User:XShadefurx

Shadefur's Past...
As soon as I was born, I opened my eyes straight away to see black smoke. I heard the sound of mewls and yowls. I hadn't a clue what was going on, after all, I was only a kit. I was knocked off my paws by a few cats, my vision blurred, I couldn't see much. I didn't like what was happening, I saw cats dropping to the ground, black stained bodies everywhere. I turned around and tumbled straight onto a hole, luckily it was empty. I didn't know anything much after that, I must've fallen into a sleep. As soon as I woke, the broad daylight struck my eyes, then I remembered the day before about the shrieking cats. I scrabbled from the hole, gazing into the deserted clearing. Nothing was there, just crisp black leaves scattered around, and probably some dead branches. Since I was just a kit I thought this was just how everything looked natrally. I looked down at my body, it was a black-shade colour. I smiled, then tumbled away through the ashen trees. Since that day I lived my life as a Rouge, growing up with nothing and nobody.

Soon I was about old enough to understand life now, I tought myself a few tricks such as hunting and defending myself. One day I seemed to have gotten really bored, all I did was stay in that hole and explored the dead clearing. It was all going normal, until dark...

As I sat down, a low growl came from the top of the hole. I froze, thinking. Another one of me maybe? ''Or a new creature? ''My paws tingled with excitement. I scrabbled up to the top, seeing a long black and white face. My head tilted, then this creature grabbed me by the ears, tearing chunks off. I yowled in pain, crashing back down into the hole. As I closed my eyes, thinking this was the end, I remembered all the defencing moves I tought myself. I stood up, my back held high and my pelt bristling with fury. I unsheathed my claws, leaping at the creature. I gave it a nasty scar down it's left eye, it backed out from the hole. I squirmed out, still in the same position. The creature hissed, but I managed to claw off its short tail. It fled after that. I stood there, alone in the clearing, my expression unreadable. Ever since then I didn't trust anything, but I was proud to chase that thing off.

After a couple of days, I decided to travel beyond the ashen coloured trees and leaves. I stepped into a sort of muddy, marshy clearing. I didn't like it, but I got used to the feeling. I walked on some more, then froze as I saw some creatures looking like me. Cats! My heart beated fast, I can't believe I have met some more of me. I leapt into the huge clearing, the cats stared at me. I stopped, a white cat approached me. She stared at me, I stared back. I was unsure about her, she was so tall and muscular. I dared to attack. It asked, Who are you? I just looked at myself, thinking it should be, ''Shadepaw. ''

Until then I was brought up in this Clan, Shadowclan. I didn't know about these until this very moment. I learnt what we had to do and there was a code to follow. I thought Clan life was tricky, but I seemed to like it. One day, our Leader, Snowstar,  told us that there were other clans in the forest. She told us about one called Horizonclan, how we would ally and then kill them all. I didn't like that. Why should we kill other cats like us? They havn't even done anything to us, have they? Soon we did have the battle, but our Leader lost a life. I was sort of glad because the attack was wrong.

About a moon later, I was made into a warrior. Pride filled through me, I was now Shadefur. After that, Snowstar had found a small apprentice in our territory. She came from Horizonclan and she was called Quillpaw. I liked her so much, but I didn't want to admit it. I didn't ever find love before, I grew up so lonely. Me and Quillpaw always hunted together, we shared fresh kill and even groomed eachother. Soon she became a warrior too, her new name was Quillfoot.

A day later I came back from a hunting patrol, Quillfoot had to go somewhere. I waited for her beside the entrance. I stood up as a cat approached me. It was just Snowstar. I looked at her as she pressed herself againts my pelt. I backed up, turning on her. I just glared at her in confusion. What did she think she was doing? I padded away in confusion, so I decided to look for Quillfoot.

When Quillfoot returned, we spent all our time together. I was just about to say that I loved her and I would always keep her beside me when Snowstar called her on another patrol. Something was wrong. I noticed ever since Quillfoot had came, Snowstar was trying to keep her away from me. I watched her go, then I stood, alone in the clearing.

I waited beside the entrance once again, waiting for them to return, but only Snowstar had come back. She invited me into her den, I was puzzled. Am I in trouble? What have I done? As I entered she gave me a mouse and started to groom me. I felt uncomfortable. When I left I wondered where Quillfoot had got to.

Another day had passed, Snowstar told us all that Quillfoot had left to join Horizonclan. I was confused. Why? I thought she enjoyed Shadowclan? I sighed, looking at my paws. Later, Snowstar calls us again to say that Talltail had died, she was very close to me. I ran away from the clan after, looking for Quillfoot again.

Moons had passed, and I was in Horizonclan with Quillfoot. I had spent loads of time with her now that we were out of Shadowclan. I felt strange. One night I had a vision from Starclan, I saw two cats, one white, one a light brown colour. I watched them as the white cat leapt onto the other and raked its claws down the others back. Blood filled the clearing and I realized something. That was Snowstar attacking Quillfoot! I yowled, Stop! But the vision had ended, I was awake.

Horizonclan had heard about Snowstar's past. I heard about it too, and my heart began to sink. I ran away, everycat thinking I died. I hadn't though, I wanted to get away from all the fear, from Snowstar...

As I was gone, I thought about Snowstar and Quillfoot. I didn't want Quillfoot to get hurt. For the next moon I hunted, explored and that was it really. All that time I had thought of Quillfoot, then realized what if Snowstar has killed her! I followed my route back to the clan, it took another moon just to get home. I decided to stay in Shadowclan territory, to see if Snowstar came in with Quillfoot. I saw nothing, So I decided to go to Shadowclan and confront Snowstar.

That is my story, for now...