Hey sorry I haven't posted latly but I was at my school carnival and I had writers block. So enjoy!
"You know Shadoweye's mate Crystal?" The two toms nodded their head, "she was my sister, her name was Bluelightning, she fell in love with Shadoweye when they were apprentices," she looked up from her paws, "sit and I will tell you the story of Shadoweye."
"But we have heard it more than a thousand times!" Firepaw protested.
"What you heard were stories," she meowed sternly, "what I'm going to tell you is the truth."
"Bluekit and I were about to be apprenticed. I would be apprenticed to Sunpelt SnowClan's medicine cat. Bluekit would be apprenticed to Reedclaw who was much younger back then. Shadowpaw had been apprenticed to Tigerfrost. And Stormpaw to Largefoot. Back then Stormpaw and Shadowpaw were inseparable," she nodded to Bloodfrost, "like you and Blackclaw were. When we were made apprentices I remember she stared at Shadowpaw the whole time. I knew he was trouble the first time I saw her look at him. Bluepaw and I both thought that Shadowpaw was amazing; he was strong, cheerful, handsome, and kind. He was almost like Blackclaw but without the temper. That came from Bluelightning," she laughed.
"Stormstar and Shadoweye were friends?" Bloodfrost asked gawking at her.
"Yes, its ironic," Spottedflower meowed mostly to herself, " Bluepaw would do anything to impress Shadowpaw. I remember the night after a battle with WaterClan Bluepaw and a few others were in the battle to, Sunpelt told me that I was in charge of Bluelightning, she had been made a warrior after the battle. When I came back from getting herbs for Sunpelt, Bluelightning was gone. So was Shadoweye, he had been made a warrior that night to. I went out to search for her, I saw Shadoweye sitting at the edge of the gorge. His head hanging down, he heard me coming and he turned around his eyes were clouded in pain and regret. He turned to me and said, 'she fell off the cliff I'm sorry Spottedflower, I know she was all you had. She was all I loved.' Our parent's had both died in battle with WaterClan a few moons after Bluelightning and I were born."
"That still doesn't explain what this has to do with Blackclaw," Firepaw meowed, "we won't have a chance to save him any more."
"This has every bit to do with Blackclaw if you've been paying attention," she growled, "would you like to hear the rest or do you want to leave."
"Continue please," Bloodfrost said as he sat down, "I'm interested in Blackclaw's family. And it might help save him."
Spottedflower nodded and continued, "All I could do was sit there next to him. I think I fell asleep because the next thing I knew, I was back at Sunpelt's den. Many moons later Sunpelt died and I was appointed Medicine cat and Shadoweye was appointed deputy. I saw Bluelightning when I was out. I thought I was dreaming. But she said that her name was Crystal and not to get in the way with Shadoweye's plans and if one of her kits come to the clan to take care of him. I never knew what to say. That was the last time I saw her. About three moons later Shadoweye left and brought many cats from the other clans with him but none from WaterClan. No one knew why. Blackclaw was born a moon before you," she pointed to Bloodfrost, "about six moons later Shadoweye was already defeated and I herd Crystal had been hurt. That night Stormheart was appointed deputy because ours had been killed in battle by Shadoweye."
"What was the deputy's name?"
"You didn't known your father," she said quietly, "that's because he was deputy. His name was Cloudheart it surprised me when you and Blackclaw became such good friends but then again it didn't you to had so much in common. But where was I?"
"At the Crystal part."
"Right, well Stormheart decided to go on a lone patrol that night when he came back he had Crystal's kit. After he went to Redstar he came to me and told me that Crystal said to take care of Blackkit. I have, I've watched him and helped him but now it is up to Blackclaw to decide his destiny."