Quiet Flames
This is my first fanfic! Enjoy!
Prologue:
A tan tom with white streaks on his chest and an unreadable expression jumped onto the highrock in the middle of Thunderclan camp. "All cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath me for a clan meeting." They all muttered and confused looks were passed as the clan gathered. One white cat climbed out of a thicket behind the leader's den. Another striped she-cat padded forward.
"What is the meaning of this, Redpelt?" the she-cat asked. "Deputies shouldn't be the ones calling meetings."
"Do you think I do not know the warrior code, Sorrelcloud?" His teeth bared and Sorrelcloud's tail swished. "The reason I called you all here is because I have some terrible news for you. Elmstar was killed by a monster on the Thunderpath." Gasps and shocked glances followed the news of their leader's death. Redpelt's face remained expressionless. "I was out hunting when I saw his dead body. It is an unfortunate loss and we will all sit vigil for him at night. Tomorrow morning I will travel to the moonstone and announce a deputy when I get back." He jumped off, leaving his clanmates to wonder about the details of what happened. They did not see the cat that walked out of the thicket jump on the leader's den.
"Stop!" he called. "This meeting is not over. I know what really happened."
"I would advise you not to say anything unwise or make crazy accusations, Rowanmask." Redpelt growled as he once again padded out of the leader's den. But Rowanmask was unfazed.
"Redpelt killed our leader! I was behind the leader's den when I heard him telling the leader to join him as he went out hunting then he killed the leader himself by the thunderpath. If this is not true then I dare you to tell the others where you his body. His claw's will have Redpelt's fur in them."
Redpelt unsheathed his claws as the Thunderclan cats started looking towards him with untrusting glares. Redpelt knew he could never cover this up. With a wild look in his eyes he jumped on Rowanmask only to have all the other cats attack him. He slipped out of the bloody entangle of cats and ran out of camp. Rowanmask saw him leave and called for order. Sorrelcloud looked up at him. "I never thought he'd do something like this."
"I cannot change the past. We have more pressing matters at hand. Thunderlcan is without a leader-"
"And if you think we'd let anyone else as leader besides the one that saved us from Redpelt's treachery then you're the craziest furball in the forest." Sorrelcloud mewed sternly.
"But-but I make too many mistakes."
"Who doesn't? Quit being modest Rowanstar."Rowanstar's eyes widened as all the other cats started agreeing with what Sorrelcloud was saying.
"Well then I don't think I'm the only one who needs to have this glory. Sorrelcloud will be my deputy."
Review! What will happen? Sorry for the font. Microsoft is acting up.