Siblings - Heatherfur - SwampClan

"You're my sister, nothing is going to tear us apart."

I remember those words clearly, as if my brother, Ottersplash, had said them only yesterday instead of moons ago. They repeated in my mind, over and over again because now a days, I had nothing better to do than to listen to them.

"Nothing is going to tear us apart." Nothing? Well something obviously did and when I needed you most, you weren't there to help me. Some brother you are.

I rolled over in my nest and stretched my legs. I hit something soft and furry, probably Lightheart. I only wish I could tell. I wish I could just open my eyes and let the light shine in and see leaves and mud and warriors.

But no matter how hard I would try, my eyes wouldn't open and I would never be able to see those things again, except in my dreams.

"How are you feeling, Heatherfur?" Yellowleaf asked warmly when she noticed I had woken up.

I'm feeling spectacular, Yellowleaf. I think I love the fact that I can't see you even more than yesterday! "Fine."

"Good, good. So I hear Ottersplash is most likely to become the new deputy." Yellowleaf tried to make conversation and I nodded slowly.

Our old deputy, Ripplewhisker, moved to the elders den and stepped down as deputy. It was a much more peaceful way than when our deputy before him was killed during the same badger attack that took my sight.

The same badger attack that took my mother and made my brother become distant. Ottersplash no longer talked to me or even acknowledged me. I was blind for StarClans sake! He didn't even have the courtesy to help me through the tough time?

"Heathetfur?" a new voice asked and my head snapped up. The voice was familiar, even though I hadn't heard it for moons.

"What do you want?" I sneered and looked away. As far as I could tell, Yellowleaf had gone and in his place was the new warrior. The warrior I despised most of all.

"I, uh, wanted to see how you were doing?" Ottersplash asked and I snorted.

"Do you even have the right to ask me that anymore? You deserted me in my time of need!" I screeched. Ottersplash didn't say anything for a long time and I had believed he had left.

"I didn't, you know." he finally said and I cocked my head. "I didn't desert you. I tried to be near you but you just kept on pushing me away."

I scoffed, "Really? That's your best excuse? I lost my sight, Ottersplash! Do you expect me to be taking this in stride?"

I could hear Ottersplash standing up and walking to the exit of the elders den, "The least you could do is not push me away." he mumbled.

"You were never going to stay anyway! I could tell that every second you did spend with me, you wanted to leave! You always wanted to go after that deputy position!" I snapped and heard Ottersplash as he whipped around to face me.

"Well I'm sorry for having ambitions! I'm sorry for letting you push me away and I'm sorry that I couldn't comfort you when you lost your sight but could you just stop being selfish for one second and think of how I feel?" Ottersplash screamed and I flinched at the harshness in his voice.

"I lost my mother and I lost you, all in the same night! I thought that we would be able to push through this, together, but you always snapped at me and told me to leave you alone! The only thing I had left to focus on was becoming the best warrior I could be!"

I stayed silent, taking in all that he had said. "Well, congratulations Ottersplash, you are finally the best warrior I've ever met." I could tell he was about to say something so I shushed him with my tail. "But you're also the worst brother in the three Clans and I hate you everyday for that."

"You can't blame me for what happened. You can't blame me for your decision to not try to make the most out of you're life and instead choosing to rot in the elders den. You can't blame me for any of that." he spoke in a calm voice like he lost all the fight in him. "You can only blame yourself."

"I never blamed you for any of that." I spoke, just as calmly. "But I blame you for not being there for me. If you are truly my brother, you would have stayed with me no matter how ignorant I was being."

Ottersplash didn't say anything. He just let the words sink in.

"But you didn't stay with me. You didn't look past my mood swings and harsh comments. I needed someone and you weren't there for me. And for that, you aren't my brother."

I heard the light brown warrior turn around and walk out of the elders den. This time, I knew he wasn't coming back. I had lost him for good and there was no one else to blame, other than myself.

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