Paintsplash's Clan/Book

## Book

This book was written by Shuhua Stan as an original book for the wiki. Contact her for details.

This book features Paintsplash as the protagonist.

## Chapter 1

Paintbrush felt a sense of fear, and excitement at the same time. His purple and blue collar jingled. *I can't believe I'm going to join SpyClan,* he thought. The night before, he went out for a walk. He met a cat with a golden pelt, and blue gray eyes.

"What are you doing here? You aren't a member of SpyClan! Get out of here!" The cat had snarled, unsheathing his claws. "You are nothing but a useless kittypet."

"Nuggetclaw, that's enough!" Another cat yowled. This cat was gray with lighter stripes. A tabby cat and a brown cat followed. "I'm sorry about that. Nuggetclaw is way too harsh on strangers, especially kittypets. I'm Silvershine, by the way. This is Rainbreeze," Silvershine said, beckoning the tabby cat with her nose. "And this is Needlefur," she beckoned towards the brown cat.

"M-My name is Paintbrush," Paintbrush said fearfully.

"What is a paintbrush?" Needlefur asked.

"I don't know, my owners gave it to me," Paintbrush replied.

"Would you like to join SpyClan? Think about it when you get back to your home. If you want to join, meet me here tomorrow morning," Silvershine said. Paintbrush stopped. *That would be awesome, but I don't want to leave all my friends behind,* Paintbrush thought. His thoughts were interrupted by a hiss.

"Are you crazy? I'm not going to live in a Clan that takes in kittypets!" Nuggetclaw exclaimed.

"Stop overreacting, Nuggetclaw!" Rainbreeze snapped.

"Sorry, we've got to get going now. Nuggetclaw, sheathe your claws. We're going home," Silvershine said suddenly.

Paintbrush couldn't believe what had happened. He was amazed at how he had stayed calm even though Nuggetclaw was hostile. Silvershine seemed friendly. *Should I join?* Paintbrush asked himself. He had been torn. No matter how much he had wanted to stay with his friends, he didn't like being called "a useless kittypet". *I'm joining, and that's final*, he had decided.

Paintbrush stopped at an oak tree, the place he met Silvershine. Just as he had predicted, Silvershine, Rainbreeze, Needlefur, and Nuggetclaw were there, along with another cat, who was black with green eyes. Nuggetclaw narrowed his eyes and stared at Paintbrush.

"So, useless kittypet, have you decided to join us?" Nuggetclaw scoffed.

"Yes," Paintbrush said, trying not to lose his temper, which he hardly did.

"Okay. Do you need help removing your collar?" the black cat asked, and added "I'm Nightwillow," Paintbrush shook his head. *Nuggetclaw will think I'm crazy if I can't remove my collar. I can do it myself.* But no matter how hard he tried, Paintbrush was unable to remove his collar.

"See? He can't do anything, because he is a kittypet!" Nuggetclaw teased.

"Nuggetclaw, I'm giving you your last warning. Stop this drama right now!" Silvershine hissed. She turned towards Paintbrush. "I'll help you," she said in a kind voice. She tugged at the collar. Paintbrush felt uncomfortable, but he knew it was worth it. After some time, the collar snapped.

"I'll take you to camp, Paintbrush. Follow me," Silvershine ordered. Paintbrush was taken to a small forest, near a stream. Cats were chattering. Fish leaped out of the stream.

"Welcome to SpyClan territory!" Silvershine announced. "Cats, this is Paintsplash. He was a kittypet, but decided to quit being one to come and join us!"

"Why did you give me a new name?" Paintsplash asked.

"We are required to do that when a non-clan cat joins a clan," Silvershine replied.

To Paintbrush's dismay, his clanmates didn't welcome him. They stared at him, and went back to doing their own thing.

*Did I make the right choice to join?*

## Chapter 2

"Crouch down...that's too far down...too high...okay now you are good!"

Paintbrush was learning how to hunt, a few days after he had joined SpyClan. Diamondshine, a fellow clanmate, was teaching him. She was one of the few cats that was nice to Paintbrush.

