A/N: I know. I know what you're going to say. Don't even. I know I said this so many times, but here it is again. I'm SORRY! I haven't uploaded in like forever; well at least it feels like forever for me. Let me start by saying that my house has been pretty chaotic these past few days. Now that that's out of the way… hello! In case you haven't read Mismatched Curse or Stolen, I am temporarily stopping Stolen and this story in order to finish Mismatched Curse quicker. So ya, this will be the last chapter for a while, until I finish.

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ON WITH THE CHAPTER

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Toadstar's pov

"Toadstar, you shouldn't be sneaking out at Moonhigh," Mudstorm mewed and I growled inwardly. I stood up tall and padded the rest of the way to him. He turned around and I saw him smirk. "I need some time to myself," I murmured and flattened my ears slightly. I didn't want to admit it, but I was terrified of Fang even more now.

"Why don't I come with you," he offered and stood up. "And leave the camp unguarded! No," I snapped and he frowned slightly. "I'll tell Stripesky to guard for a little, I'm sure she won't mind," Mudstorm said slowly, trying not to further my anger. I sighed softly and sat down. "Hurry," I said and flicked my tail.

He trotted towards the warriors den and poked his head in. I sighed softly and looked towards the nursery. Duskcloud worried me more, we spotted her in the forest yesterday… by herself. The warriors constantly kept an eye on the queens now. "Ready," I jumped slightly at Mudstorm's voice. My fur bristled slightly but flattened down quickly. "Alright," I sighed and began taking the lead.

I caught a glimpse of Stripesky before we disappeared behind a bush. Mudstorm padded silently by my side, his ears perked up and head lifted high. "You know I can take care of myself," I chuckled and he flicked his ear in my direction, but continued looking around. "I know, but I don't want Fogclan to lose another leader," he said and met my gaze.

"Besides, you're the only kin I have left," Mudstorm added in a whisper and I stopped walking. I stared at him and frowned. I know what he was trying to say; it's your fault that Miststar is gone now. Mudstorm narrowed his eyes slightly and I looked away. "I know Mudstorm, I know," I murmured and continued walking. I heard him shake out his fur and he trotted to me. We walked in silence for a while.

My mind was whirling with thoughts. If I am able to kill Snowstrike before Fang finds me, he will either be strengthened by his lost or weakened. I was brought out of my thoughts when Mudstorm suddenly stood in my way and growled. "Someone is here," he said with another growl and I unsheathed my claws. It irritated me that he tried protecting me. I stayed quiet.

I narrowed my eyes and saw a tail lashing behind the bushes. I blinked once and looked around. I haven't noticed how far we traveled. We were by the Oak Tree Clearing. In the moonlight, the leaves shined a silver color. "Show yourself," Mudstorm hissed and lashed his tail. I saw him stiffen and crouched down, waiting to pounce on the cat.

I heard a deep chuckling and I perked my ears up. A cat stepped out of the bushes. I thought it was Fang. "Smokeblaze," Mudstorm snarled and flexed his claws, scratching them against the ground. "For the final time," Smokeblaze said with an annoyed tone. "It is Smoke!" he snarled loudly and lunged at Mudstorm. Mudstorm had little time to react but leapt anyways.

I lashed my tail and stalked to them. Smoke and Mudstorm wrestled around. Smoke lashed out a paw quickly, raking his claws at my brother's flank, sending small drop of blood flying to the ground. Mudstorm landed with a thud and growled before standing up.

I let out a snarl and leapt at Smoke. The rogue twisted out of my reach and I felt a sudden pain on my cheek. He leapt backwards quickly until he stopped by a bush, blood covering the tips of his claws. I growled slightly and narrowed my eyes. He made a cut on my cheek.

"I'm not that weakling that you trained Toadstar, my brother was kind enough to teach me more moves," Smoke hissed and I smirked at me. Mudstorm stalked slowly to him, trying not to be noticed. "Where is he," I snarled, trying to keep his attention on me. "Right here," my eyes widened and I froze.

Fang had his claws pressed against Mudstorm's throat and flank; a deep cut ran up my brother's leg. His fiery amber eyes narrowed and he spat at my brother, who was wriggling underneath him, trying to get free. "Smoke, keep this one pinned," Fang said in a cold voice and Smoke padded to him, his gaze not leaving mine. Fang quickly stepped away and Smoke shoved my brother back down, pressing his claws in the same spots Fang had them.

"I'm sure you can keep him down," Fang said and stalked around them and to me. My fur bristled with nervousness and I took a small step back. No, I can't back away. I narrowed my eyes and forced myself to stay where I was. "A bold move Toadstar, I suggest that you start running now," Smoke chuckled from his place. I met Fang's gaze and stared with wide eyes. Slowly but surely, the amber went away, being replaced by a dark, blood red color.

At this I backed away. "Toadstar," Mudstorm growled from underneath Smoke and stared at me in disbelief. I backed up into a tree and hissed. Fang smirked and lashed his tail slowly, stopping a tail-length away from me and crouching down. "If I ever see you near Snow," he growled slowly and raised a paw, his claws catching the moonlight. "These claws will be in your throat," he murmured in a low voice.

