Fireheart and Bluestar were now captured once more by Whitetail and Spottedheart. Fireheart tried to run away but he was swiftly caught and thrown roughly against the sandy floor.
“You really think you can escape us, stupid kitty-pet?” Whitetail laughed, rolling his eyes. Heading over to a bush he grabbed some more brambles and then went back over and tightened them around Fireheart’s and Bluestar’s paws.
“Just kill us already.” Bluestar hissed. “Bury us alive or do whatever you're going to do.”68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBAlQVBrDI
“Oh, we're not going to bury you alive. That would be too much of an easy death. You're going to suffer for a while.” Spottedheart informed the thunderclan leader.
Fear pulsed through Fireheart as he wondered what these cats were going to do to him and Bluestar. They dug a big hole and they were definitely going to use it. But if they weren’t going to bury them alive then what were they going to do? Maybe the tigerclan cats were going to attack and wound Fireheart and Bluestar first. But that still didn’t make sense to the flame-colored tom.
Suddenly a thought appeared in Fireheart’s mind. He remembered an old tortue method that barely any cats used anymore. The method was to dig a large hole in the sand and then throw a cat or two inside of it and pour just enough sand to the point where only their heads were out of the sand. That made the cats in the hole spend days slowly running out of food and water before they died. Fireheart knew that was cruel but so were these tigerclan cats.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0FTZpiZ3y
“You're going to bury us in that hole and only keep our heads out, aren’t you?” Fireheart demanded. “So we will slowly run out of food and water?”68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xGhjO50R6
Spottedheart and Whitetail let out a purr. “You're right about something for once, Fireheart. That’s exactly what we're going to do.”68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrehstZFcf
Not wasting anymore time Spottedheart and Whitetail grabbed the two cats and threw them into the hole. The two tigerclan cats then slowly kicked sand onto the two cats. Fireheart and Bluestar began to slam against the hole and Fireheart leaned down to try and bite the brambles on his paws but he couldn’t reach them and he didn’t want to snap his back trying.
“Just stop squirming.” Whitetail ordered. “You're never going to get out of here. You and your stupid leader are going to die a long, painful death in your own sand grave. You might as well just give up.”68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxOQ8iJXOW
Fireheart met Whitetail’s gaze, his green eyes narrowed into tiny slits. “I will never give up!”
Whitetail’s reply was a simple snort before he went back to throwing more sand into the hole. Once the only thing in the sand showing was Bluestar’s and Fireheart’s heads Spottedheart and Whitetail took a step back, their expressions smug and gleeful.
“Have fun slowly starving to death.” Whitetail purred, kicking sand into Fireheart’s eyes before he and Spottedheart left.
Fireheart tried to get the sand out of his eye but it was hard. After a while he managed to blink most of it out.
As he watched Whitetail and Spottedheart walk away as if this was nothing, Fireheart felt even worse about himself. Sighing the orange tom tried to stay hopeful. But it was hard. Then again he was only trapped inside a hole. There was a chance that he could loosen his ropes and get free, right?68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡis99WSieS6
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“You idiot!” Bluestar suddenly screamed, making the orange tom flinch.
“W-what?” Fireheart asked, tilting his head.
“Don't act like you did nothing.” the blue she-cat scoffed. “You knew what you did.”68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1sP286X42
“No, I don't. Tell me.” Fireheart ordered.
“You ran off!” Bluestar snarled.
“Are you seriously mad about that?” Fireheart questioned. “Why?”68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORRQuyfd3W
“You ran off without me!” Bluestar was getting madder by the minute. Her blue eyes were narrowed into slits and they were blistering like blue flames.
“Did you seriously expect me to go back and untie you? I didn't have the time for that.” Fireheart pointed out.
“So, you were just going to leave me? I see how it is…”68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgZ3BqBZoF
“I didn't say that. Did i?” Fireheart demanded. “My plan was to run off and go back to thunderclan. I then was going to take the clan and come back to save you.” he informed his leader, outraged at the way she was thinking.
“No you weren't.” Bluestar hissed. “You were going to leave me here to die. Just admit it!”
“I wasn't!”
“Well, none of that even matters now.” Bluestar pointed out. “You didn't even manage to escape yourself. Now the shadowclan cats tied our forepaws even tighter. We have no chance of escaping and it’s all your fault.”68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWVQXTmGvX
“Don't you dare blame this on me! I’m so sorry I tried to escape while you just laid there and pouted. I’m so sorry that I put actual effort into trying to escape while you just sat there and whined like a new-born kit!” Fireheart snapped, having enough of his leader’s attitude.
Going silent, Bluestar rapidly began to squirm. The ropes around her forepaws were getting tighter each time she moved it seemed.
Rapidly wiggling and slamming against Fireheart, Bluestar tried her best to get free. Soon tears began to drip down the blue cat’s face and land onto the hole.
“This is hopeless!” the blue she-cat pointed out. “They made sure we can get free. Our paws are tied so tightly together they get even more tighter as we move!”68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY37aMhXJV9
“You can't give up hope yet.” Fireheart urged.
“I already gave up hope. Maybe I would be more hopeful if our ropes were not so tight. Which is your fault.”
Narrowing his eyes, Fireheart hissed and closed his eyes.Bluestar did the same and soon both cats forced themselves to go to sleep.
~~~timeskip~~~
Bluestar and Fireheart have now been trapped in their sand grave for two days. The sun was seeping through their fur and skin, making them both overheated and tired. They also haven't eaten or drunk anything.
“I have enough of this.” Bluestar spat. “I wish I was dead already.”68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfOz0QSg4h
“Come on, don't say that.” Fireheart urged. He had been listening to Bluestar whine for a bit now and he barely had the energy to deal with it for any longer.
Growling Bluestar turned to face her deputy. “I will say what I please. I am the leader of our clan after all! I rather die a quick and painless death than slowly get my brains fried out here!”
