"You have to leave your kits with the other queens!" I growled.
"B-but they are so young... What if they dont remember me?" Gasped Fawnpetal.
"Well thats your own problem! At least they are safe! We have no choice! Thunderstar told me that after four days with your kits, I must teach you to be a warrior. And your first step is living in the warriors den." I said, my voice still harsh.
"B-but..."
"No! Your coming with me."
"No... No!" She spat.
"Are you getting sassy with me?" I growled, surprised. Fawnpetal: A danty, soft, feminine former medicine cat talking back to one of Springclan's best warriors: Me!
"Maybe I am, Pondmist!" She hissed.
"You dont want to pick a fight with me." I growled, louder.
Suddenly, she froze. Her big hazel eyes softened. "Your right." She sighed. Then, she turned towards both her kits and licked them. "Goodbye, my babies." She mumbled, her voice cracking with sadness. And as she followed me to the Warriors den, I looked back to make sure her kits werent following their mother. They werent, but they looked at her with their eyes wide opened and full of sadness and confusion. I quickly looked away. I wasnt ready to start feeling guilty.
"This is where you'll be sleeping." I said dully once we made it to the den. "But there is no time for sleeping right now. You need to start training." I said.
"Okay, where will we start?" Asked Fawnpetal.
"This way." I said, leading her to a field where apprentices would train. It was empty and a gentle, warm breeze blew. I lead her to the middle of the field and began to show her some moves. Each time I did, she failed at them... Drastically. "Come on! You can do better than that! Give it your best shot!" I urged. She tried to leap on me again, but missed. I sighed. The moon was starting to show, and still, she couldnt get anything down. "Okay. Lets try something else. I'm going to pin you down and your going to throw me off of you. Sound easy?" I asked, she nodded. Then, I went in a pouncing position and leaped, pinning the dainty former medicine cat down. She gasped and tried to fight back any way she could. Then, her claw got me and gave me a notch in my ear. "Hey!" I hissed, leaping off of her.
"I was suppost to fight back!" She spat.
"Not like that! Your so weak!"
"I never trained!"
"And your just not built to be like a warrior." I said, disappointed. She was far too dainty to even be looked at as a warrior...
Her head hung low. "I'm sorry... I'm sorry about your ear. I'm sorry I'm not patient enough and I'm sorry I'm not meant to be a warrior." She murmured.
"Okay, its getting late. Lets go back to camp." I said, running back to camp with Fawnpetal.
Finally, we were back at camp. We grabbed some fresh kill and ate then went into our den. "Now just find an empty bed." I said. She looked around.
"Over here." Said Lizardstripe, a warrior, leading Fawnpetal to a moss nest. Then, I curled up in my own nest next to graystone. He pressed his warm fur tightly to mine. His scent surrounded me. Oh how I loved his scent! I quickly fell asleep by my mate, all of my worries seemed to soak away...
I woke up, sunshine hit my face. I woke up to hear that chatting of warriors. "Huh?" I mumbled as I sat up. I was the only one in here so I walked out. It was late! Oh no! I saw Fawnpetal talking happily about random subjects with two other warriors, Lizardstripe and Runningwind. I marched over angrly. "Why didnt you wake me up?" I growled.
"I didnt want to disturb you." Said Fawnpetal.
"Didnt want to disturb me? Why you little-"
"Hey! You leave her alone!" Hissed Lizardstripe. "You treat her like mouse dung! No wonder she didnt want to bug you!"
"Yeah!" Growled Rinningwind.
"Why should I? She's a lousy warrior!" I growled, furious that they were ganging up on me.
"Maybe you should wake up at the right time!" Sneered Fawnpetal.
"Lets just go!" I growled, marching off.
"Bye." Said Fawnpetal quietly to her friends as she walked off, following me. I couldnt believe that she was once a good friend of mine.
"Dont you want to eat first?" Asked Fawnpetal.
"No!" I spat.
"Okay..." She mumbled, following me. Were almost at the meadow, where we could train. But then, she stopped, eyes wide.
"What?" I growled.
"I smell smoke!" She gasped.
"Let me see." I said, sniffing the air. She was right. "Oh Starclan no!"
"It smells real close." Fawnpetal murmured. "Lets warn the others!" She shouted, the smoke getting thicker.
"Dont give me orders!" I spat.
"But-"
"But nothing!"
"Why do you hate me so much?"
"Your a lousy warrior! We trained all day yesterday and you couldnt do anything!" I growled.
She backed up, "I'm sorry, it's just... I want my old life back! I want to work in the medicine den again and I want to have Shadow by my side again... And I miss being around my kits..."
"Too bad!"
"You dont know how it feels to lose so much!" She shouted in a shakey voice, her eyes began to water.
"For starclans sake, get over it!" I spat. The smoke began to get thicker and I could hear warriors shouting and giving orders now. "Lets just go." I grumbled. But she just stood there. "We need to get out of here! Come on!"
"Not we. You." She murmured, a heavy hot breeze blew, making the pretty she-cat's fur blow.
"What are you talking about?" I yelled.
"I am a disgace to all warriors!" She yelled, clenching her teeth.
"Just a little more training..."
"No."
"No?"
"I'm not meant to be a warrior. But I lost my role as a medicine cat... I dont belong here, Pondmist. I'm leaving." Then, she turned away and walked off.
"Wait!" I shouted. She stopped and turned around. "Please come back..."
"Why should I?"
"You'll be leaving so much behind..."
"Like what? My kits who wont remember me? My leader who took away my part in this clan? You, who drove me to this?" She murmured in a shakey voice. Huge flames began to form. I froze. I didnt know what to say... Maybe she was right. She had nothing here. Then, she ran off.
"Fine!" I hissed, "Leave! Your hopeless!" I spat as loud as I could so she could here. And as she ran, a tree began to fall. And she was heading right towards it without noticing. "No!" I shouted. But it was too late, the tree had fallen, and crushed her. I stood, shocked. Everything was over... This was the end for her.
