AN: This chapter is for you guys who reviewed! So this comes early!
Tawnypaw POV
"I can't recover. Whitestreak pulled half of the nerves out of my leg."
These words went round in my head for the rest of the day. I couldn't concentrate on hunting, or training, or talking to anyone. I was speculating what would happen to Blizzardpaw. What would happen now he can't provide food for the Clan? Will Brightstar kill him? Dump him somewhere? Give him to rogues? Use him as bait? I shuddered. "Tawnypaw!" Sugarbreeze shouted. "You aren't concentrating on the patrol!"
"What?" I asked, snapping out of my thoughts.
"See what I mean? You can go now. You're just holding us up. Go and see Blizzardpaw." I turned to leave. "Thank you!" I whispered as I passed her. Sugarbreeze smiled at me warmly.
Back at camp...
I sat with Blizzardpaw for ages while he was asleep. The den darkened around me. "Tawnypaw, you need to eat." Stoneheart said gently. "There isn't any point waiting with Blizzardpaw. He isn't going to wake up any time soon." I sighed.
"'M hungry." Came a moan from Blizzardpaw's nest. I shot a glance at Stoneheart. Stoneheart smiled. "Don't worry. I'll get a rabbit for us to share." I said.
Out in the clearing, almost everyone was finishing their meal. They all stared at me enquiringly. I ignored them, and went to the pile. I picked out a nice rabbit that I caught earlier. I knew this was mine because I failed at killing it the first time, so it had two bites on its neck.
Blizzardpaw and I shared the fresh kill in silence. He seemed to be thinking about something. "Blizzardpaw, what's up?"
"The roof of the den." He purred in amusement.
"No, silly! What's bothering you?"
"Well..." Blizzardpaw paused "It-It's about my injury."
"What is it? Get on with it, for StarClan's sake!"
"All right, all right. Stoneheart said that because I can't become a warrior, I could be his apprentice."
"Really? That's great!" Blizzardpaw's face fell.
"So I would be a better medicine cat than a warrior?"
"No! That's not true! Stoneheart needs an apprentice anyway. He's getting on a bit, you know? I... I thought you were going to die!"
"Tawnypaw... Thanks. For caring." He glanced outside "You better get back to your den. It's late, and I'm not leaving here anytime soon" He winced in pain.
"Fine. I'll go. Night Blizzardpaw!"
"Night Tawnypaw."
I left the den, sadness filling me. I had no idea why.
AN: So, Blizzardpaw is going to be a med apprentice. I'm going to have to copy the ceremony off the wiki...
