Firetalon's Destiny

Chapter 7

What was so special about the dawn sky? It was always so soothing to watch, to see as the sky brightened and the darkness slowly slipped away. The birds would start to sign and this sort of peace that I never felt any other time would rise within me. It helped erase the nightmares that constantly plagued me each night, and it helped me continue onwards. Today the sky was unusually bright with such vivid oranges, reds and pinks that I had to hold my breath. I had never seen a dawn quite like this one…

            I heard a rustle in the warrior’s den as the dawn patrol began to awaken and I quickly scampered back into the nursery. I had kept my nightmares a secret; I didn’t want to worry the Clan anymore than I already did. But it was kind of difficult to keep going on like this. “I’ll be an apprentice soon,” I reminded myself and a burst of excitement shot through me. That strange StarClan cat will reappear to me and keep the nightmares away. I’d become strong and never have to fear anything. I took one last look at the dawn sky before slipping back into the dark, warm den.

            Quietly returning to my nest, and closed my eyes. I’m so sick of this, of deceiving my Clan by making them think I was better. But when was the last time I had a good night’s sleep, I’m always tired and I just want it to end. You are destined for greatness. Her words echoed through my mind. Those five words were like a life line, the only thing keeping me sane. Once I become strong I’ll never have anything to fear, all my nightmares will go away and no one will die.

            “Firekit, wake up Firekit,” someone whispered into my ear and gently pushed at my shoulder. Judging from the voice I could only assume that it was one of my new den mates, probably Crowkit.

            “Leave me alone,” I rolled over and tucked my head between my paws. Once I had gotten the hang of it, acting out a typical morning reaction wasn’t too hard.

            “Ah but Firekit, I came up with this awesome game,” Crowkit started to poke at my back while another, probably her brother Stonekit, bit down on my ear and tugged painfully at it.

            With a hiss I leapt to my paws and glared angrily at the two stricken kits. With a sigh, I forced a mellower look on my face sitting back down. “Alright I’m up, so now what?”
            The two kits studied me suspiciously, their same colored green eyes narrowed and their angular heads tilted slightly. It was creepy how closely they resembled each other, both having Tailfur’s slim build and Snowfall’s angular features. The only difference between the two was their pelts; Stonekit was silver with paler spots while Crowkit was black with dark brown tabby stripes. “Well we were thinking of playing invasion,” Stonekit was the first to recover and he beamed up at me with an enthusiasm that was almost catching.

            “You see, you see we’re planning on splitting us up into two Clans!” Crowkit interjected, wanting to be the first to explain the game.

            Stonekit shot his sister a glare for interrupting him before continuing. “There will be FlameClan and CityClan; CityClan’s invading our camp and we have to protect it.”

            “Not only that,” Crowkit shoved Stonekit aside so that she could step closer to me, her eyes glowing with excitement at the thought of their game. “We’ll-” she was broken off when Stonekit grabbed her tail and pulled her to the ground.

            A short bought started up between the two siblings and as they rolled about, trying to gain the upper hand, they crashed into Doveflight. “Watch it!” Doveflight snarled and she angrily swatted the two small bundles of fur away from her. “If you want to play, go outside and leave the rest out of it.”