Fan Fiction

Hi! Chapter 3 of Broken Flames (Still taking requests for the title) is finally done. I recommend you read the Allegiances, Chapter 1, and Chapter 2 first. Those are all in the same comment and should be either on this same Fan Fiction page or the one before it! ENJOY READING!!!

CHAPTER THREE
        Flamekit sat near the nursery, his paws tucked underneath him, watching the day go by. The day that Flamekit apologized to his brother had come and gone, and sunhigh had passed a while ago, and the camp was storming with ThunderClan cats. Sunfur, a yellow tabby warrior, was chatting with her former apprentice Icefoot beside the freshkill pile. He noticed Oaktail and Leafwhisker sharing tongues in the shade of the Highledge. Spottedtree, Oaktail’s brother, was looking at them from across camp with a look of annoyance on his face. What’s his problem? Flamekit wondered. Ravenstorm and Owlclaw were speaking near the warriors den, sharing a plump rabbit. I remember when they were younger, Flamekit recalled, they used to play with me and Firekit everyday. It’s so hard to believe that those two clumsy and mischievous apprentices turned into such fine warriors! 
        Thinking of this reminded Flamekit of when he would become an apprentice. I wonder who my mentor will be. Flamekit looked around at all the possible warriors that could one day be his trainer. He spotted Hailnose washing his pale gray face near the thorn tunnel, the camp entrance. Hailnose has always been a wise cat, maybe he will be my mentor. He let his eyes travel across the camp again, until his amber gaze was fixed on a gray and white tom. Cedarspot, the Clan deputy, was talking with his sister Blizzardtail. Wouldn’t it be awesome if I had Cedarspot, the Clan deputy, as my mentor? Firekit and Littlekit would be so jealous! Flamekit thought with amusement.
        He noticed a flash of black fur in the back of his eyesight and turned around to see Blackkit approaching him from behind. “Hey Flamekit, what’s up?” she asked as she padded to his side. Blackkit deserves my thanks for telling me to apologize to my brother. “Hi Blackkit,” He gave her a shy glance, “thanks for telling me to apologize to Firekit.” Blackkit looked at him proudly, “No problem, Flamekit.”  She looked across the clearing to where Littlekit was talking to Snowpaw, and added cheerfully, “Littlekit’s not that bad if you get to know him!” A flare of jealousy struck through Flamekit. I don’t get it, why am I feeling  jealousy? All Blackkit said was the truth! Flamekit looked down at his paws and nodded slowly in agreement.
        “Hey, Blackkit!” Flamekit looked up to see a black and white she-kit approaching. Skykit. Blackkit’s sister strolled up to her, and gave a glance at Flamekit. Skykit flicked her tail irritably, “Blackkit, you’re talking to him again?” Skykit has never really been that fond of me, Flamekit thought with annoyance. Blackkit rolled her amber eyes, “Skykit, mind your own business! It’s not my fault you don’t have any other friends.” She looked back at Blackkit indignantly and snorted, “Whatever, I don’t even care that you have more friends! Because that just means I have more people that I could tell your little secret to.” Then she turned and padded off. It seems like Blackkit is dealing with the same thing I am! But what did Skykit mean by “little secret”? 
        Blackkit whirled back to Flamekit with a look of pity on her face, “I’m really sorry about that Flamekit, she can be the biggest bee-brain sometimes!” Flamekit shook his head , “No, it’s fine.” He looked back up at her questionably, “But what did she mean by your “little secret”?” Blackkit looked down at her paws and explained quickly,  “Uh, don’t listen to her Flamekit. She doesn’t know what she’s talking about!” Then with a shrug of her shoulders, she quickly scurried off towards the nursery. That was strange.
        Flamekit scanned the clearing, until he found Skykit. She was talking to Firekit near the hazel bush that made up the elders den, her tail raised and her blue eyes tense. Blackkit’s right, I shouldn’t listen to her. I mean, what secret could Blackkit be hiding away? Flamekit wondered. Skykit let her gaze carry from Firekit, until it finally rested on Flamekit. Firekit turned around too, and stared at his brother just as Skykit was doing. They both looked like they were going to burst out in laughter. With one last flick of her tail, Skykit padded away, Firekit at her heels. What was that all about? I hope Skykit isn’t spreading rumors about me. Flamekit turned back to the nursery, which was about two fox-lengths away. Blackkit had disappeared through the entrance.
