NOTE: I don't own anything warriors.

This is based off of Erin Hunter's "Cats of the Clans" book. These are the cats of Forestclan. Each chapter will be a different cat from Cracking Hearts. All characters that appear belong to my friend unless I state otherwise.


IMPORTANT UPDATE: I will be gone the month of November! A friend finely convinced me to attempt the Nanowrimo challenge. My plan is to post a chapter a week until November comes around. After that chapters will be scarce, if I post anything at all. Just giving you all a heads up!


BoneMeal: I hope I did Blossomstorm justice!

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Cats of Forestclan: Tawnysong and Blossomstorm

I can't imagine a more diverse group of medicine cats. One is warm and open while the other is quiet and sharp. Don't misplace my words. Both of these cats are wonderful medicine cats. I would trust both of them to heal me. Jaypaw has a good mentors in both of them. However, they are very different cats with very different pasts. Together they will lay the foundations of all future medicine cats.

Tawnysong comes from a long line of healers. She knows little else but healing other cats. Her heart is for her skill. She has only lost two cats since her family declared she was ready to heal. The reason is that she will try anything to heal a cat. She will never surrender a cat's life to sickness or injury until there is no other option to take. Only in self-defense has she ever drawn blood. That's the way she was raised. It's the only way she believes in. You would think that watching her parents die of sickness would turn her away from healing. For some it would but not for Tawnysong. The death of her parents only increased her desire to heal others.

Have you ever felt completely helpless? I'm sure you have. Tawnysong would stumble upon sick or wounded cats that she was too late to save. She started to feel utterly useless. She had learned some the rarest of rare knowledge of healing yet she couldn't save anyone. Her herbs were never called upon, though she searched night and day for cats in need. Those she did find would always turn away her help. They believed they would be fine without her. It pained Tawnysong dearly. I tell you the truth: if you are ever sick or injured, don't turn Tawnysong away. Denying her help is worse than being clawed to death or facing the largest hunting dog. All she wants to do with her life is heal those that need healing. It's what she was born to do.

When Forestclan was forged from the ashes of the fire, Tawnysong saw her one wish come true. She had promised her parents that she would carry on their legacy. Now she could, as a medicine cat of Forestclan. Her paws were able to help all those in need. Her knowledge of herbs was poured out to cats she never met. The warrior path was never for her. Like water, her paws are soothing to the touch. Her voice is as sweet as honey. Love and gentleness flow off of her like sunlight. Those green eyes will never show anger or hate. But I warn you. Tawnysong is an extremely protective cat. If anyone threatens those under her care then you will face a cat with the strength of a lion, with the speed of a leopard, and the ferocity of a tiger. As a healer, she will protect those under her care, even if it means her own life.

I have seen her future. This protective nature will be her undoing. She will die a warrior's death, defending the future of her Clan. No, I won't tell you what kills her in the end. That's for you to find out as her path progresses. Her Clan is her family, her kits, and she will die protecting every last one of them.

If Tawnysong is like water then Blossomstorm is like fire. Falconstar must have been able to see within her heart when he gave her medicine cat name. Unlike Lightningfur or any of the warriors, this fire is not one of loyalty or love. It is one of hate and pain. Forestclan's creation is helping to put this fire out but it never go away fully. Silversoul said it well. Wounds can be healed but scars cannot. If Forestclan had been created shortly after Blossomstorm's wound was created then there may have been a chance for her to heal. Alas, Forestclan did not come around until several moons after her incident.

Your curiosity is like a tidal wave. Remember what I said about Lightningfur? Well, Blossomstorm had the opposite childhood. Her family loved her dearly. She was well respected and deeply cared for. Her father thought she was the most beautiful cat he had ever seen. That's why he named her Blossom on the Speckled Stone. She was obedient and respectful. One day she met a young tom named Rust. The two of them became close friends but that was all they were: friends. Blossom teased him, laughed with him, but never felt love for him. Rust was the opposite. He thought she loved him. He loved her. But when a tom named Eagle came into the picture, Blossom fell in love with him and he with her. They became mates, leaving Rust out in the cold. The spotted medicine cat never wanted to hurt him. She thought they were friends, nothing more. Rust turned on her and started a rumor that they had been mates but she cheated on him with Eagle. Suddenly Blossom's life fell apart around her. Eagle and Rust pulled away from her. Her family shunned her. Her entire group started hating her. To escape the lies and pain, Blossom fled from her family and met Bramble. But rumors tend to spread fast. He already heard that she was untrustworthy so abandoned her in the middle of the night with only a scratch to remember him by.

You can imagine why Blossomstorm would start hating toms. She believed that all toms were nothing but liars and traitors. In order to heal and take care of herself, she started learning about healing herbs. When she was strong enough, she left her home territory and traveled downstream. Eventually she met Bonefeather but their differences in how to treat toms caused them to separate. Maybe it was fate that caused her to stumble over a root and twist her paw. Maybe it was just dumb luck. Either way, she ended up being there when the forest fire raged through the forest. She ended up in Falcon's camp. Tawny was first cat who spoke to her, asking if she was ok, and giving her some medicine for her sore chest. Blossom eventually decided to help Tawny with the sick cats, feeling slightly sorry for the over-working calico.

When Forestclan was first proposed, Blossom remembered the benefits of living with her family group. However, she didn't know if she would be safe. Tawny, Cherry, Aspen, and several she-cats encouraged her to join the Clan. Now she walks through camp with pride, as Blossomstorm, a loyal medicine cat. Her past remains a mystery to all but Tawnysong. What Blossomstorm does not know is that Tawnysong knows the second secret hidden in her heart. The secret love that the gray spotted she-cat carries. She will never act upon it. Never once will she dwell on the jealousy as she sees the happy she-cat who managed to claim him. She thinks that she had her chance at love but that it taken away from her. So she will keep her mouth shut. However, that does not mean she doesn't respect him. Lightningfur. The deputy with a heart of loyalty and love. It is actually thanks to Falconstar and Lightningfur that Blossomstorm is moving on from her hatred of toms. Maybe one day she will let go entirely. One thing that you need to know is that for all her hatred, Blossomstorm does not hate one, never could. That tom is her apprentice, Jaypaw. He alone will never face her anger or her hate.

The medicine cat code states that a medicine cat cannot have kits. They think of their Clan as the kits that they will never have. Blossomstorm is the primary encourager of this rule. Tawnysong added the second part to the code. As I said, these two will forge the path that all medicine cats will later follow. Both are dedicated to healing their Clan, their family. Like water and fire, they are opposites but this dynamic will help them in the long run. Jaypaw will be a wise healer after them. Who knows; maybe one day Blossomstorm will get to face her past. If she does, I can tell you all that she will not stand alone. Tawnysong will stand beside her, along with all of Forestclan. So if you are ever hurt or sick, don't hesitate to ask them for help. Healing is where their paws lie. That's who they are now…

The loyal medicine cats of Forestclan.


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