A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in like, two weeks! D: I'm reaaaaaally sorry. It's just that the last month and a couple weeks I've had to go on vacations. -grumbles- So when we finally got back I kind of got caught up in doing...things at home.
Jayfeahter: She means she has no life and has been busy watching The Simpsons and using her iPod 24/7.
Me: Shut up, Jayfeather And how did you get here?
Jayfeather: Magic. -waves paws in the air-
Me: You don't look very magical.
Jayfeather: T_T
Me: Anyways, I've also written two Maximum Ride one-shots and two new FanFics. One is an Maximum Ride fanfic that isn't a one-shot, (I don't know if any of my readers are fans of MR) and the other is a Warriors/Gone CROSSOVER! YAAAAAAY
Jayfeaher: N00b.
Me: T_T You're a cat. How do you know what a n00b is? Probably because he is one. -snicker-
Jayfeather: What? Just because I'm blind doesn't mean I don't play any online games! I play World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, Black Ops...
Me: -smacks face with palm- Never mind.
Jayfeather: -sticks tongue out- N00B N00B N00B!
Me: Just...uh...ignore him for the time being...
Stormpaw stood over Juniperpaw, watching her curled up in the snow and twitching every so often. He looked around him, confusion causing him to sit down and lick his paw absently. Did she just...run away and break-down? He examined her, and saw that her eyes were opened slightly, filled with conflict. Did something happen to her? He stood up and padded over to her other side and gently nudged her with his nose.
"Don't bother me," she hissed weakly, her voice cracking with grief. "Just...just...don't..."
Stormpaw narrowed his eyes. "So I should leave?"
She didn't answer.
"Listen...I...I'm sorry for whatever's bothering you but...I-I'm kind of confused here..." he began, watching Juniperpaw's vivid dark green gaze as she opened her eyes.
"No...it's just..." she stumbled to her feet, not looking at Stormpaw.
Something's wrong. She's not angry at me. Stormpaw stepped back to give her room as she shook herself. "Did I say something?"
Juniperpaw quickly glanced at Stormpaw, and he could catch the fear and grief she hid inside her. "Kind of," she mumbled somewhat sharply. Her eyes met Stormpaw's for a brief moment and in that moment he captured the fear and hurt swimming in those vivid green eyes, the sorrow and grief that she had experianced. She quickly looked away.
Stormpaw turned his head to his paws and felt his pelt begin to burn and he quickly licked his paw, running it modestly over his ear. "I'm sorry," he muttered shyly. "Are you okay?" He expected Juniperpaw to snap at him, instead, much to his shock and confusion, she just shrugged.
"Fine. Been better," was all she said.
"Stormpaw?"
Stormpaw's fur stood on end as he whipped around. Horror washed over him and he sprang to his feet. "P-Puddlesplash!" he choked out. The only thing that ran through his mind was, "Oh StarClan, have mercy on me!" This was a warrior, a mentor, his sister's to be exact, and he had just caught Stormpaw in the midst of breaking the warrior code.
The usually calm warrior's green gaze hardened when he looked at Juniperpaw, who bristled as well and curled her lip into a vicous hiss. Puddleslpash stood higher, straightening his broad shoulders and growling back. "You are on RockClan territory."
Stormpaw stiffened and felt panic course through him. He snapped his head at Juniperpaw, who looked at him with a blank expression.
Juniperpaw's gaze held his and then she suddenly shrunk back, curling her tail between her legs, arching her back and laying her ears back in fear. She gave out a startled whimper.
What the-
Oh!
Realization hit Stormpaw and he growled at Junierpaw, making himself look larger as he advanced on her. "Leave! Go back to your own territory!"
Juniperpaw's eyes closed and she whined. "I'm sorry! I was just-I didn't mean..." That was all she said before she spun tail and raced back away from the trees and into the snowly moorland.
Stormpaw narrowed his eyes and turned back to Puddleslpash. He just watched the warrior and waited for him to say something. He didn't know whether he would be praised for chasing a enemy warrior off of RockClan territory, or found out for making up an act.
Puddlesplash turned his gaze to Stormpaw and cast him a friendly look that made Stormpaw's insides relax with relief. "Good job. SunClan doesn't belong here." He turned around, touching Stormpaw's shoulder gently with his tail and began to walk away.
Stormpaw almost collapsed from holding his breath. Thank StarClan!
"Oh, and Stormpaw."
"Yeah?"
"Better get back quickly. There's an important ceremony going on." Then, Puddlesplash disappeared.
Stormpaw sat. He felt no excitement for the ceremony and turned around. He padded to the edge of the border and looked, waiting for Juniperpaw. He sank back down and watched as she appeared from a bush. "Hey," he said lamely. "Thanks."
Juniperpaw stared, and then snorted. "Yeah, well, couldn't risk getting kicked out of SunClan." Then, after, Stormpaw caught the words, "as much as I want to."
Stormpaw rose and padded closer to her. Juniperpaw's eyes narrowed at that but she didn't move away. "What exactly...happened? Before Puddlesplash came?" he asked.
Alarm flared in Juniperpaw's eyes and she stiffened. "Huh? What? Oh, nothing," she stuttered and then stood up quickly. "I...have to go." Then, with a growl from her usual hot-tempered attitude, she retorted, "And it's none of your stupid buisness."
And she left.
