Thanks for the positive feedback! I will try to be more precise in my grammar, and with stuff like "you" instead of my. Extreme shock, and stuff about Sparrowpaw's past in this chapt.! Anyways, enjoy!
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Chapter.. 13?
Littlecloud had given me a thorough check, to be sure I wasn't injured or had any headache, bellyache, ext. I felt impatient, my ears swiveled, my claws flexed, and the tip of my tail twitched. I have to find Lunaheart, she remembers the most of my past. I hadn't told Lilttlecloud, nor Lilypetal about my dream, and I wasn't planning on it. "Done?" I asked. After glancing over me quickly one more time, he nodded. "Tell me if anything happens." He added slipping into his den.
I scanned the clearing, searching for my mother's pelt. I spotted her eating with Tawnypelt, sharing a frog. I padded calmly over to her, "May I have a word alone with my mother?" I asked trying to sound as polite as possible. Tawnypelt dipped her head, standing and walking off towards the nursery. My mother scowled at me. "Why did you have to do that? We were having a perfectly fine conversation." "This is more important." I promised, looking over my shoulder to be sure that no other nosey cat would hear us. "Tell me about my past, where I was from… my father." Her eyes gleamed slightly, but with sadness, and another lingering emotion. "I had a feeling it would be you to ask." She sighed gently then rested her tail on my back, as I sat beside her.
"He… he wasn't exactly from the kitty-place. He was his own leader, strong, bold and fierce; I see him much in you. I hate that I have to bring such a horrid fate on you and your siblings, your ancestors from his side have crossed with the clans, and it wasn't a pleasant experience." Her voice turned surprisingly cold. "His name is Claw, and was an only kit. His mother raised him on her own, after his father's passing. Their clan came back, broken and tattered, needing a new fearless leader, that used to be is dad." My heart throbbed, and I felt like I was with Russetfur all over again. "He grew stronger, lucky to have a meal each day, and become cold, heartless. " Her expression darkened. "He wasn't always that way, when I met him he wasn't. After having our kits, I feared every day for our lives. More blood was spilled each day, if you weren't with him, then you were against him." She looked shaken up, and a wave of sympathy passed over me for Lunaheart.
"We were starved, so with your grand mother Sapphire, we traveled, and traveled. I have no idea how long it was, but it seemed like eternity. We stumbled across the border, and here we are." I thought back, working the gears in my head, trying to solve whatever this means. "Thank you, but I'm afraid I've found no answers." I spoke dryly. "What answers?" she called after me, but I was already walking away.
At the gathering:
You leaped forward, following your clan mates into the large area. WindClan and ThunderClan were already present, and RiverClan had obviously not come yet. You walked up to Breezepelt who was standing with another she-cat from WindClan. "Hey." I said flicking my tail as I settled down next to him. "Who are you?" The tabby questioned in an extremely intolerant voice. Old fur balls' got a crush huh? I must be dreaming. Hello StarClan? I was going to say a quick reply, but Breezepelt was quicker. "Sparrowpaw, she's from ShadowClan. This is Heathertail." He muttered not meeting either of our gazes. "Sparrowpaw? You're pretty big for an apprentice." She snickered, and I felt hot. "How about you come over to WindClan to change our bedding any time you want."
"You can change your own soiled bedding, I need to speak Breezepelt alone." I hissed crossing him to get in her face, he seemed pleasantly stunned. "Go back to your own filthy clan crow-food!" She said and swiped her paw across my face. Blood swelled and I felt rage pulsing through me. That caught Breezepelt's attention, and he rested his tail on Heatehrtail, forcing her away from me "Hey, calm down, I'm sure it was just an accident." He said though he seemed to be reassuring himself more than me.