As she said that, Bluestar began to slam her body weight against the hole and use her forepaws to try and dig once more. But as she did that more sand just ended up falling into the hole. Which frustrated both Bluestar and Fireheart.
Sweat poured off Fireheart as he heaved for food and water. Fireheart was so hungry he would eat anything right now. Even a wet fish or slimy toad.
“I’m done with this.” Bluestar said, leaning back against Fireheart, some of her droplets of sweat poured off herself and landed onto the orange tom. “This is hopeless.”68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRUTebTInv
“Maybe if you had the slightest bit of hope that we could get out of her your attitude would be better.” Fireheart pointed out.
“My attitude will be however I want it to be. You don’t have the right to tell me I need more hope when you're just sitting there not even trying to get out of here! You lazy foxheart.” Bluestar growled.
“Slamming against the hole isn’t really doing anything anyway.” Fireheart pointed out. “In fact it’s making things worse because when you slam against the hole you're just making the brambles around your forepaws and hindpaws tighter and you're making more sadn go into this hole.”68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzDLKx9SnZ
“Shut up.” Bluestar hissed. It was clear she knew that Fireheart was right. Although she wasn’t going to dare say that out loud.
The two cats stayed silent for a while. Fireheart’s brain was a mess and he wondered how in starlclan’s sake he would get out of here. But he soon quickly shook his thoughts away as he smelt a familiar scent. Rabbit.
“Do you smell that?” Fireheart asked. He wondered if his mind was playing tricks on him. Although the orange tom didn’t think he was that hungry.
“Duh, it's a rabbit or two.” Bluestar pointed out. “But the rabbits are most likely far away and we will never be able to catch them.”68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoifed6xXAF
“You're such a downer.” Fireheart muttered. “We need food. We might be able to catch them if they approach the hole.”68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBA2gfGGAO
“That’s unlikely. I don’t think rabbits are dumb enough to approach a pile of sand with cat heads pointing out of it.” the blue-gray she-cat pointed out. “And even if we did kill and eat the rabbits what would we do about the fact we have no water? If we eat it will only make us more thirsty.”68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcIESPkxQI
“Well, if we have to, we could drink our own spit. Or it could rain maybe.” Fireheart suggested hopefully. He would rather be full and thirsty than starving and thirsty put together.
Trying to say hopeful Fireheart ignored his leader. The rabbits would come to the hole and they would make a great meal. If Bluestar was so concerned about water then she could just starve.
Soon the smell of the bunnies got stronger and after a while Fireheart saw the fluffy brown and white creatures approach him and his leader. Licking his lips Fireheart couldn’t help but drool at the sight of such juicy prey. But Fireheart wondered how he would be able to catch the rabbits. Whitetail and Spottedheart tied his paws down well enough to the point where he couldn’t unsheathe his claws. If he could have unsheathed his claws he would have cut through these brambles already. But the tigerclan cats must have learned from their mistakes when Fireheart managed to get free.
Thinking of an idea, Fireheart realized he could maybe bite the bunnies if they got close enough and kill them that way. But he couldn’t give up hope. Soon the bunnies got even closer to the hole.
“You're not going to catch them. Don’t even try.” Bluestar growled.
Feeling frustrated, Fireheart turned to face his leader. “Shut up and starve then. If you keep talking this loudly then you're going to scare the prey off. Once I catch them you're getting nothing.” he growled quietly.
Once he said that Bluestar closed her eyes and shut up. Although she wasn’t asleep. She just didn’t want to deal with her deputy right now. She simply didn’t care.
The bunnies slowly got closer and closer to the hole. Fireheart tried to keep calm and not strike to soon as his lips watered. The orange tom imagined sinking his fangs into the juicy flesh of the bunnies. Once he caught the prey he would then be able to feast.
And Fireheart would eat every single bite. After all, he did deserve it after dealing with Bluestar for a few days. Besides, if Bluestar was so worried about water instead of food she could just starve. But deep down Fireheart knew he couldn’t do that to his leader. Feeling guilty, Fireheart realized he would most likely give one of the rabbits to Bluestar anyway. If he caught them, of course.
The bunnies were now so close in front of him that their tails were in his face. Fireheart couldn’t wait any longer. His hunger was overcoming him, controlling him. As he lunged forward Fireheart struck too fast and the bunnies heard them, their eyes now wide they ran off. Leaving Fireheart and Bluestar still hungry and Fireheart now feeling less hopeful and frustrated. He hated to admit this but Bluestar was right.
“I told you so.” Bluestar said in a snarky tone.
“Just shut up!”
The two cats tried their best to force themselves to go to sleep but they couldn’t no matter how much they tried. Fireheart got so hungry, thirsty and sleep-deprived that his mind began to play tricks on him. For a while Fireheart even imagined that he was back in thunderclan, on a hunting patrol with some of the warriors. But he soon shook his head and came back to reality.
But then Fireheart imagined something different. He imagined a large oasis filled to the brim with fresh water with rabbits, voles and other types of prey running all around it. Fireheart’s heartbeat quickened as he thought about taking a long drink in the oasis and then catching a pile of prey and eating every single bite he possibly could before being full.
But soon the oasis faded away. Fireheart was confused at first and tried running after it but it was gone and Fireheart was in the desert once more, trapped in his tight hole.
Opening his eyes Fireheart realized that he was having a dream. Fireheart wished that the oasis was real though. He wanted to eat or drink anything at this point. He just wanted out of here…
As he was thinking, Fireheart then saw an oasis in the distance away. Fireheart’s heart almost lunged out of his chest as soon as he saw it. He wanted so desperately to leap out of this hole and rush over to the oasis. The orange tom knew that his mind was most likely playing tricks on him and that the oasis wasn’t actually real. Since Fireheart didn’t see the oasis before. But he needed some kind of inspiration. He needed the courage to get out of here.
