User:Stoemstar/Winter and Fading's Tears

Fadingshadow, the cat in the corner, barley known by his clanmates, has a dark secret about his past that no one knows. He is constantly troubled by it, and will never escape it. His siblings, Winterblaze of WinterClan, Redfrost of AutumnClan, and Holly, a loner, all have been through it, but dont remember it like him. And a secret sibling no one knows about. This is thier story in Fadingshadow's point of veiw.

Protuloge
The moon was setting, revealing the sun that threatened to destroy the darkness. The wind ruffled the leaves and swept the trees branches back and forth. The waves pounded on the shore of the lake as a cold chill slinced the ground. A Beautiful golden she-cat ran for her life, eyes wide with horror and fur ruffled with sadness and anger. She suddenly changed into a very large grey hawk with large talons. She flew away, flying faster and faster. Her powers shifted and her wings suddenly changed into paws and her head turned back to a cat, her eyes turning back to golden with beautiful green flecks.

She fell face first into the dirt, her eyes narrowed with shock and hurt. She got up, shaking her fur then ran to a large hole in the ground, the scent of fox hung in the air with the fainest taint of milk. Grass and weeds hid the hole of invaders, and the she-cat listened for the mews of tiny kits. She sighed in relief and ran in, she unfluffed her fur and walked to a corner. There was a large wad of moss, with 5 tiny kits huddled on it. She sighed in relief. He didnt get them.... she thought. She ran to thier sides, they are were uniquely colored, the largest, a white tom with black markings, was named Winter, the second largest was a red and blaxk tortioshell tom with golden flecks, named Red, then was a little silvery she-kit named Holly, then a black she-kit with golden flecks, called Flick, and last was a little gray tom with white splotches like clouds, she never named him, because she could never think of a name, so she called him Mouse.

Darkshadow will never find us, we will stay hidden from him forever...

Chapter 1
Mouse looked at his paws, his eyes teared up as he looked at the shining sun rays that hit the den. A beautiful golden she-cat padded up to him and gentaly licked him on the head "Oh my little Mouse" she purred, her fur fluffed up. A large white kit with black markings ran and bowled over Mouse, eyes wide with happiness. Mouse let out a squeak, batting at him. Red stood in the corner, not wanting to fight. Holly and Flick padded at a butterfly, totally tuned out. Mouse's thoughts were wild. He got up, shaking his fur, and he padded outside, eyes narrowed against the sun.

He may have been the smallest, but he wasnt the weakest! He kept running on tiny paws, the wind cold and cutting through his fur. He growled, spotting a mouse. ''I will catch it to prove that I am useful! ''He thought, crouching down. He stuck his tail down, creeping slowly towards the unsuspecting mouse, who was nibbling on a seed. He wriggled his hindquarters and gave a mighty leap, landing onto it. The mouse let out an alarming squeak and started to run, Mouse growled and leaped after it, scratching his back as it ran from him. He, usung his very powerful hindlegs, gave one more leap and landed in front of it, so it ran into him, and he gave it the killing bite to the neck.

Mouse growled in satifaction, dragging the mouse back to his mother. Baize smiled and cheered "Great job, Mouse!" she mewed. Her gaze suudenly rested on him and on the fading sunset. "Mouse, I have your name now, StarClan has sent me a message" she mewed "Your name will be Fading" she mewed at last. "I will give you all kit names like a real clan, so you all will be known as Winterkit, Redkit, Flickkit, Hollykit" Fading gasped "and Fadingkit, I will train you all myself to learn the ways of the clans, as I have learned" she mewed.

