Swiftkit quietly ate a shrew in the corner of the nursery while the rest of his denmates ate together in the center chatting to each other. He was the only kit in his litter and was singled out by his denmates because of his short, stumpy tail.

A brown tabby tom turned around and sneered at the black and white bobtail. "Short tail." He said with a smirk.

Swiftkit's pale green eyes clouded with grief. He had been bullied by these kits for more than a moon, and he will be an apprentice in a few sunrises.

He huffed and continued to eat his prey. A shadow casted over him and he looked up to see a beautiful tortoiseshell she cat with blue eyes.

"Care to share?" She asked.

He looked at her with awe, his eyes gazing into her's. "No-no not at all." He stammered and nudged his prey towards her. She laid down in front of him and began biting in.

Swiftkit noticed that her tail didn't flick back and forth like all the other cats with long tails. Then a little white stump flicked up as she ate.

Swiftkit was surprised when he saw the stump of a tail. "Y-You have a stumpy tail too?" He asked.

She purred. "Yes, it's what makes me and you unique form everyone else!"

"Cool!" Swiftkit meowed. "What's your name again?"

"Daisykit!" She mewed, her eyes sparking with excitement.

"I'm Swiftkit!"

6 Moons Later

"From this day on, you will be known as Swiftfeather. ThunderClan honors your speed and agility."

Swiftfeather's stumpy tail perked up. He went up to his leader and licked her shoulder respectfully.

Beside him sat his best friend, Daisypaw. She was awaiting her turn to be made a warrior.

"Daisypaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code, with the cost of your life?" Creamstar asked.

"I do." She answered, confidence flashing in her eyes.

"Then with the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Daisypaw, from this moment forward you will be known as Daisycloud. ThunderClan honors your courage and strength."

She went up and licked his shoulder respectfully.

"Swiftfeather! Daisycloud!" The Clan chanted. Swiftfeather nuzzled Daisycloud.

"You two must sit a silent vigil the whole night, Clan meeting dismissed." Creamstar lowered her fluffy creamy-white head and jumped off the Highleaf.

The Next Night

Swiftfeather stepped out of the warriors den. Last night he had done his silent vigil with Daisycloud and had completed his first hunting patrol as a warrior.

It was sunset and he saw Daisycloud sitting down by the fresh kill pile. He walked up to her.

"Want to go out by the lake?" He asked.

Daisycloud lifted her head. "Sure." She got up and followed him out of camp.

When they reached the shore, the sun was almost down. Swiftfeather sat down and listened to the waves lap gently against the shore. He shuffled closer to Daisycloud until their fur brushed.

Daisycloud entwined her tail with his and laid her head on his shoulder.

"Swiftfeather, I love you." She whispered.

"I love you too." He whispered back. He licked her muzzle and purred softly.

10 Moons Later

"Lilykit! Get back here!"

A small white kit with black tuffed ears ran back into the nursery. Inside, her mother and father waited.

"Great StarClan, she's as fast as you!" Daisycloud exclaimed.

"But she's got your sharp tongue." Swiftfeather pointed out.

Daisycloud rolled her eyes and licked the top of her daughters head. Lilykit's eyes were an ocean of blue.

"But she has your beautiful blue eyes." Swiftfeather mewed.

"And she's got your pelt." Daisycloud replied.

"But she's got our tail." They said in unison as the happy kit flicked her stumpy tail up and down.

20 Moons Later

"Surrender, Darkstar!" Creamstar screeched.

"Never!" The gray tabby flung himself at the creamy she cat and the clearing exploded with battle.

Lilypetal, a newly made warrior pounced on top of a WindClan warrior, with her mate, Topazfur, right next to her. They threw blows together until the WindClan tom ran off and out of sight.

Lilypetal whipped around to see her mother and father laying on the ground with a WindClan tom looming over them.

"Daisycloud! Swiftfeather!" She cried out and pelted towards them. She turned and glared at the tom beside her, which was the WindClan deputy.

"Hawkscar!" She snarled. Her eyes blazed as she glared at him.

"D-Don't kill him, Lilypetal." A voice scratched.

She whipped around to see her mother and father looking up at her with foggy eyes. Lilypetal laid down next to them.

"Don't go." Her voice cracked. Swiftfeather coughed.

"It's our time, Lilypetal." He croaked.

"No! No! I'll-I'll fetch Mudleaf, he'll heal you!" She pleaded.

"It's too late." Daisycloud mewed. She sighed her last breath and then Swiftfeather did.

"No!" Lilypetal cried to the sky. She buried her head in their lifeless fur. She felt something pressed against her and saw Topazfur laying next to her.

She mourned with him while ThunderClan yowled their victory.

4 moons later

Lilypetal yowled as a small bundle of fur slid out into the world. She lapped at it, but quickly stopped when another slid out. Topazfur lapped at both of them as two more slid out. Mudleaf lapped at the other two.

Lilypetal rested her head on the floor of the nursery as she calmed down. She lifted her head to see four bundles of fur scrambling towards her for milk.

She purred as they suckled and Topazfur nuzzled her.

"What should we name them?" He asked. One of them was a black and white tom, like her father, and another was a tortoiseshell she kit, like her mother. "Daisykit and Swiftkit." She meowed, tapping her tail gently on each of their heads. The other two were caramel brown toms, like Topazfur. All of them had stumpy tails except for Daisykit.

"How about Mousekit and Grizzlykit?" He asked.

"Yeah, I like those." She noticed that Grizzlykit was pawing at her stomach. He's a natural fighter. Mousekit looked hidden in the middle of all the kits. He looks like a hunter. Swiftkit was the largest and most mature-like of them all. A natural leader. Daisykit was the only kit that looked calm and content. A medicine cat heart. She purred and nuzzled Topazfur. She looked behind him and two vague starry figures stood there, but were gone before Lilypetal could say anything.

When the sun set that day, four new Clan members were welcomed by the Clan. Life comes and goes, but love lasts forever...