Slaight 3: Echo's Call

Chapter 9

Rain's pov

Raintail watched as Robinfeather, Onefang, and Sharpclaw walked into camp, Gingertail padded over to my side with a friendly purr. "Who are they?" he asks, not even looking at them, he is watching Echocall. "Their Shineclan warriors. They are joining us" i meow Snakefur and Beestrike walked over. Beestrike's fur was bristling with excitement, her eyes watching Robinfeather. I gave her a small smile when the warrior just walked right by her, she smiled back before walking off after Blade, i sigh and wonder off smiling when Shrewblaze walked over. I'm glad she had to forfeit training Echocall, the poor apprentice barley got any training and when she did, Shrewblaze treated her rudely. She rubbed against me as she walked by, i watched her leave, once she was out of sight i walked over to Archnose and Smokeheart, the two were talking and sitting together. Onefang soon joined us and we all talked about the clans for awhile.

Spotted's pov

I walked around camp, letting out a surprised meow when bumping into Gingertail. "Sorry!" i meow, fur feeling warm. "It's fine" the tom purrs, his yellow eyes welcoming. We talked for awhile before he walked off to go onto a patrol, Stormgaze's jealous look didn't go un-noticed. I notice Fernlight walk over to me, i smile kindly at her but she frowns deeper. "What's wrong?" i ask her. "I'm had kits... and their Breezefall's kits" she meowed, tears in her eyes. "What! He died like several moons ago" i meow, she nods. "I know... I can't keep them, will you take them for me? Please! Say their Breezefall's kits and honor him for me, please Spottedfern!" she looked scared despite being perfectly safe. "Ok, where are they" she points to the nursery that was empty, i walk in to see a beautiful brown she-kit with light brown marks and dark brown ears, paws, and tail with white tailtip. I curled around her small body and began to lick her between her ears, Fernlight smiled at me and mouthed a thank you before walking out with the herbs she used on herself. I sigh as everyone saw her leave and began to crowed the nursery, wanting to see what had happened. Many said stuff like 'Did Shrewblaze have her kits early?' or 'Why was Fernlight in the nursery?' i smiled when seeing Gingertail was the first to get though the barrier. I guess Slaightstar and Jaystar are holding the rest off for now, he looks at me with a kind smile then confusion when seeing the kit. "Who's that?" he asks. "This is... Cloudkit" i meow after thinking. "Who's her father?" his voice seemed to get sadder as he spoke. "Our old Medicine cat named Breezefall" his eyes darkened. "He was your mate" he meows. "No! Medicine cats can't have mates, Cloudkit... shouldn't have been born, plus he's dead, she has no father" at times like this, i'm glad my fur has brown in it to hide the kit's fur. "I'll be her father" he offers, i smile kindly at him as we touch noses. Soon everyone comes in and out to see my daughter, Fernlight knew she couldn't connect with Cloudkit anymore, it's not her kit anymore, it's mine, she's my daughter, but that didn't stop the stubborn she-cat from coming in to 'visit'. As moons passed i got annoyed with her visits and yelled at her about it. "She's my daughter! I just want to make sure your not hurting her!" Fernlight hissed. "You know very well you gave up being her mother when you gave her to me!" i growl back, Cloudkit looked between us with confusion. I looked away from the medicine cat who was fuming, Cloudkit stood up and ran off to play with her moss ball, tumbling over her paws, Shrewblaze's kits, Branchkit, a dusty brown-grey tom with green eyes and Darkkit, light brown tabby tom with green eyes began to laugh at her, meowing things like 'Kitten can't keep her paws?' and 'Tumblekit takes another fall to the ground!' Cloudkit's eyes turn to the toms when hearing the name Tumblekit. "Cloudkit, come here" i meow, she sits there, not even looking at me. "Tumblekit, come here" Gingertail meows, Cloudkit jumps to her paws and happily pads to her father, tumbling over her paws a few times. "She likes the name Tumblekit" he meows, i nod. "Tumblekit... i like it" she purrs and runs to my side, Fernlight lets out an angry yowl and leaves, i take Tumblekit outside to play, as we're playing with Gingertail, Stormgaze looks over sadly, Foxfall walks over and rubs against him but he shrugs her away.

Echo's pov

I open my eyes, i'm in water! I began to try and swim to the top, paws flailing in front of my eyes from my attempts, i began to feel crushed, as water was entering my lungs. I continue to try and swim, but i soon got tired and my paws stop moving, my body going still as i sink, my eyes begin to drift close, i close them for a second just to see a cat swimming toward me, i began to close my eyes again, darkness swallowing me as i drift.

When i open my eyes i began to cough water up, claws digging into the floor in fear, i look around wildly, fearing when a paw pushed me back to the nest i woke up in. "Shush! Your safe" a calm voice meows, i calm my breathing and look up to see a white she-cat with a black dove wing-shape under her right eye and a grey heart with black lightning bolts going though the heart over her left eye, her eyes are a dazzling green. She smiles kindly at me. "Hi! I'm Doveheart" she purrs. "I hope your ok, i'm the medicine cat of Smokeclan, the daughter of Owlturf and Whispersong!" she meows happily, her eyes shinning brighter then ever. "Your eyes match your mothers" was all i could say, she blushed and thanked me. She looked toward my camp, west from where we were, the heart over her eye showing in the sun, making her eyes shine with pride, how could one be so happy? "I think my father will be here soon and come escort you back to your camp" she meows, as if she planned it, a white tom with yellow eyes and a white tom with black spots around his muzzle and green eyes came though the bushes, soon followed by a black she-cat with green eyes. "Thank goodness we found you, thank you for helping Olivenose, father" the black she-cat purred, Whispersong i though, i heard stories on her, but the one thing they mainly talked about were her eyes, and they weren't wrong about them being bright. "I found this Slaightclan she-cat in the river, will you escort her back home Father?" he asks the other white tom, Owlturf. "Sure" i lean against him, ignoring the spark feeling i got when he licked my ear for reinsurance.