Been awhile since I last updated. Sorry. I was trying to get over the writers block, and I am...partly. Sorry if this chapter sucks. I tried. Thanks for the reviews guys, though I would like a few more for this chapter.

Love is like a fire, but wheather you let it warm your hearth or burn down your

house is your decision. - Unknown

Chapter 14

Snowpaw glared at the prisoner as she slipped from her den the next morning and made sure he saw it as well. Firepaw slipped out beside her, casting a worried glance at Firesight, one full of fear and hatred. When Firesight growled lowly, Snowpaw whipped around and snarled into his face.

"Try it again, and you're crowfood." Firesight stared deep into her own gaze a moment before he turned away. Snowpaw snorted with dislike and trotted away, Firepaw at her side.

"Thanks, but I really need to talk to you," he whispered urgently in her ear as she padded toward the fresh kill pile. Snowpaw twitched her ears, looking at Firepaw with a mixture of curiousity and worry. "Okay. Let me grab a bite to eat first." Firepaw hesitated but nodded, and Snowpaw picked up a vole. The weak newleaf sunlight warmed her fur and she purred. Greenleaf was coming and fast.

Snowpaw sat down under a shady brush and bit into her meal. Her eyes watched Firepaw as he too chose a vole from the fresh kill pile, and something twing in her chest. A warm feeling intrapped her, and she felt as if she were floating. Then, she shook herself. What was going on? A possiblity fluttered into her head, making her heart skip a beat. No. I don't like Firepaw...do I? But as her gaze met his, a shiver went up her spine. He cocked his head at her before sitting down next to her and eating.

Flame can also melt the snow...

Snowpaw tried not to shiver. She couldn't fall in love with Firepaw! What if...what if he was the flame that could destroy her, even if by accident? The prospect of him hovering over her as she was dying caused fear to grip her throat, making the last gulp of fresh kill nearly become louged in her throat. She gave a slight cough, and noticed Firepaw look at her with concern.

"You okay?" he meowed, blinking. Without saying a word, Snowpaw nodded, before she stood up. Firepaw swallowed the last bit of his fresh kill and followed suit. His eyes were full of fear and concern, and he looked around the camp as if it would be the last time he would ever see it. Snowpaw found this suspious, but said nothing, only followed Firepaw as he padded toward the gorse tunnel. She slipped through behind him, her green eyes shinning with thought. Then, suddenly, Firepaw took one look behind him at her before he raced off. Snowpaw, surprised at his sudden action, followed suit a second later.

Snowpaw followed Firepaw through the forest, zigzagging her way after him. Where is he going? she thought hotly. Where is he taking me?

Finally, after a long run, Firepaw slowed down at Tallpines and stopped his nose in the air. As Snowpaw skidded to a stop behind him, he whipped around, his green eyes blazing with fear. "Snowpaw, Firesight is not with ThunderClan!" he hissed, his fur bristling. Snowpaw was surprised. It was now that she saw the flicker of fear and concern in his eyes, yet it wasn't for his own wellbeing. It was for his new home. "He's working with Perish! Not against her!" Snowpaw bristled, snarling as she whipped around and stalked back and forth. Her eyes were blazing fiercely. The traitor! "He's going to help Perish destroy ThunderClan, Snowpaw!"

"Flame! Of course! He's the flame. StarClan, it was right in front of me!" Her green eyes blazed nearly red, and Firepaw shrunk back. She wondered if she really looked like her mother, but now was not the time to worry about her looks. "How could I be so stupid!" She cursed herself under her breath, trying to regain control over her anger. Slowly, she did, and took deep breaths, forcing her fur to lie flat before turning back to Firepaw. "We've got a moon. Now, what can we do -" She never finished her sentence for something burst from the bushes and blood was the first thing in the air. Snowpaw and Firepaw whipped around, fur bristling. It was Cinderfang, his left eyes bleeding and his ear nearly gone.

"FangClan!" he panted, limping horribly. "Attack! Help!" He turned and rushed off, awkwardly because of his wounded leg. Snowpaw swore under her breath before chasing after him, the roaring in her ears nothing compared to the roaring in her brain.

The liar! she snarled to herself, not bothering to see if Firepaw was following her. Coward! I should've stayed at camp!

The run was a long one, but Snowpaw forced herself to keep going in a race even as she burst through the gorse tunnel. Shock glazed over her eyes as she watched cats leap at each other, and ThunderClan was greatly outnumbered. Her eyes scanned the area for Firesight, but did not find him. Instead, she leaped into the fray after Cinderfang, leaping at the nearest black tom. They rolled, the apprentice-age tom snarling dangerous. Snowpaw growled back and swipped at him, her claws swinging madly in the air as she tried to grip something. Finally, claws met fur, and the tom howled as Snowpaw bit into his shoulder. Warm and salty blood burst into her mouth and the tom yelped loudly. After biting down harder, Snowpaw threw him down and he raced into the bushes. Snowpaw spat and turned. Then, her past memories flooded into her as horror gripped her.

Amberflame was underneath three toms.

Gingersky's death flashed in her mind, followed by Seapaw's. Anger boiled in her blood, sending a burst of adrenaline slicing through her bloodstream. With a howl like the roar of a lion Snowpaw raced toward the three toms at neckbreaking speeds, crashing into the first one with claws flying.

"Your crowfood!" she snarled, claws meeting fur. The tom yelped, and blood sprayed into the air as her claws met his eye. Painful yowls filled the clearing until the tom shimmied from under her and sped off. Amberflame was now back on her feet, bleeding horribly, but fighting her own, and the other tom was fighting was a famliar light ginger tom. Horror struck her as well as shock, making her freeze in place.

Firesight!

There was a sudden yowl from the entrance to ThunderClan, and the FangClan cats rushed out of the clan, throwing down the cats they were currently fighting. After they were all gone, the smokey form of Perish stared at all the cats, her gaze sending ripples of fear through Snowpaw.

"This is not over," she annonced, her voice a loud purr of emotionlessness. "FangClan will rule. Just..." Now, she laughed. "Ask your leader." A gasp and yowl of horror flittered through the clan, and Perish raced out, her cold laugh echoing throughout the forest, seeming to freeze Snowpaw's blood.

"Just as your leader."

"No!" Cinderfang shouted suddenly, darting forward and into Icestar's den. "No!" he shouted again, as he emerged shaking his head. "She's lost a life." Snowpaw held her breath. Was this the leaders finale life?

"Fear...not," came a horse whisper from the den behind Cinderfang, and the bluish form of Icestar appeared. Blood dripped down her neck and pain was in her eyes, but she was very much alive. "I'm...alive. Did anyone...?" She didn't finish her sentence. There was a sudden wail of horror from one of the she-cats.

"Pantherblaze!" she shrieked, and Snowpaw flinched, turning around as Wolfwind flew toward the limp body of Pantherblaze. His rusty fur was marked with blood, his own blood, and Wolfwind's howls shook Snowpaw's bones as anger filled her. Another warrior was dead because of FangClan. Anger caused her eyes to flash red a moment as she scanned the clearing for Firepaw or Firesight. Then, she saw Firesight, bloody and injuried, and yet Firepaw, who was a few yards away, unharmed and clean. Dismay and anger mixed to form a varity of emotions.

Firepaw had betrayed her.

Her eyes remained glued onto him until he turned around, looking her directly into her gaze. She glared back daggers, her eyes betraying the most powerful emotion she was feeling.

Pain and hurt.

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