Shadestar

from the beginning, shadestar was an anti-social, snappy cat. she avoided all contact with other kits if she could, never bothering to play or enjoy herself. she would rather wait for her parents to return for that month. as rouges, they knew they couldn't care for a kit, and so they left her with the clan and visited her as they pleased. it was devastating to wait day after day to wait for parents who rarely came.

shadekit closed herself off to people, too afraid they'd do the same thing even if she'd never admit that weakness to herself. in fact, she didn't know much of anyone until she became an apprentice and was partnered with another apprentice, swanpaw. from the first time they interacted, shadepaw knew they'd be enemies. swanpaw was too happy, upbeat. she'd never admit it either, but she felt guilty over thinking they could be friends. her negativity would only bring the other cat down.

except, it didn't. during an outbreak of illness shortly after their warrior naming ceremony, the two were forced to set aside differences and work together to save the rest of the clan. from there on, a tentative truce was formed. only, the tentative part didn't last last long. soon, the two found themselves curled up against each other at nights and laying on the docks talking about everything and nothing.

before anyone knew it, shadefang was deputy and even sooner, she was shadestar.