"Okay, now that you are properly positioned, try to move closer to the bird without making a noise, then pounce on top of it," Diamondshine instructed. Paintsplash was alarmed, however he didn't show it. He didn't want to make Diamondshine think he was a coward. He creeped up towards the bird, not making a sound. Suddenly he heard a leaf crunch underneath his paws. He had scared the bird away.

"Oops, that happens. It's sunhigh, so let's go back to camp," Diamondshine said kindly. Paintsplash felt ashamed. *I messed up in front of my mentor. What will the other cats say about me when I get back?*

"I'm sorry," Paintsplash apologized as he and Diamondshine went home.

"It's okay," Diamondshine said.

When they reached camp, a ginger she-cat with lighter stripes walked up toward them. Her yellow-green eyes met Paintsplash's.

"My name is Lemonstorm. What did you bring for us?" she asked.

Paintsplash felt like a stone had hit him. *What am I going to say? If I tell her that I caught nothing, she'll think that I'm useless, just like Nuggetclaw!* But Paintsplash knew that he had to tell the truth. He let out a sigh, trying not to look scared. Lemonstorm was getting impatient.

"Well, what did you catch? You look like a mouse that's just realized it's being hunted!" Lemonstorm teased. Diamondshine took a step forward, her eyes looking annoyed.

"I-I caught nothing," Paintsplash blurted.

"You can't hunt yet? It's been a while since you joined! Nuggetclaw is right, you don't belong with us," Lemonstorm scoffed. Paintsplash's heart sank.

"Enough! Lemonstorm, why would you be so rude?" Diamondshine snapped. Lemonstorm shrugged and disappeared into the trees. Diamondshine looked after her, disappointed.

Nuggetclaw appeared by Diamond, his eyes glistening with excitement. "One cat agrees with me! You really are worthless!" he laughed.

Diamondshine glared at him. "Nuggetclaw, stop this drama! I bet you are no better," she snapped.

Paintbrush's heart sank again. It was because he was a kittypet before he joined SpyClan, nobody liked him. He would never be like his clanmates. He'd always be different, and he knew that that would not change.

## Chapter 3

Paintbrush wasn't able to sleep that night. He couldn't stop thinking of Lemon and Nugget's teasing. Even though Diamondshine and Silvershine got annoyed with them, Paintbrush couldn't feel any sense of happiness. He decided to go out of the cave on a walk. *At least I'll have no one to tease me,* he thought.

Paintbrush slowly got up, being careful not to wake his clanmates up. He started walking out of the cave. The moon and stars were out, and there were a few clouds in the sky. Paintbrush wasn't looking where he was going, and he bumped into a cat.

"Ouch!"

"Sorry!" The cat he had bumped into was a dark brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes, followed by a blue-gray tom.

"Who are you?" Paintsplash asked. *These cats don't seem familiar. They look like rogues- wait, what is a rogue?*

"My name is Petal, and this is Blueberry. My name used to be Petalshine, and Blueberry's name used to be Blueberryfur," the dark brown tabby said.

"M-my name is P-Paintsplash," Paintsplash stuttered. He was absolutely terrified of getting into a fight with Petal and Blueberry. *They seem friendly though, so I don't think we'll get into a fight,* Paintsplash thought.

"Do you know DarkClan or SpyClan?" Blueberry asked.

"I'm in SpyClan, but what's DarkClan?" Paintsplash asked, confused.

"DarkClan is the enemy of SpyClan. Our leader, Juniperstar banished us out because we had kits. In DarkClan, you aren't allowed to have kits. However, you are allowed to have a mate. We changed our names once Juniperstar kicked us out," Blueberry explained.

"Who are your kits?" Paintsplash asked.

"We had two. Dawn and Wolf. We named them Dawnwhisper and Wolftooth initially, but now they are just Dawn and Wolf," Petal explained.

"Cool. My mother was a kittypet and her name was, ummm, I think her name was Misty? I have to get going now, it's almost sunhigh. I don't want my clanmates to think I'm a coward and that I ran away. Bye," Paintsplash said abruptly. He dashed off towards the cave. All that had happened last night seemed unreal to Paintsplash. Just as he got to the cave, Nuggetclaw woke up.

