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Shadows Keeper
Summery
Nightkit and Shadowkit have been best friends for years. Nightkit had been taken in by PineClan when she was only just a few hours old. But when Wildkit and Willowkit get taken in by PineClan not only a few months later, what will Nightkit and Shadowkit do? Will they welcome these two new kit's with welcoming paws?
A/N
This takes place in an AU, and there are different clan's instead of the Original. In this story there's ForestClan, RainClan, IceClan, LightningClan, PineClan and WaterfallClan.
I don't own Warriors, it belongs to the amazing Author Erin Hunter!
Chapter One: Sassy Kits And Snarky Mates
NIGHTKIT
I sighed and leaned up against Shadowkit. I wanted some of her warmth. There's a heavy wind. It comes through strong, even with the trees keeping it at bay. The night was cold and my teeth were chattering. Both me and Shadowkit had wondered off to go explore near the borders of LightningClan. I can't imagine what it's like for ForestClan. But we need to keep moving. The sun's already setting and we are completely lost.
"Hay, where are we?" Shadowkit asked, scanning the area with her sharp green eyes. I sighed and rolled my eyes at my friend in playful exasperation.
"I don't know fuzzball, but I think it's going to rain soon." I muttered quietly, as I looked up at the sky. Shadowkit sighed and huffed as we began to run trying to find a shelter to stay in for the night.
Luckily, the rain doesn't bother me much. Rain dribbles off the side of my pelt. I have fur so short that it seems nothing can soak into it. Shadowkit however is not so lucky. She has long black-silvery fur that glows beautifully in the moonlight. But such beauty comes with a price. Now, her fur is plastered to her sides, green eyes beady and dilated. And I have a hunch she isn't all too excited.
"UGH! I hate rain, it makes my pelt fluff out and stick to my sides!" Shadowkit complained, as I look back at her.
"I don't really mind rain. But it's getting hard to see anything anyways, so we should find a place to sleep for the night." I replied, as we continued to run.
"Well you have short hair as short as a tortoiseshell cat. Nothing sticks to your pelt, I wish I had a short pelt like you." Shadowkit muttered, as her eyes became slitted at the continuous downpour of rain that soaked through her pelt.
"We should camp for the night, the sun's almost down and we can't see anything anyway. The storm clouds are too thick." Shadowkit nods, and I scan our surroundings.
"But I am NEVER sneaking out of camp, especially with you little weasel again, you hear me Nightkit?" Shadowkit says, giving me a playful shove. I frowned slightly and replied after a moment.
"I'm not a weasel. And Why wouldn't you want to sneak out of camp with me again?" I retorted, frowning slightly. But Shadowkit knew that my tone was joking.
Her father had been on the patrol that found me. I was no more than a few hours old, and even PineClan wouldn't turn down a kit as helpless as I was. He gave me to his mate, and me and Shadow have grown up together ever since.
Shadow and me are almost complete opposites, but absolutely inseparable. She's smart and enjoys herbs, with gentle words. Though, don't be too quick to judge her, because she's blunt and head on. I, am, however, much more evasive. I'm wily and lean, with short black and white fur, and amber eyes.
No one knows where I come from, though Shadowkit's dad, Wolfstar says I smelled faintly of LightningClan. But I'm PineClan through and through. Does it matter where I come from? Most cats would say it does. Some are even suspicious, but that's all theory.
I shook my head to clear my mind as I zoned back in to my conversation with Shadowkit as we kept on running, trying to find a shelter to sleep in for the night.
"We are going to be in so much trouble" Shadowkit says with an exaggerated sigh.
"Yeah, I know we are" I say, turning to stare at her with a small frown.
"And if mom asks why, I'll say it was your idea."Shadowkit grumbles, once we had entered what I assumed to be an abandoned foxes den.
"I think it's safe," I call her over, and we trot into the den. Its warm and earthy smelling. But what I'm happiest about, is it's dry. We both shake to dry off, though her fur is still stuck to her sides and soggy.
I just sighed and shook myself dry once we had found a cave to stay in for the night. I dug a small whole in the dirt to lay in, and she does the same, right next to mine. We both curled up next to each other to sleep.
"Because you always get us in to trouble, that's why Nightkit." Shadowkit replies, and right after that last statement, we both fall asleep.
I awake to Shadowkit licking the tuft of fur on my head. I don't know when we fell asleep, but sunlight was streaming in through the entrance of the den. We stand up, and quickly orient ourselves for the daytime and finding our way back to PineClan. We had wandered all the way into a birch forest, but it wasn't LightningClan's. Maybe ForestClan? ForestClan would be better. PineClan and ForestClan have a sort of alliance, while PineClan and LightningClan are always at each others throats.
"Follow me." We trot out of the den. The new leaf air is warmer today, and only a gentle breeze drifts by. It ruffles Shadowkit's fur, and makes it dance around like little fairies.
