Mossleaf's Prophecy

Chapter 1

Mosskit blinked open her eyes as a paw jabbed at her ribs. Mosskit swiped her paw and felt a tiny nose in her grip and let go realizing it was Dawnkit. Dawnkit was a small kit with blue fur and golden star shapes on her pelt. She had misty blue eyes. Dawnkit purred in amusement and meowed, "Mosskit you finnaly opened your eyes! Come on, we can go out and explore the camp now. Honeywish wouldn't let me out until you finnaly opened your eyes!"

Mosskit mrrowed in amusement and got to her paws shakily. She put one paw infront the other and felt a tail wrap over her back. She turned and looked beside her as she saw Dawnkit next to her. Mosskit flicked her tail up for balance and walked foward. She didn't trip ounce then she turned and looked at Dawnkit, "Ok, lets go!" Mosskit followed Dawnkit out of the holy-bush that was the nursery and a light hit her eyes. She looked at the ground, adjusting her eyes to the light ounce she felt that her eyes had adjust to the light, Mosskit lifted her head and glanced around her. The camp was larger than Mosskit thought. An oak tree sat beside a large rock at one end. A muscular brown tom sat on the rock with a Dark silver tom beneath the rock meowing orders to everycat. A black and white tom who was a little shorter than the dark silver tom padded out of a thornbush that sat beside the nursery a few fox-lenths away. He waved his tail to the kits as he realized the kits were there. Mosskit meowed quietly to Dawnkit, "Are you sure they won't mind us exploring?"

"Just as long as we don't leave camp. Tigerpaw and Bluepaw did that when they were kits and had their apprentice-ceremony held back for another moon." Dawnkit meowed as a Black and whit she-cat padded past them holding a herb bundle in her jaws. She flicked her black tail at them in greeting and disappeared in a fallen birch tree that sat beside the large rock. "Poor Ivyfern, hasn't gotten an apprentice yet since every-cat thinks medicine cats are boring." Dawnkit meowed as she watched the black and white she-cat disappear in her den.

Mosskit tilted her head and wondered what it was like to be smarter than your clanmates and to be able to talk to her ancestors. Mosskit glanced at Dawnkit and meowed, "I'll catch up with you later." Dawnkit tilted her head in wonder but, Mosskit was already padding away towards the trunk Ivyfern disappeared in. Mosskit sniffed the entrance then tripped over a pebble and landed awkwardly on the ground inside the trunk.

Ivyfern was looking down at her with amusement in her amber eyes, "What do you need Mosskit?" Ivyfern wrapped her black tail over her white-forepaws and drew up a paw and licked it.

Mosskit sat up and licked her chest-fur in embarrassment then meowed, "I want to learn about herbs!" Ivyfern looked at her in surprise and flicked her tail for Mosskit to stay where she was and disappeared in a hole of twigs. She returned shortly after with white stuff in her jaws. She placed it down beside Mosskit. The white stuff was shiny in the dim-light and had a silky tent to it. Mosskit bent her head and sniffed it and meowed, "Cob-web?"

Ivyfern mumbled something to herself then replied shortly after, "That's right." She sounded a bit shocked but somehow sorta relived. She turned around and dug in a cleft and pulled out something else.

This time it had cob-web on the end yet had a bad stench to it. Mosskit thought for a moment then meowed, "Mousebile?" I heard the elder's talking about Goldenpaw getting ticks off of their pelts using Mousebile while my eyes weren't open to Honeywish. She always said it had a bad smell, maybe this is Mousebile. Mosskit watched Ivyfern's amber eyes glow with surprise and wonder. The medicine cat said something to herself for a moment then waved her tail at Mosskit to leave the den as Ivyfern turned and padded outside the den lost in thought. Mosskit tilted her head in confusement and watched the she-cat pad away towards the large rock. What was that about? Did I get it wrong?

Mosskit sighed and turned her head as she heard a meow behind her. She turned around and saw Dawnkit look at her with wide blue eyes, "Mosskit? Do you want to be a medicine cat?" Dawnkit didn't seem like she was judging her but, Mosskit knew she was probably just surprised.

"Ye-Yeah, I mean it sounds better than being a warrior and having to kill for vengeance. Instead you can help any-cat who needs help, no matter where they come from." Mosskit meowed silently surprised by her own words, she shook her head clearing her thoughts and looked at Dawnkit with wide Green eyes, "Can you show me around the rest of the camp?"