For some reason, it terrified me more than when he snarled angrily. "But for now, words aren't much of a warning to me," he smirked and lunged at me. A muffled scream escaped my lips and he slammed me against the tree.

The tree shook because of how hard I was slammed against it. He slashed my cheek with one paw and tossed me aside. I skidded on the ground and tried standing up. I heard growls coming from Mudstorm, but they were silence by a threatening hissed from Smoke. If I was going to lose a life here, I might as well fight for it. I was finally able to stand up and back away just in time to escape another slash to my face. I jerked my head back once more and lashed my claws forward.

I was hesitant with the attack, so it didn't seem to or even slow down Fang. He bit down roughly on my paw and I yowled in pain. He jerked my paw forward and I was slammed against his head. My muzzle throbbed in pain and he spat out my paw. Although I was bigger than him, he was stronger, smarter, faster, and deadlier.

I lashed my claws up again, this time, hitting the side of his muzzle. I must have hit harder than I expected. His head moved suddenly in the direction I hit him and he backed off me, shaking his head. I stood up and crouched down. He hissed and I saw the blood red color turn darker.

"Toadstar," Mudstorm yowled and I saw him struggling even more. I scrambled back, but tripped and fell onto my back. Fang took this as an advantage and slammed his paws down on my stomach, his claws sinking in deep. I yowled in pain and slashed my claws wildly. I made a small cut on the side of his ear and another one just above his eye.

He pressed down harder and I cried out in pain once more. I felt the blood seep through the wounds and cover his claws and pads.

I met his gaze for a moment before he lunged for my throat, sinking his teeth in deeply. I was suffocating with the blood that pooled up into my throat. He bit down harder and I felt his grip loosen on my stomach. He pulled away soon after and I stayed where I was. He lashed his now blood-covered claws at my shoulder, making me move onto my side.

Black dots rapidly formed in the corner of my eyes and my breathing slowed. "This is my final warning Toadstar, it's your choice to follow it or not," I heard Fang snarl in my ear before I passed out and entered darkness.

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Snow's pov

I flicked my ears and opened my eyes slowly. The space next to me was empty. I pulled my paws closer and yawned. The sunlight poured in from the hole at the top of the cave, making the cave seem bright. I moved onto my belly and tucked one of my paws underneath me. I blinked several times before my eyes adjusted to the light.

The grass by the tunnel rustled slightly and I saw Fang shake out his fur quickly. I saw two rabbits dangling from his jaws and I stood up. I flicked my ear and looked at Fang again. He padded closer to me with a slightly annoyed face. He purred anyways and touched his nose to mine. He placed the rabbits by my paw and cleared his throat. "Your brother is here, I was going to leave him at the fox den, but he followed me," he mewed and nuzzled me slightly.

I purred and nuzzled him back. "I'll be back," I said and brushed past him. I trotted towards the tunnel and quickly ran through it. Bluestorm sat a few steps away from me and smiled. "Hey," he said and curled his tail around his paws. I flattened my ears slightly and quickly groomed down my fur. He glanced around nervously but remained where he was. Probably scared of Fang.

"It's a little past dawn, your usually one of the first ones awake," Bluestorm said and tilted his head. I stopped grooming my fur and stared at him. "I just… couldn't sleep yesterday," I said and purred slightly. "Right," he said and shuffled his paws again. "Well, Toadstar lost another life last night. Mudstorm said that Fang and Smoke attacked them. Was Fang with you?" Bluestorm asked and narrowed his eyes.

I shrugged slightly. "He was asleep when I fell asleep," I said and yawned. "Snow, how are you allowing this monster to attack Toadstar," he hissed suddenly and I flinched slightly. "In case you haven't heard, Toadstar nearly killed me. If it wasn't for Fang, I would be dead now Bluestorm," I growled and he frowned.

"It's just," Bluestorm was at a loss of words and let out an irritated sigh. He lowered his head and looked up, glaring at me. "How can you stay with this monster," he snarled loudly, his fur bristling and standing on end. "Aww, why do you have to hurt my feelings Bluestorm," I flicked my ear and glanced at Fang. He sat in front of the tunnel and narrowed his eyes. "Don't say my name," Bluestorm snapped and lashed his tail.

"You must be deaf, she already told you many times. She is not going back," Fang growled and stalked forward, standing between me and Bluestorm. I flicked my ear and stood up. "Stay out of this Snow," Fang growled slightly and continued glaring at Bluestorm. My brother cowered back slightly under his glare but narrowed his eyes.

"Stop," I said and stood beside Fang. His fur bristled slightly but he looked away. "Bluestorm, I think you should go," I said and he sighed. "I'll be back tomorrow then," he murmured and turned around, running through the bushes. Fang snorted and turned around, stalking to the tunnel. I followed him silently and flicked my ear.

"Yes, I did take another life from Toadstar," Fang said when we made it back to the rabbits. I flicked my ear and shook out my fur. "I wasn't going to ask that, I know you did," I mumbled and took the smaller rabbit. He tilted his head and flicked his ear slightly. "Smoke would never kill Toadstar," I said and he growled. "So you're comparing me to my brother," he hissed and I narrowed my eyes.

