Chapter Nine.
Wow! Five chapters in one day! Or is it four. Don't care! Apparently I like to update a whole bunch of chapters on Saturday. Anyways enjoy this chapter. :)
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Wolfpaw walks back into camp and puts her fresh kill on the pile and walks off without eating.
"Wolfpaw!" Owlkit yells running up to her. "I heard what happened on the patrol."
"Oh. You did now." Wolfpaw asks smugly and walks past her best friend.
"Wolfpaw! What's up with you?"
"Nothings wrong Owlkit. I just don't wan to talk right now."
"Wolfpaw?" Owlkit asks after her. But Wolfpaw just kept walking... ignoring everyone. Wolfpaw walked past Hawkpaw and them keeping her head low hopping they wouldn't see her.
"Hey guys watch this." Hawkpaw said.
He looked at Wolfpaw and smiled evilly.
"Blank Blood!" He yells causing Wolfpaw to stop.
"Yeah! I'm talking to you! Blank Blood!"
Wolfpaw tenses and just stands there... listening to their taunting.
"Yeah! What'cha doing Blank Blood!" Fernpaw says joining in.
Eaglepaw does nothing but look away. Eaglepaw has been very quiet ever since he turned on Wolfpaw. Wolfpaw starts to walk leaving Hawkpaw to glare at her.
"Hey! Face me when I'm talking to you Blank Blood!"
Wolfpaw stopped and was ready to pounce on the little fox dung... but something got to him first.
"Hawkpaw!" Oakpaw said tackling the tom to the ground.
"Do you never learn to shut up!" she yells in his face.
Wolfpaw turns around to watch.
"Oakpaw?" she asks.
Wolfpaw was about to intervene until Sparrowtail stepped in front of her.
"Sparrowtail?" Wolfpaw asked.
"Follow me." is all she says and starts to walk past Hawkpaw... ignoring Hawkpaw and Oakpaw's fight. When they're at the entrance two warriors were breaking up the fight.
"Sparrowtail? What's going on? Why did Oakpaw attack him... why..."
"Be quiet." Sparrowtail growls.
Wolfpaw shuts up and just walks beside her. When the two are away from the camp Sparrowtail stops and faces Wolfpaw.
"Sparrowtail?" Wolfpaw asked.
Sparrowtail doesn't say anything but starts walking off towards the training hollow. When they reach the training hollow Sparrowtail has her back turned on Wolfpaw.
"Sparrowtail? What's going on..."
Before she can even finish what she was saying Sparrowtail turns around and smacks Wolfpaw in the face. Wolfpaw stumbles back shocked that her mentor would do that. Wolfpaw puts a paw to her cheek to thankfully find no blood.
"Sparrowtail! What was that for!" Wolfpaw asked shocked.
"Watcha gonna do about it?" she asks.
"What?"
"I said. What are you going to do about it?"
"Sparrowtail what are you..." Wolfpaw doesn't get to finish for Sparrowtail smacks her again.
"Come on! Defend yourself! What kind of cat doesn't defend herself!"
Wolfpaw had enough. She lungs at Sparrowtail. Sparrowtail falls onto her back and kicks Wolfpaw into the air and over her. Wolfpaw lands hard on the ground and slowly gets up... cough and putting a paw around her stomach.
"Defend yourself! Come on Wolfpaw... what type of cat are yo..." Wolfpaw smacked Sparrowtail in the face making her stumble backwards.
Before Sparrowtail even recovers from the shock Wolfpaw lungs at her and pins her to the ground.
"Stop!" she yells in her face. "I'm tired of it! I don't need the pressure of you yelling at me to add to the weight on my shoulders." Wolfpaw's eyes fill with tears. "I already have to deal with those three. I'm dealing with another."
Wolfpaw gets off of Sparrowtail and just stands there looking at her paws.
"Now that's how you need to act when they bully you." Sparrowtail says.
"What?" Wolfpaw asked looking up at her.
"Whenever they start to tease you... get all up in there face. Tell they to back off. And if that doesn't work... you have my permission to talk them, smack them... if they leave you alone you have my permission to fight them."
"But... But what would Stormstar... what would my parents say?"
"Doesn't matter. You got to stand up for yourself Wolfpaw. Either you'll be a door mate forever."
Wolfpaw just looked at her shocked.
"Come on." Sparrowtail said putting a paw on her shoulder. "Let's get back to camp."
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When Wolfpaw and Sparrowtail get back to camp they separate and Stonepaw walks over to Wolfpaw.
"Everything OK?" Stonepaw asked.
"I-I guess." Wolfpaw says.
Stonepaw smiles. "Come on. Let's get you to your nest."
Wolfpaw didn't say anything and let Stonepaw lead her to her nest. Wolfpaw was just so shocked at what was happening. What... was happening?