Hellooo! And welcome to my first fanfiction! This is the start of my new story. So i formally welcome you to Silverkit's life. Oh and just a btw this is the PROLOGUE not chapter One. Next chapter is chapter one. Well enjoy and leave reviews on how i can improve.
A gray cat stared into a silver pool. In the pool laid a forest. In that forest laid a stone hollow. Within that hollow lay busy cats, some getting ready for patrols or, others going out for a hunt. But this gray cat didn't care about the happy buzz of sunhigh. Her blue gaze lay on one cat in particular. A beautiful light gray she-cat. Another cat lay with her. She gazed lovingly at these two cats, so proud of what they had accomplished. The light gray she-cat's name was Whisperwind, the gray cat's granddaughter. The other cat was Fawnleap, the gray cat's daughter. Whisperwind laid near the nursery. Whisperwind was pregnant with her own litter of kits. The gray cat didn't know why, but she had a weird feeling prickling through her fur when she thought about Whisperwind's newest litter.
"Dovewing, what are you doing?" Dovewing jumped and spun around to see a handsome golden tabby tom.
"Lionblaze! You startled me. I'm just…thinking." Dovewing replied.
"About?" Lionblaze asked, coming to sit beside Dovewing.
"About Whisperwind's new litter." Dovewing ran her paw across the water. The pool turned to a regular pool. She looked into Lionblaze's amber eyes. He wrapped his tail around her shoulders to comfort her.
"I get a weird feeling when I think about her litter. I think…maybe…her litter is special." Dovewing said, suddenly remembering the time she was more important than her clanmates.
"You think every litter is special." Lionblaze jokingly said.
"Well, they will be my great grandkits." Dovewing said, spinning her head around to give Lionblaze a duh look.
"You already have great grandkits, remember? Stormtail and Snowfrost." Lionblaze said, giving Dovewing the same duh look.
"Well…I still feel like they're important." Dovewing said, looking down.
She wished she still had her powers. Ever since she joined Starclan, she lost them. So did Jayfeather and Lionblaze. They had been in Starclan for seasons and they still found it hard to live without their powers. As much as Dovewing hated them when she was younger, she still wished she had them.
"Well Firestar wants me, you, Jayfeather, Bumblestripe, Cinderheart, and some others to feast with him. Maybe I can bring it here. Would you like that?" Lionblaze asked.
"Sure." Dovewing said.
Lionblaze nodded and dashed away. Dovewing then went back to watching her granddaughter and daughter. Everyone was gathered around the nursery. One particular cat, a large gray tom, shoved his way to the front with two others following closely behind.
Whisperwind's litter! They're being born! Dovewing thought.
It felt like ages but the medicine cat, Willowleaf, finally came out. The clan all hushed and leaned forward to hear the news about the birth. Blizzardstar looked at her eagerly.
"She is fine. She had one kit." Willowleaf announced, many cats sighed in relief. "Blizzardstar you may see her now, but be gentle she's exhausted."
Blizzardstar went into the nursery. Just as the clan started to leave Blizzardstar poked his head out and told them to stay. He went back in and Whisperwind stumbled out. She plopped down in a patch of grass next to the nursery. Blizzardstar wrapped himself around her and laid a tiny scrap of fur at Whisperwind's belly. Dovewing saw it move and realized it was the kit. It was defiantly healthy and strong.
"What shall we name her?" Blizzardstar asked, gently.
"Hmm…how about…Silverkit? In honor of her silver pelt." Whisperwind said
"Perfect. It will defiantly suit her." Blizzardstar said.
Suddenly a tail wrapped around Dovewing's shoulder. She jumped and nearly clawed the cat. But she realized it was just Bumblestripe. She looked into Bumblestripe's soft amber eyes.
"Did I scare you?" Bumblestripe asked innocently.
"A little." Dovewing said, still staring into his eyes. She became very limp. This cat made her forget all her worries and she grew to love him. She couldn't imagine a heartbeat without him.
Firestar, Sandstorm, Lionblaze, Cinderheart, Jayfeather, Graystripe, Silverstream, and Cinderpelt padded up with food in their jaws. Bumblestripe padded forward with Dovewing and they all ate. They talked about their past and the conversations they had with other cats that day. Finally Dovewing got a chance to bring up Whisperwind and her newborn.
"What about her?" Firestar asked. He turned his magnificent green gaze on Dovewing and she felt warm and safe.
"She had her litter not too long ago." Dovewing told him.
"That's great! How many?" Cinderpelt asked.
"One." Dovewing replied.
"That's it?" Cinderheart asked.
"Yes." Dovewing replied "Her name is Silverkit."
"Ah…does she look like her father?" Firestar asked.
"A little. She has a white pelt with silver tabby strips." Dovewing said.
"Well, that's good. More warriors to lead the clans on." Firestar said. His eyes glazed as he thought about the clans.
"Oh, Firestar, do you remember the time as apprentices we…" Graystripe said. He continued but Dovewing was too lost in her own thoughts to listen to the rest. Bumblestripe must have noticed her uneasiness because he told the others that Dovewing and him were going to their nests. She followed him into the forest, listening to her friends voices fade to nothing.
"Okay, what's bothering you?" Bumblestripe asked without looking at Dovewing.
"Nothing." Dovewing said.
"Dovewing…" Bumblestripe said, eyeing her this time.
"Okay. I'll tell you at the nest." Dovewing promised.
They padded on in silence. Sometimes seeing old friends and waving their tails. They finally made it to their nest.
It was in a small tree hollow with ivy draping down around the tree hollow. There was blue and yellow flowers between some of the ivy leaves. Brambles draped over the entrance to make it safe. Bumblestripe lead Dovewing in. He laid down in the nest and Dovewing curled next to his belly.
"Okay, tell me." Bumblestripe said.
"Well…Silverkit is special somehow, but I don't know how she is." Dovewing said.
"Oh." Bumblestripe sounded interested.
"Do you think I should start visiting her?" Dovewing asked.
"Well, you'll have to make it sound convincing. You know Firestar doesn't like cats visiting others in the real world unless it is an emergency or to send a prophecy." Bumblestripe said.
"I know, but this an emergency." Dovewing said.
"Dovewing. Is it really?" Bumblestripe said, unconvinced.
"No…" Dovewing said sighing. She closed her eyes.
"Good-night, my love." Bumblestripe whispered in her ear.
Dovewing twinned her tail with his to show she heard. As she fell asleep she thought to herself.
Don't worry Silverkit. I'll help you out…I promise.
And with that Dovewing fell into a deep sleep.
Well that's it for the prologue. What do you think? See what i did there? Brought back some familar faces. Well i will be posting Chapter One very soon and i'll make sure you get all the parts very quickly. Leave reviews on how i can improve! Good bye my Marshies!
