Crystalblaze

Crystalblaze is a she-cat with long silver fur. She's fit and strong, with long forepaws and a long plumy tail. Her muzzle is silvery-white, with her toes, chest, and tailtip sharing the same white-silver color.

Crystalblaze loves plants and herbs! She knows almost every plant in the forest and she loves collecting them, too! Instead of feathers, her nest is lined with sweet-smelling blooms and beautiful leaves that make her nest the most colorful thing in the den!

She is a deuteragonist of Rainstorm's Fight or Flight and the main protagonist of Crystalblaze's Journey. She's Darkcloud and Rainstorm's love interest.

## History

### Rainstorm's Fight or Flight

Crystalblaze is first mentioned as Crystalkit in chapter two of Rainstorm's Fight or Flight, where she becomes an apprentice with no mentor.

She and Darkpaw celebrate briefly together, but when Darkpaw sees Fernpaw nuzzling Rainpaw in congratulations he rushes over without a care for Crystalpaw; it is noticed by Rainpaw how she looks disappointed and lonely.

She's later mentioned in chapter six, when she asks Rainpaw to go hunting with her. Rainpaw agrees, and they set off together, though Rainpaw notices how she seems to be doing more exploring than hunting. They stumble onto a clearing with a large cave ad Rainpaw exclaims that he has to show this to his friends. Crystalpaw nods, but before they enter the camp she asks him for his help with getting together with Darkapw, as she has feelings for him.

In the next chapter, it's revealed that Rainpaw had decided to help Crystalpaw, and that she had decided to wait at the cave for Rainpaw to bring his friends. Shyly, she greets Fernpaw and Darkpaw, and Fernpaw and Crystalpaw hit it off instantly. Darkpaw avoids Crystalpaw's gaze, and, noticing this, Rainpaw gives Crystalpaw a nod to show he'll still help her.

In chapter eight, Crystalpaw walks into the camp with her tail twined with Rainpaw's, giggling at something he'd said. She untwines her tail with his and meows that she's going to take a nap, because she's tired. She pads into the den they've set up in the cave and pans out of view, though later her tail-tip is just visible.

Later, Rainpaw walks into the apprentice's den and sits down next to her, waking her up from her nap. She raises her head sleepily and greets him. They nuzzle, knowing that they're both now visible in the entrance to the den. Rainpaw sighs that that took a lot of effort, and Crystalpaw is confused. Rainpaw explains that Fernpaw invited him to train, but he said no.

Crystalpaw looks away, and then mutters that if he's unhappy, they could stop trying to make Fernpaw and Darkpaw jealous. Rainpaw blinks in surprise, asking about Darkpaw, to which she replies flatly, "What about him? [..] If it's making you unhappy, I'll stop. We're friends now, remember?" Rainpaw is flustered for a moment, but then he meows that he's sure it'll get better. He scoots over to her, and curls up, their pelts brushing.

In chapter nine, she rises, feeling guilty about making Rainpaw unhappy, and whispers an apology into his ear, thinking he's asleep. She pads out of the den and sits down. Shortly after, Rainpaw joins her. She fakes a cheery greeting towards Rainpaw, though it's not very convincing. Rainpaw smiles at her, and she invites him hunting.

Rainpaw refuses, remarking how early it is, but that he would like to go on a walk around the territory together. Crystalpaw agrees, and, noticing that Fernpaw is awakening, twines her tail with Rainpaw's. They leave in an uncomfortable silence, Crystalpaw avoiding Rainpaw's gaze. Once they're out of sight of the cave, they untwine their tails.

Even though their "romance" is fake, Rainpaw twines his tail with hers when nobody's around. Surprised but pleased, Crystalpaw lets out a purr. They stare at each other for a moment, then Rainpaw apologizes and runs off. Crystalpaw chases after him and confesses to feelings towards him, to which Rainpaw is stunned and unable to answer properly. Rainpaw is saved from having to answer when Crystalpaw realizes that they've strayed onto FlowerClan territory, and they return to the caves in silence.

Upon their arrival, they agree to "end things", and to cheer Crystalpaw up Rainpaw decides to hold a ceremony. Crystalpaw points out that only the leader can hold a ceremony, so Rainpaw summons Fernpaw and Darkpaw. They hold a vote, and Rainpaw becomes leader, while Crystalpaw is second-in-command. Rainpaw renames himself Rainstorm, but he's stumped with a name for the group. Instead of becoming a clan, they become a colony, as the only reason they left FlowerClan was to escape the oppresion of a clan. Rainstorm renames Crystalpaw to Crystalblaze, Fernpaw to Fernwish, and Darkpaw to Darkcloud.

Crystalblaze is mentioned one last time in chapter twelve, once when Fernwish meows that they went hunting together, twice when Rainstorm reveals to Fernwish that he likes Crystalblaze, thrice when Fernwish meows that she's be disappointed if he became mates with her, and a fourth time when Rainstorm wonders what it would be like to ask Crystalblaze to be his mate instead of Fernwish.

### Crystalblaze's Journey

Crystalblaze appears in chapter one of her novella, Crystalblaze's Journey. She is organizing the patrols, while listing mentally all the cats who'd joined the colony in the three moons since the previous novella. She stutters, and hoping that nobody noticed, leaps down from her perch on the announcement rock.

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