Chapter 1

It had been a moon since Cinderkit was brought into ElectricClan, and the young kit was doing well. The tiny she-cat was now a moon old, and she had showed much signs of living after being in the frozen snow for so long. At first, despite Yellowstone taking care of her, Speckledfern didn't think the gray kit was going to make it. Yet, she had surprised them by doing so. Shockstar thought it was based that she didn't know she wasn't Clan born. He didn't want the young cat feeling different.

Yet, that was not the cause however. Some of the other kits in the Clan knew that she wasn't born within the Clan, and they teased her and picked on her for it. He didn't like that some of the kits were doing that, but Fashkit went and stopped them. The white tom had befriend the younger kit, and had never once teased her or made fun of her. His son would make a fine leader one day, he was sure of it.

Sandkit and Rosekit on the other paw, they lived to bother the two young kits, Cinderkit for not being Clan born, and Flashkit for being friends with her. Bloodtail really needed to watch those two kits.

"Come on Cinderkit!" Flashkit called.

"I'm coming!" the younger kit called back. She looked up at her mother with her bright blue eyes. "Can I?"

Yellowstone purred, her brown eyes bright. The gold-and-white she-cat nodded. "Of course. Off you go little one."

Cinderkit smiled and bounced off to go and play with her friend.

"Hi Cinderkit!" Flashkit greeted happily.

Sweetheart and Shockstar looked at the two friends and smiled. Cinderkit and their own kit made such good friends. They constantly played and had fun.

"Now you two be careful," Sweetheart insisted, worried.

"Relax, they will be fine," Shockstar promised, purring a bit.

"We'll be fine!" the gray she-cat called back to the black-and-white queen, after greeting her friend back, and batting at him with a tiny paw.

"Kits will be kits, Shockstar," Bloodtail purred, coming out of the den. Her own kits, Sandkit and Rosekit, bounced after. "They always seem to get into trouble."

Raggedpelt came and stood beside the other queen, her dusty brown belly was swollen with her un-born kits. It was going to be her first litter.

"How are you feeling today, Raggedpelt?" Sweetheart asked, concerned for her friend.

The brown queen turned her green gaze to her friend. "Fine actually. I heard Speckledfern say the kits will be born in another moon or two."

"That's great!" Bloodtail meowed. "They'll be lovely."

"I should hope so," Raggedpelt replied, purring. "They are Tigertail's kits."

"He must be so excited!"

"That old furball excited!" the brown she-cat replied, playfully. "Nothing makes that tom excited! Not even when I told him."

"Did you think he'd jump all the way up to DreamClan with the news?" Bloodtail questioned. "He's one of the older warriors. He has to show the younger ones how to act. Can you blame him?"

"Not at all," Raggedpelt told her. "I knew he was happy about it. Kits are always good for the Clan, no matter where they're from."

"That is true," Shockstar stated.

The dusty brown she-cat nodded, wrapping her tail around her paws as she watched the kits play around in the clearing. Cinderkit had pounced on Flashkit's tail, pretending that it was a mouse. The older kit laughed, pulling his tail out from under her tiny paws. She was going to make a good hunter when she got older.

"I know!" the gray she-cat's eyes shined. "We can play leader! I can be Cinderstar, and you can be my deputy, Flashstrike!"

"A Clan led by you two?" Sandkit sneered, padding over. "That's a Clan that will end badly!"

"Yeah!" Rosekit added, agreeing with her brother. "If anything, Sandkit and I should be leader and deputy! You two apprentices!"

"That's not fair!" Cinderkit meowed, her fur bristling. Why did the two older kits have to pick on her and her friend? What had they done wrong? "I thought of it first! Besides, it's our turn!"

"Be nice kits," Shockstar spoke up.

The kits nodded lightly in reply, muttering a 'Yes Shockstar'. The ElectricClan leader nodded in approval and the kits went off to play. Cinderkit looked up when she heard pawsteps heading over. The gray she-cat blinked her eyes as she watched Speckledfern, ElectricClan's medicine cat, headed over to talk with Shockstar. The she-cat wondered what it could be about, hoping none of the other cats were sick or in trouble. Crouching down, the tiny kit crept closer to hear what was being said.

"I had another dream from DreamClan," the medicine cat was saying.

"What was it about?" the white tom questioned, his ears perked up.

"Cinderkit."

She froze, her blue eyes wide. It was about her? Was it something bad? She hoped not. What if she was exiled from the Clan? No, Shockstar wouldn't do that! She was sure of it.

"A cloud of darkness is coming. An evil is going to come and try to lead our Clan wrong, and only she can light the way to safety and truth," Speckledfern replied, her eyes clouding over as she repeated DreamClan's message to her Clan leader.

The white tom was silent for a moment, thinking over what his medicine cat had told him. From where she was, Cinderkit could not tell what he was thinking, as she couldn't see his face. "Do you know of the evil?"

"No," the she-cat replied, shaking her head. "DreamClan has not shared that with me. Not yet anyway."

Shockstar flicked his tail, a frown on his muzzle. "Could it be about DarkClan? They have been trying to cause trouble the past few moons."

"I don't think it was about them," meowed Speckledfern. "I think it was something more.. Something greater that even DreamClan themselves cannot see."

The ElectricClan leader nodded his head. "You'll tell me if anything else comes up?"

"Of course," the gray she-cat replied.

Cinderkit crept away not wanting to be caught by the two. Her mind was spinning with the news she had heard. There was a darkness coming, and it was up to her to stop it? How was a small kit like herself suppose to do that?

"Hey!" Flashkit's mew reached her ears, pulling her out of her thoughts. "Are you okay?"

The she-cat shook her head, smiling brightly up at her friend. "Yeah, I'm fine."

"Alright.. Come on then. We can get a story from one of the elders!" he exclaimed, heading off towards the elders den.

Pushing the what she'd overheard to the side, Cinderkit raced after her friend.

And that's the first chapter of our story! I feel like it was rushed though.. The part about Cinderkit finding out that DreamClan has something planned for her. Do you guys think so too? Let me know!

I'm also sorry if this chapter was kind of.. short? I'm not really sure if it was or not, but I tried. I'll try and make the next chapter longer if you guys think it's short.

That said, I'll see you all later! May DreamClan and StarClan light your paths!

~Cinderlight.