A/N: Here is another chapter of Nothing but a Monster. Let's bring back our favorite couple XD. Anyways, hope you enjoy.
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ON WITH THE CHAPTER
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Snow's pov
I woke up early the next day and blinked the remaining tears away. I flicked my ears and heard paw-steps. I lifted my head away from Fang's chest and flattened my ears slightly. I saw yellow-orange eyes appear at the entrance of the den. "Hey, Snow," Smoke whispered and I flicked my ear. "Bluestorm is here, he wants to talk to you," he added and backed out of the den. I sat up carefully, not trying to wake up Fang.
I stepped over his body and padded to the den entrance. My legs and shoulders ached from the movement. I clenched my teeth and blinked against the sunlight as I padded out of the den. Bluestorm stood up from where he was sitting and trotted to me. He head-butted my shoulder slightly in greeting and purred. I flicked my ear and sighed.
"What is it Bluestorm," I murmured, my voice wavering. I cleared my throat and curled my tail around my paws. "Just checking on you, are you ok?" he tilted his head and I met his gaze. "If I said yes it'll be a lie," I snorted and looked down at the ground. "What's wrong then," Bluestorm asked with concern. "It's just, I had a small argument with Fang, no big deal," I said, trying not to talk about our parents.
"About what," Bluestorm sat in front of me and stood up straight. "Do I have to tell you everything," I said and my fur bristled slightly. "No, sorry I asked," he sighed and stood up. "Oh, I have an apprentice now, so does everyone else," Bluestorm smiled and puffed out his chest slightly. "Who went with who," I said and saw Smoke pad into the den out of the corner of my eye.
"Mosskit, now Mosspaw, went to Cloudshadow. Cloverpaw went to Goldenhawk, I got Midnightpaw, Stonepaw went to Specklefrost, Silverpaw went to Glacierstone, and Rainpaw went to Icestar," Bluestorm said and shook out his fur. "Specklefrost survived," I said, my voice wavering slightly. He nodded and frowned.
I shook my head and cleared my throat. "What about the Fogclan cats," I said and flicked my ear. "Why do they matter," he narrowed his eyes slightly and shook his head. He's just like me, not accepting Fogclan into the clan.
He sighed and flicked his ear. "Dovepaw went to Mudstorm, Echopaw went to Sootear, and Leopardpaw went to Stripesky," Bluestorm said and shook out his fur. "Has any of the queens kitted," I asked and saw him sit up straight again. "No, but Palestone could kit any day, Duskcloud is close behind, Whiteheart has about a moon and a half yet," he smiled when he said Whiteheart. "How is she," I sighed. Even though we had trouble with our friendship, I still cared for her like a sister.
"She's doing fine, just a little grumpy since you left," Bluestorm said and purred slightly. "Thank you," I murmured and closed my eyes slightly. We sat in silence for a while. He broke the silence. "I should, probably get going now, Midnightpaw wants to learn how to hunt," Bluestorm chuckled and stood up. I opened my eyes and looked up at him. "Does anybody know, a-about you coming here," I stuttered and flicked my ear.
He looked at me over his shoulder and shook his head slightly. "Be careful, if they find out you are helping us, they'll kill you," I said. He snorted. "I'm only helping you, not that… monster," he spat and narrowed his eyes slightly. I flattened my ears slightly and stood up to defend Fang. He sighed and shook his head.
"I know, I know. He's not a monster once you get to know him. You told me that so many times already I know it by heart," Bluestorm chuckled and cleared his throat. "I really need to go, I'll be back tomorrow at dawn," he said before I had any time to respond. Bluestorm quickly trotted off and his blue-grey tail disappeared in the bushes.
I sighed softly and swayed my tail. "Good, he's gone," I jumped slightly at Fang's voice. I looked behind my shoulder and saw him sitting by the entrance, leaning against a small stump. "I still don't understand why you two hate each other so much," I said and stood up. He stood up as well and padded to me. "I would have killed him already, but I know how important he is to you," Fang muttered and I chuckled. He licked my ear and smiled.
"Besides, one thing keeps us from fighting each other," he whispered and I felt a smile form. "What is that," I purred and he nudged me slightly. "You," he purred and nuzzled me. I nuzzled him back and purred. "Hello, I'm right here," Smoke said and padded around us. I smiled and Fang smirked at him. Smoke chuckled and lifted his nose in the air.
He perked his ears up and looked around. "Fang, she's coming," Smoke said, somewhat excitedly. Fang perked his ears up slightly and looked at me. "Who," I said and looked at both of them. Fang glanced at Smoke and Smoke shrugged. "You remember how I told you I have a sister," Fang said and shuffled his paws.
"I'm happy to hear that you talk about me still," I perked my ears up and looked behind my shoulder. Duskcloud was standing by the bushes, her ears flattened slightly. "It slipped out," Fang grumbled and narrowed his eyes. "Whatever," Duskcloud murmured and Smoke padded up to her. "So, when are they coming," Smoke said and motioned to Duskcloud's belly.
