Chapter 9. I haven't updated this story in forever…
Starpaw could hear Duskclan cats coming into the clearing but she ignored them. All of her focus was on the still body before her. She began shaking him harder. "Foxpaw. Wake up. Come on Foxpaw. Stop sleeping."
She felt somecat gently move her by the scruff away from Foxpaw. She struggled against the cat, her paws scrambling, trying to reach her brother. "No! Let me go! I want to stay with Foxpaw!"
"Starpaw! Starpaw!" Starpaw recognized Smokepaw's voice but she pushed him away and fell by her brother's side again.
"Starpaw! We can't leave him here like this!" came Smokepaw's voice again. "We need to talk him back to camp. Please let him go."
"No. No. No," wailed Starpaw, digging her claws into the ground.
"I guess we need to forcefully move her," said Birdfeather.
She felt a stronger cat grab her scruff and drag her away from Foxpaw. She yowled in protest over and over but she was held by the scruff until she and Foxpaw were taken back to camp.
She didn't really know what happened next. She felt Gingertail collapse next to her against Foxpaw's body when they reached camp. Smokepaw seemed to always be next to her, whispering soothing words in her ears but she ignored them. They did not matter. Her brother was dead. The only family she really knew was dead. Nothing mattered anymore.
"I'm sorry Foxpaw," she whispered, "I'm sorry I couldn't protect you. I'll…I'll get revenge. I will avenge your death. I will make those cats pay." She snuggled against Foxpaw's cold fur and fell asleep.
Starpaw opened her eyes and looked around in confusion. She realized she was in Dashpelt's den. But how did she get here?
"Are you finally back to your senses?" asked Dashpelt coming in. He placed some sweet smelling herbs in front of Starpaw.
Starpaw was suddenly hit with grief. Foxpaw was dead. Killed by that rouge, Galetail. Starpaw remembered Galetail talking about his mentor. Could that mean that there were two rouges instead of one? But how could two rouges live on Duskclan territory without anyone noticing? Her thoughts turned to Moonlight. The she-cat had something to do with this. She was sure about that.
"Starpaw? Are you okay? You seem to be deep in thought."
Starpaw blinked and looked up at Dashpelt. "I'm fine," she said, eating the herbs.
"That's good," sighed Dashpelt, "You've been very gloomy for the past couple of days."
Starpaw's eyes widen, "I was?" She could not remember what had happened for the past couple of days.
Dashpelt nodded, "You wouldn't eat or anything. You would just sit around. I had to force you to eat traveling herbs to keep you alive."
Starpaw couldn't believe it. She cursed herself. She lost a couple of days that she could have spent training! She needed to avenge Foxpaw's death! She got to her paws and dipped her head to Dashpelt, "Thank you for keeping me alive."
Starpaw ran outside and blinked as the sunlight struck her face. It seemed so strong and it felt like she was going to melt but she shook her head. That was silly. The sun could not do that! She had bigger things to worry about right now. She found Flametail by the fresh-kill eating a vole.
"Flametail!" cried Starpaw running up to her.
The ginger she-cat looked up at Starpaw in shock. "Starpaw! Should you be up? Are you okay? Do you need somecat to talk to?"
Starpaw shook her head "I am fine. I just…I want you to train me to become the best warrior in Duskclan!"