Setting Out

Fadedstorm lay next to his mother, her cool blood soaking his black fur. The young warrior looked at his mother, Nightsong's, black-and-white fur, plastered with scarlet. Fadedstorm looked around him, his eyes full of sorrow, as he stared at the dead bodies of his clanmates.

Fadedstorm heard his father, Graystreak's, breaths became quieter, as the gray tabby tom's death drew near.

How could the brave RainClan be dead?

Fadedstorm unsheathed his claws, digging them into the blood-matted soil. TalonClan. he thought, his ears flattening to his head as he thought of the traitorous clan. Just because RainClan refused to give them more territory, and while Fadedstorm was on a patrol, TalonClan attacked, killing every cat while taking some prisoners.

Looking at Nightsong one last pitiful time, he stood up, the heavy feeling of grief weighing down on the young warrior. Where are Tanglefire, Flowerpaw and Darklight? Fadedstorm thought, drowning out the noise of his fathers last breaths.

Fadedstorm heavily padded up to Graystreak, his eyes dull. The gray tabby toms milky green eyes stared into nothingness, while blood trickled from his mouth, dripping onto the soil and mixing in. Fadedstorm buried his face into his fathers fur one last time, before turning to look for the three survivors.

Mixed pelts from dead cats blurred the horizon of his vision. Fadedstorm tasted the air, revealing rows of sharp white teeth. Through the heavy scent of death and blood, Fadedstorm finally found the warm scent of his friends Tanglefire and Darklight, and his best friends sister, Flowerpaw. The black tom waved through the mass of bodies, feeling a cool spin of air blow through his fur.

Tanglefire and Flowerpaw were crouched underneath a bracken bush outside of the camp, their eyes fogged with grief. Tanglefire pressed closer to Flowerpaw as the sandy brown tom asked the question that all three of them were thinking of, "Any survivors?" he growled lowly.

Fadedstorm took a deep breath before even answering. "No." he whispered, his paws churning the mossy forest floor. Fadedstorm looked for black-and-white coat of Darklight, but couldn't find the medicine cat apprentice anywhere. "Where's Darklight?" he mewed protectively, worry washing over him. Had TalonClan taken him?

Tanglefire's eyes drifted towards the gap between two bracken bushes. "He went to find poppy seeds for Flowerpaw. She's nearly worried out of her little body for...Gorsestrike," Tanglefire muttered, turning to give the small she-cat's ear a lick.

Flowerpaw flicked Tanglefire's ear before turning wide-eyed to Fadedstorm. "Is Gorsestrike there?" she asked, her voice seeming small and scared. Should she be relieved or frightened that he's not? Fadedstorm thought before answering.

"No," he mewed. Flowerpaw frowned, her green gaze dropping.

Tanglefire pressed his muzzle to Flowerpaw's. "Birchstar sent him with Hawkfang and Snowfeather on a patrol to spy on TalonClan..I didn't see any of them return." he murmured, his amber eyes glazed.

Fadedstorm's fur prickled. He didn't know that RainClan's leader, Birchstar, had sent the deputy, Hawkfang, and a trusted warrior, Snowfeather, on a patrol to spy on TalonClan, along with Fadedstorm's best friend, Gorsestrike.

Flowerpaw's eyes went wide. "Birchstar shouldn't have sent my brother on such a dangerous patrol!" she hissed.

Fadedstorm lay next to her other side, licking her cheek. "Gorsestrike is one of the strongest cats we know. He couldn't have been beaten, not by a coward like Ravenstar," he reassured her, pressing close to the small apprentice. Flowerpaw rested her head on Tanglefire's shoulder, before letting out a small sob.

Tanglefire looked at Fadedstorm with grief, before turning his attention back on comforting Flowerpaw. Darklight shouldn't be gone for this long... Fadedstorm thought, his head swerving around to try and find the dark tom.

Just on cue, Darklight's broad head peeked from the gap between the two bracken bushes, leaves and poppy seeds hanging from his mouth. The medicine cat apprentice's gray eyes brightened when he saw Fadedstorm, and he walked over, his paws lightly skimming the ground.

Darklight padded to Flowerpaw, setting the seeds at her paws. "Here," he mewed, nudging them to her. "eat these. They'll ease your pain," he murmured.

Flowerpaw blinked gratefully at Darklight. "Thank you, Darklight," she muttered, before bending her head over to lap up the seeds.

Fadedstorm stared out into the thick forest around him, the dark, tall, ominous beech trees looming over them. The black tom gestured with his tail for Darklight to settle beside him, before turning to his four friends. "Our clan...is destroyed. We're the only ones left, because we decided to do a small border patrol along the CedarClan border. We must get out of here, before Ravenstar and his minions decide to do a check on the...bodies. Rest, my friends. We leave tomorrow at sunhigh," he mewed.

Tanglefire didn't reply, he just settled his head next to Flowerpaw's, who was already sleeping from the poppy seeds that Darklight had given her. Darklight curled up, his black-and-white fur almost blending into his surroundings. Fadedstorm looked at his friends, before resting his head on his paws, and slowly drifting into sleep.

How y'all like it? It doesn't make much sense, but it will later on. If your cat wasn't in this post, then it won't be for awhile. If you have another cat that you rp, and it wasn't in this post, then please enjoy to make your comments of it's life as a rouge or kittypet for me to get a feel of what to make your cat like in my posts. 
Gorsestrike is dead for the four, so please don't include him in your comments unless Flowerpaw, Tanglefire, Darklight, and Fadedstorm are talking about him. 
Please try not to make your other cats just rouges. Make some of them kittypets too!