Outlaw

Outlaw: Chapter 1

Cedarkit tumbled onto the ground as a orange she-cat pinned him.
"Got you!" Emberkit grinned proudly. Cedarkit flailed around, trying to escape her grasp. "Come on, you give up yet?" His sister purred as she watched her brother struggle.
"No way!" Cedarkit grumbled as he swung his paws around to no use.
"Now you're just making me feel bad." She sighed, letting him go. Cedarkit quickly jumped up, and sprang backwards. His fur was ruffled from their small fight.
"Oh come on. I could've gotten away if you just gave me some more time." He argued. Emberkit opened her mouth to retort, but she was immediately interrupted by their mother.
"Don't be fighting so roughly. Come here, let me clean you two." Leafsong called. Cedarkit's brother was curled up asleep next to her as the morning light shone through the leaves above the camp. His sister bounced over to their mother as Cedarkit dragged himself forwards. The rest of ThunderClan had just begun to wake up and their deputy was already assigning duties. Cedarkit watched as the warriors rushed over towards the high rock. There was so much he wanted to learn and experience and then eventually, he'd make it to be the best warrior in all of the clans. Cedarkit felt Leafsong brush his fur as he watched the brave warriors rush off and out of camp, their apprentices following close behind.
"Hey, if you want a rematch just let me know. I'm ready whenever." Emberkit smirked at her brother before skipping off to visit the warrior's den. Cedarkit stuck his tongue out at her in response.
"I'll beat you next time." He mumbled. A bundle of fur bumped into him as he turned towards it. Stonekit yawned as he blinked away his sleepiness.
"She won again?" His brother asked him drowsily. Cedarkit's fur bristled at his question.
"Yeah." He sighed as he slumped down. His tail curled around his paws.
"Don't be too hard on yourself, she's just really good at fighting. It doesn't mean you're bad at it." Stonekit smiled to his brother in hopes to cheer him up.
"I guess." Cedarkit murmured. His tail flicked uncomfortably. "Come on, don't you want to see Reedflare in the medicine cat den?" He sat up as he looked back at his brother.
"Yep. You want to come with?" Stonekit bounced up, suddenly energized. Cedarkit nodded in response as his brother led the way. "Reedflare! Cedarkit wanted to come along today!" Stonekit grinned widely. Reedflare dropped one of his herbs, startled by the sudden outburst from the entrance.
"Oh hey Stonekit, it's nice to see you here too Cedarkit." Reedflare purred as he picked up the herb that had toppled onto ground. "Right now I'm setting up some herbs. You want to help me?" Stonekit nodded and rushed over to his side. Reedflare began to explain the basics of where to set the herbs with Stonekit listening closely. Cedarkit sat quietly in the corner of the den as he watched the two bond. He wasn't too interested in medicine, but he respected them and knew how important their role was. "You're a natural at this!" Reedflare smiled at Stoneleap as he began to explain the other parts of the herb. Once he was done explaining, he turned to face Cedarkit. "Sorry if you feel left out. How have you been doing Cedarkit?" Reedflare smiled softly to him.
"Huh?" Cedarkit perked his ears up in surprise. "Oh, I've been alright."
"You been running around camp and bothering some warriors?" He chuckled as he began to sort his herbs.
"Not really." He shrugged. "Emberkit has been hogging them all."
"Maybe you should try talking to some apprentices. You'll become an apprentice first anyway." Reedflare glanced over to him before turning his attention back to Stoneleap. That sounded like a great idea. Maybe he could walk around camp until the apprentices returned.
"I think I'll do that, thanks Reedflare!" Cedarkit smiled as he jumped up and bounced out of the den. Reedflare flicked his tail in response as the kit ran off. He padded forward as he thought about what it must be like to be on the high rock. Being leader of an entire clan must be so fun. It must be exhausting too though. One day he'll be standing up there earning his apprentice name and eventually his warrior name. He smiled to himself as he circled the large rock, looking for a way up. Finding a small ledge, he hopped up on top of it only to lose his footing.
"Oof-!" Cedarkit tumbled backwards as a large warrior stood in his way. He looked up to see a strong gray tabby tom standing above him.
"Sorry about that." Hawkshadow murmured before padding away. Cedarkit couldn't help but stare as he walked away. Hawkshadow has always been so jumpy around him and his siblings, but their mother always told them some cats just didn't like kits. He shrugged it off and jumped back onto the small ledge and sat there, waiting for the apprentices to return.