Willowpaw watched as the Leafpool checked the wounds of all the ThunderClan cats. Her apprentice, Hazelleaf, had gone out to fetch some herbs, but a Shadowclan cat had gone with her. Now that ShadowClan had taken over, ThunderClan cats weren't allowed to go anywhere without a few of their warriors with them. Gatherings weren't allowed anymore either. Russetstar wasn't allowing the other three clans to come in contact
with each other. Willowpaw guessed it was because they feared the other Clans would work together to defeat ShadowClan.
Willowpaw sighed. She still couldn't believe that she had died and gone to StarClan and then come back. She could imagine that her warrior ancestors were furious with her for disobeying them, but the love for her Clan and need to fulfill the destiny her warrior ancestors had laid out for her made her come back to the clan. she was still young, and was eager to become a warrior. She had been training far to long, and every time she thought about her ceremony she got even more impatient. Willowpaw began to wash her blood stained fur, but then she heard someone calling her name.
"Willowpaw?" the voice belonged to Gingerflame.
Willowpaw turned around to see her sister eyeing her with a look of joy but also Willowpaw could tell that she was confused.
"Yeah?" Willowpaw asked.
"I swear I thought you were dead." She began her eyes clouding with relief. "I mean, I saw you…and you weren't breathing and you…" she stopped suddenly and pushed her muzzle against Willowpaw's cheek. "I'm just so happy." She mewed quietly. "I don't know what I would have done without you."
Willowpaw thought for a moment. Should she tell her sister that she had actually been dead? Then she decided no, her sister would just question her about how she come back, what it was like, and Willowpaw would have to tell her that she had disobeyed StarClan.
Willowpaw licked her sister's ear sympathetically. She didn't know what she would do without her two siblings either. Life just wouldn't be the same.
"Well I'm here now so everything is ok, right?." Willowpaw tried to stifle a purr. At a time like this a friendly purr needed to be heard once and a while.
i'm sorry for the long wait. its been over a month and its been nagging at me the whole time! well, this isnt exactly the first chapter, its only what happened after the battle. so the next chapter is 5 days later. please review!