Here is Chapter 3! And i'm so happy that I was able to get this chapter done! I was able to do all these chapters because there was this ice/snow storm here in Texas and I got four days off of school!
Flowerpaw: What's going to happen now?
Leaf: Don't worry. You'll find out soon enough.
Flowerpaw: That doesn't help.
Leaf: To bad! Do the disclaimer!
Flowerpaw: Alright. Leaf doesn't own warriors. She only owns the prophecy and plot.
Chapter 3: Blackbird
Flowerpaw woke up at dawn and walked out her den thinking about the prophecy Echosong told her during the night.
"The frozen flower shall fall for the blackened bird and the Sky will be threatened by the lizards tail. What does that even mean?" She thought to herself
Her thoughts were broken when she heard someone calling her name.
"Flowerpaw!"
Flowerpaw looked to see Emberheart, the deputy, padding towards her with her pale blue eyes gleaming.
"Yes Emberheart? Is there something wrong?" Flowerpaw asked
"No." She replied with a shake of her head "Sandclaw would just like for you to go get catnip from Twoleg place."
"Is Badgerface alright with that?"
"Yes. Sandclaw asked him yesterday, Badgerface was concerned at first, but soon agreed to it. Are you okay with that?"
"Yes..." Flowerpaw said as she lowered her head.
"Is everything all right Flowerpaw?"
Flowerpaw looked up at Emberheart to see concern glowing in her eyes.
"Yes, I-I just have a lot on my mind.
Emberheart didn't say anything for a few heartbeats, then took a breath and nodded her head.
"Then I will leave you now."
Flowerpaw watched as Emberheart walked away to lead the dawn patrol up the gorge. Flowerpaw than walked up the already familiar trail. She walked with her head lowered, wondering what the prophecy could even mean. She walked past the training area and crossed over the border, when she was knocked off her paws. Flowerpaw's head was spinning and she shook her head to clear it. Then Flowerpaw looked up to see a young black tom, who looked to be about the same age as her, with speckles of white in his fur and blue eyes. They both looked at each other and Flowerpaw felt her heart racing and her ears grow hot.
"A-are you alright?" The tom asked his eyes widening
"Y-yeah. What happened?" She asked him
"I was chasing a rabbit and didn't see you in time. I wasn't able to slow down and avoid you..."
"It's alright. You didn't mean to do it, it was an accident.
"What's your name?" The tom asked Flowerpaw looking directly into her eyes
"My name is Flowerpaw. What's your's?" She asked looking directly into his
"Blackbird. My name is Blackbird."
They looked into each other eyes for a few moments when Flowerpaw broke it.
"I should get going. I have to get catnip for Sandclaw." Flowerpaw said as she got up and began to walk away.
"Catnip?" He asked looking at her and Flowerpaw nodded "I know where there's a whole bunch of catnip."
"You do?" She asked turning around
"Yeah. I ran into it when I was hunting a squirrel."
"You run into a lot of things when you're chasing prey!" Flowerpaw said purring
"Do you want to see it?" He asked ducking his head
"Please! Sandclaw really needs the catnip for Leaf-bare!"
"Alright then!"
Blackbird led Flowerpaw down the line of Twoleg nests to one that looked to be abandoned. The Twoleg nest has a fence but it was rotting away and had a huge gap in the middle. Blackbird led her through the the fence and into the gap into the Twoleg nest and over to a large patch of ground where catnip was growing.
"This is it." Blackbird told her
Flowerpaw widened her eyes at the massive amount of catnip.
"Will this do?" He asked her as he raised his eyebrow
"This will last the clan all through Leaf-bare and Sandclaw will be really happy about it!"
"Who is Sandclaw anyway?"
"Sandclaw is our medicine cat and he needs this catnip to take care of the clan for Leaf-bare."
"Okay. Do you want some help carrying back the catnip?"
"Sure. Up until the border that is."
"Why?"
"The clan doesn't like any loners or rogues in their territory."
"Alright then." Blackbird said, visibly disappointed "Let's go."
The both of them picked as much catnip as they could and took it out of the Twoleg nest and through the fence. Flowerpaw led Blackbird towards the Skyclan border where she and Blackbird set down their catnip.
"Thank you for helping me." Flowerpaw told him
"No problem! I would do it for you any time!"
"Well I should get going."
"Yes you should!"
The two young cats looked up to see Rainpelt, Owlpool, Robinpaw, and Stormtail watching them. Rainpelt was glaring at the two of them and was lashing her tail.
