Chapter 9
Ryepelt...
Ryepelt...
Ryepelt...
The voice echoed in her head over again. Why? Was Starclan really that cruel? Making her see her worst enemy agian. The cat who had tortured her and hurt her for so many moons. She thought she had escaped her past life, but the clans was everywhere. She should have known that by now.
" Oh isn't it Plypaw, the apprentice who was such a coward that she ran away before she finished her training. Oh, what a shame," Ryepelt sneered and carefully unsealthed his claws. His clanmates snickered loudly though there was a shaggy cream furred apprentice who Night recognized was Berrykit, Berrypaw now by the looks of her, who stared at her with wild eyes.
A gray she-cat with startling blue eyes came up and nodded at her. " Plypaw," she mewed.
" Lake-eye, my mentor!" Night gasped as she saw her. She looked weaker and why was she still patroling when her legs were broken like that. She woudn't help, onlt add burden to the patrol.
" I'm sorry. I failed you," she whisphered, head down. Night shook her head, but before she could say anything, Ryepelt stepped up and snarled.
" Stop it, why are you on our territory?"
Diana stepped forward and nodded to the small cat. Night was so afraid that she had forgotten Diana was still there. She took a deep breath, held up her chin, and stepped anywhermewed," See, Plypawis just trying to make excueses, this is our territory and we can look after ourself. We don't need a loner to help us."
The patrol nodded in agreement and a striped she-cat stepped up and nodded," You already left us a long time ago. Don't expect us to help you and never think we will take you back, so get out!"
Ryepelt nodded at the she-cat," Good job, Stripewater." Stripewater puffed out her chest and stepped back, eyes shining. Ryepelt turned around and glared at them. Night's mind whirled. Why was everyone listening to Ryepelt so much? Was he gainig power? Suddenly Diana bent down and picked up the small cat and beckoned her to go. Night nodded and turned around. "Oh, just saying, but my name is Night, now." And she turned around and stalked away with her chest high.
Before she was completly out of their territory, yet, she heard Ryepelt yell," And don't think you can escape me by walking away, Plypaw." Shivering, Might ignored him.
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Night walked back to the cave in silence. Diana stared right ahead, unspeaking but veery carefull about the small ragged she-cat. After a while, they finally made it back to the den. Apple came rushing out, her eyes wild.
" What happened?" she asked, her eyes wild with fear. " We were so worried. Zen and I couldn't find you guys anywhere!"
Night didn't reply and nodded at the small she-cat. Apple gasped and nugded her," Is she still alive?" she whisphered. Night nodded and went inside the den. After the event that just happened, she didn't want to do anything except for sleeping. Curling around her nest a few times, Night buried her nose under her fur.
How come I didn't recognized my used-to clan smell anymore? Do I want to forget them? Sure, her clan treated her like a monster, but she liked the clan ways and she wanted to be a warrior. Maybe if she had a better clan then she would be proud of helping and defending her clan.
Maybe... a nagging thought crossed her mind, but she shook her head. That wasn't possible. Night signed. Since she had come here she had treated Apple as her real sister, but maybe she weren't destinied for this life. Zen and Diana are both great, but still...
Night signed again. She couldn't leave. They would miss her too much and she would miss them too much.
" Night! Come outside! I think you might know this cat!" Apple called from outside. Night stiffened and she slowly made her way outside. She didn't want to ever see someone from the clan again. She made her way to the kit and gasped, her heart bumping. It was a tom, not a she-cat.
The kit lifted his head and squeaked cheerfully like he wasn't about to die," Hello, my name is Thornkit." Night leaped up and yowled and then went back into the cave. She couldn't stop trembling in her nest. It wasn't the kit's name that scared her, but his looks.
This cat had the same look like Ryepelt, her real nightmare.
I finally did another chapter. Sorry, I was so busy. I just have one question. Why do you guys think I died?
-amberleaf
