Kin of a Murderer

This story is long after ThunderClan, RiverClan, ShadowClan, and WindClan. The four clans are LoveClan, SparkleClan, StoneClan, and MeadowClan. The story focouses mainly on my main role play characer Mousefire and her life story. I may switch back to Tanglefrost's point of veiw sometimes, but I storngly doubt it.

Prologue
It was a cold night in leaf bare. A beautiful golden tabby padded quickly to Star Cavern. She was weak, cold, and in pain. She knew she had broken the warrior code but she had no choice. She had a plan, but she wasn’t sure if it would work. The young tabby had finally reached Star Cavern and fell to the ground. She felt miserable and ached from the tips of her ears to the tips of her claws. But it wasn’t too long before two kits lay at her side. One she-kit and one tom-kit. She she-kit was light brown with darker brown paws, ears, and tail, and the tom-kit was a brown tabby. Neither of them looked like their father and the she-cat was grateful to StarClan. She reflected on the prophecy she had received from Bramblestar and then looked at her newly born son.

“You will be named Bramblekit, in honor of Bramblestar,” the queen meowed.

Then she looked at her newly born daughter. Laying there, she looked like a small mouse but yet a mouse that would not give up. One that would overcome challenges and help LoveClan in the future, as Bramblestar had said.

“I can’t name you Helpfulkit, but I can call you Mousekit,” she meowed.

The tabby looked at the sky. The stars were twinkling brightly in the sky and it seemed like a night that all cats would be happy. The queen was happy, but she knew she couldn’t keep these kits. She had to go quickly and give them to Redpool. The she-cat breathed in and then picked up her kits and made her way quickly back to her camp.

When she arrived the went straight the nursery. She saw Redpool sleeping with two kits at her side. The tabby went over the queen and whispered, “Redpool.”

Redpool blinked open her eyes. “Tanglefrost, what are you doing here?”

Then the tortoiseshell queen laid her eyes on Mousekit and Bramblekit.

“So these are the kits you have been expecting?”

“Yes Redpool they are me and Darkfang’s kits, so will you nurse them?”

Redpool sighed. “I don’t see why not. Patchkit passed away a few days ago, and ever since Foxfur and Talonclaw left the clan, I had to take care of Janglekit and Seakit, so yes I will take your kits, what have you named them?”

“Mousekit and Bramblekit.”

The queen nodded. “We can make up a story for Kestrelstar tomorrow. You now must go back to the medicine cat den now.”

Tanglefrost gazed one last time at her kits. “Okay Redpool, thank you.”

The she-cat turned and left the nursery. As she left, she felt as though her heart was just clawed out. She now was doubting Darkfang’s love and now, her kits would never know her. But she must find a way. She would she knew she could, she had to. As the medicine cat curled up in her nest that night, and as sleep took over her, she got a prophecy from the great Bramblestar.

“Darkness will arise, and the crystals will shine. The river will run with blood and death shall come near. Only the fire of the eldest one can help to stop it.”

Tanglefrost tried to beg Bramblestar to tell her what it meant, but all he could say was, “The fire of the eldest one and your knowledge, will save the clan.”

Chapter 1
Mousekit awoke the next morning after she had opened her eyes. She saw her mother and siblings still asleep. She yawned and stretched out, flexing her little claws. She poked Seakit.

Seakit moaned and rolled over. Mousekit narrowed her eyes. Why must she be so lazy? But this kit would not give up, she then poked Bramblekit. Her brother looked up at her.

“What do you want?” he asked.

“Wake up!” Mousekit meowed. “Please? I’m so bored!”

Bramblekit huffed, but got up and stretched. “Why do you want to get up so early? Redpool and Applepelt are still asleep.”

“Yes but they are older, we are young we need to have fun!” Mousekit meowed.

“That is rude to say,” Bramblekit mewed.

Mousekit shook her head. “I speak the truth.”

Fayfeather opened her eyes and her gaze was rested on Mousekit and Bramblekit. She looked down on Cocoakit, who was still asleep.

“Good morning Fayfeather!” Mousekit meowed cheerfully.

“Ah good morning Mousekit,” Fayfeather meowed warmly. “You are up early.”

“Yes and I want to play!” Mousekit meowed.

Cocoakit looked up from her spot beside her mother. She looked at Mousekit and smiled. “Okay I want to play too!”

