hopelight's desire

Chapter 2

" Be careful this one is going to be a be throw!" Songkit yowled before she spun, launching the moss ball into the air as it came soaring down to Flowingkit who leapt into the air batting it away with ease. "You couldn't even catch it?" Silverkit groaned from beside her. Flowingkit's ears pinned back in frustration, "It came soaring at me, catching it would have sent me flying backwards, Silverkit." She tried to reason but Silverkit growled, "Whatever just don't make us lose!"

"I won't!" Flowingkit yowled. I don't understand the pressure, it's just a boring game of moss ball and they are acting like their lives depend on it. What are they trying to achieve by winning? Could Breezestar want them to win it so that she can make them deputy in the future? She must be!

"Why aren't you two playing with Hopekit?" A soft mew sounded from the mouth of the nursery as Larkeye approached. Songkit groaned with frustration as she drew her gaze back to her mother. "Hopekit isn't good at this game! He is not good a anything, the stupid furball!" Songkit hissed, side eyeing her brother with a nasty gaze. "I'm good at stuff, I'm just not good at these boring games is all. A warrior would not waste their time batting a piece of moss all over the place, Oh I forgot you want to be a medicine cat," He took a few steps forward, almost touching her muzzle before whispering," Your time is worthless so you can use it however you want, furball. " He snickered when Songkit launched herself at the cream tom, hauling him to the side in fury.

" Hey! " Larkeye hissed, dashing to the two. "Stop squabbling! Songkit, include Hopekit in your game and you, stop enticing your sister. Just get along like normal littermates for starclan's sake." She tossed the moss ball outside the nursery as the rolled down the slope, the two sister raced towards it, giggling." Why can't you get along like those two? " She wondered.

" They fight too-" Hopekit was cut off by the shecat as she bat her tail on his chest, "Don't be a snitch, dumbo" With that she proceeded out of the den. Hopekit reluctantly followed her, only to please their mother.

The four stood opposite of each other, sibling with sibling as Songkit prepared to throw the ball of moss. Hopekit gulped, his eyes widening as Silverkit caught it as straightened her gaze towards him, taking a few steps back. I can do this! I'll prove dumb Songkit wrong and show her I am good at something, then I will become deputy. He fixed his posture, ready to raise his forearm to bat it her way. Silverkit raced forward, swiftly leaping into the air before she sent the moss flying towards him. This is my chance! He lifted his forearm, read to bat it when he couldn't help but overhear the two cats walking by, "There he is." The tom mewed followed by the shecat's gasp, "Think he will end up like him?" To which the tom nodded, "If it is him in the prophecy, which I doubt, then he is trouble, a danger to this clan." Forgetting about the moss ball he swat his paw in the wrong direction, losing his balance before the ball rammed into him, shoving him into the snow as embarrassment began to surge throughout his body.

He felt the cold tug at his fur as he struggled to get up, not daring to meet Songkit's gaze. "Eat fox dung you little mutt!" Silverkit purred, grinning at him condescendingly. Hopekit's ears lowered, his gaze still fixated at his paws. "You heard her, eat dirt!" Songkit lifted her forearm, shoving him onto the snow as the two shecats burst out laughing. "That's just mean you two." Flowingkit broke their laughter, her fur bristling. "That is just plain bullying!" she frowned. Songkit paused, "What is wrong with telling him to get something to eat, Flowingkit? Don't you want your pathetic little friend to have a full belly so that he can play better." She snickered, dashing to Silverkit's side as they chuckled. "Oh don't mind her, Useless helping worthless, Doesn't it make sense? Let her help him." She shot her sister a smug grin.

Flowingkit ignored her, offering her paw to the young tom. Why does she have to be so mean yet so beautiful at the same time. Yes Flowingkit is trying to be nice but I don't want to be her friend nor do I want to be bullied! His options raised through his head when he heard Silverkit cackle behind Flowingkit, "Go on Hopekit, take her paw and become even more of a loser than you already were."

Hopekit paused, staring at Flowingkit's paw before he drew his gaze to face her. The tom narrowed his eyes before standing to his paws, "I don't need help from a useless bag of bones," He cackled. Flowingkit's eyes widened in shock, "W-what.." She stammered back. "W-w-wh-wha-what" He mocked her, "Didn't your mommy ever teach you how to speak, oh wait I forgot. She's dead." He cackled expecting to two shecats to laugh with him only to see them staring at him in shock. Silverkit's fur bristled, fury blazing through her eyes as she rose to her paws and hauled herself at the tom who let out a startled squeak as he was bowled over, the silver tabby hissed and unsheathed her claws, swinging them at his face in fury.

"How dare you say such about my mother!" She hissed. "Your pathetic grandfather is probably the one who killed him you worthless excuse for a cat!" Hopekit squealed as he wriggled free, scrambling away. Silverkit lunged at him, knocking him onto his side, swiping her claws at his stomach. "I will avenge her through you!" She fastened her teeth into the cream kit's ear. Hopekit yowled in pain, trying to pull free from her teeth. "He didn't mean it! Cut it out!" Flowingkit shoved Silverkit aside, rushing to Hopekit, making sure hes was okay before turning to her. Silverkit simply pushed her over, redirecting her attention to Hopekit before swiping her claws at his ear. Hopekit squealed in pain, trying to scrambled away to no avail.

"What is going on here?" Palebird yowled, followed by Breezestar. "A simple kit squabble? What's the reason for this and who started it-" The leader bat her tail on the deputy's mouth before inspecting the scene. "Is that-" She turned to the deputy who nodded. "Hopekit, yes that is him. Owlstar's kin, and his sister Songkit."

Songkit bristled, fixing her posture before turning to the leader, with a confused gaze. "He has the blood of a tom who was a threat to owlclan... Yet it seems like he can't even defend himself!" She lifted a brow as her mew faded into a growl. Who is Owlstar? "Larkeye wanted their grandfather to remain a secret to them." Palebird mewed, her ears twitching. "That's nonsense, they have to know that they have the blood of a mass murderer running through their veins. She wants the prophecy to remain a secret too?" Palebird nodded. "I'll have to have a talk with her, I'll alert the rest of the clan to be careful with him. Not only is he a relative Owlstar but he also has a prophecy stating that he could bd a danger to owlclan? Keep him and his sister within a tail length." With that the shecat trotted away followed by her deputy.

" So you are trouble too. "Silverkit scowled at the tom. Hopekit ignored the shecat. I could be a danger to the clans and I have the blood of a murderer running through my veins? His eye went round with terror. There is no way that's true!