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The Story of Snow: Chapter 14

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Snowpelt spent the night either in a glaring match with Whiteblaze, or panicking about what she'd say to Stormcloud in the morning. She'd made up her mind already, she was going to tell him. But how would he react? How should she word it? How would she even start? What would he say? What if he hated her? Should he tell him about Shadow? No. That'd be crazy. He'd think she was insane. She could probably leave the part about Shadow out of it. These questions plagued Snowpelt's mind the whole night. Until the sun's rays hit the horizon and Brightspot rushed out of the warrior den. Stormcloud sleepily stumbled out from behind. He looked up and his eyes lit up nervously when he saw Snowpelt. Snowpelt's heart fluttered as their eyes met. She calmed herself down, she was probably about to ruin everything. Brightspot rushed towards them and said

"Alright! You two are done and can now talk as much as you want!" Brightspot looked to Snowpelt with a smile

"I already pulled him out of his nest so you two can go chat in the forest! Go! Go! Go be cute!" Snowpelt stood and Brightspot waved her and Stormcloud away with her paw. Snowpelt laughed nervously and started walking towards the camp entrance and Stormcloud came to walk beside her. She and Stormcloud left camp and walked through the forest in tense silence, the layer of snow making their paw steps almost silent. Eventually, they came to a clearing. The dandelion clearing. She stopped, deciding this was a good spot, with good memories. He stopped too. Snowpelt took a deep breath, calming her fast heart. She opened her mouth to speak but Stormcloud was faster,

"Alright, you're scaring me. You haven't said a word. It's alright if the answer is no..." Snowpelt's eyes widened and she said

"What? No! The answer is absolutely, completely yes! I would love to be your mate! I love you!" He let out a sigh of relief

"Oh thank Starclan." He looked at her with a smile

"I love you too. You are the most amazing-" Snowpelt flinched and his smile turned to a frown and he asked

"What's wrong?" Snowpelt took a few breaths and said

"One second." A small smile came across his face and he said

"Of course." He moved closer and wrapped his tail behind her. His warmth radiated through her slightly chilled pelt. After a moment Snowpelt said

"I have something to tell you, and it might affect your opinion of me." She closed her eyes and felt his weight shift as he said

"I highly doubt that, but go ahead and tell me. I'm here for you, and nothing can change that." Snowpelt sighed and said,

"I don't even know where to start, how to start." Stormcloud leaned closer and said

"You don't have to tell me-" Snowpelt interrupted him,

"Yes. Yes I do. I absolutely have to." A second passed and he said

"Alright. I'll help you start then. What is it vaguely about?" Snowpelt responded quietly

"Something I've done. Two things really."

"Ok. Who was involved?"

"Me, My father, Whiteblaze I guess…" She trailed off, not adding the last name. Shadow. Stormcloud paused for a second, then said

"Well… that's… not a great combination." Snowpelt gave a weak laugh

"No. It is not." A second passed before Stormcloud said

"When did this thing happen?"

"Well… the first time, It was that one day where I let you and Flamehawk leave me behind and you kinda freaked out when I got to camp."

"I think I remember that. Flamehawk teased me about how worried I was for at least a moon afterwards." They chuckled and Stormcloud said

"What about the second time?" Snowpelt took a deep breath, then said

"Yesterday. Yesterday morning." She felt him freeze beside her. He probably just made the connection. He knew she had been out yesterday morning, he knew Whiteblaze and Ashstar were attacked by foxes yesterday morning. Snowpelt spoke

"I didn't attack them outright, but… well, it's really complicated. Um… remember that time I got attacked by foxes but escaped unharmed?" Inside her head she heard Shadow's voice telling her to stop, begging her to stop, but she ignored it. Quietly Stormcloud said

"Yes. I do. I remember how scared and confused you looked." Snowpelt took a deep breath and said

"Well, I discovered something that day. As the foxes were approaching, I accidentally whistled and they reacted." She paused and said

"I think Twolegs trained those foxes to respond to whistles somehow." Stormcloud was tense beside her as he waited for her to continue. She did

