A/N: Here is chapter 10! A few things happen in this chapter and they might seem a bit short but don't complain.
Here are some reviews from a few chapters that I didn't answer… Oops…. (the reviews are from oldest to newest)
Darkwing6 (guest): hmm… you never know. Only I do… for now.
Mayzakie-san: I'm glad that you enjoyed chapter 8.
Leopardfire (guest): :)
TigerstarofShadowclan: yep, I guess you could say that this is almost a sequel of Flightstar's Reign.
Leopardfire (guest): you did get someone right about who will find out about the secret relationship but I won't say who… and don't worry, Applepaw is fine.
Fastblaze789: thanks!
Sandstorm0789: Aww thanks a lot!
Andrea (guest): Thanks! :)
Ok, so I think that is all the reviews I didn't answer since ch.8. I hope I didn't miss any! I also want to thank all my readers with no accounts, those who have favourite, followed, and liked my story and all my others. So umm… let's just get to the chapter… Here chapter 10!
Chapter 10
About four moons had passed since she had first met Applepaw and every moon; she had kept her promise about meeting him. She was hunting not too close to the border, hoping to see Applepaw when she heard yowls. Grasspaw ran in that directing from which the yowls were coming from.
Grasspaw saw cats in the distance and decided to climb a tree nearby, to get a better view. In the edge of the Wingclan territory, she saw Applepaw, Foxpaw, Sweetblossom and a mangled, broken, body lying on the ground.
She strained her ears to hear what they were saying. Sweetblossom let out a wail. "No! Mintnose! Please!" she cried, shaking her brother's limp body. "Wake up! Please!" Sweetblossom wailed sadly. Foxpaw stood close by, covered in blood. "We were attacked by a fox. I told him I smelled fox this way so we went to see if there was one there. We came face to face with a huge one and it attacked us. In the end, the fox sliced open his throat and then turned and left. I tried my best to save him. I really did" Foxpaw ended with a wail. Sweetblossom was crying and let out a yowl, pushing her nose into her brother's fur. Grasspaw noticed all the claw marks on her brother's legs and belly.
Funny, she thought. He didn't mention holding down the fox and it looked like whatever was held down was struggling to escape. Did he kill Mintnose? She shook her head. He would never be able to beat a warrior with not a lot of training.
Then why did Foxpaw escape the fox with not too many sever wounds? Something wasn't right about what he had said, she thought to herself.
She watched Sweetblossom, Applepaw and Foxpaw walk away with Mintnose's body. Was Foxpaw lying to his clanmates? She climbed down the tree and began to walk away.
"Poor Sweetblossom…" she whispered and began to try to find some prey. Her belly let out a rumble and she forgot that she didn't get much time to eat. I'm going to find something to eat; she thought and sniffed the air.
She scented a vole nearby and followed its scent. She found it and got into a hunter's crouch and began to creep forward. She leapt and caught it. She gave a quick nip to the neck, killing the vole and walked over to the tree. I will bury it here and come back for it after, she thought. Grasspaw buried the vole quickly and scented the air.
She had scented a squirrel close by and followed its scent to near the border. The squirrel was nibbling on a nut, not yet noticing the brown tabby. Grasspaw got in to a crouch and began to creep forward. Almost there! She thought and then at the last second, the squirrel's head shot up and looked at her. The squirrel took off and Grasspaw chased after it into Wingclan territory.
Grasspaw managed to catch it, giving a swift bite to the neck, killing it. She picked up her prey and began to walk away when she heard a voice. "Hey! Prey stealer!" came a growl from behind her. Two cats came out from behind the bushes, running towards her. The voice was so familiar. She turned around and saw a ginger tom and a black she-cat who looked like Oceanpaw. Then she gasped, recognising the ginger tom. It was Tigerpaw! Beside him, Oceanpaw glared at her, her black pelt glossy and shiny.
"I am Tigerstrike and this is my mate, Oceanmist. What are you doing on Wingclan territory, kittypet?" he hissed and Grasspaw was shocked that he didn't recognize her. "I'm not a kittypet!" she yowled and Oceanmist laughed.
"I think we should teach her a lesson" Oceanmist suggested, her claws sliding out. "yes, we should" Tigerstrike agreed, looking at his whimpering sister. His claws slid out and he bared his fangs. Without warning, he leapt at Grasspaw. She let out a yowl as his claws dug deep into her shoulder and flung her across the clearing. Grasspaw got to her paws only to have Oceanmist attack her.
Then Tigerstrike dug his claws into her side and Oceanmist smiled. Grasspaw attacked her brother and plummeted his muzzle with blows after blows and then tripped him. She would have fought much better if it weren't for all the blood she was losing. She felt her legs buckle and she fell to the grounds, black dots in her vision.
She lifted up her head weakly and looked at her brother, a pleading look in her eyes. "P-Please d-d-d-don't k-k-kill me" she replied and Oceanmist turned to her mate. "I think we taught her a lesson" she replied, picking up the squirrel. Tigerstrike smiled, blood trickling down from the scratches on his muzzle. "Don't even think about crossing the border ever again!" he hissed and then the two cats disappeared.
Grasspaw sighed. This is how I will die, she thought sadly. I will miss you Applepaw. Then a cat came into her vision. "Oh my Starclan! You poor thing!" the cat murmured and began to tend to her wounds.
Grasspaw winced at the slight ting of her wounds with the herbs. Then she heard a yowl. "Grasspaw? Grasspaw?" Pebblefall emerged from the bushes, looking frantic. The cat turned around and looked at Pebblefall. "Pebblefall?" the cat gasped in shock.
"Butterflypaw? Is anyone else around here?" Pebblefall asked cautiously and Butterflypaw shook her head. "It's Butterflyheart" she corrected and Pebblefall looked at Grasspaw. "Grasskit?" Butterflyheart said, looking down at the brown tabby. "You guys should return to the clan" Butterflyheart pestered and Pebblefall shook her head. "Will she live?" Butterflyheart frowned and didn't reply.
"Grasspaw! Just hold on. Don't worry! You'll be fine" Butterflyheart murmured and pressed more cobwebs onto her shoulder, trying to stop the flow of blood. Grasspaw let out a whimper in pain and felt her vision getting dimmer.
The black spots in the corner of her vision got bigger and bigger and she closed her eyes. Her chest barely rose and her breathing was faint. She heard a whisper in her ears. She closed her eyes and let darkness take over, feeling herself drift away.
A/N: *Gasp* Is Grasspaw really dead? Who killed Mintnose? Why didn't Tigerstrike recognize his own sister? I won't tell you the answers yet. You will just have to read and review. Also, you can send in your favourite cats and I can make a shot story similar to how I made the short story on Cinderpelt. Just PM the cat and I will try to do them. Any cat will do, good or bad! Also check out my other stories, Flightstar's Reign, Do you know how I felt? For Emberfall's contest, and Cinderpelt's Pain. Read and review and I will see you guys soon!
-Grasswing
