A/N: This is a story challenge for Mossshine. I picked the song Defying Gravity.
Brightshine had had enough of her old clan life. Everything… the same, always the same. She longed for something… new. She had heard tales of a land past the clans and over the twolegplace into the mountains where the Tribe of Rushing Water lived. That is where she wanted to go. A new place. The fresh mountain air. She just needed someone to go with her.
Something has changed within me
Something is not the same
I'm through with playing by the rules
Of someone else's game
And that person was her sister. Fernleaf had always been there by her side. When their mother died, she was there to comfort her. When Brightshine lost her kits in a miscarriage, she consoled her. Now she knew that Fernleaf would stand by here one more time. She had made up her mind to go, so she went to talk to Fernleaf.
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It's time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes: and leap!
"Fernleaf!" Brightshine called into the Warrior's den.
"You woke me up, Brightshine." An aggravated but friendly purr came from the den.
"This is important."
Fernleaf got up, stretched, and followed Brightshine into the clearing.
"No, somewhere else," Brightshine whispered. "maybe the dirtplace?"
Once they were there, Brightshine told Fernleaf her plans.
"So you want me to go to the mountains with you?" Fernleaf meowed in exasperation.
"Please!" Brightshine pleaded. "I need to get out of here; feel the cool breeze on my fur! I can't be stuck in Thunderclan one more second."
It's time to try
Defying gravity
I think I'll try
Defying gravity
And you can't pull me down!
"What do you mean? Isn't your loyalty with the clan?" Fernleaf spat.
"You don't understand! This is my destiny!
Can't I make you understand?
You're having delusions of grandeur
"Fine then!" Brightshine felt dejected, but determined. "I'll go myself." If Fernleaf wouldn't go, she would have to go on her own.
I'm through accepting limits
'Cuz someone says they're so
Some things I cannot change
But till I try, I'll never know!
Brightshine gathered some traveling herbs from the medicine cat. This was it. Time to tell her family goodbye. Her family didn't care, though, Brightshine decided that she was a solitary cat until she reached the Tribe.
Too long I've been afraid of
Losing love I guess I've lost
Well, if that's love
It comes at much too high a cost!
As she set out, she took one more look at the camp. It's bramble thickets, wide walls, dusty slope. She would probably never see it again. The sooner the better, she thought, and trudged on.
I'd sooner buy
Defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye
I'm defying gravity
And you can't pull me down.
After traveling for a day, Brightshine began to feel lonely. She had never realized that being on her own was this solitary, although that should have been a given. After long thought, she went back to find her sister and plead one more time.
Unlimited
Together we're unlimited
Together we'll be the greatest team
There's ever been
Dreams, the way we planned 'em
If we work in tandem:
There's no fight we cannot win
Just you and I
Defying gravity
With you and I
Defying gravity
They'll never bring us down!
"I'm sorry, Brightshine, but I won't come."
"But Fernleaf! Think of all the things we could do, together!"
"I'm sorry, but the answer is no.
I hope you're happy
Now that you're choosing this
I hope it brings you bliss
I really hope you get it
And you don't live to regret it
I hope you're happy in the end
I hope you're happy, my friend:
She never needed this clan anyways. Brightshine was moving on to greener pastures. After she trudged on for a couple days, she began to see the mountains. How tall they were! The cats up there must see everything. Almost like they're flying…
So if you care to find me
Look to the western sky!
As someone told me lately:
"Ev'ryone deserves the chance to fly!"
And if I'm flying solo
At least I'm flying free
To those who'd ground me
Take a message back from me
Tell them how I am
Defying gravity
I'm flying high
Defying gravity
And soon I'll match them in renown
As she reached the Tribe's borders, she halted. A dawn patrol was coming her way.
"Please! Take me in!" She yowled. "I want to join you!"
As she looked across the valley, she could see the lake. It seemed so long ago that she was content living there.
And nobody in all of Thunderclan
No Warrior that there is or was
Is ever gonna bring me down!
A/N Sorry for shortness. R&R!