A/N: Hey guys! I'm back with another chapter! This one will be interesting and I have been waiting to write this one since the prologue.
TheOtakuWeirdo: Maybe.
Echos of the Storm: he might be the killer, he might not be.
Willowtuft: you never know, I might trick you or I might not and thanks!
Sophiedancer: thanks!
Random Rainbows (guest): interesting! You are correct with the facts!
Potatotheumbreon: he might be the killer, I won't say yet.
Amberstorm223: I surprised you, didn't I? Also, the killer had killed Frostfoot in the elder's den, and then went to his nest to sleep. Sorry if I confused you there!
Winxclubfan1 (guest): nope. He isn't the killer.
Juniperleaf of Riverclan: Foxscar might be the killer; the chapter will say who the killer/killers are.
Foreststar: haha, very funny. I'm just writing her story, I could kill Grasswing off or let her live. Also, Foxscar might be the killer but I could have it someone unexpected like Barkfang or Pebblefall.
Illuminastro: thank you! Also, the heart emoji did show up in reviews!
Bob jones (guest): Maybe…
Brightcloud0915: I agree. The killer is pure evil.
Leopardfire892: You never know; I might kill Bluekit.
Cutelittlewolfie: here is the update! I hope you like the interesting chapter!
Andrea (guest): I agree.
Guestpersonanonymous: Grasswing might survive, she might die. This chapter and next chapter will decide her fate!
I hope you guys really like it!
Chapter 34
It had been a moon since Grasswing had become deputy. The clan had been shocked when they found Frostfoot, their retired medicine cat, with his throat sliced in the elder's den. Panic began to rise, Applefrost had been right. Whoever the killer was, it was a Wingclan cat.
The killer watched from the shadows, giving the deputy an icy glare. "It's your fault! It's your entire fault!" he snarled, not loud enough for everyone to hear.
Another cat walked towards him. "Don't worry. We will get our revenge soon. She will suffer and you will become deputy," the other cat promised.
"When I become leader after I kill Birdstar, you will become my deputy. Grasswing will die a slow and painful death," the first cat growled. He heard his name being called and walked over to his friend.
Grasswing watched her kits playing happily with a moss ball just outside the nursery. It was a bit difficult taking care of her kits and also doing her deputy roles. "Momma? Could we have a squirrel?" Mosskit asked, running over to her.
"Sure. You can grab a squirrel only if you make sure to share with your littermates," she reminded and the black kit nodded, dashing over to the fresh kill pile.
"Grasswing? I was wondering if you could send out one more hunting patrol before sunhigh," Birdstar said, walking over to her.
The brown deputy nodded. "Quailsong! Since you and Foxscar aren't doing anything right now, how about you take another cat with you on a hunting patrol," Grasswing called out.
Quailsong dipped her head, gesturing for Foxscar and Oakleaf to come with her. As Grasswing watched them vanish into the territory, she noticed Foxscar seemed to be rather cold to her. Colder than normal.
Was he Birdstar's second choice? He was a good cat and everyone seemed to like him.
"Hey Grasswing!" Barkfang called and she turned around to see her brother padding over to her. "Leaf bare is coming but prey is still plentiful it seems," he purred and she nodded.
"The kits will love playing in the snow," she replied and as if on cue, a snowflake fluttered down from the grey clouds above them. "Well, I better make sure the kits have a nap so they can play later in the snow," she meowed, touching her nose to her brother's cheek. She walked over to her kits that had finished their squirrel.
She heard them meowing in awe at the fluffy white snowflakes falling from the sky. "What is it?" Moonkit asked.
"It's cold."
Bluekit leapt up, batting a snowflake with her fluffy paws. "Are you having fun with the snowflakes?" their mother asked and Bluekit nodded.
"Will more come?"
Grasswing nodded. "Soon the whole camp will be filled with snow."
"But how can such a small thing cover the whole clearing?" Mosskit asked and Grasswing smiled.
"Kits, how about you have a nap-" She began, groans coming from her kits. "You didn't let me finish. You have a nap so later you won't be tired to play in the snow. By the time you wake up, there should be more snow," Grasswing finished and the kits scampered to the warm nursery.
