TIGERHEART
Within the sheltered branches of a lush den, a large ginger tabby with black stripes slept fretfully, a frown apparent on his maw. Paws twitching, the deputy was having a dark nightmare. He was wading near the banks of the river, his paws strongly carrying him to the other side. Looking up, a tidal wave of blood rose above him. His jaw opened in a silent wail of terror. He braced himself, and felt the waves hit him like the oaks of Fourtrees had crashed on his baack. Yowling in alarm, he spit out blood as he surfaced to the top, growing exhausted. Tigerheart knew he was going to die. Briefly, he caught a glimpse of a light brown tabby, but she vanished as he called to the ThunderClan apprentice. He saw Flametears beside him briefly, yowling, "The Leopard will betray the Clan!"
"Flametears! Ivypaw!" He cried, but blood washed over his yellow eyes, and he let out the breath he'd been holding and gave up his spirit.
Panting, Tigerheart's amber eyes fluttered open, his eyelids heavy. Eye stretched wide with alarm, his body felt battered and frail. He stumbled to the apprentices' den and peered inside the trunk in which they slept. Goldenpaw and Runningpaw were curled up close together, and the ThunderClan deputy remembered the carefree days he had lived as an apprentice and the nights he had spent with Flametears curled close to his side. He reflected how bizarre it was that his granddaughter was padding after his enemy's kin. But then again, love ignored all barriers. Nearby, Polarpaw slept soundly on the other side of his sister. Finally, Tigerheart's yellow eyes found who he was looking for; Ivypaw, a light brown tabby she-cat. She was an exact copy of her mother, Brightfur, promising the same swiftness and beauty. He remembered how she used to pad after Polarpaw, but recently, she had gone from a bubbly and bright apprentice to distant and secluded. She slept alone instead, her face unsmiling. Squeaks of terror emitted from her every now and then. Shuddering, Tigerheart realized that if his dream truly was a prophecy of coming doom, she might have to live through a real-life nightmare. His dream. Tiger-striped pelt quivering, he remembered what Flametears had told him in his dark dream.
"The Leopard will betray the Clan!" The words resounded in his head, a haunting echo as he realized that this was the second time StarClan had told him this. The first time it had happened, Ravenfur, Flametears's dead mentor, had warned Tigerheart on the night of his vigil. Six sunrises later, Leopardstar, then Leopardclaw, had murdered Sootfur, the former ThunderClan deputy. Leopardclaw disappeared, and the whole of ThunderClan assumed he was dead. Hoped he was dead. But when Leopardclaw brought the whole of ShadowClan and attacked the camp, he truly had betrayed the Clan. Leopardclaw had already betrayed the Clan.
So why was StarClan repeating themselves?
A/N: I'll have the next chapter up later tonight! I have a fever. xx