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Chapter 2!
If the Dark Forest won the Great Battle, chapter 2
Ivypool raced out of the den, Hawkfrost beside her. "Whats going on?!" she blinked, her blue optics startled and worried. A few 'Clan Cats' grunted and shook their heads to her angrily, but Ivypool ignored them and stepped forward.
In the middle of camp was Tigerstar, Redwillow, toadstep. Cloudtail and a rouge. Tigerstar snarled more. "This rogue was caught hunting on my land!" the scarred tom yowled.
Ivypool looked to Hawkfrost, who's gaze was fixed onwards towards the rouge. A young grey tabby tom, about Ivypool's age crouched down, but his eyes almost blazed with anger more than anything.
"You clan cats go wherever you wish! Taking what isn't yours but then claiming it to be yours!" he snarled, his tail lashing.
Tigerstar's eyes widened in outrage. But then they dangerously narrowed. "Alright." He grinned. "Anything else you wish to say in front of my group?" the rouge blinked, but was still weary and cautious.
"Run away from here, I know he all forced you to join him"- he was cut off by Tigerstar. The leader had his paws on his throat and was digging his claws into the tom's neck.
"How do you know!?" He boomed. The rouge was writhing more and more in return, until Tigerstar stepped back.
The rouge coughed and was on his paws, but yet in no state to fight. "My… my group…" he spluttered, but carried on. "My group live on the mountains, we saw you coming… and I came to see what you where doing…"
Tigerstar's eyes narrowed but al he did was flex his claws while the rouge went on. "I saw you all command the cats to hunt for you and wanted to ask why they were… here… the rest of my group was wiser, they left me." He explained between bitter coughs.
"I knew the clans worked similarly, but not how you did, I knew you were different, but yet I knew you were clan cats because the patrol of yours were using their peculiar names of theirs."
Tigerstar snarled, "well, if theres more of you I may as well keep you prisoner…" he nodded. The tom's eyes widened in beg.
"NO! NO PLEASE!" he yowled, but was being shoved into a small-ish den by some Clan Cats. "I HAVE FAMILY UP THERE! WAITING FOR ME PLEASE!" the tom begged more and more, but was soon in the den, sobbing.
Tigerstar laughed, "well, if they love you so much, they'll come for you." He grinned and walked off. Ivypool stared wide-eyed as Tigerstar was going up to her and Hawkfrost. "You two can guard him when he settles, with you being my most trusted warriors."
The two cats nodded at the same time before going into the den to get the only rest until the tom 'settles' into the prisoner den.
It was Cloudtail who woke Ivypool with a gentle paw. "He's calmed down." He whispered as he walked out the den to go to his own.
Ivypool yawned and waked Hawkfrost, and then went outside. Redwillow and toadstep yawned and went as soon as Ivypool and hawkfrost were there.
After having no thanks at all. The two 'Senior' warriors sat outside the den. It was past midnight for sure, maybe dawn in a few hours.
Ivypool heard something stir inside the den. "What is it?" she whispered into the darkness. The figure of the rouge stepped forward, but did little more. Ivypool shrugged. "Whatever…" she looked behind her shoulder and the tom was nearing her.
She got up, her tail tip flicking. "Were you forced here too? Like the others?" the rouge asked. Ivypool's eyes widened and Hawkfrost lept onto him. "NO! she is a well respected Senior Warrior around her! You should show more respect!"
Despite this outburst, the rouge's gaze remained calm. "She seemed troubled by your fathers… reaction to me." He huffed, smiling slightly. Ivypool went a vibrant red. "No, I was just startled." The rouge smiled, "Okay then." Hawkfrost growled and sat back to his first position.
"I'm Stone." He smiled, his eyes sparking amusement. Ivypool blinked, "oh… I'm Ivypool." Stone laughed. "Why do all you Clan Cats hold such odd names?" Hawkfrost growled. But it was Ivypool who answered. "if you're a kit, iwas ivykit. When I was an apprentice, I was Ivypaw, now im a Warrior, im Ivypool."
Stone nodded, "so it shows what rank you are?" he asked. Ivypool shrugged. "Elders, warriors and medicine cats keep their warrior names the same…." Stone shook his head. "Strange…" he grinned.
