It was 2 moons after Lightningkit had disappeared.

The entire clan was in shock and grief. No one had expected him to vanish so suddenly.

Every cat had searched for days, and every search turned up the same result: Nothing. There was no sign of a struggle, no blood and no stench of fox or badger. It was like Harekit's brother had never even been in Mistclan in the first place.

But of course, that would never possibly be true. Lightningkit had left a mark on every cat he spoke to, the elders loved his cheerful personality, the warriors loved his courage, the medicine cat, Skyspeck, often let him into her den, and they would work for hours sorting herbs and learning about what they could do. Everyone guessed he would be their next medicine cat. Lightningkit had no enemies in MistClan, he was very young, but already had more friends than most warriors. But someone must have been faking. After all of the cats with the best sense of smell had gone around the camp multiple times, it was clear there were no traces of a fox, badger, or a cat from another clan. The kidnapper had to have been in MistClan.

Nightstar had many private meetings in his den, interrogating the most unfriendly cats, and asking for witnesses. But, like the search around the nursery, Nightstar turned up no results. Harekit had also asked around, but never got many cats to talk to her. She was not liked nearly as much as her littermate, most cats described her as cold, mistrusting, easily angered and introverted. Harekit thought that wasn't fair. She could be extremely nice. 

The only cats that actually liked her were Skyspeck, Lightningkit, Her mother Swiftfleck, Brightspot, Ravenfoot, and the warm, snuggly elder, Gingerheart. The other elder, Gingerheart's denmate, Graypatch were nice enough, but he made her a little uncomfortable when he started with his constant obnoxious complaints about scrawny prey, aching bones and hopeless warriors. Nonetheless, he told her stories and let her chase his tail.

Harekit's paws turned in the direction of the elder's den, maybe a story would take her mind off of her brother. . .

"Good Morning Harekit!" Gingerheart sang brightly when she walked into the den. She let her eyes adjust to the low light and trotted over to Gingerheart. The old golden she-cat moved over in her nest and gestured with her tail for Harekit to sit next to her. "Good Morning" Harekit replied half-heartedly. The morning, in fact, was not very good, she missed Lightningkit, and there were dark storm clouds looming over the moors, a little bit from camp, they looked heavy with rain and she knew that it would start pouring down into camp in a few hours. The air was already getting humid and moist.

"Where is Graypatch?" Harekit asked Gingerheart, only just realising he was not in the den. "Oh, you know Graypatch, he never stops trying to do his warrior duties. He went out hunting so we can have some nice, fresh prey while we wait out the storm. " She replied breezily, turning her head in the direction of the entrance to the den. Gingerheart tried to hide it, but Harekit saw a flash of anxiety in her eyes. . .

"Can you tell me a story?" Harekit widened her eyes at Gingerheart, "Please?" She asked. "Sorry Harekit, but I'm really tired today, I might not make it through a whole story, how about a snuggle instead?" Gingerheart leaned in closer to Harekit, chasing away the chill of the air with her long, soft fur. A snuggle is a special thing the elder used to do for Lightningkit and her, in the harsh winter. when their mother had to leave to go on patrol or go hunt for the hungry clan, Gingerheart would wrap them both in her pelt, and they would dose together, keeping each other warm.

When Harekit woke, she was cold. She snuggled closer to Gingerheart, only to tumble out of the nest with a yelp. She scanned the area and did not see the elder anywhere. She looked out of the den, it was pouring with heavy rain, and the entire clan was out in it.

Ok! The first Chapter DONE!

What is all the clan out in the rain for. . . . ????

Btw the picture at the top is what Gingerheart Looks Like

I'll try to work on this as often as I can, but I still have to keep up with art trades and Hatchables and everything else outside of Wattpad.

Comment what you think of the characters so far and your theories for why the clan is out in the storm. . .

Feedback is greatly appreciated, as is constructive criticism!

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed the chapter!