Ok so I wrote a lot for you all. Now I am still waiting for more reviews but I can wait and just add some excitement at camp if I need to, or I'll make my own decision. Anyways, Read!
Chapter 7
"Alright, you three," said Tanglefoot, "today we're going to learn how to climb trees."
Rosepaw snorted, "Squirrels climb trees. Cats do not."
"Well to bad," said Patchheart, "Because today you're going to learn."
Bluewing jumped up on the tree and started climbing, "Come on! You'll be fine, just follow me."
Amberpaw jumped up swiftly and began to climb up behind Bluewing.
"B-but, what if w-we f-fall?" asked Rosepaw her eyes wide with fear.
Silverpaw shivered at image of Rosepaw falling down from the trees and breaking her neck.
"It will be ok. We'll be here to catch you," purred Tanglefoot.
Rosepaw nodded and crept up to the tree, slowly climbing it. Bluewing and Amberpaw were already up in the branches, waiting for Silverpaw and Rosepaw.
Silverpaw waited until Rosepaw was almost up until she jumped up onto the tree, too.
The climb was easy, when she reached the top she sat close to Rosepaw in fear that her sister would fall off.
"Alright," whispered Bluewing, "I want you guys to move silently and quickly through the branches. Patchheart and Tanglefoot will be wandering around. I want you to jump down on your mentors and land smoothly. They don't know that we're doing this so make sure you don't give it away." Bluewing bounded down the tree, exchanged a few words with Patchheart and Tanglefoot, and walked away through the trees.
This is going to be pretty hard, realized Silverpaw. Unlike her sisters, her mentor knew what she was doing.
Carefully she hopped over to another branch then jumped to another tree. She caught a glimpse of Bluewing's fur and crept along the branch towards it. She reached a big branch near the trunk of the tree. Her fur blended in with bark making her nearly invisible.
Then she saw Bluewing he was turning towards her, quickly she crouched down hiding her white paws. She curled her tail and put her ears back hiding the white tips. Then watched Bluewing walked past her. Silverpaw waited for a second and crept along the tree after him. She got closer to the skinnier branches and paused. These branches would shake under her weight. She crept back to the trunk and went into the position she was in before. Surely Bluewing would come back around?
Finally Bluewing appeared, he looked a bit worried and a faint fear scent was coming off of him.
Silverpaw got herself ready to pounce, wait for it, she waited Bluewing to get closer then she jumped down. Silverpaw hit his back and he collapsed.
"Good job," he rasped, "Now get off me you great lump!"
Silverpaw jumped off her mentor's back, happy to be praised.
"Should we find the others?" she asked.
Bluewing nodded, "Yes, let's go."
"Patchheart was so surprised he nearly attacked me," bragged Rosepaw.
"Oh yeah?" challenged Amberpaw, "Tanglefoot was so surprised she yowled, 'Attack!' and ran towards camp."
Lilypetal purred with amusement, "Oh come on you two, don't exaggerate."
"But she did," argued Amberpaw.
"I don't doubt it," purred Dogpaw, "Addertooth nearly jumped out of his pelt when I fell on him."
"Same here," mewed Mousepaw padding over with Deadpaw just behind him, the two of them had multiple pieces of fresh kill in their mouth.
"We thought you guys might be hungry," said Deadpaw putting down the prey. He nosed a mouse over to Silverpaw, "Here," he said. There seemed to be a nervous edge in his voice, almost as if he was scared of her.
"Thanks," mewed Silverpaw as she took a bite of the fat mouse.
"Mmm," purred Dogpaw as he bit in to a vole, "The prey is delicious this new leaf."
"This is the only new leaf you've lived through," argued Mousepaw.
Dogpaw shrugged, "It's still yummy."
"You think everything's yummy," purred Amberpaw.
Mousepaw finished his mouse and jumped to his paws, "Guys I have got to show you something." He came back from the Apprentice's den a moment later with a shiny rock in his mouth, "I found this by the lake."
"I don't know what it is about you two but you have the weirdest obsessions," said Rosepaw rolling her eyes.
"Hey you stop and smell the flowers when you're hunting," said Mousepaw accusingly.
Rosepaw hissed and pounced on Mousepaw.
The two rolled around, playfully clawing at each other. They knocked over Deadpaw, who then scrambled away to hide behind Dogpaw.
Silverpaw turned her attention back to her denmates, they were rolling towards the Warrior's den.
Silverpaw bolted over to them, they were going to crash into it, "Guys!"
Rosepaw jumped away leaving Mousepaw breathing heavily.
"What are you two doing?" Blazestep was standing behind Silverpaw.
"Ummm," Rosepaw sat frozen.
"You aren't kits in the nursery anymore," he said sternly.
"Sorry," mumbled Mousepaw.
Blazestep nodded and walked away.
"I don't know why he was made deputy," said Dogpaw, "He's not even a senior warrior yet."
Silverpaw nodded, "Yeah, but he was still a good choice."
I bet you guys can guess the couples!