“Sounds good, let play fight!” Mousekit suggested.

Cocoakit got up and bounded over to Mousekit, flexing her tiny claws.

“Wonderful!”

Mousekit pounced at Cocoakit and Cocoakit bit at Mousekit’s ear. Mousekit raked Cocoakit’s belly with sheathed claws. Cocoakit jumped on Mousekit’s back but Mousekit threw her off. Then Cocoakit started to wine.

“That was mean!” she wailed. “So?” Mousekit retorted. “I won, what is the big deal?”

“Your hurt me!” Cocoakit said.

Mousekit rolled her eyes. “I beg to differ.”

“So what do you want to use against her Cocoakit?” Bramblekit teased. He was sitting over by the sleeping Redpool, grooming himself.

“Be quiet Bramblekit!” Mousekit meowed.

Fayfeather walked over to Cocoakit and sniffed her. She nudged her to get up.

“Get up, Mousekit didn’t hurt you,” Fayfeather meowed. “Now stop overreacting.”

“Fine but I don’t want to play anymore,” Cocoakit meowed.

“Whatever, I will just wake up Janglekit, she will play with me,” Mousekit replied.

Mousekit bounded over to Janglekit and poked her. “Wake up!”

Janglekit shrugged. “I guess I should so I don’t sleep all day.”

“You think?” Mousekit teased.

Then Mousekit heard a rumble. “What was that?”

“My stomach,” Janglekit told her. “I’m so hungry!”

“I will go get something from the fresh kill pile for us all,” Fayfeather meowed.

“Can I come with you?” Mousekit meowed.

Fayfeather shrugged. “I don’t see why not. Come on, you too Janglekit.”

“Okay!” Janglekit meowed, following Fayfeather and Mousekit.

When Mousekit stepped out of the nursery, the scents of the camp amazed her. She saw two warriors at the fresh kill pile. One was a black tabby with red eyes and the other was a white cat with ginger tinges.

“Do you think that black cat looks scary?” Mousekit whispered to Janglekit.

Janglekit looked at him. “I think you are right, he does.”

The black tabby nodded to Fayfeather and then looked at Mousekit. He whispered something to the other cat and then padded over to the kits.

“Are you Mousekit?” he asked.

“Yes,” Mousekit meowed.

“Great!” he meowed. “I’m Darkfang, this is my mate Crystalwing. You know, I do love kits. One day I believe I will be your mentor.”

Mousekit stepped back. This scary cat as her mentor. No!!

“Oh okay Darkfang, well I need to go back to the nursery now,” Mousekit meowed.

Darkfang nodded. “Of course. Go back there with Fayfeather and your sister.”

Mousekit watched Darkfang go back over to Crystalwing and whisper something else to her. Mousekit turned to Fayfeather.

“Why did he do that?” Mousekit asked.

“I don’t know, Darkfang is social that’s all,” Fayfeather meowed padding back to the nursery with two mice and a squirrel.

Mousekit shot into the nursery ahead of Fayfeather and Janglekit, wanting answers. She went over to Redpool, who was now awake.

“Redpool, do you know a cat named Darkfang?” Mousekit asked.

Redpool’s eyes blazed with fear. “Yes, what did he say to you?”

“He just wanted to know if I was Mousekit and he introduced me to his mate Crystalwing and said he will be my mentor when I am six moons,” she meowed.

Redpool looked angry. “Okay then, don’t worry about him. Fayfeather, watch the kits, I need to go see Tanglefrost, I think I have a bellyache.”

Fayfeather had just pulled off some more squirrel for Mousekit and sat it in front of her. She turned to Redpool and nodded.

“Okay.”

Redpool left the nursery. Mousekit ate the bit of the squirrel that Fayfeather had given her. Seakit finally woke up and padded over to Fayfeather.

“Can I have some?” she asked.

Fayfeather nodded and ripped off a piece and gave it to her. When Mousekit had finished eating, she padded over to her nest and sat down and gave her pelt a wash. Janglekit padded over.

“Did you also notice that black cat’s eyes?” she asked.

“I don’t want to talk about it!” Mousekit mewed. “That cat will give me nightmares if I think about him.”

“I’m sorry,” Janglekit apologized.

Mousekit nudged her. “It’s okay, it’s not your fault. I just wonder why Redpool all of a sudden had a bellyache.”

