Chapter 10
As the next half moon came, Hollypaw was truly ready to become a full medicine cat and receive her warrior name.
"Then by the powers of StarClan," Jayfeather was just about to finish up his sentence when Snowpelt sauntered over, sitting down in between all the medicine cats.
"Snowpelt, what are you doing here?" Willowshine hissed through gritted teeth.
Snowpelt flicked his gaze back and forth between the medicine cats, his dark amber gaze resting on Hollypaw.
"Honestly, do you not want me to get my full name? Is that what your problem is?"Hollypaw spat at him, unsheathing her claws halfway.
Snowpelt shook his head, scooting closer to her.
He leaned over once he was close enough and placed a claw on her throat.
"Please! You can't kill a medicine cat!" Hollypaw pleaded, but Snowpelt just chuckled, leaning over to whisper something in her ear.
"I know who you really are," he whispered, so soft that no other cat could hear him. So faint, that his breath tickled her ear, sending a shudder down her trembling spine.
He shifted his legs so he was trapping her, and he drew his bared teeth closer to her neck. Hollypaw looked frantically at the other medicine cats, knowing that if they tried to help they'd be sliced in half by Snowpelt. But instead of going for her neck, his gaze drifted up to her eyes, and he placed a single claw near her left one. Hollypaw gasped and stuttered, trying to speak, but she was so utterly horrified that she could barely breath.
"Why are you hesitating?" she hardly managed to croak out. Snowpelt chuckled, and licked her nose playfully.
"You are quite a pretty she-cat, aren't you?" he murmured quietly. Hollypaw noticed Jayfeather pricking his ears, but the other medicine cats seemed to back up, unsure of themselves.
"It would be simply awful if you had kits. Medicine cats aren't supposed to," Snowpelt meowed so softly that Hollypaw wasn't sure she had heard him correctly.
Jayfeather sighed.
"You will be known as Hollyberry," he mewed impatiently, then closing his blind blue eyes briefly.
Snowpelt noticed the other medicine cats fleeing for their lives, and Jayfeather bolted back to the forest.
"Don't worry, Hollyberry! I'm telling Bramblestar!" he called over his shoulder.
Snowpelt hesitated before pinning Hollythorn down and leaning in so close that they were breathing the same air.
He whispered something dreadfully sickening, "now that we're alone..."
Ooh, a cliffhanger! Hope you guys enjoyed! I think this was my best chapter yet! What do you guys think? Please review! -Burrfrost
