𝙷𝚊𝚕𝚏𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎𝚜 𝚜𝚒𝚗

𝙸𝙸

A/N: It has been 3 moons/months since Sootkit injured Stonekit 

   I sighed looking across the nursery to the three kits, soon-to-be apprentices I have still another whole moon of living in this hell hole. Then I can move on to the apprentice den. 

   Beefoot had given birth to 2 healthy kits named Bramblekit and Juniperkit. I am not allowed a fox length near them or else I won't be allowed to eat for a night. Briarheart ordered Blackstar to enforce it, since I had 'Attacked' Stonekit, my life has been different since then. I had to sleep away from everyone else in the nursery, Stonekit is half blind now due to me. 

   Briarheart had said that he might have to become a medicine cat because of the injuries I caused. And she had told me that night before I went to my moss nest that 'I will make your life shit, especially after you had ruined his chance of becoming an honorable warrior' I just nodded and shrugged her off. 

   I hadn't heard much of the voice since I last heard it by the elder's den. I was just pretty much done with dealing with all of Briathearts shit, she didn't have a right to treat me like this but who cares anymore, I supposedly 'attempted' murder on him. 

   "Sootkit!" Briarheart screamed at me. I turned to her to see what she wanted. I walked over to her quickly trying not to look at anyone, even though everyone's gaze was on me. They all just wanted to see how I screwed up this time. 

  "Go get me mouse bile, I have a tick" Briarheart snapped. I went to the Medicine cats den and looked around for HemlockFur. Once I had found her she looked to be sorting herbs. "Uhm, Hemlockfur?" I asked, my voice shaking slightly at what she might do to me if she saw me in here. 

   She looked over at me with an unamused look. "Yes," She looked at me then went back to sorting herbs. 

   "I need mouse bile. For Briarheart, she has a tick" 

   "Tell her to come here and I will help her" 

   "Ok..." I quickly turned around and went off to look for Briarheart. When I found her she was talking to Duskclaw. They were both really close. I never understood why, since wasn't her mate dead? 

   "Briarheart'' I said. Once Duskclaw saw me she quickly jumped away from Briarheart's side. 

   "Yes," Briarheart said. 

   "Uhh Hemlockfur said to go to the medicine cat's den, she will help you there. Briarheart nodded, Duskclaw then got up and followed her. 

   I was alone again. I sighed looking around the camp. I had seen Stonepaw, Redpaw, and Whitepaw coming back to camp with their mentors. 

   They looked to be having a blast. I quickly walked back into the nursery, staying as far as possible from Beefoots kits. Beefoot had stared me down once I had entered the den. I didn't say anything, just ignored her curling up with my back facing her. 

   "Sootkit?" I quickly perked my head up to see Bramblekit and Juniperkit standing right behind me. I shot up quickly and looked at them. "How many moons are you? And how come you aren't an apprentice yet? Aren't you the same litter as Briarhearts kits" Bramblekit asked. 

   I just stood there stunned. I looked at Beefoot to see she was asleep, I guess it wouldn't hurt to answer a few questions. "I am 5 moons old. I am not the same litter as Briarhearts kits. I am her foster kit, she took me in after I was born since my mother and brother had died. So there you go there's your answer-" 

   "GET AWAY FROM MY KITS!" Beefoot shrieked. I'm pretty sure everyone in the camp heard that maybe even Shadowclan or Windclan. 

   I noticed that Duskclaw had jumped into the nursery snarling at me to get away. "Get the hell away from her kits!" I quickly walked away from them not wanting any trouble. Once I walked out of the nursery everyone's eyes were on me. 

   I sighed deciding to do something I may regret. "Can you all just leave me alone for once in my life?! I understand my mother was a terrible cat, but that doesn't mean that I will be the same! So just leave me the fuck alone!" I yowled in anger. 

  "SOOTKIT!" I turned to see Blackstar on the high rock staring me down. "Come here, now. I want to speak with you" I nodded, quickly scrambling up the rocks. 

   I followed him into the den with caution. Glancing around the den, it reeked of death. I saw there were many animal bones as well and the moss looked as if it needed to be changed. 

   "I want to talk to you about your bloodline and who your mother is, as well as your father. But before you do, can you promise me not to be mad at anyone except your mother?" I nodded not really knowing why I would be mad at her. "Your mother is maybe one of the darkest shecats I have ever met. She had gone after anyone who had wronged herself or her mother. She had killed several cats in her lifetime, but we had found a tom on the Shadowclan border, he had his throat torn, his ribs were completely broken, and he was just... deformed. I am going to tell you that he was killed moons before you were born. But after maybe a few moons I figured out who it was. I refused to tell the clan though, that tom was your father, Slatefoot. Your mother had mated with a Shadowclan tom, meaning your half-clan. I am sorry to call you up to my den like this. But I just want to let you know that you can come up and talk to me anytime," he said softly. 

   I thanked him and left the den with everyone looking at me with disgust. I ignored them. My mother was a serial killer.... How.... perfect... I smiled. I glared at Stonepaw, he must have seen because he looked at me with disgust. 

   I walked into the Nursery and curled up not caring about the stare I was getting from Beefoot.