Hey everyone! I am SUPER sorry that I haven't updated for like a year. No worries though, this story is back on track and more shall come, I promise.
Although since my lack of updating, the story has changed a little then I had actually planned it out to be. But thats fine, I think it is still a lot better then my planned one.
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Autumnbreeze padded.
She felt herself quiver with anticipation as she came closer to her destination. She hadn't asked the permission of Cometstar to break away from warrior duties. But anyways, no one would know she had disappeared.
She made her way towards the hilltop.
It was here where her mother was buried. Memories flooded back into her mind as she thought about Shadenight.
Autumnbreeze sighed. She had come here almost every leaf-bare since the day Shadenight had died.
Tonight she would sit vigil with her mother to relive the moment. She walked towards her mother's grave.
"Shadenight… mother…" Autumnbreeze's voice quivered. She felt small droplets of water forming in her eyes.
"Why did you have to die? Why?"
"Why… why did you need another kit? Why? Didn't you already have me? Wasn't I enough?"
Her voice gave in and the tears came out. Autumnbreeze rested her head against her mother's grave. She just wanted to spend some time with her mother.
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Graypaw, tail drooped and all, stalked away.
"I am sorry Graypaw! I didn't know she would have been obsessing over me the whole time!" Thorntail yelled after him.
Growling, sulked away from Thorntail. The training session had been a disaster. Instead of spending time and making memories with Cherrypaw, Cherrypaw was practically in love with Thorntail. Obsessing over his fur, cuddling around him, and touching noses. It was disgusting.
Graypaw wanted to cry. He thought Cherrypaw would have paid some attention to him, but instead the apprentice was all lovey dovey with Thorntail.
For once in his life he had finally found someone he liked, but instead of being in love with him, Cherrypaw had used him to get to Thorntail. The pain struck him like the brambles in the mull berry bushes.
Suddenly, Graypaw felt a paw touch his pelt and for a split second he thought it might have been Cherrypaw. "Oh… it's you." Graypaw growled at Thorntail.
"Graypaw, I really am sorry. It's not my fault that I am handsomely attractive to all the other females." Thorntail grinned.
Anger bubbled in Graypaw. He couldn't take it any more. "It's all a game to you! You have it so easy! Walk right by a she-cat and she already has fallen in love with you. But I am not you… I can't do that. I love Cherrypaw and you… you just think it is funny to watch all these she-cats stumble for you. For once in my life I fell in love with someone and you just whisked that love away." Graypaw sobbed.
Thorntail's grin was immediately wiped off his face. Fear struck him. He hadn't known Graypaw liked Cherrypaw so much. If he had, then he wouldn't have messed around with them. He had thought it was all but kit-love. But now… from the seriousness in Graypaw's voice, he knew it was much more.
"Graypaw… I am sorry… I truly am sor..."
"Shut up! Keep your sorry, it doesn't mean anything to me. I HATE you." Graypaw interrupted.
Thorntail sighed as he watched Graypaw storm away. What kind of a mess had he gotten himself into now?
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"Thorntail," A rough voice sounded from outside the warrior's den.
Thorntail gazed up as the blurry image of the voice's owner started to clear.
"Yes?"
"Time for dawn patrol." The rough voice belonged to a senior warrior named Skywhisper.
Thorntail groaned. He hated doing dawn patrol. It's not like the other clans have anything better to do then sleep at dawn. I mean come on! Who would attack at dawn?
Thorntail slumped over. "You know… I am not feeling that great right now. I really feel sick… could you get another cat to fill in for me, please?" Thorntail faked.
"Oh… is that so?" And with that Skywhisper walked away.
Finally! Some peace and quiet. Thorntail purred as he rested his head back on his moss covered bed. Sleep stalked him silently, like a dog.
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"Thorntail!" Paws pushed into his side rolling him over.
What now? Hadn't this already happen to him? Ugh, I swear its déjà vu. Thorntail whispered to himself. He blinked back the sleep, only to see Lightsnow and Skywhisper staring down at him.
"Aren't you supposed to be at dawn patrol?" Thorntail gurgled at Skywhisper.
"Yes, but first I wanted to make sure you were okay. So I brought Lightsnow to checkup on you."
Thonrtail's eyes flew wide open. Uh oh… I am in trouble now. He thought. Stay clam, Thorntail. Just get through this and then you can sleep.
"Right…" Thorntail meowed.
"Alright, Thorntail what's wrong?" Lightsnow questioned with curiosity in her eyes.
"Um… uh… I fell kind of down, like I have fever. You know, upset stomach and all. Nothing much. Although I am sure you'll recommend me to get some good rest, just incase. You know?" Thorntail glanced back from Lightsnow to Skywhisper.
"I agree." Lightsnow meowed.
"You do? I mean… if you think that's best." Thorntail said surprised.
"Yes, I do." Lightsnow replied, to Thorntail's delight. "Although, first since you said you have an upset stomach, I am going to need you to take some herbs."
"Herbs… oh… alright, as long as they cure me." Thorntail mused.
"Right, I'll be right back." Lightsnow disappeared back into the medicine cat's den and reappeared again with a weird sort of brew.
"Just eat these herbs. They are VERY bitter taste, but they will help you."
Bitter? Ha, I've handled more dangerous things then bitter. "Fine," Thorntail replied, "if that's all you want me to do." Thorntail bent down to eat the herbs.
"Wait! Thorntail, let me just tell you that those herbs clean out your stomach, I mean REALLY clean out your stomach. So everything would be coming out of the um… other end, if you know what I mean." Lightsnow warned.
Thorntail stopped in midair. "How long would it take to be cleaned?" He asked, unsure of what to do.
"Well, it'll take a day or two, so you'll be running out of the warriors den for quite a while, and the smell ugh… it would be so rancid!" Lightsnow explained.
"STOP, stop. Okay, I am not really sick… I just faked it to get out of dawn patrol." Thorntail confessed, disgusted.
"No… really?" Lightsnow and Skywhisper laughed amused. "We would have never guessed."
Thorntail stared at the two cats in disbelief. "Thorntail, every senior warrior has seen that trick about a million times. We should know that trick well, since we did invent it." Skywhisper laughed. "Now come on and get ready for dawn patrol, we don't want Cometstar to be angry."
"No wonder you're so old." Thorntail hissed under his breathe, as he made his way out of the warriors den.
"What's that?" Skywhisper asked. "Oh, Thorntail. You haven't seen Autumnbreeze around have you?"
"What? No…. I only saw her at sunrise yesterday." Thonrtail replied, remembering his encounter with her.
"She was supposed to come for dawn patrol, but I guess we could find a replacement."
Now that Thorntail thought about it, he didn't think he had even spotted Autumnbreeze after their little dispute. Where could she be?
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