Driftwind

> "No! I don't understand! You s-shouldn't have even t-taken me as your mate in the first p-place! I gave my h-heart to you! E-every time I t-told you I l-loved you, I meant it!" - Driftwind to Songcrash
>
>

Template:The Four Clans cat template
Template:Infobox character

## Appearance

Driftwind is a slim, light silver spotted tabby tom. His spots are mostly on his back, where the fur darkens a little. He has white ears, a white tail tip, and a white heart-shaped marking on his chest, as well as 4 white socks of different lengths. His eyes are green, and turn more aqua in the center. He has a blue, black, and white feather that is like Honeypaw's, that she gave to him, that he wears behind his left ear.

## Personality

Driftwind is super outgoing and friendly. You can always come up to him and talk about anything, he'll always listen. He can be a little reckless sometimes, and talks and acts without thinking of how it would impact others. Driftwind is a born leader, and this often makes him come off as bossy. He can be arrogant and proud sometimes, which seems annoying to some cats, but overall, he is a good friend to have, and will always be there in the end.

## Strengths and Weaknesses

### Strengths:

* Excellent hunter
* Great Swimmer
* Good hearing

### Weaknesses:

* Bad at climbing
* Kind of clumsy
* Has a slight limp on his back left leg because he got attacked by an eel as an apprentice

## Apprentice Life

Driftpaw was always bored as an apprentice, and Chestnutheart was one of his closest friends. When he was hunting with Chestnutheart, Driftpaw was attacked by a eel, which left him with several scars on his back legs. Chesnutheart saved him, and if it wasn't for her, Driftpaw probably would not have survived. Chestnutheart helped him back to camp while Honeypaw treated his wounds from the eel bites.

He befriended Songcrash when he was confined to his nest, by talking to the slightly fiesty she-cat. They became friends quickly, and with Driftpaw's friendly personality they get along pretty well.

While hunting by the river with Songcrash, he asked her to fish and in doing so, she fell into the river. She blamed Driftpaw for it and got mad at him, leaving Driftpaw hurt and upset. The two eventually made up, and are good friends again.

Driftpaw befriended Ospreyfeather, who helped him out with his situation with Songcrash, and also befriended Morningkit, and explained to her the ranks and suffixes of the Clan cats.

## Warrior Life

Driftpaw later earned his warrior name, and Badgerstar gave him the name Driftwind. He finally admitted to Songcrash that he loved her, and she said the same. Later, when taking a walk through the forest, he asked Songcrash to be his mate, and she accepted.

One day, Songcrash came back to camp with the strong smell of ferns from visiting Splashstone. Driftwind was suspicious of her, and they got in a fight over it. Later, Driftwind apologized to her, and was forgiven.

Driftwind met Charkit, and tried to convince her mossballs weren't evil, and failed. Charkit was still afraid of mossballs.

Songcrash was soon found out to be expecting his kits, which she didn't want. Driftwind comforted her, telling her they would get through it together.

He later found out Charkit was afraid of the water after almost drowning. To help her out, he gave her a pep talk, and even went into the river with her, staying in shallow water so he could help Charkit get over her fear. During this, they became a lot closer.

Not long after, Songcrash and Driftwind were talking by the fresh kill pile, only for Songcrash to tell Driftwind she loved him like a brother, not a mate. Driftwind got really upset and ran away, and later Songcrash left to go back to ThunderClan, leaving Driftwind depressed and devastated. Luckily, he had all his friends by his side to support him.

Not long after, he developed a crush on Ivyfall, who also had 2 other toms crushing on her, Howell and Ospreyfeather, and she can't decide which to choose.

Ivyfall woke up in the middle of the night from a nightmare, and Driftwind got up to comfort her. Ivyfall suggested that they take a walk, so they went outside for a bit. They talked for a bit about how beautiful the night was, then Ivyfall thought aloud that Songcrash was missing out, causing Driftwind to turn more red than a deathberry. And uh I'm getting lazy on this so I'm just gonna give you the long-story-short and tell you that Driftwind decided to make things more awkward by licking her on the cheek.

