows.

And so, for now, Skyheart made the decision to keep quiet about her might-be revelation. She didn't want to upset her friend in the event that the dream's implications were wrong. Ruining her friendship with Sunblossom wasn't on her to-do list either. She did the same with the discovery of Stormfall. She wasn't quite ready to reveal to anyone that she may have remembered a name from her past.

But despite the young warrior's firm standing in the decisions she had made tonight, she knew that the suspicion she held for Sunblossom would never quite fade away. Not until she had all of her answers.


On paws that were half-asleep, Skyheart made her way back to camp, figuring she'd let Sunblossom freak out over her absence for long enough. The thought of her ginger-furred friend running around camp in a frenzy had her purring softly in amusement.

As she slipped past the boulder than half-blocked the camp entrance, Skyheart was greeted by an uneventful camp. No cat was panicking, or looking around frantically. So Sunblossom must not have noticed she'd been gone for at least a few hours. Yet.

Well, Skyheart was back now, so she didn't need to find out. She wasn't in the mood to listen to the ginger she-cat snap her ear off all night anyway. She had gotten enough of that from Dream Sunpaw, thank you very much.

Unfortunately, StarClan didn't agree with her, and decided she needed to be yelled at some more. Because as soon as she was about half-way across camp, something suddenly slammed into her flank, bowling her over as she let out a strangled yowl of shock.

"Where in the name of StarClan have you been?" A voice hissed into her ear.

"I'll tell you. Provided you stop acting like a rabid fox and get off of me. I'd like to be able to stand, you know." Skyheart retorted, unamused.

The paws pinning her to the ground disappeared, and Skyheart stood up to face a very angry-looking Sunblossom. Her tail was lashing, and her eyes were narrowed into slits. Skyheart swore she saw the ginger she-cat's claws flash out before suddenly vanishing.

Unsurprisingly, the moment Skyheart laid eyes on the she-cat, she experienced a pang of suspicion. She bit it back, remembering the decision she'd made to keep quiet about it.

"So?" Sunblossom snapped. "Are you going to tell me where you disappeared to this time?"

Though Skyheart knew her best friend was just angry out of concern, she still felt a flash of irritation at her tone.

"I went to the lake and fell asleep there. Happy? Can I go now, mother?" Her voice came out in a growl, and she was unable to keep the annoyance out of her words. Maybe if she continued to speak sharply when Sunblossom started throwing a fit, the ginger cat would lay off. It was a vain hope, though, knowing Sunblossom's temper.

"The lake? That's it?" She seemed both surprised and relieved for a reason that Skyheart was unable to comprehend. Seriously, when did Sunblossom's actions and reactions become so unpredictable? She was supposed to be acting suspicious and snoop around the gray-and-white she-cat's business!

"Yeah, that's it," Skyheart confirmed shortly, "I didn't go near the RiverClan border, or come across a RiverClan warrior, don't worry and don't ask. I'm fine, everything is fine." She put emphasis on the last word, trying to get the point across.

"Oh, okay." Sunblossom was unusually quiet. Skyheart just didn't get it. She didn't get anything anymore.

"Well...if that's all...I'm going to my nest now. I'm still tired, and I want to be completely refreshed for the dawn patrol tomorrow morning. Goodnight." Skyheart meowed, and then slipped past the still-quiet Sunblossom.

She didn't like to be short with her friend, but that was the only way to deal with the she-cat when she got all protective and demanding. And she got like that a lot. To the point where she felt like she yelled at her friend more than she had normal conversations with her.

With a sigh, Sunblossom entered the warriors' den and flopped down into her nest. Exhaustion claimed her them moment she started to relax, and she let herself slip back into unconsciousness, praying to StarClan for a peaceful dream this time.

If she was lucky, maybe she'd get it.


Either StarClan hated her, or she just had very bad luck.

Because when she had wished for a nice dream, she had meant it. And she had gotten this.

Blackness.

Everywhere.

She couldn't see a pawstep in front of her. Everything was black.

Skyheart was floating in a void of darkness.

"Because this was what I meant when I asked for a peaceful dream! Haha, StarClan, you're so very funny!" Skyheart snapped into the open emptiness. Her voice echoed back.

"Great. I just wanted to sleep peacefully. With a normal dream. Is that too much to ask for?" She muttered to herself, and then thought, Well, who else is there to mutter that to?

She didn't know how long she was stuck there like that. How long she just hung there, staring out into the open blackness.

But eventually, something broke the silent stillness. And it wasn't her.

"This is what your memories have become. Blank."

Skyheart jerked so harshly, she heard a bone somewhere crack. "W-what? Who said that? Who's there? I thought I was alone here!"

The Voice - what Skyheart had already dubbed it - ignored her outburst.

"This is what they always will be unless you do something about it."

"Who are you?! Tell me!" The ShadowClan warrior snapped.

"Do you want to live the rest of your life moping over what is not there? Do you not want to do anything about it?"

Skyheart was growing agitated. "Of course I want to do something about it! I just don't know what! I don't know where to begin!"

The Voice responded to her this time. "Try! You will never know anything unless you try! You remembered something from your past just earlier tonight, did you not? Use that! Start with what you do know!"

Skyheart blinked. Start with what I do know...what do I know?

The Voice's...voice softened. "You must remember...you cannot live in the dark for the rest of your life. Remember..."

And then it was gone.

And then Skyheart woke up.


Well, another chapter finished! It's only been one day since I uploaded chapter 1...but whatever. I'm just gonna post new chapters whenever I get around to finishing them, be it a day from the last, or a month.
This one's almost as long as the Prologue. too! I really liked writing this one for whatever reason...so I hope you enjoy reading it!

~TheAzuraStar