Post by Owlstar on Feb 5, 2009 20:18:33 GMT -5
This is an old story of Icestorm's wonderful stories typed up on the computer. She doesn't know that I'm putting this up, but I don't care.
The Life and Blood of Kindlestar
“Come on Kindlekit, wake up!”
A small voice squeaked into the young kit’s ear and a small paw prodded him in the side.
“Mom wants us up and outside. Today is a nice day!” the other kit meowed.
“I’m up.” Kindlekit meowed with a yawn. “I was having a wonderful dream.”
“Well, mom wanted you up. She’s outside right now with Firekit.”
“Leafkit, you’re so annoying sometimes. I can tell Firekit and mom aren’t here.” Kindlekit got to his feet and padded out of the nursery.
“I was hoping it wouldn’t take you long to get up,” their mom licked her fur.
“I was having a great dream.” Kindlekit meowed. He bounded over to Firekit and pounced on him.
“He never does get up right away.” Leafkit meowed.
“And either do you,” their mom cuffed her ear.
Leafkit smiled and bounded over to the other two.
“You crossed the line, Jaystar!” Kindlekit meowed.
“Think again Longstar!” Firekit spat. “I haven’t crossed the line. I have made a true statement on what you have done.”
“Hey, can I be Fernstar, leader to WindClan?”
“Sure, we’re doing a gathering.” Kindlekit meowed.
Leafkit cleared her throat. “It is-“ she stopped herself. “What was the statement?”
“Oh, it was that the RiverClan leader thought he had smelled ShadowClan stench on RiverClan territory.”
“Oh, OK.” Leafkit looked from Firekit to Kindlekit. She cleared her throat, then began, “There is to be no fighting at a gathering. StarClan shall not be happy.”
Both kits turned to Leafkit.
“I have smelled ShadowClan stench on RiverClan territory, you think I won’t fight?” Firekit meowed.
“ShadowClan has not been on RiverClan territory!” Kindlekit meowed angrily.
Then both kits turned to each other and bared their teeth. They pretended they had unsheathed their claws.
“Then dark clouds covered the moon.” Leafkit meowed. “This gathering is over!” Leafkit pretended to jump off a rock and walk away.
Kindlekit and Firekit glared at each other one last time then also pretended to jump off a rock and walk away.
“Now what are you two going to do?” Leafkit meowed. “Are you two going to fight?”
“Yep!” Both kits replied. “This isn’t over yet till we figure out which one is the best.”
“Hollyleaf!” a light brown tabby cat walked toward them.
Hollyleaf stood up and walked over to her kits. “Shrewclaw?”
Shrewclaw looked at her for a bit then replied, “Jaystar wants to see you in his den.”
“Now?”
“Yes, now.”
Hollyleaf looked down at her kits. “Stay here and play,” she meowed before walking off.
Kindlekit felt terror in the air as he looked up at the bleeding warrior. Shrewclaw looked down at him, and then walked off.
“What do you thinks going on?” Firekit meowed also aware of the terror in the air.
“I don’t know.” Leafkit meowed. She shuttered and looked over at Kindlekit who shrugged his shoulders.
A terrifying wail came from somewhere far off from where the three kits stood.
A warrior came through the entrance with a she-cat flanking his side. “Get all kits and elders into the nursery!” the warrior yowled.
The three kits stood there, their feet didn’t budge.
Hollyleaf came pelting out of the leader’s den running straight at her kits, but the warrior, Shrewclaw, made it to them first.
“Keep moving!” he yowled as warriors and apprentices were rushing around camp.
Kindlekit was pushed forward toward the nursery, and then he felt himself being lifted up. He wailed and fought to get free, but stopped as he heard the reassuring purr of his mom.
Kindlekit looked around to see where Firekit and Leafkit were, but he couldn’t see them. “Where is…” was all he could get out before he heard the caterwauling cries of fighting cats. He saw cats of RiverClan streaming into the entrance and right behind them strong, furious warriors to ThunderClan.
“Get Kindlekit into the nursery!” Shrewclaw meowed from behind.
Hollyleaf lurched forward and into the nursery. Huddled with tow elders were Firekit and Leafkit. Hollyleaf put Kindlekit with them and then she went back out into the clearing.
“Do you think mom will be alright?” Leafkit meowed.
“Guess what Clan I saw!” Kindlekit meowed. “It was ThunderClan!”
“Cool!” Firekit meowed. “I’m sure mom will be just fine.”
“I wonder who the Shrewclaw warrior cat is?” Leafkit meowed.
“A cat.” Kindlekit meowed.
Firekit snorted then burst out into laughter.
Leafkit shot him a glare. “No, what I mean is he’s the only warrior we usually ever get to see up close!”
