A Troubled Flame

Chapter 3

"What is going on here?" A low growl came from behind them. Flamekit turned quickly and saw a huge ginger tom. Blackpaw quickly dipped his head.

"Nothing I couldn't handle. Just a couple of rowdy kits." Blackpaw sent a glare back to Halfkit.

"Well I hope Flamekit wasn't being the rowdy one. I can take her back to her mother if I have to." The ginger tom smiled a little down to her.

"Go ahead. I probably have to go train anyways." Blackpaw said then walked off.

The ginger tom started to walk back to the nursery and Flamekit started to see the resemblance between herself and the tom. She had never heard her mother talking about her father. Could this tom be him? She tried to think of how to ask him but couldn't think of how to word it. Soon they were at the nursery and Silverkit rushed over to her.

"I thought you were right behind me. What happened?" He asked quickly. Behind him Shadow thanked the tom.

"Thank you Heatstar for bringing her back. I hope she wasn't causing any trouble." Her mother smiled softly making the ginger tom, Heatstar, shift a little.

"Nothing," she said quickly watching Heatstar. "Is he our father?" She asked a little curious.

"I'm not sure. He's always here checking on us though. Shadow never says he isn't but she hasn't said he is." He said softly to her.

"I think he is. He looks a lot like me." Flamekit smiled looking at the similarities between her and the big tom.

"Hah, Heatstar mates with Shadow?! That would never happen. He was only mates with one shecat and she left and died. Shadow is nothing to Heatstar. He's probably just being kind for the former rouge." Whitekit, Halfkit's brother, laughed. Flamekit put her ears back.

"Leave us alone you nasty kit." Silverkit hissed at him.

"Oh no, look at the rouge kits. They are threatening me. A clan-born tom." Whitekit laughed more. "And look at the other rouge kit. She looks like she's about to cry." He laughed even more. Silverkit hissed.

"Never pick on my sister again or you won't be able to say anything." Silverkit growled with his claws out.

"Like I'm going to be scared of you. Your younger then me and know nothing about how to fight. I could easily kill you before you could land a claw on me." Whitekit laughed.

"Wanna bet?" Silverkit growled. He was filled with rage and just wanted to shred some cat to pieces and Whitekit was the only one near.

"Oh yea. Tomorrow night at moon high. We will battle there and then." Whitekit smirked then walked away. Flamekit kept her ears back and looked at Silverkit.

"How can you do that! Your going to get yourself killed." She swatted at him not wanting to loose her brother.

"Don't worry. He's a chicken and won't do it." Silverkit laughed. "Come on, let's go tell Cheetahkit and Tigerkit. They would love the hear this."

"What about Bluekit?" Flamekit asked looking around for her sister.

"Do you see her anywhere?" He asked.

"Well, no-" she started but was cut off.

"Then she won't hear it." He growled a little and went to go over to their brothers.