Ivypool blinked again but then Hawkfrost took charge again. "Shut up, we are guardig the den, not chatting with those who inhabit it!" he hissed and cast his icy gaze forward again.
Ivypool mouthed 'sorry' and did the same until Dawn came.
Ivypool almost had fallen asleep a number of times before Tigerstar went to them in the morning.
"Tired?" he mused as he looked to Ivypool. The she-cat shook her head. "I'd defend Dark Forest even asleep, Tigerstar." She nodded back. Tigerstar also nodded and went into the den. Oh no…
"Have you been any trouble?" Tigerstar asked from inside the den. He then flicked his tail for Hawkfrost and Ivypool to come.
"Has he?" he asked, his eyebrow raised as he faced the two guards. Hawkfrost smiled and shook his head. "Not at all…" then the thought must have stricked him as he remembered the rouge's continuous questions to Ivypool.
Tigerstar seemed to understand and looked to the silver she-cat. "Well? Has he done anything?" Ivypool bit her lip, she couldn't lie but yet couldn't get her or the rouge in trouble without a rocky path ahead of her.
The rouge sighed and stood up. "We were chatting… about your peculiar lifestyle." He licked a paw calmly. Ivypool blinked from opposite him. Tigerstar growled. "You are NOT to tamper with any of my cats! My Senior Warriors even!" he inhaled deeply, calming himself as he did.
"Ivypool killed Lionblaze, one of the Three, part of some mouse-brained prophecy. Well, she may be part of the reason we won the Great Battle!" he nodded to his son next. "Hawkfrost killed the rest of the three, and almost killed the 'great' Firestar numorous of times!"
Ivypool bit her lip at the thought of her dead sister, but remained strong.
"You are nothing but a mouse to them, and me. Behave yourself…" he growled and went out the den. Hakfrost grunted. "I'm going on patrol, you can stay here if you wish." He mewed before bounding away.
Ivypool yawned but stayed put all the same. It was the rouge spoke up again.
"You love him?" he purred. Ivypool was suddenly awake and alert. "Yes! Of corse I do!" she hissed to the tom. Who shrugged, "can you not do better than that grumpy old fur ball?"
Ivypool went a vibrant red in the face. "Uh…" was all she could say.
The tom laughed. "You do have a way with words, don't you? And I was worrying being a prisoner would be so boreing." Ivypool sighed. "I never knew rouges made comedy from she-cats and their relationships…" Ivypool murmured.
Stone flicked his ears. "Hmm? What was that dear?" he stepped closer. Ivypool hissed and shuffled away.
Stone grinned and went to stand in front of her. She snarled and got up, her claws unsheathed. Stone blinked as he stared into Ivypool's eyes. He grinned. "Your eyes are more beautiful close up…" he murmured.
Ivypool's very blue eyes widened and she batted the tom with a paw. He laughed and scampered back into his nest. Hawkfrost soon was there, and scented Stone quite close to Ivypool.
His fur bristled and he hissed to the rouge. Yowls started to brake loose and soon all the group were surrounding the den.
"MOVE! MOVE THE LOT OF YOU!" Tigerstar shouldered his way past the cats and stared at the fight.
"Clan cat! Mouse-dung!" Ivypool heard Stone spit. Her eyes narrowed. It wasn't long since he was flirting with one… she shook her head of the thought and leapt into the fight.
She snarled and pinned down Stone easily, thanks to his distraction, Hawkfrost. Tigerstar nodded a curt thanks but then his temper rose. "What's going on here?!"
Hawkfrost snarled. "He's been with my mate when I left for a patrol!" he yowled, his protest making worried faces glance at the rouge and Ivypool.
Ivypool growled. She was no 'clan cat mouse-dung! "He came up to me! I didn't do anything but guard the den, please believe me Hawkfrost!" she was soon running to the Brown furred tom and sobbing into his fur like a kit.
Hawkfrost's gaze went soft and he comforted his mate. "Ill always believe you…" he purred.
Ivypool looked through the misty panes of her tears to the rouge, who was pinned by Tigerstar. She shook her head sadly and was hidden away from Stone's pitiful eyes.
Hawkfrost smiled down to his mate.
"its all going to be okay… ill always be here."