What if Bluefur remained a queen?

ThunderClan

Leader—Sunstar—ginger tom with golden stripes and green eyes

Deputy- Thistleclawleclaw—a gray tom with one white leg and three darker gray legs (apprentice, Tigerpaw)

Medicine Cat—Featherwhisker—a silvery-gray tom with amber eyes and long, feathery whiskers

Warriors—

Patchpelt—a black and white tom (apprentice, Sparrowpaw)

Halftail—a dark brown tabby tom with half a tail

Stonepelt—a gray tabby tom (apprentice, Frostpaw)

Dappletail—a dappled tortoiseshell she-cat

Lionheart—a golden tabby tom with thick fur around his muzzle (apprentice, Goldenpaw)

Redtail—a tortoiseshell tom with a fluffy ginger tail

Whitestorm- long-haired white tom

Runningwind—a swift tabby tom

Queens—

Petalfur—a gray tabby she-cat with white splashes on her pelt (mother of Darkkit, Willowkit, and Brindlekit)

Speckletail—a pale tabby she-cat (mother of Longkit, Mousekit, and Spottedkit)

Bluefur—a blue-gray she-cat with blue eyes (mother of Stonekit, Mistykit, and Mosskit)

Apprentices—

Whitepaw—a white tom with amber eyes

Tigerpaw—a dark brown tabby tom with unusually long front claws and amber eyes

Frostpaw—beautiful white she-cat with blue eyes

Goldenpaw—pale ginger she-cat

Sparrowpaw—brown tabby tom with white chest, white paws, and white tipped tail 

Elders—

Oneeye—a pale gray she-cat missing one eye; virtually blind and deaf

Rosetail—a ginger she-cat with black patches

Smallear—a pale gray tom with very small ears

Crowflight—a dark gray, almost black, tom; oldest cat in ThunderClan

Tawnyspots—a brown tabby tom 

PROLOGUE

She padded towards the stream, planning the destructive words she was about to speak. Every hair on her pelt; every inch of her heart, longed to turn back and let things stay as they were. Everything was so perfect like this. But deep down, there was an unignorable urge to do what was best for her clan.

"Gotcha." a deep male voice purred, making Bluefur jump.

"You have to stop that." she frowned. The reddish-brown warrior before her just purred again, a mischievious glint in his eye.

"Stop what?" Seeing the look on his mate's face, Oakheart walked over to the she-cat and licked her ear affectionately.

"There's no need to be worried. When will I get to see the kits?" he murmured.

"You won't." the tom stared in shock.

"Sorry?"

"This is the end, Oakheart. We don't belong together." Bluefur hissed, her fur on end. Her body has shaking as much as her trembling heart. All the young warrior wanted to do was to give in to her longing for the Riverclan tom, but she couldn't.

"I thought we said we didn't care? That they were wrong and we were following our hearts. I thought you felt the same." Oakheart growled.

"I was wrong. I'm a Thunderclan cat and you're Riverclan. Can't you see?" Bluefur was going to have to be harsh to make him accept it.

"You said..."

"I lied! You were just a bit of fun, a laugh. Me and my friends, we couldn't believe a Riverclan warrior, a fish-brained piece of crowfood, thought he was good enough for a Thunderclan cat." she didn't mean a word of it. What wouldn't she give to take back those cruel words? Suddenly, she knew. She wouldn't give her kits. Not. A. Chance.

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"They're so cute!" Frostpaw fussed, her blue eyes stretched wide.

"Have you named them yet?" Tigerpaw asked, and Bluefur was sure his curiousity sounded slightly false. She dismissed the idea immediately. Tigerpaw was a brilliant apprentice. He was strong and loyal and brave. Despite misteachings from Thistleclaw, he had grown independent and mature. If it hadn't been for Oakheart, she might have loved him despite their age difference. Maybe now it was over between Oakheart, she could become a little closer to the apprentice. But it would be hard to love any cat after Oakheart.

"I've named two. This one is Stonekit, and this one is Mosskit. I can't think what to name this she-cat, can you?" Bluefur asked. She had been considering Wretchkit, since this youngster was constantly wretching, or perhaps Mistykit. But Oakheart had agreed to both and she wanted to forget about him completely.

"I don't know... maybe, Streamkit?" Tigerpaw suggested. Bluefur stared at him. It was the perfect name. It was as if Tigerpaw knew about Streamkit's heritage. Streamkit, the half Riverclan yet Thunderclan warrior, Bluefur thought in amusement. Her heart ached when she thought of Oakheart yet it was better this way. Nothing more to do with him.

"That's perfect." Bluefur agreed. But she eyed him suspiciously. Did he know her secret? She raised her eyebrows slightly, in a subtle gesture for him to explain what he knew. Tigerpaw shrugged slightly and stalked off. What is that supposed to mean? Bluefur thought in despair. Oh, why do toms have to be so difficult?

"When I'm older, I want to have kits." Frostpaw said thoughtfully.

"You can't be a leader." the queen thought in despair of the leadership that was almost hers.

"I will be. I'll be Froststar, leader of Thunderclan, mother of... um... Emeraldclaw and Midnightriver and Melodybird and ..."

"Aren't you planning on having any toms?" Goldenpaw padded up to her friend.

"...and Roarheart and Blazepelt and..."

"You can't have that many kits!" the two apprentices turned to leave, still quarrelling over Frostpaw's future kits.

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That night, Bluefur dreamed.

'' "Did I make the right choice?" she cried, running into the darkness of the forest.''

''"That is for you to decide." a large silver she-cat with glinting green claws- emerald green claws- said softly.''

''"You tried your hardest." a black she-cat, midnight black, added. The darkness suddenly vanished, and before her there stood five cats- three shecats and two toms.''

''"We were not born because of a choice differing to yours." a golden she-cat told her in a pure, beautiful mew.''

''"But you can do nothing." Bluefur realized these were the cats Frostpaw had made up.''

''"What do you want?" she gasped.''

''"You were wrong! Thistleclaw will destroy the clan." roared one of the toms- Roarheart.''

"I tried..."

''"You did not try hard enough. You don't love your clan." Emeraldclaw accused.''

''"Leave her, sister. She endures much pain." Melodybird said calmly.''

''"Your mother wanted you a lot." Bluefur informed them. They shook their heads.''

"Not as much as she wanted time as a warrior, serving her clan. Something you seem to have forgotten about." ''Blazepelt hissed. Bluefur winced.''

''"Tell me what to do!" she begged, but the cats just shook their heads sadly..''

''"You can still go back!" Melodybird yowled suddenly to Bluefur as the five cats disappeared...''