"I think the Twolegs trained them to come or go with a whistle. And yesterday morning, I saw Whiteblaze and Ashstar. Ashstar had just caught prey for Whiteblaze and told her to say she caught it so she could pass her assessment. It… it just made me so angry. Whiteblaze has always bragged about her hunting skill! But she's a lying Fox-heart! She-" Snowpelt cut herself off. She took a breath. Then said

"I whistled and called the foxes. I sat up in a tree and watched as Whiteblaze hid and Ashstar fought the foxes. I only whistled again to make them leave after Ashstar had died." Snowpelt stopped. Only silence came from Stormcloud. Then, almost inaudible, he said

"What happened the first time?" Snowpelt sighed and said

"While I was out in the forest, I smelled a rabbit and went to go catch it. I failed, but I stumbled upon a plant I didn't immediately recognize. I thought that the flowers looked pretty and decided to bring one back to Flowerpaw. When I got to camp, I hid it in the thorn tunnel because Flowerpaw was out. I got through the tunnel, talked to you. And after you left, Brownbriar came up to me, dropped a herb wrap for Ashstar, and very rudely told me to take it to him. That was when I realized the plant I had found… was a Foxglove plant." Stormcloud froze beside her. She stared at the ground as she continued

“I guess you recognize the name. Then you know that the seeds are poisonous to cats. When I realized that, I decided to shake a few seeds out of the flower and into the herb wrap. They looked like poppy seeds, so I guess Ashstar didn’t even question it. I asked another cat, one who was likely to pass it on, to take it and after they said yes, I joined a patrol and left. I think It got to him, Iceleaf seemed a bit worried when I got back.” She stopped, waiting to see if he’d say anything. He said nothing. Snowpelt looked up at him. He was staring out into the trees, his face nearly unreadable. She sighed and said

“It’s ok if you hate me now. It’s ok if you don't want to be my mate. I understand.” She waited for a moment, then began to get up. His tail flicked and touched her leg. She stopped and he looked at her and asked

“Do you regret it?” Did she? Yes. She felt bad about doing it, even if they deserved it. But she didn't regret that it had happened, just that she’d done it. She gave him a nod and he sighed. He mentioned for her to sit back down, she did so and he said

“Promise me. Promise me you won’t go after either of them for revenge ever again.” She didn’t pause,

“I promise.” He seemed to relax all at once and looked to her with a smile

“Well then, I don’t think we should worry about it anymore! We’re mates now!” She smiled, but a question lingered at the back of her mind. How was he so trusting of her? She was going to keep her promise, but how did he know for sure? Another question flitted through her mind

How did he not hate her?

She was shaken out of her thoughts when Stormcloud said

“We should probably get back to camp, it’s cold out here!” Snowpelt laughed and then turned around, side by side, tails intertwined. As soon as they turned, snow shaped like a ball came flying at them. The cold, wet snow hit them in their faces and laughter erupted from the trees. Snowpaw used her paw to wipe the snow off her face, she heard Stormcould say

“Flowerpaw! I told you not to throw snowballs at Snowpelt!” Snowpelt looked up at Stomcould, he had a bit of snow on his face, but it seemed most of it had hit Snowpelt. He was smiling, but the smile was worried. Snowpelt realized why he was worried as Flowerpaw stepped out from the trees. How much did she hear? Flowerpaw, though her laughter, said

“I was aiming for you!” Snowpelt smirked and said,

“Then you have terrible aim. I do not.” She scooped up some snow and hurled it at Flowerpaw, it hit her square in the face. Flowerpaw started laughing again, and Stormcloud and Snowpelt joined in. After they stopped laughing, Snowpelt asked hesitantly

“How much did you hear of our conversation?” Flowerpaw shrugged and said

“Nothing. I only found you guys a few moments ago.” Snowpelt let out a small sigh of relief, she did not want to explain all that again. Then Flowerpaw shot her a look. It wasn’t a glare, more like an ‘I need to talk to you ASAP’ look. Well, fox-dung. Snowpelt stuck on a smile and Stormcloud said

