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CHAPTER 8

Dirt flew into the air as Irispaw chased after Jadepaw. The gray she-cat was heading towards camp, she had to stop her! If Jadepaw got to Firestar then it would all be ruined, not to mention that Sablepaw would blame her.

"Come back here!" she hissed loudly, but Jadepaw didn't turn around.

Clenching her teeth, Irispaw did the only thing she could do, and leapt into the air, heading straight towards her sister. The black apprentice barreled into Jadepaw, the shocked expression faded from her face as the two tumbled back into the forest.

Claws flashed as Irispaw did the only thing she could think of to stop Jadepaw, but the apprentice wasn't going to give up without a fight.

"Your trying to kill your own sister!" the gray cat hissed, blocking the paw swipes that came.

Irispaw spat and dove in for another blow, "At least then I'd have Whitewing and Rainwhisker's attention." She didn't really want Jadepaw to die, but it would be better for her if she was gone.

Her sister dodged to the side, her fur puffed up to twice its normal size.

"Even if I'm gone Rainwhisker still won't give you attention. Whitewing's expecting kits you stupid badger, are you going to kill them to?".

The sisters words made Irispaw stop abruptly, "Wh...What are you talking about? We're only seven-moons old! She can't replace us!". How could this be happening? It was enough that Irispaw had to compete with Jadepaw, but more kits? Did StarClan want her life to be miserable?

"Well you better start believing it!" a growl came from Jadepaw who standing a fox-length away from Irispaw, her tail lashing.

The apprentices black fur felt as if it were on fire, all the hate that had been burning up for moons, was ready to pour out. All the pain of having to watch Sablepaw be in love with her sister when Jadepaw didn't even notice him, was about to fade away.

"Your the reason my life's like this!" she growled menacingly, "And your going to pay for it!" Irispaw flew at her sister, claws un-sheathed, ready for battle.

Jadepaw seemed to be expecting her sisters outburst and dodged to the side, as Irispaw landed in the dirt.

"I've always been there for you!" the gray she-cat growled, "When you were sick as a kit I comforted you. When Whitewing was crying about Lionkit dieing, I staid strong for you. But now you've changed, you've let the darkness fill your heat, and now its nothing but a cold, lonely abyss."

Irispaw stopped for a moment, looking to the ground. What Jadepaw said was true, she had been there for her as a kit. Their brother Lionkit had died when they were two-moons old, and Whitewing practically tried to bring him back from StarClan.

Was it possible that all of this was wrong?

No, she thought quickly, Jadepaw's the reason for your misery, take care of her once and for all.

And that was all Irispaw needed to feel in order to tackle her sister, easily throwing her to the ground. Jadepaw hissed and tried to rake her back claws across her sister's stomach, but Irispaw was quicker.

She took a hold of Jadepaw's scruff and made her lay on the ground helpless.

"Your going to kill me!" Jadepaw gasped, her sides crushing under Irispaw's strength. The two littermates were the same age of course, but Irispaw had a considerable amount of muscle on her body, unlike the weak Jadepaw.

"If it helps me get closer to Sablepaw then I will" she growled in her sisters ear, a smile spreading across her face.

Though Irispaw didn't speak the truth, she still would have liked Jadepaw to be out of the picture. But she could never actually kill her littermate, Irispaw just didn't have it in her. Suddenly Irispaw began to notice that she actually was crushing her sister, and immediately let go as a loud crack could be heard.

"My paw!" Jadepaw exclaimed, looking at her light gray paw that was bent to the side. "You broke it" she meowed in shock to Irispaw, "You broke my paw!".

The black apprentice backed away, unable to look at the disfigured sight of her sisters paw. Jadepaw noticed her sister backing away and took the chance, bolting as fast as she could on three paws towards ThunderClan camp.

Instead of chasing after her, Irispaw sat on the ground, staring off into nothing. Did all of that really just happen? None of it seemed real, it felt as if Irispaw was possessed by some evil spirit from the dark forest!

I broke my sister's paw, she thought solemnly, laying down slowly onto the cold forest floor. What in StarClan had she become? What can in the history of the clans would do such a dreaded thing to their sister.

This wasn't Jadepaw's fault, Sablepaw was the one that liked her, she just didn't know it at first.

I deserve to die, Irispaw suddenly thought. Now Jadepaw's paw could be broken permanently, and everyone would blame her for it!

"Just take me now" she whispered to the stars, longing for them to bring her into their grasp, she didn't want to live after what just happened. And so Irispaw lay on the cold earthy ground, feeling dead as she stared at the star filled sky.

Perhaps she'll be up there sometime soon, maybe sooner than anyone else will expect.