Answer to the Question Of The Day:
Goosefeather!
Ok, I'm away in Kuala Lumpa for a music festival so I won't be updating for a while.
Chapter Two: River's Change
Frozenpaw stepped forward to touch noses with her new mentor, Runningmist. Next to her, Willowpaw's fluffy pale grey tail was straight up in the air. She snorted. Willowpaw always was there, constantly annoying her. Snowstripe had told her to ignore her, and she did. "Willowpaw! Frozenpaw! Willowpaw! Frozenpaw!" The Clam cheered. She puffed out her chest, standing proudly, before sending Willowpaw a disdainful glance and stepping in front of her.
A small sigh escaped from Willowpaw's jaws and Frozenpaw smirked. "Let her suffer. Make her suffer." Her mother's words echoed in her head as RiverClan cheered her name. Meeting Snowstripe's pride-filled blue gaze, Frozenpaw stood even taller, blocking Willowpaw.
Sadly, the Clan's cries faded away and soon stopped, the cats disappearing to do their patrols or just to lounge around. Turning, Frozenpaw met her father, Duskstar's blue gaze. "Well done you two."
Frozenpaw stiffened. Was he referring to the mentors, or her and Willowpaw?
Duskstar was gazing at Willowpaw and her! Didn't he know that Willowpaw was a worthless piece of scum?
"Duskshadow? No. He continually- blindly even- believes that Willowkit is just as good as you. Don't think he is right. Duskshadow is never right."
But was that true? A worm of doubt burrowed in Frozenpaw's mind. If Duskstar was never right, then why was he the leader? She sniffed. Maybe Snowstripe meant that Duskstar wasn't right when it came to Willowpaw. Yes. That was what she meant.
"C'mon Frozenpaw. No time to waste. Violetpaw needs our help, remember?" Runningmist's sweet mew drifted into Frozenpaw's thoughts and with a jerk, Frozenpaw followed her as she trotted back into the medicine cat's den.
In the den it was dim, yet Frozenpaw could clearly see the healing plants piled neatly in the back of the den. The scent of herbs wafted in the air, and tickled Frozenpaw's nostrils. The smell was sharp and clean, and taking a deep breath, Frozenpaw relished the fact that she had finally reached her dream; to become a medicine cat.
A deep nest made of moss was wedged in a crook in the rock wall, and nearby it, there was a small spring where Runningmist could get water. As soon as she entered the den, Runningmist's face contorted into a worried frown. A low moan rose from the depths of the nest and Runningmist rushed over. Beckoning with her tail, Runningmist asked Frozenpaw to come.
A shudder shook Frozenpaw's spine. Recently, there had been a battle against ThunderClan over Sunningrocks. Of course, those fish-brains couldn't get it into their hard heads that Sunningrocks belongs to RiverClan and always will. RiverClan had won- as always- but it had been vicious. Most of the cats that went were fine now, but two apprentices went. Violetpaw and Ridgepaw.
When they had come back, the littermates had refused to be checked over until everyone was fine, and seeing no bad injuries on the two, Runningmist had left them to wait. That was when Violetpaw had collapsed. Runningmist had raced over, but she was too late, as Violetpaw was already lying in a pool of blood. Ridgepaw had looked on, never leaving Violetpaw's side as Runningmist tried desperately to save her.
"It's all my fault!" Ridgepaw had wailed. "I left her fighting another cat and went to help Bouncefeather!" He insisted it was his fault, and didn't change his mind. Even when Violetpaw was strong enough to be moved into the medicine cat den, Ridgepaw could hardly be convinced to go out training, sitting in front of the den. Eventually, he was forbidden to go near the den by Duskstar, and he started doing training once more.
Frozenpaw had heard the wails and screams of the battle from the nursery, and she was terrified to see what state Violetpaw would be in. Peering carefully over the edge of the mossy nest, she screwed up her eyes, chanted to herself that it was okay, and opened them. What she saw made her gasp.
Ok, I had a bit of writers block and that's why I wasn't updating, cos I hadn't written this yet. Question of the Day:
What do you think made Frozenpaw gasp?