A/N- Sorry again for not updating for almost a week. I usually update every other day.
Disclaimer- I don't own warriors or any of the characters except my OC's and this stories plot.
I sat in the back of the clearing, watching the warriors of the clan head to the gathering. I hadn't done my best in fighting and hunting lately so I wasn't picked to go to the gathering. The dark forest had drained my energy from practicing day and night. I already had shown some improvement in my fighting skills. But I'm not as good as I should be. It's been about two weeks since I had agreed to train in the dark forest. I showed up there every night in my dreams to be trained by Tigerstar. He wouldn't let me train with any of the other warriors from around the clans or so much as leave that one clearing we train at. Tigerstar seemed to keep pushing me harder and harder even when I thought he'd almost given up on teaching me the move. He said eventually I would get to train with every one else when my skills where good. But who knows how long it would take for that to happen.
I watched the warrior's slink away out of the clearing following in behind Firestar. I stared at their retreating forms helplessly. I still had never been to a gathering and of course I'm curious of what one is like. I let out a sigh before getting to my paws and heading to the warriors den. It was pretty early, only a little bit before moonhigh, but I decided to go to bed anyway. It's not like I was going to actually sleep because technically I was going to be awake all night training. Id also begun to realize every wound from my dream turns into reality. I've had to sneak to Jayfeather's den a few times and lie that I slept on a thorn or got stuck in a bramble bush.
When I did come to him with a wound, he would treat it silently as he gazed at it through narrowed eyes as he worked. Sometimes I almost thought he knew that I was training at night and with other cats by looking at my wounds and easily seeing that the wound wasn't caused by a thorn. But I always shook the thought off. It's impossible for him to know I'm training there. He probably doesn't even know what the dark forest is. Let alone the knowledge that I was training there.
I got into my nest and curled up. As I closed my eyes I found myself at not falling asleep. I was glad Tigerstar was training me but I wish I could have a good night sleep every once and a while. I let out a sigh and felt my self drift into sleep. I woke up in the familiar dim lit place of the dark forest. Trees swayed over me from above, making the wrestling sound as the leaves shifted. It was windy so I just assumed it was going to rain. I sat patiently waiting for Tigerstar to come. Flicking my gaze around searching for the dark colored tabby.
It was a while before I saw leaves shuffle and Tigerstar walk out from behind. I flicked my tail impatiently as he approached me. "You took a while to get here." I commented. Tigerstar just flicked his gaze away as he responded. "I was busy." He turned his gaze back to me. "Show me the fighting move we worked on yesterday. I want to make sure you've mastered it." I nodded as I got in position with my paws evenly placed on the ground. I shifted my weight from side to side as I eyed Tigerstar waiting for the perfect time to strike. Just as I was about to launch myself at him I heard voices from behind me and the sound of shuffling. I looked behind me in confusion. Tigerstar rammed me in the side knocking me to the floor.
"What was that about?" I asked as I struggled to my paws. Tigerstar just glared across the clearing as he replied. "You weren't focused. If we where in battle, I would have already taken the chance to attack you again." I turned my gaze to where he was staring. I could tell he was unhappy about whatever it was that had decided to come in the clearing. Staring back at me was a group of cats from around the clans who trained here. "We shouldn't have gone this way. I told you we where suppose to go the other way-" A cat said cutting herself off as she looked at me. I looked at her back with a similar expression. The cat standing in front of me was Ivypool. What was she doing here?
A/N- I know not a good chapter but I needed to post something. It was short to so I'm going to post another chapter tomorrow because I feel so bad that this one is short.