“Let’s get back to camp!” He started walking, but Snowpelt waited a moment so she could fall in behind him and next to Flowerpaw. He was walking fast, he probably thought they were right behind him. They slowed down and Flowerpaw whispered

“I only heard the last thing you said.” Snowpelt froze and whispered

“And what was that?” Flowerpaw looked at her and whispered

“You promised him something. I don’t know what, and I'm not going to ask, but you need to know something.” Snowpelt looked at her, waiting for an answer, and she continued

“Stormcloud takes promises really seriously. Like, I promised to get him a feather when we were kits, and he didn’t talk to me for a week after I didn’t. And we were kits, so a week was a really long time for us. He only started talking to me after mom made him. So you should probably keep that promise, especially if it’s a big one.” Snowpelt nodded, she was going to keep that promise. Flowerpaw smiled weakly and said

“Let’s catch up before he notices” Snowpelt smiled and ran towards him. She made her way right beside him and looked up at him with a smile. They were mates now. She was happy.

As long as she had him, everything would be just fine.

Who cared about what Whiteblaze thought? She couldn't take this away from her.

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The Story of Snow: Chapter 13

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Snowpaw got back to camp, holding the prey she had caught. As she came through the entrance she saw Stormcloud and Flowerpaw breath a sigh of relief and rush over, while Ashstar was walking over to high rock and Whitepaw and her friends stood in front of it. Stormcloud took the shrew in Snowpaw's paw and Flowerpaw said

"Oh thank Starclan! Stormcloud and I were about to try and find you! We were worried you encountered foxes or something! The ceremony is happening!" Snowpaw's eyes grew wide and the three of them rushed to the fresh kill pile. They put down the prey and Brightspot rushed over and said

"Oh good! You're here! I told Ashstar to wait until you got back but… anyway, You're becoming a warrior! Come on" They all walked over to high rock and sat down at the back. As Ashstar reached the top of highrock Stormcloud leaned over and said

"Is this your ceremony?" Snowpaw laughed quietly and looked up at him with a smile that he returned. Snowpaw spoke quietly

"Just like when we met." He smiled and nodded. Ashstar called out

"We have gathered here today to make two apprentices warriors. Whitepaw and Snowpaw, please come forward." Snowpaw stood and walked towards high rock. She noticed Whitepaw give her a nervous glance when she came to stand next to her. Ashstar nodded at Whitepaw and she stepped forward. She proudly spoke to her, the clan, and Starclan

"I, Ashstar, leader of Thunderclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend her to you as a warrior in her turn." He looked at Whitepaw, pride shining in his eyes,

"Whitepaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your-" Whitepaw interrupted,

"I do!" Ashstar chuckled and said

"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Whitepaw, from this moment on you will be known as Whiteblaze. StarClan honors your bravery and charisma, and we welcome you as a full warrior of Thunderclan." Snowpaw had to stifle a laugh at 'bravery' but the clan cheered her new name,

"Whiteblaze! Whiteblaze! Whiteblaze!" Ashstar rested his muzzle on her head and she licked his shoulder, like normal. Whiteblaze then turned towards the clan with a wide smile, ambition glinting in her eyes. Once the clan quieted down, Whiteblaze stepped back and raced down to talk to her friends. Ashstar looked at Snowpaw and she stepped forward. She met his eyes with a glare. He flinched slightly and looked away. He began the speech in a monotone voice

"I, Ashstar, leader of Thunderclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend her to you as a warrior in her turn." He continued a second later, looking at Snowpaw, but not at her face, rather at her paw,

"Snowpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?" Snowpaw took a breath and said

"I do." He paused and then said,

"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Snowpaw, from this moment on you will be known as Snowpelt. StarClan honors your-" He paused, as if he was unsure, then he said