"Hi useless kittypet! Where were you last night? Did you try to run away?" he teased.

"Nuggetclaw, stop it. I was not trying to run away, I wasn't able to sleep that night."

"Coward," Nuggetclaw smirked.

Paintsplash was just about to lose his temper, and Nuggetclaw's rude remark made him. *Can't that cat learn how to show some respect?*

"I am not a coward! I'm done with your teasing! Leave me alone, mouse-brain!" Paintsplash yowled. Nuggetclaw simply smirked. Diamondshine and Silvershine tried to comfort him.

"Just leave me alone!" Paintsplash yowled.

Paintbrush walked outside. He was so mad at Nuggetclaw. He took a breath. *This was the worst decision ever! I should have never joined SpyClan.*

## Chapter 4

Paintbrush pounced on top of his mouse. Satisfaction took over his past anger. *I'm so ashamed at myself for losing my temper.* He knew that what he did was wrong. He went back to the cave to apologize to the two she-cats. Avoiding Nugget's smirk, he searched through the crowd.

"Silvershine, Diamondshine, may I talk to you?" He spotted Diamondshine's white pelt and Silvershine's gray with lighter stripes one.

"Sure."

"I'm really sorry for yowling at you. I was really angry, but I shouldn't have done that."

"It's okay. We understand how it is to lose your temper," Silvershine said. Paintsplash felt relieved.

"Should we go hunting with Nuggetcl-" Paintbrush started. Nuggetclaw came over and smirked.

"Why would I want to hunt with a kittypet? I'm sure he can't even keep quiet!"

"If you want me to kick you out of the clan, Nuggetclaw, be my guest," Silvershine snapped.

"Who said you were leader of SpyClan?" Nuggetclaw shot back.

"Excuse me?" Silvershine said. "I'm older than you. You know better than to talk back!"

"Well, I don't care!" Nuggetclaw said. His pelt started bristling, and he turned towards Paintbrush. Without warning, he sprang on top, and pinned him by his throat. Paintsplash helplessly flailed his paws. At that moment, Diamondshine sprang on top of Nuggetclaw, dragging him off.

"What was that for?" Diamondshine asked. The whole clan gathered, in shock. Many cats started talking.

"Nuggetclaw!"

"Why?"

"Oh StarClan!"

Paintsplash had a wound on his flank. It started to sting, then burn. He also had claw marks on his throat. He couldn't stand upright. Many cats started crowding him. Paintsplash felt embarrassed. *Will I survive?*

## Chapter 5

"Are you okay?" Diamondshine asked. Paintsplash simply moaned. He felt as if he was on fire. He couldn't stand or walk. All he wanted to do was leave SpyClan. But he couldn't, because those were SpyClan's rules. He had to commit a crime to get banished or face a punishment. He turned around. To his surprise, Nuggetclaw looked ashamed! He'd always stand up for himself even if he was rude. *What? Nuggetclaw is never ashamed! This is different.*

Silvershine had offered Paintsplash to lean on her shoulder, which he accepted. He painfully got up, and his wound was hurting a lot by the time Silvershine had settled him by a tree on a hill, close to the cave if they needed more help and scouted for herbs to make the wound better. Unfortunately, when Silvershine came back, she said she couldn't find anything. Paintsplash's heart sank once again. *I wish I could do something about my wound! Oh StarClan, please let a miracle happen!*

Nuggetclaw came. His ashamed looks had gone. "So, are you sulking over a wound? You are being so petulant!"

Paintsplash was confused. Then he realized that Nuggetclaw being ashamed was only to trick him. *I know he is planning something in his mind.*

"Have *you* had a wound before? Tell me. Right now," Paintsplash snapped.

"I had some but they nev-"

"Paintsplash! I found something! I think it will work! I also found cobwebs!" Silvershine was shouting, thrilled as she marched up to the tree. Paintsplash's eyes lit up. He was so relieved that a miracle had happened.

