So sorry that I haven't updated in forever, I just haven't had the time. I've had so much going on and writers block, plus I haven't had much muse lately. Oh, and also, Wildshadow24, if your reading this, you need to continue the Story of Echostar! I loved that story.
Anyway, lets get on with it then.
"Fireheart, Graystripe, may I speak with?" Winterpaw looked up from her vole, ears flicking as she heard Bluestars voice drifting from outside her den. Winterpaw and Blazepaw exchanged a curious glance, and Blazepaw winked at her. Winterpaw cocked her head, and Blazepaw's green eyes sparkled, flicking his tail as he got to his paws and trotted toward the leader's den.
"We can't eaves-" She was cut off as Blazepaw slapped his tail over her mouth.
"Shhh." he hissed at her and trotted closer to the back of the burrow, pressing his head to the side and glancing at Winterpaw. "Keep watch."
Winterpaw bared her teeth at him but layed down beside the den in a patch of sun. The ground was cold, and it would snow soon. She swallowed. She hadn't experienced having to feed the Clan in leaf-bare, and already she felt on-edge because of it.
She was pulled back to reality as pawsteps came toward her, and she noticed Stormkit, a soon to be apprentice, who had been her good friend before she became an apprentice.
"What're you doin'?" Stormkit mewed, sitting down across from her and licking his gray fur.
Winterpaw glanced behind her shoulder at Blazepaw, whose eyes were wide. She looked back to Stormkit quickly, who didn't seem to notice her look to her brother, or her brother at all. "Just enjoying the sunlight while it lasts." she meowed, trying to keep the tension she felt from her voice. She clenched her jaws as a silver she-kit bounced over.
"Stormkit, Speckletail says its time we go inside." Ivykit meowed.
"But it's only sundown!" he protested, but got to his paws and trotted after his sister, who had already headed toward the nursery. Winterpaw sighed in relief, then tensed again as Blazepaw raced toward her and nosed her toward the fresh-kill pile.
"They're coming out." he whispered and layed down beside the fresh-kill pile. Winterpaw followed, laying beside him just heartbeats before Fireheart, Graystripe, and Bluestar padded out.
"What happened?" Winterpaw whispered to Blazepaw.
"I don't know, I couldn't hear." Her brother meowed as Bluestar sprung up onto the highrock and yowled for a meeting. Winterpaws fur tingled. What would happen to her father and Graystripe that had been so private.
Finally, the Clan had gathered and Bluestar spoke. "WindClan is gone, as you all know. There has always been four Clans in the forest, and as long as I am alive, there will be. Fireheart and Graystripe have angreed to find WindClan and bring them home."
The Clan glanced around at each other, blinking, before finally yowling their agreement at her speech. Winterpaw and Blazepaw looked at eachother with wide eyes. Their father was leaving, for the sake of another Clan?
She sighed and finally yowled her agreement. WindClan needed help, and she was proud of her father and his best friend for supplying it.
The Clan started to break apart, and Winterpaw got to her paws, glancing around.
"Winterpaw, we're going hunting." She heard Tigerclaw's commanding voice, and she exchanged an exasperated look with Blazepaw before the large tabby padded up to her.
"But it's nearly dark." she stated, swallowing.
"We'll hunt when we can." Tigerclaw growled, turning and heading to camp, not even glancing back at her. Winterpaw glanced at Blazepaw in panic.
"Fireheart and Graystripe aren't leaving until sunhigh tomorrow, you'll be fine." Blazepaw meowed, licking his paw and drawing it over his ear.
Winterpaw nodded and turned, trotting grudgingly after Tigerclaw, who had disappeared into the territory. She picked her pace, following Tigerclaw up the ravine, feeling her fur prickle when she remembered her dream, where she feel and hit a rock, the black wave crashing over her and carrying her into StarClan.
She sighed in relief as they reached the top, and Tigerclaw turned to her. "We'll head to the WindClan border." he meowed, turning and trotting toward the moorland, Winterpaw rolled her blue eyes and followed after him. Finally, after what seemed like forever, she saw the moorland up ahead. Tigerclaw crouched, and Winterpaw noticed a squirrel not too far off. Winterpaw turned and crouched when she spotted a small rabbit on their side of the border.
She pushed forward, stalking toward the rabbit, then stopping when she realized she has set paw on the moor and was now in WindClan territory. She worried for a moment a patrol would catch her, but remembered, there was no WindClan right now. She sighed and pounched on the rabbit, guilt knawing at her. She was using the WindClan territory to feed her own Clan, ThunderClan?
Would WindClan ever return?
Well I had something exciting in this chapter, which was Tigerclaw and Winterpaw got into a big argument with Onewhisker and Whitepaw, then I remembered WindClan was gone...
Anyway, I'll try to update as soon as possible.