"Intelligence and… Skill, and we welcome you as a full warrior of Thunderclan." She stepped backward, not wanting to make any physical contact with her Father. Snowpelt turned and looked towards the clan as they cheered her name. The loudest voices came from the back where her friends were. She chose to focus on that rather than the group of cats in front talking to each other like they had through the entire ceremony. Shadow tried to speak up but Snowpelt pushed her back, now was not the time. Once the cheers had ended, the last voices being Stormcloud and Flowerpaw, Ashstar said

"Whiteblaze and Snowpelt. You shall stand vigil tonight while the clan sleeps." He then called out to the clan,

"Clan meeting dismissed!" Snowpelt walked down to her friends and smiled at them as they congratulated her. She felt Shadow pressing at the edge of her mind but she pushed her back. Brightspot spoke

"I think your vigil begins once the sun has set and cats start to go to their nests. The sun is currently setting and I don't want to give Ashstar an excuse to yell at you so I wouldn’t talk for now." Snowpelt nodded and kept her silence. Flowerpaw said

"I should head to the med den. Iceleaf was arguing with Ashstar before the ceremony and his leg is still bad. Iceleaf probably wants my help." She glanced at Stormcloud with an encouraging but slightly sad smile. She gave Snowpelt a bright smile then walked away. Brightspot looked over at Whiteblaze and said

"It looks like Ashstar is telling her to begin the vigil now, so follow me. Stormcloud, stay here." Snowpelt flashed a smile at Stormcloud before turning and following Brightspot. They walked over to highrock and stopped before Ashstar and Whiteblaze. They turned towards them and the sisters' eyes met with a glare. Whiteblaze's eyes glanced down at Snowpelt's paws and she gave a slight sigh of relief when she saw her claws were sheathed. Snowpelt rolled her eyes and turned her attention to Brightspot and Ashstar. Brightspot spoke first

"It's time for their vigil, right?" Ashstar glanced at Snowpelt before saying

"Yes. Whiteblaze, Snowpelt, you will be sitting here and you will sit a silent vigil to think over your new names and duties. Either I or Brightspot will tell you when your vigil has ended in the morning.” He dipped his head, Iceleaf came up from behind him and said

“Ashstar, I want you in the medicine den tonight so I can keep an eye on you.” He turned to her and said

“I will be fine in my own den.” She glared at him and said

“As your medicine cat, I command you to sleep in the medicine den tonight so I can keep an eye on you.” She sighed and nodded his head. They walked to the medicine den and Brightspot spoke to Snowpelt and Whiteblaze

“I'm gonna go as well. Don't talk to anyone, Ok? Ok. See ya in the morning” Brightspot walked over to where Stormcloud was, said something to him and they both walked out of camp. As they left, Stormcloud threw a smile back at Snowpelt and she smiled back, her heart fluttering. She looked back to Whiteblaze and they glared at each other. Snowpelt looked away and looked at the entrance to camp. What could they be doing? It was kinda late to hunt, plus everyone was still wary about the foxes. Shadow tried to speak up

‘Maybe they’re-’ Nope. Snowpelt pushed her back, she was not going to listen to her. Sudden worry rushed through her. Would she be struggling with Shadow all night? Snowpelt shook her head slightly and chose to move her mind onto other topics. Like Ashstar’s flinch when she glared at him. Why had that happened? He didnt care what she thought so why did he seem to in that moment? Maybe it wasn’t about what she thought, maybe it was about her paw or something else about her appearance. But what? Her paw? Pelt? Eyes? Snowpelt sighed, she didn't know. She was shook out of her thoughts when she saw Flowerpaw exit the medicine den, she smiled at her and she smiled back. Both of them looked towards the camp entrance when Stormcloud and Brightspot entered again. So they didn't go hunting. They must have stepped out to talk or something. Brightspot’s eyes latched onto Flowerpaw and they walked towards her. Snowpelt looked away, it must be a family thing, they would probably grab Brichtail in a moment. Brightspot had always been super close to her kits, it almost made Snowpelt jealous. She had never even met her mother, as she had died when she was born. She didn't know much about her but had heard she was a very kind and strong willed cat and Ashstar loved her very much. That was all she knew. Nothing else. Goldenpelt also may have been close to her. When they were kits, Whiteblaze had asked about their mother and Goldenpelt had grown sad and distant before yelling at them. Snowpelt left her thoughts again when she saw Stormcloud coming towards her. She perked and smiled at him. He looked nervous, a rare look for him. Past him, she saw Brightspot and Flowerpaw hiding behind a rock. Brightspot watched eagerly and Flowerpaw smiled sadly. What was happening? Snowpelt noticed Stormcloud look at Whiteblaze with a small glare. She looked confused as well, her eyes were narrowed. Snowpelt looked back at Stormcloud. As he reached her he took a deep breath and spoke