"Great," Nuggetclaw muttered. "I wanted that wound to stay forever."

"Excuse me, what did you say?" Paintsplash asked.

"I-"

"Stop bickering you two! Paintsplash, let me dress your wound," Silvershine said.

Paintsplash did his best not to wriggle while Silvershine applied the herb to his wound and secured it with cobwebs. The pain had gone, but his would started to itch. He tried to scratch it, but Silvershine told him that his wound would become worse if he scratched. Paintsplash sighed.

"I'll get you some water. You look thirsty, Silvershine said. Paintsplash was indeed thirsty. His mouth felt as fry as rocks. Silvershine brought some water soaked moss from the stream, and Paintsplash lapped at it.

The next day, his wound had gone. He planned to hunt with Silvershine and ignore Nuggetclaw as much as possible. He got up to call Silvershine and a few other cats. Nuggetclaw made some mean comments, but Paintsplash ignored it. Nuggetclaw was getting frustrated that Paintsplash was able to stand his teasing. Paintsplash didn't care. *From now on, I won't focus on Nuggetclaw. He's just a waste of time.*

That night, Paintsplash went to sleep. He saw a ginger tabby she-cat. She looked friendly. The tabby told Paintsplash that her name was Sunshine, and that she was a resident in StarClan. Another cat was there. He was dark orange with brown almost-black stripes. His name was Tiger.

"We'll help you overcome your struggles and be the perfect warrior. Just trust us."

Paintsplash blinked his eyes open, and Sunshine and Tiger were gone. Instead, Silvershine was standing. She looked excited.

"Why do you look so excited, Silveshine?"

"First, you are a full warrior, and I'm expecting kits!"

"Wow! You'll be a great mother!" Paintsplash said. *This is exciting! From now on I will never pay attention to Nuggetclaw and help out Silvershine.*

## Chapter 6

"I'm expecting kits! Isn't that wonderful?"

Paintbrush couldn't believe his ears. Nuggetclaw and Rainbreeze were having a discussion, and Paintsplash was eavesdropping. To his relief, Nuggetclaw or Rainbreeze didn't see him. *Two expectant cats! Wow! We'll have more fierce warriors to defend my clan. I'm so excited!*

"Ummm, yes, t-that's wonderful!" Nuggetclaw stammered. *He's just surprised that he's going to be a father. I know he is excited.*

Nuggetclaw finished talking to Rainbreeze. Paintsplash went back to his nest, pretending that he was sleeping. Fortunately, Nuggetclaw thought he was sleeping.

"Listen up, Paintsplash. I'm going to be a father to Rainbreeze's kits, so you better not waste my time," Nuggetclaw growled.

"You're having kits with Rainbreeze? That's wonderful!" Paintsplash exclaimed.

"That's not related to you wasting my time," Nuggetclaw snarled.

"Nuggetclaw, there's no need to be rude," Rainbreeze interrupted. "He's just happy for you because you are a father. Why should you be so rude?"

Paintsplash was relieved. *At least Rainbreeze is being nice.* He turned away. He went to see if anything was on the fresh-kill pile. Since it was greenleaf, the pile was plentiful. A plump vole, and two plump rabbits sat on the pile. Paintsplash gathered a rabbit, and called to Waveheart and Rainbreeze.

"Rainbreeze! Waveheart! Do you want to share this rabbit with me? Rainbreeze, you can have a larger proportion since you are expecting kits," Paintsplash called. Rainbreeze and Waveheart agreed. The three warriors found a shady spot under a tree and settled.

"Wow! I can't believe you are having kits, Rainbreeze! Nuggetclaw must be so happy!" Waveheart said. Rainbreeze nodded.

"To be honest, I'm really scared. What if something goes wrong?" Rainbreeze asked.

"Nothing will go wrong. You will have healthy kits," Paintsplash assured her.

