Chasing Shadows Chapter 10: Holding Silence

Chapter 10: Holding Silence

But I was hit by a star! I was! I was! Why dont they beleive me?

Razorkit stumbled into the nursery to find everyone but Whitefoot still asleep. His mother Vapoursoul lay in her nest, curled with Stingkit and Silentkit beside her. Chaoskit slept peacefully beside Whitefoot, while Leopardkit had chosen to sleep on the back of an irritated looking Honeyfur. Apart from that, they all looked so content.

"I was wondering where you'd got to" Whitefoot whispered with releif, as all three Queens tended treat all the kits as their own, "It's strange not seeing you five together, even for a moment"

"S-Sorry" Razorkit apologized, surpressing the urge to tell her about the star. He wanted to crawl into his nest and forget the whole experience, but the tingling sensation in his pelt which had been present ever since the star had hit him was keeping him up. Sighing, he headed back into the camp and took his usual place beside the pool.

"You look sad. What's up?"
He was surprised to hear the voice of his father stood next to him, he hadn't even realised he was there. He glanced up at the thin white cat stood over him, emerald eyes shining in the sun.
"I-It's nothing" Razorkit muttered, wary of the leaders presence in the den behind the waterfall.
"Really?" Wildstripe mused, "Doesn't look like it. You're being apprenticed tomorrow, remember?"
"I know" Razorkit sighed, "I'm looking forward to it, really" He tried to convince his father - and himself. It wasn't really working.

He obviously hadn't been very convincing, because his father sat beside him, pressing their fur together, "You know if something's wrong, you can tell me, right?"
I want to! I really do! Annoyance pricked at the silver kit's pelt. Why couldn't Cheetahstar believe him?
"I'll take you on a patrol tomorrow" Wildstripe purred, "I dont give a mousetail who your mentor is, I'm taking my kits out first!"
Razorkit purred back, slightly enlightened by his fathers spirit, "Thanks" He nodded, "I've not really tried to guess who my mentor will be" He admitted.
"Well" Wildstripe started, "From my amazing future-seeing powers, I can tell you it wont be Skyhawk, Lizardfang, Snowpelt of Wolfstreak!"
Razorkit purred louder at Wildstripe's atempts to amuse him, "That's because they all have apprentices already!"
"Oh, well, that may be the reason" The white warrior nudged him affectionatly, "You'll be a great warrior, whoever your mentor is"

Razorkit felt better now than he had done in days. He was lucky to have such a great father, who was willing to take the time from his warrior duties to play with his kits and to keep them happy. He wished he could be an apprentice more that ever, so he could hunt and patrol with him and help him out whenever he could. Both him and Vapoursoul had been there for him ever since he was born, and he was finally realising how much it meant to him.

Razorkit gazed up at his father, "Are you going to the gathering tonight?"
"I dont know" He sighed, and looked up, "Am I?"
Razorkit followed the white tom's gaze upwards, to see a black head and chestnut-red eyes peering over the FallRock, watching them.
"Yes, you are" Darkheart purred, abandoning his hiding place, "Sharp as ever, I see"
"I have to be, or you'd have my tail" Wildstripe nudged the deputy as the black tom sat beside them. Razorkit blinked, Darkheart always seemed so stern when he was at the meetings, but now with Wildstripe, the two acted like apprentices.
"Who else is going?" Wildstripe questioned.
"Wolfstreak, Skyhawk, Thunderclaw, Nightraven, Tawnyfur, Amberleaf, Snowpelt, Lizardfang, Sparrowflight and the four apprentices"
"Do you want me to tell them?"
"If you dont mind"

As Wildstripe padded away, reciting the names of the cats out loud, Razorkit nodded goodbye to Darkheart and headed back towards the nursery, the tingling in his pelt fading. As he enetered the warm and dark den, he noticed Chaoskit had woken too.

"You weren't in your nest last night" Chaoskit stated, not looking up from washing his pelt, "Where did you go?"
Razorkit's heart jumped for a moment as he suddenly couldn't think of what to say. Thoughts flashed through his mind as he desperatly searched for something to tell his best friend, something that was as close to the truth as he could get it but not so much that Cheetahstar would punish him. He opened his mouth, but no words came.
Chaoskit noticed the pause, "I wasn't accusing you of anything, you know" He mumbled as he picked it a burr in his pelt, "Dont look so surprised"
Razorkit sighed at how easily Chaoskit could read him. It was hardly a surprise - They'd known eachother from birth and spent the last six moons together in the nursery, and they got along with eachother better than the other kits.
Maybe I should tell him?
Razorkit shook his head, No, I cant. Darkheart is his father, and the deputy. If he heard us...
"Now you're just scaring me" Chaoskit gave him that sarcastic blink, "Since when did you lose your voice?"
"I havent" Razorkit reassured him, a hint of amusment in his voice, "Dont worry, I'm fine"
"Good" Chaoskit sounded releived, "I thought I'd have to resort to talking to Stingkit"
Razorkit purred, "Lets go into camp" He suggested, "It's our last day as kits, we might as well do something"

The two toms made their way into camp on their last day as kits. First thing tomorrow they would be stood below the FallRock receiving their apprentice names. The it would be hunting, patrolling and serving the clan for the rest of their days. Maybe even one of them would become leader.