Kindlekit was busy looking outside of the nursery. He watched as a large ThunderClan warrior with huge ears pushed their mother into the outside wall of the nursery. He strained his ears to listen.
“Hawktalon, you have no right to raid RiverClan camp,” Hollyleaf meowed.
“Oh, but we are taking revenge.” Hawktalon spat. “RiverClan defeated ThunderClan in our own territory so it is time RiverClan learned a lesson.” He put up a paw with long, sharp claws ready to strike Hollyleaf.
“No!” Kindlekit meowed.
Hawktalon put down his paw. “Kits?”
“Leave them alone.” Hollyleaf retorted.
“Oh, but why should I?” Hawktalon pushed his way into the nursery.
“Way to go Kindlekit!” Firekit meowed.
“I didn’t- all I wanted to do was keep mom alive.”
“And get us killed?” Firekit retorted.
The elders stood up and unsheathed their claws.
“You no good ThunderClan-“ was all they heard before a sharp, painful yowl was heard from behind.
Hawktalon turned around and raced out of the nursery. “ThunderClan, we have no more business here!”
The ThunderClan cats retreated from RiverClan camp.
Kindlekit looked on dazed. Hollyleaf was gone, just gone.
Firekit and Leafkit looked up at the elders.
Shrewclaw came pelting in. “Where’s Hollyleaf?”
“She had been dragged off by a ThunderClan cat.” One of the elders meowed.
“Don’t know where.” The other elder rasped.
Shrewclaw rushed out of the nursery. The only thing going through Kindlekit’s small head was, it’s all my fault.
A few days had passed and Hollyleaf still hadn’t been found. Every cat of RiverClan thought ThunderClan had taken her hostage.
His siblings never forgave Kindlekit, but the other cats of RiverClan knew it was just a simple kit mistake.
Kindlekit walked out of the nursery on the day of a gathering. Shrewclaw walked up to him.
“Kindlekit, Jaystar would like to see you. He has something he wants to tell you,” he meowed.
“Yes, Shrewclaw.” Kindlekit walked away as Leafkit and Firekit walked out.
“I hope he’s getting in trouble.” Firekit meowed.
“That would be impossible.” Leafkit meowed.
Kindlekit entered Jaystar’s den.
Kindlekit, you must come to the gathering tonight.” Jaystar meowed from on his bed. “I know ThunderClan. If they have a prisoner, they always bring them to a gathering so they can keep watch over them the entire time. You will be able to identify your mother. If we bring three kits, the other Clans will noticed, but with one they won’t.”
A small voice squeaked into the young kit’s ear and a small paw prodded him in the side.
“Mom wants us up and outside. Today is a nice day!” the other kit meowed.
“I’m up.” Kindlekit meowed with a yawn. “I was having a wonderful dream.”
“Well, mom wanted you up. She’s outside right now with Firekit.”
“Leafkit, you’re so annoying sometimes. I can tell Firekit and mom aren’t here.” Kindlekit got to his feet and padded out of the nursery.
“I was hoping it wouldn’t take you long to get up,” their mom licked her fur.
“I was having a great dream.” Kindlekit meowed. He bounded over to Firekit and pounced on him.
“He never does get up right away.” Leafkit meowed.
“And either do you,” their mom cuffed her ear.
Leafkit smiled and bounded over to the other two.
“You crossed the line, Jaystar!” Kindlekit meowed.
“Think again Longstar!” Firekit spat. “I haven’t crossed the line. I have made a true statement on what you have done.”
“Hey, can I be Fernstar, leader to WindClan?”
“Sure, we’re doing a gathering.” Kindlekit meowed.
Leafkit cleared her throat. “It is-“ she stopped herself. “What was the statement?”
“Oh, it was that the RiverClan leader thought he had smelled ShadowClan stench on RiverClan territory.”
“Oh, OK.” Leafkit looked from Firekit to Kindlekit. She cleared her throat, then began, “There is to be no fighting at a gathering. StarClan shall not be happy.”
Both kits turned to Leafkit.
“I have smelled ShadowClan stench on RiverClan territory, you think I won’t fight?” Firekit meowed.
“ShadowClan has not been on RiverClan territory!” Kindlekit meowed angrily.
Then both kits turned to each other and bared their teeth. They pretended they had unsheathed their claws.
“Then dark clouds covered the moon.” Leafkit meowed. “This gathering is over!” Leafkit pretended to jump off a rock and walk away.
Kindlekit and Firekit glared at each other one last time then also pretended to jump off a rock and walk away.
“Now what are you two going to do?” Leafkit meowed. “Are you two going to fight?”
“Yep!” Both kits replied. “This isn’t over yet till we figure out which one is the best.”
“Hollyleaf!” a light brown tabby cat walked toward them.