Janglekit shrugged. “Maybe it was just sudden.”

“It could be,” Mousekit agreed. “Well let’s not worry about it now.”

“I agree let’s just play a game.”

“I have an idea for a game,” Mousekit meowed, grinning.

Janglekit leaned over by Mousekit. “What?”

“It’s called…attack Bramblekit!”

Bramblekit looked up and then he saw a flash of light brown fur come towards him. And there, in the center of the nursery, Mousekit and Bramblekit fought. Janglekit giggled as she realized that Mousekit was winning. So for the rest of the afternoon, the kits played the game, “Attack Bramblekit.”

Chapter 2
It was a cool and breezy afternoon. Mousekit was sitting outside of the nursery with Janglekit. Redpool was inside of the den with Bramblekit and Seakit, along with Fayfeather and Cocoakit. Mousekit glanced over to the entrance to the medicine cat clearing. She could somewhat see Tanglefrost in there, but it was just a blur. Tanglefrost then padded out of the den and smiled at Mousekit. Mousekit has always noticed that Tanglefrost was always to nice to her and Bramblekit and she couldn’t realize why.

“Have you ever noticed how Tanglefrost is so nice to me?” Mousekit whispered.

“Yes I do notice that, I wonder why,” Janglekit meowed.

Mousekit shrugged and continued to stare at the medicine cat. The entrance of the nursery then rustled, and Seakit padded over to Janglekit and sat down beside her.

“What are you two doing?” she asked.

“Nothing really, just getting fresh air,” Janglekit replied.

Seakit nodded. “That sounds better than napping.”

“Who said anything about napping?” Mousekit asked.

“That’s what Bramblekit and Cocoakit are doing,” Seakit explained.

Mousekit nodded. “How long did Redpool say till we are apprentices?”

“Four moons,” Janglekit recalled.

“That’s sounds like forever,” Mousekit sighed.

Seakit pricked her ears and looked towards the entrance of the camp. Tawnypaw and Spottedpaw were coming back from a hunting day with their mentors, Leafdapple and Shortclaw.

“Hi Tawnypaw and Spottedpaw!” Seakit called.

Tawnypaw looked over at the kits and smiled. Spottedpaw didn’t even turn to look at them. Tawnypaw bounded over to the three kits.

“Hi kits!” Tawnypaw meowed.

“Do you enjoy being an apprentice?” Seakit asked.

“Do you know how to hunt?” Janglekit asked.

Seakit and Janglekit began asking Tawnypaw many questions. Mousekit shook her head. “I think you are annoying Tawnypaw.”

“Barely, but maybe just a little,” Tawnypaw meowed.

“I have one question only,” Mousekit continued. ‘Why isn’t Spottedpaw over here with us?”

“She’s….not very social but only with her friends,” Tawnypaw meowed.

“I’m guessing you are one of her friends?” Mousekit meowed.

“Yes, Spottedpaw and I are best friends!” Tawnypaw meowed.

“It figures,” Seakit muttered.

“So Leafdapple is your mentor, Tawnypaw?” Janglekit asked. Tawnypaw nodded. “Yes and she’s a great mentor! But she sometimes gets sad when she sees kits. Woodclaw does too.”

“Why?” the three kits asked in unison.

“Woodclaw’s kits were stolen by TwoLegs when they were your age.”

Mousekit gasped. “Did they know us?”

“You three were born a moon after them,” Tawnypaw meowed. “They knew you, but you never knew them. Their names were Thornkit and Jewlkit.”

“Poor Woodclaw,” Janglekit meowed.

“Now you three better hush about it,” Tawnypaw warned. “After they were captured, Kestrelstar told the clan that it should not be spoken of.”

“But that makes no sense,” Seakit objected.

Janglekit nudged her. “It was probably for Woodclaw’s sake.”

“It was,” Tawnypaw meowed.

“Tawnypaw!” Spottedpaw called from the other side of the clearing. “Come have some fresh kill with Cloudpaw and I!”

“Okay!” Tawnypaw called back. “Bye Mousekit, Janglekit, and Seakit!”

Tawnypaw rushed over to Spottedpaw and Cloudpaw. Mousekit watched the apprentices mingle. Then she heard rustling at the entrance of the nursery. Fayfeather burst out.

“What is wrong Fayfeather?” Mousekit asked.

