Thistleleaf's Mistake (old)

This is the first book to the Unbroken series.

Made by ~Patchfeather~

Prologue
Rain poured down on a gray and white she-cat, her paws slipped in the mud but she kept moving, at a quick pace. The night sky was black, with gray clouds.

A tiny pale she-kit hang from her jaws, wailing from the cold rain, with the rain, was ice and snow, her back felt like it was on fire. At her hind paws was a tiny ginger tabby tom, his tail dragged it the slush and mud.

He fell, she spun around and picked him up, hard carrying both kits. The cut on her cheek flamed. At last she reached it, where she was trying to get to.

A Twoleg den stood in front of them, she sat the kits down on the step, both were scared and the tom went in front of his sister, trying to protect her. The she-cat left the kits, just a moment, she found a cardbord box, she dragged it over to them, she went back to the the shining can, and pulled out a cloth, she put the soft thing in the box.

She grabbed the kits one each, and sat them in the box. The tom looked at her, his green eyes scared and the she-kits eyes were a blue blur. "Do not leave this box." she warned them. They nodded fast. Pain sneered her heart. She closed the box and stepped back, and disappeared into the forest.

Chapter 1
I bounced out of the nursery and breathed in deeply. Today I'm becoming an apprentice, along with my brothers, Lizardkit and Starlingkit. My spiky fur is covered in pollen, from the nursery being in a flowery bush.

Rays of bright sunshine flew through the IceClan camp. By the apprentices den, Acornpaw and Yellowpaw, their soon to be denmates, are looking my way in grossed out looks. At the medicine den, Rockpaw was pulling out dead moss. He noticed me looking and gave me a mean glare not to come over, his mentor Sandpetal fallowed closely, and they left camp.

There are no elders in the camp, so me and my brothers always ate first, much to Yellowpaw and Acornpaw's dismay. The camp is in a small ditch with a fallen tree as the warriors den, a bramble thicket as the apprentices den, small trees speckled around, two small ponds, one by the apprentices den, the other by the nursery and warriors den, the medicine den is a strong bramble, the elders den is a flowerbed, with an over hanging bush, and the fresh-kill piles under two huge ferns, and the leaders den is a tree with another old fallen tree on it, so yeah, camps huge. The warriors here are Gorsepad, who is coming out of the nursery after seeing his pregnant mate, Copperfeather.

The other warriors are Firepelt, he's a older warrior, I'm shy speaking to him, he always sways the mollies, Flamemask, she's the deputy, Turtleshell and Willowstripe, they are sisters and aren't respected, Goldentiger, and Brownstar our leader, she's a young pretty she-cat, I want to be like her when I grow up, Well it doesn't matter. All that matters is being an apprentice.

"Thistlekit!" my mother, Silverstripe called me. "Look at your fur!" she yowled. She started washing me at lightning speed, I love my mother, she's so caring, the only thing I hate about becoming an apprentice is leaving her. "I wish dad was here." I meowed to her. Her eyes grew sorrowful. "He would be so proud of you, Lizardkit and Starlingkit." Silverstripe mewed in sorrowful pride.

I nodded. I never met my dad, but from what mom tells me, he was great, loyal and strong. She never got over his death, I know it's hard for her but most she-cats would just shrug it off and find three new mates at the same time. "You need help?" a kind voice asked. I turned my head.

Brownstar! I've never seen her this close! "Yes, thank you so much Brownstar!" Silverstripe mewed, clearly proud at the honer of having the leader help clean her kits. Brownstar lapped Lizardkit. He would fight mom off, but I think he has a crush on Brownstar.

After that's over, Brownstar leaped onto the fallen tree on her den. "All cats old enough to climb, join here for a clan meeting!" her yowl was commanding and all the cats came over to watch.

"Thistlekit, Lizardkit, and Starlingkit step forward. I stepped closer as she sprang down from the tree. "You have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior names, you will be known as Thistlepaw, Lizardpaw, and Starlingpaw. Lizardpaw's mentor will be Firepelt." Lizardpaw bounded up to the flame colored tom.

Thank StarClan, I thought I was going to get him! "Starlingpaw's will be Gorsepad," Starlingpaw's yellow fur fluffed out when he touched his nose to his mentors. "Thistlepaw's will be Willowstripe." Brownstar meowed. Willowstripe looked at me in disbelieve and padded over, she leaned to touch my nose, while I stood on my toes to reach.