"Sure! the den that you were just in was the medicine cat's den." Dawnkit meowed as she scampered to the large rock. The rock was cooler up close than afar. Half of it was making an arch that gave off some shade, vines hung on one side of the rock showing an entrance way. "This is the Sky-rock. Starclan sent a flood that helped carve the hole in the rock for the leaders to sleep inside of."

Mosskit twitched her ears in understanding and sniffed at the vines and a large furry brown tabby face with green eyes met hers. She backed away quickly and a large muscular brown tabby Mainecoon padded out of the den and looked at the two kits, amusement shone in his green eyes, "Hello Mosskit and Dawnkit; I see that you two are exploring."

Mosskit looked at the ground and mumbled, "Sorry Pinestar."

She looked back up and watched the tom wrap his brown stripped tail over his paws. "It's fine, every-kit sticks their nose in dens around camp to see what it's like in them." He raised one paw and licked it and drew it over his ear. "Anyways, maybe you should both go speak to Flamedusk. She might have something interesting to share."

Dawnkit dipped her head to the leader and meowed, "Thanks Pinestar." She turned away leading Mosskit towards a fallen Rowan tree that sat on the other side of the nursery. Dawnkit padded into the den leaving Mosskit sniffing the brambles that hung outside of it. Mosskit followed Dawnkit inside.

Flamedusk sat in the corner of the den staring at the wall as if some-cat was standing there, she looked at Mosskit and Dawnkit but stared hardly at Mosskit, "Echoclan will darken from two cats breaking the warrior code. But then it will be unbroken until a Darkclan tom arrives." Flamedusk twitched then her head fell. Her tail twitched madly and Dawnkit backed away with horror. Mosskit padded slowly forward and poked Flamedusk's flank. Flamedusk twitched again then fell still. Her flanks slowly heaved until she gave one last rasping breath and fell limp like a piece of fresh-kill.

"Flamedusk-" Dawnkit began nosing the old she-cats pelt. Mosskit wrapped her tail over her friends shoulders and guided her out of the den. Dawnkit muffled a small squeak of horror and sat outside the elder's den. Her paws trembling. Mosskit then remembered that Flamedusk was Honeywish's mother. Mosskit stared sadly at her friend. She lost her kin, oh Starclan why did you do this to Dawnkit, we just wanted to explore!

Pinestar and Ivyfern rushed towards them and Mosskit met their confused eyes and somberly pointed to the inside of the den. Pinestar exchanged a glance with Ivyfern and rushed inside. Ivyfern wrapped her tail over Dawnkit's shoulder's and lead her towards the medicine den to give her herbs for the shock. Mosskit sat down and wrapped her tail over her paws and looked at the sky, Starclan what did Flamedusk mean?

Mosskit turned her head as she heard paw-steps behind her and watched Pinestar pad out of the den with the limp body of Flamedusk in his jaws. Flamedusk seemed smaller than she did when she was alive. Mosskit followed Pinestar to the center of the clearing and watched him lay her down. Cats padded out of their dens or came through the entrance tunnel with their eyes wide in shock. Flamedusk's kin and closest friends sat beside her. Mosskit sat a few fox-lengths away and watched the clan mourn, Mosskit thought for a moment and thought to herself, May Starclan light your path, Flamedusk.

Whitetail padded out of the nursery and wrapped her tail around Mosskit and meowed, "This reminds me of when your father died. The only difference is, is that he died from Whitecough." Whitetail shook out her fur, clearing away the memory and meowed, "I hope Dawnkit and Honeywish don't think to hardly on this, it's always bad to loose someone you knew so well but, it happens all the time."

Mosskit sighed and saw Dawnkit sitting beside Honeywish next to Flamedusk's flank. Mosskit looked at her friend somberly and looked at the ground. She looked back up and looked at Pinestar as he got up and sat on the sky-rock, "We are gathered here to mourn the loss of Flamedusk. She was always there to give us advice whenever we needed it the most, she was loyal, brave, and never turned away her wisdom. She will be welcomed to Starclan by her ancestors." He dipped his head and sat back down beside his deputy as every-cat sat in silence watching Flamedusk's body as if hoping her leg would twitch and she would hop up saying it was all a joke. Mosskit sighed and got in a low crouch beside Whitetail, her eyes slowly closed as sleep gave away to her.