I apologize for not updating this story, Frozen Hearts has been the number one thing in my mind and I've neglected this story. Now listen to Oatsplash as she tell her story
Oatsplash curled up beside her sister and let her jaws gape in a yawn; she placed her head on her paws and felt her sister start to fidget.
"Petaldawn please, I'm trying to get some sleep" Oatsplash mumbled angrily.
"Oh I'm sorry sister! I'm just so happy!" Petaldawn murmured happily.
Oatsplash lifted her head and looked at her sister in confusion. "I haven't seen you this happy in a while. What happened to make you so happy?" Oatsplash asked, cocking her head to the side.
"Longstar asked me to be his mate! Then he said that I would be his deputy because I've trained so many good warriors." Petaldawn mewed softly.
Raw jealousy ebbed into Oatsplash and she lashed her tail, "You've only trained two apprentices. If anyone should be deputy it's me because I've trained at least four apprentices" Oatsplash growled.
"She's right Petaldawn" a tom murmured sleepily. Oatsplash snapped her head towards the voice and spotted Rainfoot blinking the sleep out of his eyes.
Oatsplash looked away quickly; feeling oddly embarrassed and stood up slowly,
"Let all cats old enough to swim gather to hear my words!" Longstar's voice rang through the warriors den.
Petaldawn jumped up quickly and began to groom her fur briskly. Making it shiny and clean within seconds and hurried out of the den.
Oatsplash rolled her eyes and began to wash herself quickly, aware that Rainfoot was watching her with his brilliant blue eyes.
Oatsplash awkwardly shuffled out of the warriors den and bumped into Reedfeather. "S-Sorry" she mumbled out the apology spotting her sister next to Longstar.
"I say these words before StarClan, so that Nettlesplash may hear and approve of my choice." Longstar meowed proudly, eyeing the old deputy who had retired.
Oatsplash noticed that Nettlesplash was seething with rage as he glared at Petaldawn. "The new deputy of RiverClan is Petaldawn!" Longstar purred proudly.
Oatsplash rolled her eyes and picked her way around the cheering cats and found Nettlesplash.
"Well you don't look old or too injured to perform deputy duties" Oatsplash meowed to the golden brown tom.
"That mouse-hearted tom forced me back to warrior duties" Nettlesplash snarled. He turned to Oatsplash and dipped his head
"You better watch yourself Oatsplash, your sister is no longer that cat you used to know" the tom warned, heading towards the warriors den, brushing past Rainfoot.
Oatsplash turned to the tom and buried her face in his shoulder fur. "Oh Rainfoot I'm so worried about Petaldawn" she confessed. She felt Rainfoot press closer to her and whispered into her ear.
"It's okay; you don't have to feel only attached to her anymore. You have me now, and I'd like to be your mate" Rainfoot muttered awkwardly.
Oatsplash stepped back and gawked at the tom. "You're serious?" Oatsplash asked skeptically.
Her last mate had only used her to get close to Petaldawn, but ended up becoming leader and getting Petaldawn.
Oh Longtail how I miss you. The thought came unwelcome in her mind.
Oatsplash looked to the tom and noticed the sincerity in his eyes and she purred. "Of course Rainfoot" she agreed. Maybe things wouldn't be so bad anymore.
Oatsplash screamed in agony as she felt pain ripple through her body. The medicine cat, Brindleleaf, was by her side working with speed to get the kits out of her.
"Push Oatsplash, the first kit is coming!" Brindleleaf informed. Oatsplash grunted in response and began to push as hard as she could.
Petaldawn was at the Moonstone by now, getting her leader name. Oatsplash yowled in rage, she wouldn't lose to her! Her closest friend Reedfeather had become the deputy, and was ushering the panicking cats, informing them of her kitting.
"Brindleleaf help her! She's in pain!" Rainfoot snapped at the dark brown she-cat.
Oatsplash screeched again and started pushing, feeling the pain subside as Brindleleaf nipped the sac.
Oatsplash lifted her head and spotted her two new kits, a gray she-cat and a dark silver tabby tom.
"Oh how beautiful" Oatsplash purred. "What should we name them?" Oatsplash asked, looking up to Rainfoot.
"How about Flykit for the tom?" Rainfoot asked.
Oatsplash nodded and looked to the she-kit. "I want her to be Briarkit" Oatsplash murmured, gaping her jaws in a yawn.
Brindleleaf pushed some herbs toward her and dipped her head. "Borage should keep your milk flowing. Make sure your kits a warm" Brindleleaf started to explain.
Oatsplash nodded her head and lapped up the borage, screwing her face up in disgust. She heard Rainfoot purr with amusement and she swatted him playfully.
"Go get some rest; they'll want to meet you tomorrow if they open their eyes." Oatsplash muttered to Rainfoot, lying her head down and closing her eyes.
"I love you Oatsplash, more than you'll ever know" Rainfoot meowed to her, exiting the nursery.
Petalstar watched as the two newest apprentices scampered out of the camp following their new mentors. "Reedfeather will calm down Briarpaw, while Piketail will make Flypaw more adventurous" Petalstar muttered to herself.