"Stop!" I heard Silverstripe cry, the rest of the clan bursted in outrage, but not at Silverstripe, but at Willowstripe. "I will not have my kit apprenticed to that." my mother yowled. I can't believe it, she's so nice to everyone, why was she so mean right now? why the whole clan? what did Willowstripe ever do to deserve this?

Brownstar was keeping her cool though. "Willowstripe has proven loyal to IceClan many times, I trust her to teach young Thistlepaw." she sounded older then she was. "But-" a tom named Smokespots began. "I have made up my mind, Willowstripe is Thistlepaw's mentor! NEVER question your leader again." Brownstar meowed in a threatening voice showing her claws, they gleamed in the sunlight.

Smokespots lowered his head and padded away into a corner of the warriors den, ashamed. Brownstar turned her head back to me and Willowstripe. "You may begin." she meowed, leaving the tree and back to her den, Flamemask fallowed.

Willowstripe looked like she didn't know where to start. "Lets ask Firepelt and Gorsepad if we can join them for hunting." I meowed leading the way. She looked like she wasn't so sure, but fallowed anyway.

"May we join you?" Willowstripe asked Firepelt. Firepelt snorted. "No, we train with loyal cats." he snarled and led Lizardpaw, Starlingpaw and Gorsepad outside camp. Willowstripe looked about to break down in tears. "We can have fun alone." I tried to comfort her.

She nodded, brightening a bit and me and her left camp, ready to start training.

Chapter 2
The dusk light made the forest look like a flame, It's a bare forest, at lest where we're at right now, mainly just small trees and bracken. I spoke with Willowstripe the whole time we were away from camp, we became pretty good friend, she said she's never had one before, besides her sister.

I learned that she took the sharp comments very personal, she did a lot from Smokespots, who hated her the most, she liked him, but at the same time hates him. I'm still trying to figure out why the clans so mean to her, she always seemed soft spoken and sweet, when she caught prey for our past elders, they made her bleed.

We were heading back to camp, I'm surprised and proud to say I really caught prey, ten tries later, but still a mouse! We walked into camp, she was going to the far side of camp to the little passage that she and her sister use to get in the den... if she uses the main entrance she will have a nick in the ear, speaking of which she already does.

"Disloyal!"

"Traitor!"

I heard the yowls when she went into the den, they were the clans youngest warriors, Toadleap, the brown tabby with blue eyes, and Sunshade, yellow tabby with a flat muzzle.

"Why are you doing this?" I asked. They looked at each other. "For what she did!" Toadleap mewed. "What did she and Turtleshell do that was so wrong?" I asked yet again, sitting down waiting for a reply. "It happened before you were born, Turtleshell and Willowstripe were born to an IceClan she-cat and a CrystalClan tom.

They left the clan after finding this out, their mother was killed, for you know how, after a few moons went by, Turtlepaw and Willowpaw got their warrior names in their father's clan, and they came back here, they wanted to rejoin, the leader at the time, Frogstar, said they could, but if they ever broke the rules again they will be killed as soon as so, and they will not be treated as full members." Sunshade meowed sadly.

"That's aweful!" I can't believe that's it, sure they left here for another clan, but they were young and leaving here made them realize that CrystalClan wasn't the clan they were loyal to.

"Just because some of the warriors do it to them, well all, doesn't mean you have to." I yowled at them. Toadleap looked dumbfounded and Sunshade looked baffled. "Wow, I never thought of it that way..." Toadleap mewed with her head to the sky and padded away with drool dripping from her mouth, Sunshade fallowed her with a dumb look.

Is it just me or are they the dumbest cats in the clan? No that's Goldentiger. I padded over to my new den, Acornpaw and Lizardpaw were the only ones there. "Hello!" I meowed nicely to Acornpaw. He pulled away and glared at me.

"What?" I asked. "We're sharing a nest." he meowed unable to look at me. Then he turned his head his eyes bright. "I'm Acornpaw, your new nest mate." he mewed bowing his head. "Oh, I'm Thistlepaw." I mewed bowing to him. "Yea I know who you are." Acornpaw now glared at her. I look a bit scared. "Dude, I'm messing with you." Acornpaw meowed falling suddenly to the ground. "Oh... warm moss.." he mumbled.

