Chapter 3
Suspions and Accessions
Thistleheart's Pov
As the patrol pounded away, the huge white and black tom kept on glancing over at the clearing where the patrol had just seen Greenpaw. Of course this tom cat wasn't as gullible as Flameheart, so he didn't really believe want the deputy's apprentice had said back there. And to think that his right paw cat, Foxtooth, had sticked up for her!
As Thistleheart thought, the patrol had already started to go back to camp, as there was nothing strange going on. Pounding past the now deserted stream, the Cloud Birch Tree, and over towards a shallow dip in the land, the patrol walked more slowly as the entrance to the camp engulfed them from view of the forest.
As the patrol entered the clearing, they split up, Flameheart going over to Fallenstar to report, Foxtooth taking a mouse and settling in a soft light of sunlight, and Thistleheart going to the nursery to check up on his mate and kits. The big white tom barged into the den to see Spottedsky, the mother of Dawnkit and Hawkkit and also Sandsky's sister, scolding her kits; yet again.
Silverwind turned towards Thistleheart, and flicked her silver tabby tail at the dozing pile of orange and white fur. Two little heads peeked over at their father, as they yawned and peered closely at their father. "Daddy!" both of the kits said as the black and ginger she-cat hurled herself at her dad, landing right in front of him, she growled up at his face while Thistleheart looked down at her with pride.
The white tom cat stumbled getting of Sandsky, and slide down onto the top of her ginger head. Two amber eyes looked up at the white kit, as a ginger paw push him off. The white tom cat felt his mother's paw, but too late as he was being pushed over her head and into the ground.
Spitting out some dirt, Icekit bounded after his sister, Sunkit. Landing next to her, he looked up at his father with huge adoring eyes. It was the white kit's dream to be as strong and well mannered as him, but Thistleheart always looked at his son with pity and regret, but Icekit always wonder, why? He always looked at Sunkit with pride and love, never him although he was the stronger, she appeared more graceful, and was faster than him.
Icekit looked at Sunkit with a harboring jealousy. Both Sunkit and Thistleheart didn't catch the white kits feelings, but Sandsky did, so she looked at Icekit with pity and pride for she knew that Icekit always wanted to make everyone proud of him. Catching his mother's eye, the white kit prodded Sunkit, as he whispered to her "We better get back to sleep, and Thistleheart still hasn't eaten yet."
But Sunkit just sat there and didn't listen to her brother, because her father was the only one that gave her that proud look as he's doing right now. Small white teeth finally gripped Sunkit's right ear, as Icekit tugged her towards Sandsky. Finally, the black and ginger kit moved back to her mother, following her white brother, Icekit, as they both drifted away to sleep.
Watching the kit's display, Thistleheart looked back at Icekit with a disgusted look, as he walked into the clearing. Going over to a tree stump, which is the fresh-kill pile, he chose a plump thrush and walked over to lie down next to Foxtooth. The ginger tom was licking his ginger fur down, he stopped mid lick when Thistleheart layed down next to him, and than continued as Thistleheart ate.
As a pink tongue licked white lips, Thistleheart growled at Foxtooth angrily. "You should of let Greenpaw get into trouble, she deserves it." He looked over at the apprentice, who was swiping at Rosepaw playfully, and he turned back to Foxtooth.
"Why?" Foxtooth asked as he looked over at Greenpaw, who was on top of a defeated Rosepaw, "Why do we need to get her into trouble?"
"I scented a she-cat, other than Greenpaw, in that clearing, and it was easy to tell that she was hiding something." Thistleheart whispered as he broke a bone in half with a hard thrust of his paw, claws unsheathed. The ginger cat gulped visibly as he flicked his tail for Risingdarkness to come over and chat.
As the black and white she-cat approached, Thistleheart whispered to her as she settled down next to him about what he had said to Foxtooth. She looked calmly at the huge black and white tom, as she whispered, "One of us should tail her, if she's up to something." While licking her paw and scrubbing her face.
"You're right." Thistleheart hissed as he watched Greenpaw heading into the apprentices den for some ill-earned rest, in Thistleheart's opinion. As the sun sinked even lower, Thistleheart and Risingdarkness padded into the warriors den, which is a thistle bush cleaned of thistles, while Foxtooth started his shirt for guarding the camp, as he seated in the middle of the clearing, he saw that Waterlily is the guard at the entrance, and that Mudspot was out in the forest, near the camp, standing guard.
This chapter was shortened, just because this is what happened with Thistleheart after the patrol, and why Greenpaw has an enemy. Next chapter will either come today or tomorrow.
Forgotten Pawsteps