“Featherwing is kitting, I’m going to get Tanglefrost,” Fayfeather meowed.

Fayfeather bounded away and disappeared. Within seconds, she reappeared with Tanglefrost. The two cats then went into the nursery.

“More kits in the nursery,” Seakit commented.

“Yes, I wonder when Skykit and Hawkkit will open their eyes,” Mousekit meowed.

“And Firekit and Diamondkit,” Janglekit added.

Mousekit nodded. “Oh yes they are so tiny I forgot about them.” Janglekit giggled. “Well, at least we will be apprentices before any of them.”

“That’s right,” Seakit meowed. “It will be great!”

Within a few moments, Redpool stuck her head out of the nursery.

“You three come inside now,” she meowed.

“Did Featherwing have her kits already?” Mousekit asked.

“Yes two toms, Graykit and Nightkit,” Redpool meowed. “And during that all, Skykit and Hawkkit opened their eyes.”

“Cool!” Janglekit meowed, bounding into the nursery.

Mousekit and Seakit ran in after her. Mousekit saw Skykit already meowing something to Janglekit. She turned, about to say hi to Hawkkit but then stepped back. Hawkkit didn’t look friendly like her sister. Seakit pushed past Mousekit and over to Hawkkit. Mousekit shrugged and followed.

“Hi I’m Seakit,” Seakit was meowing.

“And I’m Mousekit,” Mousekit added.

“Hi Seakit and Mousekit!” Hawkkit meowed.

Skykit and Janglekit padded over to them. Mousekit and Seakit introduced themselves again, but this time to Skykit.

“Now be sure to be quiet,” Stormwind meowed.

“Yes please do so,” Redpool agreed.

Tanglefrost nodded. “Featherwing needs to sleep, and so do her kits.”

“Okay Tanglefrost, I will,” Featherwing meowed.

“Wait, did you eat the herbs I gave you?” Tanglefrost asked.

“Yes,” Featherwing meowed.

“Good well I will be leaving now,” Tanglefrost meowed.

“Bye Tanglefrost,” Redpool said.

Mousekit noticed Tanglefrost look at her again. Mousekit felt annoyed. Why was some creepy warrior named Darkfang and the medicine cat so interested in her! She felt like asking Redpool, but decided not to. She decided to wait for her answers.

Chapter 3
About two moons passed, and now Mousekit and her siblings were four moons. Mousekit kept constantly asking Redpool if two more moons would be long and Redpool was getting irritated. But Mousekit couldn’t help it, she wanted to be an apprentice!

The weather was still breezy and one afternoon Mousekit and her siblings were taking a nap. A loud yowl echoed in the LoveClan camp and it woke Mousekit up. She blinked open her eyes and got up. Redpool was shaking moss off of her pelt and was about to leave the den.

“Wait!”

“What is it Mousekit?” Redpool asked.

“What was that sound and why are you leaving?” Mousekit asked quickly.

“Kestrelstar just called a clan meeting and I need to go and attend it. You, Janglekit, Seakit, and Bramblekit stay here with Brownspots and Featherwing while Fayfeather and I go to the meeting.”

Mousekit saw Fayfeather going over to Redpool.

“And stay here and don’t leave,” Fayfeather added.

“Okay!” Mousekit meowed.

Fayfeather and Redpool left the den. When she was sure they were gone, Mousekit poked Janglekit. “Get up!”

Janglekit blinked awake. “Why?”

“Let’s listen to the clan meeting Kestrelstar just called!” Mousekit meowed.

Janglekit looked around. “Redpool and Fayfeather went to it, didn’t they?”

“Yes and I want to know what it is about even though Redpool said to stay here.”

“Let’s go then!” Janglekit meowed.

Together, Janglekit and Mousekit went out of the nursery. They hid under a small little overhang of leaves by the den.

“This is fun!” Janglekit squeaked.

“Shut up!” Mousekit hissed. “I came here to listen, not to just disobey Redpool.”

Janglekit nodded and did not say one more word. Mousekit scanned the clearing. On top of the Lovestone was Kestrelstar and warriors and apprentices were gathered around the stone and their leader. Mousekit didn’t see Darkfang there and she felt happy not to.

“Cats of LoveClan,” Kestrelstar began. “I bring eerie news. This afternoon, Darkfang invited me to go hunting with him. I went and during that hunting patrol, he attacked me and sadly, he took one of my lives. But not all, because I was quick and StarClan told me what to do next. I drove Darkfang out of the territory and therefore I pronounce him as exiled.”