"Hey Snowpelt." He smiled when he said her new Warrior name and he continued

"I know you can't respond right now but I have to ask you something.." a sharp gasp came from Whiteblaze but Snowpelt still didn't know what was going on so she listened very intently on what he had to say

"I'm actually asking right now because you respond and that gives you time to think and doesn't pressure you into answering right away and…" He trailed off,agave a little chuckle and said

"I'm rambling, sorry." He took a deep breath and smiled at her before saying

"Snowpelt, you are the most amazing cat I know. You are intelligent, strong, kind and overall just wonderful. And… I love you, Snowpelt. And I can't think of any other cat I would love to spend the rest of my life with. Snowpelt, will you be my mate?" Joy rushed through her and a ginormous smile spread across her face. She almost opened her mouth to say yes but stopped when she remembered that this was a silent vigil. So she just smiled happily. Cheering erupted from the rock Brightspot and Flowerpaw were hiding behind. She heard Brightspot say

"Snowstorm! Woo!" Snowpelt erupted into laughter and Stormcloud followed. Brightspot and Flowerpaw came out from behind the rock, laughing slightly. The only one who wasn't laughing was Whiteblaze. Snowpelt looked over at her. She was glaring at both her and Stormcloud, her eyes glowing with jealousy. Snowpelt looked back at Stormcloud with a smile. Brightspot came up behind him with a smile and said

“Super glad the ship is sailing but I’m dragging Stormcloud to bed! See you in the morning Snowpelt!” Stormcloud, Brightspot, and Flowerpaw walked towards the warrior den. Snowpelt watched them as Brightspot shooed Stormcloud inside and went to follow him but Flowerpaw said something to her and they walked out of camp. What could they be doing? Snowpelt shook it off and focused on what just happened. Stormcloud just asked her to be his mate! Snowpelt glowed with happiness.

Suddenly a thought hit her. She had to tell him. She had to tell him about what she'd done today, and the poisoning a few moons ago. He needed to know.

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The Story of Snow: Chapter 12

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Snowpaw walked through the forest for a few moments after leaving camp to hunt. Whitepaw had ticked her off and she needed to cool down. This whole day had been insane and she was tired. She took a deep breath of the chilled air. She caught the scent of a vole and dropped into a hunting crouch. After a few moments of finding and stalking it, she pounced. She caught the vole and let out a breath she didn't realize she had been holding. She picked it up and turned around. Before her stood the most annoying, aggravating, stupid, Fox-heart of a cat. Whitepaw. She spoke in her annoying voice,

"What are you doing?" Snowpaw spit out the vole, gave an annoyed smile, and said

"Hunting. To make up for the prey you never brought back." Fury erupted across Whitepaw's face as she spoke definitely,

"I got attacked by foxes! I-" Snowpaw gave her a mean smile and said

"Excuses, excuses. You didn't even fight!" In the back of her mind, she knew she was being mean but she didn't care. Shadow spoke and reassured her,

'She's an incompetent fox-heart. She deserves it.' Whitepaw said

"I did too! I am an amazing fighter!" Snowpaw laughed and Shadow said

'If she's such an amazing fighter, challenge her to a contest' Snowpaw stopped laughing and said

"I have an idea." Whitepaw snapped,

"What?"

