Warriors: Book 1: Gust of Wind- Chapter 4/9
Title: Book 1: Gust of Wind
Chapter: Chapter 4- Life and Death
Rated: G
Genre: Adventure/Romance
Warinigs: OC/OC Slash
Summary: Whitekit is born pure white but over time a gray streak appears. As his family shuns him for being half-clan, the streak darkens. 'A white feather drifts until a harsh wind blows in toward the abyss.'
A/N: :3 Meow.
Homo Explosion
The above link is where this story was originally posted. This Book is not Beta'd.
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Book 1- Chapter 4: Life and Death
Warm blue eyes met his green ones and Whitepaw had a hard time of finding his breath.
Moonlight lit the clearing, several cats were gathered in a stone hollow. Lightningstar, stood on top of Highrock.
"I have just returned from Moonpool!" he yowled to his clan. Several of the cats shifted in excitement.
Whitepaw finally noticed Kinkpelt, who sat beside him. "Lightningstrike is no longer a deputy! He is our leader, Lightningstar!"
Cats yowled his name excitedly. "Lightningstar! Lightningstar!"
Whitepaw stared up at the cat in admiration. He was truly amazing wasn't he? He would surely make a great ThunderClan leader.
That's when it hit him. ThunderClan leader. What was he thinking? There are several reasons he shouldn't be having these thoughts! One: He was a leader, hence the name Lightningstar. Two: He led a different clan from Whitepaw's own. Three: They were both toms! Whitepaw shouldn't have these feelings for him! Four: Whitepaw was a medicine cat, he was forbidden to love any cat, she-cat or tom.
He stared up at the golden brown tom and felt his heart constrict. Why him?
"Whitepaw! Wake up!"
Whitepaw slowly opened his eyes and raised his head. "Huh?"
"Get up you lazy furball! Redstorm is having her kits!"
Whitepaw was fully awake once that was said and he quickly stood and looked at Eaglewing. "I'm up."
"Good, now find me some rasberry leaves. I have to get back to Redstorm." Eaglewing quickly left the rock creaves that was his den and headed toward the nursery.
Whitepaw opened his jaw slightly and followed the scent of the mention leaves. He grabbed a small bundle and bounded out of the den. He quickly made his way over to the nursery and climbed inside.
He winced when Redstorm let out a pain filled scream. He rushed over to the she-cat and gently set the herbs down next to her. "You need to eat them, Redstorm. It will make you feel better. Trust me!"
Redstorm took in a deep breath and glanced up at him. She stared into his green eyes for a few moments before nodding and licking up the herbs. She chewed quickly and swallowed before letting out a shrill sqeak. "Ow!"
Eaglewing gently pushed Whitepaw aside. "Breathe in and out, Redstorm. Now what I need you to do is push. Can you do that for me?"
Redstorm nodded and winced in pain.
Whitepaw watched nervously before he felt his stomache drop. "Eaglewing? Should I go get Icepool?"
Eaglewing made a grunting sound so Whitepaw exited the nursery and quickly spotted Icepool with Hawkflight and Petalpaw.
"Icepool! Redstorm is giving birth!" he yelled to the tom.
Icepool quickly turned his head in Whitepaw's direction and with a rushed goodbye, he ran over to Whitepaw. "Now?" he asked.
Whitepaw nodded. "Come on."
Icepool and Whitepaw rushed over to the nursery. Whitepaw stopped Icepool from going inside and listened carefully. When he heard tiny squeas he smiled and tapped Icepool on his shoulder. When he nodded, Icepool rushed past him and into the den, Whitepaw following.
His grin was almost as wide as Redstorm's when he saww the two small kits feeding.
"Oh, Redstorm!" Icepool licked his mate's ear before licking each of his kits.
"If you don't mind me asking, what are you going to name them?" Whitepaw asked.
Redstorm's ear twitched. "Hmm... I think we should name the she-cat Flickerkit."
Icepool nodded. "Her pelts almost as dark as yours." he stated happily.
The two mates shared a look before nodding and looking at Whitepaw. "Whitepaw, will you name the tom?"
