Hey Guys! Guess what, I'm not dead! I know I haven't updated this story in a while, but I've been dealing with some family and health issues, and school has been hELL. Buuuut now that it's the new year and all, I really want to continue with this story. Thank you so much to the people who have followed and favorited the story, it means a lot :D Also sorry this chapter is so short, the future ones will hopefully be a bit longer :D
Fox?! Mia's mind was racing. She had never really thought of foxes to be all that scary, but now being a small cat, she could see how that would be intimidating. The small she-cat poked her head out of the ferns long enough to get a good look at the foul-smelling creature. It was most definitely a fox, with small flecks of grey and white around its muzzle, and sharp canine teeth. Wait. She squinted her eyes. The fox seemed off. She noticed how it seemed to stumble around the clearing, almost drunkenly. Then she noticed its eyes, one being a dull orange, the other being somewhat glazed over and slumped to one side. Something happened to its eye. Snapping out of her thoughts, Mia shifted her attention to the other cats, who were whispering nervously.
"…This is the worst, we just became apprentices and now we're going to be some fox's dinner"
The orange tom huffed angrily.
The she-cat poked him. "Don't be such a pessimist." The three cats finally realized she was there.
"You guys haven't happened to uh…" She gestured towards the fox. They all shook their heads in unison. The golden she-cat let out a small groan as she peeked around the foliage again, this time sticking her head out further.
"Is she crazy?" The grey tom hissed. "She's going to get us all killed!" His sister shushed him with a flick of her tail, and she could feel all three of their gazes baring into her pelt. Great, now they want me to do something. Mia studied the fox, hoping to find anything else that she could use to their advantage. I need to know if its blind on that side. Swallowing what little courage she had left, Mia turned to face the three young cats huddled behind her. For clan cats these apprentices sure are wimps. Glancing around the bushes, she found a small rock. Lets hope this works. She glanced up at a tree on the far side of the clearing. If I can get there in time, this might just work.
"Okay," Mia glanced at the two toms, who were whispering. "Can you run decently fast?" The grey tom nodded, and she let out a sigh of relief. At least they aren't questioning me.
"And you, can you throw this rock when I give you a signal?" The lithe gray she-cat was shaking, but she bobbed her head regardless.
"Okay, here's the plan." The three cats huddled around her, while she finished explaining her plan.
"Do you really think this will work?" The golden tom meowed skeptically.
The she-cat cuffed her brother on the ear, and Mia shot her a grateful glance. She flicked her tail to the toms, and they both began to silently creep through the shrubbery on either sides of the clearing, then stopped once they reached where the clearing led into the forest. Mia nosed the small stone to the she-cat, and then began to stumble to a tree that had branches that would support her weight. Clumsily, Mia latched her newfound claws to the thick bark, and began to pull herself up. These things are pretty useful. Eventually, she had managed to pull herself onto the lowest hanging branch. She glanced around the clearing, making sure that everyone was where they were supposed to be. Mia's eyes met with the clear blue of the gray she-cat, and nodded. Just like she had planned, the apprentice tossed the stone below the branch Mia was on. Please don't let it see me. She held her breath as the lumbering creature walked over and sniffed the stone. She gasped as I heard the branch crack beneath her. The fox glanced up at her, eyes wide. Letting out and accidental screech, she fell onto the fox's head, and began to blindly scratch at its face. The creature let out a roar, and flew off into the woods, and Mia got tossed off and landed with a thud. Please tell me it worked. She managed to struggle up enough strength to see the two toms chase the yowling fox into the trees.
"That was brilliant!" A muffled meow sounded to the right of her. More voices echoed around her as she tried to manage to stay upright. Her body felt like it was on fire, even though she probably wasn't tossed very far. The two toms, who were still excitedly chatting about how they had just chased away a fox, didn't seem harmed, same with what appeared to be their sister. She let out a sigh of relief. At least none of them got hurt.
"-seriously guys, she doesn't look very good, we should bring her back to camp." The she cat meowed while pawing worriedly at the ground. Mia blinked in surprise. The really want to take some strange cat they just met back to their home?
Almost voicing her opinions exactly, the golden tom scoffed. "Really Lakepaw, you want to bring some stranger back to camp? Blizzardstar will kill us!"
She shot a glare at him. "This stranger just saved our lives! Plus we're already pretty much dead, considering we weren't even supposed to be out of camp."
The grey tom, who was silently listening to the conversation, finally spoke. "Maybe you should ask her what she wants to do." Both cats eyes widened, as though this hadn't occurred to them before now.
"Well," The she cat meowed, shifting her gaze to Mia. "Would you like to come to Thunderclan?