"If you fought off foxes, you wouldn't balk from a friendly challenge against me. I mean, I must be an easier fight than foxes." Whitepaw hesitated and Snowpaw said

"Or are you too scared? If you don't want to face me, I get it. You must've been too scared to fight those foxes if you're too scared to fight me." Inside Snowpaw's head, Shadow praised her words. Whitepaw said

"Fine! I'll fight you. But no claws or teeth." Shadow snapped

'Tell her that she must not be confident if she doesn't want claws out!' Snowpaw ignored Shadow, she didn't want to kill Whitepaw. Shadow added to the thought

'Yet. We don't want to kill her yet.' Snowpaw said

"Alright. No claws or teeth. Just a friendly battle between two sisters." Snowpaw took a step back and dropped into a position where she could lunge and attack easily. Whitepaw also settled into a fighting stance but her movements were stiff and nervous. They stood there for a moment until Snowpaw spoke with a smug smile

"Go ahead. Attack." Whitepaw let out a small breath before going for a simple front paw attack. She had never been good on three legs so she was left off balance. Snowpaw was swift and precise as she dove underneath Whitepaw's attack and under her belly, hitting her other front leg out from under her. As Whitepaw fell, Snowpaw came up from behind her, leaped on her back, and used a paw to put slight pressure on the back of her neck. Not enough to hurt her but enough to tell Whitepaw she was there and could hurt her if she didn't act. Whitepaw got up and went to roll over and pin Snowpaw to the ground. Snowpaw pulled the move Shadow taught her and ended up on top of Whitepaw's belly. Snowpaw held her back paw to Whitepaw's throat. She laughed and said

"Down in a few heartbeats! Hah!" Whitepaw looked up at her, fear shining in her eyes. At Shadow's urging, she unsheathed her claws. A gasp came from Whitepaw and she spoke in a rushed, nervous tone,

"I said no claws!" Snowpaw smiled and nodded as she spoke

"Yes. You did." Shadow was at the forefront of her mind like she was acting with her. Whitepaw spoke slowly, her voice trembling with fear,

"You're not going to hurt me… are you?" Snowpaw and Shadow spoke at the same time, like one they said

"I could, couldn't I? With a single swift movement, you'd be a goner. I could easily frame it as an accident, or maybe those foxes would come back and I could blame it on them!" Snowpaw suddenly realized what she was saying and doing, and tried to draw back. She grew panicked when she couldn't and Shadow spoke, using Snowpaw's voice

"It would be so easy, wouldn't it?" Snowpaw was scared now. Her claws were slightly digging into Whitepaw's fur but she wasn't controlling them. She tried to move her paw but Shadow wouldn't let her. Snowpaw took a deep internal breath and tried to move something small, she could probably regain control if she did that. She focused on her tail. She was able to make it flick. Shadow’s concentration must have been broken because Snowpaw was suddenly able to retract her claws. She gasped for air and then gave a sigh of relief. Then she glared at her sister and said

“But I won’t. But don't you dare insult my friends again or I may next time. Understand?.” Whitepaw nodded frantically and Snowpaw got off. Whitepaw darted off, Snowpaw wasn't worried about her telling other cats. She would never admit that she was beaten. Once Whitepaw was out of sight, and hopefully earshot, Snowpaw hissed

“Shadow!” She waited for a moment for the voice to respond. It didn't. Snowpelt spoke to herself again

“What in the dark forest was that?!” No response, Snowpaw continued

“I said I wasn't going to kill her! What would Stormcloud think!?” Inside her head, she heard a faint groan of annoyance. Snowpaw snapped

“You know what? I'm done. I'm done listening to you. Especially after that.” Shadow’s voice finally spoke up again, panic and anger tingeing it

‘Snowpaw-’ Snowpaw blocked it out. She wasn't going to listen or trust Shadow again after that. She sighed and continued hunting. She hunted for an hour or so, catching two more pieces of prey, before heading back to camp. She picked up two pieces of prey with her mouth and one with her paw. She walked back to camp as the sun neared the horizon, colors lighting up the cloudy sky and white snowflakes.

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