ive had this sat in my google docs for twenty days and only just got around to uploading it

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okay now without further ado have the chapter

Normal POV

"It failed."

The Dark Forester stormed up to the BloodClanner and grabbed him by the collar, ignoring the scrape of the fangs against his hand. He glared into the confused narrow eyes of them, and picked them up, being much taller than them.

"The plan failed. Both of them survived, and not only that, but he was saved by a blind kid. Who can't even swim!"

Seeing as he was choking his new ally, he dropped them and looked over the situation by the lake, where the two kids had been carried to shore and were now being taken care of by the medics from the high school. They all seemed relieved they were alive, but worried for their health, and one brunette in a wheelchair seemed to be crying and caught between both.

"Your stupid plan failed, and now think of what's going to happen to us. You called it flawless, and it didn't work!"

"It was never meant to."

Both of them turned to the new voice, startled. There was a girl wearing a dark purple hoodie standing on one of the tree branches above and a little bit behind them. A teal collar embedded with the same dark teeth as the boy below them ran around her neck. Her face was shadowed by the trees surrounding them, but both could feel her gaze. Judgmental and cold. Yet almost empty.

The Dark Forest teen was a little worried, since this girl must've been following them for awhile without them noticing, but the BloodClanner was angry.

"You! You said this was going to work! You were the one who screwed it up! And on purpose! You traitor, get down here so-"

He cut himself off in shock as his hand went to the knife at his hip, only to find that it was missing. Both their faces paled as they looked back up.

She wasn't holding one knife.

She was holding three.

Sagefeather's POV

Okay, so would you like to know what happened after the ice incident?

I'll tell you, it was all mostly good news.

Jayfeather and Flametail are fine. A little shaken and with colds, but all good. They're being kept in the Medical Wing for a little while to recover, and just in case they get hypothermia or something. Nobody went into shock or the like, but everyone was pretty panicked. We're all just really relieved now, and I think Flametail's siblings and cousins are going to be really thanking Jayfeather once they're in the clear.

But anyway.

I folded the bookmark into the book I was reading as Feathertail walked back into the room.

"How is she?" I asked, referring to Tawnypelt. The poor girl had been really shaky and sad since Snowbird died. I don't know what happened, she doesn't want to share the details, but I can tell it's bad.

"She's getting better. I think knowing that Flametail will be okay healed the pain slightly." Feathertail explains, "They're very close as cousins, I can remember she's always been like a mother to them, even if she's only a year or two older."

I nod. "I've noticed a lot of siblings and family are close here, as opposed to all of the memes you see online and stuff. 'Was the same in RWA too."

"A lot of things work differently on the Five Islands. Might just be because of old traditions and things, survival instincts and relying on family to always be there running in our blood still. I know I couldn't stand a day without knowing where Stormfur was and if he's okay."

"So I've seen."

There's a pause as she crosses over to Willowshine's bed and places a small package neatly onto it alongside a note. I tilt my head questioningly, and Feathertail smiles.

"The marigold seeds she ordered. She wants to start a little garden on the window. It will help for the Medical Wing, she says."

"Oh, nice."

Then.
"Hey, actually I've been meaning to ask...do you have any siblings?"

The question catches me off-guard, and the breath hitches in my throat as I look away and try to find the right words. "I...uh...I had a twin sister. She...she died when we were twelve."

"Oh...I'm sorry." I can hear the sadness in her voice, "Was she nice?"

"Yeah...she was the best there was for me. She matched my adventurous nature, but was much calmer. I got into a lot less trouble when she was around. But she always knew how to have fun. I miss her, but...I try not to dwell on it too much."

"I'm glad there are happy memories still then. Are...are you okay with telling me her name?"

I nod, turning back to face her. Her light blue eyes are soft and pitiful. "She was called Owl That Hunts At Dusk. Owl for short."

"That's a nice name."

"Thanks."

There's a moment of silence that passes between us as I push away the feelings of grief nagging at the back of my mind. Then Feathertail hops over to me, smiling.
"I have an idea! Why don't you come and meet my brother?"

