Splashpelt

**Splashpelt** is a splotched brown and white she-cat with blue eyes.

## History

Splashkit is born to Sunstream and Hopflight, along with her sister Runningkit. They are Sunstream and Hopflight's first litter, and the two parents are excited for their daughters to begin to train to become warriors. Hopflight spends a lot of time playing with them in the nursery, as well as their denmates: Seedkit and Rowankit. Sunstream jokes to Copperlight that their kits will end up as each others' mates, and Copperlight laughs.
Splashpaw is apprenticed to Morningmist, and begins her warrior training. Being around the same age as Seedpaw and Rowanpaw, Splashpaw and her sister develop a close relationship with the two other cats. They become good friends, and train together frequently. Splashpaw proves herself to be an excellent climber, and Runningpaw is jealous of this. Splashpaw trains Runningpaw on how to climb trees during nightfall in order to strengthen her sister's skills, and to ease the jealousy. Over time, Runningpaw masters the art of climbing trees, and feels closer to Splashpaw because of this.
Splashpaw notices that Runningpaw is getting closer to Rowanpaw, in a way that exceeds friendship. Splashpaw teases her sister about this and threatens to tell him if she ever were to make her mad. Runningpaw tells her that Splashpaw's own crush on Seedpaw was no secret, and Splashpaw shushes her. The sisters agree to never tell the toms about their feelings for them unless they were to say something first.
One night, Splashpaw is tasked to do a nighttime patrol with Morningmist, Seedpaw, and Ivyleaf. Splashpaw is nervous, and hangs around her mentor to avoid making conversation with Seedpaw. The two mentors ask their apprentices about what they felt as if they needed to learn next, and Seedpaw suggests that they should do battle training together the next day. Splashpaw excitedly agrees, looking forward to spending more time with Seedpaw. Morningmist mentions that the two apprentices make a good team, and Seedpaw gives Splashpaw a light prod. Splashpaw blushes.
The next morning, Splashpaw and Seedpaw are taken into the forest for battle training. They do well and earn praise from their mentors. Afterwards, Seedpaw suggests that they take a walk by themselves to get away from everyone else for a short awhile. Splashpaw, her heart pounding, agrees. Seedpaw takes her through the territory to an overturned tree. He takes her inside, and Splashpaw learns that the fallen tree is completely hollow on the inside. She feels nervous, as her pelt is brushing against Seedpaw's. The two spend time alone together, which heightens Splashpaw's crush on the tom even more.
Upon returning to camp, Splashpaw rushes over to tell her sister what had happened. Runningpaw is happy for Splashpaw and tells her that Seedpaw is sure to feel the same way as her. Splashpaw is excited about the future and spends the rest of the day gossiping with Runningpaw.
Splashpelt is made into a full warrior of ShadowClan, along with her sister Runningwish. Not long after becoming warriors, Runningwish and Rowansun officially become mates, and Splashpelt is happy for her sister. She looks at Seedfall when this is announced, but the tom does not meet her gaze in return. Runningwish's new relationship makes Splashpelt excited about progressing her own, and she begins to think of new ways to spend time with Seedfall.
As time progresses, Splashpelt becomes frustrated with Seedfall's lack of advances. She is saddened, and wishes to regain the same Seedfall that she had when they were apprentices. Eventually, Seedfall starts showing obvious interest in a young warrior - Graycloud. This breaks Splashpelt, and she begins to distant herself from the tom when he starts to talk to her about how much he likes the gray she-cat. Splashpelt, desperate to try and win Seedfall's heart, begins to step up and take charge of more camp duties in an effort to be seen by him.
Distaught, Splashpelt goes to Runningwish for advice. Her sister calms her by telling her that Seedfall and her share a lot of history, and that he would be a fool to run to a cat that he barely knows. Splashpelt is somewhat calmed and begins to talk to Seedfall more often. Seedfall pays attention to her, and Splashpelt believes that he will understand that he truly loves her at the end of the day.
One morning, Seedfall finds Splashpelt in her den. He excitedly tells her that he had asked Graycloud to be his mate, and that she had accepted. Heartbroken, Splashpelt weakly congratulates him, and then excuses herself from her den. Splashpelt treks through the forest until she finds the hollow tree that Seedfall had taken her to as apprentices. Climbing inside, Splashpelt shuts her eyes, and mourns the love she had never found.
Graycloud gives birth to two sons, Thistlekit and Stonekit. Seedfall is extreamly elated about the birth of his kits, and begs Splashpelt to come look at them once they had opened their eyes. She does not want to do this but cannot tell Seedfall no. He leads her into the nursery, and Splashpelt is overwhelmed with emotion. She is happy for her friend, but cannot help but to think of her fantasies she had laid out with Runningwish as apprentices. She feels as if it should be her wrapping her tail around the kits with Seedfall's doting gaze upon her. Splashpelt congratulates the parents, and excuses herself.
As Seedfall's kits age into apprentices, Splashpelt cannot help but feel contempt towards their mother. She feels anger burn in her heart whenever she catches a glimpse of her. Splashpelt distances herself from Seedfall once more, and starts to spend more time with her friend Swiftwhisper.
Thistlestorm and Stoneheart are made full warriors of ShadowClan, and Splashpelt attends the ceremony. She brushes noses with Seedfall afterwards and congratulates him on successfully raising a litter of kits. Her old friend laughs and says that he's looking forward to what she can do with her own. Splashpelt feels her heart swell - a feeling that she hadn't felt in awhile - and tells him that she is working on it.
During a patrol on the ThunderClan border, Splashpelt gets in a fight with a ThunderClan patrol. She is pinned down by Peartuft, but is assisted by Swiftwhisper, who knocks the tom to the ground. She hisses at the tom, and tells him that there was no reason to cross a line of that magnitude. The tom is called back by Sunfire, who scolds him for almost leaving a scar during a simple border patrol. Splashpelt tells the deputy to keep better tabs over his warriors, and Sunfire reminds her that his niceness has a limit. The patrol go their separate ways.
Later, Seedfall excitedly tells Splashpelt that Graycloud is expecting her second litter. Splashpelt numbly congratulates him, and Seedfall noticebly is confused about her abnormal reaction. She leaves, and only speaks with him cordially for the next few days.
When ThunderClan experiences a flood, an apprentice by the name of Dewpaw is rescued by ShadowClan. Splashpelt, while patrolling with Seedfall, encounter the patrol that come looking for her the next day. She escorts them to the camp, and back to the border when ordered by Talonstar. After this, she exchanges words with Seedfall. He tells her about his new kits, and Splashpelt tells him not to worry so much about being a good father to them. He runs off to go see Graycloud, leaving Splashpelt behind. She sits where he had left her, thinking about her buried feelings for the tom.
Splashpelt is found by Nightfire, who escorts her back to camp. They share prey, and are eventually joined by Runningwish, Rowansun, and Seedfall. Once the conversation turns to reminiscing about old memories, Splashpelt feels awkward, and leaves to go lay down. Runningwish follows soon after, and the two spend the rest of the afternoon together in their nests.
## Trivia

* Splashpelt is the oldest of Splook's OC's, and was originally named Waterpelt.

### Theme Songs

* **Memory** by Andrew Lloyd Webber, from the musical *Cats*

*Touch me, it's so easy to leave me all alone with the memory of my days in the sun. If you touch me, you'll understand what happiness is, and a new day has begun."*
* **August** by Taylor Swift; *to Seedfall*

*But I can see us lost in the memory, August slipped away into a moment in time. Because it was never mine. And I can see us twisted in bedsheets, August slipped away like a bottle of wine. Because you were never mine.*