Difficult choices

by Liz-Starreh

What if a clan losses it's medicine cat? A clan leader and medicine cat break the code? What if what you wanted all your life, is nothing compared to what you need? But what if what you need, you don't like? What if there is an option to have both, but its against the law? Alternating P.O.W. Set way after Bramblestar's storm. Your caught up to me now. Things going slower now.

6. Chapter 6

Chapter.6.

"Cherryeye!" Shinypaw ran into the camp, alone. Tigertail was already with her.

"Shinypaw. Calm down. Tell us what happened." Shinypaw took a few deep breaths.

"Gingerpaw got stuck in one of those traps. The one my sister and I found, when we were kits."

"I'll prepare herbs." Cherryeye mewed. "Otterfang, you can take Berrypaw with you. Shinypaw, you can go too, and Fallowtail, and Tigertail, and...Volepaw." Berrypaw followed her sister, racing through their territory.

"Slow down!" Tigertail called. He caught up to Shinypaw, and they walked side by side. Volepaw caught up to Berrypaw.

"She's only an apprentice. Padding after Tigertail." Does everyone have to notice? Berrypaw hated everyone noticing her sister and Tigertail. She pushed away from Volepaw. "Berrypaw!" He called. But Berrypaw sped up. Volepaw sighed. That's when she saw Woodlark.

"Gingerpaw's OK. He went back to camp."

"Then we should go." Otterfang motioned for his group to come with him.

Berrypaw padded through the Brambles and saw Gingerpaw lying motionless. His paw was furless, he lost two claws, and blood was smeared all over his paw. Poor Gingerpaw. She saw Cherryeye chewing up a poultice. She recognized Marigold. Cherryeye flicked her tail towards some dry moss. "I'll go fetch water." Berrypaw decided. Cherryeye nodded.

That's when it hit Berrypaw. She grabbed the wet moss, and ran back to the camp. "Let all cats old enough to swim gather here for a clan meeting." Surprised cats spilled from all the dens. "Berrypaw, is it your wish to become cherryeye's apprentice, and serve your clan as a medicine cat.

"It is!" Her voice rang clearly.

"Very well."

Shinypaw ran up to her. "Congratulations! You're gonna be a medicine cat!" Her words filled Berrypaw with energy. She was gonna be a medicine cat! She wouldn't fight! She was gonna help her clanmates, and save lives!

"I am." Confidence filled her voice. "I'm gonna be a medicine cat!" Her eyes shone.

"Tonight will also be the gathering." Flurrystar announced. "I will take Thrushclaw, Littleflight, Volepaw, Shinypaw, Berrypaw, Cherryeye, and..." He glanced at Squirrelshine's and Oakfoot's ginger pelts, and Ivystorm's cream pelt. "Sunclaw, Squirrelshine, Oakfoot, Ivystorm, and Fawnwing."