Here's a little story for you all, about Shallowpool's brother and a certain WindClan warrior! ~Shallowpool~ Shallowpool woke to the deliciously warm sunlight flooding in through her den walls. She turned her head sleepily to see her mate Rockclaw and let out a purr. Gently she got up from her nest and walked quietly out to the camp to see her brother sitting alone and grooming himself. She padded up to him and started to do the same. Cattailbreeze had been an eager and energetic apprentice, but ever since they went to their first gathering at the island as warriors he’d seemed… Far away. Like he was seeing somewhere that wasn’t the RiverClan camp where he was right now. She decided to invite him to go hunting. “Dad and I are going hunting today, want to come?” Cattailbreeze turned and looked into her eyes, there was a deep sense of sadness inside his clear yellow eyes that unsettled Shallowpool. “Oh, sure.” He meowed, then Rockclaw emerged from the den with Rainingsong and trotted towards them. Shallowpool greeted them both with affectionate head butts and they set off. /Surely this will cheer Cattailbreeze up!/ She thought as they walked into the bushes, trying to convince herself that it would. ~Cattailbreeze~ As Cattailbreeze padded silently along the edge of the creek he tried to concentrate on the scent of a robin. He could smell it, but not see it yet. He had wandered close to the WindClan border in secret hopes of seeing a glimpse of Starlingstripe. The thought of the wonderful she-cat with dark fur and light gray patterns made Cattailbreeze want to yowl with joy! He had met her at the gathering only just a few days ago, but he thought of her all the time. Suddenly he heard a bird song that brought him back to reality, it was close, very close. The Green-leaf sun shone intensely down apon the dry grass, making his tan coat blend in perfectly. He stalked through it trying not to make a single sound. There it was! Bunching his long legs into a hunting crouch he prepared to jump, judging the distance. He sprang! The bird didn’t even attempt to fly away and escape, he had cornered it in between two dense patches of tall moorland grass. /Wait, MOORLAND???/ He thought with a flash of panic, now that he wasn’t focused on the bird he saw he was in WindClan territory! “Who’s there?!” A voice made him jump, but then he relaxed as he recognised the sweet scent. “It’s me Starlingstripe!” He called softly. A dark gray paw poked through the tough grass, and a beautiful she-cat with pretty light gray patterns came through a heartbeat later. Her green eyes shone with delight as she realized it was Cattailbreeze. They intwined their tails and shared a soft purr for a moment, then Cattailbreeze broke away. For he remembered that he was on enemy land, and with a cat from a different clan! How could he live like this? Always wanting something he could never have, and meeting her would always have to be in secret! Unless they broke up they would be in constant fear of being discovered… But he loved her, what would he do? Continued in notes and credits.↴
~Starlingstripe~ Starlingstripe stood near Cattailbreeze, her head turned in slight confusion. She had gone hunting in the tall grasses to hide from the hot sun, only to find RiverClan scent inside the border. Then she found the tom she met at the latest gathering, Cattailbreeze. His yellow eyes were clouded in deep thought. “What’s wrong?” She meowed gently. His eyes met hers, and she saw intense worry in them.“What is it?” She pressed again, he meowed in a small voice.”This.” His head lowered as he continued. “We shouldn’t do this.” Starlingstripe moved closer, just a mouse-length. “I know we shouldn’t, but I love you.” She said, trying to comfort him. “We can find a way.” Her mind spun as she tried to figure a way out. It was like hunting at night, trying to think of something, you can’t see the rabbit but you can smell it. She let out a faint gasp as she realized something. Oh, now she could hear the rabbit, she had corned it! She knew what they could do! “Cattailbreeze, do you remember that SkyClan’s medicine cat ran away about a quarter of a moon ago?” “Why-” “Just, do you?” “Um, yes.” “Remember they said she’s starting a new clan?” “Mhmm.” “What if… We join her clan?!” Now Cattailbreeze was looking thoughtfully at her, his ears pricked in excitement! “That would fix everything! She must be struggling without her clan, and we wouldn’t be breaking the Warrior Code because we would be in the same clan!” They smiled warmly at each other. Then a voice interrupted them startlingly. “STARLINGSTRIIIIIIIIIIPE?!” /Oh no! My mother!/ She knew she should have spent more time hunting and less time with Cattailbreeze, but now she just had to be in Windclan for a few more hours, then they would be free! “Meet me here again at sunset, we’ll run away together!” “OK!” She vowed, then ran towards the voice of her mother cheerfully. At sunset, they returned to the meeting place and set off to find Moonmistle and their new clan. And began their new life. To ElvenDragon7352, Now you can use them in your story! I hope you like the little backstory I made! :D Also, here's part 2 if you would like! ↴ https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/711704278/