One moon passed. Rainbreeze had given birth to two she-cats and two toms. She named the she-cats Shadekit and Briarkit, and the toms Featherkit and Bristlekit. Silvershine was close to giving birth. Paintsplash helped her everyday, by giving her food and water. One day, Silvershine got really bad cramps, a sign that her kits were coming.

"Mossleaf! Silvershine's kits are coming!"

Mossleaf gave Silvershine a stick to bite on to silence her desperate cries. Lemonstorm came to supervise. Paintsplash tried to tell her that she didn't need to be there, but Lemonstorm scratched his ear to keep him quiet. Paintsplash rubbed his ear as he helped Silvershine. He fetched some moss, soaked it in a stream, and came back. When he came back, he saw a she-cat. *Her first kit, probably.*

At last, Silvershine finished kitting. Two she-cats and a tom. Silvershine turned to Paintsplash.

"Thank you for helping me. You can name the kits," she said groggily.

"No, you are the mother. You should name them."

"I insist."

"Okay. The pale gray she-cat can be Riverkit, the brown she-kit can be Hazelkit, and the tom can be Stonekit," Paintsplash decided.

"Wonderful names!" Silvershine said, smiling at Paintsplash.

"I've got ideas for their warrior names as well. Hazelkit can become Hazeltuft. Stonekit can become Stoneclaw, and RIverkit can become Riverstream," Paintsplash suggested.

"Wonderful! Hazeltuft is my favorite," Mossleaf said.

Paintsplash looked at the kits, who were suckling. *This feels so good.* He left the nursery to give some space. Flamestar was outside.

"How did it go?" Flamestar asked.

"Two she-kits and a tom," Paintsplash informed. He didn't mention the fact that he named the kits because he knew that Flamestar would get upset. "You can go inside, but be careful."

Just then, Waveheart came into camp. He was panting and panicking. Diamondshine and Lemonstorm followed. They had returned from a border patrol.

"Come quick! Badgers have attacked SpyClan!"

## Chapter 7

"Badgers?" Paintsplash asked. *I know what they look like. The have horrid black and white faces, and they are super rude and disrespectful.*

"Yes! Nuggetclaw, Paintsplash, Diamondshine, and Lemonstorm, come with me!" Waveheart panted.

"I-" Nuggetclaw started.

"Nuggetclaw, you are coming. You can't argue. Now is not the time to behave like an immature kit," Paintsplash said briskly.

The five cats reached a small clearing. Waveheart told them that this was where he saw the badgers. At first, Paintsplash didn't see anything. All of a sudden, a horrible black and white face appeared. *The badger!*

It was drooling, and baring its yellow teeth. Waveheart cave the signal to attack. Paintsplash leapt onto the badger's back and bit down hard. The badger started shaking, but Paintsplash stayed on. Paintsplash looked around. Nuggetclaw was struggling. The badger threw Nuggetclaw off it's back, and was about to bite his throat. Paintsplash quickly shoved Nuggetclaw out of the way, and scratched the badger's face. The badger yowled in pain and limped away.

“You saved my life? Why did you help me when I was being rude to you?” Nuggetclaw stammered. Paintsplash didn’t answer.

“Look. I am very sorry for making fun of you when you joined. I feel terrible for the way I acted. Do you think you can forgive me?” Nuggetclaw asked.

Paintsplash smiled. “It’s okay.” *I'm glad he apologized. I hope we have trust now.*

The next day, Paintsplash decided to visit the nursery. Rainbreeze's kits were playing with Silvershines'. Silvershine and Rainbreeze were talking.

"Come catch me!"

"I'm gonna get you!"

The kits tossed and tumbled. Hazelkit bumped into Paintsplash.

"Oops, sorry Paintsplash!" Hazelkit apologized.

"It's fine! Be careful next time. Now, go play with your friends."

"But I want to stay with you," Hazelkit complained. She clung like a burr to Paintsplash’s flank. Paintsplash nudged her away.

“I have to go speak with Flamestar,” Paintsplash lied. He hurried outside before Hazelkit could complain.

Paintsplash enjoyed the sunshine as he sat under a tree. There were no clouds in the sky. There was a slight breeze.

