Duskfang and Dawnpool:

"We Have Brothers"

**Characters belong to argo14**

Rare were the times the two brothers found themselves alone together, without anyone near them, without any risk of anyone being in the same general vicinity. They were just outside the marshes, in Twoleg territory, close enough to see the territory they called home, but too far away for themselves to be seen.

Dawnpool took a deep breath, looking to his brother. Duskfang's bright amber eyes were focused on the winding streets of the Twolegplace, and he sat there still as stone, as if he thought one movement would warn the tumbling fools of their existence.

Being alone with the black tom was unsettling for him, not because he didn't trust his brother, but because it had been so long ago since they've been like this, without their clanmates near them, with the opportunity granted to them to revitalize a bond that existed before duties were placed above family.

Suddenly, Duskfang spoke. "We have two other brothers."

It came as such a shock to Dawnpool, the thought of having more siblings, that the medicine cat was certain he had misheard his brother, and he asked for clarification. Duskfang didn't turn to meet his gaze, only repeating: "We have two other brothers."

"Do...you know their names?" Dawnpool's skin crawled in a mixture of anxiety and excitement; they were so close to connecting pieces of their family that had been broken for so long. To his dismay, Duskfang shook his broad black head.

"No. But I know they're alive. I've seen visions of them." Another peculiarity about the two of them; Dawnpool was the medicine cat, but Duskfang had the visions, or at least dreams interpreted as visions.

Dawnpool processed this for a moment, not even feeling the brisk wind as his buffeted his golden pelt. Two brothers, still alive…

"I want to find them," Duskfang continued, a spark lighting up in his eyes as he, for the first time that day, looked fully at his brother. "I want to re-build the family, make it whole again. And I'll need your help for that."

For a moment, Dawnpool beaned at the thought, a warm purr rumbling deep in his throat as he imagined meeting their long-lost brothers, having a family of siblings to replace the family denied to him due his role as a medicine cat. As quickly as the warmth came however, the excitement was gone when he put things into a realistic perspective, looking at the circumstances they were under.

"Splashpelt will be retiring soon," he pointed out. "If you go now, you could miss the opportunity to become deputy."

The light in Duskfang's eyes suddenly dimmed. It was a valid point, and as much as he wanted to see his family again, Duskfang longed to become leader, and to do that, he had to be deputy.

Of course, Dawnpool had an experienced apprentice who had recently received his full name. Dawnpool had a connection. If he had a description, the names of their parents, then…

Then he could go in his stead and search for their lost siblings.

Just as Duskfang opened his mouth to ask his brother, a startled cry from the Twolegplace, and on instinct the two brothers jumped down from the fence and ran off to help whoever was in need.

Asking would have to wait, and so would finding their family.

AN: Short, laughably so, but 'tis to be continued in a later one-shot revolving around some other of argo's characters. Hope you enjoyed, even if it was only, like, 500 words. Also, in case you didn't know, I have a new roleplaying forum up, so if your interested in that or challenges, feel free to head on over. :) Link on my profile.