Yeah, I know I said by tommorrow, but I really wanted to do this chapter. If you want in with your cat, tell me the exact details I need to know.
Chapter Seven
Jewelpaw gazed as Shiningflame padded beside Smokeheart and they headed to the Gathering. OakClan and ThrushClan were there, but where was JetClan? Jewelpaw didn't need to worry. She just wanted to see Waterpaw. She spotted his gray pelt towards the back of the place. She padded over to meet him. His eyes enlightened when he saw her.
"Hi Jewelpaw." He meowed. Jewelpaw grinned and sat beside him. Waterpaw was jumping in his seat. Jewelpaw nudged him.
"What are you so excited about?" She asked. Waterpaw's amber eyes gazed at Jewelpaw.
"My mentor is giving me an assessment tommorrow. I could become a warrior." He meowed. Jewelpaw rolled her eyes.
"And leave me behind?" She asked. Waterpaw licked the fur between her ears.
"Of course not. When's your mentor giving you an assessment? He asked. Jewelpaw smiled.
"Probably the day after tommorrow." She meowed. Waterpaw nodded. "The next Gathering we'll both be warriors."
"Yes. Hopefully we will!" Waterpaw agreed.
JetClan padded into the camp, Waterpaw and Jewelpaw made sure that no cat would sit near them. Kindlepaw, the only apprentice in JetClan, padded up to Jewelpaw.
"Hi Jewelpaw. Mind if I sit here?" He asked. Jewelpaw shrugged.
"Sure. No one is going to sit here." She meowed. Waterpaw nudged her and she looked at him. His eyes were narrowed.
"I had to let him sit!" She mouthed. Waterpaw's mean gaze softened and he shrugged and nodded. Gemstar stepped onto the largest stone.
"Our apprentices are working to become the best warriors they can be. One of our warriors, Cougarpelt, has whitecough. May we wish her the best." Jewelpaw's Clan leader spoke.
All of the cats bowed their heads as if they were sitting vigil for the young she-cat. Jewelpaw sat up straight as Gemstar looked at her. Longstar nudged the tortoiseshell she-cat out of the way.
"The only thing JetClan have to report, is that our apprentice Kindlepaw has carried the most fresh-kill back to camp, for the past three days. I would like to congratulate him on that, since he's the only apprentice." The tabby tom meowed.
Kindlepaw sat taller and pride shined in his pelt. Jewelpaw nudged him with her paw as the Clans cheered. Waterpaw glared at the tom in jealousy. Roarstar stepped up.
"ThrushClan have nothing to report." He meowed dipping his head. Cinderstar padded up, with a huge smile on her face.
"OakClan have found a fox den on the border of AirClan and our Clan. We suggest that you stay away from our borders." She meowed. Gemstar's tail twitched.
"The Gathering is over. Return to your camps." Roarstar yowled. Waterpaw was still glaring at Kindlepaw, but Jewelpaw didn't see. Kindlepaw's black fur shone in the moonlight. Jewelpaw smiled at him.
"Congratulations Kindlepaw. Get ready to be a warrior." She meowed. As she walked past him, Kindlepaw stood, so that his pelt brushed Jewelpaw's. She shivered at their closeness and got with her Clan. Gemstar was padding toward camp, at full speed, so Jewelpaw had to sprint extra fast to keep up.
What's she so mad about? She thought. By the time they got to camp, Jewelpaw was padding towards her pile of moss in the apprentice's den. Foxpaw followed her, just as exhausted. Jewelpaw forced herself to sleep.
Jewelpaw padded across a muddy clearing and tried to look for dry land.
Jewelpaw, this way! A tom's voice sounded from the other side of the clearing. Jewelpaw looked to see a blue-white tom, as big as she was, standing on dry land. Jewelpaw padded towards him, going faster, but the land seemed to get further away. Jewelpaw took in a deep breath and sprinted at full speed towards the land. It got closer, and closer, but when Jewelpaw was right beside it, she fell into a river. She splashed into the super hot water and yowled at it burned her. A voice was speaking to her, but she couldn't hear it because of the yowling wind.
