Me: Sorry I haven't updated in a while! I sort of forgot :P anyway! Here you go...

Duskstar: HOLD UP!

River: Yeah! You forgot to say-

Mistykit: Petalwish DOES NOT CLAIM OR OWN WARRIORS IN ANY WAY!

Lilykit: And remember to review!

Me: I was getting there!

Everyone: *raises eyebrows*

Me: FINE! Whatever just get on with the chap!


Chapter Twenty Six

(Serpent's POV)

I follow Duskstar out of camp my heart quickening. Why in StarClan's name am I doing this? Telling the truth I'll be expelled for sure! But ever since I lied I've been feeling bad, I don't want anymore revenge. Duskstar stops beside a large pine tree and folds her tail over her paws.

"Explain" she growls, I take a deep breath and begin to tell her everything, and I mean everything from the moment I was born. I tell her about being a kittypet as a kitten, then getting let on the side of the road, liking River, wanting revenge. Hurting Birchkit, feeling SUPER bad about it for the past moons. Duskstar's eyes didn't leave my gaze for a heart beat, she showed no emotion and that made me irritated. I'd rather have her boiling mad, or very nice about things, not expressionless.

"...so I decided to tell you and I hope you understand that I've changed since then and I promise I'll never do anything like that again." Duskstar rises to her paws,

"Well Serpent I am glad you think you've changed, unfortunately I can not believe you and you are here by exiled from HiddenClan." Duskstar states, my jaw drops.

"But Duskstar! HiddenClan is my life! I have nowhere to go I-"

"You've lived on the streets before, I'm sure you'll be able to do it again. Come Serpent we must tell the Clan" Duskstar's voice is bold, I growl and dig my claws into the ground. What did you expect? Duskstar to forgive you? A voice in my head mutters, Kill her! Another barks. Killing isn't the answer! The first one exclaims, KILL HER! The second one yowls. As though reading my mind Duskstar growls: "Kill me if you want Serpent, I'll just keep coming back for more, I have nine lives you know."

"You only have seven left!" I blurt, Duskstar looks surprised but only for an instant.

"And you think you can beat me seven times?" she sneers, I don't respond. Instead I follow her back to camp, a StarClan cat and a Dark Forest murder's voices ringing in my mind.


"Serpent has a confession!" Duskstar yowls from high hay, all the cats eyes turn to face me. I swallow,

"I hurt Birchkit" I mutter.

"What?" Emberpaw asks,

"I hurt BIRCHKIT!"

"Something about Birchkit?" Nuka mews,

"I HURT HER!" I yowl at the top of my lungs, gasps of shock rise up from the cats around me.

"KILL HER!" Fox growls,

"She hurt Birchkit!" River's voice doesn't sound surprised. The only cat who defends me is a certain brown tom with dark green eyes.

"She didn't mean to! It was an accident!" Owl raises his voice, I turn to him.

"No Owl it wasn't an accident, I will leave HiddenClan!" I yowl before turning tail and padding from the barn, tail held high. I can feel the glares of cats boring into me, but I don't turn around that is until I reach the exit. "HiddenClan isn't safe anymore, I will get even more revenge, mark my words! Moons to come HiddenClan queens will be telling stories about me and how I got revenge!" Not waiting for a reply I plunge from the barn and into the woods.


DAAAAAA DAAAAAAA DAAAAAAHHH! Don't worry there will still be chaps of Serpent! Hint: Remember the other barn of cats? *wink wink*

~Petalwish (Sorry for the short chap!)