Ebonyfire's Fate

Prologue

"Why did he come out so late?" A voice asked.

"I have no idea." Another voice answered.

"Why is he so small?" The first voice cried.

"Stop asking questions!" The other snapped.

They were in a small den with brambles surrounded. Two cats were in it, once on the ground with three kits at her stomach, and the other was a tom with leaves in his mouth.  One kit was a calico she-cat, the other was the biggest; a tabby tom with a long tail, and the last was an extremely small black cat with a pink nose. He sneezed and nudged closer to she she-cat's belly.

"Will he live?" The she-cat asked.

"No." Was the last answer the tom said before walking out the door.

Chapter 1

Ebonykit yawned, stretching out. Beside him he saw Sweetkit opening her green eyes and flicking her tail.  On his other side Hawkkit was sleepily playing with a moss ball. He glanced over at his two siblings then widened his eyes. "They're awake Irisfeather they're awake!"

A beige coloured queen yawned and glanced at all three of them. "Alright." She yawned again. "You can go play outside."

"Yay!" Hawkkit shouted and ran outside. "Are you coming, Ebonykit?"

"Uh.. yeah." Ebonykit murmured. This wasn't the first time his brother forced him to play. As he rushed up to his siblings, Ebonykit stumbled and fell. He looked up to see Coaststar and another cat whispering. They turned their heads to him and started murmering something like: "He's so small... surprised he's not a runt.."

Ebonykit snorted. *One day I'll be the greatest warrior CoastClan has ever seen!*He thought eagerly. *Maybe even Elite Warrior!*

Ebonykit got up and pounded after his siblings. Hawkkit  and  Sweetkit were no where to be seen, but his good friend Bluekit was going up to a kit he's never seen before. Ebonykit tilted his head. *How do I not know him?* He wondered. *I'm four moons old*.

He shrugged and raced up to Bluekit, who has talking with Shadowkit. He panted. "Hey."

"Oh hi!" Bluekit mewed to Ebonykit then turned back to the kit. "I'm Bluekit." She meowed. "And this is Ebonykit."

"Uh.." The kit stammered. "I'm.. Shadow..kit."

"Nice to meet you, Shadowkit!" Bluekit meowed happily. Ebonykit interuppted. "I haven't seen you around."

"Well.." Shadowkit started. "I.. I'm a runt."

Ebonykit blinked. *So surprising*. Bluekit spoke again. "Wow! You're bigger than us!"

*Yeah right!* Ebonykit thought bitterly. *I'm big? Aren't I*? "Let's play fight." Bluekit decided. "I'll be the warrior, Ebonykit will be the guard, and Shadowkit will be the rogue."

"Rogue?" Ebonykit heard Shadowkit mew. "Oh, right.." Ebonykit rolled his eyes while Shadowkit got a place to pounce on Bluekit.  Ebonykit stood guard, trying to look where Shadowkit was, then suddenly he heard a screech and the kit turned about to see Shadowkit pin Bluekit down.

"Rogues win!" Bluekit shouted and pushed Shadowkit off playfully.

"I didn't get to *do* anything!" Ebonykit complained and stomped to his den. *I'll just take a nap*. He thought. *My apprentice test is tomorrow. If I even succeed it.*The ebony kit thought miserably and drifted off to sleep, dreams soothing him and nightmares haunting him.

Chapter 2

Ebonykit woke up to the sound of happy mews. He yawned, then stretched out. "It's your big day!" A voice behind him meowed. He spun around to see Irisfeather with a bright look in her eyes.  Ebonykit rolled his eyes. "Whatever." He meowed. "What if I fail?"

"A son like mine would never fail."

"Thanks." Ebonykit sighed.

She licked his fur. "Now go out there." Ebonykit turned around. "Wait.." He meowed. "What about Hawkkit and Sweetkit?"

Irisfeather flinched. "Well.." She started. "You see, Sweetkit and Hawkkit were born a few hours before you.. so they're apprentices now. You still need to become one."

"Oh."

Irisfeather awkwardly nudged Ebonykit out of the nursery. "Go on."

Ebonykit sighed. "Alright."

He casually walked out, his tail up and his chin held high as Ebonykit silently walked out of the nursery. Bluekit and Shadowkit were waiting for him. Bluekit smiled, and Shadowkit muttered something under his breath, looking hopeful. Ebonykit nudged him. "I know you'll become an apprentice. So what you're a runt?"

Shadowkit beamed at him and they all came up to the high rock.

*Chapter in construction, sorry.*