Lizardpaw looked like he was in love with Acornpaw. Oh, and Lizardpaw's a ginger tom with darker speckles, they are almost black, he was almost named Leopardkit.

Then Starlingpaw appeared, with Yellowpaw at his side, her dark ginger pelt was covered in burrs, and her yellow stripes were ragged. Starlingpaw's fur was just as messed up. A log by the entrance of the den was filled with water, we drink from here, and they went over to it.

After we all settled I sat in my nest with Lizardpaw, still staring at Acornpaw, and Starlingpaw. "So how do you guys like it?" I asked. "Wha...?" Lizardpaw looked at her. "It's cool." Starlingpaw mewed, he's really quiet. Before I get the chance to reply, I hear our names, and Silverstripe's voice.

We ran out of the den to find her sitting in between the warriors den and the nursery. "Yes?" Lizardpaw asked. Silverstripe took a deep breath, her silver and gray striped fur was crazy, and her eyes were a bit scared. "I'm going to have kits." she mewed at last.

Starlingpaw's mouth dropped. Lizardpaw's green eyes widen, and I flattened my ears. "What? I thought you were loyal to dad..." I can't believe this, after all this time with her saying how she could never get over him, how she would always stay loyal to him, just to leave him for... I don't even know who!

She was about to say something but I walked away, I can't look at her. Lizardpaw and Starlingpaw fallowed, I could feel Silverstripe's sadness, I don't care! I went to my nest, my brothers did the same, it was night now, their eyes glowed, a pair of blue, and a pair of green until they closed.

After awhile, Yellowpaw and Acornpaw joined us. Yellowpaw me and Acornpaw had to share a nest, because the den's not very big, feeling Acornpaw's mottle brown and ginger fur next to me makes me feel.... calm and I fell asleep.

Chapter 3
I glared at Silverstripe by the nursery with her new mate, Darkpuddle, Turtleshell had joined the nursery, with an unknown father to her kits... making the clan think she's seeing someone from another clan.

I'm so happy for her, I'm also happy with Willowstripe, she and Smokespots have been chatting lately. I walked over to the nursery, my mother seemed excited but I past her and she seemed sad, I don't care. I stopped at Turtleshell's nest, they forced her to sleep outside the den, so she wasn't to happy.

Me and her have also become friends in the past few moons, and Toadleap and Sunshade and I always hang out, with Willowstripe and Turtleshell, so it's a nice small group, better then before, and I've never seen the two sisters happier.

Acornpaw got his warrior name, Acornshell, and Rockpaw is now Rockstorm, Yellowpaw wanted to stay an apprentice to help us out.

"Hi Turtle." I meowed to her. She nodded, she's going to have her kits any day now. Her and Copperfeather hated each other, she has a fresh nick in her ear from Copperfeather. Copperfeather padded up, she had just had her kits, Fogkit and Logkit... they're names don't sound right to me.

"You should go." Turtleshell told me. I nodded and walked away, I had to go train anyway. "Willowstripe?" I called to her seeing her with tears on her face. She quickly whipped them away with a paw, wanting me not to see. "Yes?" she asked, her nose stuffy.

"We have to train..." my voice trailed off. Willowstripe stood up. "We have to see Brownstar." she commanded and I fallowed, I'm worried now. We stopped at her den. "Brownstar?" called Willowstripe. "Come in." Brownstar replied.

We padded into the den, it's really nice in here, I can't believe i'm in here. "What is it Willowstripe, Thistlepaw?" she asked cocking her head, Flamemask was laying with her in her nest, I think it's weird, until I remember they're sisters. Willowstripe took a breath.

"I can't mentor Thistlepaw anymore." she stated. Brownstar's eyes widen and mine did too. This is going to make everything worse for her! I can't let her! "Willowstripe no!" I pleaded. Willowstripe wouldn't look at her. "I'm sorry Thistlepaw." she whispered so only I could hear.

"As you wish." Brownstar meowed and got out of her nest. She didn't even question her! Flamemask and Willowstripe fallowed, I tagged behind. So Brownstar called the meeting and gave me my new mentor, and I can't believe it to be Acornshell, he just became a warrior a moon ago!

"There!" he screeched as we crashed through the bracken after the vole. He made a outstanding leap onto it and killed it. Wow he's good..

