Chapter 1

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Kestrelkit rose from her nest, her mother sleeping next to her with her siblings. She stretched out her frontegs and raised  her haunches with a yawn. She flexed her claws and quickly cleaned her pelt. All the other cats in the den were sleeping soundly besides sunkit. She prodded her friend with her tail. Letting out a soft giggle. He slowly rose his head in confusion. 'Play? ' She whispered. 'Hm.. ' He mumbled, her eyes lit up as he opened his mouth to speak. 'No.' He spat, her heart sunk and she looked at him in awe. 'Pleaseeee? ' She begged, staring at him with rounded eyes. 'Fineee.' He responded, rolling is eyes in amusement. The two padded out of the den, moonlight drifted through the clearing. 'The stars and the moon are pretty! ' She mewed happily, he nodded. 'Woahhh... ' she mewed in amazement, watching the stars glinnee and shine brightly. The moon was  almost halfway full and she could feel smooth breaths of wind rumage through her brown fur. She looked over at sunkit who also stared in amazement. 'This is fun even though we aren't really playing. ' She mewed, he laughed and nodded. 'KITS! GET BACK IN YOUR NESTS! ' Her mother howled, she flinched v
Glaring at sunlit with a look of guilt. 'Sorry swanfoot... ' She mumbled, her heart stinging with worry. 'And you sunkit, your mother will hear about this. ' She hissed, the two kits padded quietly to their best, she let the darkness overcome her. She didnt like the feeling of her mother and siblingz next to her. She woke up as dawn light seeped through the den, dressing the cats in dappled sunlight. She slowly rose to her paws and let out a yawn before stretching out her front paws. She glanced outside blinking away sleep. Her siblings already playing. 'Can I play to? ' She asked. 'No we don't allow.. Losers to play with us. ' Hawkkit spat. Tigerkit nodded in response glancing at Kestrelkit with hatrid in his amber eyes. She flicked her tail doubtfully in response and padded to the clearing, unsatisfied. She glanced around, patrols had been sent and there was nothing to do! Her neck fur bristled in irritation.  She flexed her claws and padded to her siblings once again. 'Im a fox, and I'll eat you! ' Hawkpaw roared, attacking tiger paw with a giggle. 'Pfft.. I can do better than that.. ' She mumbled to herself, quickly gaining her siblings attention. 'Oh yeah, what do you think you can do.. Weak kit. ' Tigerkit spat, rubbing dust off his fur. 'Ill show you what I cN do! ' She hissed, leaping at her  brother with full strength and pinning him to the ground. He flailed helplessly in her paws, letting out a hiss he bit down on her throat, she let out a help and jumped off, small trickles of blood began to drop. 'You can't use claws! I'm your clan mate.. '  She hissed. 'No your a kittypet. ' He hissed in response. 'Your my sibling, wouldn't you be a kittypet to? ' She spat. 'Well... Your just to soft for clan life! ' Tiger paw hissed, with outstretched claws he nicked her cheek. 'Stop! ' She hissed. He shook his head and began to continue to scratch her.  She ducked under neath his claws and jumped away, halting and glancing back to see her littermate running toward her. He sprang, right before he landed she moved. Making him land awkwardly on the ground. 'My leg! ' He helped, she glanced over. Her brothers leg was twisted  in a awkward angle. 'This is your fault Kestrelkit! ' Yelled hawkkit. 'He tried to attack me, all I did was move out of the way! ' She hissed, Blue feather ran over grabbing the kit and rushing to her den. 'Youve taken this to far kestrelkit your in big trouble! ' Her mother hissed. Her eyes watered, all she did was dodge his attack.. She looked across the camp, Brambletail running over to her and grabbing her. He clamped his teeth tightly into her neck and brought her to the nursery. Dropping her harshly onto the ground. 'Shouldve known a she cat like you would turn out... Evil. ' Her father hissed. 'Im ashamed to have a cat like you has my daughter. ' He hissed, pinning her with his paw and clenching his claws around her before leaving. 