Swift as The Wind

This is a Fanfic by Matrixheart about one of my oc's, Swirling'Feather.

Please **do** **not** edit this without my permission, if you have spotted a grammar or spelling mistake, please put it in the comments down below and ***I*** will deal with it

## Blurb

When the time of the clans was no longer, the remaining cats of The Rejected reverted back to the old ways and lose the meaning of what it means to be a true...*warrior*. Swirling'Feather, the daughter of the former leader and medicine cat, tries to reclaim some honour instead of being ignored or worse.

## Allegiances

### WindClan

Leader: Windstar; A pale grey tom with dark grey tabby stripes

Deputy: Whitethroat; A black she-cat with a white throat

Medicine cat: Twigleaf; A long haired Siamese with blue eyes and white paws

Warriors:

Softstripe; A small, fluffy grey she-cat with a white stripe down her back and tail

Addertail; A brown tabby tom

Ravenclaw; A black tom with white ear tufts

Sorrelpelt; A tortoiseshell she-cat with a white tail and yellow eyes

Apprentice, Applepaw (A pale brown tom)

Lapwing; A black she-cat with a fluffy grey chest and tail. Nursing Addertail's kits, Primrosekit (A cream coloured she-cat with yellow eyes), and Greykit (A dark grey tom)

Magpienose; A tuxedo she-cat

Grasseye; A pale brown tabby tom with one bright green eye and one dark amber eye (Original name was Creekkit)

Duskwind; A dark grey tom with a white underside

Apprentice, Spiralpaw (A ginger tabby she-cat with spiral stripes)

Goldheart; A ginger and yellow she-cat with amber eyes

Silverbrook; A silver tabby she-cat

Apprenitce, Rabbitpaw (A white tom with a brown tail)

### The Rejected

##### The Highest (The leader and family, they have the most important roles)

Falling'Frost; A white tom with a light grey flaked chest (Position, basically the leader)

Drizzling'Rain; A grey dappled she-cat, daughter of Falling'Frost (Position, Deputy/Lightest)

Blooming'Flower; A tortoiseshell and white she-cat, daughter of Falling'Frost (Position, 2nd Deputy/Swiftest)

Falling'Feathers; A light grey tom with a white underside (Position; Traveler)

##### The Mightiest (The strongest, protectors of The Rejected)

Fading'Jay; A silver and grey tabby tom with icy blue eyes

Burning'Tail; A pinkish white she-cat with a red tail and ears

Dripping'Splash; A broad shouldered grey tom with a white underside

AshSmoke; A black tom with a white undercoat and a hint of red

##### The Swiftest (Hunters and Fetchers)

Blooming'Flower; A tortoiseshell and white she-cat with light amber eyes

Pouncing'Tiger; A dark brown tabby tom, he is half deaf

Rippling'Brook; A small cream coloured she-cat with a lighter chest and ear tufts

##### The Lightest (Basically spies and/or messengers)

Drizzling'Rain; A grey dapple she-cat

Echoing'Whisper; A small calico she-cat

##### The Lowest (Come from families who have been shamed or are the weakest and most useless cats)

Swirling'Feather; A dark blue she-cat with a white chest and paws, she has mystic-like blue eyes

## One

The pure white snow sparkled like morning dew as it made the forest its new home. I sat in a patch of leaves that had been unaffected by the snowfall, my blue eyes twinkling in the moonlight. A twig cracked. The small sound echoed loudly through the once silent forest. I flicked my tail and got up, turning my head in the direction of the noise.

"Echoing'Whisper, I know you're there." I rolled my eyes as the small she-cat came out from behind an oak tree.

"Come on! I was doing so well up until now." She hissed, a playful tone in her voice.

"Then how come I knew you were there since the moment you started following me at sunset?" I asked, a mischievous glint in my eyes. Without waiting for a reply I bowled into her, knocking her into the snow. I stood on top of her, grinning. "Do you surrender?" I knew she wouldn't give up but I still wanted to say it.

"*Never*." She kicked off my stomach and scrambled out from underneath me, I quickly recovered and bolted after her, my paws kicking up snow as I ran. "I bet you can't keep up with me!" She teased, glancing back at me.