"I think you'd make a good leader" Chaoskit said out of nowhere as if reading the silver kit's thoughts, making Razorkit jump.
"Really?" He asked, stunned, "Why?"
Chaoskit shrugged casually, "You just seem like the type of cat I'd want to lead a clan"

"But what about you?"

"Being leader is too much trouble. I'd rather serve my days and then retire to the elders den"

"...Really?"

"Yeah....Why are you giving me that look?"

"Because you're lazy" Razorkit laughed, flicking the other tom's ear with his tail-tip.
He shrugged again, "Runs in the family"

"Huh?"

"Darkheart said his sister was lazy"

"Your dad had a sister?"

Chaoskit yawned, lying down at the edge of the pool, "Yeah, he had three littermates. Two brothers, Nightraven and Ravenblaze, and a sister, Ebonypaw. He doesn't talk about them much though."
"I never knew" Razorkit blinked, "I never asked Wildstripe if he had any siblings besides Wolfstreak"
"You should ask" Chaoskit told him, "You never know when you wont get another chance"

The rest of the day was spent lazing around in the Greenleaf heat, occasionly dipping in the slow-flowing river. The warriors got on with their duties with the busy apprentices scampering around after them. During the course of the day, Razorkit and Chaoskit had been joined by their other three denmates, and the odd occasion when a warrior would sit with them and wish them look for tomorrow.

"Everyone's making such a fuss about it" Chaoskit huffed, "It's like they've never seen kits become apprentices before"
"I hope they aren't expecting too much from us" Razorkit admitted, shuffling his paws. Stingkit snorted in response.
"Well, I'll just have to set the standard for the rest of you to follow!" He declared cheerfully. Chaoskit simply rolled his eyes while Silentkit let out a sigh.

"You'll all be fine" The kit's turned to see Thunderclaw, approaching with Wildstripe, Darkheart and Wolfstreak. Leopardkit squealed and leaped for he father, and the golden warrior dramaticly toppled over and pretended to be pinned down. Wildstripe pressed his muzzle against Silentkit, who purred at her father's gesture. While Wolfstreak was giving encouragement to Razorkit and Stingkit, Chaoskit padded over to sit beside his father.

"You're going to the gathering soon?" He asked, gazing up at the deputy.
"Hmm" Darkheart nodded, noticing Cheetahstar emerging from her den and gathering the required cats.
"Do you think Cheetahstar will mention anything about the rogues?" Chaoskit enquired further, drawing a sigh from his father.
"It's not really the thing to discuss with kits" He admitted, but continued, "I honestly dont know. Wildstripe had a point with what he said, but we cant be sure for now. I cant afford to make any rash discisions"
"I know" Chaoskit agreed, "But the fact that they were heading to OceanClan territory is what's bugging me. OceanClan has borders with us, as well as DesertClan and MountainClan. But the only other area that isn't a border with a clan is the coast, and the ocean beyond it. That means for the rogues to have got to OceanClan in the first place, they would have to have either taken a route through the mountains and through MountainClan territory, or come from the Twolegplace and through our territory. Since the only scent of rogues we've had reported is on the Flower Feild, that almost certainly means they came through MountainClan territory. And whatever way you put it, that's suspicious in itself"

Darkheart blinked in amazement at how much his son had managed to analyze in such a short period of time. He shut his eyes and sighed ruefully, "I might as well retire and let you take over as deputy. That never even crossed my mind" He sounded almost serious.
This time it was Chaoskit who snorted, "No thanks" He muttered, "It's enough trouble keeping these four in check"
"Darkheart" Cheetahstar approached, flicking her ears, "It's time to leave"

"Alright" The black tom nodded, and touched his nose to his son, before turning to follow the golden spotted leader. Wolfstreak and Thunderclaw followed, saying a short goodbye to the kits.

"Tell me what happened at the gathering tomorrow!" Stingkit called as Wildstripe took his turn to leave. The white tom glanced back at the kits, eyes sparkling.

"Of course I will!" He promised, "And I'll catch you the juciest mouse I can find when you become apprentices!" He shouted over, before disapearing with the rest of the group through the enterance log, and of to the gathering.

The juciest mouse, huh? Razorkit smiled, At least I have one thing to look forward to.

Another rediculously long and quite overdue chapter *Headdesk* I dont even like the way it turned out, but oh well. Just a sort of build-up chapter for what happens later. And if you read the old version of this, 'A Shattered Life', you'll probably remember what happens after the gathering. Shh, if you havent, dont read it xD

I like it!! It is really good!!!

I like your story Razorwing! XD

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Stonestep wrote:

I KNOW RIGHT!! She is a great author!!

Yup. Razorwing writes great stories.

Goldenfur wrote:

Stonestep wrote:

I KNOW RIGHT!! She is a great author!!

Yup. Razorwing writes great stories.

I agree! ~Razorwing, why don't you consider becoming a writer? I try my best to buy your books!~

Nice! I love it Razorwing! <3

Thank you everyone~ Also, if you'd check the reveiw topic I made, I need name ideas for kits. If you have any, post them there~

Which topic?

It's under the Chasing Shadows Category =3

And I'm not sure about becoming a writer... I'd like to, but if I did if would probably just be a part-time thing xD

@Razorwing: I bet that you would be great writer.

Thanks ^_^