"Brightpaw!" I purred as I saw the scarred cat. I padded over to her and licked her ear. "How are you?" Bluestar was gone but the clan was slowly going back to normal. Brightpaw flicked her good ear and looked at me shyly.

"I'm fine…" she mumbled. I beckoned to the nursery.

"You never got to meet my kits." I mewed. Brightpaw's eye lit up.

"You had kits?!" she exclaimed in a loud purr. I nodded with a chuckle and led her to the nursery. The kits were wrestling outside in the sun over a ball of moss.

"I claimed it first!" Stormkit snapped as he guarded the moss and swatted his leaping sisters away.

"That's not fair, Stormkit! You had it for forever!" Swiftkit complained.

"Kits!" I meowed over their whining. They stopped moving and turned to face me. Stormkit tossed the moss ball in a nearby bush and sat by his sisters. I rolled my eyes and beckoned to Brightpaw. "This is Brightpaw. Brightpaw these are my kits, Featherkit, Stormkit, and Swiftkit." I mewed. Stormkit looked at Brightpaw with wide eyes.

"Mama told us about you! Did you really get attacked by those dogs?" he asked. Brightpaw flattened her ears.

"Yes, I did." she mewed.

"Were they scary?" Swiftkit asked. I noticed Brightpaw shuffling in unease so I stepped in.

"Why don't you three go and play while I talk with Brightpaw." I mewed. The kits nodded and turned to the moss ball.

"Hey! Where did it go?" Featherkit squeaked. Stormkit snickered and snatched the moss from the bush and scampered off.

"Stormkit!" Featherkit and Swiftkit snapped in unison before chasing him through the clearing.

"Don't get in anyone's way!" I called. I sighed as Mousefur tripped over Stormkit and fell over as Featherkit and Swiftkit climbed over her. Brightpaw purred in amusement.

"Quite a pawful you have." she purred. I sighed and chuckled as I settled down beside her.

Featherkit's POV:

I chased Stormkit with Swiftkit beside me. We were quickly catching up to him but he kept leading us into obstacles. Oh, when I get my paws on that tom! Then I heard squeals behind us. I turned around to see Sorrelkit, Rainkit, and Sootkit. Sorrelkit ran to my side. "What are you three doing?" she asked.

"Stormkit stole the moss ball!" Swiftkit snapped. Rainkit chuckled and ran in front of us with Sootkit.

"We'll handle this." Rainkit snickered. Then they caught up to Stormkit. Stormkit let out a squeak of defiance as Sootkit snatched the moss ball from his jaws and ran away. "Nice one, Sootkit!" Rainkit called. Sootkit continued running and I groaned in annoyance.

"Great! Sootkit took the moss ball all for himself!" I snapped. We all changed direction and scampered off after Sootkit.

"Sootkit, you traitor!" Sorrelkit called. Sootkit jumped onto the tree stump and sat down with the moss in his mouth. We skidded to a halt and glared at him.

"I am no longer Sootkit. I am… Sootstar!" Sootkit declared. I growled and jumped beside him causing him to stumble a little.

"Well I am Featherstar! Leader of Mistclan. We are the clan that creeps in the mist." I meowed. Then I crept around the cats to exaggerate. "To hunt down our next victim." Sootkit scoffed and rolled his eyes.

"Well my clan, is Talonclan. We fight with courage and strength. Our claws are like talons that shred our enemies when they stray from their mother's belly." Sootkit snickered. Sorrelkit and Rainkit padded over to Sootkit's side of the tree stump while my littermates went to my side. "Talonclan, attack!" Sootkit yowled. I jumped into battle along with my littermates. I tackled Sootkit off the tree stump and we tumbled around in the dirt. I snickered and batted his ears with swift paws.

"Take that!" I sneered. Sootkit shook me off and pinned me down. I growled and kicked him off causing him to yelp. I flinched and ran over to him. "Sootkit! Are you alright?" I asked with worry.

"No! You kicked my stomach!" Sootkit snapped. Sorrelkit and Rainkit ran over to check on him. Then I saw Willowpelt.

"What happened?" she asked. I looked at them in dismay.

"It was an accident!" I exclaimed. My siblings stood beside me with wide eyes and Sootkit glared at me.

"She kicked me in my stomach! Now I'll be injured for life!" he snapped. Darkstripe scoffed as he walked past.

"I'm not surprised. She's a rogue's daughter. I guess her true side is starting to show." he snickered. I gaped at him. What does he mean? I backed away with round, guilty eyes.

"But… it was an accident…" I whimpered. I felt a fuzzy body behind me and I looked up to see Fuzz.

"Leave her alone. She's just a little rough, that's all." he said with a tense voice. Darkstripe rolled his eyes and flicked his tail.

"All rogues are the same." he muttered as he walked off. I flattened my ears and lowered my head. Fuzz licked my ears comfortingly.

"It's alright. It was just an accident." he murmured. Stormkit nudged my shoulder.

"Yeah, don't listen to that flea-pelt!" he mewed. I forced a smile but guilt stilled clawed at my chest. What does Darkstripe mean? I wouldn't hurt anyone on purpose! It was an accident… Then Leopardstorm came over.

"What happened?" she asked.

Leopardstorm's POV:

I looked at Featherkit sagging in Fuzz's shadow as Willowpelt carried a sulking Sootkit to the nursery. "She could've killed me!" he snapped. Featherkit flinched and flattened her ears. I walked over to Fuzz.

"What happened?" I asked.

"Featherkit and Sootkit were play fighting and things got a little rough." Fuzz mewed. Featherkit looked at me with wide guilty eyes.

"It was an accident!" she whimpered. I licked her ear.

"I know. You're not in trouble." I murmured. Fuzz leaned towards me.

"Darkstripe was saying that she's a rouge because she's my daughter." he whispered. I growled under my breath. That rotten tom! Then a breeze ruffled my fur. Light as a feather, but can still survive a stormy weather, is a cat who will be in your heart forever. In her eyes is a hidden warrior waiting to be free. But it's trapped inside, in fear it will be deceived. She cares for her siblings like a big sister should, but who will be there, when she's misunderstood? I widened my eyes as I looked at Featherkit. Her eyes were narrowed in curiosity and her neck fur was slightly bristling.

"Did you hear that? It sounded like a voice..." she mewed. Everyone shook their heads. My fur slightly bristled at her words. She heard it too...