Battle of Kin

Farewells

This is probably the last and longest chapter... Have fun :D

Arcticfur's POV

As I sit vigil for my brother and Icepaw, I can't help but feel guilty.... I mean after all we were fighting back to back, but I got too carried away with my copy. It was only after I had killed him that I realized Sunbolt wasn't right beside me anymore, but instead he was on the ground with blood spilling to the ground in never ending waves of Crimson from his throat. It's all my fault, and now I'll never see him again. I don't notice that Lunastar is pressed up to my side until she sparks solemnly, "I know you miss him, but life will go on. Sunbolt knew that you loved him, there's nothing that you could have done differently. He was part of Snowstar's prophecy, and he died the bravest warrior of all. Nobody will ever forget his devotion to you and the clan..."

Articfur's flashback-------

"Can't catch me now Helios, hahaha", I mew as hide in a bramble patch. "Wanna make that a bet?", I hear my brother say somewhere nearby. Oh crap, he's gonna get me. I don't wanna take a nap with Tiger!

I run away trying to avoid my brother, hoping he'll just give up and go back to the den with Tiger. That's when I run into something dark and rock-solid. "Halt right there kit, what do you think you're doing on Frostclan territory?!", snarled a very dark she cat. Her eyes are scary, why are they so red?!

"Chill out, Brokenpaw, she's probably just lost. Right little one?", a silver swirly she cat addresses me. "Uh---", these cats are big... "Arctica!", "Helios, wait---", I don't even have time to finish before my brother knocks over the dark she cat, Brokenpaw I think was her name. "Wait they're not hurting me, Helios stop it". "Wha--"

Silver she cat - that's right, we only wanted to help this kit but you kinda got in the way of that. We never wanted to hurt her...

H- well we don't need your help, right Arctica?

A- well, we really do since Momma died...

H- *silent*

B- we can help if Snowstar approves, maybe you can even become one of us

H- I really don't think that's necessary, the three of us are doing just fine

Silver she cat and Brokenpaw- THREE!? All the more reason to come with us. You won't survive long out here without a little help.

B- I really think we should help. What about you, Lunapaw

L (the silver she cat)- DEFINATELY

Both L and B- we want you to get your other kit and come to us at this same place at sunset. We'll bring Snowstar to talk. Please?

H- Fine we'll talk, I'll bring Tiger too...

As Helious and I walk back to our abandoned fox den, Tiger comes out to greet us. "What took you two so long, I'm hungry.", she squeaked as she pawed me across the ear roughly. Helios pushed her away from me, saying something along the lines of the distance rule he made between Tiger and I. "We don't have any food, but we need to leave now. We have somewhere to go"....

Time skip------

"We're so glad you've decided to join Frostclan. Please accept these new name as token of our appreciation. Helios, your mentor will be Foxheart, and your new name shall be Sunpaw", Snowstar announced happily as he turned to Tiger. "Tiger, you are too young to bad an apprentice, so for now, you shall be Tigerkit". Turning to me he said," you are also too young for apprenticeship, but you shall be known as Arctickit until then.". Wow I'm a kit. So cool!

"I'm so exited, I'm sure momma would have been proud of me...", "I'm sure she would have been so very proud of you Arctickit, because I definatly am.", says Lunapaw. We've been talking since she showed me to the nursery where I would sleep. "I miss her a lot sometimes, ya know", I tell her, "I know," she says softly, "but you're here now, and I can take care of you from now on.". "Wow! Really Lunapaw, that's awesome.", .Snowstar says you need someone to be there, but he said Tigerkit doesn't seem at all bothered." "I volunteered to stay in the nursery since your brother has apprentice duties to catch up on." "Thank you Lunapaw....

Back to reality--------

"I'm gonna miss him so much", I whisper to my old mentor as the clan elders carry my beloved brother out of the camp to a grave. "I know you will...", she whispers back as she watches Tanleaf carry her son out to the same fate. "But he knew what he was doing when he took those blows for you. He loves you. Always will, and he will watch you from Starclan everyday.", she finishes as she and her sister leap gracefully to the lowest branch of the frosted pine tree. "Cats of Frostclan and Sparkclan, we have lost two brave warriors of Frostclan. Luckily no Sparkclan Warriors are dead, but they are wounded heavily and it will be a while until they can hunt and work like they used to...", she said as she cued Brokenstar to cut in. "So we have come to a solution. Cats of Sparkclan and Frostclan will rely on each other to survive. We will join together for a while until all warriors are able to be part of their own clans. This will also give families time to grieve over losses together again. Any questions, da?" Brokenstar finishes looking out across all the cats of the two clans....

Brokenstar's POV

"I have one...", a voice says from the back of all the cats, "Go ahead then Tigerstripe, what is it", I ask the ginger and black she cat. "Why do we even need to join up to grieve, there's nothing to grieve for. Icepaw was only an over glorified carbon copy, while Sunbolt was a prick.... We shouldn't be given time with our families either, it'll make us soft like you." She sneered. Without realizing it, I sprung across camp and landed a heavy blow on the ginger she cat's cheek, making blood splatter across the ground and her face. "Nonsense, Icepaw was a brave apprentice that gave his life to save all of us and your unworthy hide. Sunbolt was a great warrior that died saving your sister and wanted only the best for you as a kit... While the joining part is to try to mend the mess Darkheart made while possessing my mind, a mess I wasn't in control of. The one made that tore apart all these families, destroying bonds. Get out Tigerstripe, and don't come back until you've learned clan loyalty.", I hiss at her as she runs terrified out of camp....

I slowly walk back to the front of the pine tree where Lunastar is, as she says "Anyone else have a question?","Where will we all sleep?", asks Rosepaw. "Well our dens are quite empty at all times, so in there I suppose."......