Starry Paws Book Two

Running In The Wind

I watched as mom, Sapphirespalsh, raced through the forest with her old apprentice, Snowcliff.
"Snowcliff! Soooo.... Shallowstream huh?" Sapphiresplash teased the young she-cat.
Snowcliff's face turned red.
"I'm expecting his kits. But I found out a few minutes ago." She stammered and looked at Sapphiresplash. 
"Congrats!" She purred
"No! No congrats!"
"Why!?"
"I don't want to be a queen..."
"It's okay. I'll look after them when you wanna get out." She silver cat reassured the other white she-cat. 
"Thank you." She licked mom's ear and they ran off.
Petalpaw sat under a shady tree with Goosepaw an Magpiepaw. Why weren't they training? I thought and padded up to them.
"Hello my kits!" I purred,"Where's your mentors, Magpiepaw And Goosepaw?"
"Preystar is hunting with Rushjaw, Snowheart, and Sapphiresplash." Goosepaw mewed as he groomed twigs out of Petalpaw's fur. I purred and sat down next to Magpiepaw.
"Wanna hear a story? A story Nightfeather told me when I was a kit." I asked them.
They nodded.
"Okay, A long time ago, there was a silver she-cat, her name was Silverpelt. Do you know what he did?"
They shook their heads.
"She had powers. She was able to heal the sick and wounded. She could also see the pain within cats. She was there for all whom needed help. But she had a brother with a pelt as black as night. His name was Bloodpelt. He was not a nice cat. He hated his sister for doing such nice things to the weak ones.
He one day, while Silverpelt was asleep. He snuck in and tried to kill her. But she woke. She fought him for days...  But finally she managed to defeat him. She said these words,"As long as I'm here, Bloodpelt, You will not put a claw on my cats." Then she killed him.
But Bloodpelt had followers. His main follower, Darkclaw, Formed a clan, Darkclaw found a mate and had a daughter. Her name was Quince. When Quince had a litter of kits, she had Tiny. Tiny was bullied by his siblings so he left. When a cat called Tigerpaw attacked him. Tiny changed his name to Scourge and formed Bloodclan. After a cat called Firestar killed Scourge, Bloodclan cats choose a leader and carried on the clan.  From Sapphiresplash's story she told me, Bloodclan is now led by a cat called Dark. That was the story of Bloodclan." I told the young cats the tale as they started at me with wide eyes.
"Dad! Tell us another!" Magpiepaw chirped.
"Fine." I nodded and spoke.
     "This is a story from your mother, Scarclaw, former leader and deputy of Windclan had a kit with a pretty spotted golden tabby named, Goldenwing. Their son was Bramblestar, Bramblestar, then Bramblekit, Met CloudKit, Your mother was the daughter of Proudstar, and Seawhisker. Cloudkit knew that Bramblekit liked her, When they became apprentices, Bramblepaw and Cloudpaw were close friends.
Cloudpaw didn't like the open sky while she slept. So most nights as an apprentice she dug a cave in the medicine cat's den. She made her own den in there and slept in there.
When they became warriors, they were Cloudflower and Bramblefur. Bramblefur confessed his love for Cloudflower, but she declined. Cloudflower was in love with me. We then one night had kits. And that's when I was blessed with you three. But sadly Cloudflower died giving birth to y'all. Bramblefur snatched Magpiepaw up and tried to run off with him. But I left a nasty scar across his face. He dropped Magpiepaw and ran off. Cloudflower, before she died, requested Petalkit, for you. I choose the name Goosekit and Magpiekit.
The end." By then I had tears in my eyes, as did the kits.
"Thank you daddy. Love you." Petalpaw whispered and nuzzled me. I nuzzled back and laid there cuddled up with my kits.
(Singewhisker, Father of the year! <3 <3 <3)