Mousekit gasped. “Did you hear that Janglekit?”

“That’s just…oh my,” Janglekit meowed. “Who would dare to kill Kestrelstar?”

“Darkfang apparently,” Mousekit retorted.

“Curlyfur,” Kestrelstar continued. “Darkfang is up to something, maybe he wants to kill us all. So I would like you to double the patrols, and if any cat sees him on the territory they may drive him off, attack him, and if needed…kill him.”

Almost every cat in the crowd yowled with approval, except Crystalwing and Beaverfoot. Mousekit noticed Tanglefrost glance at them and hiss.

“I wonder why Crystalwing and Beaverfoot aren’t cheering,” Janglekit mewed.

“Crystalwing is Darkfang’s mate I think,” Mousekit meowed. “That gives her a reason, but Beaverfoot is our father, he should be cheering!”

Before Janglekit say something to Mousekit she squealed. Mousekit turned and saw Bramblekit on top of her attacking her. Mousekit pushed Bramblekit off of Janglekit.

“Be quiet Bramblekit!” Mousekit meowed. “We don’t want to get caught.”

“Actually, you already did,” Bramblekit said. “Brownspots sent me for you two.”

“Fox-dung!” Mousekit meowed. “Redpool will be upset.”

“I heard what I needed to know so I don’t care if she gets mad,” Janglekit said.

“Good point,” Mousekit meowed quietly.

Mousekit and Janglekit follow Bramblekit back into the nursery.

“Get in your nest,” Brownspots meowed. “Now tell me, what was the meeting about?”

“Darkfang attacked Kestrelstar on patrol, took one of Kestrelstar’s lives, and Kestrelstar drove Darkfang out and just pronounced him as exiled,” Mousekit meowed.

Brownspots gasped. “That’s awful! I would have never expected Darkfang to do that! Well sometimes things like that happen. I’m sorry you two had to listen to that. But now you know to listen to Redpool, right?”

“Yes Brownspots,” Mousekit and Janglekit said in unison.

“Are you still going to tell Redpool what they did?” Bramblekit asked.

“No, they got a scare, right?” Brownspots meowed.

“A scare and a shock,” Mousekit corrected.

Brownspots nodded. “Oh yes, that was shocking.”

Then there was rustling at the entrance of the den. Redpool and Fayfeather padded back into the den, their faces grim. Mousekit wondered how they had handled it. Redpool went over to Brownspots and whispered something to her. Mousekit knew what she was saying, but she knew that Brownspots had already known too. Redpool then went over to Featherwing and she told her also.

Mousekit just stood beside Janglekit, watching. Was Darkfang important to this clan? Or was there something she just didn’t know. Maybe she should ask around, she glanced at Redpool and then started to creep away.

“Mousekit!”

“Yes Redpool?” Mousekit asked, not even looking at her.

“It is getting late and the warriors outside are busy, do not go outside.”

Mousekit sighed and went over to her nest and nestled down and just laid there.

“Do you want to play a game?” Janglekit asked, noticing Mousekit’s angriness. “No,” Mousekit meowed. “I don’t feel like it.”

“Oh ok,” Janglekit meowed.

“I want to play!” Cocoakit meowed, bounding over.

“Me too!” Hawkkit meowed.

“And don’t forget me!” Seakit meowed.

“Okay let’s play clan warriors!” Janglekit meowed.

“Can I be clan leader?” Seakit asked.

“Okay Seastar!” Janglekit meowed. “I’m your deputy, Janglefur.”

“I can be SparkleClan’s leader, Cocoastar!” Cocoakit said.

“I’m Cocoastar’s deputy, Hawkdapple,” Hawkkit declared.

“Okay!” Seakit meowed. “Come Janglefur, SparkleClan stole our prey, we must attack!!!!”

Janglekit nodded. “Yes Seastar.”

“No one will challenge Cocoastar and Hawkdapple!” Cocoakit meowed.

“We just did!” Seakit hissed, attacking Cocoakit.

Janglekit and Hawkkit also started fighting. Mousekit just laid there in her nest watching Seakit, Cocoakit, Janglekit, and Hawkkit play. She turned her head and closed her eyes, thinking of ways to learn more about Darkfang.