Chapter 10

I felt bad about not writing so long, so Im writing another chapter for you guys xD

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Blotchpaw scanned the Riverclan camp looking for the familiar tortoiseshell pelt of Songpaw. "Do you see her?" he muttered through the fish in his mouth.

"No, maybe we should look in our den?" Shellpaw suggested her eye's also surveying the camp. Blotchpaw found himself distracted by a stray tuft of hair sticking up on her forehead. Stop drooling and find Songpaw! He scolded himself, shaking his head as if to clear it.

Quickly walking to the apprentice's den, Blotchpaw stopped to drop of the two fish Shellpaw caught in the fresh kill pile.

"Blotchpaw, what are you doing here without Mapleshade?" a harsh voice called. Whipping around, Blotchpaw saw Shredtail stalking towards him, the deputy's eyes lit with an angry fire.

"She told me to go hunting, and I came back to see if Songpaw could come with us" Blotchpaw lied, looking defiantly at Songpaw's mentor.

"I think you spend too much time with her. She doesn't need you anymore Blotchpaw, stop trying to get her to follow you around like she did as a kit." Shredtail snarled "I'm her mentor, and I will not allow you to make her soft."

Blotchpaw shrunk back a little, shocked from the hostility of the RiverClan deputy. Thankfully Shellpaw came to his rescue before Shredtail could take advantage of Blotchpaw's sign of weakness.

"I wanted to her to come with us, not Blotchpaw. Stop making assumptions Shredtail, we are all part of the same clan, and we make each other stronger, not weaker" she bravely said, standing tall and proud, making the young cat seem older.

"No one talks to me like that" Shredtail whispered menacingly "You will treat me with respect and only talk when I tell you. I will let Songpaw go with you this time, but next time, make sure you treat me as you should" and with that the deputy stalked away, his transparent shape seeming to flicker slightly.

"Thanks" Blotchpaw said under his breathe to Shellpaw. She only nodded and swiftly went to the den, leaving Blotchpaw to catch up. As he entered the den, Blotchpaw saw Songpaw curled in her nest, her flank rising up and down quickly. There was a scent of blood too and not just a little from a scrape, but a thick scent, like a cat had been bleeding heavily.

"H-help….me…" Songpaw murmured looking up with weak blue eyes as the two walked into the den. Rushing up to his once-was sister, Blotchpaw found many deep cuts all along her flanks, explaining where the blood smell came from.

"We need to stop this bleeding!" Blotchpaw panicked, unsure where to start. Yet again, Shellpaw swooped into action, grabbing pawfuls of moss from the surrounding nests and pressing them to the wounds. Blotchpaw did the same, but then felt terror filling his body as the moss soaked quickly with the red liquid.

"Blotchpaw it's okay. She won't die, I promise" Shellpaw said, glancing sympathetically at him. His fear must have been coming off him in large waves if Shellpaw knew he was scared. Nodding, he grabbed another wad of moss and pressed it against some wounds, watching and praying that his old sister would be alright.

But Blotchpaw wasn't praying to the Dark Forest, he was praying to StarClan.

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[? POV]

"The time is right; this is your chance to show you deserve this"

"But I don't want to! I don't want to hurt any other cats!"

"If you want to be great, you will! You must install fear and hurt those who won't have fear!"

"There must be another way! To create fear in those who don't have it! If you could just give me more time-"

"This cat will destroy your chance if we give you more time! Act now or lose your chance!"

"Fine! I'll do it!"

"I knew you would"

"Shut it Tigerstar"

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[Blotchpaw's POV]

"Songpaw?" Blotchpaw asked, seeing the she-cat stir from her sleep. Soon after her cuts had clotted, the apprentice fell off in a deep sleep, not waking anything Shellpaw and Blotchpaw did.

"Huh…?Where…oh! Blotchpaw" she purred, smiling at her brother the first time in moons. Blotchpaw sighed in relief, his sister was back.

"You scared me; after your wounds stopped bleeding you fell asleep and wouldn't wake up! Are you okay?" he asked, laying down and pressing against her.

"I'm fine….Shredtail just took me battle training, and it was a little rough…" she mewed, fear flashing in Songpaw's eyes as she remembered the events.

