A/N: In case you haven't read my story Mismatched Curse, I am temporarily stopping this story and Mismatched Curse in order to finish Heart of the Moon quicker. This will be the last upload for a while, but I will continue when Heart of the Moon is over. Thanks for Fallowfern for following and adding this story as a favorite.
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Thanks for the reviews guys. Hope you enjoy this chapter. So nobody has told me anything about stopping with Toadsplash's pov in the beginning, so in every chapter, there will be two or more pov's.
ON WITH THE CHAPTER
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Toadsplash's pov
It was the next day and I was sitting with Duskcloud. "Toadsplash, Miststar will like to talk to us," Mudstorm whispered in my ear. I quickly nuzzled Duskcloud and began following my brother. We entered the leaders den. "You just don't follow my orders do you," Miststar snarled at me and my brother.
"You can't tell us who and who not to love Miststar, we have our own thoughts," Mudstorm snarled and lashed his tail. "I am your leader," she snarled back. "Then act like it," I mumbled. She flicked her ear in my direction and glared at me. I narrowed my eyes and lifted my head.
"Do you want to be replaced as deputy," she threatened me. "Go ahead, as long as I get to stay with Duskcloud," I said. She narrowed her eyes and her claws unsheathe. I stood up and padded to the den entrance. I stopped. I looked behind my shoulders and stared at my mother.
"And if you ever hurt her in any way, you will be seeing dad in the Dark Forest," I snarled and padded outside. Did I just threaten to kill her? I shook my head and padded over to the fresh-kill pile. I picked out a frog and backed away from it. Something ran into my leg and I saw that it was one of the new kits.
Golden brown fur. Leopardkit. I set my frog down and crouched so I was level with the small kit. She smiled and looked around. Her green eyes glowed with curiosity. "Shouldn't you be in the nursery," I purred. She looked at me again. "Yep," she said and giggled. I saw Dovekit and Echokit run out of the nursery.
Dovekit had green eyes exactly like Leopardkit's. Echokit had yellow eyes. Leopardkit ran to her siblings and I picked up my frog. I padded over to Duskcloud. She was talking to Palestone.
Palestone saw me and looked away immediately. Duskcloud looked behind her shoulder at me. "Hi," Duskcloud purred. I purred slightly and placed the frog down. Palestone looked angry. I never was like this with her. I took a small bite from the frog and passed it to Duskcloud.
"Am I on a patrol or what," Palestone snarled. I looked up from the frog and tilted her head. Patrol? I widened my eyes and stood up. I didn't plan any patrols. I swallowed the frog meat in my mouth and padded quickly over to the frog crevice. I leapt up onto it and turned towards the camp.
"Um, Palestone, take Stripesky, Smokeblaze, and Shadestone on a patrol," I yowled. Palestone and Duskcloud looked at each other. "Um, Smokeblaze isn't here anymore," Duskcloud said. "What do you mean not here," I said. "He went missing this morning, it led towards the mountains and we didn't want to risk losing even more warriors to Fang," Shadestone said.
I flattened my ears. Fang. "Very well, take Mudstorm instead," I said and leapt down from the crevice. In about a moon or so, we will be leaving this area to go to the abandoned forest. I don't want this plan to work. Not now. Not now that everyone likes me. I shook my head and padded back to Duskcloud.
"Why do you think he left," I said and took a bite from the frog. She shrugged. "Nobody just leaves like that Duskcloud," I murmured and passed the frog to her. She took a bite and looked up at the sky. "Toadsplash," Sootear snarled.
I flattened my ears and looked towards the warriors den. "Where's Palestone," he said and narrowed his eyes. "I sent her on a patrol relax," I hissed and took the last bite from the frog. "Why didn't you put me on it," he snarled and unsheathed his claws. "Sootear, I am not looking for a fight right now," I said and stood up.
"But I am," he snarled and crouched down. I closed my eyes and unsheathed my claws. They were getting shorter. I opened my eyes and looked at Sootear. His green eyes flashed with anger. "Why do you hate me," I said. "I have my reasons," he snarled and began running to me. Too predictable. I side stepped out of the way and sunk my claws into his back. I pinned him on his side and hissed in his face.
"Give me a good reason," I snarled. He pushed me off and stood up. "Step down, let me be deputy," he snarled. I lashed my tail. Should I? "No," I snarled. "Toadsplash," I heard Miststar. Sootear sat down innocently. Duskcloud snarled and stood by my side. "Why are you always fighting him," she yowled.
"Stay out of my business Miststar," I snarled and looked in her direction. I heard Sootear gasp and Duskcloud stepped away a little. Miststar walked into the sunlight and away from the shadows of her den. She walked up on a small hill and raised her head.
