Chapter 4

A/N Sorry for the late post I've been very busy with school and stuff so the updates will be a lot later sorry for the delay guys

Disclaimer: I don't own the warriors series or any of its characters, but my own OC's

Dawnpaw followed behind Pinefern who was leading the border patrol along WaterClans border "Hey Dawnpaw do you think we will run into any WaterClan cats" Whitepaw questioned next to Dawnpaw she looked over and shrugged at the other she-cat

"Maybe but I hope we don't" she mewed softly before Whitepaw could say anything she was cut off by an annoyed voice in front of them

"Will you to shut it we are supposed to keep an eye out for anything suspicious not chat" The apprentices looked down in guilt

"Sorry Mudshadow" They mumbled Mudshadows response was cut off by a brown she-cat her blue eyes narrowed

"Oh cut them some slack Mudshadow you were like this too when you were an apprentice" The tom just huffed and sped up pace Deerstorm smiled softly at the two apprentices quickly following after Mudshadow Dawnpaw eyed the leaves littering the forest floor Leaf bar will soon arrive she has always been curious about what happens to all of the prey she was snapped out of her thoughts by a deep growl she whipped her head to look at her Clanmates who stood in a defensive position by the border growling at a patrol of WaterClan warriors

"What were you doing on our territory Marshslip" Pinefern growled deeply the brown tom, Marshslip just laughed shaking his head

"I don't know what you're talking about we never set foot over the border"

"Then why is your disgusting scent all over our side" Mudshadow snapped taking a threatening step forward. The WaterClan warriors noticed this and unsheathed their claws with narrowed eyes Marshslip stepped forward as well

"Back off I don't think you want to mess with us" he said in a low voice glaring at Mudshadow with a yowl Mudshadow leaped at Marshslip tackling the other tom to the ground quickly the patrols turned on each other and leapt into battle. Dawnpaw and Whitepaw stood side by side facing off against an apprentice slightly older and bigger than them she growled and leaped at Whitepaw who did her best to dodge the attack but with no battle training the two found themselves at a disadvantage the grey apprentice raked her claws down Whitepaws side she yowled in pain. Dawnpaw tackled the she-cat off of her friend scoring her claws across the she-cats muzzle with a yowl Dawnpaw was kicked off of the other apprentice getting the breath knocked out of her the other she-cat quickly got to her paws and leaped at Dawnpaw, Dawnpaw rolled out of the way but not before she got clawed on her nose she hissed in pain at the burning sensation she looked to the others to realize they were winning Dawnpaw was tackled again by the grey cat before she could land a hit a loud yowl sounded over the fighting cats "WaterClan retreat" Marshslip ran off followed by the other warriors. The apprentice with her mismatched eyes shot a quick glare over her shoulder before following her clanmates back to their camp. Pinefern padded over to the two wounded apprentices

"Come let's get back to camp and report this" Dawnpaw helped Whitepaw to her feet and allowed her to lean on her Pinefern and Mudshadow supported a haggard Deerstorm between them a deep gash on her right shoulder, the patrol slowly made their way back to camp. They finally arrived at camp tired and disheveled. The Medicine cat Doefire rushed over to the patrol eyes filled with worry

"Oh quickly bring her to my den" She mewed leading the way to her den Dawnpaws eyes immediately landed on Breezepaw who was sorting herbs in the corner of the den he looked up when they entered and their eyes locked he looked at her with concern and padded up to her

"What happened?" he questioned watching as Doefire got to work rubbing a poultice into Deerstorms wound

"We fought some WaterClans warriors that were on our side of the border" she mewed helping Whitepaw into a nest Breezepaw grabbed some comfrey and cobweb from the store of herbs he started applying them to her wound Breezepaw nodded more focused on treating Whitepaws wounds. Once her wounds were patched up Whitepaw left the den before Dawnpaw could follow after her she felt a tail on her shoulder

"You should let me look at that scratch on your nose" Breezepaw mewed pushing Dawnpaw to lie in the nest Dawnpaw just sighed

"It's okay it doesn't even hurt" she lied in truth it stung but would rather not take up Breezepaws time. Breezepaw shot her a disbelieving look as he applied some comfrey to the wound Dawnpaw winced at the touch Breezepaw looked at her apologetically

"Sorry I'm almost done don't worry" he mewed softly Dawnpaw nodded and gave him a grateful smile. When he finished putting cobweb on it he nudged her softly "And I'm all done" Dawnpaw jumped to her paws grinning and flicked Breezepaws ear with her tail

"Thanks alot Breezepaw" she mewed turning tail and running out of the den Breezepaw looked on and smiled sadly

"Bye Dawnpaw" he whispered to himself he shook out his fur and turned back to the herb store sorting them out.

That night Dawnpaw awoke in the Dark forest she glanced around quickly when a rustling in the bushes caught her attention Nightstrike and Greyscar padded out of it their eyes instantly landed on Dawnpaw "Are you ready for today's training session?" Grayscar mewed looking for any uncertainty in the young she-cat's eyes but all he saw was an eagerness

"Of course what are we doing?" Dawnpaw questioned excitedly almost bouncing on her paws the two warriors shared a look

"We're going to teach you some Battle moves you're going to need them one day and when you do your going to thank us" Nightstrike said a wide grin on her muzzle as she took a step towards Dawnpaw and leaped at the unsuspecting apprentice.

Dawnpaw panted hard as she watched the two warriors warily Grayscar took a step towards her and Dawnpaw instantly went into a defensive position with narrowed eyes she waited for the tom to attack he grinned at the younger she-cat "Well done Dawnpaw now I wish we could continue our lesson but it's about time you woke up" Dawnpaw shot out of her nest eyes wide open Badgerpaw stood over her with a concerned look in his eyes

"Hey Dawnpaw are you okay?" he asked Dawnpaw looked at him with an odd look in her eyes "What do you mean?" She tried to get to her paws but stumbled and fell back painfully Badgerpaw shook his head "I'll go get Doefire" he mewed rushing out of the den Dawnpaw took this time to look herself over and gasped her eyes going wide. There were scratches crisscrossed over her pelt long and small alike what how did this happen I didn't think I would actually get hurt she thought to herself Badgerpaw re entered the den Doefire in tow with a wad cobwebs she nearly dropped them when her eyes landed on Dawnpaw

"Oh my what happened" Doefire questioned dropping the herbs and started tending to her injuries

"Well um I got caught on some thorns by the dirtplace" she muttered lamely Doefire didn't look convinced but didn't bring it up. When Doefire finished she picked up the remaining cobweb and gave Dawnpaw a pointed look

"I suggest no training for you today just stay and rest I'll tell Pinefern" she quickly added when Dawnpaw was about to protest Dawnpaw just sighed and nodded laying her head on her paws once Doefire left the den Dawnpaw was alone she sighed closing her eyes just as she was about to fall asleep a deep voice roused her awake

"Hey Dawnpaw I heard you were hurt I wanted to check up on you" she looked up through tired eyes and smiled softly

"Oh hey Fleetfoot" She mumbled trying to shake the sleep off of herself Fleetfoot chuckled softly and smiled at her

"Sorry I didn't mean to wake you I can go" he mewed already turning to leave

"No no it's okay please stay I kind of want someone to talk to" she mewed heat rising on her face Fleetfoot smiled and came over to lie next to her

"Alright if you insist" he chuckled Dawnpaw grinned at him "So how is training going".

A/N I hope you guys liked this chapter leave a review also I'm looking for some ideas for how the story should progress so feel free to tell me your suggestions and thank you for reading :)

- PepperThePuma