Chapter 1
(Disclaimer: I don't own Warriors. Review please. Also, I have a little allegiances list for this series on my page.)
Smokepaw walked softly across the snow. He wrinkled his nose. He didn't like snow, it muffled his remaining senses.
Despite this problem, he'd managed to pick up the scent of a mouse and was slowing stalking after it. Almost there. He thought.
"The thunderpath is neutral territory Fallenstar!" The voice of Stormstar chased the mouse away.
Smokepaw let out an irritated hiss. But in the back of his mind he knew if he was close enough to Stormstar's territory to hear him it was probably best the mouse got away. He didn't need to get in trouble for hunting in someone else's territory.
Fallenstar responded. His voice was softer and harder to hear. "Then I have as much right to be here as you do."
Smokepaw came closer. He pressed his paws into the ground harder so he would know by touch when he'd reached the thunderpath.
"It's not okay when you're here to mark it as your territory." Stormstar growled.
"All this fight over a tiny piece of useless land?" Smokepaw questioned.
The two leaders turned towards him. "Smokepaw! What are you doing here?" Fallenstar demanded.
"This territory is still neutral, I can come here." Smokepaw said with a shrug.
"That doesn't really answer the question." Stormstar pointed out.
"Well since you two are scaring all the prey away, I thought I should tell you my opinion. Or rather my two opinions. The first is that neither of you need this land and it'll just put more tension between us all. But if one of you should have it more than the other, it's Stormstar. He has fewer places to extend his territory. Without going so far he disappears that is."
Fallenstar gave a low growl Stormstar either didn't notice or ignored. For second Smokepaw was worried. Then Fallenstar let out and irritated hiss. He stomped through the snow back towards his territory. "Fine! Take the useless space!"
Stormstar turned to Smokepaw. "Thank you."
Smokepaw gave him a shrug. "You two were scaring away all the prey."
Then he shoveled his way back to Moonclan territory. Smokepaw started sniffing for prey again. Then Blueblaze came out of the trees. "That was good Smokepaw." He complimented, talking about Smokepaw's handling of the border situation.
"Thanks." Smokepaw said.
"Sorry I didn't help you, but apparently apprentices are more respected than warrior." Blueblaze told him bitterly.
If Smokepaw had eyes he would've rolled them. Blueblaze was still upset he'd been replaced as deputy. But Smokepaw didn't say or show anything, and the two of them walked back towards camp.
"Got you!" Batkit cried out as he landed on his sister.
Bellkit gave a squeal like noise and hit the ground. "No fair!" She cried. "You can't attack the future medicine cat of Leafclan, we don't fight."
Ravenkit chuckled. Bellkit took every opportunity she could to remind them she wanted to be medicine cat.
Batkit hopped off. "But the rouges won't care about that now will they?" he was trying to look happy, but he didn't sound like he was. Ravenkit supposed they were both just disappointed she wouldn't be training with them.
Wisdomkit, a kit from a different litter, narrowed her eyes as if she thought different, but she didn't comment on it.
"Come on Batkit, I'll play with you." Ravenkit offered.
"Oh. Okay." Batkit's eyes flicked back to Bellkit. "You sure you don't want to play?"
"You guys start. Then when you get attacked I can come and save you." She offered.
"Well. . ." Batkit still seemed hesitant. Ravenkit couldn't help but feeling irritated. Wasn't he could enough for his brother? "Alright." Batkit smiled and pounced on Ravenkit.
