Chapter Twelve
A strong scent rushed up the nose of a young silver and white she-cat, bringing her back to reality. Her dark blue eyes blurrily opened to see grey tabby fur. "Ivypool-" A soft voice started from the edge of the clearing but was cut off by a tom's voice which the she-cat realised belonged to the grey fur in front of her.
"Shhhh." It said sternly.
The other voice went quiet, and that was when the small cat felt something being placed on her pad. In a rush, she remembered how she had got a thorn stuck in the paw and how Rowanmoth offered to stay with her and how her vision blurred when she was back at camp and how the blackness overlapped her eyes, just like it does every night.
As she jumped up at the memory she blinked her eyes away to get rid of the blur and heard the grey tom hiss in annoyance. As her vision got clearer she saw a small pale grey she-cat in the corner. Her blue eyes widened with delight, "Ivypool, you're awake." She meowed cheerfully before coming over to Ivypool and touched her nose to her own.
"Yeah," Was all she could say and Ivypool realised how stupid it sounded.
"Ivypool, sit down! I was trying to put more marigold on your pad and all you can do is jump around like a fox in a fit!" Jayfeather's stern voice shouted, and Ivypool turned around to see his blind blue gaze resting on her fur, making her feel hot and uncompfatuble.
"Sorry," she mumbled and laid back down again on the make-shift nest.
Jayfeather only grumbled to himself before continuing with the marigold. Grumpy old cat, Ivypool fought about Jayfeather, I'm awake and all he can do is complain. Ivypool suddenly remembered about Jayfeather's power to be able to read minds, and stared fearfully at him. He didn't say anything and if he knew what she had been thinking he wasn't showing it. Ivypool began to relax.
All of a sudden, there was a rustle at the entrance and Ivypool turned her head to see who it was. Amberpaw. "Amberpaw, Twilightear isn't here at the-"Jayfeather was cut short.
"I wasn't looking for Twilightear; I came to see if Ivypool was okay." She backed talked him, Ivypool was astonished; because of Jayfeather's bad temper nobody ever back talks Jayfeather. "Hiya." Amberpaw continued as she padded round to Ivypool.
"Hi," Ivypool replied with a friendly smile.
Ivypool then noticed Dovewing glaring at them both, her eyes slits with anger. These days, Ivypool was surprised when Dovewing got angry. She had never been too angry in her life, which was why whenever Dovewing was angry; Ivypool felt her stomach flip with worry. Amberpaw seemed to notice to and sent Dovewing and evil glance, this just made Dovewing angrier than she already was.
"Dovewing!" Ivypool heard Lionblaze's voice sound from the entrance. "We're going hunting!" He continued.
"Coming," She called back with a last glance at Amberpaw.
But before she could go Jayfeather stopped her, "if you see any horsetail while you're out can you bring me back some?" He asked without looking at her.
"Sure," she sighed with effort.
"I need to go and check on Mousefur, she has a bad cough, are you going to be alright on your own, Ivypool?" Jayfeather asks as he turns to leave the medicine den.
"I'm not on my own." Ivypool then pointed out and flickered her tail towards Amberpaw who was neatly seated beside her with her tail wrapped around her paws.
Jayfeather just narrowed his eyes, nodded grimly and muttered something under his breath that Ivypool couldn't hear, Jayfeather then brushed his way out of the entrance.
Once Jayfeather's paws had faded into the distance, Amberpaw started to speak, "my Starclan, did you see how much Dovewing was staring at me?" She meowed with almost a laughing tone.
Ivypool just shrugged, she wasn't that happy to be saying these sorts of things behind Dovewing's back.
Amberpaw ignored her silence carried on, "I can't believe she's your sister."
"Why?" Ivypool asked; a bit surprised about the way she spoke.
Amberpaw just shook her head meaning "doesn't matter." And the day passed on like this…
So ya I did do it in Ivypool's POV. And it is a short chapter again, but the next 1 will be longer, I promise :D