He was at the border one day, and had a run-in with Songcrash. Songcrash said she didn't hate him, and she knew she needed his friendship. He told her that he needed time to get over them, what they used to be, and Songcrash agreed that she did too. Driftwind remarked that she had been the one who broke up with him, which sparked an argument. He implied that she didn't care about him, and insisted she had already replaced him. She denied over and over, despite knowing inside that she loved Splashstone. He told her that she didn't care that she ripped his heart out, stomped on it, ripped it up and threw it in a river, and she asked if he wanted her to be poisoned and grow more and more depressed every day, because she didn't love him like that. The fact that she changed the subject made Driftwind believe she didn't care, and told her that said a lot. She told him she did care, and that she was sorry. Driftwind told her it was too late for them to be friends, and that they may as well forget all about each other and what they used to be. Songcrash said she hoped he could find someone else, then left.

Later, he told Cloverkit that he could be her Daddy too and it made Charkit upset, and both sisters think they are in each others shadow. He tells Cloverkit that neither of them should think that, because both sisters are amazing and special in their own ways, and he and Cloverkit try to think about ways to cheer up Charkit.

He met up with Patchkit, who wanted to leave camp. Driftwind cautiously agreed to take her out, as long as she did everything he told her to. (Currently being updated haha- I didn't realize how many important moments I left out OwO)

## Relationships

### Family

* Songcrash- Mate (Formerly)
* Birchkit- Daughter
* Almondkit- Son

### Friends

* Chestnutheart
* Yellowbeam
* Ospreyfeather
* Ivyfall (Crush)
* Honeypaw
* Swiftkit
* Morningkit
* Charkit
* Cloverkit
* Patchkit

## Quotes

* "Well you're certaintly a nice cat to be around." - Driftpaw to Songcrash
* "Okay, you don't have to tell me, but... you can always talk to me." - Driftpaw to Songcrash
* "My training ends in 2 moons, I'm not sure if I'm ready..." - Driftpaw to Chestnutheart
* "Well, despite how many cats are here, I feel bored all the time, ignored. I barely have any friends here..." - Driftpaw to Chestnutheart
* "C'mon, I'm just trying to be nice. I know something's wrong, and being rude isn't going to make it any better." - Driftpaw to Songcrash
* "I bet you'll be a great warrior. Maybe even the best! But first you'll have to get better than me." - Driftpaw to Morningkit
* "I'm not trying to kill you! If you didn't want to fish you could've just told me." - Driftpaw to Songcrash
* "I'm sorry..." - Driftpaw to Songcrash about her falling in the river
* "I- I love you, Songcrash." - Driftwind to Songcrash
* "The mossball isn't gonna hurt you." - Driftwind to Charkit
* "You just need to be brave enough to try again." - Driftwind to Charkit about swimming.
* "It's gonna be okay. Whatever comes next, we'll get through it together." - Driftwind to Songcrash about her having kits.
* 'H-how can I ever get over this... her... us?' - Driftwind thinking about Songcrash
* "I don't know what kind of cat would go telling someone else about what you told them, but I wouldn't. I'm not saying you have to tell me anything. I'm saying I'm here if you need me." - Driftwind to Hopekit
* "S-so every time y-you told me y-you l-loved me... it w-was just a l-lie!?" - Driftwind to Songcrash
* "Any cat would be lucky to have you as a friend. You're polite, and kind, and sweet." - Driftwind to Cloverkit
* "I just want to make sure I can be a use to my Clan. RiverClan is so big, I-I kinda feel like I'm getting lost in the crowd." - Driftpaw to Chestnutheart
* "You wouldn't have gone to ThunderClan for no reason! I'm not stupid. I know you left for someone else, even if I don't know who." - Driftwind to Songcrash
* "Just leave me alone, Songcrash. You've probably already replaced me anyways. You never cared about me in the first p-place!" - Driftwind to Songcrash
* "We... we may as well just forget. About each other, about what we used to be, everything... I'm sorry..." - Driftwind to Songcrash