A/N: Hello again everybody and welcome to another chapter of Mismatched Curse. It's getting there guys, it's getting there. Only about 6 more chapters and an epilogue.

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Runningstar's pov

I was not surprised when Icestream told me that Lightningfang left. I showed only the slightest bit of concern. If she went to The Fang's, then that will be one more fighting for them and one less fighting for me.

"Make sure she doesn't come back, this was her decision," I growled to Icestream before padding to my den. I ducked underneath the moss and let out a shaky breath. Nobody was allowed into my den. My nest was ripped into pieces by the nightmares I received at night. I always woke up at Moonhigh, feeling a sudden relief from the nightmare. I shook my head slightly and padded to my torn-up nest.

I pushed the small pieces together and sat down on it. I should have stopped her. If I had found out, I could have killed her like I killed Boulderpaw. I should have suspected that she wanted to leave as well. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I lost my belief in Starclan when I decided to bring the clans together. They would have wanted me to live peacefully with those curses.

I smirked to myself and opened my eyes. Those curses deserve to die. They caused me and so many others pain. I lashed my tail and padded up to the wall where there were claw-marks everywhere. I stood on my hind legs, my front paws against an empty space on the wall. I unsheathed my claws and sunk them in a little. The rocks made my claws sharper.

I let out a small growl and raked them down. A high pitched noise came from my claws against the rocks. I smirked and raked them away. I swatted my paw towards the wall and padded to my nest. I curled up tightly and curled up my tail around my face. I closed my eyes and fell into, yet another, restless sleep.

This time though, instead of the usual clearing I woke up in, this one seemed more peaceful. I stood up and unsheathed my claws out of instinct. A calming feeling seemed to surround the clearing. I narrowed my eyes and let out a short hiss.

"Relax Runningstar," I whipped around at the voice. Cherryfrost, a cat from Breezeclan who was killed in a battle, sat in front of me. She curled her black-and-grey furred tail around her paws and stared at me with her icy blue gaze. I cowered back a little from her sharp gaze. She would have been an excellent warrior in Blazeclan if she had survived.

"I would have never fought besides you anyways if I had survived," she growled. It was as if she read my mind. I narrowed my eyes and lashed my tail, my claws still unsheathed. "And why not," I said in a low growl. "Stop your growling, you're not intimidating," she snapped and I flinched back slightly.

"Anyways, the reason I am here. Runningstar, what do you plan on achieving in this worthless battle?" Cherryfrost uncurled her tail from her paws and her fur stood on end. She narrowed her eyes and flattened her ears. "What Stormstar wanted, the curses gone forever," I snarled back, trying to match her anger.

She sighed softly and her fur flattened. "You don't get it do you, you will never win in this war," she said slowly, her anger increasing with each word. "Swift will never be able to kill me, she's weak," I snapped and Cherryfrost snorted. "Then you'll be surprised of the outcome of this battle," I heard her murmur and her eyes flashed with mischief.

I flicked my ear and pretended I didn't hear her. I sat down hesitantly, keeping my claws unsheathed just in case. "Besides, I have five lives left; it'll take forever for her to take them all away," I smirked and licked my claws.

"But your clan is tiny compared to the pack," Cherryfrost said and chuckled softly. "Numbers do not matter, we will kill without hesitation, they will be hesitant," I growled and she rolled her eyes. "I'm surprised you are still able to come here with that thought, I heard that you have given up on Starclan," she said and narrowed her eyes slightly.

I stayed quiet and looked away from her glare. "It only takes one fatal blow to take away a life Runningstar. Keep that in mind," she murmured and began padding away. I woke with a gasp and looked around my den. I narrowed my eyes and chuckled. "And I will be the one to deliver that fatal blow. Keep that in mind Cherryfrost," I sneered and pulled myself up and padded outside.

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Topaz's pov

I landed on my back roughly when Swift tackled me down. I lashed my half-sheathed claws up at her. She kicked herself off me and landed a tail-length away from me. I smirked and stood up. It has been two days since Light joined the pack, and since Swift told me about her training.

"Looks like someone is getting tired," she purred teasingly and I smirked. I was breathing heavily. We started our training at dawn, it was almost Sunhigh. We spent most of the time running around the territory, trying to leap onto low branches without climbing or stopping. I was exhausted. But I kept going; Swift didn't seem tired at all. I swayed my tail and crouched down again.