Hesitating, Fireheart wondered if he should wake Bluestar up and ask her if she had seen the oasis. But he didn’t know if that would have been a good idea. Bluestar had been acting overly cruel and mean lately. She snapped at Fireheart often and was just plain rude to him. Although Fireheart was getting really frustrated with her he also couldn’t blame her at the same time. Bluestar had gone through a lot to become leader and now all of that was gone.
“Bluestar?” Fireheart asked, nuzzling her. He decided to take the risk. If that oasis really was out there then Bluestar had to know. The orange tom wouldn’t leave her here.
Waking up Bluestar narrowed her blue eyes. “What do you want?” She demanded.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPqqM4EO3A
“Do you see it?” Fireheart asked eagerly. “Do you see the oasis?”68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SuCIjGBGw
Glancing into the distance Bluestar snorted and closed her eyes. “You're insane. Let me sleep.”68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEaqRmo7BIc
His tail drooping Fireheart realized that maybe he was going insane. But he didnt care. He knew there was an oasis out there and he wasn’t going to give up.
Starting to rapidly slam against the hole Fireheart watched as sand pulled out but he didn’t care. There was an oasis there and he was going to get to it.
But as he kept slamming against the hole Fireheart stopped as the oasis faded away from his view. There wasn’t an oasis after all. It was just the orange tabby’s head playing with him. Sighing Fireheart closed his eyes and tried to go back to sleep. But he couldn't because his dreams were filled with nightmares of Tigerstar attacking and harming his clan-mates. Fireheart didn’t know what was happening in thunderclan while he was gone but he knew it most likely wasn’t anything good and the fact that Fireheart couldn’t do anything anymore to save his clan-mates made him feel frustrated and made him feel like he was useless. But the orange tom wasn’t useless. He was just not a match for Tigerstar in the end. Now he and Bluestar were going to die a slow and painful death.
Fireheart wanted to stay hopeful. He wanted to have the courage to get through this and escape. But Fireheart didn’t even know if that was possible anymore. Bluestar was probably right. He should just give up.
Closing his eyes, Fireheart forced himself to go to sleep. No matter how much he didn’t want too.
~~~timeskip~~~
A few more days passed and the two cats were even more frustrated and hot and hungry. They were both easily agitated and none of them were having a good time dealing with each other’s moody attitudes.
Hearing Bluestar slam against the hole Fireheart opened his eyes and let out an annoyed hiss. He was trying to sleep. He hadn’t gotten much sleep recently due to his massive headache that came from sitting in the hot sun all day.
“What in Starclan's name are you doing?” Fireheart demanded, getting even more angry as some sand almost landed into his eye. “Some cats are trying to sleep!”
“Oh, I'm so sorry I disturbed your sleep.” Bluestar said sarcastically. “I have better things to do than sleep right now. I’m trying to get us out of here. Something you should try to be doing.”68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUq8sHeM6e
Fireheart snorted and rolled his eyes. “And how exactly are you trying to get us out of here?”
Bluestar froze, as if she was wondering what to say exactly. But soon she spoke.
“I’m trying to slam against this hole so we can get out.” Bluestar informed him.
“Well, do it a little quieter.” Fireheart ordered, closing his eyes. But Bluestar began to slam against the hole once more, which made even more hot sand pour down on Fireheart and her, making Fireheart get even more angry.
“No. You don’t need to sleep right now. You should get up and help me! You're so lazy it’s unreal. Maybe you never left your kitty-pet roots.” Bluestar insulted.
That insult was enough for Fireheart. Narrowing his eyes he let out a loud, hate-filled hiss. “You do not have the right to call me lazy. You shouldn't insult me, calling me a lazy kitty-pet. Because we both know that you're the cat that’s acting like a kitty-pet in this situation! You have been acting like there has been a burr stuck in your fur ever since we got here and i’m straight up sick of it! All you do is moan, complain and just act like a downer saying how much you want to die and that you wish that you were dead already and I don’t want to deal with this anymore. I wish you were dead!” Fireheart snapped, not being able to hold back anymore. He would never say anything like this to his leader back in the forest. But this was a completely different situation.
Her eyes wide in shock, Bluestar didn’t reply. She just glanced down at the floor before starting to slam against the sand again.
“Are you going to stop?” Fireheart growled.
“No.” Bluestar narrowed her eyes. She purposely slammed against the hole by Fireheart which made some of the sand fall onto his pelt. That made Fireheart get more angry and Fireheart started to slam against the Hole too, making some of the sand fall onto Bluestar as well.
Both cats stared at each other. There were emotions flooding through both Fireheart and Bluestar. But none of them dare spoke any of that out loud. Fireheart was too tired to argue at this point.
Bluestar was clearly hurt by Fireheart’s words earlier. But at the same time she had to admit that she kind of deserved it at the same time.
Fireheart was starting to feel slightly bad about snapping at his leader but he didn’t dare say that out loud. He had a reason to yell at her. She had been acting rude and Fireheart wasn’t just going to sit there and take it like an obedient apprentice. He was a deputy. Her deputy for starclan’s sake! He deserved basic respect.
But at the same time Fireheart knew that Bluestar went through a lot and that dying a long and painful death buried in a hole most likely isn’t the best death but he and Bluestar were trapped here together and they would just have to get through it.
A few more days had passed and now Fireheart and Bluestar had been in the hole for a whole week.
Heaving Bluestar closed her eyes. The sun was extra hot today it seemed. Sweat poured off her body and landed onto Fireheart which didn’t make the orange tom any less hotter. Sweat was pouring off him as well.
“I-I don’t think I'll be able to make it for much longer.” Bluestar declared.
“d-don’t say that.” Fireheart urged, remembering what he said earlier about him wanting Bluestar to die first. That wasn’t true. He was just angry at the moment.
“If you get out. Which I doubt you will. Tell my clan I love them, and I regret how I treated them in my final moments of life. I am also sorry for how I treated you, Fireheart. I'm glad I allowed you into my clan. You truly are one of the best warriors I ever had.” Bluestar croaked, you could hear the life leaving her body.
“No! Bluestar!” Fireheart wailed; his tears poured off him. “p-please don’t die.”