        Flamekit got to his paws and padded toward the den. He poked his head through the entrance and peered inside, making the brambles rustle slightly. The den was completely empty, except for one thing. Blackkit was sitting upright in her nest, her dark tail wrapped neatly around her paws. Her face was turned toward the den wall, opposite of the entrance where Flamekit was now.
        He casted a shadow across the den floor, making Blackkit turn around in surprise, her black fur bristling, “Flamekit, I didn’t see you there!” she exclaimed. Flamekit looked at her awkwardly, “Sorry, I didn’t mean to surprise you. I just wanted to make sure you were okay…” Ugh, why did I have to make this so awkward? “Oh, I’m fine.” Blackkit replied. Her head tilted, and her voice stuttered a bit as she added, “Why do you ask?” That’s a good question. “Well you kind of just ran off, I wanted to make sure you were feeling alright.” he said, his throat starting to close up in embarrassment. Blackkit seemed to finally understand, uncomfortably she added, “Oh, that!…” She shuffled her paws, “Sorry, I just can’t stand it when Skykit mentions that kind of stuff. I needed some space!”
        “Of course, I understand.” Flamekit responded, nodding his head understandingly. “So… you aren’t keeping some “little secret”?” he asked teasingly. Blackkit flicked her tail uneasily, and replied indignantly, “Of course not!” Well that’s the answer to that. Now, If she wants some space, I’ll give it to her. Besides, it’s getting kinda awkward in here. “Well, see you later then Blackkit.” he said, turning to leave. But just when he was about to exit the den, Blackkit hurried to his side, her tail twitching. “Flamekit, why did you come to check on me?” Flamekit turned back to her, surprised, “Well, I care about you…” Blackkit looked at him with warm amber eyes, and Flamekit added, “You are my friend, aren’t you?” She nodded her head slowly, and replied with just one word, “Always.”
        The tingling feeling Flamekit had felt two nights before returned as Blackkit gestured with her tail that he could leave. With one last brief nod to her, he crept out of the den. That was something! I knew Blackkit wasn’t hiding anything. Once he was fully outside, Flamekit looked back toward the nursery, Then why did Skykit say what she did? Just to embarrass Blackkit in front of me? He shook his head to clear it and padded away, I wouldn’t put it past her.
        Outside, dark gray clouds were drifting through the sky, covering the bright newleaf sun. Flamekit predicted that it would soon start raining once again. But he was too distracted to think clearly about that now, his mind was focused on one particular thing, Was Blackkit lying to me when she said she isn’t keeping a secret? Although, that wasn’t his main question, If she was lying to me and she does have a secret, what could that secret be? 
        When Flamekit jumped back into reality, he noticed that his paws were leading him to Firekit, who was scratching the back of his ear with a hind leg. If there’s anyone else who knows about Blackkit’s “secret”, it’s Firekit. Skykit had to have been telling him something when I’d seen them together! Firekit looked up from his itching as Flamekit approached, “Hey, Flamekit!” he greeted him, as he scrambled to his paws. Flamekit twitched his tail, “Hi.” 
        He stretched his neck to look behind Firekit, then he turned and scanned the camp, then spun back to his brother, “Where’s Littlekit?” Firekit flicked his striped ear, “Oh,” He jerked his head toward the medicine den, which was about 3 fox-lengths away, where the medicine cat Wolftail slept and stored his herbs, “he’s in there.” Suddenly, Firekit’s eyes clouded anxiously, “It’s weird. We were talking, and abruptly he started to get a really bad cough.” Flamekit felt a wave of shock, He looked fine the last time I saw him! “Let’s hope it’s not greencough.” Flamekit muttered concernedly. Firekit looked unconvinced, “Greencough in newleaf? Sounds unlikely to me!” Flamekit’s tail tip started twitching slowly to and fro, wanting to move on from the subject, I need to ask him what Skykit said, already! “Well, we shouldn’t worry too much then.” Flamekit replied.
        He looked around to make sure Skykit was nowhere to be seen, then leaned closer to Firekit and locked his eyes with his. “What were you and Skykit talking about?” Flamekit asked quickly. Firekit’s eyes widened in surprise. He hesitated, then asked with narrowed yellow eyes, “Why does it matter?” A fierce feeling of irritation spread through him, This isn’t going anywhere. and he pressed on, “Did she mention anything about a secret?” Firekit rolled his eyes and looked at him, partly amused, partly annoyed, “Well I wouldn’t say it was a secret!” What does he mean? Flamekit wondered. 
