SWEET! Second update of today! :D
Be warned! Blood, and sadness!
Well, more sadness. XD
DISCLAIMER: Nope. Don't own Warriors. But you take my cats… *Pulls out knife.* What? No I'm not gonna kill you! This is for my steak, dummy! XD
Mistake
Chapter 3: Rogue
Light poured into the den, falling on Flamepaw from where she laid in the corner of the apprentices den. She blinked her golden eyes open and stood up. The orange she-cat stretched and yawned before padding out into the clearing.
Cats walked to and fro as they prepared for the day. The morning patrol just left through the entrance and 2 cats stood by the brambles. Smiling when she saw one was Silverheart, she walked towards her.
As she got closer, she could hear what they were talking about.
"I don't care if you don't trust her!" Silverheart whisper/yelled at Bluefrost, glaring at the younger warrior. "She's been training for over 2 moons and hasn't gone on a hunting party yet! She needs to learn, and I'm her mentor!"
"She'll just betray us!" Bluefrost hissed. "She shouldn't be learning anything! She's just learning ways to kill us!"
Flamepaw deflated and looked down. She knew who they were talking about. And though she was happy Silverheart was standing up for her, it still upset her that others didn't trust her.
Sitting down, she strained her ears to hear the rest of their argument.
"She's a harmless apprentice! She wouldn't hurt anyone!" Silverheart hissed, standing over Bluefrost.
The blue and white warrior didn't back down. "Fine! Go get yourself killed, I'm not coming!"
"She needs to be with an actual party! Not just me and her! I thought my own brother would understand!"
"I'm not going with her! Choose someone else!"
Flamepaw sighed and stood up. She walked towards the two warriors. "What are you doing?" she asked, acting as if she never heard what they were saying.
Silverheart turned towards her, smiling. "There you are! Bluefrost and I were just talking about coming to get you for a hunting party!"
The apprentice just nodded. The other warrior growled under his breath, but walked with Silverheart none the less.
They walked through the forest in silence, Flamepaw in the back. She wasn't really paying attention to the noises around her. 'Why do they still hate me?' she thought. 'I thought they would stop after I proved myself as an apprentice…'
Bluefrost stopped and perked his ears. Turning his head, he walked into the bushes, following a scent.
Flamepaw sighed and walked next to Silverheart. The silver warrior sniffed their surroundings.
"Um… Silverheart?" she asked shyly.
"Hm?" The older cat's golden and blue eyes flicked to her before going back to the bushes as she walked forward.
Flamepaw walked after her. "I, um…"
Silverheart held her tail out. "Hold that thought. We're at the edge of Thunderclan Territory."
"And?"
The warrior crouched and sprang over the border, landing on a hiding mouse. "And I found a mouse," she said around the rodent in her mouth.
"Oh." Silverheart padded forward and placed the mouse on the ground.
"Okay, what's got your fur in a twist?" she asked, tilting her head.
"Um…" Flamepaw paused. Did she really want to tell her? She was pretty sure Silverheart didn't know she knew everyone didn't trust her.
Sighing, she continued. "I heard what you and Bluefrost were talking about…"
Silverheart slumped, her eyes filled with sadness. "I'm sorry, Flamepaw… I really didn't want you to know…"
The apprentice smiled half-heartedly. "It's okay. If it makes you feel any better, I knew since I opened my eyes as a kit."
The warrior sighed. "I should have known. You're smart." She bent down to look Flamepaw in the eyes. "Everyone just doesn't realize you're a great cat."
Flamepaw smiled. "Do you know why they don't trust me?"
Silverheart stood up. "Yah, Yel-"
"Hey!" a voice called from behind her. The two she-cats turned to see a messy gray tom on the other side of the border. "Why'd you take my mouse?"
Silverheart looked down at the gray rodent by her feet. "I'm sorry," she looked at the tom. "I didn't realize you were hunting it."
"Whatever! That's what all you pretty kitties say!" He walked forward, claws unsheathed.
The silver warrior narrowed her eyes. "You want it, fine, take it. I don't want trouble." She pawed the dead prey towards the rogue.
"What?! No!" He batted the mouse away from him. "I'm not taking food from some female cat!"
Silverheart rolled her eyes. "Fine, whatever. Come on, Flamepaw." She turned and started to walk back into the forest.
"Get back here! I'm not done with you!" The gray tom walked forward and pinned her tail to the ground.
"Ow! Let go!" The silver warrior pulled her tail from his claws and hissed at him.
The rogue lunged at her, pinning her to the ground. "I'll teach you to steal my prey!" He bent down and bit into her neck.
"Silverheart!" Flamepaw Ran forward, claws unsheathed, and jumped on the larger tom. He yelped and fell to his side. "Bluefrost!" The apprentice yelled into the forest before turning back to the tom.
He whipped his head back to her, amber eyes shooting daggers at her. "Get out of the way, kitten!"
He stepped to the side, planning to go around her, but the apprentice just mimicked him. "No! Stay away from my mentor, rogue!"
The rogue narrowed his eyes. "Fine, Flamepaw. Since your mentor is busy, I'll take over. Lesson one; rogues will kill all in their way." He lunged towards her.
She hissed and jumped towards him, surprising the tom. Flamepaw raked her claws down his pelt and pushed him to the side. He yelped and stood back up.
The orange apprentice hissed at him, baring her fangs and arching her back. Her claws dug deep into the ground and her fur stood on end. All in all, she looked terrifying.
Before he could do anything, she ran forward, getting ready to pounce. He smirked and ran forward too, pouncing when they were close enough.
Flamepaw twisted to her back and slid underneath him. He howled in pain as her claws dug into his stomach.
He landed shakily, barely able to stand. Flamepaw jumped up again, not a scratch on her, and jumped towards him. She tackled him the same way he did to Silverheart: Like a rouge.
"Flamepaw!" someone called behind her.
'Silverheart?'
She hopped off the tom and ran towards her mentor, only to find out it was Bluefrost who called for her. The rogue scrambled to his feet and ran away. Quickly, Flamepaw turned and yelled at him. "Lesson two! Don't mess with Thunderclan!"
She turned back to the warrior, ignoring his horrified look, and went to her mentor at his feet. "Si-Silverheart?" she asked shakily.
No answer.
X.X.X.X.X
The two worked together to bring the silver warrior back to camp. Everyone was shocked to see the dead she-cat, some even thinking it was Flamepaw's fault.
The orange apprentice stayed by the warrior's side all through the night.
'Guess I was wrong,' she thought bitterly. 'Of course it would still be bad…'
DAW! NOT SILVERHEART! DX
Though I guess it could be worse. Flamepaw could have killed the rogue. Yah, that be great for her already shaky ego…
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