Thanks so much for the reviews! You'll be surprised to know who Creek is ^^
Here is an updated list:
ThunderClan
Leader: Bramblestar
Deputy: Squirrelflight
Medicine Cat: Jayfeather/Leafpool
Warriors:
Graystripe, Sandstorm, Brakenfur, Dustpelt, Cloudtail, Brightheart, Millie, Thornclaw, Spiderleg, Brichfall, Whitewing, Berrynose, Hazeltail, Mousewhisker, Lionblaze, Foxleap, Icecloud, Toadstep, Rosepetal, Brairlight, Blossomfall, Bumblestripe, Ivypool, Dovewing, Poppyfrost, Sorreltail, Brightheart
Apprentices (Mentor):
Cherrypaw (Foxleap), Molepaw (Rosepetal), Lilypaw (Spiderleg), Seedpaw (Ivypool), Dewpaw (Icecloud), Snowpaw (Bumblestripe), Amberpaw (Squirrelflight)
Queens/Kits:
Daisy
Cinderheart- Hollykit (dark gray she-cat), Stonekit (gray tom), Sunkit (bright ginger she-cat), Falconkit (ashy ginger tom) (newborns)
Elders:
Purdy
Outside the Clans:
Creek- mysterious old tom that seems to know the clan ways
Hollyleaf- Haunts ThunderClan territory as a ghost, only seen by the three and the new cat: 3
Chapter 2
Dovewing gently led Ivypool back to camp. The sisters had been tree fighting training and things had taken a bad turn. Ivypool slipped and injured her paw.
"Come on!" Dovewing gasped to Ivypool. "You're going as slow as dead weight!"
"I'm sorry I injured my paw! It's not easy walking with three legs, Dovewing!" Ivypool hissed back.
"I still don't understand how you slipped; you've done that move millions of times flawsly" the gray she-cat meowed.
"Sometimes I just slip!" Ivypool hissed still in a bad mood. The two were getting close to camp now so Dovewing dropped the subject.
They entered camp and she quickly led Ivypool to the medicine cat den. Dovewing spotted the familiar gray pelt.
"Jayfeather, Ivypool hurt her paw" she meowed. The blind cat turned around and walked over to Ivypool. He felt her injured paw all over.
"Broken" Jayfeather uttered the word and Dovewing could sense the distress coming from Ivypool.
"Broken?" Ivypool gasped.
"That is what I said, now sit still so I can put some herbs on it, otherwise it won't heal well" Jayfeather meowed and Ivypool sat down holding out her paw for him. Then she looked at Dovewing.
"You'll train Lilypaw won't you?" She asked. Dovewing nodded automatically but had second thoughts. She knew that Lilypaw and Snowpaw were friends; Ivypool and Bumblestripe were planning on having them train together. Things where not great with her and Bumblestripe, after the battle she chose him over Tigerheart, but now he was giving her the cold shoulder and she didn't know why.
Dovewing was pulled away from her thoughts as she heard an unfamiliar voice in camp.
"Where is he?" the voice asked.
"In the elder's den" another voice said, that was Lionblaze. Without a word Dovewing exited the den. She saw black and white fur disappear into the elder's den. She twitched her ears and listened.
"Graystripe?" the black and white cat said. She heard the movement of a cat, probably Graystripe sitting up, and then a gasp.
"What are you doing here?" Graystripe meowed.
"So you do remember me, even with all these scars" the tom meowed.
"I couldn't forget you, you were my friend" Graystripe said. "Now what in StarClan's name are you doing here!"
"I came because I have no place left to go" he said and Dovewing heard the padding of feet into the den. She had closed her eyes now, listening.
"Great StarClan!" that was Bramblestar. "Barley!"
"He said his name was Creek" Lionblaze meowed who must have gotten Bramblestar and came with him.
"No, this is Barley" Graystripe said.
"Yes, my name is Barley I was just using that name for a while." Barley meowed. "You see a few seasons ago we heard from traveling cats that BloodClan was reforming. Ravenpaw and I didn't care much and went on with our lives. Then BloodClan heard the barn was filled with mice, they came for us. There was too many cat for Ravenpaw and I to handle. Ravenpaw… he… got a bad wound in the neck, I knew he was dieing. Anger took me over and I killed the leader, but the BloodClan cats were still strong. They put Ravenpaw out of his misery and then turned on me. I turned and ran, I didn't want Ravenpaw to die for nothing, maybe I could reclaim the barn someday. One of the cats called after me, 'We'll find you! And kill you! I knew they had cats everywhere so I took on a new name, Creek. I knew it was too much of a risk to see Violet, to even tell her I was leaving, I had to come here"
The cats were silent for a moment. "Barley you know you are always welcome here" Bramblestar finally meowed. "Firestar made that clear after the battle with BloodClan."
"Thank you, but I didn't come here to join ThunderClan, it has never been my intention" Barley said, "I just wanted to pass on the new of Ravenpaw's death."
"Honestly Barley, you are older than any cat here, except for Purdy, you really can't be thinking of life as a rouge?" Bramblestar meowed.
"I'm not a clan cat Bramblestar." Barley said. "I still thank you for your generosity, but I really can't stay."
And with that Dovewing heard the padding of paws out of den and out of the camp.
"Dovewing!" Jayfether hissed. She jumped.
"Great StarClan Jayfeather!" she meowed.
"You shouldn't be listening to other's conversations!" the medicine cat said. Dovewing glared at Jayfeather before padding off.
How did you like it? Where you surprised to see it was Barley? R & R!
PS It was confirmed by Erin Hunter that Dovewing chose Bumblestripe over Tigerheart. Also it wasn't the tree that killed Firestar, he died of wounds. .uk/blog/?p=2061&cpage=4#comment-49749