"What are you doing with that rogue Flowerpaw?" Rainpelt demanded from her
"H-he showed me where I could get some catnip and helped me carry it to the border." Flowerpaw explained
"I don't care!" Rainpelt yelled her eyes flaring "You shouldn't be with that rogue and he shouldn't be with you!"
"I was really helping her!" Blackbird yelled at her "She told me she was looking for catnip,! So I showed where she could get some!"
Rainpelt snapped and leapt at Blackbird and began to claw his back, as he screeched in pain. Flowerpaw looked on with fear and ran to her father and he laid his tail on her shoulder. Blackbird then bit Rainpelt's foreleg and scratched her ear creating a nick in it. He then leapt onto her back and Rainpelt rolled onto her back to try and get him off. Blackbird couldn't get off in time and was squished under her body and was struggling to get up. At the point Stormtail came in and pulled the two of them apart and was giving them both a look of disappointment.
"Stop it! The both of you! Rainpelt!" Stormtail said turning to the gray tabby "He hasn't crossed the border! You shouldn't attack him without reason!" Then looking at Blackbird with his eyes softening "And you should be careful about what you do with my daughter and how close you are to the border."
"O-okay." Blackbird stuttered
Stormtail nodded to him and looked at Rainpelt.
"Take the patrol back to camp. I want to stay and talk to these two."
Rainpelt nodded and with one last glare at Blackbird led the patrol back to camp. Stormtail watched as the patrol left and flicked his ears and turned to the two young cats.
"Is what you said really true?" Stormtail asked
"Yes. We ran into each other while I was chasing a rabbit. She told me that she was looking for some catnip, so I showed where there was a bunch of it." Blackbird explained to Stormtail.
"Well I thank you for helping Flowerpaw. But I don't think you should come anywhere near the border anymore." Stormtail told him
"Alright..."
"Flowerpaw, let's go back to camp. I'll help you carry the catnip."
Stormtail and Flowerpaw picked up the catnip and before Flowerpaw could leave, Blackbird beckoned her to him with his tail and whispered into her ear.
"Meet me in the abandoned Twoleg nest at Moonhigh tonight."
Flowerpaw didn't respond and padded away, following her father down into the gorge.
MOONHIGH Blackbird's P.O.V.
Blackbird was waiting in the Twoleg nest watching for Flowerpaw to appear through the gap in the wall. He had been there since dusk and all his mind could think about was the beautiful cream-colored tabby she-cat. He began to think that she wouldn't come and was about to leave when he heard a twig snap.
"Who's there?" He demanded
"It's just me." A soft voice spoke out
Blackbird looked up to see Flowepaw coming through the gap and pad towards him. Flowerpaw stepped into the moonlight and Blackbird was surprised about how much she changed. Flowerpaw now looked to have stars in her fur and her fur seemed to have an extra shine to it. Her eyes also had an extra sort of brightness to them.
"You came?" Blackbird asked her
"Yeah. I couldn't stop thinking about you and I felt like I had to come." She told him
They both sat down and looked into each others eyes until moonhigh had past. Blackbird shook his head and ducked in embarrassment.
"So what do you want to do now?" Blackbird asked her
"Do you know how to hunt?" She asked
"Yeah, but I thought you would know how."
"Badgerface, my mentor, hasn't showed me how to yet."
"I could show you if you want."
"Yes please!"
Blackbird led Flowerpaw out of the Twoleg nest and into the forest nearby. He led her to the middle of it and stopped in a clearing.
"First, crouch down." Blackbird told her, crouching down himself.
Flowerpaw did as she was told and Blackbird got up and nudged her legs until they were balanced. He gave an approved glance and nodded.
"Let's see your accuracy." He said then spotting a mouse scuttling beneath some leaves, and then whispering "How about that mouse?"
Flowerpaw crept forward then leapt and slammed her paws onto the mouses back, delivering the killing bite. Flowerpaw stared at the mouse in mild shock, but quickly got over it and picked it up. She carried it over to Blackbird and laid it down, nudging it to him.
"Do you want to share it?" She asked
Blackbird was surprised she would share her first catch, but nodded in agreement. He laid down and waited for Flowerpaw to as well and took a bite from the mouse. They both finished the mouse and soon drifted off to sleep. Both of them lying next to each other with their tails entwined.
Authors note:
Like I said I had plenty of time to do these chapters because there was an ice/snow storm in my area. I was really happy that I could do four chapters in my spare time. Now I am going to tell you is that I won't be able to update this story for a while because I need to work on my other stories. So please review and tell me what you think of the chapter and/or story. I have now started a poll on whether or not Blackbird should join the clan. If you vote for "yes" PM me and tell me what his warrior name should be or if it should remain the same