We travel for a bit, and finally make it to the pine forest. I sighed in relief as I turned to Shadowkit who grinned widely at me.
We walk past the border marks, and finally come in site of camp. We both let out excited squeals, and run into camp.
"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?" Moonpaw comes stomping up to us, and I get a lump in my throat.
"Dun dun dun. We are so dead." I say in a small squeak.
"Yeah, no kidding." Shadowkit says, rolling her eyes and flicking her tail. I sigh and mentally prepare myself for the outburst that was to come any second now.
"WHARE HAVE YOU TWO BEEN? WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR YOU! DID YOU BOTH GO TO LIGHTNINGCLAN'S BORDER OR SOMETHING? STARCLAN I THOUGHT I RAISED AT LEAST SOMEWHAT DISCIPLINED KITS! BUT NOPE!" Moonpaw yells, sweeping her gaze over both me and Shadowkit.
"Mom. Chill." I spoke up, stoping Moonpaw from her ranting.
"I don't normally agree with Nightkit, but she's right. You seriously need to chill." Shadowkit says, walking up beside me.
"Well, look at the runaways" Dustpaw says, joining the conversation. Dustpaw is a mean disrespectful tom with dark brown and white fur with Calculating green eyes. Dustpaw is only a moon older then me and Shadowkit.
"Dustpaw, go stick yourself up your own butthole" I say, already exasperated with him.
"Well hello, miss snarky!" He says with a sneer.
"Shut up. Just shut up." I say, glaring at him.
"Nightkit, that's no way to treat your future mate!" Moonpaw says. I sighed and dug my paws into the dirt with a frustrated hiss. I hated that PineClan was a fan of arranged mates. So was ForestClan and RainClan. But even though no one knows where I came from, I'm PineClan through and through,
"Hi Shadowkit! Hi Nightkit!" Came a familiar voice, me and Shadowkit turned to see Wildkit and Willowkit running up to us.
Wildkit and Willowkit had been found outside of the borders of PineClan about two months ago, they were only a moon younger then me and Shadowkit.
"Why are you so mad Moonpaw?" Willowkit asks, looking up at Moonpaw with nervous blue eyes. Moonpaw sighed and turned to both Wildkit and Willowkit.
"I'm mad because Nightkit and Shadowkit snuck out of camp AGAIN! StarClan I thought I raised at least two disciplined kits!" Moonpaw said, turning back to both me and Shadowkit with a glair.
"Hay, Wildkit? Where is your mate?" Dustpaw asked, looking down at Wildkit who hissed at him and turned her head away.
"UGH! You mean Sunpelt? No thank you! He can go fall in a river for all I care!" Wildkit says, clearly irritated at the mention of Sunpelpt.
"Wildkit, that's no way to treat your future mate!" Moonpaw says. Wildkit sighed and dug her paws into the dirt with a frustrated hiss.
"Nightkit, Wildkit. What is with you two being rude to your future mates?" Moonpaw asks, looking to both me and Wildkit with questioning amber eyes.
"I don't like being arranged to mate a cat who is rude and mean." I said, giving a simple answer. Wildkit's answer was the same.
Moonpaw sighed and flicked her tail in exasperation. This wasn't the first time that me and Wildkit complained about our disrespectful mates.
"Nightkit, Shadowkit, you two will go and speak with Wolfstar and he will decide what your punishment will be!" Moonpaw says, once more glaring at me and Shadowkit. I sighed as me and Shadowkit made our way to Wolfstar's den, he was Shadow's father and he's my father as well, me and Shadow have grown up together.
As me and Shadowkit made our way to Wolfstar's den, Shadow kept glaring at me.
"What? It's not my fault!" I replied, turning to look at her with my sharp gaze.
"Yeah, it kind of is your fault." She replied, huffing and turning her head away from me.
"What will our punishment be this time?" I whispered to Shadow as we entered Wolfstar's den.
"I heard from your mother that you two snuck out of camp, AGAIN! I thought we raised you two better then this." Wolfstar says, staring at me and Shadow with narrowed blue eyes.
"We're really sorry father." Shadowkit said, looking up at Wolfstar with sad eyes. I just sighed and flicked my tail.
"As punishment, you two will help Leafpaw clean up the medicine den for a month, and Nightkit, your apprenticeship will be held back until you are seven moons old." Wolfstar says, staring at me as he said the last part. I sighed softly and after Wolfstar listed off some more punishments, me and Shadowkit left the den.
"But we're not medicine cats!" I silently retorted, once we had left Wolfstar's den. Shadowkit sighed softly and nodded her head in agreement.
"No, we're not, but no thanks to you, we have to help clean the medicine den for a month." Shadowkit bitterly replied, as she glared at me.i just sighed and lowered my head, staring down at my paws.