Spottedbelly

**Spottedbelly** is a light brown tabby she-cat with a paler, spotted underbelly and amber eyes

## History

Spottedkit is born to Fawnsnow and Lightsky, along with her siblings Mudkit and Dovekit. During kithood, the kits get sick and are moved to the medicine cat's den for a brief period of time. Mudkit almost loses his life, but the kits manage to recover and settle back into the nursery later on.
Spottedpaw is apprenticed to Feathereye. She is intimidated by the tom, and from his large thick pelt - unusual for a WindClan cat. Spottedpaw warms up to her mentor quickly when she discovers that he is a patient and gentle cat. She trains alongside her siblings, and enjoys her time spent as an apprentice.
Spottedpaw is made a warrior of WindClan, and given the name Spottedbelly. Her siblings are named Mudfern and Dovewillow. Their names are cheered by the Clan, and Spottedbelly is filled with pride.
One day, Spottedbelly notices that Dovewillow is acting strange. She thinks that her sister seems disconnected, as if her mind was somewhere far away. Despite the absent-mindedness, Dovewillow appears to be happy. Spottedbelly confronts her, and asks her sister if anything had happened that she should know about. Dovewillow says that it is nothing, and that she is just having an off-day. Spottedbelly is skeptical, but leaves her alone.
That night, Spottedbelly wakes up to find her sister's nest empty. She debates on whether or not to go find her, but decides that it would be best to not generate any more noise. She closes her eyes to fall back asleep.
Spottedbelly confronts Dovewillow again the next morning, and asks her why she was missing in the middle of the night. Again, Dovewillow insists that she was just taking a nighttime stroll and nothing more. Spottedbelly is not convinced, and feels hurt as to why her own sister would choose to lie to her two days in a row.
Spottedbelly leaves Dovewillow alone, recognizing the fact that she would know nothing unless her sister came to her first. Over time, she notices a change in Dovewillow. Her sister begins to appear very stand-offish, and barely speaks to any cat at all. Spottedbelly cannot help but feel concern for her sister, and one day asks her to speak with her outside of camp.
When out in the moor, Dovewillow confesses that she is pregnant with half-Clan kits. Spottedbelly is shocked, but her heart breaks for her sister. She asks her why she felt the need to hide it from her in the first place. Dovewillow responds by saying that she feared the conversation would turn sour. Spottedbelly reassures her that she would always stand by her side, no matter what she was going through. She agrees to help Dovewillow conceal her pregnancy from the rest of the Clan.
One night, Dovewillow alerts Spottedbelly that she is going into labor. Spottedbelly fetches Violetheart, but is advised to stay at the camp to avoid any lurking suspicion. She wishes her sister good luck, and retreats back to her den.
The next morning, Dovewillow is sleeping in the medicine cat's den. Spottedbelly visits her, and warmly asks her if she is alright. Dovewillow replies by saying that she is, and that she is grateful that Violetheart informed Scorchstar that she was sick and needed to rest. Spottedbelly asks how many kits there were, and Dovewillow says that there was just one and he had been named Houndkit. Spottedbelly congratulates her, but knows that it must be hard to understand that her kit was to be raised in another Clan. Dovewillow did not disclose much information about the tom, but she did say that he could provide the kit with a proper family.
Dovewillow later recovers and joins Mudfern and Spottedbelly in the warriors' den once more. When she later takes Stonemist as a mate, Spottedbelly is happy for her.