Rainbelly

Rainbelly is a ShadowClan warrior who served under Hopestar's and Sageflower/star's leaderships from the Tenth through Sixteenth Generations. He was born to Otterfur and Logtail alongside his siblings, Fawnkit, Fennelkit, and Clawkit. He was mentored by Filly. He became mates with Bumbleheart and they had two litters consisting of Ripplekit, Webkit, Rainkit, Snowkit, and Dewkit. But before his second litter was born, he was killed by his sister, Clawwhisker, while investigating the death of his friend, Squirreltuft.

# Appearance

Creamy brown tabby tom with a silvery sheen.

# History

Rainpaw was always a very calm and tempered cat. He enjoyed doing the smaller things in life, like fetching herbs for the medicine cats, changing the bedding for the elders, or patching the den walls. He liked cold weather and eating toads. He was good friends with the younger Squirrelpaw, often hanging out with him, but also enjoyed watching other cats too. Because his sister, Fennelpaw, was best friends with older Bumblepaw, he hung with her and Puddlepaw, and eventually he became good friends with Puddlepaw- later Puddlespots- as well. He, Squirrelpaw, and Puddlespots would hang out a lot.

As a warrior named Rainbelly, he kept most of the same interests, being considered a steady rock amongst the drama of his clan. He was very loyal to his clan, willing to defend their borders fiercely, but he could be introspective and accepting of the other clans as well. It was when BoneClan killed many of his clanmates, including Puddlespots, that he found himself unable to be that supportive rock. His best friend, Squirreltuft, was filled with fury, making Rainbelly unnerved, and he found comfort in Puddlespots's ever-bubbly sister, Bumbleheart. He always enjoyed Bumbleheart's company and humor, and was surprised to see a softer side of her as they comforted each other over Puddlespots's death. Rainbelly was nervous to admit he had caught feelings for her, and was surprised Bumbleheart was just as nervous. The two admitted they liked each other and quickly became mates, expecting kits almost immediately.

Rainbelly took after his own father, Logtail, and was somewhat distant with his kits, uncertain how to handle them, but loving them so. He chose both of their names, with Bumbleheart agreeing on them- Ripplekit and Webkit. He loved his daughters and spent most of his time with them just observing or quietly playing with them. They were both on the nervous side, with Webkit being the more adventurous of the two, although that changed when Webkit became Webpaw and witnessed the death of her mentor. Rainbelly tried his best to support her, but he found he wasn't sure how to be the dad she needed. He confided in his own father, Logtail, about these worries.

He couldn't be any prouder when both his daughters became warriors named Rippleshine and Webwing, often coddling them with praises about their warrior names. His heart did ache, though, to see that Webwing seemed to find more comfort in Bumbleheart than him. But Rippleshine often stuck to her father's side like glue. While Webwing was a much more nervous, paranoid, befuddled mess, Rippleshine had grown into a respectable but shy and quiet warrior who, much like her father, preferred silent observation and calm peace.

He was ecstatic when Bumbleheart said she was expecting another litter. He felt confident he could be a better father, and his daughters were both excited to be older siblings (although Webwing was constantly worried they would die from something or other). But life in ShadowClan was not perfect- the threat of BoneClan on their borders was more than worrying, even under their new leaders, Sweetlight and Mossyflight. Arguments and disagreements broke out often amongst ShadowClan on whether or not they could trust the two former ThunderClanners. Rainbelly himself was not optimistic about them, but contented himself with the knowledge they hadn't done anything bad yet. But his best friend, Squirreltuft, was an avid hater of the two, arguing that any BoneClan cat was bad news.

The supporters of BoneClan included Clawwhisker, Rainbelly's sister and Squirreltuft's mate. She was a bad-tempered cat, quick to draw her claws out. Rainbelly could recall many moments during training as an apprentice where her claws had sliced his pelt. He still had a scar from her on his lip, after all. So it was suspicious to him when Squirreltuft wound up dead by the lake, no murderer in sight. While he didn't necessarily blame his sister off the bat, he knew there were many bad cats who would love to kill a loud mouth like Squirreltuft. So Rainbelly investigated the scene of the crime, sniffing around for any clues, but it seemed to be a clean kill. Some of his own clanmates- Clawwhisker included- told him it was a waste of time, and that a vengeful SkyClan or RiverClan cat must have gotten him, or perhaps a rogue sneaking on clan territory. Others were certain it was an evil BloodClan cat, and that they should strike back immediately.

But one day, Rainbelly saw how nervous his nephew, Flypaw, seemed, and questioned what he knew. Flypaw admitted he saw his mother, Clawwhisker, leaving camp with Squirreltuft on the night of his death, but that he had believed they were going on a lovey-dovey midnight stroll, even though he knew his mother was not the lovey-dovey type. Their romance had always been rocky, after all, and it seemed Clawwhisker never really loved Squirreltuft anyway. Rainbelly pressed Flypaw for more and Flypaw confessed that his mentor, Fireripple, had taken him to BoneClan at Clawwhisker's request, just to meet Sweetlight and Mossyflight. Flypaw became quiet after this, and said he 'wasn't supposed to tell anyone what they talked about.' With this, Rainbelly, confronted Clawwhisker outside of camp, not accusing her of murdering Squirreltuft, but questioning if she knew Squirreltuft would die.

Clawwhisker sneered at him, but he held firm. He couldn't expect that, despite how cruel his sister could be, that she would so easily admit to having murdered Squirreltuft- and others, claiming that Squirreltuft was her 'easiest kill yet' but that 'his [Rainbelly's] would be even easier.' Clawwhisker leaped at Rainbelly, and they fought, but in the end, Clawwhisker was victorious. As Rainbelly ascended to StarClan, there was regret in his heart as he watched Clawwhisker force Fireripple to help dispose of the body where ShadowClan wouldn't find it.

He would never meet his kits, as Bumbleheart gave birth and named them all after him- Rainkit, Snowkit, and Dewkit. He was further distraught to learn Rippleshine also knew about Clawwhisker's crimes, although not that Clawwhisker had killed Rainbelly. He watched in horror as Clawwhisker killed Fawnleap as well, and then as Fennelstripe and Clawwhisker killed each other. He felt horrible for his parents, as they were left alone, growing old without any of their kits left alive, all having killed each other.

# Fun Facts

* He has BoneClan blood through his grandfather, Storm, on his father's side.
* He has kittypet blood through his great-great-grandfather, Deerflame, on his father's side.
* He has WindClan and SkyClan blood through his great-great-grandparents, Driftleap and Thistlesong respectively, on his father's side.