Wildshadow24: Blah, blah, blah, blibber blubber blabber bluhhhhh...blah blooh blunh--

Shadow: GET ON WITH IT, WOMAN! I WANT TO GET TO MY HAPPY ENDING?

Wildshadow24: ...What happy ending? Muhaha...muhahaha...MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!

Shadow: 0_o

Scourge looked out over the Gathering he had called together.

He had discovered that Barley and Violet, two littermates, had been living together against his law. Now, as punishment, he was going to kill them both.

He barely paid attention to what he was doing. His gaze fixed on his warrior Ash and his mate, Night, who was due to have her kits any time now. Scourge nearly drew his lips back in a snarl. Why won't Shadow feel the same way about me?

He shook it off and looked down at the cats gathered around.

Violet was crouching below him, looking scared to death, as Bone dragged in Barley.

"Violet!" Barley cried, springing forward, but Bone held him back.

"This is what we do with cats who break the rules!" Scourge yowled, flicking his tail. At once, Snake and Ice appeared from the shadows, making Barley's eyes widen. Scourge cackled softly to himself, because he knew that the four were littermates.

"No!" Barley yowled. "Leave her alone! Fight me if you must! She's done no harm!"

Scourge looked down at him, whiskers twitching in amusement and licking his chops as he thought how much this would break Barley's heart. "It's true," he snarled. "You are the one who broke the rules. You are the one who must be punished." Scourge paused, savoring the moment of Barley's despair. "And what better punishment could there be than for you to watch your sister die right in front of you."

"No!" Barley wailed, at the same time that Scourge heard a whisper of "No!" Scourge looked to his right, where he had told Shadow to stay. Shadow was looking up at him as though he were a monster, backing away with horror brimming in her beautiful gray eyes.

Scourge couldn't pay attention to her, though, because he was too busy enjoying Snake and Ice as they ripped their sister's belly open. He nearly jumped with excitement as the blood spilled out of her, and her paws twitched feebly. Snake and Ice licked the blood off their paws and retreated, as did the rest of BloodClan. Scourge stayed to watch just long enough as Bone threatened, "Don't ever try to fight BloodClan again. We always win." Bone retreated also, and as Barley crawled over to his sister, his breath coming in ragged gasps, Scourge finally left, pleased with the day's events.

"How could you?"

Scourge spun around. A pair of gray eyes were glinting in the shadows, filled with hatred and disgust.

"What?" Scourge meowed innocently, looking at his denmate of two moons.

"You killed her!" Shadow wailed hysterically. "You killed her!"

Scourge shrugged. "They were breaking the rules, she deserved to die."

"Are you heartless?" Shadow screeched. "I knew you killed cats, and that was bad enough, but this...was too horrible for words! You're the lowest, vilest cat I've ever met!"

Shadow's words stung. "Well, what are you going to do about it?"

"I have no choice but to live with you!" Shadow yowled. "I can't do anything to hurt you, except one thing that I'm saying right now!" Shadow fixed her stormy eyes on Scourge's icy blue ones.

"I will never love you!"

Pretty short chappie. But I thought that was an appropriate place to leave off, since I want to move ahead in time next chappie.