Oof. I have not updated this for a really long time. But feel happy! Because now I have a forum called Hated Ash about Ashfur, so you can go there and fight about whether he's a traitor or not! It's basically for stating what you think about Ashfur, because lots of people were/are arguing about if he's evil.
Jayfeather opened her eyes quickly, words that she couldn't remember ringing in her head. Movement caught the she-cat's eye and made her turn around. Liontail was stretching beside her, and Jayfeather gave her brother a friendly lick. "How it is to be a warrior?" she meowed, flicking her tail gently.
Liontail purred. "I can't believe it! And we're still young to be made into warriors, too! Think it was because of-" He stopped, and they both remembered the strange thing that had happened at the RiverClan camp. "-The battle?"
"Maybe," frowned Jayfeather. The memory of that was now hazy to her for some reason.
"Hi!" mewed a voice, and Jayfeather looked up as Honeystreak padded in. "Warriors, huh?" The she-cat purred. "Now you don't have to do boring apprentice tasks!" she joked.
"Yeah!" meowed Liontail, standing up. "I'm hungry. I'm going to go hunting."
"Me too!" announced Jayfeather, and she rose to her paws. "Come on, Liontail. See you later, Honeystreak!"
Honeystreak dipped her head and the two new warriors left.
"Hello, Jayfeather! Hello, Liontail!" Sorreltail called from across the camp where she was sitting with Daisy. Jayfeather acknowledged the queen with a flick of her tail, and followed her brother past the dwindling fresh-kill pile.
Firestar was at the entrance to the camp. "Off to go hunting?" he guessed as the warriors neared him. Liontail dipped his head. "Good, we need more prey. Brambleclaw, Thornclaw and Brightheart are already out on a patrol, but it will be good to have you two bringing back some food as well."
"Okay," Jayfeather mewed, and they walked through the thorn tunnel and into the trees.
Jayfeather dropped a swallow and a squirrel on the fresh-kill pile as Liontail set his mice down. The hunting had gone well, and now there was plenty of food for ThunderClan. Firestar was nodding approvingly as more cats appeared, carrying finches, rabbits, and other prey.
Liontail picked up a squirrel and padded across the camp to eat. Jayfeather decided on a blackbird, and she joined her brother on the other side of camp, near the warrior's den. They sat in silence for a few minutes then Liontail looked up. "I like being a warrior," the tom finally declared.
Jayfeather was about to agree when she sensed a cat watching her. She swiveled her head around and caught a cat staring at her. It was Ashfur; that was no surprise, he was her mentor. The gray tom dipped his head to her slightly, and padded away, proud that his apprentice was a warrior. Jaypaw shifted her gaze as the sensation of being watched returned, and noticed Cloudtail sitting in the shadows alone. The white warrior narrowed his eyes at her, and Jayfeather remembered that he was angry because she was the only cat that really trusted Ashfur, who he seemed to hate.
Suddenly she shuddered unwillingly, part of her dream became clear again. Words echoed in her mind menacingly.
The darkness comes from within…
Yes, I know that the prophecy was kind of obvious. But it's still a prophecy, and it took a while to come up with one that long, so give me credit for that!
Meanwhile, go and argue about Ashfur! -grins-
