Warriors- Omen of Thunder- Book 2- The Prowlers of Shadows

Chapter 6

Somehow Goldenears didn't remember a thing from earlier. Lightningstorm sat in front of the nursery.

An old brown she-cat walked out. "Beaverpelt, how is he?"

"Islandwhisper?"

"Who else would it be?"

They sat in silence for many moments. Until Lightningstorm said, "Who is Slumbernoise's mom. Goldenears said she was Shadowclan."

"Big secrets have been withheld for as long as I can remember. I miss the times as a kit where I had no worries. I am old now. I will join Starclan soon. Scooter and I will be at peace," Islandwhisper trailed off.

"So, her mother is?"

Islandwhisper stood staring at nothing.

"Who is it?"

Islandwhisper got up and walked to the elders den.

Moments passed with our hero sitting alone and wondering.

...

~Half a moon later~

Starlingkit sat alone in the nursery. She was healing, but was thinking about something that would change her life forever.

...

Lightningstorm walked into the nursery. "How are you Starlingkit?"

"Fine, mama," she purred.

"I am going to the Gathering tonight. I won't be back for awhile," the queen continued.

"I am fine with that," yawned Starlingkit.

You look just like Browntail. You have his attitude and his charm. I love you my kit, Lightningstorm smiled to herself as she walked away.

...

"Windclan, is strong, and I have recently found a mate," Yellowfire mewed to the small group of Lightningstorm, Skyrose, Flowerpetal, Lilyblossom, Serpentsky, and his own brother.

"Good for you! I wondered what would happen to little Yellowpaw. Now he's big old Yellowfire!"

"Who are you calling old? We're littermates!" Yellowfire laughed to Nightshade.

"How's Starlingkit?" asked Lilyblossom.

"She's fine," Lightningstorm mewed.

"Little squirm kept the whole clan up last night!" joked Serpensky.

"Look whose talking!"

"Anyway, what is your mate's name again?" Flowerpetal asked Yellowfire.

"Oh, Stormywind, but let's get back to kits. Skyrose how are your little ones?"

"Truthkit is so mischievous her name betrays her. She once trapped Brownkit in a hole she dug!" Skyrose laughed.

Lightningstorm walked away from her friends. She sat down next to the Ravenclan apprentice, Revengepaw and another Ravenclan cat named Fireblaze.

"Hi, I'm Lightningstorm," she mewed.

"Fireblaze!" called a short haired tortoiseshell she-cat.

"That's me. Got to go!" scrambled away a ginger she-cat.

"I'm deputy of Shadowclan."

"You stink of fish guts though," said the black tom scrunching up his nose.

"Hey! My clan didn't have catmint so I had to go to Riverclan to save my kit!"

"Humph, Noble cat. I hate Noble cats. They care to much about others than they do about power."

Lightningstorm stomped of and found Ravenclan's leader.

"That apprentice needs to learn manners," she said boldly.

"Revengepaw?"

"He basically said he hates cats that follow the code!"

Crowstar looked amazed. "What did he say really?"

"He said, I hate Noble cats. They care to much about others than they do about power."

"I will talk with my son about that."

Lightningstorm scolded herself. She should have known he was a leader's son by his confidence.