Urg! These chapters are so short! Well, at least they aren't only two paragraphs long... I don't own Warriors. R&R and enjoy!
As the black apprentice woke up, Shadowpaw panicked, realizing that the other apprentices, Cherrypaw and Molepaw, weren't there. Then he remembered what happened the day before and relaxed.
Underneath him was moss, yet it was the only bedding in the den. And he was the only person in the den. Where was Holly? Probably hunting, he decided.
Streching, he padded towards the entrance. It was downpouring. Not the best weather for hunting in. He smelled the air. Holly's scent was stale. She must have left early in the morning. If that was so, where was she? Had she possibly gotten lost? The scents of the path home would be washed away.
Relief flooded over him as he saw the she-cat coming down a hill, prey in her mouth. She flopped a scrawny mouse in front of him.
"That's all?" the apprentice asked.
"I guess I'm still a little rusty on the matter, saying as you were the one who caught prey for me." she shook herself, trying to get dry. "The weather's horrible out there."
"I suppose it is."
"Well? are you going to sit there looking at that mouse all day? Eat it!"
"What will you eat?"
"You can catch me something later. I'm not hungry right now." A growl that came from her stomach told him she'd lied.
"Take it," he meowed, pushing the prey towards her. "I can wait 'til later to eat."
She was hesitant, looking down at the mouse while pondering what to do. She shrugged, hunger talking over, and said, "Suit yourself," before devouring it.
Shadowpaw stayed at the entrance. "I wonder if Thunderclan misses me."
"I'm sure they do. But I thought you didn't like them anymore, so why would it matter to you?"
"I don't know."
"Having second thoughts?"
"Of course not! I'm staying here, with you!"
"Thunderlcan... Are you still going to take me there?"
"Of course not! If Firestar sees you, he'll drive you away! Then I'd never be able to see you again..."
"But we made a deal. You can't back out now."
"I guess. But if Firestar tries to-"
"I know, I know, run as fast as I can! I'm a grown cat, I don't need a kit telling me what I can and can't do."
"I'm an apprentice!"
"To me, your just a kit. Well, now that I've eaten, want to hear a story?"
"A story? What kind?"
"A story that I dreamt up." He gave her an unsure look. "Just listen. Long ago, the leader of Thunderclan-"
"What's his name?"
"I don't know! Now shut-up and listen to the story!"
Shadowpaw shrank down. "Okay."
"The leader of Thunderclan found a loner stretched out on a Thunderpath. She was badly wounded and needed help right away, so he took her to his camp where the medicine took care of her. Once she was fully heal, she decided to stay with the clan that had shown her such kindness.
"Not long after she joined the clan, she meet a black kit named-"
"Shadowkit," he said, smiling at her. Holly was hesitant. She stared at him with a worried look before slowly nodding.
"Yes, Shadowkit. She and Shadowkit became good friends and as the two grew older, Shadowkit- Shadowheart, now- began to fall in love with her. Everything was peaceful...until the day the she-cat disappeared. Two of the Thunderclan warriors had killed her.
"Shadowheart was filled with so much greif that his very life seemed to drain out of him. Then, he realised something. The Thunderclan leader had been acting happier ever since the she-cat's death. It was then that he came up with the theory that it was the Thunderclan leader who had ordered the two to kill her.
"He was enraged. He formed a plan to take the life of the leader. A life for a life, an even trade. But his plan failed and he was banished from the clans. That's when he snapped. The once so wise and calm cat was replaced by a crazy killer out for revenge."
Shadowpaw's eyes widened in horror. "It was then that the she-cat returned to Thunderclan," she continued, ignoring the apprentice's shocked look. "When she heard of Shadowheart's banishment, the first thing she did was race out into the forest.
"It was said that Shadowheart- now called Shatteredheart- was living at Sunningrocks-"
"What's Sunningrocks?"
"I don't know. Remember, this was just a dream. So that's where she headed. He was there, but he wasn't the cat he use to be. Now he was insane, constantly laughing his horrid laugh, his face twisted into a horrible sneer, and his claws stained red from the blood of all of his victims.
"The she-cat, loyal to her clan, saw him as a threat and attacked him without hesitation. Though he was called the best fighter in the forest, she managed to beat him and drive him out of the place the four clans called home.
"Apparently, Shadowhe- ur, Shatteredheart still roams the forest, waiting for his next victim..."
Shadowpaw shivered. "Uh... Nice story!"
"You don't have to lie to me. You can tell me if it was bad."
"No, not bad, just... scary..."
"Well, I've been up all morning, so I'm gonna take a nap. If you need anything, just wake me up." And with that, she drifted into deep slumber.
Shadowpaw looked back out into the forest. An eerie feeling hung in the air. Was this a sign? He and the character did share the same name. No, he thought. It was just her dream. But even as he padded into the forest to catch some prey, he could fell Holly's worried gaze burn into his fur as if she thought he would turn out the same as the character in the story...
A bit of foreshadowing, maybe? Or maybe just some random story I put in because I was running out of ideas? You can decide. But... Hope you enjoyed!
I know this is kind of random, but I was watching Pokemon The Johto Journeys (Which I do not own, either), and for the 'Whose that Pokemon' thingy-which was Cubone, by the by-, the hint was 'This Pokemon wears the skull of it's dead mother!'. But, what if it's mom's not dead? Then what? Or does the mother die when it gives birth? Does anyone who knows mind explaining that to me? Please?
And again, R&R! Reviews make my day!