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Ravenkit rushed across the riverbank, weeds whipping her face. Lilykit had woken her up and told her to follow her, and she had reluctantly agreed. She saw Lilykit look back. "C'mon, Ravenkit, we have to find Mistystar before she goes off somewhere!" Lilykit yowled. "If it was me leading this stupid mission, you would be struggling to keep up," Ravenkit growled under her breath.
It was true. She had always been faster than Lilykit. Lilykit may be more popular than her, but she was faster. That counts for something, I guess. Lilykit was one of her only friends in Riverclan, besides Heronkit. He was supposed to come with them to find Mistystar, but he was sleeping and she didn't want to wake him up. As Ravenkit burst out of the reeds, she spotted Mistystar crossing the stepping-stones. "Mistystar! Mistystar! Wait for us," Lilykit called. I still don't know why we're bothering to find her now when we could just do it later, thought Ravenkit.
Mistystar started and turned around, purring when she saw Ravenkit and Lilykit. "What is it, you two? You're making enough racket to scare off a deaf badger on the other end of the lake!" Lilykit's eye's widened. "Badger? Where?" Ravenkit nudged her. "Nowhere, silly. Badgers are too scared to come this close to the Riverclan camp, the stupid dry-paws." Mistystar mrrowed with laughter. "Nothing gets close to the Riverclan camp. What is it that you wanted?" Ravenkit turned and glared at Lilykit. "Yeah, Lilykit, why did you drag me out of my nest?" Lilykit ignored the comment and meowed, "We're five moons today!"
Ravenkit stared at her in astonishment. "You woke me up and dragged me up here to tell her that?" She leaped on top of Lilykit, pummeling her to the ground with soft paws. "I was in the middle of a dream, too! Take this!" Ravenkit rolled over, bringing Lilykit on top of her and kicked her off. Lilykit stood up and shook dust and scraps of reed out of her fluffy pelt. "That was uncalled for!" With that, Lilykit leaped on top of Ravenkit, who pushed her off, directly into the river.
No! That wasn't supposed to happen! Lilykit's head surfaced long enough for her to let out a yowl, which was quickly cut off as she went under the water. Somebody save her! "Help! Lilykit will drown!" Ravenkit saw Mallowbright streak past before she was pushed aside. She scrambled back up and turned back to the river, searching for a sign of Lilykit. After what could have lasted an eternity or a heartbeat, Mallowbright reappeared with Lilykit in her mouth. Ravenkit felt dizzy with relief. Or maybe it was because she was holding her breath.
Ravenkit rushed over to Mallowbright. "Thank Starclan that Mallowbright was here, huh, Lilykit! I thought you were going to die!" But Lilykit hung limply in Mallowbright's jaws. Mallowbright set Lilykit on the ground quickly and yowled, "She's not breathing! Someone, get Willowshine!" Mistystar flashed across the clearing as swift as a heron, rushing into Willowshines den. Seconds later, Willowshine ambled quickly out of the medicine den and stopped beside the sodden Lilykit.
"I've brought thyme. Ravenkit, chew this thyme up, please," said Willowshine, who wasted no time to pump her paws on Lilykit's chest. Ravenkit obediently picked up the thyme and started to chew it, wincing at the bitter taste it left in her mouth. How is she so calm, when everyone else is scared? Suddenly, Lilykit squirmed, coughed up a stream of water, and collapsed back onto the grass.
"Ravenkit, come with me. I'll need that thyme when she comes to," meowed Willowshine. She picked up Lilykit and walked stiffly towards the medicine den. Ravenkit followed, Mallowbright behind her. Mallowbright walked out in front of Ravenkit and stopped in front of her. "Why did you push Lilykit into the river?" she snarled. Ravenkit crouched down, surprised at Mallowbright's rage. What did I do wrong now? "Lilykit's fine! She's in the medicine den getting treated by Willowshine!" "She's lucky to be alive, living with you." Mallowbright hissed, and stalked into the medicine den, tail lashing.
Ravenkit walked in behind her, deposited the thyme at Willowshine's paws, and went to a secluded spot behind the nursery. She knew she was different. She wasn't stupid. She saw the looks through narrowed eyes that her clan mates gave her. Even Heronkit seemed awkward around her. But she didn't know why. Why is Mallowbright so mean? She's my mother, for Starclan's sake! She sat down and watched the grass flutter in the wind, and thought about swimming. Swimming away from Riverclan.