“We both knew this was going to happen to Fireheart. Although I didn’t expect to die a cruel death like this, I'm at least glad I spent my final moments with you.” as soon as she said that Bluestar closed her eyes and went limp without another word.
“n-no...” Fireheart didn’t know what to say. He squirmed and tried to see if Bluestar was just seeing. But the smell of death soon filled the air, and the blue gray she-cat didn't move a muscle. No matter how much Fireheart wanted to think otherwise he couldn’t deny the fact his leader was dead.
Sobbing Fireheart didn’t know what to do. Bluestar was finally dead, and their last conversation was him screaming at her, wishing she died. The flame-colored tom felt like this was all his fault. Although deep down he knew that this was all Tigerstar’s doing, not his. But Fireheart still couldn’t help but feel like he played a part of it.
The reason why Fireheart and Bluestar left the camp in the first place was because Fireheart wanted to talk to her about how they should take care of Tigerstar. If they just stayed in camp, then none of this would happen. The sun beamed off of Fireheart’s fur. He felt how hot it was. He knew that he wasn’t going to be able to last for much longer either. As he was slowly dying, Fireheart's life began to flash through his eyes.
Fireheart joined thunderclan as a kitty-pet. He was exploring behind his fence when a grey cat named Greypaw, later Greystripe attacked him. Fireheart was named Rusty at the time and he first ran away and then stopped to attack Greystripe. This impressed Bluestar and Lionheart who were watching them and they offered Fireheart to join.
Bluestar offered Fireheart to join thunderclan because she and Spottedleaf got an omen from starclan that fire alone would save the clan and Bluestar thought that Fireheart was that cat because of his bright flame-colored pelt.
Fireheart was named Firepaw and he began training. As he was training and gaining popularity Fireheart was told by one of his friends, Ravenpaw told him that Tigerstar, who was named Tigerclaw at the time, killed Redtail.
Before Fireheart joined thunderclan there was a battle with riverclan that took both Oakheart and Redtail’s life. Tigerstar told Bluestar that Redtail got killed by Oakheart and that Tigerstar then killed Oakheart for his honor. But what Tigerstar didn’t know was that his apprentice, Ravenpaw, was watching in the bushes.
What really happened was that Oakheart got crushed by rocks and that Tigerstar killed Redtail. Fireheart was shocked but he believed his friend and later he and Greystripe took Ravenpaw away from the clans so Tigerstar wouldn’t kill him.
As battles with shadowclan were happening Lionheart ended up dying in a battle and Tigerstar was made the deputy. As another battle happened with shadowclan Spottedleaf, who was the thunderclan medicine cat was killed in the battle. That made Fireheart get angry because he had a crush on Spottedleaf. He and some other cats went to shadowclan cat, teamed up with the good shadowclan cats and attacked the evil shadowclan warriors led by Brokenstar. Thunderclan then captured Brokenstar.
As Tigerstar was living in thunderclan he talked with Brokenstar and set up a plan. He would bring in rogues and would blame it on Brokenstar and Tigerstar would first act like he was attacking them by carefully acting like he was fighting them with his sheathed claws. Then in the heat of the battle while everybody was busy he would sneak into Bluestar’s den and swiftly kill her and then he would chase the rogues off and become the next leader.
But it didn’t go as Tigerstar planned. He sneaked into Bluestar’s den and almost killed her but Fireheart defended her and Tigerstar was exiled. Thunderclan thought they were done with him. But Tigerstar left with the group of rogues, most of them having connections with shadowclan and slowly began to help shadowclan out by hunting for them, training with them and overall acting like he was a warrior in their clan. Then once he joined he ripped off one of his claws and placed it by the leader's den. The clan seemed it as an omen and Tigerstar was claimed as the next deputy, then the next leader.
As this was all happening Fireheart was mates with a cat called Sandstorm. But Fireheart didn’t really love Sandstorm. He instead loved a cat named Cinderpelt. Cinderpelt was the thunderclan medicine cat and being mates with the medicine cat was against the warrior code. But in Cinderpelt’s defense she was forced to become a medicine cat so that made Fireheart think it was right.
Fireheart used to be Cinderpelt’s mentor when she was training as an apprentice. But she got her leg crushed on the thunder-path and was forced to become a medicine cat. This made Fireheart feel guilty and he began to spend time with her training her how to hunt and fight secretly still so she could still get a taste of becoming a warrior. The two then fell in love that way and Fireheart did something stupid. He got her pregnant.
Fireheart hoped that his and Cinderpelt’s kits would survive and that she would survive as well. But the flame-colored tom had to admit that situation was unlikely and most likely wouldn’t happen. Tigerstar would kill Cinderpelt because he would think she’s weak.
Fireheart couldn’t help but sob as he thought of Cinderpelt and his future kits dying, bleeding out bodies with Tigerstar grinning in the background, covered to the brim in crimson blood.
Tigerstar was a cruel cat. He wouldn’t spare the life of Cinderpelt and he wouldn’t spare the lives of her kits, especially if they knew they were Fireheart’s. In fact he would most likely tortue them if he knew that. Tigerstar was a sick cat after all.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDgl537RZd
Fireheart wouldn’t be able to watch Cinderpelt give birth either and his kits would have to grow up without a father. They would also have to grow up in the wasteland that would be tigerclan. If they even managed to grow up at all.
I’m so sorry…. Fireheart whispered inside of his head as he got closer and closer to death. Please forgive me Cinderpelt….
With that Fireheart closed his eyes and went limp. The flame-colored tom was no more. Tigerstar had won this battle.
~~~flashback~~~
getting up Fireheart yawned and stretched. he knew that today he was supposed to go on a hunting trip with his so-called mate Sandstorm but he would have to think of some excuse later so he didn't have to actually do it.
Sandstorm wasn't actually Fireheart's mate. well, he lied and said she was but Fireheart in fact loved another cat named Cinderpelt. but Cinderpelt was a medicine cat and medicine cats weren't allowed to take a mate or have any kits so Fireheart took Sandstorm as his mate so any cat wouldn't be susispious of him.
