Allegiances:
ShadowClan;
Leader; Frogstar- brown tabby tom with pale blue eyes
Deputy; Timberclaw- silver tom with green eyes
Medicine Cat; Dovewhisper- white she-cat with dark patches
Warriors;
Darkfur- gray tom with a white-tipped tail
Lightningstorm- black tom with white marks on his forehead
Flameclaw- dark red tabby tom with a white chest. Apprentice, Pinepaw.
Hawkfang- dark brown tom with amber eyes. Apprentice, Stalkpaw.
Sharpeye- black tom with a white-tipped tail and electric-blue eyes.
Applevine- light brown tabby she-cat with darker stripes and green eyes. Apprentice, Shadedpaw.
Birdwing- ginger-and-white she-cat with dark eyes.
Thistlepelt- pale grey she-cat with fuzzy fur.
Brightfrost- bright ginger she-cat with blue eyes.
Amberheart- pale brown she-cat with a darker chest and underbelly. Aprprentice. Sunpaw.
Apprentices;
Pinepaw- brown she-cat with a white-tipped tail.
Stalkpaw- long-legged silver tom with blue eyes.
Shadedpaw- Dark grey she-cat with black spots.
Sunpaw- bright red she-cat
Queens;
None.
Elders;
Flutterwing; small tabby-and-white she-cat with a scar over her muzzle.
Crowflight- black tom with amber eyes.
ThunderClan;
Leader; Hollowstar- brown-and-white tom with blue eyes
Deputy; Cloudfur- mottled grey-and-white she-cat with faded blue eyes.
Medicine Cat; Berryclaw- red she-cat
RiverClan
Leader; Shininstar
Deputy; Shimmerfish
Medicine cat;
Chapter 1
" Brightfrost! Darkfur! Brightfrost! Darkfur!" Brightfrost closed her eyes and reveled in the sound of her new name. I am Brightfrost now. She let out a purr of satisfaction. The damp scent of the marshes filled her nostrils, the scent of ShadowClan, her home. Brightfrost leapt down from where her warrior ceremony had taken place, shattering pine needles under her claws. The four apprentices, Pinepaw, Shadedpaw, Stalkpaw and Sunpaw crowded around her in an instant.
" How was it?" Pinepaw asked with shining eyes.
" Was it hard?" Shadedpaw gasped.
" Yeah! Did you catch anything?" Her sister Sunpaw asked.
" Did your mentor fight you?" Stalkpaw gasped. Brightfrost waved them away with her tail.
" Good, not very, two frogs, and no. Both did," Brightfrost called back over her shoulder. She spotted Darkfur, her friend since kithoodd, being fawned over by his parents Lightningstorm and Applevine. She felt a familiar twinge in her heart and tried to push it away. Her mother, Silverfrost, had died when Brightfrost was a kit. Brightfrost had never known her father. Darkfur spotted her forlorn look, excused himself, then padded to her side.
" It's okay. I'm sure your father is watching over you, wherever he might be," How does he always know my thoughts? Brightfrost shrugged ruefully.
" That's the problem. He could be any of the warriors here, he could be in StarClan. Speaking of them, he could even be an elder for all I know!" Brightfrost snorted. Darkfur rested a tail on her shoulder.
" Stop worrying! We've got our vigil coming up, you know. Thistlepelt and Sharpeye are waiting for us," he pointed across the clearing at their mentors. For a moment, Brightfrost wanted to yowl out Race you! like she used to when they were apprentices. But she composed herself and walked regally to where both cats waited. Thistlepelt, her former mentor, beamed at her and purred.
" A warrior at last! I thought you'd never make it," she teased. Brightfrost shoved her playfully with her shoulder. Thistlepelt's spiky fur made her look like a disgruntled hedgehog sometimes. The pale she-cat shook herself out and nodded towards the camp entrance. " You two will be there tonight. Remember, no talking!" Thistlepelt reminded. Brightfrost nodded solemnly. Sharpeye dipped his head to her, then set off towards the fresh-kill pile. He had the best eyesight in the Clan, and could spot a cat from almost half the territory away. And that's not all. Brightfrost purred to herself, studying her mentor's plump belly. His and Thistlepelt's kits will be arriving soon. She was so happy for her mentor. Suddenly, Darkfur jolted her out of her thought with a meow.
" Want to go for a walk?" he asked, shuffling his paws. Brightfrost nodded, and the two set out, side-by-side. She squinted up at the sun as it illuminated the beautiful pine forest. Bird sqwuaked and Brightfrost could hear the faint murmur of a brook, but there was nothing else that disturbed the peace. She loved her Clan. Darkfur leaned closer to her, his warm scent engulfing her. A warm tingling feeling spread through her and a purr rose up in her throat. Then she shook her head. What am I? A lovesick dove? Brightfrost shook herself and brusquely padded away. She turned around and called back over her shoulder to Darkfur who stood watching her in silence.
" We've got to head back. Our vigil is soon," she reminded him. Darkfur shrugged.
" Yes, but-"
" I'm going," Brightfrost snorted and padded away. Immediately, she felt bad. But Darkfur had gone, bounding away into the pine forest as the pale shadows swallowed him up. Guilt weighing in her belly, Brightfrost padded back towards the