Once upon a time, Olmkit was born in ShadowClan. He was a lonely cat, having no siblings, all the other kits were at least three moons older, and Nutwing was about as good a mother as Softfur. Not to mention Olmkit was blind. One day, Olmkit wandered into the medicine den, drawn by the scent of herbs. He found sanctuary there, with Maplebreeze the medicine cat. As he grew older, he started noticing things that made him even more different. All the other kits had fathers. All the other kits wanted to be warriors. All the other kits had friends. Olmkit told Maplebreeze everything, and she listened. Not like Nutwing. One day Olmkit asked where his father was. Maplebreeze told him that she'd tell him when he was her apprentice. When Olmkit (finally) became her apprentice, he asked immediately who his father was. Maplebreeze told him a very long sad story, and it goes like this: "When your mother was a kit, she was very good friends with another kit, who had been born around the same time. Rowankit and Nutkit were best friends, and did everything together. Rowankit would always tell her, 'When I'm the leader, I'll make you my deputy, and we'll rule ShadowClan together!' When they were apprenticed, they started to fall in love. And when they became warriors, Rowanpelt confessed to Nutwing, and they became mates. Rowanpelt became the deputy, and she was expecting his kits... Nutwing was getting all she ever wanted. Then one day, a moon before you were born, badgers attacked! Your mother went out and fought, but just before she would've d!ed Rowanpelt leapt in front of her and took the k!ll!ng blow. Nutwing was so sad... She shut herself up in a dark corner of the nursery and mourned. When you and you sister were born, she was happy again, thinking that you'd be just like him. You do look like him. Same fur, same eyes... But nooooo. Your sister died of sickness, and you ended up being blind. She sits in that nursery all day and mourns what could have been. Nutwing didn't care about you because she was afraid, Olmpaw. She thinks that love leads to pain." Olmpaw was shaken by the story, and started blaming himself for Nutwing's grief. 'If I'd been just like him, she'd have recovered.' he thought. 'It's all my fault!' Olmpaw was so distressed that one night, he ran down to the lake and swam in the deepest, most dangerous part. His body washed up on shore, and all of ShadowClan mourned. Even Nutwing. Olmpaw was reunited with Rowanpelt and Axolotlkit, his sister, in StarClan, and even now watches over ShadowClan, ensuring that no kit would ever feel as he had again.
The End. Don't you just love heartbreaking stories?