"You do not talk like that to your leader," she snarled. I flexed my claws and walked to her. "I don't see you as my leader or a mother," I snarled lowly. She perked her ears up. "Fogstar had every right to join the Dark Forest, and you do too," I snarled and sprinted to her. Fogstar was my dad. She yowled and leapt into the air. I trained for this. I stopped in front of her and leapt into the air as well. I slashed at the side of her head and she was falling to the ground.
I landed behind her and I turned around. I saw the hunting patrol returning and they dropped their prey. This ends here. I put my claws on my mother's neck and slash them, barely missing her throat. I slashed and bit anywhere I could. She was breathing heavily and refused to fight back. I put my claws to her throat and snarled.
Her misty blue eyes I used to seek for comfort looked up at me. A flashback of her cuddling with me and Mudstorm in the nursery appeared in my head. Fang appeared that day and killed Fogstar. Me and my brother were scared. I sheathed my claws and backed away. I looked at her body. I didn't just get her neck. She had a long gash on her side, a bite mark on her leg, another three claw mark on her belly, and multiple slashes on her neck.
I backed away more and looked around. Everyone was scared. I looked around camp frantically. I couldn't take it anymore. I sprinted pass the hunting patrol and ran out of camp. Twigs, fog, and leaves were in my face and I was temporarily blinded.
I panted heavily and ran pass the Fogless Pond. I was close to the mountains by the time I was exhausted. I sunk my claws into the grassy ground and pulled a clump out. I growled loudly and began pacing. It seemed like I was pacing forever. "Calm down kitty," I turned around and saw Fang sitting on a rock licking his paws.
I narrowed my eyes. "What happened this time huh?" he said and smirked. I didn't answer and kept panting. "Fine, no need to tell me," he said and walked off the rock. He walked to me and I backed away a little. "Fang, leave him alone," a familiar voice stopped Fang.
I looked to where I ran in from and saw Duskcloud standing there. "Why should I, you didn't leave mom and dad alone when you killed them," Fang snarled and glared at her. "I regret every minute of that day," I heard Duskcloud murmur. Mom and Dad? "Where is Smokeblaze," Duskcloud said. "He's at the cave," Fang murmured and turned to me.
He sighed. "Take care of my sister would you?" he said and began padding away. Duskcloud is Fang's sister? "You ok?" Duskcloud said. I looked at her. "I couldn't kill her," I murmured. "Why did you try?" she said and sat down. I need to tell her. I looked away from her.
"The reason I became 'nice' is because Miststar and I planned on taking over the clans. Hailclan and Fogclan are joining together to create on clan in about a moon. After we killed off Fang, we would kill Icestar and Frozencloud and force the Hailclan cats to join us," I said. "We were even planning on bringing Streamclan into this, but Miststar doesn't think Spottedstar will agree," I added.
"So all this, it's just an act," Duskcloud snarled. I looked at her. "What you told me is a lie," she snarled and lashed her tail. "No, no it's not Duskcloud I love you and that's the truth," I said and took a step forward. She took a step back. "I don't know if I can believe you now," she snarled and narrowed her eyes at me.
"Duskcloud, the reason I attacked Miststar is because she didn't want me to fall in love, she wanted this plan to work and she said love is the only thing that will get in the way," I said. "Your words mean nothing to me anymore Toadsplash," she murmured and looked away. "Duskcloud please, you have to believe me," I said. "Leave me alone," she snarled and began running away. No.
I stood there. I can't lose her. I shook my head and began sprinting. Her scent led all the way back to camp. I was panting heavily by the time I made it to camp. She wasn't here. Some warriors in the clearing unsheathed there claws as they saw me enter camp.
"Mudstorm," I said. He turned around and padded to me. He doesn't hate me. "Have you seen Duskcloud," I said breathlessly. "She's in the warriors den, she came in crying, what did you do," he said. "I made a mistake, she knows Mudstorm," I said. "The plan doesn't matter anymore, Redflower says that Miststar may or may not survive the wounds you gave her. You will be leader if she dies," Mudstorm said.
The clan leader. I shook my head. "I have more important problems than being the clan leader Mudstorm," I snarled and began padding to the warriors den. I poked my head in. She wasn't here. "Mudstorm," I said. "Sorry, she's in the nursery," he said and began walking to the fresh-kill pile.
I growled slightly and made my way to the nursery. I stood outside. Should I go in? I flattened my ears. I love her. I sighed and hesitantly walked inside. Flowerpool's kits were sleeping and I saw Duskcloud with Palestone and Flowerpool near the back of the den. Palestone perked her ears up and turned around.
She snarled at me and stood up. Flowerpool looked at me and Duskcloud lifted her head. Her usual bright yellow eyes were clouded with tears. I never have seen her cry before. "I need to talk to you," I said. "Go away," she murmured and Flowerpool put her tail on her shoulder. "Please Duskcloud," I said and stepped forward. Palestone snarled and unsheathed her claws.
