Martenpaw -- Not Finished. D:

[aspenmist]

He took the midnight train going...

Name | Martenpaw [Martenclaw]

Gender | Tom

Age | 12 moons

Rank | Apprentice

Clan | Pine

Beliefs| Seeing as how his parents never told him about anything concerning starry cats in the sky, Why should Martenpaw beleive it? If they're so great, thy would've helped Aunt Su. Besides, he's never seen them, so in his mind, they don't exsist.

Parents | Joelle [Mother-Deceased- NP], Monty[Father-NP]

Siblings | Palestream [ Half-Sister- PC], Mercutio[Brother-NP]

Other Kin | Susan [ Aunt-Deceased-NP]

Mate | None

Crush | None

Kits | None

Apprentice/Mentor | None&Needed

Appearance |Martenpaw has a base coat of a chocolatey brown criss-crossed with black stripes. He's small, with stocky legs and a muscular chest, letting him run long distances at a reasonable pace. His chest is a lighter brown than his chest, with a few white hairs mixed in. His fur constantly has tufts of fur missing, from the 'arguements' he constantly gets in-and his hunting sessions. His eyes are a light, yet vibrant green.

Personality |

• Loud and Opinionated : If Martenpaw has something to say, he says it, regardless
  
• Stubborn:
  
• Hot-tempered
  

Skills | at least two sentences

History | Martenpaw, Born Tivio, is convinced his parents never likes him.

He and his brother, Mercutio, were born at the beginning of new-leaf. His father favored his brother, becuase even in the small litter of two, Tivio was the runt. Mercutio was everything his father wanted-and Tivio wanted to be. When him and his brother turned six moons old, his father took them out and taught them to hunt. Mercutio didn't catch anything. Instead, his father caught a rabbit and said to his brother, "I'll let you catch this one." and together they pretended that Mercutio had actually caught the rabbit. Tivio himself caught a scrawney mouse. Proud of his first catch, he showed his mother, who asked him, " Why couldn't you have caught something useful, like your brother?"

After that, he never asked his father to help him with hunting. Instead, he marched up to his aunt Susan and, after explaining the situation, asked her to teach him. She agreed.

One time that still gives him nightmares is the death of his aunt, when he was 8 moons old. He was hunting near the river near where his family lived, he slipped on some wet moss. Into the cold river, flooded by the snow melt, he went. His long fur pulled him down, and no matter how many times he tried to swin to the top and breathe, he knew he was losing the battle. Suddenly, he felt teeth grab the scruff of his neck and haul him out. He coughed, before looking to see who had saved him. All he saw was a white paw above the churning waters. It took a while, but it hit him hard- Aunt Susannah was the only one with white paws. He got up, shakily running after her, trying to help her like she had done. But it was too late. His aunt, who had taught him so much and made him feel loved, was gone.

After returning to his parents, wet, cold, and shaken, his mother asked where Su was. He explained what happened, still not beleiving it himself. His mother stared at him, as if waiting for him to tell her it was one big practical joke. When he didn't, her eyes narrowed. " You killed my sister!" she screeched, swiping him across the face, claws unsheathed.

His mother went mad after that. When she talked, she talked nonsense. She wouldn't eat, wouldn't sleep. Instead she paced. Finally, she lay down and never got back up. His father and Mercutio buried her the morning after.

Then, what he regarded as a miracle came along. The clans. When he was told about them, he joined right away, against his father's wishes. "No. Those clan cats are a bunch of mouse-brained fools. One day, they'll get a bad leader who will destroy them all. I forbid you." Tivio bristled, talking back to his father for the first time in 8 moons. "I've had enough. I'm going to join Pineclan, and you can't tell me otherwise." His father was stunned. Tivio marched away, planning on going to the camp in the morning. He sat down, looking up at the sky. Footsteps approaching made him jump. His brother slid out from under a bush. " I have to say- That was brave of you, the way you stood up to dad. Nice going, little Bro." They sat in silence for a few minutes, until Tivio slipped off to sleep.

When he woke up, Mercutio was asleep. Smiling to himself, he walked away from his old life, to claim the name Martenpaw and become an apprentice of Pineclan.

**Martens DO live in Colorado, I checked**

...Anywhere.