She shrugged and licked her paw. "I still can't believe you are having kits with him," Fang growled and Duskcloud glared at him. "I don't need your approval for who I love," she hissed and Fang turned to me. "Well I kept my promise to myself, I was the one who took his first life," Fang smirked and looked over at Duskcloud. "I heard," she hissed, her fur bristling.
"Well, it's not my fault," Fang said and nuzzled me. "He almost killed Snow," he murmured and touched his nose to mine. "What," I sad Duskcloud's fur lay flat and her ears perk up. "Y-You're lying to me," she stuttered and Smoke shook his head. "Now why would I lie," Fang said innocently and I saw him hiding a smirk. Duskcloud looked at me with wide-eyes. "Snowstrike, did Toadstar almost… kill you," her voice dropped to a whisper. A shiver went up my spine and I narrowed my eyes.
I gave a small nod and she flattened her ears. "I think you need to go, if someone finds you out of the forest by yourself, you'll get in trouble," Smoke said and Duskcloud looked at him. She snorted. "The worst they can do to me is keep one of the warriors watching over me the entire time," she said and glanced at me before padding through the bushes.
"Snow, don't tell Bluestorm that Duskcloud is my sister, alright," Fang turned to me and flicked his ear. "Alright," I said and he frowned. "I promise," I added and he gave a small nod. He nuzzled me slightly and stood up. "How are your wounds," Fang looked at my shoulder and met my gaze. I shrugged. "They don't hurt," I said and stood up.
"Let me change the cobwebs, stay here," he said and padded into the bushes. I stood up and padded over to the den. I laid on my side and looked up at the sky. The wind blew by slowly. A thought entered my mind. I won't be there to help raise Whiteheart's kits. I rested my head on my paws and stared at a blade of grass.
Did I make my decision to quickly? My thoughts traveled from one thing to another quickly. I won't be there to watch the apprentice become warriors. Will I ever have an apprentice? I could have saved Blizzardclaw or Whiteleaf. A choking feeling entered my throat and I closed my eyes. How come my parent's death hasn't affected me like this before?
I opened my eyes slightly. They became watery and I growled slightly to myself. I shook my head and blinked the forming tears away. They wouldn't want to see me like this. I cleared my throat and sat up. The bushes rustled and Fang padded out of them with cobwebs wrapped around one of his paws. He sat by me and began taking the cobwebs off my shoulders. He placed some herbs down by his tail.
Fang put the cobwebs carefully on the ground, trying not to make them stick to the ground. He grabbed some of the herbs and began chewing up a poultice. I flicked my ear and watched him. He stood up slightly and sighed. "This may hurt," he said and a drop of the poultice landed on my shoulder wound. I hissed slightly and flattened my ears. He was hesitant to place the rest of the poultice on.
"I'm fine," I murmured after the pain subsided. He put the rest of the poultice on both of my shoulders and my other wounds. He finished and crouched down in front of me, meeting my gaze. Fang touched his nose to mine quickly and licked the scar on my muzzle. I smiled and he padded to the cobwebs. He picked some of them up and began placing them on my shoulders.
I closed my eyes slightly and sighed. He licked my ear and purred. "Thank you," I purred and sat up. He nuzzled the side of my neck and licked my muzzle. I turned to him and smiled. "Come on, Smoke should have some prey at the tree," Fang stood up and nudged me slightly to my paws. I brushed past him and he followed quickly.
We walked in silence. We padded into the clearing where the tree was. Smoke was basking in the sun, laying on a boulder. "Smoke, is there any prey at the tree," Fang said, making Smoke lift his head and look around slightly. "Like I said before, of course there is," he chuckled and turned onto his belly. He stood up and stretched.
"Can you get it," Fang said, staring up at the tree. "You can get it, I need to go find more herbs," Smoke said and trotted through the bushes. I looked over at Fang. "You still haven't told him you're afraid of heights," I said and he shook his head slightly. I sighed and licked his cheek slightly. "I can get it if you want," I murmured and he shook his head again. "You will hurt yourself, I can do it," Fang stood on his hind legs and sunk his claws into the tree.
I watched him carefully as he pulled himself up the branches. He wavered when he reached the leaves near the top. Fang growled and leapt upward, disappearing in the leaves. I swayed my tail and stared at the spot. He appeared soon after and leapt through the branches. Fang landed on the ground and I saw him wince slightly.
I padded up to him and licked his ear. In his mouth was a rabbit and a squirrel. He placed the prey down and let out a small, shaky breath. I nuzzled him slightly and he smiled. "Here," he nosed the rabbit to me and I picked it up. I sat down and took a small bite of the rabbit.