"Well you're okay now, and Shredtail has given you the day off. Me and Shellpaw were wondering, if you're strong enough, that you would go out hunting with us." Blotchpaw gently said, careful just in case Songpaw started to shut him out again.

With just a moment hesitation, Songpaw nodded, giving the two a meek smile. Happiness blossomed in Blotchpaw, maybe his old sister had finally forgiven him! But then dread washed over him again, remembering what he had to tell her.

"Well then come on you two! We should leave before Shredtail changes his mind or Mapleshade comes back" Shellpaw prompted, glancing out into the camp.

Nodding, Blotchpaw helped Songpaw up to her paws, and soon the trio was sneaking out the back of camp, careful to avoid any clanmates that will be suspicious of them. Shellpaw took the lead, with Songpaw behind her, and Blotchpaw taking up the rear, watching behind them.

As soon as camp was out of sight, Shellpaw turned towards her fellow apprentices and sat down. "Aren't we going hunting?" Songpaw asked, looking confused and, was Blotchpaw mistaken, or did he see a little fear in her eyes too?

"We lied, we just needed a reason to leave camp, the truth is we have to tell you something." Shellpaw said, resting her tail reassuringly on Songpaw. "Well what is it? What do you have to tell me?" Songpaw demanded, hostility hidden in her voice.

What's wrong with her? Blotchpaw thought Songpaw is usually so nice…it's just all she's been through today he decided. "I…I remembered something when I was a kit…when I lived in ThunderClan" Blotchpaw fumbled, scared on how Songpaw would react.

Instead of seeming surprised, Songpaw just let out a breathe, as if a great amount of stress had finally been left off her shoulders. But Blotchpaw continued, determined to tell her everything before his nerves got into the way.

"The Dark Forest and ThunderClan were fighting, and the Dark Forest won. Then Thistleclaw came and took me away from my home, my real family. You see Songpaw, you aren't really my sister, and neither is Larkpaw or Darkpaw. But as far as I am concerned, Larkpaw isn't your sister either. I saw her today snuggling with Hawkfrost like they were mates. I know this may be a lot, but I had to tell you. I told Shellpaw, and we both decided that the Dark Forest isn't as good as it seems. They are destroying the beauty of the wilderness, they ruined my life, and they are making inappropriate for the future generations" Blotchpaw finished, watching Songpaw for a reaction.

Her face was utterly blank, devoid of all emotions, and her jaw hung open. After a long moment, she finally uttered out, "So…you're not my brother?" in a small voice.

"No…not by blood, but I still think of you like my sister, and if you want to, we can keep it that way" he said gently, licking her cheek reassuringly.

"N-no it's okay. We shouldn't pretend what's not true, but we can defiantly still be friends, best friends at that" Songpaw smiled, not just a small one, but a large, completely happy one.

Why isn't she sad about any of this? And she hasn't said anything on our opinion on the Dark Forest Blotchpaw thought, looking at his old sister skeptically. He felt immediately bad Stop judging Songpaw so harshly! Why don't you trust her like you did when you were kits? Have you forgotten all the times she was there for you when Larkpaw and Darkpaw were so mean to you? He scolded himself.So he smiled back, and Shellpaw also grinned, laughing a little that Songpaw was alright.

"Oh, and I totally agree with you about the Dark Forest, seeing the way Shredtail beat me today, I think we should totally go against them" Songpaw added, grinning even larger at the two. Though Blotchpaw was taken aback, he tried not to show it. But Shellpaw on the other hand flinched and meowed "How could you say that so casually? This is the Dark Forest we are talking about, our trainers, rulers, and you're talking about them like they are a bunch of thugs!"

"Well they are!" Songpaw giggled "We can totally take them down! We just need an army!"

That's when Blotchpaw realized, either Songpaw was extremely brave or reckless, but most of all, the sweet little kit who used to cry from her sister's words was defiantly not the same cat that stood in front of him today

Yeah I know, not any longer than my other chapters, but again I was having a mahor writers block so I didn't want to mess up the whole chapter more than it is xD anyways, read and review!