I DO NOT OWN WARRIORS JUST MY OWN CLANS, CATS, AND TERRITORIES! Thankyou. Please read and Review!
Lightningkit's eyes flickered open at the sound of an angry yowl. He sat up, yawning and blinking the sleep out of his eyes. When he heard the sound a second time, he knew who it was. Gorsekit. He heaved himself to his paws as the yowling outside the nursery increased.
"Owlpaw! That's not fair! You said you were teaching me for fun!" Gorsekit yowled as Lightningkit slipped out of the nursery. Gorsekit was bouncing up in down in front of Owlpaw, who held a robin just above his head. He was taunting the ginger kit, swinging the prey back and forth.
"I told you, it is fair! You can't have your prey back until you do the move right!" Owlpaw growled, feathers spraying from his jaws. Lightningkit glared angrily at him, tensing his muscles with the instinct to defend his brother. But just then Owlpaw saw him. He grinned deviously, letting the tattered robin fall onto Gorsekit. Owlpaw padded over to Lightningkit, still grinning.
"Hey, Lightningkit! Want to learn some fighting moves? I'll show you some!" Owlpaw meowed, curling his tail around Lightningkit's neck and leading him toward Gorsekit. Lightningkit lowered his head, letting the tail slide off before backing up, curling his lip. Owlpaw glanced at him, his eyes glinting.
"Oh, so you want to have a mock battle? You think you know all the moves already, do you?" Owlpaw growled, crouching down and stalking slowly toward Lightningkit. Lightningkit hissed, stepping back when Gorsekit spoke up.
"He never said that he wanted to fight you, or that he knew the moves! Leave him… alone….." Gorsekit trailed off, cowering down as Owlpaw turned and crept toward him now. Suddenly Owlpaw lunged forward, swatting Gorsekit in the side and knocking him sideways. He then pounced on him, his paws hitting him hard enough to knock the breath out of him and leave him winded. Lightningkit felt fury rise inside him, and with a furious shriek he ran straight at Owlpaw.
"Leave, him, alone!" Lightning had just enough time to glimpse the surprise on Owlpaw's face before he crashed full force into his legs, sending him crashing to the ground with a yelp. Owlpaw swung his paw, smashing one into the side of Lightningkit's head and sending him tumbled away. Lightningkit sat up just as Owlpaw ran at him. Lightningkit reared back, slashing with unsheathed claws as Owlpaw came within reach. Owlpaw skidded around, green eyes widening, as claws connected with his nose. He sprang back, giving a loud yowl of fury and pain before turning smoldering eyes on Lightningkit. The other cats glanced over, but probably just assumed they were playing. And Lightningkit's parents, Heathrfur and Thundercloud, were on a walk in the woods. No help there.
"Okay, you asked for it, kit!" Owlpaw spat. Without warning, he hurled himself forward at Lightningkit. That was when the weirdest thing Lightningkit had ever experienced happen. Without thinking, he darted sideways, only to curve back under Owlpaw's belly and rake it with his claws just before he smashed into the ground. Owlpaw was furious now. He stood up, furious eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the small trickle of blood coming from his underbelly. He slowly turned his dark eyes on Lightningkit, his voice like venom when he spoke.
"Oh, you've gone way too far this time. And you're gonna regret it" So saying, Owlpaw screeched and launched himself at Lightningkit. Lightningkit found his instincts making him move again. Even before Owlpaw jumped, he knew exactly where he was aiming at and how he was planning to do it, just by observing his position. Now, with Owlpaw about to rip with muzzle open, Lightningkit ducked. Owlpaw flew over him, but this time Lightningkit stretched up his legs, claws hooking into Owlpaw's scruff as he jumped him. Seeing as Lightningkit was about to be six moons, he was big. Not as big as Owlpaw, but almost. Owlpaw's whole body was jerked around, so he was facing the opposite direction. Lightningkit released his scruff and jumped back, but this time to late. Owlpaw's claws dug into his shoulder, sending fiery pain racing through Lightningkit as blood swelled up around the claws. Gorsekit went running, shrieking for help. Owlpaw pushed his face right up to Lightningkit's. He showed sharp, murderous teeth and spoke in a deathly quiet voice.
"Don't worry, it won't hurt….. Only as much as I can make it!" Owlpaw snarled. With that, his face got closer and teeth pierced Lightningkit's neck. He gasped, and the last thing he saw was Owlpaw's dark green eyes gleaming cruelly.
-X-
Lightningkit's eyes burst open, and he sat up quickly, his breath rasping in his throat. He throat felt so dry, he was sure it would shrivel up any second. He tried to stand up, but tumbled onto his side, feeling nauseous. Panting painfully, he tried to whimper, but all that came out was a hoarse squeak. He frowned, not sure what do.
"He's awake! He's awake! Silentwind, hurry! Thank Starclan, he's awake!" Lightningkit twisted his head, confused. Who was awake? Did they mean him? There were suddenly rapid footsteps toward him, and two blurry shapes came in view. One was a dark blue gray, and for a second he thought the other was its shadow, but as his vision slowly cleared he saw it was another cat.