Fireheart felt kind of guilty that he had to use Sandstorm like this but he had no other choice. he wasn't going to break up with Cinderpelt after all. he loved her a lot.
shaking away his thoughts Fireheart yawned and headed towards the medicine cat den, hoping to find Cinderpelt there. he knew that Cinderpelt didn't want to be a medicine cat and that was one of the reasons he felt it was okay being her mate. after all she was the one forced to train as a medicine cat.
Cinderpelt was forced to train as a medicine cat because she got one of her front legs ran over on the thunder-path when she was an apprentice. she used to train as a warrior and Fireheart used to be her mentor. Fireheart felt guilty that Cinderpelt got her leg ran over on the thunder-path and blamed himself since he was the one that was supposed to be at the thunder-path.
because of that Fireheart began to train Cinderpelt in secret so she could at least have a taste of what being a warrior was like. Fireheart hoped that one day Cinderpelt could be a regular warrior and Fireheart could break up with Sandstorm to truly be with her. then the two could finally be a family.
once he was in the medicine cat den Fireheart coughed and cleared his throat. "yellowfang?" he called out. "Is Cinderpelt here?"
Yellowfang and Fireheart were really close. having a mother and son bond. although when Yellowfang first got into thunderclan she mainly just yelled at him and treated him like shit. but she soon got over that stage in her life.
Yellowfang didn't know that Cinderpelt and Fireheart were secretly mates. Fireheart was half-tempted to tell her but he didn't know what her stance on realtionships that broke the medicine cat code was so he didn't out of his and his mate's safety.
"well, hello to you too, Fireheart." Yellowfang chuckled. "but no. Cinderpelt isn't here. she's out gathering herbs."
"where is she gathering herbs at?" Fireheart asked, hoping Yellowfang would tell him the answer without any questions. if worse came to worse Fireheart could just walk around the territory trying to find her.
"she's at sunning rocks gathering comfry." Yellowfang informed him. "although if your going to go and have a romantic chat with her you better come back with a mouthful of herbs."
Fireheart tilted his head. did Yellowfang know about his and Cinderpelt's realtionship?
"and yes before you ask I know you and Cinderpelt are mates. I really don't care. I was in a forbidden realtionship myself. as long as you two don't do anything stupid I'll keep it a secret." the old medicine cat reasured him.
"thank you." Fireheart purred, feeling much better now that he knew his friend supported him and his mate. once he and Yellowfang finished up their conversation the flame-colored tom turned around and left the medicine cat den.
once he left Fireheart began to rush towards the camp exit, hoping that by chance he wouldn't meet Sandstorm and that he could just make an excuse later. but before he could leave Sandstorm came running up to him.
"where do you think your going?" Sandstorm demanded. "didn't you agree that you were going to go hunting with me?"
sighing Fireheart couldn't help but roll his emerald green eyes. he was starting to find Sandstorm more annoying each day he had to deal with her bullshit. he wondered why he even agreed to be her mate in the first place.
"I can't."
"why?"
trying to control his anger Fireheart quickly thought of an excuse. "yellowfang asked me If I could go with Cinderpelt to help her gather up some herbs. I Couldn't say no since well, she's the medicine cat and would most likely try to claw my ears if I tried."
Fireheart hoped that Yellowfang would back that up later.
"fine." Sandstorm's sand-colored tail drooped. she was clearly upset but Fireheart couldn't really care less. "when will you be back? We might have time to hunt when you get back."
"i doubt it." Fireheart growled. he just wanted out of here already. "i'll be back when I can."
with that Fireheart ran out of the camp before Sandstorm could question him anymore. heading over towards sunning rocks Fireheart grinned and got down into a hunting crouch. he was going to scare Cinderpelt.
once he was close enough he then leaped and gently slammed the grey she-cat onto the ground.
"hey! what are you doing you daft fur-ball?" Cinderpelt demanded, trying to sound mad. but her eyes were lit up.
"sorry. I couldn't control myself." Fireheart admitted. but he soon blinked as he noticed a strange scent. Cinderpelt glanced back up at him, a smile emerging on her face.
"well, that's alright~" Cinderpelt purred in a silky tone, glancing straight up at her mate.
Fireheart blushed and sniffed the air. his heart began to pound as he smelled Cinderpelt's heat scent. his mind began to swirl as he tried to control himself and keep his member sheathed.
"a-are you in heat?" Fireheart finally had the courage to ask
. gently knocking her mate off herself Cinderpelt got up and began to walk around Firheart, raising her tail to reveal her dripping wet core and walking around, purposefully making her heat scent go everywhere. she was trying her best to make Fireheart go crazy so he couldn't control himself and her plan was working.
"mhm, maybe." Cinderpelt purred. she then crouched down onto her back and spread her legs. "do you want to help me fix it?"
Fireheart tried his best not to get a raging boner. gulping he backed away. "C-cinderpelt this isn't smart." He pointed out. "if I get you pregnant then a lot of things will go badly."
"but your deputy and will soon be the next leader. once your leader you can do anything you want." Cinderpelt pointed out. "besides, do you really think you can control yourself?"
"no..." Fireheart admitted. his large member was already unsheathed and rock-hard. the orange tom knew that this was stupid and he was going to regret it in the future but he didn't care right now. the scent of his mate's heat was wild and the only thing on his mind was to breed her.
although mating by sunning rocks was most likely a bad idea. since there was a chance a thunderclan cat would come here and then see what was going on. but that wouldn't happen unless the cat was Yellowfang.
but there was a chance that a riverclan cat could see. but if they did Fireheart and Cinderpelt would just say that they were lying. the fact that if Fireheart managed to get Cinderpelt pregnant he would be in a lot of trouble. then again Cinderpelt was right when she talked about how he would soon be leader. then he would be able to make his own choices and do whatever the fuck he wanted. the other clans most likely wouldn't support his choice but he could always ask another cat to pretend to be the mother.
or even better once Fireheart was leader he could make Cinderpelt a warrior like she wanted. then their relationship didn't have to be a secret anymore.
