A Dangerous Silence -Warrior Cats- Ice of Night

*Snowkit was always assumed dead by ThunderClan. But what if he wasn't? What if StarClan took him away from the Clan that would have never given him a chance? What if he had a greater destiny than anyone in ThunderClan could have believed?*

Snowkit rolled over onto his back,batting at a small section of moss that landed near his tiny ears. He let out a quiet giggle,a rumble in his throat. Snowkit was completely deaf. He glanced over at Big and Ginger for a moment,longing to join in their game.Big was a massive,almost black tabby. He was gruff and impatient with Snowkit because he couldn't hear. Ginger however was almost the opposite of Big. Ginger was nice and kind with him as he was an outcast in the nursery. Everybody in the den knew that Snowkit was deaf,and he knew. They had sworn a silence for Speckletail,out of respect. The other cats didn't knew he knew he was deaf,but he did. He could feel the rumble in his mouth all the way down to his paws when he spoke. He could feel the ripple of the other cats speaking. He had known since he was tiny that cats didn't just open their mouths for breathing.

*Big and Ginger wasn't the true names for the kits. It was Brawnykit and Tumblekit or something like that. He got mixed up sometimes.*

Snowkit rolled onto his tummy,nibbling slightly on the dry moss while watching the others flee in curiosity. Most cats paid no attention to him as they ran to safety. Then,out the corner of his eye he caught Big and Ginger's mother usher them deep into a den. *Why where they running?* Suddenly,sharp claws dug into his back and he let out a shriek of pain that he couldn't hear. His mother lunged forwards and grabbed whatever that was hoisting him up into the air. For a moment he was stuck being pulled both way until his mother fell away suddenly with her mouth still open in a terrible cry. The feathered monster that gripped him began rising to the sky. Snowkit's camp became smaller and smaller until the burned trees looked like berries.

*He was lost to Thunderclan. Forever.*

 Snowkit struggled but it did no use;the creature dug it's claws in further. Blood started to trickle down his white coat as he cried out in pain. *Did his mother not love him enough to save him?* The hawk continued to fly onward. Soon strange lights appeared with no order or pattern that he could see. Large pink creatures milled around and sometimes pointed upwards to the red tailed hawk in the sky. Still,the hawk flew on. Snowkit let out a feeble cry of relief as they neared the forest again.

Then suddenly there was a horrid ripple of thunder and lightning colliding,right next to Snowkit's ear. He couldn't hear it but he felt the push of the wind as something streaked past him.Then,another crack and the hawk plummeted to the ground. Snowkit clenched his jaw. Somehow,he lived. He wasn't going to die up there either. He wouldn't let it happen. Had starclan spared him or had it been a lucky miss?

*I won't die!* He hissed to himself. *I will never die!* The pain was too great. He transcended into darkness.

## Chapter 1

Snowkit felt a nudge to his side-from a nose? Blearily,he blinked his eyes open to the face of a silver female. Her eyes were wide and mint green. She mouthed something,but Snowkit's foggy mind couldn't process the movements. She frowned,then said it again. Slowly,a darker tom appeared and understanding flashed through his orange eyes.Her eyes flickered as well,then he realised. They knew he was deaf. Strangely,he felt ashamed. As he was picked up,he blacked out.