I went around him and tackled her to the ground, my claws digging into her fur. "I forgot how easy it was to take down an arrogant cat." I hissed in her face remembering Lionpaw. She pushed me off, though I let her really. She lunged at me and a dodged, clawing her "precious" face in the process. "Enough!" Breezepelt yowled pushing me hard into the dirt, away from Heathertail. "Leave her alone!" He seethed. His eyes betrayed so much anger and hatred that that itself could have made me weak. I didn't fight back, to shocked to do anything. He jumped off of me, and rushed over to Heathertail who was smiling in pleasure and purred as he ran over to him. " Don't worry she's just a stupid apprentice." I felt tears sting my eyes, I didn't have any major injuries, and I wasn't bleeding enough to notice, but I felt like a thorn the size of a claw had been pierced into my chest.
I slipped away from the scene, gratefully; no one had seen the skirmish. I went deep into the forest behind the Gathering area. I let the tears fall, at least nobody would see them. It had been the first time I had cried in a long time. Why was I crying? I'm not hurt! I remembered Heathertail's smug look as Breezepelt embraced her. Was I jealous? No! I don't like Breezepelt! Well… No! I don't! I flattened my ears, and curled up in a ball, the tears were less now, but still steady. Taking a shaky breath, I stood wiping my tears with one paw, and cleaning small bits of dried blood from where Breezepelt had clawed me. Don't think of him! I'm just a stupid apprentice to him! I'm much more!
I walked back to camp, and found myself curling in the apprentices den. Owlpaw and Ivypaw had gone to the gathering as well, so no cat had noticed my presence. I closed my eyes and blinked them open to Hawkfrost standing before me. "Love is nothing but weakness." He mewed rather calmly. "Forget it, focus on more important matters. Why care for someone who thinks nothing of you but a 'stupid apprentice?" he asked and I agreed, but I still felt empty.
Breezepelt arrived shortly after, and I looked away from him. "I must go today, the senior warriors have a meeting on important matters. You are worthy enough to be left to your own devices." He flicked his tail and was gone. Thanks for the support Hawkfrost. I gazed down, shuffling my paws, the air was thick with tension.
"Look, Sparrowpaw, about Heathertail…" His voice trailed off, and I prayed he would stop, or I might tear up again. "I only stopped you because you would've killed her!" He said coming towards me. "She was the one to strike first! I should've clawed her ears off, but you just had to jump in to save your girlfriend!" I snapped back at him. "She's not_," "It doesn't matter! Let's just train! I didn't come here to chat." I interrupted, my claws kneading the ground.
"I don't like her though." He muttered so I could hardly hear him. "I figured out this move, it's where you jump high into the air, swipe, and then when you come down, you can land either a hard blow or a neck bite." I said eager to change the conversation. Glancing upward, I found a branch overhanging the clearing, just far enough away to where I could reach it, but still not close to the ground. "I'm a WindClan cat remember? When will we ever climb trees?" "Whenever you're fighting against ThunderClan or possibly even RiverClan." I bunched my muscles, gave a swipe at an imaginary enemy, and leaped upward clawing them on the way up, then landing on the branch a little unbalanced, jumped down, claws outstretched, and dug them into the ground. "Easy enough, but you can be the target." Breezepelt added and went to do the move.
"Oh and.. uh, maybe we should meet up sometimes?" He said, catching me a little of guard, so I tilted my head sideways. "Why, we don't share borders anyways. Plus, we meet each other almost every night, and at Gatherings." I mewed the last words carefully, as if I were handling a bomb. "Yeah but, that's only to train and stuff… We could sneak across ThunderClan's border I'm sure they wouldn't mind." He added being sarcastic. "Oh I'm sure they would love to have two cats from different clans to meet up on their territory." I purred. Breezepelt shrugged, "It may work." I cuffed him around the ear, "In your dreams fur ball."
Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold the phone! What's going on here! Breezepelts grumpy, and moody not, funny, and nice! Oh boy, stuff just went down, what will happen next! Help me out in the comments by telling me your favorite pairing in Warriors? May it be SilverxGrey,(3) or HeatherxBreeze (x.x) I want to know more about you guys! Peace out!