"Let's get back to camp." he meowed and we went through the forest and headed into the camp, I caught a sparrow, it's the first time i've caught a bird. But as we go into camp it falls out of my jaws as they drop. In the middle of the clearing... please let me be dreaming...

I ran over to the lump of fur and breathed in her milky scent. I let out a wail of sadness. Turtleshell was dead. Willowstripe was half on top of her, protecting her corpse from anyone. I leaned down to rest my muzzle on Turtleshell's gray fur. Willowstripe hit me. "W-Willowstripe!" I know she's sad but we're friends!

Smokespots watched from the warriors den. I went over to him. "What happened?" I asked. He shook his head. "She lost too much blood, she had the kits." he pointed to the nursery to see two lumps of fur.

Chapter 4
Me and Acornshell were heading into camp after a days of training, I saw Turtleshell's kits, I loved them so much, Copperfeather was kind enough to take them in, they were called Peachkit and Applekit, Applekit looked just like her mother, and Peachkit was a peach color, I learned the father is Firepelt, but he left Turtleshell because he didn't want to lose respect, and he didn't even feel when she died, he didn't even look at his kits.

My dumb mom had her kits, three, Graykit, Stormkit, and the smallest, Ravenkit. I was fond of them, but that didn't make me forgive Silverstripe, she didn't even show a hint of feeling when my fathers mentioned.

I went over to the kits, they squealed in delight to see me, my favorites... well it's seemed cruel to pick a 'favorite' but I can't help myself, I like Ravenkit, she's a bold kind kit, the other kits don't mind her newborn size, even though she's three moons old.

She always wins they're games.

"THISTLEPAW!"

"Thistle!"

"Paw, paw!"

They like to call me 'Paw paw' and 'Thistle'. "Hi kits!" I yowled to them as they climbed onto me purring. Graykit has a soft silver and gray pelt, and he has blue eyes, Stormkit is dark gray with lighter flecks and leafy green eyes, and Ravenkit's black with one white paw and blue eyes.

"Can we play?" asked Ravenkit, she was the kits leader, even over Copperfeather's litter. Before I have the chance to reply Yellowpaw pushes past me. What's wrong with her? she's my best friend! somethings wrong... "I'm sorry kits, I'll come back later!" I mewed and rushed over to Yellowpaw who was now sitting in the apprentices den.

"Yellowpaw, what's wrong?" I asked sitting next to her. She sighed. "I don't want you to know." she stated. "Yellow, we promised to tell anything bothering us, remember?" I frowned. "

"Fine," she began in a puff. "I...Um..am.. going to have.. kits.." she mewed quietly. My eyes widen and I jumped back. "What? Yellowpaw that's great! who's the father?" I yowled. Yellowpaw turned her sad green eyes to me. "No it's not! I'm an apprentice! I can't have kits! and... Starlingpaw." Yellowpaw said weeping.

" Starlingpaw? my brother is a father? Oh... well.. let's just tell Brownstar so she can make you a warrior." I meowed turning to go to Brownstar's den. "No! I don't want to do that!" Yellowpaw held me back with her ringed tail.

"Thistlepaw, Yellowpaw." Acornshell looked into the den. "Come on out." he meowed. Brownstar was waiting on her tree, and the clan was gathered around. We must have been so worked up we didn't hear Brownstar call the clan.

"Yellowpaw, Thistlepaw, please step forward." Brownstar meowed and sprang down from her branch. We're becoming warrior! perfect timing....

"I, Brownstar, leader of IceClan call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these two apprentices, they have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I command them to you as warriors in their turn."

Brownstar turned her small head to me and Yellowpaw.

"Do you promise to uphold the warrior code and protect and defend your clan, even at the cost of your life?"

"I do." Yellowpaw breathed.

"I do." I meowed.

"Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your warrior names, Yellowpaw, Thistlepaw, from this moment on you shall be know as Yellowleaf and Thistleleaf, StarClan honers your courage and bravery to this clan and we welcome you as full warriors of IceClan."

Brownstar rested her head on my head and I licked her shoulder in turn, and Yellowleaf did the same.

"Yellowleaf! Thistleleaf!" the clan cheered for us. I breathed, I'm so happy and proud right now, I can't believe I'm a true warrior now.

After the cheers died down, the cats went to their nests. Acornshell padded up to me. "Can we go night hunting tomorrow?" he asked excitedly. "Of course." I mewed. He padded away and I slipped into my nest, this was the best day ever.