1Chapter 23

Flamepaw sighed, "finally," he muttered. It was around sunhigh and the storm had finally passed.

Skypaw purred, "yeah, finally, no more rain or hail for now," she meowed.

Flamepaw purred, "what are you going to be doing today?" he asked.

Skypaw shrugged, "Rainwhisker hasn't told me yet, what about you? Graystripe should have something planned for you," she meowed.

Flamepaw nodded, "he's going to teach me some more battle training, with Shrewfur," he meowed.

"Lucky, I wish I could do some battle training," Skypaw muttered.

"Don't worry, Skypaw, you'll do some battle training after a while," Rainwhisker's voice made both Skypaw and Flamepaw leap in the air.

Rainwhisker purred in amusement, "come on, Skypaw, we're going hunting," he meowed.

Skypaw sighed, "okay, Rainwhisker, I'm coming," she meowed with a glance at Flamepaw before she followed Rainwhisker out of the camp.

Flamepaw stood up and padded over to the fresh kill pile. Shrewfur was already there, eating a vole. He looked up as Flamepaw came near. His eyes narrowed and when Flamepaw locked eyes with him, he blinked and looked away.

Flamepaw sighed and took a mouse from the pile. He bit into it and started to eat., ignoring Shrewfur.

"Flamepaw?" Flamepaw glanced up at Graystripe's call. He was padding forward, from the nursery.

"Ready for some battle training," Graystripe asked.

Flamepaw swallowed the rest of his mouse, "I'm ready," he meowed with a quick glare at Shrewfur. One only Shrewfur caught but Graystripe didn't.

"Okay, then let's go," Graystripe meowed before hurrying toward the training hollow.

Shrewfur got to his paws and hurried after Graystripe, glaring at Flamepaw as he ran past him.

Flamepaw rolled his eyes and followed Shrewfur. When they reached the training hollow, Graystripe stopped. "Okay, we'll start out with you two, Shrewfur and Flamepaw," he meowed.

Flamepaw narrowed his eyes, "fine by me," he meowed.

Shrewfur also narrowed his eyes, "I have no complaints," he meowed.

"Okay, then begin," Graystripe meowed.

With a hiss, Shrewfur leaped at Flamepaw. He grabbed Flamepaw's head with his forepaws and thrust backwards, causing Flamepaw to hit the ground with a thud.

Flamepaw hissed and leaped up, sending Shrewfur flying. Shrewfur scrambled to his paws and ran at Flamepaw.

Flamepaw hissed and leaped up, but as he crashed down, Shrewfur twisted to slid on his back and hit Flamepaw's underbelly with his sheathed paws. He caught him with his paws and threw Flamepaw at the nearest tree.

Flamepaw hit it with a hiss and scrambled to his paws. He leaped at Shrewfur with his paws extended when Shrewfur dodged, he veered and crashed into Shrewfur, sending him flying into a tree.

Shrewfur hissed and leaped at Flamepaw. He grabbed Flamepaw by his tail and tossed him into a nearby tree.

Flamepaw hissed and leaped at Shrewfur. That does it, he thought with a hiss. Unsheathing his claws, he leaped at Shrewfur and scratched his flank as he ran past him. Shrewfur hissed in pain and leaped at Flamepaw. "What in Starclan's name are you doing?" Shrewfur hissed.

"Training," Flamepaw hissed back and leaped at Shrewfur, landing on his back and clawing him.

Shrewfur hissed in pain and dropped into a crouch before rolling over. Flamepaw wasn't that stupid, he leaped off Shrewfur's back and sank his claws into his underbelly.

Shrewfur yowled in pain and tried to shake Flamepaw off.

"Stop!" Graystripe yowled, coming to Shrewfur's side. He lowered his head and butted Flamepaw off of the young warrior.

Shrewfur scrambled to his paws, his eyes narrowed with anger and pain.

"What in Starclan's name were you doing. Flamepaw?" Graystripe hissed, coming to stand beside Flamepaw.

Dang it, Flamepaw thought and lowered his head, "I was just practicing," he murmured.

"You know your not suppose to practice with claws unsheathed," Graystripe hissed.

Flamepaw knew that, "I know, I'm sorry," he meowed.

Graystripe snorted, "I'm going to have to tell Firestar about this," he meowed.

Flamepaw hissed but didn't reply. "Shrewfur, go to Cinderpelt and have those wounds seen to," Graystripe added.

Shrewfur nodded and, with a glare at Flamepaw, he limped back to camp.

"Flamepaw, you're coming with me," Graystripe hissed and lead the way back toward camp.

Flamepaw grumbled but didn't reply.

A/n what do you think?

Stardream: I love being mean, I won't post the next chapter until I get three more reviews

Tigerstar: what happens to Flamepaw?

Demon: why did he attack Tigerclaw and Shrewfur?

Stardream: you won't find out till the next chapter

Demon: please review, (puppy dog eyes)

Tigerstar: yeah, please review (puppy dog eyes)

Stardream: (laughs) you know what to do, please review and i know it's a bit short and I've decided to be nice and post the next chapter

Tigerstar: YAY!

Demon: YAY!

Stardream: (sigh) please review