by *lewisvel1
Today's time...
"Wait a minute..." Bondleaf interrupted the story, standing back on her paws and licked her chest fur down. "Were does Falconfur getting an "oyster" have to do with Stone" she then licks her paws and washes over her muzzle.
"well you told me to start at the very beginning didn't ya, and that was how I imaging you went crazy once you picked it up."
"I dont recall going that far crab brain, I think your making some of this up!" Teatherclaws lips curled back into a snarl.
"Fine if your so sure why dont you add something into the story, unless your too speech impediment to even tell what went on-"
"thought you never asked" she hushed me with the flick og her fluffy tail, making him cough up her lapped fur in my mouth as the story was brought up to her. I stood back with the kits as they laid around my paws wide eyes with huge curiosity.
"alright" she cleared her shoat, "here is a continuation of what "happened" many moons after it began like this..."
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6 moons later
I was strolling around through the forest area looking for types of herb for the medicine cat known as Nailleaf, of course today he was recently appointed as elder when you two were born, but in those time he was the smartest cat in the whole area. I think he too smart for a mortal cat, cause no one knew more than him. But he love to pick on other cats brains about anything they should know. He often take me out to do errands from the forest looking for specific items he always tells me about...I was always the one getting picked by him, but it was for a good reason too, and ill tell you why...
I was Sniffing around trying to catch the scent of marigold witch was a type of herb good for preventing infection around any wound. So far its becoming difficult for around several moments till I finally caught a scent and followed the trail at the end. "Alright it somewhere around here...its not on the ground..." I lifted my head and eyes went wide as i saw them up top of a steep cliff, "oh mouse dung!..Sigh* how in starclan am I going to get up their" My fur bristled as movement scolded around the bushes. "whose their!" she spat as a mouse jumped out from the bush followed by a pounce from a light brown colored paw, his face popped out from the bush as he bits the mouses neck and killed it instantly.
"Hungery?" Teatherclaw lifted the mouse from his jaws, making me a Mrrow of laughter.
"Teatherclaw! You almost made me almost claw your fur off for a second their" she sheathed her claws back,"but no thank you, it should be sent to the elders back at camp... are you on hunting patrol?" Teatherclaw shook his head.
"Nope" he said proudly, "just strolling around and playing, what are you doing out here. Standing around scared doesnt catch any prey"
Her fur bristled "Very funny! I was sent by Nailleaf to retrieve this set of flowers called marigold to him to fix a paw wound one of our warriors have. But its up their-" she pointed with her tail up at the cliffs.
"wow that's pretty high up their" He looked at me as I gave him a worried look.
"theirs people back at camp who need that type of medication for their wounds from shell cuts and of course battle wounds..." He knew what she meant, Falconfur, one of our strongest warriors was hurt badly after being outnumbered by another clan called the Dustclan. They live higher up on the orange gravel mountains that was once built by twolegs long long ago. For several days he has been unconsciously sick and we have tried our best into bringing him back into recovery... it was starting to mix in with my dream that happened several moons ago, which put him under a virgil for days. The feeling of almost loosing one of his best friends is probably going to be the hardest thing he will have to come by, and he doesnt have much support to show anyone... I feel bad just thinking if we do loo-
I turned my thought, you idiot, we will do everything in our power to make sure he stays alive
Alive... thats one word I dont know anymore after the experience I went through on that message. the small voices calling the Death of a huge stone beneath the sands Why would starclan give me such a terrifying vision that it would make even a warrior shake to the pelt of his or her fur.
"Um Bondleaf?" I shook my head, trying to keep the though to the back of my head and faced Teatherclaw.
"what?-" I strode off.
He started to scuffle his paws in embarrassment, a small purred growing inside him "the cliff...um you want me to climb up and get it" suddenly I saw a blush form his face as he looks up.
"you couldn't make it up their!" I protested, "even if you had claws like Falconfur you still couldn't climb your way up their to collect that set of flowers up top" Teatherclaw gave out a full purr of satisfaction.
"Watch and learn Bondleaf, I can do it" he started to look around and took notice from the tree.
"Teatherclaw don't even try! Your going to hurt yourself, and if that happens then whose going to catch the prey. T- Teatherclaw!" she spat as he stormed up the tree and climb to the top most branch in seconds. Up top he gave a wave of his tail at me.
"The view is great up here, we should start a sentry post here to keep watching from Dustclan clan from the other side"
"Thats great news now can you get down, your making me nervous" And I was right, he was being a knucklehead like always as he continues to laugh at me, "Its not funny Teatherclaw, get down now!"
"Your not my deputy, now hold your tail and let me concentrate...alright" he took a couple of steps from the branch and slowly made his way to the end of the branch seeing it start to bend, "Hey im almost a fox length away from it." he continue up at the tip as my paws itch with wordiness like a mother for its kits. This fool was going to kill himself over a bunch of herbs. Then suddenly it started to snap and my heart stop seeing him jump towards the edge of the cliff, "great starclan!...whew that was a close one right?" he told me at the top.
"You Idiotic crab brain!, you gave me a heart attack! Huh?" suddenly a clump of Merigold flowers were flung down scattered to the ground. One of them tapped against the tip of my nose, making me sneeze.