"Of course not!" I hissed back and he shook his head. He wordlessly grabbed the other rabbit and took a bite. I crouched down and bit into my rabbit. I flicked my ear and closed my eyes. We ate silently, like we normally did. "Have you made a decision yet?" I looked up at Fang and sat up. I licked my lips and curled my tail around my paws.

"It would be nice to be back home," I murmured mainly to myself. "So, when do you want to leave?" I shook my head. "I don't want to leave just yet, what if the clan decides to go back as well," I said. "Besides," I added, "that would give them what they want. And I know how much you hate giving someone what they want." His fur bristled slightly.

"What's that supposed to mean," he growled and I chuckled. "Nothing," I smiled and I saw him smile slightly. I nudged the remaining of my rabbit to him and stood up. "Can I ask a question," he looked at me and I flicked my ear. "Sure," I murmured and began grooming my fur.

"What will you do if you have kits?" I stopped and looked at him. "Like I said to Bluestorm, it will give me even more of a reason to stay with you," I purred and he smiled. "Thank you," he whispered quietly and shook out his fur.

"Smoke wanted to go hunting with us, come on," Fang said and brushed past me. I quickly followed him out of the tunnel and towards the tree-den. I flicked my ear and scented the air slightly when we made it to the clearing. "Smoke," Fang yowled and stood by the tree. No answer. I felt like something was wrong. I scented around more and lashed my tail. I stopped when I caught Bluestorm's scent among Smoke's. The rest of the warrior's scents were here as well.

It hit me. "Fang," I muttered and backed away slightly. "Oh no," he gasped and padded through the bushes. I stepped beside him and narrowed my eyes. A blood trail. "Smoke!" Fang yowled and began sprinting. I clenched my teeth and followed him as fast as my wounds let me. He stopped several times to look around.

I stood in front of him and controlled my breathing. "Fang, this is leading towards camp," I growled and he looked at me. "They will be expecting you," I added and looked behind my shoulder. I knew my way back to camp, this trail led right through the path. "Snow, he's my brother, I can easily take him back, now move," he said and went around me.

I narrowed my eyes and followed him. The scent of the clan became stronger with each step. I opened my mouth to speak. "If you are going to continue telling me that they will be expecting me, you should stay behind," Fang said and met my gaze. I closed my mouth and sighed. "Just hide until I return," he sighed and nuzzled me. I flicked my ear and nuzzled him back softly. "I'll be back soon ok," he whispered and licked my ear before bounding ahead.

I shuffled my paws and began padding back to the tree. "Please stay safe," I whispered to myself and leaned against the tree. I looked up and stared at the bushes, waiting for him to return.

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Fang's pov

I rushed through loose twigs and bushes, some of them getting stuck in my fur. I shook out my fur again and let out an irritated huff. I slowed down as I came near the camp and unsheathed my claws. I didn't have a plan. But I didn't have a plan for anything. I stopped by what looked like a wall of thorn bushes. I snorted. If this is the best defense they have, then I can easily kill them.

I pushed through the bushes, the thorns making tiny cuts on me. I flattened my ears and ignored the small sting each cut gave me. I took a step out of the bushes and let out a shaky breath. I leapt out of the bush and growled, my fur standing on end. I perked my ears up when I noticed something. Every warrior and apprentice was in the middle of the clearing. Icestar stood in the front of them, Shadestone and Specklefrost by her side.

"You finally arrived," Specklefrost smirked and lashed her tail. The others snorted and some chuckled. What was happening? They would normally be terrified of me. Even the apprentices smirked at me. "Step aside," Shadestone said and a group of apprentices moved out of the way. A gasp got caught in my throat.

Smoke laid on his side, panting heavily, and bleeding from open wounds. His gaze caught mine and he smiled slightly. He mouthed some words and his breathing slowed down rapidly. I stared wide-eyed at him. No. "No," I yowled. I remained where I was because I knew if I ran towards him, I would be easily pinned down and attacked from all sides.

"Protect… Snow," I barely heard my brother rasp and his eyes became watery. He forced a weak smile and his eyes glazed over. His flanks stopped moving and time seemed to stop for me. "Attack," I heard a muffled yowl come from Icestar. Everything seemed muffled. A single tear fell from my eyes and slid down my cheek. I turned my gaze to Icestar and the clan that was running to me, claws fully unsheathed.

Anger built up quickly and I felt as if my claws grew bigger. My vision was blurred and I knew I was blinded. I stood up and let out a snarl. It didn't sound familiar to me. I was losing control rapidly. I felt myself sprinting towards the clan.

I let out another yowl and leapt into the air and into the middle of the clan.

This was for my brother. This was for Smoke.

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A/N: OMG! I can't believe I just did that. Noooo! Smoke! Well, I left you guys off with a cliff-hanger. Again, idk when I will be done with Mismatched Curse. But when the next chapter is here, that means that Mismatched Curse is done. Anyways, sorry again for the long wait. Now you'll have to wait again. Sorry…

QOTD: Who do you think planned this attack; Icestar, Toadstar, Mudstorm, Specklefrost, Shadestone, or Bluestorm?

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