Withering Blossoms

Withering Blossoms is the first 'book' in the Cats Of Lost Stars series. Not only is it a book, but we also have a discord server, and a tapatalk roleplaying center. I'll link it here before starting this, allegiances would be added sometime after.

Prolouge - Before The Events
Bluecloud had been expecting kits for a while and it was finally time for her to give birth. Mottledleaf spent all night helping the queen, who gave a cheerful grin at the sight of her three kits.

"Whitekit, Littlekit, Pouncekit" she murmured then repeated louder "Whitekit, Littlekit, and Pouncekit" she nuzzled into their soft and silky fur, then she noticed. "Littlekit? Littlekit?!?" she nudged the kit and talked to it, but it didn't respond.

The queen, tears filling her eyes turned to Mottledleaf "I'm sorry Bluecloud. He's a stillborn," Mottledleaf regretted telling the queen, after all, she waited so many moons, and now, one of her kits was dead. Bluecloud pulled her dead kit into her scruff and cried so loud until another kit, Pouncekit started mewing. She lay the kit down and picked up Pouncekit, who was quite chunky.

"My dear little Pouncekit," she sighed "I still have 2 other kits right?" she gave a teary gaze to Mottledleaf who had a slight nod, not wanting to get the queen's hopes up. A small glance at the large kit made Bluecloud tear up again "What's wrong with her?" she cried, the kit had coughed out blood. It was redcough. Mottledleaf, being scared, took the kit, and gave it small amounts of catmint. But the medicine cat knew that Pouncekit needed something like lungwort or- the blazing star.

"It's fine, you're strong um, what was her name, oh yes, Pouncekit! Stay strong!" Mottledleaf stroked the kit's back then lay it's limp body in front of the queen, sighing.

"NOOOOOO" she cried "Why? Why Cursed Shadow? Why???" she nuzzled her last, remaining kit, Whitekit. After the incident was announced, many cats believed that Whitekit was somehow related to Cursed Shadow, in which why she survived. It was quite strange that she caused trouble a lot. Example once, Whitekit accidentally spooked an elder- Dogheart- and he had to stay in the medicine den for a whole week. Another time, she got lost in her sleep as in sleepwalking and the warriors couldn't find her for days. She was later found in a small lagoon which explained how she got water and food-fish.

Chapter 1 -- An Announced Apprenticeship
Whitekit sighed. Today was her apprentice ceremony, yet she felt so glum. She settled in the dark corner of the nursery and watched as her white pelt gleamed black in the shadow.

Bluecloud nuzzled her. "Come, Whitekit," she purred softly. "Don't want to be late."

"But, Mama, what if no one wants to mentor me?" Whitekit mewed, slumping her head on the moss. "No one likes me anyway." She'd sigh.

Bluecloud held a teary gaze, held back by a sniffle. "No, of course they'd want to, Darling"

Whitekit sighed again and padded out, sniffling. "Okay, Mama." A grey bunch of fur swept through Whitekit and she rolled her eyes. "Sharkkit, Wolfkit!" she mewed, slightly chuckling. "It's not that exciting!"

Wolfkit sighed playfully and patted Whitekit. "Oh poor you, you don't understand the importance of apprenticeship!" his eyes gleamed.

"Whatever." Whitekit mewed. As the two toms raced to the High Rock, Whitekit slowly padded there, still afraid of the outcome. To Be Continued(By @ButterflyCries because she's the book author ig)