"I'm sorry. I've chosen to stay with you, if you would have me around." My brother mewed. I stared into his amber eyes, I saw loneliness. I could almost feel his grieve, for moons he thought I was dead. It was a shock for him to see I was alive and well all this time. I almost felt sorry for him.
"Deerpelt, why should I have you around? You attacked me, tried to kill me." I asked, my voice quivering. I want him around, I just don't want to appear weak.
"I understand, I haven't acted like I was your brother. Dovetail, the thought of you being alive never occurred to me or to anyone else. We all assumed you were dead, all of you. I was shocked when I saw you, I thought it was a dream at first. I knew I had to prove my loyalty to ShadeClan, I thought Rabbitstar would be proud if instead of showing weakness at the sight of my littermate I would prove to be strong, but it was a mistake. Dovetail, you're my sister. I don't care what Rabbitstar says. You're my sister and I love you." he said.
"Deerpelt, I would love to have you here with me. It's been hard to know that you thought I was dead, I'm glad we're together now though." I purred, nuzzling his cheek. This is the best day I've ever had, I have my brother back.
"I'm staying with Snakepaw." Frostpaw mewed, stepping beside me. I beamed in pride, my littermate would always side with me. No matter what, me and Frostpaw will always stick together until they end.
"Alright. I don't need you, I don't need both of you. You can stay here with these filthy Unwanteds if you want, I'm going to stay loyal to my Clan." Snowberry hissed, lashing her tail angrily. I could see her blue eyes flaring in hatred. What did I ever do to make her hate me? I was always nice to her, the only thing I ever did was play. It's not fair that she hates me for being Unwanted.
"They aren't weak! They proved that!" Frostpaw growled, unsheathing his claws.
"No Frostpaw, don't cause any trouble." I murmured in his ear. He scowled before sheathing his claws. He kept his eye on our mother, as if he was willing her to attack first.
"I thought you were strong and loyal. I see now I was wrong, you are just as worthless and weak as your brother." Snowberry hissed, turning away. I watched as my mother's snow-white fur to which she was named after disappeared into the crowd of cats. I knew I wouldn't see her again, I knew she would avoid me until the Clans left. But I didn't care either. I had Frostpaw at my side again, and that's all I cared about.
"You're fine. You're going to be alright, just don't leave me." I cried, nuzzling my brother's gray fur. I could feel his warm blood beneath my paws, staining into my fur but I didn't care. I wouldn't leave his side when he needed me most.
"I don't think I can do it." Rabbitpaw coughed, red scarlet dripping onto his bed of moss in the apprentice den. He was hurt badly, he three large gashes on his stomach. They were really deep and his blood was coming out fast. My brother struggled to keep his heart pumping but even I knew it would be soon and I would have lost the only cat that had always been there for me. He had broken the rules of the forest with me, he had been by my side when we were marked Unwanted, he was right beside me when we thought we were going to die and he trained by my side with our mentors. When our mother attacked me, it was him who had saved me. And now I'm losing him and there's no way for me to save him. My pelt pricked in anger, our own mother had done this. She had given him these fatal wounds, and now I was losing him.
"Rabbitpaw you can do it! You will make it! I'm going to get Snakepaw and Cloudlight, they'll make you better. I'll be right back, Rabbitpaw. You'll see, Cloudlight will make you better." I cried, stumbling to my paws.
"No Dustpaw! Don't leave me, I don't want to die alone." Rabbitpaw cried, I could hear the pain and desperation in his voice. I padded back over to him and lay by his side.
"I will never leave you, Rabbitpaw. Ever." I promised, licking his ears. All I could do was watch as my brother closed his eyes. I could feel his heart stop beating and I knew that he was safe now, no one could hurt him ever again.
"What will your decisions be?" I asked my three kits, who sat in front of me.
"I'm going to stay with StormClan. I won't live with a bunch of filthy Unwanteds." My son, Shrewpaw scoffed. I smiled, he was going to be a loyal warrior.
"And you?" I asked, nudging my smallest kit, Fernpaw gently.
"I'm going to stay." she purred, licking my ears.
"What about you Rainpaw?" Shrewpaw asked, narrowing his eyes at his sister.
"I don't know. Sandpaw, Swiftpaw and Ivypaw are alive. Isn't that a good thing?" she asked. I sighed in disappointment. I suppose not all of my kits can be as loyal to my Clan as I am.
"Foxtail, it is her decision as the Clan leaders explained. She's free to make her own choices. She can stay with her family and Clan mates or she can join the Unwanteds." My mate, Fireblaze mewed, nuzzling my cheek. she spat the word Unwanted in disgust.
"But they're my family too! Are you forgetting that Swiftpaw, Sandpaw and Ivypaw are your kits too?" Rainpaw hissed.
"No they aren't. I don't know who those cats are. Swiftkit, Sandkit and Ivykit died moons ago." Fireblaze hissed.
"I'm going to stay with them. They're my littermates too." Rainpaw mewed, padding away without another word.
"Traitor." Shrewpaw muttered.
"She is no longer our kit. She is dead too now. We have two loyal, beautiful kits, and that's good enough for me." Fireblaze purred. I smiled, watching Fernpaw and Shrewpaw beam with pride. At least I know these two will always be loyal.
So, I know most of you may think that some of my characters in this story (Mostly all the Wanteds) are jerks. but if you think about, something must have happened to them for them to be the way they are now since no cat is simply born evil. You don't know their background story, but maybe you could? I was thinking about after this story is finished, which will be soon, I could write some stories about these cats and what happened to them. It's only an idea. Also, I've posted a new story. It's called Clans of the Willows it takes place after my other story, Clans of the Lake. Check is out if your interested. Anyways, review what you thought about this chapter! And if you want me to do a story about one of the cats, just tell me in a review. Have a nice day/night!