"here, how about I warm you up to the idea of breeding me first?" Cinderpelt offered, crouching down by Fireheart. once she was on the ground and barley a mouse tail away from his leaking cock she slowly wrapped her barbed tongue around the head.
his face going bright red, similar to the shade of a cherry tomato. Fireheart couldn't do anything but sit there and moan.
Fireheart's member was fairly big and Cinderpelt was a virgin, meaning that she had never done anything like this before. she hoped that she would be able to please her mate though and that later on they would actually fuck.
slowly shoving the head of Fireheart's cock in her mouth Cinderpelt struggled a bit until she got used to the orange cat's length. starting to slowly bob her head up and down Fireheart's cock Cinderpelt then wrapped her tongue around his dick.
moaning softly Fireheart was shocked by how good the grey she-cat was at this. he knew that she was a virgin. as Cinderpelt sucked his large member the grey she-cat then wrapped his paws around the remaining part of the length and began to jerk the rest of his dick.
grunting Fireheart suddenly grabbed the back of Cinderpelt's head Fireheart began to thrust his cock down her throat. he wasn't thinking as he did so. the only thing Fireheart currently cared about was his own pleasure.
her blue eyes going as wide as the moon Cinderpelt gagged as she left her mate rapidly throat fuck her. she was barley managing to breathe. she knew that if Fireheart didn't cum soon she would end up choking.
but luckily Fireheart thrusted one last time before he came down her throat, his cum slowly going down her throat as well. once Fireheart pulled out Cinderpelt licked up all of his cum before swallowing.
"jeez, where you trying to choke me to death?" Cinderpelt chuckled.
"sorry." Fireheart nervously shuffled his paws. "I got a little carried away." He admitted.
"well, that's fine. you can make it up to me by breeding me with your large cock." Cinderpelt purred, crouching down onto the forest floor. her dripping core in the air.
licking his lips Fireheart eagerly nodded and padded over to the medicine cat apprentice. leaning down Fireheart crouched down and drug his barbed tongue slowly across the grey she-cat's pussy, making her even wetter and using his spit as lube.
once Cinderpelt let out a moan Fireheart kept licking for a while. once his cock was rock-hard again he then got up and climbed on top of Cinderpelt and moved around until his dick was hovering over her tight, wet core.
"beg for me." Fireheart ordered. he was half-tempted to start pounding Cinderpelt. but he wanted to hear her beg for him first.
"please fuck me daddy. I gone so long without feeling your cock inside of me I can't wait any longer." Cinderpelt whined. "just because I'm a virgin I don't want you to go easy on me. I want you to pound me until i'm screaming your name."
not being able to contain himself any longer Fireheart slowly began to thrust the tip of his member inside of Cinderpelt's core. once he was inside her he then leaned forward and sank his teeth into her scruff.
starting to quicken his pace Fireheart rapidly began to slam his dick in and out of Cinderpelt's pussy.
"harder! fuck me until my core is full of your steamy, hot cum and until my belly is full of your kits!" Cinderpelt urged.
not being able to last for much longer Fireheart thrusted one last time before he came, shooting his load deep inside of his mate's core. getting set over the edge Cinderpelt soon came as well.
the couple laid on the sunning rocks floor, dazed for a bit. soon Fireheart pulled out and helped Cinderpelt up.
"that was great..." he muttered. but he realized that he most likely made a grave mistake. there was a chance that Cinderpelt could get pregnant.
"it was." Cinderpelt purred back.
the two cats laid on the forst floor for a while, cuddling and grooming each other's pelt. they then went back to thunderclan, their mouth full of herbs. heading into Yellowfang's den the two cats dropped them off.
"took you long enough." Yellowfang casted a glance at Fireheart. but she didn't say anything.
heading out of the medicine cat den Fireheart ran straight into Sanddstorm.
"Fireheart! where have you been?" the sand-colored she-cat growled.
"i told you I was ordered to gather herbs." Fireheart replied.
"it took you that long?"
"yes." the orange tom sighed, trying to think of a lie. "we went to sunning rocks but couldn''t find enough herbs. so we had to go somewhere else."
"fine. well, can you hunt with me now?" Sandstorm asked, her green eyes pleading.
Fireheart was tried from spending his time with Cinderpelt but if he said no Sandstorm would throw a massive fit.
"sure."
Fireheart then walked out of the thunderclan camp once more with his so-called mate.
~~~timeskip~~~
a lot had things had happened since Bluestar and Fireheart's death. once Whitetail and Spottedheart got back to tigerclan and told Tigerstar that the two cats were dead Tigerstar quickly took control of thunderclan.
when Tigerstar took control of thunderclan he was ruthless, killing some of the cats that tried to fight against him. Greystripe, swiftpaw, Thornclaw, Brackenfur and more cats were killed trying to fight against Tigerstar.
Cinderpet was shocked that her life was spared. maybe Tigerstar did that just because she was a medicine cat, despite not wanting to be one.
but Cinderpelt was alive even though she wished that she was dead. her beloved Firestar was dead and it was affecting her badly. the worst part was that Cinderpelt couldn't share her sadness with anybody since her and the flame-colored tom were secret mates.
Cinderpelt and Fireheart secretly dated when he was still alive, before all of this happened. the two cats were clearly in love but Fireheart had to pretend like he loved this cat named Sandstorm.
the grey she-cat never lived Sandstorm. then again it was most likely because Cinderpelt was jealous that Sandstorm actually could be Fireheart's mate without breaking any part of the warrior code or being judged for it. it was just so unfair! Cinderpelt didn't even want to be a medicine cat so she should be able to have a mate.
but Cinderpelt had to admit that Sandstorm was a good cat. she worked hard, providing for her clan and she lost a lot during when tigerclan took over as well. Sandstorm was depressed because of Fireheart's death yet she was still working hard. that made Cinderpelt feel guilty because she knew that Fireheart didn't really love her. but she couldn't tell the grey she-cat that.
noticing Sandstorm pad over to her Cinderpelt gulped. she wondered what the sand-colored she-cat wanted and she hoped it wasn't anything bad.
