CHAPTER 1

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"Get out of the medicine cat den, Violetkit!"Garlicear yelled, scaring her out of her fur.
"I'm only looking!"she protested, trying to resist the urge to eat something.
Garlicear must of seen her determined face, because his widened in horror,"D-don't you dare, missy!"he hissed.
Violetkit was of course a troublemaker, so this time, she gave into the instinct and growled,"Oh yeah? Just watch me!"
She glanced around and saw a single red berry in the floor. She scooped it up and plopped it into her mouth.
"Not that!"Garlicear screamed as she set eyes upon it,"I forgot to put away my last-"
But she'd already swallowed.
"-deathberry..."
Violetkit began to feel sick all over. She suddenly didn't want to run across the moor with Ebonyfang, who was the fastest cat in WindClan, hot on her tail. She suddenly didn't want to stuff bettles into Lilypoppy's nest so that when they writhered in the night, she'd think her kits were coming early. She suddenly didn't want to pretend to Maplepaw that they were kin, so that she could run at the last moment and Maplepaw would fall over while trying to rub her head against her's.
In fact, all she wanted to do was lie down and sleep forever. Her insides felt like they were turning to jelly, cold, black jelly that splurted through her mouth, then flew into her eyes, and slowly covered her vision.
When her eyesight had finally left her, she collapsed on the ground, her other senses leaving her as quickly as a mouse would her side.
Her life was over before it had barely begun.  

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"You stupid kit!"Violetkit woke to her mother's screeching voice,"It's been four sunrises, and you still aren't awake! WHY WOULD YOU EAT THAT? HAVEN'T I WARNED YOU NOT TO EAT A THING FROM MY BROTHER'S STARCLAN FORSAKEN SUPPLIES?"
She let out a small groan.
"Oh! You're right to groan! You're right to-"Kinkmouse broke off with a gasp,"Groan...YOU'RE AWAKE!"
"I'm sorry, Kinkmouse,"Violetkit croaked,"I'm sorry I ate that D-deathberry,"
She looked up at her mother; she'd burst into tears.
"Ga-Garlicear g-gave you y-y-y-yarrow to m-make you s-sick and poppy s-eed to h-help you sl-sle-slee-p,"she blubbed, angry fear coming out as thick tears.
She gave Kinkmouse a small smile, knowing her furiousness was generated by fear.
"Lionfoot said you'd be o-okay, but he never c-cared!"her mother sobbed, growls suppressed.
Violetkit flinched at the mention of her independent father, who refused to have any part in her life.
"Kinkmouse, there's no reason to stress Violetkit out anymore than she already is," Garlicear meowed calmly, stridding into the nursery.
Kinkmouse rounded on him, and for a second Violetkit thought she was going to start blaming him. Then she opened her mouth and let out a strained sob.
"Now, let her get some sleep,"he told his sister, and backed out.
"You h-heard h-im, Violet-Violetkit. Get some s-sl-sleep,"her mother whimpered.
As weak as she felt, Violetkit couldn't suppress a flash of annoyance. She was being cared for by an experienced medicine cat; of course she'd be okay! Kinkmouse was so fussy, fretting over a squirt of poison that had squeezed into her mouth. With a silent curse, she settled her head down and went to sleep.

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"Why were there deathberries in your den anyway?"an angry voice jolted Violetkit up again. She let out a hiss and began to eavesdrop.
"It...it's Berrywillow, Brickstar. Your sister is iller than ever before and she's going to die painfully and slowly,"Garlicear muttered, and Violetkit had to strain to hear him.
Brickstar let out an outraged snarl, "You will not kill my sister! StarClan decides when a cat dies! What sort of a medicine cat are you?"
"I am the type who knows StarClan's demand, and has more faith than their leader ever could,"Garlicear meowed,"I read in the stars that I must do this to her,"
"You will not kill my sister!"Brickstar screamed, positively inraged,"How many times must I tell you? You- will not- kill- my- SISTER!"
Violetkit smiled to herself. Well if he can't do it...can I?
              

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