Chapter 2
Fadingkit blinked, ajusting his eyes to the bright light of the sun. He poked his head outside, seeing clouds drift within the distance. He stretched his muscules, he was now the third largest within the litter, with Flickkit last, and Hollykit second to last. Winterkit was still first, and Redkit was second. He growled and launched at his brothers, eyes wide. Winterkit smerked and flipped him off. Baize sighed suddenly, her ears suddenly pricked and her eyes narrowed with horror. She hissed to them "HIDE!" Fadingkit ran away, throwing himself within thier bed and climbed under the moss, startled. Redkit and Winterkit ran and hid behind some grass and weeds that grew within the den, while Hollykit and Flickkit went into a tiny hole in the wal, jumping high and crawling into it, thier eyes wide with worry.

Baize went outside, her eyes warry. She let out a hiss and leaped into a shrub and went out of sight. Fadingkit, adventurious, ran out of his hiding place, Winterkit matching his step for step. They both creeped to the edge of the den, the wind was ruffling thier fur, they looked around, and scented her. They followed her scent trail closly, following her into the forest. Suddenly they heard a hiss and looked through the holly bush to see Baize hissing at a muscular, dark black tom. Winterkit let out a squeak as he saw the toms fiery Red eyes, lit with pure hate.

Baize shivered "I will never come back to you, you are evil!" she growled, eyes wide with horror.

The black cat laughed "Come on, we would make the best couple" he mewed, cold amusement lighting his red eyes. Baize growled.

"Those kits will never learn of you or your evil ways. You only want them to teach them hate and to destroy the cats" she growled.

He laughed "Baize, they are my kits too" he mewed darkly. Baize flinched as his hot breath raked her ear "And if those kits arent in my posesion in three sunrises, then I will kill them all, and you too" he mewed cooly, his eyes coldly staring at her. Fadingkit felt something on his paw and he tugged at it. The vine pulled back as he pulled on it, Fadingkit flew forwards, he let out a squeak of alarm and flew straight into the black cat. The black cat let out a hiss and pinned him with one paw. Fadingkit struggled, eyes wide.

The cat hissed "So you send our kits to spy on us so that they would run away!" he hissed, he took Fadingkit by the scruff, he let out a squeak of pain as the cats huge fangs sunk deep into his back. Baize hissed "LET HIM GO!" she mewed weakly. Fading looked closer at her and gasped They fought..... and he beat her up! he thought, horror lighting his gaze.

The cat hissed "When I kill your kits, this is the FIRST one to go" he hissed, throwing him away and into a tree. Pain struck him as his face colided with the bark and he fell, as his eyes blurred out he saw the black cat jump away and his mother fall to the floor, and Winterkit ran over to him, then the world went black and he went uncounchoius.

Chapter 3
Fadingkit woke up, he blinked a few times, unblurring the world. When he woke, he saw his mother on the floor, bleeding and tired. Winterkit, Redkit, Hollykit, and Flickkit were curled around her, sadness lighting thier gazes. Baize struggled to her paws as she saw him wake. She walked to him and licked him in the head. "We have two days to prepare, I will make you all apprentices before we run awa-" her mew was cut off as the black cat came into the den, eyes narrowed

"So, you are going to run away, as I said not to, eh?" he mewed calmly, his voice and eyes cold. He growled, smiling "Not so fast" he mewed.

Baize hissed "They will not go to you" she mewed flatly, her voice shook with pain. The black cat hissed "Im Darkshadow, I can do as I please, kill who I desire, my heart is lit with the evil of the past, and the future" he mewed.

Baize cried "YOU WILL NEVER GET THEM" she mewed, begging almost. He laughed and leaped, bowling her over and flattining her to the floor. She tried to struggle, but under those muscules, it was hard.

"Heck, why dont I kill you now and take the kits from you? That sounds like a great idea" he mewed before reaching down and bititng her neck, at first soft, and harder and harder, her eyes widened with pain. Suddenly his sister, Flickkit, jumped up, hissing "LEAVE HER ALONE YOU BULLY!" she mewed softly, her beautiuful, cute eyes lit with playfulness. She thinks this is a game and he isnt hurting her! he thought.

