Willowpaw

History

Kithood [0- 8 moons] >

    Born into a litter of 5 to loving parents, Jaychirp and Swallowcall, Willowkit was welcomed into the world of clan life, that of Cloudclan. With her grandmother, Egretwillow, also there to welcome her, Willowkit was even named after said grandmother. She had two older siblings named, Heronbrook and Crowwish, Heronbrook was blind and Willowkit was curious how her brother went about life

    Not long after they were born, Panthercrow was made the next deputy of Cloudclan. Willowkit thought the molly must be amazing to become deputy! Some cats seemed upset about it, but surely Cheetahstar made the right choice? Leaders were supposed to know everything there was to know about things, they couldn't make bad choices!

    Quailbelly gave birth to Charcoalkit and Rubblekit one day. Willowkit wanted to play with them, but apparently they were too young. Oh well, she'd make sure to make up a fun game for when they could play! After some time passed, her big brother Heronbrook adopted Ravenkit, Dawnkit, and Silkkit. She was so excited to have little nephews.

    One day, Cheetahstar and a bunch of other cats left the camp, including her parent, Swallowcall. Apparently it was for a very important mission to attack some cats. Willowkit wasn't all that sure about attacking other cats. Couldn't they all just enjoy themselves and agree to be friends?
    When the cats returned, many of them were hurt badly and... and her auncle Magpiepond wasn't moving anymore. Willowkit cried and cried when she realized they had died, it was made worse when she saw that Swallowcall was hurt as well. How could cats just do that to eachother?!

    Swallowcall decided to move into the nursery not long after the attack. She was glad, now both of her parents would be safe in the nursery with them! Willowkit still worried a little bit sometimes that the cats Cloudclan had attacked would come back to hurt them even more, but for now everything seemed alright and things had returned to a sense of normalcy. Bugcatcher even gave birth to five whole kits, just like her mom Jaychirp had with Willowkit and the rest of her siblings!

   Willowkit was happily playing in the nursery when a commotion broke out in camp. As she peeked her head out, she heard that Panthercrow, the current deputy, was stepping down and leaving Cloudclan. She was, well, shocked! The deputy was one of the coolest cats in the clan alongside Cheetahstar, and now she was just leaving? Willowkit didn't really know what to think, but she thought it was sweet that Panthercrow was leaving to find her long-lost lover.

    After the chaos that was the day before, the next day was like a nice breeze. Cheetahstar even came to play with them, although Willowkit was a bit late since she was still curled up in her parents' nest. Everything was so nice and peaceful!

    At least until cats began to swarm Cloudclan's camp.

    Willowkit was terrified, but she couldn't just sit by and do nothing! She was ready to charge out and help her clan, when suddenly she was scooped whisked away and carried out of camp by another warrior alongside Swallowcall who was carrying two of her other siblings. Why were they running?! They had to protect their home! As they plunged into the dark of the tunnels, Willowkit couldn't help but feel scared for their future.

    It hadn't even been a whole day since they began wandering the tunnels, and Willowkit already wanted to be in the sun again. Even worse, her mom and two of her siblings weren't with them. She wanted to stay cheerful and keep a smile on her face, but she was just so worried about them. What if she never saw them again!

    She wasn't even sure how long they had been in the tunnels anymore. All she knew was that she was hungry, thirsty, tired, and she missed her mom. While she was trying to sleep, the tunnel suddenly collapsed above them. Gorsewing managed to grab her, but when the dust cleared, Swallowcall, Hollykit, and Maplekit weren't with them anymore. She cried and yelled for them, but the only thing she could hear in return was the echo of her own voice. Now... Now she had lost all of her family.

    She, Gorsewing, and Columbineweb were alone together. Willowkit felt hollow inside, although she tried her best to lighten the mood. Everything just seemed so wrong. She should be playing with her siblings and parents... instead of wandering around in the dark aimlessly. Nearly two moons after the tunnel collapse, they heard the voices of another group. Willowkit's heart leaped with joy. She was going to get to see her family again!

   Swallowcall, Hollykit, and Maplekit weren't with the group they had found. She couldn't help but break down into tears once again. There were other kits there as well, she had to be strong for them! Willowkit was the biggest kit there, and if the youngest saw how hopeless she was, then they would feel hopeless as well.

    It had been... moons since they had seen even a trace of light. They still hadn't found Swallowcall, Maplekit, Hollykit, or even Charcoalkit. It seemed like a miracle when they finally found a tunnel leading to the surface. She had almost forgotten what the sun looked like, and it hurt her eyes just standing on the surface.

    Rather than returning to Cloudclan, they traveled to Marshclan's camp. When they arrived, Jaychirp along with Thistlekit and Lilackit were there, and the rest of her family was found and brought out of the tunnels not much later. Willowkit cried and cried, but this time they were tears of joy rather than sadness. There was still a lot of catching up to do, and it seemed both Thistlekit and Lilackit had become apprentices while they were underground. Willowkit wished she had been able to become an apprentice with them, but at least they were together again!

Apprenticeship [9 -Present] >

Willowpaw smiled as she received Wildflutter as a mentor. So much had changed since they had gotten lost in the tunnels. She was nine whole moons old when she became an apprentice! Nevertheless, she would do whatever it took to never lose her family again.