Moon
Chapter Two – Jealousy
Feathertail felt strangely sad. Her thoughts wandered back to what Midnight said. How many cats would die because of her? She shook the thoughts away, she would help them, once she had helped the Clans. They had been going a while now, and Feathertail could tell that Tawnypelt was limping. Pulling away from Crowpaw, she reached out to help her friend.
"I'm hungry!" Squirrelpaw announced loudly.
"We should keep going," Brambleclaw said. "The forests are about to end soon."
Squirrelpaw opened her mouth to protest, but then she closed it. The closer they get to home, the better.
Tawnypelt's leg ached. She didn't want to mention it, though.
Clenching her teeth in pain, she forced herself to walk on.
With a gasp, she tripped on a stone.
Purdy stopped moving as Brambleclaw walked towards his sister.
"Are you okay?" Feathertail mewed worriedly.
"We should stop." Stormfur said. "Tawnypelt, Feathertail, and Purdy should stay here. The rest should go hunt."
The cats murmured their agreement.
"Hey Squirrelpaw," Stormfur said shyly. "Want to hunt together?"
"Sure!" Squirrelpaw answered enthusiastically.
Brambleclaw saw Stormfur approach the ginger apprentice. His amber eyes narrowed as he ran towards her.
"Want to hunt?" he asked her.
"Um.. I'm already hunting with Stormfur." She replied. "But you can hunt with us!"
The tabby saw Stormfur looking disappointed.
The three trekked on in the forest. Squirrelpaw saw Brambleclaw shoot a glare at the RiverClan warrior. What was all this hostility about? She sighed as she stalked a rabbit. Moving swiftly, she pounced. Picking up the white scruff, she walked back to their makeshift camp.
She yowled in surprise as she felt something pounce on her. Turning around, she saw Stormfur's eyes glinting mischievously. Laughing, she pounced on him back. They rolled together for a moment, and then stopped.
"We should bring our prey back." The gray warrior mewed.
They started back.
Brambleclaw watched jealously as the two cats headed towards Feathertail. Picking up his vole, he walked after them. I will win her affection, he thought to himself.