She lashed her tail and took small steps toward me. I saw her shoulders and legs tense a little, she was preparing to leap at me. And she did leap. I leapt to the side at the last second and growled when my paws slipped slightly. Swift quickly turned to face me, but it was too late. I leapt at her, tackling her down. She growled slightly with effort and shoved me away.

I stopped myself and glanced up at the trees above me. We didn't use the trees for battle training, the battle was in Breezeclan, so it would be a waste of time. I hissed softly and sprinted to her. She stepped back slightly and lashed her paw out, hitting the side of my head. I gasped softly in surprise when she pinned me on my side.

I struggled against her, but she kept me pinned. I let out a breath I was holding in and looked at her from the corner of my eye. She smiled and sheathed her claws. "I told you I won't go easy," she purred in my ear and licked my cheek before letting me up. I smiled and sat up.

She touched her nose to mine and I purred. I twined our tails together and licked her shoulder. "We're getting distracted," she laughed slightly and nudged me away a little. I smiled and nodded slightly. "What's next," I said and she looked around. "One more run and then that's it," she said and stood up.

I groaned slightly and she glared at me playfully. "It's a different path, it will take us straight to camp," she added before padding away. I quickly stood up and trotted to keep up with her. I slowed down when we were shoulder-to-shoulder and I looked around. She stopped completely and flattened her ears.

We had stopped in front of a bush that led to another clearing. I poked my head out of the bush and saw Dash, Lark, Wolf, Cream, and Russet training with Light. I glanced back at Swift and she shook her head slightly. "Come on," she murmured before padding out of the bush.

I followed close behind and looked at the small group. "Hello Swift, hello Topaz," Wolf and Lark said happily in unison and they looked at each other. They laughed and sat down close to each other. "Hey," Russet murmured before letting Cream stand up. Cream shook out her pelt and smiled in greeting.

I noticed that Dash and Light were in front of us. Swift stopped and stared at Light. Light glared back defiantly. "Hello," Light said to Swift, not as cheerful as the others though. I flicked my ear and noticed Swift's gaze turned to anger. "Let's go Topaz," she murmured and went around Light.

I quickly followed and flicked my ear. "I don't see why you don't like her," I said once we had exited the clearing. "I don't see how you can forgive her so easily after she tried killing one of our kits," she snapped and stopped walking. I almost ran into her. "But she didn't, she was forced to attack. You know Runningstar better than me, he would have killed her if she didn't attack," I said and lashed my tail.

Swift looked away and let out an annoyed hiss. "I know Topaz," she mumbled before walking again. "So, why don't you just forgive her?" I said and caught up with her. "Because I'm stubborn," Swift smiled and I chuckled. "I know that," I purred teasingly and she stopped again. "This is it, just follow me," she said and stood behind a boulder.

I trotted to her and stood beside her. "And what if I end up ahead of you," I asked and smiled, already knowing her response.

"Trust me, you won't," she purred and glanced up at the leaves. The trees around here had thin, fragile leaves, a soft breeze could blow one away any time. The leaves above us rustled wildly and I saw a leaf flutter of its stem. It came down in twirls, falling quicker and quicker to the ground. I saw Swift preparing, controlling her breathing and closing her eyes. She always did that before running.

Once the leaf touched the ground, Swift lashed her tail and sprinted. I ran after her and gasped slightly when she leapt over the boulder in one clean leap. I skidded to a stop and leapt up quickly. I saw Swift's tail disappear through the thorn bushes. I groaned and sprinted after her, following her scent. We ran straight for a while and I was beginning to slow down.

"We're going to jump onto the low branch with one leaf at the tip," I heard Swift yowl and I saw her jump up. She landed on the branch and leapt off as quickly as she could. I cleared my throat and growled. I slowed down a little more and leapt up the branch. I didn't leap high enough, I slammed against the branch with my belly and I gasped. The air was knocked out of me.

I heard the branch beginning to break and I scrambled to my paws. I leapt off just as the branch broke off. I landed roughly on my paws and landed on my shoulder. The branch landed just below my tail. A small sigh of relief escaped my lips and I laughed slightly. "You ok?" I looked up, my ears brushing against the ground, and saw Swift trotting to me. A worried look appeared in her gaze and she glanced at the fallen branch, the place where it was before, and me.

