Chapter 5
Ugh, you are such a mousebrain... Firekit thought as she padded out of the forest and into camp. Cats were all gathered already. What!? Why is everyone here? All the cats were glaring at her with a dead cat on her shoulders. " Firekit..." Her leader's deep voice sounded at her. She stared at him unknowing what to do. " Why is Fernclaw on your back and the smell of death around you?" He asked from the highledge. Crowpaw stepped up next to her defensively. " A rouge attacked us," Crowpaw started. Firekit could feel his pelt up against hers. " Fernclaw was killed right as Firekit sprang from the bushes and killed the rouge." Why is he lying to Lionstar? I- " Firekit. Is this true?" Her leader cut off her thoughts. " Yes, Yes Lionstar." She spotted Volepaw sitting in front of the medicine cats den, staring at her with eyes of steel. A shiver ran down Firekit's spine. " Because of your bravery, You will now become an apprentice." Lionstar said. "Rainywind. You are a good warrior of bravery and honesty, you will mentor Firepaw."
Rainywind came over and placed her nose on her head. " Firepaw, I will mentor you to the best of my abilities, I promise."
She then raised her head, her ears perking up.
"What is it?" Firepaw asked. She looked around, all the clan was on their paws, looking at the entrance to camp, determined and bristling. She noticed a strange smell enter the camp, she almost gagged at the reek. She jumped up like her clan bristling. It better not be her! wait, what am I thinking, it's not he- She heard a yowl of intrusion and her mentor leaped in front of her pelt on end, making her almost double her normal size.
Firepaw saw a river of black and brown pelted cats swarm the camp. She leaped on Rainywind and looked in her eyes, and Rainywind seemed to know her idea and nodded. A cat attacked Rainywind white claws flashing. Firepaw leaped off Rainywind and landed squarely on her intruder, feeling him collapse under her. She got back on Rainywind quickly and they ran through the swarm of cats, Firepaw slashing at cats as they went by. Rainywind, using her long tail, grabbed cats and flung them over her shoulder, Firepaw slashing at their underbellies at the sailed through the air. When the cats landed they got up, if they could, and ran through camp and into the woods. Firepaw leaped off of Rainywind as she got pinned by a cat and ran at him, slashing at his face and raking her back claws down his back. He ran away as fast as he came, a black and white blur, running. Rainywind was busy with another tom, so Firepaw weaved through the masses of fighting cats, looking for one she-cat and tom.
She spotted Crowpaw and Volepaw, backed up against each other, protecting the injured cat in the medicine cats den. Firepaw narrowed her eyes, anger pulsing through her. She leaped at the assailants, her claws outstretched. She swiftly clawed a large black and white tom, feeling the blood spill and his flesh tear. He yowled in pain, screaming " The pain! This she-cat is a freak!" All cats stopped fighting, most of the warriors on top of the attackers, teeth almost sinking into their throats. Everyone, except the screaming tom, stared at her paws. Why is every- she looked at her claws, which were blazing. Panic rushed through everyone. All the attackers fled, without a sound as the clan cats tried to find water or something. She was horrified that it didn't hurt. She then realized from the looks of her siblings that she should pretend to feel it. She started rolling around, yowling from the imaginary pain. Fire, stop! the light from her claws diminished, Hollyeyes rushed over, wounds staining her black pelt, If Firepaw was an outsider, she would of thought the she-cat was naturally red.
" Are you ok?" She asked while inspecting her paws.
" Umm..." Firepaw began.
The medicine cat's burned into hers, Firepaw's pelt stood on end, she forced it to lie low. "Yeah, I'm fine." She blurted. The black she-cat turned away and washed her paws. Firepaw stood up and started out of the den. " You think I don't know it?" Hollyeyes glared at the red apprentice, making her stop in her tracks. " Know what?" She questioned, curious at the wisdom of the black cat. Hollyeyes flicked her tail in response. Firepaw was somewhat crushed, So close to finding out what is going on... but yet so far... The red she-cat sighed and padded out of the den.