The Calling of Happiness.

This is my entry to our Monthly Contest! This month's theme is quotes and the two I'll be using are

2. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. -Eleanor Roosevelt

3. Whoever is happy will make others happy too. -Anne Frank (I'm reading her diary currently)

And

6. Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about. -Marilyn Monroe

# My Dreams and Wishes:

### Blurb:

Starshimmer is the happiest cat in Starclan. Even though she lost her Mother to foxes, her father to a battle, and her sister Softlight to greencough. She never regretted anything that she did. All because she thought that following her dreams would give her everything. Now she spreads the story of her life down to all the new apprentices so they will also learn the importance of what she had discovered.

## Prolouge: After Starshine's life.

"Why hello there young one," I mew to the young medicine cat apprentice.

"I don't know who you are, why didn't a cat I know come to me?" The young one meowed at me. Her legs shaking.

"I come to all new apprentices," I meow smiling.

"Why?" She meowed to me. Her voice becoming more curious with every moment.

"To share my life story," I meow my voice sweet.

"Why is your life story so important," the young she meowed bouncing on her paws. She was going to be a curious one.

"Well, I'm the happiest cat in Starclan, because I followed my dreams." I meow at her. The she sat down and listened eagerly for me to start.

I started at the very moment I opened my eyes.

## Chapter 1:

*"Starkit," her sister, Softkit, whined, "it's been two moons since our brith, open your eyes so we can go outside." I tried to open my eyes again but it was like they were glued shut. I failed to open them, again.*

*Our mother yawned looking over at us with Softkit's whine. She licked use both on the head. "Now, now Starkit will open her eyes in her own time." Softkit moaned muttering something like 'It's been two moons she should have opened them by now.'*

*I'm trying to open them I promise, I called out in my head. Mother sung to me her voice soft a charming. Promptly I fell alsleep to the sound of it. Before I did though I felt Softkit come back to sunggle.*

*I woke up again right around sundown and my eyes fainally slid open. I let out a yowl of joy. Mother woke and turned to me to see what all the excitement was about. I showed her my blue eyes. "You opened your eyes!"*

*We woke Softkit up with the yowls of joy. "Wha-huh who eyes Star-" She mummered sleepily before opening her jade green eyes looking at me. "Oh! You opened your eyes! We can play now."*

*"Tomorrow, my dears it's almost time for you guys to go to bed." I sighed, I didn't want to go to right after I opened my eyes, but I would listen to Mother. So I settled down and tried unsceussfully fall alsleep for a few hours. I drifted off into space.*

"What does this have to do with being happy?" The young cat asked.

"You'll see soon." I meow to her.

## Chapter 2:

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*I was standing watching several kits roll by. I look at a strange tom who's figure was burled. As I watched them, I purred with happiness. One of them walked up to me, "Mama, will you tell me a story?"*

*Mama? "Okay darling." I sit down the 10 kits in front of me as I told them a story.*

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*"Wake up Starkit!" Softkit meowed at me.*

*I looked at her annoyance in my eyes. "What?"*

*"It's time to play outside today!" She squealed at me. Outside! I scrambled to my paws, running I burst outside. Softkit followed me.*

*"Look! There's our denmates, Ashkit, and Firekit." She mowed pointing to two a gray, and ginger she-cats.*

*"Lets go talk to them!" I meow walking over to them.*

*"Hi," I meowed to the bigger she-cats. They just ignored us. I don't care what they think! Softkit frowned at there ignorance.*

*I tap her and meowed, "Let's go play with some moss."*

*"Yeah!" She meowed. We went an got some moss when a patrol returned, Fogwhiskers body on their backs.*

*"No! Dad!" I ran over and nudged him, he didn't move or respond.*

*Softkit kept pushing and crying, "Daddy, Daddy, wake up please."*

*Mother came out to see her mate's body. "No, Fogwhisker!" She cried crumpling to the ground.*

*The patrol looked at all of us. "WindClan attacked us, I was fighting two cats when I saw him. He was swarmed by four, all of them clawing and biting him. I through my two off, and ran over to him. But it was too late the cat had ripped he stomach and throat out. I wished I could hove done more." Mother cried as daddy's body bled. So did we, but I would never get deppresed like them. I would be the best cat I could be.*

"How are you the happiest cat in StarClan?" the medicine cat apprentice asked.

"The message will become clear at the end." I meow to her as I shared my memories. My eyes watered at this one.

## Chapter 3:

*"Starkit! Today is our apprentice ceremony!" Softkit yowled with joy.*

*"I know, I know." I grumbled. Mother had never been the same since Fogwhisker had died. "Mossygrass, wake up. It's time to get ready." I meow to her my voice soft.*

*"Ready for what?" She muttered under her breath.*

*"Our apprentice ceremony." Softkit sung.*

*"Oh, yeah you reach your sixth moon." She meowed then started grooming us.*

*I mewed in protest, "Mom we can wash ourselves!" She purred, and ruffled my head before returning to grooming us.*

*"Clan meeting!" The leader called out to the clan. Everyone gathered around, with us in the center. "Today we have two new apprentices! Softkit, step forward." Softkit did as she was told, trembling with excitement. "Softkit, from this day forward, until you earn your warrior name, you'll be known as Softpaw." He looked around camp for a mentor. His eyes landed on Swiftclaw. "Your mentor will be Swiftclaw. Swiftclaw, I hope you pass on your excellent hunting and fighting skills to this apprentice."*

*"Softpaw, Softpaw, Softpaw!" The clan cheered. I thought cheered the loudest.*

*"Starkit, from this moment on you'll be known as Starpaw. Your mentor will be Talonclaw."*

*"Starpaw, Starpaw, Starpaw!" The clan cheered. I heard Softpaw the most though.*

*Mother ran towards both of us. "I'm so proud of you two! Your father would have been to." Her voice ended on a sad note of the mention of Fogwhisker.*

*"It'll be okay Mama." I meow to her my voice soft.*