"Ya," I said breathlessly and went onto my belly. I flinched slightly and stood up. She padded up to me and pressed her nose against the side of my neck. I licked her ear and nuzzled the side of her neck. "Should we continue," I purred and Swift sighed. "No, let's just walk the rest of the way," she murmured and backed away a little to turn around.

I padded closer to her, limping slightly. The branch left a small mark on my stomach where it hit. Swift glanced at me nervously but kept walking. We weren't that far from the camp as I expected. "Do you want to go to the healer's den?" Swift turned to me and I flicked my ear. "No, I think I can handle it," I chuckled and licked her ear.

She closed her eyes slightly and purred. I laughed and swayed my tail. "Hey Topaz, hey Swift. We will do training starting at dusk," Rat padded up to us with Briar at his side. "Alright," I sighed and stretched. "I'll go tell Acorn," Swift said, she was staring at something. I followed her gaze and saw Acorn and Forest talking.

She swayed her tail and padded over to them. I flicked my ear and padded to the fresh-kill pile.

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Swift's pov

"Acorn, the group is going to train at dusk," I said to Acorn. He nodded slightly and smiled. "Did you tell her Acorn?" Forest looked at Acorn and then at me. "N-Not yet," Acorn said and looked at me. I flicked my ear and glanced behind my shoulder. "Tell me what," I said and curled my tail around my paws.

"Echo is expecting kits," he smiled warmly and happiness glowed in his eyes. "That's great," I purred and smiled back. "I think Topaz is waiting for you," Acorn smiled and I looked behind my shoulder. Topaz stood up tall by the den entrance. "Bye," I said before padding over to Topaz.

I stopped walking when Yarrow and Furze's kits ran in my way. Adder pinned down Heather and Jade leapt onto his back, making them collapse. I smiled slightly and watched Yarrow pad up to them. He pulled Jade away playfully and pressed his muzzle against her head. She giggled and Heather and Adder leapt onto Yarrow's tail.

I padded around them and walked faster. Topaz padded up to me and smiled. "Do you want to go to the waterfall, just to relax," he smiled and nuzzled the side of my neck. I purred and brushed against him. He turned around and twined our tails together. We padded out of the camp and towards the Waterfall Clearing.

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"I love you," Topaz whispered in my ear and I purred. "I love you too," I muttered back and licked the side of his muzzle. He looked at me and I stared back at his yellow and amber eyes. "Swift, you need to promise me something," he said seriously. I flattened my ears slightly and scooted closer, feeling comfort with him close to me.

"What," I said and he blinked. "Stay safe during the battle… I-I don't want to lose you," I saw his eyes become watery and his breaths became shaky. "I will, but you have to do the same," I said and licked his ear. "Don't worry about me," he smiled and rested his head across my legs. I laid my head on his neck and licked his muzzle.

"But what about the kits," I said and he glanced at me. "Ring said that the trainees will work together, Shard, Cloud, Rain, Breeze, Eren, and Blizzard will all be fighting together," Topaz said and licked my ear. "Ok," I simply said and closed my eyes.

"Hey," Topaz moved his shoulder a little, waking me up, "look. A sunset." I opened my eyes and looked up at the sky. The sun casted orange and yellow colors in the sky, making the clouds look orange. The light bounced off the water, making it also appear orange.

I smiled and twined my tails tighter. He licked my cheek and nuzzled me. I nuzzled him back and smiled. "The group should be here soon," Topaz murmured and nudged me. I backed away a little so he could sit up.

"Then we should get ready," I said and shook out my pelt. "There's nothing we could do but wait," he said before padding to the boulder by the pool of water. I stood up and stretched before padding over to the boulder.

I leapt onto it quickly and he rubbed his head against my shoulder. I pressed my nose against his neck and sat down, a little in front of him. He scooted up so we were shoulder-to-shoulder. He placed his left paw on my right paw gently and I looked down at our paws. I looked up at him and he smiled.

I leaned into him and he pressed his nose softly against my ear. I sighed softly and stared up at the sky.

How many days of peace will we have before the final battle? What if we both die in this battle? Or what if one of us just dies?

I looked at Topaz, who was staring up at the sky. I smiled and followed his gaze to a cloud.

Whatever happens to us, it was worth everything. I don't regret any decisions I have made. And if I die, I know that my kits and everyone else will be fine, with or without me.

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A/N: There is the chapter. I hoped you enjoy. I honestly almost cried a little near the ending.

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