Shame is six clawed
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Cinderfire16: you'll have to read on to find out what happens!
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Chapter 6: I don't need help!
Rushkits POV
I growled as I padded slowly over to Firestars den where I had been summoned a fancy word for I'm about to kick your clumsy tail out of Thunderclan I was sure. So much for being accepted into the clan.
I slunk through the lichen covering and sat in front of Firestar looking at my paws, apart from the teasing I liked Thunderclan I had thought that since Firestar had let him into the clan he wouldn't kick him out. He was surprised when Firestar purred.
" Rushkit I thought you might be interested in going out on a border patrol with me" Rushkit looked up Firestars eyes sparkled with amusement and kindness not anger or regret he wasn't going to make Rushkit leave.
"O-Ok but won't Daisy be worried?" Rushkit meowed hesitantly as he followed Firestar out of his den trying to ignore the stares from the cats around him.
"No Daisy knows we're going don't worry" Firestar meowed Rushkit nodded and sped up a little Firestar was a lot bigger than Rushkit and Rushkit was having trouble keeping up.
They were almost to the entrance almost out of camp without Rushkit falling over at all when his paws tangled up and Rushkit was yet again face down in the dirt.
Rushkit heard the senior warriors purr in amusement and wished that a hawk would dive from the sky and take him right now.
Firestars POV
Poor Rushkit Firestar thought as he saw the young kit fall over, the kit just couldn't get a break Firestar bent over to grab the kit and help him up but Rushkit surged to his paws his blue eyes angry slits.
" Laugh all you want I don't need you! I don't need any of you!" the little kit hissed before sprinting to the camp entrance and out into the forest.
I sent Cloudtail and Brackenfur who had both purred at Rushkits clumsiness my best glare and with a sigh took off after Rushkit. The forest isn't a safe place for a kit to wander on their own.
I found Rushkit by the river that separated Riverclan territory from Thunderclans yowling to the sky,
" You were right mother! I don't belong anywhere! I can't be a good warrior I can't even walk properly!" he cried I watched the tiny white kit sit beside the river and bow his head in greif.
I retreated I had told Blackstar I would bring Rushkit to him but maybe I could convince the Shadowclan leader that he needed to come to Rushkit.
I emerged at Fourtrees where Blackstar sat tail twitching with impatience when he saw I had come without Rushkit.
"Where is he?" Blackstar meowed I nodded towards the river knowing Blackstar would understand,
" My senior warriors have not been the kindest to him" I meowed quietly regret tugged at my heart I needed to talk to them Rushkit didn't deserve to be laughed at by his own clanmates.
"Lead me to him" Blackstar commanded I led the Shadowclan leader to where Rushkit still sat looking into the river I stayed where I was concealed by bushes as Blackstar approached the young tom.
Rushkits POV
" I know how you feel" a deep meow pulled me from my thoughts beside me sat a massive white tom with one black paw and on it… were six toes.
The toms sparkling amber eyes showed pity and sorrow Rushkit felt his fur lift up he would bet a hundred mice that whoever this cat was only here to make him go back to Thunderclan.
" I am Blackstar leader of Shadowclan and like you I am different to most cats" Rushkit looked at his own paw the one with the extra toe he hated so much he'd always thought he was the only cat in the world with a problem like his.
"There are many, many cats like us all my kin before me had an extra toe as well. Walking is difficult at first but you'll soon grow into your paws and then you will move with as much grace as any other cat" Rushkit felt tears stream down his face he wouldn't have to be a clumsy kit forever.
Then he caught a faint glimpse of gleaming green eyes, Firestar he had brought the Shadowclan leader here well he wasn't some lost little kit, he could take care of himself and he didn't need anycats help.
" I don't need your help!" he growled he stood and began to walk away but his paw slipped and he fell into the river.
It was cold and dark, Rushkit didn't know which way was up, the river tossed him around and he smacked his head on what might have been a rock.
Rushkit broke the surface heaved in a lungful of air and was dragged down again Rushkit flailed in the water heart thumping in his chest he was going to drown. He shut his eyes and waited to die.
Rushkit didn't know it but Blackstar pulled his little body to the surface a little bit later. Though the Shadowclan leader came from a different clan and was an extremely proud cat he wasn't going to just let a kit die right in front of him. So he had jumped into the river and grabbed Rushkit.
He swam to the shore Rushkit seemed to stop breathing as soon as Blackstar laid him on the bank, Firestar bounded over and began to lick the kits chest trying to make him breathe.
For a little while all was silent as Blackstar waited for the little kits chest to rise, finally it did. Rushkit coughed and water came gushing out of his mouth Firestar stopped licking and picked up Rushkit giving Blackstar a respectful nod the ginger tom headed back to his camp.