“Hey Paintsplash! I caught a rabbit! Do you want to share it with me and Rainbreeze?” Nuggetclaw walked up to the spot Paintsplash was sitting. A plump rabbit hung in his jaw. Paintsplash agreed. After they finished eating the rabbit, Paintsplash fell asleep.

Paintsplash woke up after some time. *Hazelkit wanted to spend some time with me. I'll go do that.* He headed towards the nursery. Hazelkit was waiting for him. The other kits were sleeping. Hazelkit bounded towards him.

"You came!" she squeaked, being mindful of not waking the other kits. "I wanted to tell you something! Did you know that Stonekit fell on his nose today? And Briarkit called him clumsy, and-"

"Okay, that's enough. Would you like to go on a tour of the camp?" Paintsplash interrupted. He didn't want the other kits to wake up, hearing Hazelkit complain. Hazelkit agreed and climbed on top of Paintsplash's back. Paintsplash smiled. *I love SpyClan. I'm glad I stayed.*

## Chapter 8

"Paintsplash, could you take Waveheart, Stripetalon, and Lemonstorm on a hunting patrol?" Snakethorn was organizing the day's patrols. Lemonstorm started complaining. *What a silly cat. Always so full of herself,* Paintsplash thought.

"It's not fair! Why do I have to be partnered with the *useless kittypet?*" She was complaining. Paintsplash looked at her, and she kept quiet. Snakethorn hissed.

"Lemonstorm, stop complaining. Flamestar will be hearing about this," he snapped. Lemonstorm looked shocked as she shook her head.

"No! You can't do that! I'm sorry!"

"Too late, Lemonstorm. You should have thought twice." Snakethorn stared at her, and bounded off. Lemonstorm scoffed. *I'd claw the look off of her face.* Paintsplash glared at Lemonstorm.

"Lemonstorm! You know better than to make fun of a Clanmate. This is unacceptable." Flamestar had just arrived. Paintsplash hid his pleased look. *She's finally getting a taste of her own medicine.*

"Paintsplash, can I talk to you? In private?" Lemonstorm's attitude started to change. Paintsplash blinked, confused. *Huh? She was being mean, but now why has she changed? Is this a trap?* A million thoughts flooded through Paintsplash's mind. *What could she be saying?*

"What?" many cats whispered as they backed to give the two space.

"I will leave you two to talk. Lemonstorm, you are not getting away with this." Flamestar glared at Lemonstorm, and the patrol gathered away to give the two some space. Lemonstorm starting moving uncomfortably. *What could she want?*

"Ummm, Paintsplash, I really like you," She began. Paintsplash was shocked *WHAT? She likes me?*

"I was mean to you because I didn't want you to know that I like you." Lemonstorm started twitching. Paintsplash admitted it to himself. *I like her too. How am I going to tell her this?*

"Do you want to be my mate?" Lemonstorm asked. Paintsplash struggled to stay on his paws. *What should I say?* Paintsplash's paws tingled with excitement as he said, "Yes."

"Yay! Also, I'm really sorry for making fun of you. You are one of the best warriors in SpyClan!"

"It's okay. From now no more teasing in a bad way," Paintsplash said. Lemonstorm smiled. Paintsplash smiled in return.

After they finished the patrol, Lemonstorm and Paintsplash shared a rabbit. *This feels good. Let's hope it lasts forever.* Once they finished that, the two decided to pay a visit to the nursery. Hazelkit was clawing at a ball of moss, while the other kits were pestering their mothers. Lemonstorm looked at Paintsplash. The two nodded and went further down. Hazelkit's eyes lit up when she saw Paintsplash. Paintsplash smiled. *I love kits.*

"You came! Can you play with me? None of the other kits want to," Hazelkit asked. Paintsplash nodded. Lemonstorm left the nursery, saying that she was going to take a nap.

"Can we go on tour of the camp again?"

"Okay." Hazelkit leaped on top of Paintsplash's back, as they headed out of the nursery. *She sees me as a father. I am glad I stayed in SpyClan. From now, my clan is my priority, and I will never look back.*