Hi guys. I don't really know what to say here, except, yay! Chapter 3! I don't own Warriors. Erin Hunter does. R&R and enjoy!
Shadowpaw's tail twitched impatiently. He'd told his mentor that he wanted to go hunting alone again,-he'd been doing so for about a moon now-but Lionblaze had told him to wait while he went to go speak with Firestar.
He was a bit over five moons old now, and Lionblaze, after finding out how young he was, refused to teach him anyfighting move. Sure he was young, and a little small for even his age, but that didn't mean he couldn't fight...right?
When Lionblaze came out of Firestar's Den, the apprentice was surprised to see the leader himself right behind the golden warrior.
Firestar had a long grin that spread across his face. Why would he be so happy? Had Lionblaze told him about how he'd been using the moves the Holly had taught him?
"Firestar wants to talk with you," Lionblaze said quickly before padding towards the Medicine Cats den. He probably wants to check up on Jayfeather.
"Lionblaze told me about your progress."
"Did he? What did he say?"
"He said he was surprised to see how well you've progressed." Then, the leaders smile turned into a frown. "But then he said he'd seen you using techniques he's never shown you. Is that right?"
Shadowpaw gulped. Hesitantly, he nodded. "Then were did you learn them?" There was an odd look in his eyes. Was he...suspicious of him? He was only an apprentice, so why would the ginger tom be suspicious of him? He shoved the thought aside.
"I made 'em up!" he lied.
"Really...?"
"Yep!"
"They don't look like something a five moon old cat would come up with."
"Are you trying to say you don't believe in me?"
The large tom wrapped his tail around Shadowpaw. "Shadowpaw, I'm your father. You can tell me things and if you tell me something you don't want shared with anyone and, unless its something important that the clan needs to know, I promise I won't tell anyone."
"Really?"
"Really."
"If you promise you won't tell a single soul..."
"Not one."
He hesitated before whispering, "A she-cat's teaching me."
"A ... she-cat? What kind of she-cat?"
"Oh, Firestar, she's wonderful! She's funny and smart, and she looks just like me!"
"What's her name?" The suspicious look entered his eyes once more.
"She said she named herself."
"Then what did she name herself?"
The apprentice looked from side to side before dropping the volume of his voice back down to a whisper. "Holly."
"And where does this 'Holly' person live?"
"Why do you need to know?"
"No reason. I just want to know."
He gasped before continuing. "Your going to go drive Holly away, aren't you?"
"We can't have rogues and loners on our territory! Especially ones that teach our apprentices dangerous battle moves! At first I was proud to know my son was doing well, but now..."
"I'll never tell you where Holly lives!"
"Tell me where she is!"
"But she's hurt and weak! She can barely go about ten fox lengths without collapsing!"
"Shadowpaw, you will do what your leader says!"
"Then your not my leader anymore! I hate you! I'm going to go find Holly!"
The small tom raced out of the Thunderclan camp. One of the warriors was about to give chase when Firestar held up his tail to block them from going any further.
"Let him run. We'll follow his scent and get him later." Sandstorm ran out of the warriors den. "What happened? I heard you and Shadowpaw yelling and..."
"He ran away."
"Aren't you going to look for him?" Firestar shook his head. "But Firestar, he's our kit! Don't you care?" The leader said nothing as he returned to his den. "If your not going to look for him, I will!" she decided, following his scent into the forest.
Holly looked up to the cloudy sky. "It's going to rain soon..." she realized. A flash of black fur caught her eye as Shadowpaw ran up to her, panting.
"I hate Thunderclan!" he spat as he ran up beside her.
"You're late," she pointed out.
"Well, the good news is that I won't be late anymore. I'm never going back to that stupid place!"
"What happened?"
"Stupid Firestar wanted to know why I knew all the things you taught me, so I told him you taught me them and then he decided he was going to drive you off Thunderclan land!"
"Isn't Firestar your father?"
"Not anymore. From now on, I have no parents." A large drop of rain splattered on the apprentices nose. Holly laughed.
"Come on, lets go into my den where we won't get soaked." Shadowpaw followed her as she lead him towards cover. "Where will you stay if you're not going to live with Thunderclan?"
The black cat's answer was a huge yawn as he curled up next to the loner. She wrapped her tail around him and watched as He fell asleep beside her.
Well, that's all. A little short, but all my work is that way. Kinda. Hope you enjoyed!