        Firekit seemed to read his mind by his confused expression, “It’s kinda obvious you like Blackkit! Every cat in ThunderClan can see that.” Flamekit’s jaw gaped open, I wasn’t expecting that! “What are you talking about?” Firekit twitched his whiskers in amusement, “You know what I’m talking about, Flamekit. You have been following her everywhere!” Then added more enthusiastically, “And don’t think I didn’t see you run after her into the nursery!” Flamekit’s pelt burned hot with embarrassment, “Just because I care about her a lot doesn’t mean I like her! Besides, I wasn’t talking about a secret of mine. I was talking about Blackkit’s secret!”
        Firekit’s tail lifted and he asked eagerly, “Blackkit has a secret? What is it? I won’t tell her you told me!” Flamekit flicked his flame colored tail in annoyance, “I don’t know her secret, or even if she really has one. All I know is that if she does have one, Skykit knows it.” Firekit’s tail drooped in disappointment at not getting to hear the secret, “So you thought Skykit told me it?” When Flamekit nodded Firekit let out an exasperated huff, “I wish!”
        But just when Flamekit was about to snort a retort, a rumbling sound echoed in the distance. Flamekit turned around in a crouch, his shoulder fur bristling in shock at the loud sound. He turned back to Firekit and they looked up at the large clouds. Rain started to slowly pour on the camp floor and all the remaining cats in the clearing. Well, I knew this was coming. Flamekit flattened his ears as rain started to pound on his pelt, the pelt that had been so bright in the sunshine, but now was starting to flatten to his sides. The rumbling sound returned, and he recognized it as thunder.
        As the rain hardened, the ThunderClan warriors started to run for their shelter. Darkblaze and Yarrowtail entered the warriors den in a hurry, ducking under the beech tree that had fell on the den far more many moons ago than Flamekit could ever count, Brookfall at their heels, her scrawny tortoiseshell figure looking even more thin from the rain drops that stuck to her. The apprentices, Shallowpaw, Snowpaw, and Graypaw ran to their den in the crevice of the camp wall, ducking under the tendrils. One of the elders, Clawedear, shook out his white pelt in an attempt to dry it under the rain. He seemed to be grumbling under his breath in frustration as he entered the hazel bush where the elder’s slept. In the corner of his eye he could see Budfrost coming from the medicine den with Littlekit at her paws. Wolftail looked after them, half way out of his den. Once he saw that Budfrost and Littlekit were safely heading towards the nursery, he turned and re-entered the den. 
        Flamekit turned back to his brother, to find that he was already heading to the nursery. Flamekit ran after him as fast as he could to get out of the now pouring rain. By now, almost every cat in ThunderClan was in their den. On his way there, he noticed a gray shape sitting under the highledge. What’s that? He glanced to his left to find that Rainstar was sitting under the ledge, her yellow eyes narrowed slightly as she watched Flamekit head to his shelter. Why doesn’t she head to her warm den? Then Flamekit stifled a chuckle of amusement, I guess her name is Rainstar for a reason! He dipped his head in deepest respect to the Clan leader, then scurried off into the nursery.
        Budfrost sat in her nest, cleaning Littlekit’s wet tabby pelt as he sat in front of her white paws, his eyes looking a bit paler than usual. Firekit stood beside him and he shook his pelt. Budfrost blinked in surprise as the drops hit her face, “Firekit, have some manners!” Firekit let his tail and ears droop as he plopped down beside his mother. Swiftbreeze was cleaning a forepaw in her nest, while Skykit and Blackkit sat next to her, glaring at each other in annoyance with twitching whiskers. Blackkit looked up as Flamekit fully entered the bramble den. She gave him a side smirk and he returned it, waving a greeting to her with his orange tail. Once he got to his nest, he laid down beside his brother, Flamekit’s head at his paws. A naughing tiredness had suddenly struck Flamekit, and, as if it were contagious, Firekit laid down beside him. Flamekit closed his eyes and almost immediately fell into his dream world.

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        Pale dawn sunlight was filtering into the gaps in the nursery roof, hitting Flamekit’s fur so that it looked like his nest was on fire. His nose rested on his front paws and his tail curled beside him. He was still half asleep, and was breathing steadily. He felt more relaxed than he had been for a few days now. But just as he was about to drift back off into deeper sleep, a sudden yowl of horror echoed through the den, “Littlekit, wake up! No, don’t do this!”

Hope you enjoyed reading! If you want, comment what you want the kit’s warrior names to be! Also, what do you think happened to Littlekit?