Shimmereyes jerked her head. "Oh Starclan…" She looked around quickly but silently.
Stripetail glared at her. "What is going on? You need to help me find my daughter!" he yelled, sheathing and unsheathing his claws.
Shimmereyes ran forward and swiped her tail across his mouth to silence him. "Hush!" She ordered, and then ran to the main clearing.
Lillypool, Sparkpaw, and Swiftpaw all had their heads raised, looking at the medicine cat and the slowly, glaring Stripetail. Lillypool's eyes were full of fear. "What is wrong with… what's her name?" She whispered to her sons.
Swiftpaw sighed. "Frostpaw." He whispered close to her ear.
Sparkpaw nodded and nuzzled his mom.
Stripetail pawed the dirt softly. "Nothing." He muttered, then dipped his head and started out of the den, with Shimmereyes close behind.
Stripetail broke into the clearing, and Shimmereyes ran up next to him, nudging him softly. "Stop." She whispered, and then stopped dead in her tracks.
Stripetail didn't stop, but he just turned around and started to circle her. "What? My kit is missing and you want to stop! What medicine cat cant keep up?" he spat in her face, full of furry.
Shimmereyes jumped on him and pinned him down with sheathed claws. "Stop that. I need to pick up her scent, or we will never find her. Now either stop yelling at me, or I will shove poppy seeds down your throat and find your daughter on my own. Now your choice." She said, and then gracefully jumped off him.
Stripetail stood up and shook his body off, getting all of the dirt off. "Fine, just find my daughter." He nearly hissed, then looked down at his paws. "I'm sorry, she is just my only daughter." He whispered.
Shimmereyes nodded. "I know what you mean…. I mean, I can tell what you mean." She quickly dipped her head to hide her eyes, and then started to sniff the dirt. She slowly started to walk out of camp.
Stripetail tilted his head, confused about what she said but shook it off and started to run up to Shimmereyes, which made a puff of dust.
Shimmereyes lifted her head and sneezed. "Stripetail, I know this must be hard, but you need to stay calm. We need to make sure that we don't scare her." She whispered, and then shook her head to get the dust away.
Stripetail glared at her. "How would you know?" He hissed, and then started to sniff the dirt also.
Shimmereyes opened her mouth, but sighed. It's not worth it. Starclan, help us find this apprentice. She thought to herself, and then started to sniff the dirt.
After about an hour of this, going in circles, Stripetail started to silently cry. The only way it could be told that he was was by the little wet spots of dirt. He started to go left at the smell, but then stopped dead.
Shimmereyes looked at him. "What's wrong?" She asked softly.
Stripetail sighed and shook his head, making drops of tears fall in all directions. "I lost the trail." He whispered, sounding defeated.
Shimmereye sighed and walked over and put her tail awkwardly on his shoulder. "It is ok, I still have it, and I think the tears got the scent messed up to you." She said, feeling uncomfortable.
Stripetail moved away from her. "Don't tell me it is ok, because it's not. My love can't remember herself, me, or her kits, anything! And now my daughter is missing! I have to put on a show or else my kin freak out and so does my love that is as useless as a kit!" He yelled, then sniffed the ground and started off again.
Shimmereyes closed her eyes tightly and took a deep breath. "Stay calm." She whispered, and then started to pick Frostpaw's scent again. She got to the training hollow for the second time and then stopped. This time her scent sent her to the far side of the hollow. She went there and was frozen in fear.
At that moment, Stripetail ran over to Shimmereyes. "What?" He didn't wait for an answer, and he sniffed the air softly. He gasped. "Frostpaw…. And… and…." There was a sound from behind him.
"Yes, Frostpaw and me."