Rosekit was nibbling at a mouse when Wishingstar and his patrol came back, carrying a limp body between them.
"Scarletkit!" Rosekit lurched forward. "What happened?!?" She looked at the warriors.
"We were chasing her, and she went on the Thunderpath." Fishtail, a silver tabby, mewed.
"O-oh..." Rosekit nudged her sister. Her perfect day was over. Scarletkit was now dead, and she couldn't bear to live with her grief anymore.
"Wait, Rosekit." It was Palewing. She nosed the limp red body, pressing with her nose to check her breathing. "Scarletkit isn't dead!" She announced. "She won't die either."
A wave of relief washed over Rosekit. "But her l-legs?" She added, glancing at the mangled legs. "Will she walk?"
Palewing sighed. "I don't know. I'll have to bring her to my den and watch her."
Rosekit glanced at Sunflower. Her mother hadn't said anything, but her eyes glinted with a strange satisfaction. Rosekit shivered as she remembered the previous night.
Meanwhile, Palewing and Redscar carried the kit's body to the fern tunnel.
"She will have her ceremony postponed," an elder remarked.
The ceremony! "Will I have the ceremony?" Rosekit asked Wishingstar. The leader looked down at her. "Of course!"
"But I want to become and apprentice with-" Rosekit was cut short by Wishingstar. "You are training to become a medicine cat, kit! Scarletkit will have to train alongside Rainkit and Rustkit."
Rosekit flattened her ears uncomfortably. She wanted to become an apprentice alongside Scarletkit! It wasn't fair!
"But-" Rosekit faltered as Wishingstar looked at her. "No buts! We will have the ceremony at dusk." He added, glancing at the afternoon sky.
Rosekit narrowed her eyes and stalked off after Palewing. As she padded toward the clearing, Rosekit wondered why Scarletkit went dashing off like that. She might have gone mad, Rosekit decided.
In the clearing, Palewing was tending to Scarletkit's leg.
"Palewing, what happened to Scarletkit? Why did she run off like that?" Rosekit could not help asking.
Palewing fixed Rosekit with her intense blue eyes. "I believe that there was some kind of magic at work." She finally meowed. "I sensed a dark presence near Scarletkit, maybe influencing her."
"But who would want an innocent kit to die?" Rosekit asked.
Palewing purred. "You are jumping to conclusions too quickly. Maybe the presence only wanted Scarletkit to fake a stunt." Her eyes grew serious as she went on. "But this is not the time for worrying. We have the ceremony at dusk and I still have to tend to Scarletkit." The medicine cat flicked her tail towards the limp bundle of fur.
Rosekit bowed her head. "Yes, Palewing." She trotted towards the main clearing, but her mind was spinning. Why did Wishingstar chase Scarletkit? Did great ThunderClan leader have some sort of power?Uh... enjoy a super short chapter. It seems that the cringiest chapters get the most reads, so let's see if this get 3 reads lolololol
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Dark Shadows ( WARRIOR CATS FANFIC WITH OCs)
FanficNot all shadows are evil. But how to separate the good from the bad? Rosekit and Scarletkit are born with a warning: one of them will betray their Clan but their kits shall be the saviours of the forest and of ThunderClan. Rosekit is the quiet, gent...