Darkshadow smerked "Well, kit, let me teach you a lesson" he mewed and got off of Baize, who was gasping with pian, and went to Flickkit. He grabbed her back, she let out a tiny squeak of pain. Darkshadow smerked and shook her, and kept doing it. Blood started to go everywhere as he shook her, her black an open wound, Tiny crys echod the den of her crying voice. Winterkit gasped, he cried and pulled on Darkshadow's leg "PLEASE, LER HER GO, DONT DO THAT, PLEASE!" he begged. Redkit cried with Hollykit, and Fadingkit joined Winterkit's begs "PLEASE STOP! STOP! STOP! SHES DYING!" Darkshadow dropped her to the floor and a crunch echod the den as he put his paw on her chest. He smerked.

"This is what happens when you mess with me, you will be mine in two sunrises, and I will teach you everything" he mewed before vanishing out of the den exit.

Flickkit layed there, dying on the floor. Fadingkit walked up to her and started to cry "Dont die, please dont....." he mewed, crying. Winterkit ran to her, tears streaming down his face. Hollykit crept out of her hiding place, eyes soft with sadness. Redkit hissed with anger and yowled out of the den. Flickkit saw Fadingkit looking at her

"D..ear brother, I will always be with you, I prom..ise" she gasped in pain. Fadingkit cried "We... we were going to be the greatest, we had our lives planned out! We were going to be... great" he cried. Flickkit gasped "I.. I would have held you back, from doing what you wanted to do, all I am is waste" she screamed in pain, then she laid there, dead. Fadingkit screeched into the sky, his voice willed with anger and sadness as tears plastered his face.

Chapter 4
He layed down next to his dead sisters body with Winterkit, while the rest layed down by thier broken mother. Fadingkit closed his eyes. He saw a paradise.

He blinked his eyes to a bright paradise, with a lush forest and lots of prey. He saw his brother waking next to him, eyes wide. They saw cats approtch them, a slender tabby she-cat with soft green eyes and a cream colored tom with brown patches and deep brown eyes. Behind them stood a brave, strong, farmiliar black she-cat with golden flecks. They both gasped "FLICKKIT!"

Flickkit let out a mrrow of laughter "Yes, its my, my brothers, I live within StarClan now, as Flickheart." she mewed, her voice danced around like the wind. The tabby she-cat smiled "Welcome, I am Cloudywind, and he is Bisonfur" she flicked her tail at the cream and brown tom "We have come to give you your names, and verify you as true clan cats, we will bless you" she mewed, Bisonfur nodded "Come forth"

Fadingkit and Winterkit stepped forwards, Flickheart purred "My brothers, I may not be able to give you warrior names, but I cant bless you" she padded to Winterkit first "By the powers vested in me and all of StarClan, I give you the gift of bravery, courage, and strength, I give you the power of fighting any battle and never losing, even the word battles, you will be great with words, and be very loveable" she purred and whispered in his ear "Watch out for a little white she-kit, because she will bring out your true colors" she mewed to him before padding to Fadingkit "Oh Fadingkit, I feel much lose and pain in your future, but remember to keep your head up. By the powers vested in my and all of StarClan, I give you the gift of knowledge, wisedom, and pure greatness. I give you the power of reading cats minds, and knowing what they think. You may have troubles with these, but oneday you will find the perfect she-cat, and in that she-cat, you will find happiness" she winked then stepped back. Bisonfur smiled "Goodbye, young ones, remember to keep looking to StarClan, because we are always here" he mewed.

Fadingkit gasped "But... How do we get away from Darkshadow!"

Flickheart looked at them, darkness lighting her gaze now "Run, run now, and keep going until you hit the mountains"

Winterkit whimpered "What...What about mummy?" he mewed sadly.

Flickheart nodded "She was created by StarClan, she cannot die until we want her to, and her destiny is not yet conpleted" she mewed. Bisonfur and Cloudywind nodded along.

Flickheart smiled "Go, my brothers go"

Chapter 5
Coming soon!