Hollyleaf stood up and walked over to her kits. “Shrewclaw?”
Shrewclaw looked at her for a bit then replied, “Jaystar wants to see you in his den.”
“Now?”
“Yes, now.”
Hollyleaf looked down at her kits. “Stay here and play,” she meowed before walking off.
Kindlekit felt terror in the air as he looked up at the bleeding warrior. Shrewclaw looked down at him, and then walked off.
“What do you thinks going on?” Firekit meowed also aware of the terror in the air.
“I don’t know.” Leafkit meowed. She shuttered and looked over at Kindlekit who shrugged his shoulders.
A terrifying wail came from somewhere far off from where the three kits stood.
A warrior came through the entrance with a she-cat flanking his side. “Get all kits and elders into the nursery!” the warrior yowled.
The three kits stood there, their feet didn’t budge.
Hollyleaf came pelting out of the leader’s den running straight at her kits, but the warrior, Shrewclaw, made it to them first.
“Keep moving!” he yowled as warriors and apprentices were rushing around camp.
Kindlekit was pushed forward toward the nursery, and then he felt himself being lifted up. He wailed and fought to get free, but stopped as he heard the reassuring purr of his mom.
Kindlekit looked around to see where Firekit and Leafkit were, but he couldn’t see them. “Where is…” was all he could get out before he heard the caterwauling cries of fighting cats. He saw cats of RiverClan streaming into the entrance and right behind them strong, furious warriors to ThunderClan.
“Get Kindlekit into the nursery!” Shrewclaw meowed from behind.
Hollyleaf lurched forward and into the nursery. Huddled with tow elders were Firekit and Leafkit. Hollyleaf put Kindlekit with them and then she went back out into the clearing.
“Do you think mom will be alright?” Leafkit meowed.
“Guess what Clan I saw!” Kindlekit meowed. “It was ThunderClan!”
“Cool!” Firekit meowed. “I’m sure mom will be just fine.”
“I wonder who the Shrewclaw warrior cat is?” Leafkit meowed.
“A cat.” Kindlekit meowed.
Firekit snorted then burst out into laughter.
Leafkit shot him a glare. “No, what I mean is he’s the only warrior we usually ever get to see up close!”
Kindlekit was busy looking outside of the nursery. He watched as a large ThunderClan warrior with huge ears pushed their mother into the outside wall of the nursery. He strained his ears to listen.
“Hawktalon, you have no right to raid RiverClan camp,” Hollyleaf meowed.
“Oh, but we are taking revenge.” Hawktalon spat. “RiverClan defeated ThunderClan in our own territory so it is time RiverClan learned a lesson.” He put up a paw with long, sharp claws ready to strike Hollyleaf.
“No!” Kindlekit meowed.
Hawktalon put down his paw. “Kits?”
“Leave them alone.” Hollyleaf retorted.
“Oh, but why should I?” Hawktalon pushed his way into the nursery.
“Way to go Kindlekit!” Firekit meowed.
“I didn’t- all I wanted to do was keep mom alive.”
“And get us killed?” Firekit retorted.
The elders stood up and unsheathed their claws.
“You no good ThunderClan-“ was all they heard before a sharp, painful yowl was heard from behind.
Hawktalon turned around and raced out of the nursery. “ThunderClan, we have no more business here!”
The ThunderClan cats retreated from RiverClan camp.
Kindlekit looked on dazed. Hollyleaf was gone, just gone.
Firekit and Leafkit looked up at the elders.
Shrewclaw came pelting in. “Where’s Hollyleaf?”
“She had been dragged off by a ThunderClan cat.” One of the elders meowed.
“Don’t know where.” The other elder rasped.
Shrewclaw rushed out of the nursery. The only thing going through Kindlekit’s small head was, it’s all my fault.
A few days had passed and Hollyleaf still hadn’t been found. Every cat of RiverClan thought ThunderClan had taken her hostage.
His siblings never forgave Kindlekit, but the other cats of RiverClan knew it was just a simple kit mistake.
Kindlekit walked out of the nursery on the day of a gathering. Shrewclaw walked up to him.
“Kindlekit, Jaystar would like to see you. He has something he wants to tell you,” he meowed.
“Yes, Shrewclaw.” Kindlekit walked away as Leafkit and Firekit walked out.
“I hope he’s getting in trouble.” Firekit meowed.
“That would be impossible.” Leafkit meowed.
Kindlekit entered Jaystar’s den.
Kindlekit, you must come to the gathering tonight.” Jaystar meowed from on his bed. “I know ThunderClan. If they have a prisoner, they always bring them to a gathering so they can keep watch over them the entire time. You will be able to identify your mother. If we bring three kits, the other Clans will noticed, but with one they won’t.”