Barley was born in Bloodclan along with three litter mates Violet, Jumper , and Hoot. When he was only twelve moons old their mother was forced to throw them out of her den by Scourge's law. Hoot and Jumper always wanted to be part of scourges gaurds, while Violet and Barley just wanted to live and get by. Violet was a delicate pale orange cat with darker orge stripes.Violet and Barley decided to live together even though it was against Scourge's law.
Barley once met a tom named Fuzz, Fuzz saw Barley was injured and told him his Twolegs were vets and could fix him. Fuzz asked for Barley's name barley told him "-er Barley." and Fuzz's reply was "Ok Erbarley!"
"No just Barley"
"Ok Justbarley!"Fuzz replied
barley let violet out of their den during night when no one was out and Barley was caught by Bone a couple of times with extra mice and was forced to give them up. One time while hunting he saw Hoot and Jumper whose eyes were now cold and harsh, around their necks were collars studded with teeth. they had even change their names Hoot was now Snake and Jumper was Ice.
One day Bone discovered Violet and Barley were living together and told Scourge, Scourge decided Violet was to be killed. Barley told Scourge not to harm her for it was his fault. At that Scourge decided his punishment should be to watch his sister die!
Scourge decided thatviolet's own Brother's Ice anSnake would kill her while bone held Barley down and made him watch. When Snake and Ice were done Scourge, Snake, Ice, and Bone left. barley got up to see his sister bleeding and called her name.
"Barley?" her weak vioce replied
He noticed she was alive! Quickly he picke up Violet and took her to Fuzz. Fuzz Thought she was very pretty and offered for her to share his food. Barley told him she needed help from the vets and fuzz took her in. Barley than ran away to the forest.
Barley stayed in a barn and even welcomed Ravenpaw to live in the barn when Tigerclaw tried to kill ravepaw. He also let Leaders stay there on their journies to the Moonstone and back. he also alowed the clans to stay with him before the great Journey.