*****CHAPTER 12*****
The first thing sharpvoice felt when she woke up was a hot breath against her face. "Wake up sharpvoice" a faint voice said, she turned her head towards the voice to see Winterpine- drenched head to tail in riverwater.
The second thing she noticed was that shadeclaw, her...friend, was missing. "Where's shadeclaw" she asked
Winterpine shook her head in disappointment "i-i couldn't find him after we were separated, I woke up a bit sooner than you did- I tried to grab him but it was too late, he had already been caught in a separate current" she grimly replied
"there is some good news though, according to what lilyclaw taught me, since we went over the falls we veered near the river that split into two currents one of them led to Sandy hollow while the other led past sunning rocks" she lifted her head and flicked her tail as if to say - look around. "Now we're here ; and this is definitely not Sandy hollow". Sharpvoice sighed and attempted to dry her pelt "how exactly is that good news?" Winterpine smiled and replied "well that means that he must of found some other warriors to help him, and that he can tell the others where we are!"
Suddenly Sharpvoice felt a wave of relief wash over her, and she released a breath she hadn't realized she was holding.
"let's just hope him and the other warriors arrive soon" Winterpine muttered under her breath. Sharpvoice almost scowled at her best friend "are you kidding?" She exclaimed " this is totally our chance to prove we're true warriors!"
Winterpines legs went numb, and Sharpvoice knew it wasn't because of the freezing water they had just taken a dip in. " but why though? We're already warriors sharpvoice, we don't need to go doing dangerous deeds just to feel the rush" Winterpine spat. Out of the two of them Winterpine was probably twice as mature and cautious as sharpvoice. Winterpine was kind of a small delicate cat, she had dark brown patches and golden eyes that lit up when she was brainstorming... Sharpvoice was not that kind of cat. Sharpvoice would charge head first into a narrow log if someone had told her it was a brave deed. She was extremely head- strong and was a fighter, she decided to leave all the smart thinking to her partener, Winterpine.
But she knew this was the right thing to do. "Winterpine this isn't just about the rush. Don't you remember all the good stories our mothers would tell? About the small apprentices doing brave things to get attention?" Winterpine slowly nodded her head and answered "yes". "Okay do you remember what ALWAYS happened once the deed was done"
"T-they became warriors" she answered "the best of their clans"
"But we never did anything like that due to our up tight mentors did we?" She hissed, "they we're only being careful sharpvoice" she hissed in reply.
" Yeah well since our mentors were too 'careful' we never left AND we were the last appreciate s to become warriors. Ever since that thought I'd never been able to get the idea out of my head that I missed the most important stage of warriorhood (A/N do they say that? Lol idk) so I'm going to complete that stage and come home a real warrior, whether your with me or not". I said, deciding to put my foot down on this decision.
She hesitated and rolled her eyes "oh please you couldn't become a powerful warrior without me even if you had all the blessings from starclan. You'd die right on the spot because you'd mistake a blue berry for a deathberry" she commented, so of course I'm coming with you"
"Then hurry up" sharpvoice exclaimed "you're moving slower than a kittypet" she teased. And so they ventured.
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Written by Lune
