A/N: Ok, beyond sorry for not updating so soon. Had some conflicts in my personnal life. I DO have a life just so you know. This chapter might be enjoying for some of you. Bad cliffhanger at the end just so you know. Don't say I didn't warn you. To the disclaimer, yeah!
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Torn Threads
Cloverpaw raced through the trees and forest to the camp. She had to warn the Clan of Lionfang's treachery. Then Cloverpaw realized something, Lionfang was a well respected warrior. No one would believe an apprentice over one of the best warriors in the clan. They didn't want to believe he was a traitor. Cloverpaw didn't want to believe either, but she knew it must be done.
Cloverpaw walked the rest of the way to camp and saw life going on as usual. Treestar was talking with Lightningclaw while Gingerfur was sharing tounges with Thorntail. Blackstorm padded in the camp with prey in his jaws. Bluefur was exchanging words with her apprentice, Redpaw. Lilyfur had brought out her three kits, Sunkit, Dawnkit, and Moonkit, to play with Jadepaw. Jadepaw always loved to play with the younger cats.
I can't let Lionfang destroy this peace of the camp, thought Cloverpaw. She walked over to Treestar, but stopped. Maybe she should wait to find more evedience. Lionfang had said that he needed to get rid of Lightningclaw, so all Cloverpaw needed to do was keep Lightningclaw from being killed. Pretty simple, but Cloverpaw knew it was anything but simple.
She headed towards Jadepaw, her sister always understood her fears. Jadepaw stopped playing with the kits and looked at Cloverpaw, "What's wrong?"
Cloverpaw sighed, somehow Jadepaw always knew what Cloverpaw was feeling. "What would you say if I said that one of our warriors is a traitor?"
Jadepaw thought for a minute then answered, "I would say you were part crazy, but I would listen to your story. If your story makes sense, then why should it be a lie? Sometimes, we can't see the truth even when its right in front of our eyes. Sometimes, the truth needs to be in front of our ears for us to be able to understand. The key to making people believe, is to have a convincing story."
Cloverpaw nodded, "Thanks Jadepaw. You know, sometimes you sound wiser than all of StarClan."
Jadepaw smiled and aimed a playful swipe at Cloverpaw's ear, "I may be wise, but I'll never be better than StarClan."
Cloverpaw mewed a goodbye and headed for the fresh-kill pile. The sun was dipping down and Cloverpaw hadn't eaten for a while. She grabbed a squirrel and watched as Blackstorm, Berryteeth, and Hollypaw all got ready to go on the patrol. Hollypaw glanced at Cloverpaw and there was hostility in her eyes. Cloverpaw looked away. She would deal with Hollypaw and her anger later after Lionfang was dealt with.
Cloverpaw finished her squirrel and headed to the den for some sleep. Redpaw was already sound asleep, his dark ginger fur rising steadily. As Cloverpaw let out a big yawn, Hollypaw walked in from patrol. Seeing Cloverpaw in there, she stalked back out with her tail held high.
Letting out a sigh, Cloverpaw settled down in her nest and closed her eyes. Sleep washed over her like a black wave and soothed her troubled mind. Sleep was her only way for peace.
The next morning, Cloverpaw woke up when she felt someone prodding her. It was Berryteeth. "Come on. Rowanfeather and I are heading out to the Skyoak to pratice our climbing. We are taking all of the apprentices out," Berryteeth told her apprentice.
Cloverpaw followed her mentor to the entance to the camp. Her siblings were waiting for them. Rowanfeather was talking with Hollypaw about her hunting crouch while Redpaw tried to throw her off balance. Jadepaw was staring at the sky, looking lost.
Rowanfeather looked up as they approached, "Ok, here comes the apprentice and mentor. And, get this, Cloverpaw is the mentor." He let out a little chuckle.
"Haha. Roawnfeather you are just a killer. Now come on, lets go training. Come along, Rowanpaw," joked back Berryteeth.
"You were so funny I forgot to laugh," Rowanfeather said. He dashed off and the rest of the group followed. The ThunderClan cats easily dodged the trees and headed for the great oak. The group arrived and looked at it. Cloverpaw tried to see the top, but it seemed so far away it reached to StarClan.
"Ok. We are trying to reach the middle branches. Don't go for the top, its too far for an apprentice. Jadepaw, you go first," Berryteeth instructed. Jadepaw nodded and began to scramble up the trunk of the massive oak. Her claws were sinked into the bark as she climbed. As Jadepaw got higher, her fear scent grew stronger, but she didn't stop. Finally Jadepaw reached the middle branches. She sat down on the branch, panting from climbing so far.
Jadepaw looked down and shranked back against the tree. "Come on Jadepaw! You can do it!" shouted Hollypaw to her sister. Jadepaw nodded and began to climb down. A bird call distracted her and Jadepaw lost her grip. Her paws scrambled uselessly in mid air as she fell. Cloverpaw watched with a sickened look as Jadepaw's body hit the ground and her eyes closed.
Poor Jadepaw. Check out the next chapter later on. Now, try to write me soom reviews because they make me happy! Yeah! I will update as soon as I can, which may be like on Wednesday or Tuesday. See ya,
Hollyclaw
