I'm sorry for my Disappearance! Thank you for being patient, and in reward I give the longest chapter in the book (Maybe)!
Flame shouldered his ways through brambles and bushes as he looked for prey. Nothing seemed to appear in front of him, just scents.
A vole sped past, squeaking. Flame charged at it, leaping where he expected the vole would go. The fox was right, the vole sliding into his paws and squeaking.
He barked with satisfaction as he tore apart the meal, eating it faster than WindClan.
A shadow toppled over Flame as he finished eating. He warily raised his head.
A tailless cat stood before him, their lips curled into low growls. Flame bounced back, surprise glowing in his brown eyes.
The tailless cat had Amber eyes that seemed to burn Flame mentally, and he knew why it felt so familiar.
Of course he wants revenge! He's the same cat from before!
Without even a meow, the cat lashed out its claws and slashedFlames shoulder. The fox growled, Not even flinching. Flame charged at the cat, bracing himself for blows. He leaped with jaws opened,and nipping a bit of the cats ear.
Flame landed gracefully on a clump of dry leaves, the leaves breaking his fall.
The cat winced in reply, but his expression told more when he clawed the fox at the wound.
Flame let out a bark, whimpering as he took a few paw steps back.
He was losing, and even the fox knew that soon, his time would be up.
Antpaws POV
Sunlight clawed its way through the storm clouds, making the murky river glimmer as Antpaw hunted.
The patrol was taillegths ahead of her, including other apprentices and their mentors.
Fish darted by with the current, and it seemed that Antpaw couldn't catch at least one. Disappointment started to crawl up Antpaw.
Was she distracted? Hopefully not because of that fox..
"Antpaw!" Yowled her mentor ahead of her. Her ears perked, shaking off her thoughts as she emerged from a bundle of reeds near the river.
Jaystep was waiting impatiently near the patrol, his tail lashing. "Are you going to sit there all day? We need to get moving."
The she cat only nodded, and followed the rest of the patrol with quiet steps.
Stormypaw was at the front with Racconstripe, who was leading the border patrol.
Racconstripe suddenly gestured his tail to halt, his whiskers twitching. "Stormypaw thinks she found fox."
"Fox? I thought the last one left towards ThunderClan." Antpaw mewed, denying the fact that she knew it was true.
"It came back," Daisymoon murmured. She was the mentor of Graypaw.
"But it left," Antpaw pressed, her tail tip twitching with nervousness as she realized the scent was stale.
"Last time it left, and it came back. This time it will happen again." Jaystep returned, padding toward the spot where Flame used to be, under long shoots of reeds near the river.
"How do you know?" Antpaw kept going, anger dripping from her voice as she slipped near her mentor to meet his piercing gaze.
"You aren't the one in charge here. I'm your mentor and you need to know that I'm right. Just because you're young doesn't mean you know better!" Jaystep snapped, his fur rising with impatience.
Antpaw couldn't help but wince, but she unsheathed her claws threateningly.
"That's enough," A white she cat hissed, her tail lashing.
Antpaw forced her fur to stay flat. She hadn't realized the others were drinking every word from Jaystep and her conversation. Mousedung! She thought, flattening her ears.
"You know better than to talk back to your mentor," Daisymoon added, not meeting Antpaws gaze.
Antpaw lowered her head in shame as they continued the patrol with shuddering silence.
As they headed back into camp, the apprentice couldn't help but find part of her heart worried for Flame.
Antpaw swam through the river, the water sliding over her fur with ease. The she cat hissed at the water, grateful to escape the cold river.
I can't understand why any cat would like water!
Antpaw entered the island, tail waving at the other apprentices dropping off prey at the kill pile with her.
Foggedmouth's kits bounded over to her, eyes glimmering with excitement. "It's our ceremony today!" Chirped Blotchkit. The tom kit was jumping up and down with happiness.
"I'm going to be the best hunter in the clan!" Added Moonkit with a small pounce at the grass.
Antpaw couldn't see Hailkit in sight, assuming that she was getting groomed by her mother, Foggedmouth, or alone in the nursery like usual.
A pang of sadness sliced through Antpaw like a killing blow as the kits scrambled off to boast their ceremony to the other apprentices.
"If only Crowkit was here.." She murmured when the kits were out of earshot.
But Flame's here. He definitely went to ThunderClan. What if he doesn't make it out of ThunderClan territory...?
Flames Pov
Strikes of pain clawed at Flame. The battle seemed to last for moons, when only it had lasted for a short time.
"Not doing well, eh?" Meowed the cat. The cat looked unbalanced, but he clearly was fighting to stand up.
Trickles of blood slided off Flames shoulder. He winced in reply, more blood following.
The cat leaped at random, clawing Flames eyes to blind him temporarily.
The Fox clawed the air, snagging flesh and fur. Flame felt a feeling of satisfaction as he heard a yowl sound.
His vision snapped to normal, but the pain remained.
The cat let out more yips of pain, claws ripping the grass out of the earth. Flame stepped back, his jaw dropped.
A open wound stuck out in his belly, making a small line on his fur with blood surrounding it.
Yowling with rage, the cat pounced, pinning Flame down with a grunt.
The fox whimpered, his brown eyes glinting with fear and anger. Flame heaved himself up, his energy seeping back in. His claws managed to hit the open wound, only to get a strong blow back on his cheek.
Flame dropped back on the grass, wincing at impact and exposing his belly. The cat charged sending out another hiss of pain.
The fox howled with rage when the cat slashed his claws on his belly. Flame kicked his hind legs while on ground and threw the cat off balance.
It scrambled to its paws with a growl, and disappeared into the bushes to avoid another hit from Flame.
Flame limped away from the trees, pushing away the pain and trying to get to the flowing river.
"Someone, please save me..." He barked even though he knew that no fox or cat would come. The wounds were to much for him to handle.
He fell limp with a thud, and the last thing he could hear is the river rushing by and the scents swirling around Flame.
If you can, point out any mistakes. I did this in a rush, so..