"here you go." Sandstorm said, placing a dead mouse at Cinderpelt's paws. "I know that since Tigerstar took over you most likely haven't ate much due to your leg."
When Tigerstar took over he changed a lot of rules. there was no fresh-kill pile. cats had to hunt for themselves and if they didn't they starved. the cats in tigercan were almost all mean and harsh and fights broke out often. it was not a safe place to have kits in.
speaking of kits Cinderpelt was pregnant. she knew that mating with Fireheart was stupid and that she would regret it later. but she did it anyway and now she was going to have his kits. the thought of having Fireheart's kits would make Cinderpelt feel kind of happy. but now it made her panic and worry.
it was against the code for medicine cats to have mates and have kits and even though Tigerstar didn't care about the warrior and most likely medicine cat code. there was still a chance that Tigerstar would be pissed and would punish Cinderpelt.
if Tigerstar found out that Cinderpelt's kits were Fireheart's that would make it even worse. Tigerstar for sure would kill her kits then. maybe by slowing stomping on their skulls or by torturing them in some, long, painful way.
the thought of her kittens getting killed brutally by Tigerstar upset Cinderpelt and she hoped that it wouldn't come to that. she loved her kits even if they weren't born yet and she hoped that the kits childhood would be alright and they would live happy lives. but Cinderpelt had to admit that was very unlikely.
after all Tigerstar told the story how he slowly killed Bluestar and Fireheart. he made Whitetail and Spottedheart, who were two of his most loyal cats. dig a deep hole and then threw them into it and made sure only their head was exposed which meant the two cats died a low and painful death.
realizing that Sandstorm was still in front of her Cinderpelt shook her thoughts away and forced a smile on her face. although inside she was panicking.
"thank you and your right." Cinderpelt said, taking the mouse and eating it in a few bites. she wasn't a bad hunter since she was trained by Fireheart but she was so busy healing all of the wounded cats that Tigerstar allowed her too.
Cinderpelt was only allowed to heal certain cats he approved of. so basically only his small circle of close warriors were allowed to get their wounds healed. but his circle has been increasing as the days went on.
"no problem." with that Sandstorm turned away. her green eyes were clouded. she clearly missed Fireheart.
feeling a little bit bad Cinderpelt couldn't dwell on her thoughts for any longer because soon pain shot through her belly. eyes widening the grey she-cat wondered if she was just having pains from the prey she ate. but she knew deep inside of her that her kits were coming.
quickly grabbing some herbs Cinderpelt snuck out of the camp and then found a hollow tree. sneaking inside of the tree Cinderpelt made sure that she hid her scent with the scent of herbs. she then laid in the hollow, pain was there but luckily it wasn't that bad because Cinderpelt had ate a Poppy seed. but when she actually gave birth it was going to hurt a little.
getting up quickly Cinderpelt grabbed a stick before crawling back into the tree hollow. once she was back in the tree hollow the grey she-cat felt the kits kick around in her belly. Cinderpelt tried to calm herself down as the pain got worse. if she was anxious then the kitting would only get worse. she heard stories about having kits from the queens and had helped them give birth before as well. the queens mostly screamed during the process but Cinderpelt would have to force herself to be silent so she didn't alert any of the tigerclan cats.
suddenly a spasm gripped Cinderpelt, making her thoughts quickly go away as her Her belly convulsed. she felt the kits move around in her and she wanted to push them out but from training as a medicine cat she knew that if she forcefully pushed her kittens out they could get stuck inside of her. they had to come out on their own.
Cinderpelt heaved, her blue eyes clouded with pain. she only took one poppy seed which she now regretted. but if she took more there was a chance that she would end up harming her kits. so she would just have to bear through this. soon she would have Fireheart's handsome kits.
as her belly swelled up more Cinderpelt leaned forward and sank her teeth into the branch. she focused on biting onto the branch instead of pushing and soon the first kit and it's sack came out, leaving slimy liquid on the ground next to her belly.
leaning down and letting go of the stick Cinderpelt pushed it aside as she bit the kit's sack and soon freed it. she then ate the sack and nuzzled the kitten forward, toward's her belly. the kit let out a loud mew as Cinderpelt did so.
the kit had a bright flame-colored pelt. he looked exactly like Fireheart and that made Cinderpelt worry. if she went back to tigerclan camp with this kit she would quickly get questioned.
but she forced her thoughts away and licked the kit's head. soon another kit slid out and Cinderpelt did the same thing, nipping the sack and then eating it before pushing the kit forward.
luckily, this kit was a grey and white tabby. they didn't look anything Fireheart and maybe Cinderpelt could think of some excuse for this kit. but what was Cinderpelt going to do?
Tigerstar most likely wouldn't care about the fact she had kits. hell, he might even praise her for breaking the warrior code. but if he found out these were Firestar's kits then he would be pissed. could Cinderpelt lie and say they were another tom's kits, one that was already dead?
no, she couldn't. maybe if the flame-colored kit wasn't born she could get away with it. but from just looking at the tom made it clear that he was a male.
i'll name him Firekit. Cinderpelt declared. he most likely won't live for long. but at least he will be in starclan with his father.
the thought of Firekit living in starclan made Cinderpelt calm down a little. he wouldn't have to deal with the cruel life that tigerclan would most likely provide him. instead he would be safe and sound in starclan with his father.
maybe Cinderpelt should kill Firekit. then he would be able to go to starclan early without having to deal with Tigerstar and then Cinderpelt could say the mate was a different cat. maybe Greystripe because of his grey pelt. but Cinderpelt knew that she couldn't kill her own kit and she knew that if she did Fireheart would never forgive her. Cinderpelt would just have to hope for the best and take whatever punishment that Tigerstar provided her.