The brown tabby she-cat followed them into the nursery to make sure they slept. Curling up in her nest, she closed her eyes, her six kits curled up at her belly. As slept took over, she didn't know that one of her dreams was going to come true…
Bluekit opened one eye, checking to see if her mother and siblings were asleep. She couldn't sleep; she just had too much energy in her. Peeking outside, she watched as the snow began to fall down more and more. She giggled as she jumped to bat the fluffy flakes falling from the grey clouds.
She was having so much fun, she didn't notice as a cat began to walk towards her. "Bluekit? Why aren't you having a nap?" he asked and Bluekit looked up at Stormclaw.
"Because I'm not tired. I want to still play," she answered and Stormclaw smiled.
"Since you aren't tired, how about I take you on an adventure?" he suggested and the kit's blue eyes widened like moons.
"Adventure?" she echoed and he nodded.
"Just follow me. You can't tell anyone though," he whispered, slinking into the shadows of camp. Bluekit followed him and he led her quietly out of camp and into the forest.
"Wow! The forest is so big!" she said in awe. Stormclaw just grumbled, ignoring her. "Where are we going?" she asked.
"Just follow me. We are almost there," he muttered.
When they had gotten to a small clearing, far away from camp, Stormclaw instructed for her to sit down. "Ah, Stormclaw? Is that you?" a voice called and a ginger tom stepped out from behind the bushes.
Foxscar narrowed his eyes when he saw Bluekit. "Bluekit, why aren't you in the nursery?"
"Stormclaw told me that he was going to take me on an adventure!" she squeaked and Foxscar grinned, his long claws gleaming in the dappled clearing.
"Bluekit. You are mistake," he growled and the tiny kit flattened her ears. "You are a freak, just like your mother. She shouldn't be deputy! She should have died when she was exiled!" he hissed and Bluekit flattened her ears to the back of her skull.
"What d-do you mean?" she stammered, the scent of fear entering the clearing. "Y-You got her exiled?"
Stormclaw chuckled. "Not exactly. Foxscar helped get her exiled, father was the one who kicked her," he answered, digging his claws into the soft dirt.
"Of course, mother had to go with her, leaving us! Even after Tigerstrike attacked her and fatally wounded her, she still lived!" His voice then got dangerously low. "But this time, she won't be able to save one thing that means so dear to her," he snarled, slinking towards the terrified kit.
"No! Get away from me!" she wailed, getting to her paws. She backed away, not wanting Foxscar to kill her. "MOMMA!" she cried and Stormclaw snickered.
"She isn't going to come for you. They don't care about you."
Bluekit shook her head. "Momma loves me! Dad loves me! They will come for me!" she argued but her hope began to trickle away.
Grasswing opened her eyes, blinking the sleep out of them. Yawning, she looked down at her five sleeping kits. Wait, five? Where was Bluekit? Alarmed, she got to her paws and looked wildly around the small nursery. Oceanmist, who noticed the brown tabby queen acting oddly, meowed, "Grasswing, what's wrong?"
"I can't find Bluekit!" she wailed. "Do you think she went out?" Not giving the black she-cat time to answer, Grasswing dashed outside. Applefrost, spotting his mate, dashed over to her.
"Grasswing? W-"
"Bluekit is missing! I can't find her!" She meowed, interrupting her mate with a frantic look in her gaze. At those words, Applefrost's eyes widened.
"Where would she go?" he asked. "She can't be far! We have to find her before the snow gets worse!"
She nodded. "Gather a few cats with you to search the forest. I'll take another patrol with me," she said as a few cats began to crowd around, worried and confused.
"Quailsong! Get cats to help you search camp for Bluekit!" Applefrost called and his sister nodded.
"Wait, have you seen Foxscar?" Tigerstrike asked his sister and she gasped.
The dream! It was a fox and the fox was going to kill Bluekit! "No! We have to find Foxscar!" she yowled, running into the forest.
"MOMMA! PLEASE HELP ME!"
She strained her ears. The call was faint but it was defiantly Bluekit. "This way! Hurry!"
A/N: Oh no! Time is running out for Bluekit. Will Grasswing get to her daughter on time or will the dream come true? Will Foxscar and Stormclaw pull off the kill without being caught? Isn't it odd that every time I'm typing a chapter, I am listening to a new song? I mean, what are the odds?
Grasswing's chapter song today was: Odds Are- Barenaked Ladies.
Yup. I listened to that while writing this, no idea why. It doesn't match the chapter at all, but it's a great song! I will try to put the next chapter up soon!
-Grasswing.
