Midnight's Past

Chapter One

Just an FYI before I begin chapter one. This story takes place a long time after Flamefur's Vision. Enjoy and feel free to vote and comment if you want to!

Midnight woke up with bleary eyes. The sun was shining overhead and Midnight stood up sorely and stretched. She remembered herself running for days. Now, here she was. A lost cat wandering the forest. Midnight felt her stomach rumble so she decided that she'd hunt. She quickly caught a mouse and hungrily gobbled it down. She might've been a kittypet but she could still hunt just as well as any other cat!

Midnight walked along a small river and she looked down into a puddle beside it. Her dark blue eyes looked alert but her black-grey fur was filthy and clumped together in patches. So, she paused and began grooming herself. She would have to be quick. Once she was done she stood up and started to walk again but immideately froze once she saw a flash of eyes in the shadows.

No... no, no, no! Did he find me? How did he find me? Oh no... Midnight heard her heart racing and she was almost certain that he could hear it too. Midnight scrambled backwards until her paws were in the river. A paw came out from the shadows and then a... kitten?

Midnight relaxed and let out a breath she didn't even know she was holding. "Hi, I'm Midnight."

The white kitten looked up at her with worry in her amber eyes. "Please, don't hurt me."

"I wouldn't hurt you. Where's your mom and dad?"

The white kitten's eyes flashed with worry. "I dunno and I'm Winterkit."

Huh... that's a weird name. What happens when she isn't a kitten anymore? Is she just going to be known as Winter? "Well, I'll tell you what. I'm going to help you get back to your family!"

Winterkit's eyes lit up with joy, "Really? Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!"

The kitten squealed with joy and raced around Midnight's paws. Midnight sniffed the kitten so she could find a scent trail. Midnight let Winterkit scramble onto her back and then she began walking along the scent trail she had found. "So, Winterkit. What's your family like?"

"Uhm, my mom is white with green eyes and she is always so nice but bossy! Then, dad is also nice! He plays with my siblings and I whenever he can but he is normally busy with hunting and border patrols. Then, I have one brother and one sister."

"What do you mean by border patrols?"

"Well, uhm mommy says that dad has to go on border patrols with the rest of the Clan to make sure that no cat is trespassing on our territory."

Midnight knew she probably should just let this kit rest but her curiosity was getting the best of her. "What's a Clan?"

"Well, first of all there are two Clans. Fire Clan and Water Clan. I live in Fire Clan. The Clans are basically large groups of cats that live together and the two Clans aren't allowed to go on eachothers' territory. Also, both Clans believe in Star Clan! Star Clan is where our ancestors are."

Midnight nodded her head in understanding. This was a lot to take in but it made sense. Midnight found that the trail led back to the river and there were a few stepping stones. "Do you remember if you crossed a river?"

"I did."

"Alright, hold on tightly." Midnight felt Winterkit's claws grip her back.

Midnight carefully stepped onto the first stone and held back a gasp as she slipped for a second but then caught herself. How the heck did a kitten cross this? The moss made the rocks more slippery than they already were. Midnight knew she would have to leap to the next rock. Midnight crouched down then jumped. She luckily landed perfectly on the next rock. Midnight could reach the next rock by carefully stepping forwards. She only had one more leap til she was on the other side. Midnight crouched and launched off of the rock with all of her might.