You will be destroyed by fire! It hissed. The tom! It was the tom speaking to her earlier. Jewelpaw shook her head, gasping for air, and burning to death. Her legs gave in and she sank to the bottom of the river.
"NO!" Jewelpaw yowled, her head shooting up. Maplepaw, Tuftpaw, and Foxpaw, jumped off of their moss and jumped in front of Jewelpaw.
"What's wrong?" Maplepaw asked.
Jewelpaw was trembling all over she stared at her paws, remembering the terrible feeling of being burned. She didn't answer Maplepaw, she just sat on the moss, her fur ruffled, her tail fluffed out, and her claws were unsheathed. She was panting. Sunfur dashed into the apprentice's den. Jewelpaw, was still shaking, still in shock of the dream. Maplepaw was shaking her.
"Jewelpaw are you there? Jewelpaw? Talk to me!" She growled. Jewelpaw stared at the ground, not answering anything.
Sunfur was nudging her, trying to get her up, but she wouldn't move, Sunfur finally grabbed her by the scruff of her neck and dragged her to his den, her fur was still ruffled, and her claws were unsheathed. Everyone in the Clan was wide awake, wondering why they were. Angelfur was meoweding to a reovered Cougarpelt.
"StarClan knows what happened." She meowed. "StarClan knows."
"Poor little scrap. What could've happened? And what will Blueheart do?" Right when Cougarpelt said that, Blueheart burst out of the warriors den and into Sunfur's.
"What's this about Jewelpaw? What happened?" She demanded.
Sunfur flinched and placed Jewelpaw on the moss bedding.
"I don't know, it must have been a dream, no cat has ever been in this condition as long as I've been a medicine cat. Blueheart, this is serious, if this hasn't happened in seasons, then StarClan want something with your daughter. But I'm not sure what-"
"There was a cat." Jewelpaw spoke for the first time. "A blue and white tom, with blue eyes like me. Who was he?" She whispered. Suddenly, Blueheart froze.
"Wolfheart. He was my first born, but he died battling ThrushClan. Lotusear killed him I believe. In defense of the nursery, but Wolfheart was only running past that crooked tom when he killed him..." Blueheart's voice trembled. Jewelpaw's fur was ruffled.
"You will be destroyed by fire." She growled. Blueheart and Sunfur stiffened. Jewelpaw's eyes were an ice blue, instead of just blue. Blueheart shook Jewelpaw, who was now panting, and breathing hard. Jewelpaw's fur suddenly burned like in her dream.
"NO!" She yowled again, this time losing her balance and falling over. Her eyes returned to their normal color and closed. Sunfur stood, staring at Jewelpaw with wide eyes. He left to the herb store to find something.
"You keep her company." He meowed. Jewelpaw felt her mother's cool pelt brush her's. She opened her eyes, unaware why she was in Sunfur's den. Blueheart smoothed her daughter's ruffled fur with her tongue. Jewelpaw sheathed her claws and saw Sunfur pad beside Blueheart. He had seeds wrapped in leaves.
"Poppy seeds to help you sleep. I'll keep you here, and tommorrow you can leave." Sunfur placed his paw on her pelt.
He opened his nouth to say something but pulled his paw off of her. His eyes widened as he stared at the apprentice.
"It's so hot. It was a prophecy." He mewed in shock.
Jewelpaw just shrugged and stared off into the distance. In the clearing, she spotted Fireblaze biting his lip, with a worried look on his face. Wavesplash put her chin on his shoulder and said something. Fireblaze nodded and Wavesplash padded into the warrior's den. Fireblaze still sat with a blank look on his face. He stared at his paws. Then, Fireblaze unsheathed his claws and they sank into the ground. His face looked pained, like someone had hurt him. Then Jewelpaw gasped. Was he angry at himself that she had that dream?
He probably doesn't even know that I had the dream. Most likely something else... Jewelpaw couldn't think who would hurt such an amazing tom like Fireblaze. Then, she realized, Wavesplash was probably with Fireblaze's brother Scorchtalon. Jewelpaw gasped.
Do I like my mentor? She thought. The question bugged her all day. Until she finally found the answer.