after she laid down and let her kits drink from her Cinderpelt ate some thyme to calm herself down before she got up and picked her kits up. she knew naming Firekit was most likely a bad idea since getting close to him wasn't smart. so she wouldn't name the gray kit until she was sure that she would be able to raise them.
the grey she-cat stood in front of tigerclan camp. wondering if she was making a mistake. if she was fast enough CInderpelt could run off and live as a loner. but Cinderpelt's leg would never allow her to feed herself and her kits.
she could become a kitty-pet. but Cinderpelt didn't want to live a soft life like that and if she did run away it was likely that a tigerclan cat would find her and that would just make things worse.
just wanting this over with Cinderpelt sighed and walked into camp. instantly cats turned to glare at her as she brought her kittens in. she headed straight for the bone pile, which had a confused Tigerstar staring down at her.
"who's kittens are those?" Tigerstar demanded, leaping off the pile of bones to glare at Cinderpelt.
"m-mine." Cinderpelt admitted, shuffling her paws.
"hm, your lucky I don't care about the medicine cat code. these two cats look like they will improve our ranks." Tigerstar said, looking at each kitten.
Cinderpelt's heart beat quickened. she was so happy. maybe Tigerstar wasn't going to punish her for this. but the dark tabby's gaze rested on Firekit.
"what is that?" He demanded before looking sharply at Cinderpelt. "who is the father of your kits?"
Lying would only get her in more trouble so Cinderpelt would have to tell the truth. "Fireheart." Cinderpelt admitted. "me and him had a fling when I was in heat and that caused these kits. I don't love him anymore as you showed me how much of a coward he is. I think Fireheart is a stupid, worthless kitty-pet and I am ashamed to have bared his kits. I will do any punishment you seem fit to make this up."
as she said that Cinderpelt's heart slowly began to break. every word she said was a lie. she and Fireheart were deeply in love. they had a bond almost no other cat could ever have. but if she revealed that to Tigerstar it would only make the tabby tom more angry. insulting Fireheart's honor, no matter how painful it was to her was the only way Cinderpelt could get out of this mess.
Tigerstar looked disgusted but he also looked like he thought that Cinderpelt meant every word.
"since you seem to be a loyal cat and I don't want tigerclan to live without a medicine cat just in case something happens. I will allow you to stay here. since your fling with Fireheart is a mistake and you acknowledged that. but you do understand you have to be punished right? kitty-pet blood normally won't be allowed in my clan. mainly kin of Fireheart." Tigerstar hissed.
"of course Sir. I understand. I will do anything you order me." CInderpelt leaned down and bowed, showing the most respect she could.
"good." Tigerstar looked pleased. "then you have no problem killing the flame-colored kit in front of all of us right? the grey one can be spared for now since she doesn't look like fireheart. but if she is proven to be weak she will be killed as well." Tigerstar offered.
"w-what?" Cinderpelt said, shocked. she took a step back and glanced down at Firekit. feeling her heart slowly tear into two.
"you heard me. you will also have to become mates with Blackfoot and bare his kits once the gray kit is an apprentice. if she lives that long. this is your only way to fix your mistake. if you refuse then you will be killed as well as both of your kits. if you want you and your remaining daughter to be alive I suppose you better make a quick decision." Tigerstar prompted.
Cinderpelt was on the verge of tears but she held them in. Firekit looked so much like Firestar. but Tigerstar was showing mercy to her which made Cinderpelt feel shocked. if she didn't kill Firekit he and herself and his sibling would die anyway. to protect her other kit and herself Cinderpelt would have to do this.
a heavy weight filled Cinderpelt's belly as she unsheathed her claws. it felt like she had her belly torn open and her guts were slowly pouring out. she would have to kill her son. she would have to kill a part of Fireheart.
"I will do as you order, Tigerstar. I am glad to kill this scum. he looks exactly like his mouse-hearted father and deserves to die." Cinderpelt spat, trying not to cry at every word.
"good. then do it."
i'm so sorry my love. please forgive me... I don't want to do this. I really don't . i'm so sorry Fireheart. I hope you can one day forgive me for this. please know I am doing this for my sake and our daughter's sake. welcome Firekit into starclan with welcomed paws.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7P8mqnNKQ
leaping onto Firekit, Cinderpelt winced as he let out a loud cry. wanting this to get over all ready Cinderpelt swiftly snapped her son's neck, his blood pouring onto her paws and the forest floor beneath him.
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"I did what you asked of me, sir. is there anything else you wish of me? i could bury the kit if you want." Cinderpelt offered.
"no." Tigerstar growled. "Throw his body onto the bone pile. cats that look like Firestar deserve to rot." 68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfowC1zxB5x
nodding Cinderpelt grabbed her dead kit and threw him onto the pile. she was numb as she did so. she just wanted this over. she almost wished that she just let Tigerstar kill her.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGHsKDcWoJ
"very well, now Blackfoot. what do you want to name your new daughter? she will be no longer mixed with Firestar. from this day forward she will be treated like she is of your own blood." Tigerstar informed the black and white tom.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iIDO9NWmu
"I will name her hollykit after my mother." Blackfoot declared.
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nodding Tigerstar turned to Cinderpelt. "you may sleep in skilled warriors den with Blackfoot or Blackfoot may sleep with you in the medicine cat den. get to know your new mate well." 68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEBPKDSyGd
nodding Cinderpelt took Blackfoot into the medicine cat den and sadly curled up next to him with their kit. Cinderpelt didn't speak. she was tired both mentally and physically.
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"I always wanted to be a father." Blackfoot said happily. but Cinderpelt didn't reply. she acted like she fell asleep.68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0laa1tPpOn
Cinderpelt's dreams were full of nightmares and she now hated sleeping. Cinderpelt just wished she was dead. she wanted this all to be over so she could join Fireheart in starclan. but she had made her choice.
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