"Oh, Stormfur? Sounds good to me!"

I place the book down and get up, returning her smile. She grips my hand and leads me quite quickly out of the room, stopping only to lock the door and then select the recreational floor a few floors up.

"Where is he?" I ask as we wait for the elevator to arrive.

"He'll be in the Music Room, he's quite good with a guitar." she replies, almost as if her sibling bond was that strong that she knew where he'd be always.

"Acoustic or electric?"

"Acoustic."

Then something clicks and I stare at her in disbelief. "Wait, we have a Music Room here?!"

"You didn't?" she asks curiously, and I shake my head.

"Dude, we didn't have sh-crap in the Academy. You were lucky to find an empty classroom if you had an instrument."

"Wow. Do you play anything?"

"I can kinda play clarinet. It's under the bed at the moment though. You?"

"Piano. I'm thinking of taking flute lessons from Honeyfern though. I like the sound of both."

I nod, expecting that from the kind and ever-calm Feathertail.

We arrive and she leads me down the corridors. The Recreational Floor is smaller than the other floors, holding a couple of small rooms for alone time, some art rooms for when the art classrooms are occupied, some computer suites and then the fabled Music Room, which is, in fact, occupied by Stormfur, sat on a convenient table rather than the chairs strumming a guitar. His sister taps on the window, and he looks up, smiles, then lets us in.

"Hey sis, how's it going?" he asks immediately, closing the door again after us.

"Well thanks, you?"

"Yeah." he then turns to me, "And, uh, I don't believe we've had the pleasure of meeting before. I'm Stormfur."

"Sagefeather, nice to meet you." I reply, smiling.

"Bruh, wait, Sagefeather? As in the Sagefeather who showed up Ratscar and Spiderleg barely a day into arriving?"

I laugh, half awkwardly. "That would be me. I didn't realise I'd already created a reputation."

"Heh, happens if you hang around with Foxleap and Ivypool. Everyone knows them. And, uh, nice to meet you too."

Stormfur is as warm and playful as Feathertail has described to me. He has a strong build and is quite tall, with dark grey hair and friendly amber eyes. Quite handsome, heheh.

"So how's the music going?" Feathertail asks, nodding towards the guitar which is now set carefully on the table.

He grins. Must be a passion of his. "Yeah, it's going great. Wanna hear some?"

"Sure!"

"I'd love to!"

He picks it up and sits back on the table, crossing on leg over the other to act as support. He looks down at the instrument, moves one hand up towards the fretboard and another over the main body, and then begins to play. It's a vaguely familiar tune, but I can't remember the name of the song or the lyrics. He is very good at playing, it turns out, switching chords like second nature. It lasts a couple of minutes, and he finishes with a flair and looks up. We applaud him enthusiastically.

"That was great!" I exclaim.

"Yeah, well done Storm!" Feathertail nods, and he rubs the back of his neck self-consciously.

"Thanks guys."

Suddenly Feathertail's phone dings and she checks it.

"Oh, I have to go. Willowshine left her keys in the room so I have to let her in, be right back."

"Okay."

She exits the room and jogs back over to the elevator. I turn back to Stormfur.

"So what are you taking in subjects?" I ask, curious to know if I'll see him in any.

"Well, maths and English, of course...uh...physics, chemistry, Spanish, ICT and music, I believe." he responds, tapping his guitar faintly, "I like the idea of becoming a guitarist, whether it's full or part time, and the coding skills for backup."

"That sounds fun."

"Mhm. What about you?"

"Apart from the two basics, Latin...chemistry, ICT, biology and physics." I reply, "No clue what I want to be really. Animation or science sounds cool though."

"So I guess we might see each other in some classes?" he says, and I nod happily.

"Yeah, I guess so!"

Ahahaha the return of ?

Everybody still remains confused on whomst she is.

And Stormfur is best boi

uhm not much else to say

well im sorry about the late update and i hope you enjoyed le chapter! See you soon!

~KT