Hey guys. FINNALY School is out for me and I won't have to see that hell hole for two months. To celebrate being out of school I will use every single name somewhere in the story. And I am using the Coyote name for something special if I make another book. Hopefully the next chapters will be longer since I have unlimited time. This chapters question is not a question but just give me suggestions for names and story ideas. Oh and by the way is Desertrose a good name for Desertpaw?
CHAPTER NINE
A paw poked my shoulder. Wolfpaw was looking at me. "You're up for a border patrol." He told me. "Thanks Wolfpaw" He smiled back at me "Your welcome". I yawned and stretched. Small rays of light hit my pelt as I stood up and padded out of the den. "Twigpaw, you Gingerstripe, Desertpaw and Nutshell are off for a border patrol". Rabbittail told me. I nodded and went over to the three. "Where are we going?" "Windclan has been scented over our border with rabbit blood." Nutshell told me. Nutshell and Gingerstripe ran out of camp leaving Desertpaw and I running after them.
Nutshell slowed down by a creek and lapped up some water. We did the same still panting in the Greenleaf heat. The two warriors were chatting ahead while Desertpaw and I were behind them. "What will you do if you see your old clan mates?" Desertpaw asked me. I thought of Leopardpaw beating me ruefully and licking my blood off her claws. "If they start a fight I will go back to camp with Windclan blood on my claws." Desertpaw looked forward frightened at my words."Was it that bad?" I looked at her with sadness in my eyes. She seemed to understand and changed the subject by talking about all the apprentices that will be in our den. "Softfeather has her four kits that will be apprenticed in two moons and Lakewaters kits should be apprenticed soon." I imagined me and Ravenpaw hunting and fighting together. "Nutshell and Gingerstripe seem fond for each other too now that my mother is gone." She smiled at me. "At least Gingerstripe has let go." The warriors came to a stop. Nutshell sniffed the air. Her tail flicked towards her and I padded up to her. There was three warriors and an apprentice hunting on Riverclan territory. Nutshell walked up to them and I followed them. Rockfoot, Poolstar and Tansypetal stood in front of me.
"Why are you on our territory?" Nutshell demanded. "This is Windclan territory now." Poolstar growled. "We will figh-" Nutshell yowled and lept at Poolstar. The two were staring at each other growling, waiting for the other to attack. Something hit Twigpaws side sending her flying. When she got up Leopardpaw was growling at her. Twigpaw got angry remembering how much Leopardpaw hated her. Twigpaw leapt at Leopardpaw bowling her over. Teeth clamped over her tail and she yowled in pain. Twigpaw thrached in pain and clawed Leopardpaws face. Leopardpaw schreched in pain. On the ground lay blood, an ear and an eye. Claws went down her stomach. The two apprentices lay in a big pool of blood fighting to the death. Everyone stopped fighting and watched. Twigpaw clawed down Leopardpaws back and in return got a swipe on her nose. The two were stumbling around running into each other trying to bite each other and they passed out.
Twigpaw woke up in the medicine den. As soon as she opened her eyes she was showered by licks from wolfpaw." I thought you were dead." He told me sadly. I snorted" I feel dead". Grassfang walked in. "You should be fine by tomorrow but you lost a lot of blood." I remembered tearing Leopardpaws eye and ear off. 'Leopardpaw won't step over our border in a long time." Skykit and Ravenkit ran in. "How was it?" They asked me. I told them about the fight. Their eyes widened when I told them that I ripped Leopardpaws ear and eye off. The two kits ran out of the medicine den attacking nearby warriors.
"Can all cats gather around for a clan meeting." Twigpaw groaned and stretched. A half moon ago she left the medicine cat den and continued on with her training. She was a good hunter and the clan had accepted her. Twigpaw licked Wolfpaws ear."Clan meeting you better get up." He yawned and stood up. "Let's hope Ravenkit and Skykit will be apprentices" Twigpaw smiled at the thought of Ravenkit fighting beside her one day. Twigpaw ran out just in time to see Ravenpaw touching noses with Rabbittail. "Lucky her she got the deputy as her mentor." Wolfpaw murmured. Ravenpaw bounced happily toward Twigpaw. "Yes! I get Rabbittail for my mentour." "Congratulations who is Skypaws mentour?" Ravenkit flicked her tail over at the other side of the clearing."The lucky fur ball got Stemstar." Ravenkit quickly returned to her mentor.
