Foxgaze's Haunting

Chapter 1

(Kitten above is Birdkit)
Birdkit played with her brother Adderkit. The brown tabby tom reared up into his hind legs and squeaked "Take that SeaClan invader!" The tortishell and white she-kit squeaked "Never!"

Adderkit rolled over Birdkit and the two siblings wrestled in the dust. The kit's mother, Specklefrost a tortishell she-cat, shifted uncomfortably in her as she called out to her kits "Birdkit! Adderkit! make sure you don't hurt each other!".

"We won't Specklefrost!" Birdkit called out. She shook the dust out of her feather-soft fur and licked her paw which she brought over her ear. Her brother's bright green eyes looked like newleaf leaves.

As Adderkit groomed himself, Birdkit looked around for something to do. Her yellow eyes glinted in the sunlight. The other cats always said that Adderkit and Birdkit had the most beautiful eyes. They said the Birdkit had gotten her's from her mother, who was said to be the most beautiful cat in all the Clans. Speckefrost told her kits stories of the Clans.

"StarClan gave MoorClan the swiftest paws so they could live on the moors and catch rabbits" Specklefrost had once told them "But StarClan gave IceClan cunning and intelligence so we could win any battle".

"IceClan is the best Clan!" Adderkit had boasted. Specklefrost sighed but still looked proud for her brave son.

A black and white she-cat passed Birdkit and her brother. That must be Dawnsky. Birdkit thought. She felt so tiny compared to the deputy. The she-kit watched as Dawnsky took a huge rabbit from the freshkill pile and settled down next to a dark colored tom. Dawnsky mewed "How are you Longfang?"

The dark colored tom mewed in a deep voice "Fine" he eyed the rabbit "Prey has been running well I see".

Dawnsky chuckled "Not running too fast for our hunters Longfang".

Birdkit turned away as the deputy and the warrior talked about boring things. She gazed up around camp and saw a ragged black tom sitting on top of a huge flat rock. Birdkit's memory flipped back for a name for the tom. I think I heard Specklefrost talk about him...he is star something...oh yeah! Nightstar!"

The young tom lay on the rock and glanced around with dull eyes. He had been young to be made a leader. Be was younger than his deputy! Birdkit could tell that some cats regretted him being leader because of how apathetic he was. Always staring off into space and sighing like a lonely badger.

Birdkit longed to stand where he stood. She wanted to be in charge of her clan. I'm almost 6 moons old! Birdkit thought. Someday, I'll be the best warrior anyone has ever seen!

Next part coming soon...