She watched her sister pad over to Rainfoot and look between his ears. She felt sorrow stab at her heart and turned to go back into her den. Longstar had died before they had a chance to have kits. Oh how she missed the black and white tom.
Petalstar remembered when he advanced on Oatsplash to become mates, but he had only used her sister to get to her. She lashed her tail at the memory. It took moons to get over and saw what a kind hearted leader he was.
Petalstar saw a shadow creep over her den and she scented Oatsplash. "Oh come on in sister! I've been meaning to ask you if you wanted to mentor… Streamkit…" she trialed off as she looked into her sister's eyes.
"Oh sweet Petalstar I've missed you so" Oatsplash began. "W-What do you mean? I've been here the entire time" Petalstar explained, backing up towards the wall.
"You've become arrogant with power, you strut around like you own all four clans" Oatsplash hissed. "No one is here to protect you now!" Oatsplash whispered, pinning her down.
Petalstar clamped her jaws shut, knowing her sister would be exiled if she called out for help. She felt pain rip through her throat and her world turned black. She opened her eyes and spotted Longstar.
"Your sister is killing you and you're letting her" he murmured to her.
"This wouldn't have happened if you would have become her mate or just asked me instead" Petalstar pointed out.
"But she's keeping her claws in my throat so I won't be able to heal and I'll lose all nine lives" Petalstar muttered sadly.
"You wanted to watch you niece and nephew grow to be strong warriors didn't you?" Longstar asked gently.
Petalstar nodded and felt her final life flow back into her. She was now a part of StarClan. And her sister had finally gotten what she wanted.
Oatsplash let out a wail of despair and dragged her sister out into the middle of camp. "Petalstar is dead! Oh sister all the things I could've said!" Oatsplash cried out, burying her face into her sister's fur.
Her body began to shake and she felt Rainfoot press against her. Her body continued to shake as she laughed inwardly. It was done! It was finally done! All the justice was served and she caught all of it! She felt a paw prod her and she looked up, noticing it was dawn and that Reedfeather, no Reedstar was back in camp.
"I say these words before StarClan, so that Petalstar may hear and approve of my choice." Reedstar meowed impassively, laying his eyes on the elders as they carried Petalstar away. "The new deputy of RiverClan is Oatsplash!" Reedstar finished, jumping down to pad towards her.
Oatsplash let out a gasp of surprise and dipped her head to Reedstar. "It'll be an honor to serve as the clan's new deputy." Oatsplash meowed. She heard Rainfoot purr proudly and heard her kits cheering loudly.
"Oatsplash! Oatsplash!"
Oatsplash felt dizzy with excitement and she sat straight, proud of her new title.
Oatsplash led the sunhigh patrol as the renewed their markers around WindClan. She sniffed again and stood rigid.
"WindClan!" she hissed angrily. Dawnstreak and Piketail pressed against her in defensive form, leaving Flypaw bristling behind his mentor.
Oatsplash heard a yowl and felt a cat jump on her. She lost her balance and fell on her side.
"Well if it isn't Oatsplash!" the tom jeered at her. "How did it feel to kill your sister?" the tom cackled as his claws ripped through her flesh.
Oatsplash bit back a yelp and surged upward, knocking her attacker off of her. "Owlheart! She was killed by a rogue! Every cat knows that!" Oatsplash replied to his jeer.
Owlheart scoff and lunged at her again. "Whatever Oatsplash, StarClan told us everything! You killed your sister just to become deputy." Owlheart growled.
Oatsplash stopped fighting, confused. No… That's not right… The only cat to think that would have been… Longstar!
"StarClan has whispered lies in your ears and you've believed them. I would have never killed my sister even if she would have asked me to!" Oatsplash spat out the lie, she pinned down the tom, baring her teeth at him.
"Are you going to keep fighting or will you go home?" she asked, letting the tom up.
"I think we'll keep fighting" Owlheart yowled, sinking his teeth into her throat. Oatsplash heard Flypaw cry out as Owlheart shook her like a piece of prey and flung her aside.
"StarClan's bidding has been done" Owlheart meowed ominously, disappearing back towards the territory with the two warriors that came with him.
Flypaw rushed to her side and began to sniff her frantically.
"My little kit… Oh my sweet little kit. I'm sorry I couldn't have been a better mother to you and Briarpaw. I think I regret not making the right choice… Please forgive this old fool" Oatsplash choked out. She heard Flypaw cry out as her world faded to black.
Oatsplash opened her eyes and found herself at the border of Dark Forest and StarClan. "Sister! There you are! Thank StarClan you haven't chosen yet!" Petalstar appeared from a bush.
"What are you doing here?" Oatsplash growled at her, alarmed at her appearance. "I know you feel bad for killing me! You told Flypaw that you made the wrong choice! All you have to do is say you're sorry and really mean it and StarClan will let you stay!" Petalstar pleaded.
Oatsplash looked to her paws and looked back to Petalstar. She noticed that Longstar was standing in the background glaring at her.
Fresh memories of her death and her entire life flashed before her and she let out a snarl.
"I can never be in StarClan! Not with mate stealers and liars!" Oatsplash growled, turning her back on StarClan forever.
Oatsplash padded into the red tinted mist, disappearing into the Dark Forest.