INCLUDES:
1. An Introduction
2. The Beginning
3. A Kind of Grief
4. Why Should She Be Lionheart?!?
6. Who’s Stella?
7. Conclusion
࣪ ִֶָ☾.
AN INTRODUCTION
You’ve probably seen it all. Crazy cats, disturbed cats, even hyper ones. But have you seen a cat so emotionally scarred, so backwards yet diagonal yet sideways that you get dizzy reading her dialogue? No? Then you haven’t seen in all. Ready?
you were there.
I remember.
You were there.
Where’d you go?
Blood found deep in the earth.
You were there.
THE BEGINNING
Redwater’s fur is the color of blood. Her eyes are the color of softly scented evergreen trees. She is slender and well-formed, yes major flaws… Redwater is heavily scarred. Her face, shoulders, and back have been torn into by a WindClan warrior.
Redwater is 21 moons old. She was born on the 7th of October, with a brother, Finkit/paw. She grew up with one other litters, consisting of Willowkit/heart, and Fadedkit/shade, and Fadedkit and Willowkit became her best friends, along with her brother. Red’s mother died whenRed was very young, and their father was killed by a fox moons later, slightly after the kits became apprentices.
Apprentice Years (moons 6–10):
Red was mentored by Hazelmuzzle (later dead; @/Blaze!) and was brilliant, skillful, but a little pessimistic, gloomy on some days. She had her mood swings, but was a good apprentice.
Eventually, after many moons of hard training, came the day of Red and Fin’s apprentice ceremony. Red hunted and fought well in her assessment the day before, making her mentor proud. Her brother though? Well… I’ll spare the details and jump right to the point. He was found murdered next to the WindClan border. (Later theories expected he committed suicide).
This destroyed little Redpaw. She had no family left. Ever had that incurable grief where happy memories turn into the worst memories ever?
a whisper in the dark.
is that you?
no.
two whispers in the dark.
is that you?
can’t.
three whispers.
four.
where are you?
A KIND OF GRIEF
The horrible sadness that plagued Redpaw crippled her. Destroyed her, really. Her family was gone, her brother was dead… the had to blame someone! How about WindClan? A hatred brewed in her chest. The rabbit-chasers had taken her family away from her, broken her heart, and left her alone inside a community she
could depend on. Why would she do that?
Redpaw, having missed her apprentice ceremony and grieved, asked for a second assessment. Hazelmuzzle agreed, and they tried again. Redpaw did well, and received her Warrior name. Redwater. Red found a way to escape her grief, by building a thick, steely shell around herself and her consciousness, making her old lively self trapped deep inside. She became angry, full of herself, and harsh. She wasn’t very popular anymore, I’ll tell you that.
Young Warrior Years (moons 11–15):
Quickly, Red’s friends grew angry with her. This made Red even more angry, and all this succeeded in making everyone uncomfortable. The three argued constantly. It was SO annoying! But this just shows how stubborn Red had become, and is setting up a really sucky part in her life…
Red had a huge fight with her friends. It was horrible. Willowheart stormed off, and her sister chased her down… and the two were never seen again. (Just note that this was around the time when those RC cats were murdered by WindClan.)
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