So I did what I said I'd do yesterday, and completed four more chapters

Um, so here's one of them

Anyway, welcome back lovely readers!

PhoenixRune: *looks at knife* cha cha real smooth. I showed my friends your review and they said I should be worried. *Looks through chapter again* oh crap

SunKatt: I love JayxBriar too :D Aw thank you! *Eats tansy*

So after reading through this chapter again, both of you are going to kill me, I think

Ah great

Enjoy!

Jayfeather POV

I managed to flop onto my bed without hitting the floor first, though the relief of completed homework already hit me harder anyways. We've made it to December seventeenth, hallelujah. Somewhere across from me,I could hear Lionblaze lying on his bed groaning while Foxleap was cackling hysterically.

"What did he do?" I called over in an almost bored tone, though a smile was creeping onto my lips.

"Greystripe, you know that moron?" Foxleap responded for him, voice still a few pitches higher in laughter, "He taught me how to make soot bombs!"

So that explained why Lionblaze smelt like he'd been covered in ashes. He had.

"You might wanna bomb-check your bed first." he advised.

"Aww," I could imagine the dark ginger fake-pouting as I felt lightly around the bed, "you don't think I'd pull off the same trick twice do you?"

"Yes," I responded, scooping the sphere out of my covers and throwing it carelessly over to him.

He laughed and I heard the faint sound of him catching it, though it didn't explode. Instead his footsteps took him over to the window, then there was the slight creak of it being opened then he laughed quietly again.

"Nightcloud is leaning on the windowsill and staring outside." he reported to us quietly.

I got the hint and replied, "Do it."

"I wasn't waiting for your permission."

He leant back out and called "HEY NIGHTCLOUD!"

I felt Lionblaze lead me over to the window and he whispered in my ear that Nightcloud looked up, and her face is so pale with makeup. Then that's he's dropped it.

A loud, high-pitched wail tells me that it's hit the target. "AAAAAHHHHHH FOXLEEEEEAAAAAPPP!"

There's the hurried sound of many windows opening at once, and I burst out laughing as I imagined Nightcloud's shocked and angry face, covered in black ashes. Everyone joined in, and I heard several cheers and doors opening as people on the other side of rooms ran over to see the great show.

Through all this cut Greystripe yelling "That's how it's done!" then giving a loud 'whoop', and Nightcloud wailing something about her makeup despite the fact that it was around nine-thirty at night and she would probably be taking it off soon.

Then all of a sudden, cutting through the laughter, a low, loud moaning sound followed by creaking, snapping and grinding. Lionblaze and Foxleap gave out sudden gasps and a yell, and the cheers turned to sudden, terrified screams. I heard hard, solid things hitting walls as they fell down.

"What's going on?" I hissed to them.

"The roof's collapsing!"

I felt panic, fear and dread creep up my spine and tensed. "Where?"

"Directly above Brindleshade, Ivyp-" Foxleap cut off himself and I felt the exact same emotions take over me.

I reached the door first though he was quickly haring behind me. We ran down the halls, pushing students out of our paths as we tried to reach the collapsed room, desperately calling names. I felt my voice become hoarser every second, but I still kept on calling no matter what. I stopped when I felt the ground become uneven and when I picked up the smell of settling dust.

"BRIARLIGHT!" I yelled, "BRIARLIGHT!"

But no matter how hard I screamed there was no response.

I heard the hyperventilating of Brindleshade standing nearby, and felt a guiltily bitter feeling of resentment at the thought that she got out in time. Foxleap called for Ivypool beside me, and I heard scraping and shuffling, then a thud as something was pushed over and heard Ivypool scramble to her feet and hurry towards us, breathing panicked, coughing.

"Foxleap!" she called, and I think she basically ran into him as he muttered things to her.

I refused to give up calling, and I heard Blossomfall and Bumblestripe approach beside me, their shouts adding to the volume.

Just when I was about to give up hope, I heard the quiet call of "Jayfeather?" from within the rubble, and ran into the mess no matter how dangerous it was.

"Briarlight, where are you?" I called.

"Over here," came the weak reply, and I dashed towards it, locating her trapped under a large slab. I found her hand and took it up, holding it tight.

"It's going to be okay, we're going to get you out of there." I told her quietly.

"I can't feel my legs…" she replied, a slight sob in her voice.

"It'll be okay."

Suddenly Lionblaze was beside me, lifting the slab carefully off her back and I pulled her up into my arms gently, stroking her hair and keeping her close. Then two of the doctors were beside me, and I recognised Cloud Spots and Pebble Heart as they took her off me. I trailed behind them like a puppy as they carried her briskly towards the stairs. I heard Featherwhisker ordering Brindleshade and Ivypool into the medic room for treatment to shock and other possible injuries, but I couldn't hear all other noises anymore. My Briarlight was hurt. My Briarlight was in danger.

I sat down in the waiting room next to Bumblestripe, and no one spoke a word as they took her out for an X-ray. I felt mute, like I couldn't say anything. I didn't want to, I only wanted Briarlight to be okay.

I was the first to jump to my feet when they came back in at around ten.

"We have results." Yellowfang said in a grave tone.

"And?"

"She has a broken spine."

I'm sorry

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..see you on the flip side

~KT