Leopardheart99: Here's your update! :D Hope you like it!
Shade's POV
Shade watched as Adder raked his claws down Rowan's face. Rowan let out a screech of pain and shrunk away from the angered tom.
"I told you to watch Violetpetal and see who she's closest with! And what did you say? She spends all her time talking to a stupid elder!" Adder screamed in rage.
Shade shrunk away from the crowd and stared at the black sky. The starts glittered faintly in the sky and the full moon hung brightly in the sky.
Slinking back into the shadows, Shade started to creep away from Adder and his large group of followers. All he wanted to do was escape watching Adder rip Rowan's face to pieces.
"Shade get your pathetic tail back here now!" Adder snarled.
Shade froze in place and slowly stalked back to Adder. He stood in front of the vicious tom and cowered slightly. Adder sheathed his claws and sat down, gathering is wits.
"Shade from now on I want you to watch, Violetpetal. Report anything that she does to me. I don't care if it's getting a certain piece of prey over the other then I want to know about it," Adder said finally, his voice icy calm.
"Now go! And don't come back unless you have something important," he snarled.
Nodding nervously Shade sprinted off towards the direction of SkyClan camp. Half of him was happy to see Violet again; but the other half was filled with dread on what Violet had been thrown into.
Adder's POV
Adder beckoned a pure jet back she-cat with his tail. The she-cat slithered over, moving in a swift blur, blending into the darkness like she was a part of it.
"I am here, why do you call Night?" she asked.
Adder raised his claws to lash Night across the muzzle for speaking to him like that. Standing still as stone Night just waited as Adder's claws found their mark and left a mark going over her cheek.
"You didn't flinch, not once," he commented.
Night flicked her tail, "Night doesn't flinch from day and Night never will be scared of a coward," she hissed.
Adder's eyes widened but he flicked his tail; she will be the only one that will never get away with that.
"Keep an eye on Shade. Do not let him out of your sights," he ordered.
Night looked thoughtful, "Night will do as you ask. But Night wants something in return," she meowed.
Adder narrowed his eyes, "And what do you want?" he asked.
"Soon," Night whispered then darted off after Shade, never leaving the protection of the shadows.
Violetpetal's POV
Violetpetal crouched down playfully as Wingkit pinned her. Her friend laughed, "Finally! I pinned you! Now you have to be my servant forever," he yowled happily.
Bluepelt looked up from her meal, "Wingkit, Violetpetal has her medicine duties to attend," she chided, "Now come over here and eat something."
Wingkit scampered over and grabbed a juicy bite of finch.
Violetpetal's gaze scanned the camp quickly. Movement at the edge of her vision jolted her to be alert, but she couldn't be certain if something had really moved because of the darkness that surrounded camp.
Slowly and quietly she padded up the cliff trail until she reached the top. She tipped her head and glanced around–judging the distance carefully–she leaped towards a bramble thicket and landed hard on something.
No noise erupted from whatever she had landed on and she scrambled off and tasted the air; it smelled like Adder, dried wood, and the river.
It was a cat. A jet black-as-night she-cat with such dark amber eyes they looked almost red.
Violetpetal narrowed her eyes and stared at the black she-cat.
Violetpetal slowly started to scoot back but the black she-cat raised a paw. "Honeyleaf approaches. Instructions . . . instructions . . ." she muttered.
Fear gripped Violetpetal and Adder's voice bounced around in her mind, now is the time.
I love cliffhangers, I'll try and update tomorrow but I'm not sure if I can because I get home really late and I have to watch my chickens while they exercise outside.
Hoped you liked it
~Stormfeather
