Adventures of Ashfur Chapter 3
A/N Sorry for not updating! I've been distracted with the end of the school year rushing to a close- YES. I hope you all like the chapter though!
What has Happened thus Far
Ashfur has been approached by Leafpool about fathering Jaypaw, something he has been hoping would NOT happen.
What to Expect in Chapter 3
Ashfur is even approached by Starclan, who finally wake him up, and a very hard awakening at that, but Ashfur is still left with a question that might never be answered.
All in...The Adventures of Ashfur!
I began to feel dizzy and weak. Leafpool twitched her ears and repeated the question, but it sounded like a drone. It was like I was losing all sense of focus. How fast had Leafpool figured it out? How fast would everyone else figure it out?
The world started to spin, and I felt my feet slipping out from under me, but I didn't feel any pain when I fell to the ground; I just heard a small thud. And everything went black.
"Ashfur..."
The dizziness had faded away, and although my eyes were only opened in tiny slits, I could see a figure of a she-cat.
"Ashfur..."
I closed my eyes to return to my dreamless, nice sleep.
"Ashfur!"
My eyes flew open at the urgent command. I gaped when I saw Spottedleaf staring at me with a sense of irritation in her eyes.
The tortoise-shell colored cat sighed and padded over to me, "It's hard trying to be ethereal and heavenly with you Ashfur. Why must people tell you something thrice to get it through your head?"
"Sorry," I mumbled, staring at my paws.
"It's alright child."
I looked at her with an uneasy expression, "Erm...don't you just come to medicine cats, not us warriors?"
"Isn't Starclan for everyone?"
"Not Tigerstar."
Her eyes darkened, "He's another story."
"Oops. Sorry Spottedleaf."
"No need to apologize. I came to confront you about Jaypaw."
Confronting me about Jaypaw AGAIN? I started to wonder if I hadn't recognized that Jaypaw was my kit, Leafpool wouldn't of, and neither Spottedleaf. I jinxed it, I know it.
I bet the whole Starclan knows. I thought pessimistically .
"Ashfur," Spottedleaf mewed, "I'm going to show you a flashback. This should be the last piece of evidence you need to completely convince yourself."
"And, make myself feel worse?"
"No, so you feel confident enough to confront Jaypaw about it."
Confronting Jaypaw. Was she mousebrained? What am I supposed to say to him, "Jaypaw. I. Am. Your. Father."? Wouldn't it be best if no one said anything? That way I-cough- Squirrelflight and her family get off the hook?
"This is a particular night with Squirrelflight you should remember..."
"Excuse me?"
"What Ashfur?"
"I think we all know," I hacked before continuing, "how kits are made."
"Ashfur."
"I'm quiet now."
"Finally."
The clearing Spottedleaf and I were standing in began to disappear underneath my feet and was replaced by rock-hard dirt of the warriors' den. All the other cats were fast asleep, curled up next to their mates, with a lone Brambleclaw in the corner, moping about his father again in his sleep or something.
I was looking around to find Squirrelflight, but I was surprised when I saw me there too. I soon realized I couldn't be noticed, and I was just an onlooker.
I almost choked up the shrew I had eaten earlier when I saw Squirrelflight curled up from beneath me and had her head rested on my paws in a lovable manner. How long ago was that?
Suddenly the scene disappeared, and the hard-packed dirt was replaced by mushy grass by the lake. Squirrelflight and I were sitting next to each other. My fur was on edge.
"Ashfur..." Squirrelflight began.
I suddenly remembered what was going on. She was apologizing with me and was attempting to bury the hatchet.
"Just say it." Me in the flashback said.
"I'm really sorry what has happened lately...I'm sorry for misleading you."
"I was the rebound guy. I understand." FlashBack Ashfur growled.
"Ashfur, you don't understand...I just wanted to say...can we ever be friends after this?"
Say yes, and end the whole cursed thing.
"What do you think Squirrelflight?" FlashBack Ashfur snapped.
Good Starclan, if I had known she was going to mother my kit, I wouldn't had held that attitude. I seriously wanted to kill FlashBack Ashfur now.
"Go off and have fun with Brambleclaw," FlashBack Ashfur batted his eyelashes over-enthusiastically in imitation, "I don't care about either one of you. Bye." He swept around and stormed off.
"I'm going to kill you." I said aloud to FlashBack Ashfur. Of course it was unheard.
It didn't fade away after I had left though. Squirrelflight shifted and her tail swept over her abdomen area.
"Ashfur..."
It faded back to the clearing where Spottedleaf was still standing.
"Any emotions, young warrior?"
"I think I might pass out."
"Any other emotions? Obligations?"
"I feel really, really sick to my stomach and I need to talk to Squirrelflight."
Spottedleaf stroked my shoulder with her tail. She purred in approval, "Before you talk to anyone about you fathering Jaypaw, you need to talk to Squirrelflight. That is what you are to do Ashfur."
"Ok."
I felt the dream getting shaky. I was getting up! Suddenly, I seized the chance to ask what had been bugging me.
"Wait Spottedleaf?"
"Yes?"
"Is Jaypaw's blindness..."
Too late. The dream had shattered, and I was laying in the medicine cat den.
I exhaled.
"...Because of me?"