Coldfeather padded up to Twigpaw. "Were taking all the apprentices to spar, you should eat something." Twigpaw looked at the fresh kill pile."I won't be long." Twigpaw quickly ate a large minnow and sped over to the group that was already leaving. They ran through the forest stopping to catch something or wait on the two younger apprentices. Finally the group stopped at a small clearing littered with moss and a creek running beside it. First Vixenpaw and Wolfpaw sparred. Wolfpaw was strong but Vixenpaw was lean and quick. Wolfpaw after running in circles pinned Vixenpaw down."Good luck Twigpaw." Ravenpaw cheered. I faced Desertpaw sizing her up. She was small but not very lean. She broke my thoughts and charged at me forcing me to tumble to the side. She pinned me but I kicked her and sent her flying. As she was down I hid behind a tree and waited for her to come. When she stood in between two trees I launched myself at the tree across from me. I leapt from the tree I hit and pinned her down. She struggled and gave up. "Good job." I told her. She nodded at me and smiled. Ravenpaw and Skypaw were battling each other in the clearing while we laughed at them. The sun sank in the sky and we headed back to camp. Twigpaws head rested on Wolfpaws shoulder and she sank into sleep.
Twigpaw opened her eyes in a foggy clearing. A silver cat walked up to her. "You must prepare." "Haven't I gone through enough, can you leave me alone? The silver cat sighed. "My father's past life as a blind medicine cat was his destiny. Starclan gave him a new life with my mother's past life. A big threat is in the forest and you alone must stop it." "But how?" Twigpaw asked. "The answer lies in-"Twigpaw woke up with a jolt. Yowls erupted in camp. Twigpaw ran out to see cats from Windclan, Thunderclan and Shadowclan fighting Riverclan. Gingerstripe, Bearpelt and Stemstar lay on the ground with the elders. "Stop this right now" Coldfeather yelled. Everyone stopped fighting. "You need to control everything in your life. First mom then me then all those queens and now you won't stop until all the clans are under your control." Adderstar padded up to Coldfeather. His eyes were gleaming in hunger for something. "I would be lying if I said I was sorry." He told him as he hit him across the face. "If we all cooperate I might let some of you be slaves." Adderstar walked up to Softfeather who was Coldfeathers mate."Such pretty eyes." He purred and slit Mistkits throat. Softfeather gasped and leapt at Adderstar ripping his throat open. Two cats pinned down Softfeather. Adderstar stood up. "One more life, I always liked them pretty and feisty he told her. She spat in his face. "Take them all the toms to camp the others stay with me. Wolfpaw licked her ear. "It will be all right." Twigpaw looked into his yellow eyes and saw only love. Adderstar looked at all the she cats. He ordered that they kill Nutshell and Vixenpaw. The two she cats writhed in pain as teeth sunk into their throats. His eyes met with mine.
"Your name?" he asked. I stood my ground and replied in a clear voice "My name is Twigpaw and I'm your daughter." Adderstars eyes widened. "I thought I couldn't have kits." Desertpaw stepped forward. "I'm also your daughter." He looked at both of them. "You can stay in the warrior camp." He looked at Ravenpaw. "You come over here." Ravenpaw shook in fear. A nearby warrior picked her up by her scruff and took her out to the forest with Adderstar. Wails of pain could be heard and Ravenpaw pleading to him. Twigpaws claws sunk into the earth. Twigpaw looked at the sky and whispered" I promise I will kill Adderstars last life.
Oh no! Whats going to happen next? Sorry for the late chapter me and my friend were partying for five days straight! (I'm kidding) Anyway I'm leaving for camp on the fifth so I might not write a chapter for about a month sorry. Have a good summer and happy Canada day!