The Blue Jay and the Weeping Willow
I do not own any part of the Warriors series. This is a simple fanfic.
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It was a new and sunny day in the Thunderclan camp. Jayfeather was awoken by the mewling of one the kits walking towards the medicine den.
"Jayfeather, Jayfeather, where are you."
Jayfeather got up with a stretch and a yawn, one so big that his mouth opened wide enough to fit a rabbit in it.
"Coming Songkit" he murmured. Songkit was one of many of Daisy's kits. Jayfeather, half-asleep and half-awake, crawled out from his nest and went over to his visitor.
"What's wrong" said Jayfeather.
"I have a huge thorn stuck in my side" she said.
Jayfeather was surprised. Never before has he had a patient with a thorn in their "side".
"In your side?" he said.
"Yes. What, you never heard of a cat with a thorn in her side" she said with a sign of annoyance in her voice.
"Honestly, I haven't." he said trying to show the little kit his surprise.
"Well, can you get it out please." she said.
"Alright." he said.
"Just give me a minute." As he scented through the stock, he could sense Songkit's eyes looking at him along with the pulses of curiosity coming from her pelt.
"How cool is it? you know, taking care of cats with injuries and sickness." she said.
Jayfeather now found out why there was curiosity coming from her pelt. Is she interested in this job? Jayfeather thought. He turned around, looking at her with unseeing eyes. "It's a job that only special cats with a good memory and knowledge of herbs can take, Someone that can stay focused and able to keep their cool under pressure in a situation, Someone who can learn to make the right decision at the right time. That is the job of a Medicine cat." he said making sure to have sincerity in his voice.
"Wow. That must be so cool." she said. He could feel an excited pulse from Songkit's pelt.
"We'll talk more about it later. Right now, we need to get that thorn out of you." he said.
They had completely forgotten about the thorn. Jayfeather grabbed the herbs he would need, and then he bent his head down towards Songkit's side, feeling around for the thorn. Once he found it, he grabbed the thorn in his mouth, making sure to have a tight grip.
"Ready." he said.
"Ready."
He pulled at a faster rate than normal, gaining a yelp of pain from Songkit. After he scented the blood on her, he started chewing up some marigold leaves.
"What is that your chewing." she said, clearly showing interest.
"Marigold, it's used to stop the infection of wounds." he said.
She regained her curious feeling and a hint of . . . envy. He couldn't help but laugh once he felt that. "What's so funny" she said, eager to know what Jayfeather was laughing about.
"Do you want to be my apprentice?" he said.
She let out a humongous purr and started brushing up against Jayfeather's fur. "Really, you mean it?!" she said with a huge amount of excitement in her voice.
"Yes, but you need to wait only half a moon and you will be my apprentice. Now back to that wound." He said while grabbing a cobweb from the storage and wrapped it around the little kit's torso and back till he was sure it would not come off.
"There, that should do it." He said as he tightened it one last time.
"I feel better than I first came here. A lot better." she said.
Jayfeather then turned so that he could check to see if the stores were fully stocked. What he didn't expect was the lick on his side fur from the little kit that was still there beside him. He jumped and nearly banged his head on the roof, he was so surprised.
"W-what was t-that for" he stammered. He didn't understand why he was stuttering. All he knew was that he liked the way that lick felt.
"Just wanted to thank my 'mentor' for helping with my wound." she said as the little scrap walked out of the den.
What just happened? He thought as he went back to sorting and checking the stores. . . . Smiling.
