Chapter 4: Farewell Icepaw

Chapter 4: Farewell Icepaw

BlizzardClan camp, Paw's P.O.V.

"Ohhhhh Paw!"

"What is it?" Paw asked.

"I-"

"Icekit! Hurry up and get out of here, you'll get punished!" Paw meowed.

"It's Icepaw now." Icepaw corrected.

Oh, she became an apprentice. "Hurry up and get out!" Paw yowled.

"I have a right to be here now! I have Froststar's permission!" Icepaw snapped.

"Why would Froststar give you permission to visit me?" Paw said you with venom.

"Because, I was made Whitewish's apprentice! He told me it's my job as a medicine cat apprentice to take care of you!" Icepaw meowed with pride.

Whitewish?! What happened to Teardrop….? "….What happened to Teardrop?" Paw asked.

Icepaw's eyes clouded with grief. "Someone poisoned her with death berries, then…. well... she…" Icepaw trailed off.

This conversation is getting interesting… "She died?" Paw finished.

"Yeah…." Icepaw meowed.

"Who poisoned her?" Paw asked.

"We don't know…" Icepaw trailed off.

"Who do you think poisoned her?" Paw asked.

"I don't know." Icepaw meowed hurt.

"Let all cats old enough to hunt their own prey gather beneath the frozenstump for a clan meeting!" Froststar yowled.

"I have to go. See you later, Paw." Icepaw meowed.

"This includes you too, Paw! Get out here now!" Froststar yowled.

What does Froststar want with me? Whatever she has to say, it's probably bad for me.

Paw and Icepaw went near the frozenstump.

"- The one who poisoned Teardrop is Paw! Seize her!" Froststar meowed.

The cats turned to look at Paw, some unsheathed their claw. I didn't poison her!

"Run to NightClan!" Icepaw whispered to Paw.

Paw and Icepaw pushed their way through the BlizzardClan cats and bolted away to the NightClan border, with BlizzardClan cats after them.

I'm sorry for this Icepaw!

"You're useless to me now!" Paw meowed. Paw slashed Icepaw across her left cheek, with her claws unsheathed. Icepaw landed hard on the ground, with a very loud thud. Some of the BlizzardClan cats went to Icepaw's side and some of them continued to chase after Paw.

And I crossed the NightClan border… Now! The BlizzardClan cats stopped their pursuit of Paw. Paw stopped running to take a break.

I need to sleep, but if I sleep here then the NightClan…. I'm too tir… Paw fell asleep.

Paw awoke to the smell herbs and two unfamiliar cats. "Where am I?! Who are you?!" Paw demeaned.

"Oh! You're awake, thank StarClan. My name is Eggheart and this is my apprentice, Autumnpaw. You're in NightClan's medicine cat den." Eggheart meowed while pointing to Autumnpaw.

I remember now! I fell asleep on their territory! "Why… did you help me?" Paw asked confused.

"You needed help so we helped you, besides Shadowstar isn't the type of leader that would let an apprentice die." Eggheart replied.

"Aren't I a……" Paw trailed off.

"No, you're not a monster, etc. Just, because you're albino I won't treat you differently from other cats. Being albino is rare. Now, where are you from?" Eggheart meowed.

I'm from BlizzardClan, but they chased after me, so I guess I'm exiled or something. "…. I was from BlizzardClan." Paw answered.

"Was?" Autumnpaw meowed.

"They thought that I poisoned Teardrop, so I ran away from there. Some BlizzardClan cats chased me and I ended up on NightClan territory and… you know the rest." Paw meowed.

"Did you poison Teardrop?" Eggheart asked.

"No." Paw replied

"Why did they think you poisoned her?" Autumnpaw asked.

"I don't know. When I got out of the cave Froststar said that I poisoned her and then I ran away." Paw meowed.

"By cave do you mean apprentices den?" Eggheart asked.

"By cave I mean prisoners den." Paw meowed.

"Were you in the prisoners den, because you're albino?" Eggheart asked.

"Pretty much." Paw meowed.

"What's your name?" Autumnpaw asked.

"Paw. I never got the first part of my name." Paw meowed.

"Then are you an apprentice?" Eggheart asked.

"Yes." Paw replied.

Paw continued to answered all of Eggheart's and Autmnpaw's questions, telling them about her life, how she was treated, etc. Eggheart and Autumnpaw said that the NightClan leader and deputy went to share tongues with StarClan, and told Paw about NightClan life, the prey, etc.

"Can I go to sleep now?" Paw yawned.

Eggheart poked her out of the medicine cats den. "You can go to sleep now, Paw, you too Autumnpaw." Eggheart meowed.

"But, I want to talk to Paw more! Just for a few more minutes, please!" Autumnpaw begged.

"No. It's already nightfall. Now, goodnight." Eggheart snapped.

Autumnpaw curled up on a small moss bed and went to sleep.

Maybe life as a NightClan cat would be better for me than going somewhere else…. Paw had a flashback about slashing Icepaw. Icepaw, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm… sorry……….