Disclaimer: I do not, and never will own Warriors.

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A Heartless Leader

Chapter 6

Roses as dead as your heart

"So, where are you taking me?"

Ravenpelt walked along the dusty, cold ground, shivering slightly. His leader, Tigerstar, walked strongly before him, a grim smile along his muzzle.

"Patience."

He could only imagine where all of this was going, He had seen that look on Tigerstar's face before. He'd leave with a cat, and come back alone, claiming that he didn't know where the missing cat went. Ravenpelt suspected something, but he wouldn't mention it. Fear crawled through him like ants.

"Your... headed towards the Two-leg place. Does this have to do with Fireheart?" Ravenpelt asked, sniffing.

Tigerstar shook his head. "No. Firepet is not the only reason I come to these parts." he stopped and turned to face Ravenpelt.

The younger cat felt like he was shrinking under his gaze.

"My former apprentice, its is time for you to know everything. The secrets, the lies... my hatred towards... well.." his leader smirked. "You."

Ravenpelt took a step back, but said nothing.

"Come."

He followed without another word. Tigerstar... hated him? But he always seemed so.. so... nice. To him at least.

"Ah, here we are."

Ravenpelt could see nothing different from this spot and any other place. But... he would not question.

"See these roses?" He nodded. "Yes... The cold has killed them." His leader turned around and gave him that same sly grin. "You know how Redtail died, don't you?"

"Yes. Oakheart killed him."

"Wrong!" Tigerstar laughed. "So wrong. I did it. I killed him. And I killed Bluestar"

"W-what! But why!"

The older cat turned back to the roses. "The same reason you would. Ambition."

"I wouldn't kill my leader because of ambition!" Ravenpelt hissed.

"Oh?" The stare that he was given was enough to make him shake. "I think you would. Your heart is rotted. Mine, yours, and every other cat out there. These roses..." he nosed the dead flowers, causing a few petals to fall to the ground. "They are just as rotted."

He smiled wide enough to see from behind him. "Roses as dead as your heart."

"My heart is not dead! I would never kill another cat for such a dumb reason!"

"But you would shun a cat because he was born a kittypet."

"You told me that you'd kill me if I didn't!" Ravenpelt yelled, his tail lashing wildly. "What else could I do!? I won't kill him for that! The only cat that deserves to die is you!" He pounced, tackling the other cat to the ground and digging his claws into the flesh beneath them.

The leader only laughed. "Look. You'd already kill your leader. After you did that, then you'd kill Longtail too. Just so you could be leader."

He gasped, and let go, backing away. "I-its not true."

"It is. You cannot deny it. Its who you are. Your not the same cat as before. You know the truth."

"I... I can't. I am... I'm not... I do..." He looked at the ground. "But I don't want to be like that!"

Tigerstar snorted. "Its too late now. You are like that. Your ambition will control you. Its controlling you now."

Ravenpelt only clawed the ground. He let out a loud hiss and ran away from the area. Sure, Tigerstar would be angry, but he could look at his face right now. He had to get away, even if it was just for a short time.

He stopped at the border to RiverClan. He panted, and shook his head. Slowly, he padded to the river and lapped up the water. He jumped at the rustle ahead of him.

What cat would be out this early? Every ThunderClan would still be asleep, so why would...

He was surprised when a cat different from any RiverClan cat stepped out before him. "Tigerstar?" She didn't have the scent of RiverClan. She was most definitely a rogue.

"No. How do you know of him?"

"He told me to meet him here at this time. Why are you here instead?" she asked.

He blinked. Why would he ask her to come here... unless... "No reason. I have to go." he walked away angrily. Even more angry now.

So, he killed Redtail, he killed Bluestar, then he did all of the terrible changes to the Clan, and now he was seeing another she-cat -or Ravenpelt suspected-! Oh how he wished to tell every cat, have him be exiled and... and... but that would only be proving that he was ambitious. He shook his head and gave out another furious hiss. He was tangled in a web that was always there.

And sadly, he had no escape.

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Sorry, short, I know. But there wasn't much more to put. Hmm... Review please!