He crouched down and took a bite of the squirrel. We ate in silence, waiting for Smoke to return. "What did Bluestorm say," Fang asked suddenly and I glanced up at him. He was looking at the ground above his squirrel. "He just said that the kits became apprentices, Specklefrost is still alive, and just asked how I was doing," I said and licked my lips.
Fang sighed and looked at me. "I heard," he muttered and flicked his ear. "You were listening," I said. He gave a small nod and I flicked my ear. To my surprise, I didn't become angry. I shrugged slightly and took the last bite of the rabbit. Smoke came back soon after and quickly climbed up the tree.
He leapt down and landed neatly. Smoke unsheathed his claws and flattened his ears. "Someone is coming," he murmured and I flattened my ears. "Snow, you are in no condition to fight, just please stay by the tree," Fang padded up to me. I flattened my ears slightly and looked away. "Fine, but if I see that you need help, I'm going to help," I said and he sighed. "Alright," he murmured and I padded to the tree.
Smoke and Fang stood in front of me. The first thing I saw was Toadstar's teal eyes. He narrowed them and padded out of the bushes, lashing his tail. I stared at his eyes and felt frozen in place. "I thought I would find you here," Toadstar mumbled and swayed his tail from side to side slowly. I saw most of the warrior's here, everybody but Bluestorm, Goldenhawk, and Sootear. The new apprentices were here as well.
"One step closer and I would take one more life away from you Toadstar," Fang snarled and unsheathed his claws. Toadstar stopped walking and glared at him. "And I am more than capable than doing that," Fang had in a murmur, his fur bristling. Toadstar raised his head and flattened his ears. I met his glare and I saw a smirk form on his face. "You know I will stop at nothing to kill her," Toadstar spat and Fang sunk his claws into the ground.
They were silent. The warriors glared at us. The apprentices stared at Fang in fear, but looked at me with joy. Mosspaw perked her ears up and took a couple of steps forward. Fang snarled and narrowed his eyes at her. "Fang no," I said immediately and stood up. I stood in front of him and Mosspaw ran to me. She purred and leaned against me. The other Hailclan apprentices soon joined her. Echopaw, Leopardpaw, and Dovepaw looked at each other and back at me.
"Come back here apprentices," Toadstar hissed. "Go, you can't be here," I whispered to them. They frowned but went back anyways. "Icestar needs to discipline all of you," Toadstar growled. Fang stood next to me and motioned to the tree. I backed up against the tree and looked at the apprentices.
"We'll give you time to leave this area Fang," Toadstar snarled. "Why don't you just go back to your own territory," Fang growled and took a couple of steps forward. Toadstar glared at him but turned around. He nodded and the warriors began running through the bushes. Toadstar followed, but shot me an icy glare.
I narrowed my eyes and watched his eyes disappear. "Come on," Fang turned around and began padding through the bushes. I stood up and almost ran to catch up with him. He swayed his tail and stared blankly at the ground. He was thinking about something. I flicked my ear and followed close behind.
We padded to the den and he began pacing in front of the den entrance. I sat down and looked around. Suddenly, he stopped pacing and lifted his head. Fang looked around the clearing and then at me. "It's your choice," I barely heard him murmur. "F-For what," I said, although I knew exactly what he meant.
"You know what," he said, slightly annoyed. "I don't know," I said instantly. "Well, we have time to think about it," Fang sighed and padded up to me. He nuzzled me and I licked his ear. "Come on, let's go to the cave," he whispered and I sighed. I stood up and followed him.
"I'm sorry about what I said last night," Fang murmured and looked at me. "Its fine," I said and he shook his head slightly. "I didn't mean to make you cry," his voice was a whisper now. We stopped and he touched his nose to mine, closing his eyes. "I never want to hurt you," Fang said, his voice wavering. I closed my eyes too and we stood in silence, our noses touching.
I don't know how long we stood there. I opened my eyes and saw him staring at me. His amber eyes shine brightly because of the sunlight. "I love you Snow," he murmured and pulled back slightly. He leaned in again and nuzzled me before I had time to say it back. Fang pulled back and smiled. He turned around without a word and we continued walking.
It was a little past Sunhigh by the time we made it to the cave. He moved the rocks out of the way and I padded through the tunnel. I heard him following close behind and I stepped out of the tunnel and onto the grass. I made way for him to come out of the tunnel and purred slightly.
He smiled and nuzzled me again. Fang brushed past me and began padding towards the pond. I looked around the cave before following him. Fang turned around suddenly and pinned me down softly. I purred and he licked my muzzle.
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I layed besides Fang with a smile. I could tell it was Moonhigh, the moonlight spilled in from the hole at the top of the cave. His flanks rose and fell slowly, he was asleep. I looked up at him and sighed softly. My brother had asked me what would happen if I had kits.
I'll guess we'll find out.
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A/N: Well, that happened. Anyways, lol, hope you enjoyed this chapter. My quince is in two, I repeat, two days on Saturday for me at least, idk what day it'll be for wherever you guys live.
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