Chapter 6, meeting Rippleclaw

Demonshadow looked across the ShadowClan border and into RiverClan.

Something caught her eye. It was a dark tabby shape, with broad shoulders and a wide face. A smaller cat, one with a silvery striped pelt followed him.

"Hawkfrost!" Demonshadow almost yowled out the name when she saw her father. She kneaded the ground with anticipation, hoping he would see her.

He did.

Hawkfrost turned around and caught sight of her. He charged across the land, and stopped at Demonshadow, tail raised, growling.

Demonshadow looked into his ice-blue eyes. They were full of hostility.

"Hawkfrost," Demonshadow addressed the RiverClan deputy. He dipped his head stiffly.

"Who is this?" the silver tom asked, coming to stand by him.

"This is Demonshadow," Hawkfrost growled. "She is an enemy, Rippleclaw."

Rippleclaw's deep blue eyes searched hers. He had handsome markings, brown paws tail and face covered the silver on some places. He had a broad face, and his eyes seemed to glow.

"Greetings," Demonshadow meowed. Rippleclaw didn't move.

Hawkfrost gave a low growl. "Come on, Rippleclaw, let's go."

Rippleclaw turned around and walked away.

Hawkfrost glanced back at Demonshadow. He turned away finally and charged over the hill.

OOOOO

Demonshadow dreamed that night. She was in a dark forest, it was completely unfamiliar. She ran through the thick dark trees.

Suddenly she came into a small clearing. Rain was falling heavily, and a massive cat stood atop a rock. Three other cats were gathered beneath it.

"Demonshadow," the big cat boomed. Demonshadow ran up. The other cats were, Bramblestar, Hawkfrost, and Bramblestar's son, Adderpelt.

What is this? Demonshadow wondered. A Tigerstar meeting?

The big cat on the rock looked down at her. "I am Tigerstar," he boomed.

Demonshadow's jaw dropped. She listened as Tigerstar spoke.

"When you are leaders," he looked in Demonshadow's, Adderpelt's and Hawkfrost's direction. "remember that you are the boss, and the Clan must obey you. If they do not, attack them, to prove a point."

He looked at Demonshadow. "You are a great cat, since you follow in my footsteps. I am glad that you have my black heart, for I was a great warrior, and my blood and heart should run freely in the Clans."

The other cats shuffled their paws nervously. Demonshadow did not. "You are the cat I look up to," She told her grandfather. "Many cats look up to Firestar but I don't." She took a deep breath. "That sniveling, crowfood eating kittypet is a coward in my eyes. Was he the one that one the battles? Was he the one that saved the Clan? No. His prophecy is a fake. Spottedleaf may think it is true, and so may ThunderClan, But I don't. Tigerstar, I believe you are the cat that saved the Clans, and Firestar is TO FULL OF HIMSELF!"

Tigerstar dipped his head. "Well said youngster," he meowed. "I am, of course, the rightful cat, the cat who should be honored, not that soft-blooded kittypet, Firestar. Demonshadow, I trust that you will do your best to become the leader of ShadowClan."

Demonshadow tried to hide it, but a growl escaped her throat. Tigerstar had been boasting. She sure didn't like Firestar, but the way Tigerstar was boasting was wrong.

Demonshadow unsheathed her claws and sunk them into the peaty earth.

"When I become leader of ShadowClan-," she began, but Tigerstar interrupted

"Demonshadow, will you murder, plot, and kill to become the leader of ShadowClan?"

Demonshadow looked over at the cats. Brambleclaw and Adderpelt were shaking there heads, and even Hawkfrost looked a bit shaken. He had not plotted and murdered to become deputy, Mistystar had chosen him. He seemed content with being deputy, had no need to want to become leader…

Demonshadow glanced at her paws, her neck furs bristling with shock. She looked up into the scorching amber gaze of Tigerstar. His head was raised, and his tail lashed back and forth.

Demonshadow glanced one more time at the other cats. "Yes," she answered finally, her voice quivering.

"NOOO!" Bramblestar yowled, jumping onto the rock at Tigerstar. The bigger of the two lashed out a paw, and it cut into Bramblestar's neck. There was a yowl that was cut short as blood trickled onto the rock. Tigerstar looked up, his dead son at his paws.

This has to be a dream! Demonshadow yowled silently. She rose to her paws.

"Don't touch him," Hawkfrost whispered. He sunk his long claws into the ground.

"You are a -," Adderpelt's yowl stopped as suddenly Tigerstar began to fade.

Adderpelt turned back to Demonshadow. "I am going…to tell ShadowClan... that they need to watch there tails. Demonshadow I will someday come, and get you. You really do have Tigerstar's blood."

Fury surged through Demonshadow. She leapt on the smaller cat, her long, dangerous claws only a heartbeat away from his neck.

OoOoO

Moonhowl stormed into camp, watching Thornclaw with narrowed eyes. He was eating a mouse with Sorreltail. When he saw Moonhowl he stood up and walked over.

Moonhowl locked gazes with him, and Thornclaw remembered something that happened a long time ago…

Thornclaw watched as Moonpaw scouted the ShadowClan border for herbs. A thin black cat crossed the border and rubbed noses with her.

"Ravenpaw!" Moonpaw exclaimed.

Thornclaw watched sadly as the two cats walked off together. He had always thought that Moonpaw was beautiful…But she wanted Ravenpaw…

Moonhowl glared at Thornclaw. He grabbed a mouse from the pile and walked over to the nettle patch, and Moonhowl followed.

"Moonhowl," he meowed. "I'm sorry. I knew you loved Ravenshadow but…I wanted you to give him up," he admitted, "So you could be with me."

"Thornclaw…" She whispered, at a loss for words. What could she tell him? Maybe if Ravenshadow didn't love her anymore she could like another tom…

"Moonhowl," Thornclaw meowed suddenly, gazing into her narrowed green eyes, and his eyes were worried. "I think I've fallen in love with you."

Witch pairing do you like best?

Moonhowl & Ravenshadow

Moonhowl & Thornclaw

Demonshadow & Ravenshadow

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