A helping paw
Based off the song: How to Save a Life by: The Fray. This uses cats from the actual warrior's book. I only own Sky.
Sky
I watched slowly as the black tom slowly threw his life away. I was there for almost all of his life. He was throwing himself away as he lied. He said he felt alright, then the next he's be crying in a tunnel under the Thunderpath. He lied allot these days. I would pity him, and then he changed from the adorable Tiny, to the hateful Scourge. What went wrong?
I tried to tell myself it was from the at home torture he used to get all the time. Oh yeah I forgot, his brother and sister tormented him. Then Tigerpaw happened and the once kind, gentle Tiny was changed into a permanent monster of hate. We were best friends for a long time, then something in him snapped.
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend, somewhere along in the street. Then I stepped up and padded up to his den and tapped my ginger and white tail at the entrance.
"Who is it?" Scourge growled. I wanted to scream what happened to you but instead I stepped inside without a word.
Step one you say we need to talk. He walks you say sit down it's just a talk.
"Scourge listen, we need to talk, like now," I whispered. I was going to do it, and hopefully he would change. He gave the closest thing to a smile Scourge could ever give any one and I barely smiled back. Let this work please.
You stare politely right on through. Some sort of opening to your right. As he stares left and you stare right. Between the lines of fear and hate, and I begin to wonder why I came.
"Go on Sky," He said, voice like ice and eyes that could stare right through you. I sat there and let my sky blue eyes turn from bright cheerfulness to a sudden seriousness that no one knew was possible.
Let him know that you know best, because after all you do know best. Try to slip past his defense, without granting innocence. Lay down a list of what is wrong, the things you've wanted to tell him all along. Pray to Starclan that he hears you.
"Look Scourge. This can't go on. You're dying slowly, fading away from yourself. You lie so much your life is like a lie!" I let it all slip and mentally face-pawed myself. Like he would believe me. Scourge jumped up, oh well.
"That's not true! We're beating the forest clans tomorrow!" He screeched. As he begins to raise his voice, you lower yours and grant him one last chance.
"Please Scourge; it doesn't have to be this way!" I said, tears falling from my sky blue eyes and slowly making the ground wetter and a deeper shade of brown. He shook his head and I walked out sadly shaking my head and trying to stop my tears. He was just going to die, I knew it.
Run until you lose the street, or break with the ones you've followed. He's just not the same, and I began to wonder why I came.
Then it was time for the battle and the war raged on, then I heard that scream I was expecting.
"Scourge is dead!" A voice called and all of Bloodclan left, but me. I walked forward and the clan cats snarled at me, but I ignored them. I knelt beside my old friend who was still alive, but going quickly.
"Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend, somewhere along in the darkness. And I would have stayed up with you all night had I known how to save a life," I whispered.
"Sky, you were right, and I'm sorry for being such a jerk," Scourge choked out and I nodded not letting him see my tears.
"Go on before I make you go," I cried losing myself. Scourge managed a smile and then he died. The forest cats stared, but the ginger tom gave me a respectful nod.
"Thank you for ending this for me. It was getting too far," I whispered and slinked off into the ongoing darkness and I swear I felt icy blue eyes piercing into my soul while I ran.