"I bet I can!" I replied with a snort. It was a fair fight, neither of us were in The Swiftest... I mean, I could be if my parents weren't WindClan's leader and medicine cat, but Falling'Frost still held a grudge on my father. I shook my head, trying to banish the thoughts of my past. They didn't matter, they abandoned and rejected me, that's why I ended up where I am now.

***They're useless, you never needed them anyway, you never needed anyone and you never will.*** A voice in my head hissed, I agreed even though it sometimes hurts to admit. I slowed to a stop and looked up at Silverpelt, my eyes pleading.

*Robinkit, if you're there, can you forgive me for what I'm about to do?* I asked silently. I felt as if the stars were ignoring me, I shouldn't have been upset but I was. My thoughts were interrupted by Echoing'Whisper as she nudged my side, a concerned look in her green eyes. I couldn't ignore her or turn away my head and mutter 'nothing', no, not with her. She was my best friend and my foster sister. But that wasn't the only reason why. When she looked at me with her jade green eyes I couldn't look away.

"Swirling'Feather, tell me what's wrong." Her soft melodic voice soothed me. I leaned up against her soft calico fur, my eyes drifting into the forest where the shadows danced with the light and snow.

"It's nothing." I murmured softly. This time she didn't question me and we made our way back to camp.

........................

My blue eyes flashed, I leaped forwards and caught the cat beneath my paws. A tingle of anticipation spread through my pelt, the large tom had a bulky structure yet he was still fast enough to be classified as one of The Swiftest. But he wasn't, he was one of The Mightiest. He kicked me off and aimed a blow to my face, but I rolled away just in time and jumped back to my paws. Another cat leaped on top of me, their weight was too much for me to bear as they kicked my back with their hind paws.

"That's cheating!" I cried as my chest hit the ground, mud spattering my white chest fur. The claws dung harder into my shoulders, I held back a yowl. The first cat, Fading'Jay, approached me from the front, his lips curled into a snarl.

"And you're The Lowest, what does it matter if we're cheating? You're a disgrace to The Rejected and Falling'Frost said we could bend the rules when practising. Anyway, it wouldn't matter in a real fight." He snorted, flicking his tail against my ear. The cat on top of me let go and leapt off, her long fur just barely grazing the forest floor. "Come on, Blooming'Flower, we've had enough *practise* for today."

I watched them as they left, their tails entwined and their heads up in pride. *She'll be expecting soon*. Her sister's voice ran in my head, I didn't want it to be true. Even though Fading'Jay treated me like mouse-dung sometimes, it was only because of my past and the fact that his mate was there. I tried to shake the thoughts out of my head, I tried to convince myself that he was hers, not mine. I pushed up to my paws, shaking the mud off my pelt.

***How far will you go to make him love you?*** The voice asked. I stayed silent even as the question repeated itself over and over again. The truth was, I didn't know, I'd let my paws guide me down the right path, even if it turns out to be wrong.

## Two

"Echoing'Whisper, you will go to WindClan and deliver a message for me. Dripping'Splash will go with you for protection, Drizzling'Rain will be following but she has to stay hidden and see if Windstar does anything suspicious. Pouncing'Tiger will also come just in case a fight breaks out and he can run back to warn us." Falling'Frost organised the Messenger Patrol, I knew he was gonna ask for more hunting land because apparently, we didn't have enough and our clan was starving.

I raised my tail from where I was laying in a patch of sunlight, a sign of questioning the leader. He glanced over at me and asked, "What?"

"Shouldn't you prepare a battle patrol to wait by the border? Windstar *will* turn down your *plea*, especially since new-leaf is approaching and prey will be coming back. He'd be mouse-brained to lend us his hunting lands." I snorted, flicking my tail. Blooming'Flower rose to her paws, her fur bristling.

"Are you questioning the leader?!" She growled.

I snickered, trying to hold back a laugh. "Yeah, so? You're just mad because he chose Pouncing'Tiger instead of you." Her fur fluffed out as a few others snorted and laughed.

"If that's the problem, Blooming'Flower, you can go on a hunting patrol with Swirling'Feather after they leave. And your idea isn't bad, considering it's coming from a Lowest. I don't want my deputy getting hurt, so I guess I'll set up a battle patrol. AshSmoke, Rippling'Brook, and Burning'Tail, you three should be good enough." Falling'Frost pointed to the three cats, but AshSmoke spoke up.