"Told ya I could get them" he replied with pride.
Then another worried moment ran down my tail, "how are you going to get down?..." I looked around seeing nothing he could get his claws on.
"hold on... give me a minute I'll think of something...hey their we go" he begins to walk back to the point I couldn't see him.
"Teatherclaw?..." then a few heartbeats later he runs at top speed and leaps for the cutter of tree branches and leaves. then th branch broke down making him tumble into the set of thin branches.
"ouch, ooph, ahh mouse bile, NO!" his claws gripped into a tree clump that brought him to a few foxs lengths from the ground. "ugh... ahh! My claw! It wont lets go!" he started to wiggle aroung giving out wails till it snapped. Then he slammed into the ground, throwing up dust. I raced up to him and pawed him on the side.
"Teatherclaw? Teatherclaw! Are you okay!" I places a paw on his head and give out a little wail like a kit. Please no!
Then suddenly he began breathing and gave out a small mew "my paw..." he shows it to me as I took a look at it. Snickering at me, "god you should have seen the look on your face" Hot with embarrassment I cuffs him in the head. Then limps around, "okay you know I think im actually hurt" He hold it out to me, allowing me to sniff it.
"ohh you kit! You just slightly sprained it, now get up. " limply he staggered to his paws and walks around.
"could you..ouch at least give it a few licks...please" he blushed as I sighed .
"alright stop wailing, here hold out your paw" I glanced over his paw, "alright now extend your claws" I commanded him as he did so, "Sigh* like i said your crab brain you pulled it, see the red on the second to your left. " she bent down and licked it a few time. Through the moment I heard him purring, then I pounced his ears in annoyance, "Stop it!"
"aww but it feels so soothing and-" I hissed as him as he runs off, "I was just kidding...ow ow i think I pulled it again" I lunged at him as he jumps away.
"Oh your such a lier!" purring with amusement I chased him back with the Marigold. Beginning to feel like were both kits.
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And yes things were fun in those days, moons passed and...their was a time when I actually "had" feelings for the young tom...
3 moon later...
"So is it decided? Are you sure this is what should happen?" Said Whitestar up by the rock boulder with Nailleaf.
"Starclan does not lie, the Moon stream in the sand told me so, Emberstar told me so herself" For a small second their a moment of grief from him, long ago when he was Deputy. He witness herself sacrificing her last life from the nearby clans. Emberstar was the Last leader Behind Whitestar, Before then Whitestar was Known as the Whitesand. Once a leader dies or retires with one life remaining, the Deputy will be in the next place for going to the Moonstream to be visited by starclan and given Nine lives along with the Rank of 'Star' in their name. The lives will be used to give them courage, the warrior code tells that they are the first in line to battle and the last person to eat prey before the clan.
"I was a dark age from Dustclan, but they have change and been at peace for many moons" he looks down at the clan of cats, "All those old enough to catch their prey come forth for a clan meeting!"
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"what this about?" said Groundtail moving along side Whitestar as Nailleaf made his way down.
"you will see" he assured his deputy and looks down at the cats. "Shellclan, I have received a message brought from the medicine cat, sent down from starclan to approve of an apprentice."
"Wait a minute!" A tortoiseshell tom answered, his name was Sandpelt. He moving out from the crowed, pulling his lips back into a snarl. "you already have one, Darkmouth! You cannot have more than one medicine cat!"
"Darkmouth is not with us anymore" Nailleaf moved up to him and placed his tail on his shoulders.
"Your lying has starclan told you this!" Nailleaf, even though how old he was, began to scuffle from his paws.
"They have..." he mewed, "and...he isn't with us" the clan cats looked at each other in dismay, some wailed in grief, "My fiend it has been seven moons.. I" SandPelt moved away from him.
"why do I not believe you, your lying! You cannot see starclan, you cannot see anything!" he dashes off into the palms as Nailleaf sighed.
"Give him time to heal, even though it is true that I am turning blind" he looks up to Whitestar, "but, I cannot stand growing old letting these people suffer without my help and out of the way of rivalry, I have to pass my knowledge to a new apprentice. The one I have found standing beneath my claws!" he removes his paws revealing a leave.
"A leaf?" said Falconfur sniffed it up, eyes wide as he backs away from it, he looks at the back of the crowed as the others followed his gaze to a bright white She cat, here green eyes gazing at the leaf.
"No..." Bondleaf step forward looking at Nailleaf, "This is a mistake, I cant"
"Starclan does no lie young one, you have to fully learn how to be a medicine cat. Destiny has written its path for you." She looks back at Teatherclaw, his eyes wide with shock. Then he dropped his head, tail dropping. He knew the warrior code for medicine cats would mean that she could never love another soul again for the rest of her life.
"I can't, I-I just cant I... Oh starclan why!" Why...why! why would you do this to me, how could you pick someone who has a connection to be torn I started to wiper down like a kit. There was nothing that I could do. "why.." I kept repeating as Nailleaf nodded to our leader.
"It is decided... Bondleaf Is to be mentored by Nailleaf "
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To be continued