"Oh, you're right!" He's awake! But that doesn't mean he's okay." The black cat mewed worriedly, and Lightningkit recongnized Silentwind's voice as she started speaking again "Puddlepaw, will you featch him some water? He hasn't had a drink in two days."
"Of course! I'll be back as soon as I can" Puddlepaw mewed before spinning and racing off. Lightningkit's vision was clear now, so he could see everything. He was in a moss nest in the medicine cat den. Silentwind was crouching over him, sniffing at his neck. It was then that he became aware of the pain. He whimpered in pain, twisting around. Instantly Silentwind's paw shot out, gently holding him still. The look she gave him warned him not to move. He blinked at her as everything came back to him. Owlpaw, the fight, teeth piercing his neck, pain…..
"Oh, Lightningkit!" He twisted his head weakly to see his mother running to him, terrified. She glanced at Silentwind. "Will he be okay? Have you heard from Smokestar yet?" Silentwind nodded, then shook her head. Heatherfur sighed, then crouched over Lightningkit, nuzzling him tenderly. Puddlepaw came skidding into the den, her jaws stuffed with wet moss. She dropped it next to him, and Silentwind pressed her paw onto one, making ater trickle out. Lightningkit leaned forward slightly, licking up the water and sighing in relief as it trickled down his parched throat. Puddlepaw pressed against him, cleaning off his ears. She was so nice. Silentwind led Heatherfur out of the den to talk to her privately, leaving Puddlepaw curled up next to him. She grinned.
"Are you feeling okay? It looked bad from where I was. I was by the camp entrance waiting for Dapplewing to come back from her patrol so we could go hunting. Then I heard Gorsekit start yelling for help, and I ran over and pushed Owlpaw over. He bit my leg, but then Icetail ran over too and we held him down." As Puddlepaw spoke, Lightningkit glanced down at her leg. A small wound was stretching up from her paws towards her shoulder. It wasn't bleeding, but was starting to look red. Puddlepaw gave a small smile, looking down at it. "It's not as bad as it looks, not yet. But Silentwind said it might get infected if I'm not careful. She says I can't leave camp for a week, and she excused me from my duties." Lightningkit nodded, then glanced nervously at her.
"What is Smokestar going to do to Owlpaw?" He mewed, sipping up more water from the dripping moss. Puddlepaw hesitated, then shrugged, shaking her head.
"He hasn't decided yet. I think he should never get to become a warrior, because he attacked both of us! His own clan members! Just because he was mad." Puddlepaw said angrily, shaking her head and flexing her claws. Lightningkit pressed his nose against her should comfortingly.
"Don't worry, if he tries to get into a fight with me again I'll use my apprentice moves and send him running far away!" He boasted, raising his head high. Puddlepaw laughed.
"I'm sure you will" She purred, flicking him with her tail "I'm sure you will."
-X-
Lightningkit sat at the base of the High Stone, his head raised proudly. Gorsekit sat next to him, eyes shining with excitement. Smoketsra stood up on High Stone, looking down on them.
"Gorsekit, from this moment you will be known as Gorsepaw. Your mentor is to be Rockheart." As Smokestar spoke, Rockhear strode forward and bent over in front of Gorsepaw. He stretched his head up, touching noses with her eagerly. Then the pair stepped back and sat down in the front of the crowd. Lightningkit sat alone at the base of the looming rock as Smokestar spoke again "Lightningkit, from this moment you will be known as Lightningpaw. Your mentor will be Brightstripe." Lightningpaw's eyes widened. His mentor was the deputy!
Brightstripe padded up and they gently touched noses. She blinked kindly at him, and Lightningkit smiled. Then they followed Gorsepaw and Rockheart to where they sat. Rockheart gave him an encouraging nod.
Smokestar waved his tail in signal, then sprang off of the High Stone and trotted back into his den. The crowd of cats gathered started to disperse, slipping off to do their duty. Gorsepaw looked up at Rockheart.
"What are we going to do first? Hunting? Fighting? Exploring?" Gorsepaw mewed excitedly. Lightningkit nodded in agreement. But then, to his dismay, Brightstripe shook her head.
"I'm sorry, Lightningpaw, but you're not allowed to do anything until your neck heals up." Brightstripe said gently. Lightningkit felt his heart drop and he closed his eyes, sighing. Brightstripe blinked sadly, and swept her tail along his flank. "I'm sorry, really. It's not my rules." With that she stood up and trotted away, casting a last glance at the crestfallen Lightningpaw, who turned and trudged back to his nest in the medicine cat den.
It had been three days since Owlpaw had attacked him, and though his wound was healing it was taking a while. Smokestar was temporarily keeping Owlpaw on hold while he tried to figure out what to do with him. Silentwind was going to ask Starclan when she went to the Water Rock in five days. Meanwhile, Owlpaw had to collect moss all day while two warriors guarded him. Lightningkit sadly watched as Rockheart and Gorsepaw bounded out of camp on a tour of the territory, the wind buffeting their fur. Sighing, her turned and lay down in his nest. After what seemed like hours, sleep came.
Lightningpaw!! I decided to write about him cause he's just so AWESOME! Please Review! Oh, and HINT HINT, did anyone notice his fighting instincts? Uh oh…… Mwahaha….. no I am not evil.