'Ow... ' She mewed dizzily, her mind overwhelmed with pain and guilt. What did she do that was wrong? She just wanted to defend herself. She overheard Stripestar talking to blue feather. |I told you that kits evil. ' He hissed. 'Did you even see what happened? I saw it all. I saw Tigerkit scratch her over and over again then attempt to spring at her. If she hadn't moved she would of died. She was right close to the edge and a kit like her wouldn't survive a fall like that. Kestrelkit just wanted to protect herself and nothing is wrong with that. She isn't evil, thats obviously not what starclan meant. 'Bluefeather hissed. Kestrelkit stood there in shock. What was going on, what did blue feather mean by 'Starclan'. Was she in a prophecy? Was she special? Her mind was overwhelmed by questuons. She glanced around confused before padding over to Swan foot who let out a hiss. 'Dont come near me you monster! You killed your brother. ' Swan foot growled, her eyes widened in horror. 'Tigerkits.. Dead? ' She gasped. 'Are you deaf, yes he his! All because of you! ' Her mother spat. 'But.. He scratched me.. I didn't know he would get hurt.. I just dodged his attack and he fell.. ' She whined, her eyes beginning to tear up. 'Why would I believe you? Your a monster. Stripestar was right about that prophecy. Your evil and selfish with no care for others.. ' Her mother snapped, she pinned her ears and his her tail, her eyes watering and her heart aches with guilt. Suddenly a shadow looked over her. 'Its true. ' The blue shecat mewed, her voice so soothing and calm. 'Kestrelkits not lying, I saw what happened. Tigerkits death was the result of his own actions. All Kestrelkit did was move out of the way to avoid getting hit. If she was hit, two of your kits would be dead rather then one. ' The pretty blue shecat mewed softly,  blue feather than padded over to swan foot. 'Your to paranoid after your past litters death. You can't be so quick to assume the wrong. ' She mewed softly, sliding her tail and smoothing out swanfoots fur. 'Oh... ' Swan foot mewed in surprise, pulling Kestrelkit closer to her. Blue feather left, 'What did you mean by.. Prophecy..? ' Kestrelkit questioned her mother in pure confusion. 'Ah.. ' Her mother paused. 'Nothing my little Kestrelkit.. Your fine.. ' Her mother mewed back awkwardly. 'Oh, okay! ' She mewed happily, nudging her mother. Swanfoot smiled, Hawkkit  rumbled over and pounced on Kestrelkit. 'You stupid mousebrained kittypet! You killed Tigerkit! ' Her littsrmate toughened his teeth into her shoulders, the weight of her littlermste soon drifted as her mother lifted him up. 'Now now dear, it isn't kestrelkits fault that tigerkits gone.. If she hadn't dodged his attack she would be dead to. You mustn't attack your sister for a death she didn't cause. ' Swanfoot mewed softly, curling her tail around the small kits. Hawkkit grumbled. 'I still think kestrelkits  a soft kittypet. ' He spat. Swanfoot glanced at him. 'Kestrelkits no kittypet, she's far to brave for their soft lives. ' Swanfoot lapped her tongue over kestrelkits head. Hawkkit rolled his eyes and shot a death glare at Kestrelkit. She glanced at him with a small hiss before curling tightly beside her mother. Hawkkit did the same, she wondered why Tigerkit and Hawkkit despised her. She finally fell asleep as the light faded into dark. As she woke up, dawn arose from the branches. Dappling the clearing in sunlight.  She padded out to the clearing. She heard a yowl from the shade rock, a burst of excitement flung through her as she raced to the clearing. Cats began to circle the shade rock. 'Hawkkit and Kestrelkit step up. ' Stripestar yowled, cats looked at the two in realisation as they stepped up. 'You have both reached the age of six moons and it is time for your to become warriors. ' He mewed, Kestrelkit flicked her tail happily  'I have spoken with bluefeather, and hawkkit will be her apprentice. ' Stripestar mewed. 'From this day on, until hawkkit receives his full name, he will be known as Hawk paw. ' Stripestar yelled.

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