"She said go away," Palestone snarled. I looked back at Duskcloud. I closed my eyes and sighed. "I'm sorry," I murmured under my breath and padded out of the den. I padded around camp wondering what to do. I stopped in front of the med-cat den. I stared at it for a while before padding inside. Redflower was running from her herb collection to Miststar.
"Is she going to be ok?" I said. Redflower ignored me and placed cobwebs on the wounds. "I am not sure Toadsplash, but at the rate she is losing blood, she won't survive the night," Redflower said and pressed even more cobwebs. Fogstar. Will she even go to the Dark Forest for this?
I backed out of the den and padded under the Fog Crevice. Everything was falling apart for me. The clan doesn't trust me anymore, I will be leader soon, and Duskcloud hates me. I closed my eyes. What made me snap? I sat down. Should I run? No. I can pull through this. First thing, get the clan to trust me again.
I need to talk to Duskcloud. I looked back towards the nursery and sighed. She doesn't want to talk right now. I stood up and padded over to the warriors den. I curled up in my nest and closed my eyes. I fell asleep, thankfully.
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Snowstrike's pov
"Snowstrike, on a patrol with Cloudshadow and Bluestorm," I perked my ears up at the mention of my name. I spent all last night with Fang. I stood up and quickly made my way over to Cloudshadow and Bluestorm.
"To the Frozen Pond, Fang scent was spotted there this morning," Cloudshadow said. I stiffened slightly. We walked quietly to the Frozen Pond. "Anything?" Bluestorm asked me. "Oh, no," I said and looked around.
"He's spotted here more frequently now," Cloudshadow snarled and looked around with narrowed eyes. Bluestorm glanced at me with a knowing look. I growled slightly and he rolled his eyes. "Might as well hunt here for the time being," Cloudshadow said and broke the ice below him. He slashed his claws into the water and pulled out a small fish.
We ended up getting two small fishes each. I dropped my prey off at the fresh-kill pile. I walked around camp looking for something to do. "Snowstrike," Whiteheart yowled. I turned around to face my friend. "Did you guys find him?" Whiteheart said. I looked down and shook my head. He's not a monster. Not when you give him a chance.
"Well, he won't find us at the abandoned forest," Whiteheart said and looked at my brother. Bluestorm looked back and I saw him smile slightly. They have been doing this a lot lately. "Do you like him," I asked. Whiteheart looked at me and shook her head quickly. Too quickly. I knew she was lieing.
"Ok," I said but smirked slightly. She cleared her throat and looked around. "Well, what do you want to do?" she asked. I sighed and shook out my fur. "Want to visit the kits?" I asked. She nodded and we began padding to the nursery.
We walked inside and I saw all the kits playing around. Glacierstone and Silversnow were arguing. Midnightkit, Mosskit, Cloverkit, Stonekit, Silverkit, and Rainkit ran around me and Whiteheart. Whiteheart crouched down and played with the kits. They all jumped onto her and Whiteheart was covered with kits. I chuckled and rested my head against the den wall.
Iceflower yawned and Glacierstone walked pass me. Silversnow snarled slightly and looked at her kits. Whiteheart stood up and carefully placed Silverkit down. "When can we go outside," Mosskit said to Silversnow. She looked at Iceflower and they nodded. "Be careful," she said and the kits ran pass me. I stepped outside and saw them with wide eyes looking around.
"Why is it so cold?" Stonekit asked. "Well, we live in this kind of area, that's why your fur becomes fluffy when your apprentices," I said and took the lead. I slowed down so the kits kept up with me. "Who is the leader," Mosskit asked and ran ahead of me. "Icestar, she sleeps in that den," I said and flicked my tail to the leaders den.
"And the deputy is Frozencloud, he was my mentor," I said. "How many warriors do we have," Midnightkit asked. I looked at Whiteheart. "We have 8, not including the deputy, the queens, and the leader," Whiteheart said. "Why so little?" Cloverkit asked. "That's for your mothers to tell you," Whiteheart murmured.
We didn't learn about Fang until we were almost warriors. I guess since we are leaving soon, Silversnow and Iceflower will tell them. What will they say? He's a monster who kills. I closed my eyes. That isn't true, at least with me.
"We will show you the rest tomorrow, it's almost dusk," Whiteheart said and the kits whined. We led them back and Whiteheart and I began padding to the warriors den. I curled up in my nest. I wasn't going to meet Fang today. I sighed and closed my eyes. At least I can see him tomorrow.
I soon fell into a deep sleep.
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A/N: A little shorter than the rest. Sorry for that lol. So know Toadsplash told Duskcloud, and she hates him again. Dun dun dun. Once again, I won't upload on this story for a while so, sorry if this was a boring chapter. Please review, follow, and favorite. Thank you and peace out.
~Wolfcreations14 :3