DISCLAIMER: I do not own Warriors… Erin Hunter does
Honeyfern stretched out on the warm rock beside with her mate Berrynose and her friend Lionblaze and purred contently. Life was good. Warm weather, good prey, healthy kits, and good friends, what more did the clan need? She closed her eyes for a couple of seconds relishing the feeling of the warm rock.
Berrynose nudged her gently. "Look," he mewed, pointing at Millie's kits that were playing in the clearing near. He leaned closer and purred into her ear, "We'll have kits like that one day."
Honeyfern felt happiness bloom in her belly. "I'd like that she purred," and rubbed herself contently against him. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Lionblaze look strangely at Berrynose, then look pained as Berrynose added, "You'll make a great mother." She wondered about it few seconds when she was distracted by a long dark shadow approaching the kits. An adder! She sprang, sensing Lionblaze behind her, and bowled Briarkit over. The snake arched its body and hovered over her. She tensed her muscles to quickly roll away, but she was to slow. The snake struck and bit her on her shoulder, its hooked fangs, cutting deeply and flowing venom into her bloodstream. She could imagine it flowing in her blood, traveling steadily to her heart… Her eyes dimmed and she could just make Berrynose killing the snake with one swift bite. Dear Berrynose… looking after her as usual. He was leaning over her frantically mewing. No Honeyfern! You can't die! Hold on! Help is coming!
Honeyfern gasped with pain. The poison was like fire. Then ice. Fire. Ice. Fire. Ice. Fire. "Help me," she screeched. She twitched and writhed in pain. "My bloods on fire! Help me, please! It hurts so much!"
Berrynose couldn't believe it. Just a few minutes ago he was sharing tongues with Honeyfern and now here she was, dying at his paws. "Do something," he begged the surrounding cats. "One of you, do something!"
Leafpool tore her pleading gaze from Cinderheart and ran her eyes over Honeyfern's body. Her eyes dimmed with sadness. She stepped back from Honeyfern's body and murmured, "Take her with pride StarClan. She saved an innocent kit from a grueling death"
Sorreltail looked disbelieving at the ThunderClan medicine cat. Her kit was dying and Leafpool wasn't doing anything! "Why aren't you doing anything," she said, her voice high pitched with desperation.
Leafpool looked down, "There is nothing I can do. The poison has taken hold of her.
Honeyfern spasmed once more and lay weakly on the ground. Her eyes glazed over.
Berrynose crept over and murmured, "We would have had wonderful kits together. Just as strong and as beautiful as you. And one day I will see you in Starclan. You saved Briarkit's life. Every cat in Starclan will honor you."
Honeyfern gave out a long sigh. She heaved one last breath and was gone.
What do you think? This is just what happened in the book but the next chapter will be more interesting.
Mysticbreeze