"Rippling'Brook is expecting." He blurted, curling his tail around hers. She lowered her eyes, embarrassed at the sudden comment.

"It's true, I've been expecting AshSmoke's kits for about a moon now." Now that I thought about it, the small she-cat had looked bigger, but I thought that was just because she was eating all the prey. This seemed to annoy and please Falling'Frost.

"I'll have someone set up the nursery later, right now, we're in need of a medicine cat. Any volunteers to train as Twigleaf's apprentice? We might as well ask while we're going there, it's also about time we get one." I stood up, it only made sense for me to go, I had no other position or purpose. Drizzling'Rain nodded, her eyes lit up at the idea of getting a medicine cat so she wasn't even paying that much attention to who volunteered. I mean, it wasn't like I would take training *that* seriously, I just needed to be considered more than The Lowest.

...............

***(Minor gore and death warning for this part)***

Blooming'Flower's tortoiseshell fur blended in nicely with the undergrowth as she stalked a mouse, the question from earlier rang in my mind while I watched her.

***Just let your paw guide you.*** And I did.

I stalked my prey, hidden calmly in the shadows as I set my paws down softly. My fangs gleamed in a sliver of light, I leapt forwards and tackled the she-cat. I caught her by surprise, she let out a shriek, the signal to kill. I bit down swiftly on her neck, her body went limp and the deed was done with no blood spilt. I covered up her wound and tossed her in the river, letting her body sink under while the current pulled her. I shook my head slightly, pretending to forget the incident.

The current would bring her to the border and wash her on the shore, the battle patrol would see it and realise that she must have drowned because the water would've washed off any scent. I washed my mouth in the water and walked back to where I hid my fresh-kill. I picked up a mouse and a squirrel then headed back to camp, satisfied.

## Three

My dreams were haunted by her. She loomed over me, her fur drenched with river water and her amber eyes gleaming. I banished the image from my mind, everything had gone as planned that day and The Rejected grieved while also somewhat excited for Rippling'Brook and AshSmoke's kits. Windstar hadn't given up the land but agreed to train a medicine cat. But he didn't know it was going to be me, his daughter.

"Come on, Swirling'Feather! Fading'Jay and I are going to take you to WindClan now." Echoing'Whisper called from outside of my little fort. I got to my paws and pushed through the bracken, emerging into the clearing. I blinked twice as my eyes adjusted to the blinding sun, today was the day I'd change my life for good. And maybe when it was all over, I would atone for my sins.

"Let's head out, I want to be there before sunhigh." Fading'Jay muttered, he had been kinder to me since Blooming'Flower died but he was still trying to get over it and kept a slightly bitter attitude towards me. I didn't mind though, she was gone, that's what mattered. And besides, I wouldn't be seeing him for a while.

.............

We arrived at the camp later that morning, Twigleaf, Windstar, and a black she-cat with a white throat who I didn't recognise, but I figured she must be the deputy. I stayed behind Fading'Jay and Echoing'Whisper, not wanting to talk to my parents. I hoped they wouldn't recognise my name because when I was a kit, my name was Swirlkit. I mean, it wasn't that much different.

"Echoing'Whisper, Fading'Jay." Twigleaf bowed her head lightly at the two cats. Her gentle voice was filled with kindness as she spoke softly.

"We've come to drop off your appren-" She was cut off by a glare from Fading'Jay. "Temporary apprentice." Echoing'Whisper quickly corrected herself.

"Well? Where is he?" Windstar asked, slightly impatient with the non-clan cats.

"*She* is right here." Fading'Jay hissed, flicking his ear towards me. Windstar gave him a disgusted look, clearly not wanting to deal with the snappy tom. I perked up, peering back at the leader so that he could see me. His eyes lit up in surprise as my blue eyes stared back at him curiously. If I was going to start anew as a medicine cat, then I want to be a better cat and change myself to be more like my mother, a sweet, caring, and kind she-cat.

"We better get going, Falling'Frost needs us on a hunting patrol." Echoing'Whisper hurried to make up an excuse and both of them bolted off, leaving me alone with the leader, deputy, and medicine cat of the clan I had been taught from apprenticeship was my enemy.

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