Chapter 1

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"How do you think she got here?"
"Who knows? I think either she was abandoned or fell into the river."
"Maybe she's from another clan?"
"Look, I think she's waking up!"
The she-kit struggled to open her eyes.
"W-where am I?" she meowed weakly.
"Don' t worry, you're safe with us, we won't harm you." replied one of the other cats.
"My name is Silverflame, and this is Bulletpaw. We found you in the river, almost dead and rescued you. Do you have a name?"
"N-No, I never had a name...." mewed the she-kit.
"Alright then, how about we call you Redkit? Because of your fur. That's what we were calling you anyway until-"
Bulletpaw was suddenly interrupted by a loud voice from outside.
"Will all cats old enough to catch their prey gather under the rock for a clan meeting!" boomed a loud voice.
"We have to go. You should probably come with us Redkit."
Redkit got up unsteadily and started trotting after the cats outside of the den. As she walked out, she saw a large group of cats gathered underneath a rock with their leader standing on it. The surrounding cats noticed her and one-by-one they started staring at her. "Don't worry, they won't hurt you,they are just curious. Stick with me." whispered Silverflame.
As she walked past all the gathered cats, Redkit could hear them all whispering.
"Is that her?"
"I'm pretty sure it is, the patrol described her as having red fur, so I assume so."
"I wonder where she came from?"
"Who knows, maybe she was a kittypet."
"I doubt that. She doesn' t look like one."
Suddenly, a cat appeared in front of another two.
"Stop whispering to yourselves, the leader is about to speak. As for you..."
The mysterious cat turned to Redkit.
"Come with me now, kit."
"Don' t worry Redkit, this is Iceblade, our deputy. He will make sure you are alright, just follow him." said Silverflame before turning away to sit with a group of cats.
As Redkit followed Iceblade up the rock, she noticed everyone below her.
'There's so many of them! Where even am I?' She thought.
Suddenly, Iceblade stopped. There was a cat in front of them.
"There you are Iceblade, I've been waiting for you. I see you've brought the kit. What is your name?" the cat asked her.
"I didn' t really have a name before. Silverflame and Bulletpaw just call me Redkit." She replied.
"I see. Welcome to Lightningclan, Redkit!"
"Brightstar, don't you think we've been here for too long? We should start the meeting." meowed Iceblade impatiently.
"You're right. Let's begin the meeting." replied Brightstar.
She yowled to the cats to be silent.
"Cats of Lightningclan. As you know, one of our patrols recently saved a kit from drowning. If the kit chooses to join us, we will accept them with open paws. We may not know where she came from, but you WILL be kind to her. Redkit,"
Brightstar turned to Redkit.
"You will have one moon to decide if you want to stay with us. Until then, you may stay in the nursery. The meeting is over."
"Wait! What if the kit is a spy from another clan! We should kick them out immediately!" yelled one of the cats.
Another cat sitting next to him smacked him with their paw.
"Wasppelt, do you have bees in your brain? We don't know where this kit came from. For all we know, they were just a loner who fell in the water! We are not breaking the code just because of the very small possibility that this kit is a spy. Besides, what clan would send a defenseless kit to spy on another clan?"
"Stop this right now! We are not going to fight over something this stupid!" yelled Brightstar. "I've already made the decision that Redkit will be staying with us for a while, whether you like it or not. Dismissed!"
The cats started to disperse into groups, each discussing what happened during the meeting. "Come on Redkit, the meeting is over" meowed Brightstar, scaring Redkit out of her thoughts. "Silverflame will take you back to the nursery."
"Actually, Silverflame is busy" meowed Bulletpaw, suddenly appearing behind her. "She asked me to take her to the nursery." "Very well then, go follow Bulletpaw."
As brightstar padded away, Bulletpaw beckoned Redkit to follow him with his tail. Once they got there, Redkit stopped. "Where do I sleep?" She asked.
"How about that nest over there?" Bulletpaw gestured to a nest in the back.
"Alright, thanks Bulletpaw." yawned Redkit.
"No problem. If you need anything, just ask one of the queens." replied Bulletpaw, walking out of the den.
Redkit made her way into the nest, laying down. 'What have I gotten myself into? Brother must be worried about me... Maybe with the help of these cats I can find him again.' Redkit thought. 'One day I will find you again brother' she thought before drifting off to sleep.

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