Whitepaw's eyes widened. "M-Me? But-"
"No buts! This is our way of saying thank you." Icepool said with a smile.
Whitepaw stared at the mated pair before looking down at the small black tom. The tom was squirming against his sister. His black pelt was shiny from his parents licking him. A small white streak settled across his back. It looked like lightning, Whitepaw realized. He smiled.
"What about, Lightningkit. You know, for the white streak on his back."
Icepool nodded eagerly. "That's a perfect name, isn't it Redstorm?"
Redstorm smiled and said, "Yes, Icepool. It is. Thank you, Whitepaw."
Whitepaw felt his pelt growing hot so he excused himself and wondered out into the clearing. When he saw his father stalking toward him with Snowdrop, he stiffened and put his head down.
"Whitepaw, where is Eagelwing?" Snowdrop asked when they reached the apprentice.
Whitepaw's ear twitched. When Icepool and he had gone into look at the kits Eagelwing had been absent from the den. "Don't know. Maybe in the medicine cat den?"
"Find him." Hailstar ordered. "Kinkpelt has just come with some bad news. ThunderClan is infected with greencough."
Whitepaw scrunched up his nose as he, Eaglewing, and Kinkpelt entered the disease riden ThunderClan camp.
He had found Eaglewing right where he thought he would, in the medicine cat den. Once he told him the news, Eaglewing grabbed as much catmint as he could carry and they had rushed to the camp.
Whitepaw took his chance to observe the camp. It was almost identical to the way he had seen it in his dream. He looked up at Highrock and held his breath. That's were he saw Ligtningstrike announce he was Lightningstar.
He turned to follow Kinkpelt and Eaglewing when something colided with him. "Ow!"
"I was right, Stickpaw! It's a WindClan cat! What are you doing in our camp?"
Whitepaw coughed and looked up to see a pinkish white she-cat glaring down at him with dark brown eyes.
"I need air. Can you please get off?"
The other she-cat growled. "Now why would she do that?" Whitepaw turned and looked at a small brown she-cat with the same dark brown eyes as the other.
"Because he is a medicine cat apprentice that has come to help our clan."
The two she-cats turned in surpirse and instantly jumped away from him when they spotted Lightningstar staring down at them.
Whitepaw huffed and heaved himself up before shaking his ruffled fur.
The brown she-cat turned to him with an apologetic expression. "I am so sorry! We didn't know! We swear!"
Whitepaw shook his head, trying to not look at the ThunderClan leader that sat in front of him. He turned to the side to stare at the she-cats. "It's fine. If I was really invading you would've done the right thing."
The she-cat that had pinned him down smiled. "Thanks! My names Padpaw. This is my sister," she used her tail to point at the other she-cat. "Stickpaw."
Whitepaw nodded at the two sisters. "Whitepaw."
"Whitepaw!" Whitepaw jumped slightly and saw a grumpy Eaglewing stomping toward him.
"Y-Yes, Eagelwing?"
"I need you to go grab more catmint. You remember where I showed you some by the stream? Go there." Eagelwing pointed out.
Whitepaw remember fairly well because Eagelwing had yelled at him when he guessed that the catmint was tansy, though they looked nothing alike. "Yes, Eagelwing."
"I'll go with him."
Whitepaw turned in surpirse at the smiling leader.
Eaglewing blinked before nodding. "Fine. Hurry." He stalked back toward the medicine cat den.
"You don't have to come!" Whitepae protested.
"Once Lightningstar has decided on something, there is no going back." Whitepaw turned to see the brown she-cat from the gathering walking up to them.
Lightningstar frowned slightly. "What's your point, Mousenose?"
Mousenose just shook her head. "Come along Padpaw, Stickpaw. Tallstep and Sunnywhisker are looking for you two."
The two apprentices said their goodbyes to both thier leader and Whitepaw before bounding off with Mousenose.
Lightningstar stood and stretched. "Let's go then."
Whitepaw watched at Lightningstar paded toward the entrance and couldn't help but wonder if StarClan was punishing him or giving him a gift.