-Chapter 9-
The
Sun was at its highest point in the sky. Snowpaw lay in front of the
medicine cat's den. She had wanted to soak up the sun for so long
and
Leafpool finally gave her okay. She had remained asleep for
three days
after the fight with the rouges. After she had woken
up, Jayfeather had
insisted she stayed in the medicine den for a
week.
Snowpaw let out a sigh. She was two moons behind in
training and now it
would almost be three. Yet, she was glad that
Brightheart was so
understanding. "Don't worry," she
would say. She is so understanding.
Snowpaw was glad for that. "We'll train so hard that you
might become a
warrior with the others." Brightheart would
say with a smile.
Becoming a warrior with the other
apprentices did not matter to her. She
loved it here, even if she
was an apprentice for a long time. Leafpool
came out of the
medicine den and sat next to her.
"Are you feeling okay?" she mewed.
"Yes I am. Thank you Leafpool." Snowpaw mewed with a smile.
"Tonight is the last night
you need to spend in the medicine den.
Tomorrow you can train
again."
"Thank you!" she said excitedly.
"I'll tell Brightheart." Leafpool got up and headed
towards the warriors
den.
"I still think there is
something weird about you." The voice had come
from behind
her. Snowpaw jumped to her paws scared, but then realized
the
voice was Jayfeather's.
She sat down again. "You scared me Jayfeather."
"Sorry. I just have a
feeling you haven't told us the whole story." He
walked
back into the medicine den
A long haired gray tom came
rushing back into the camp, almost crashing
into the reddish
tabby apprentice Foxpaw.
"Firestar! Firestar!" he
cried. Firestar came running into the clearing
from his den.
"What is it Graystripe?" he asked.
"Guess
who's back?" Firestar tiled his head to the side. A few moments
later, Spiderleg, Mousewhisker, and a small black tom came into
the
camp. Firestar's face lit up with happiness as he spotted the
young black
tom.
"Ravenpaw!" Firestar ran up to
him. Ravenpaw bowed his head to his
friend.
"It's been a long time Firestar." He mewed.
All the cats came
up to Ravenpaw to say hello, while Snowpaw just sat
there. Who
is this cat? She got up and headed
towards the group. She
sat there hoping she would hear the story
behind this cat. Brightheart
spotted her and came to her.
"Snowpaw follow me." She followed her
mentor up to the
black tom.
"Ravenpaw, this is my apprentice Snowpaw." Brightheart mewed.
"Hello." He said with a smile.
"Hello." Snowpaw replied.
"Come with me to
my den Ravenpaw. You can tell me about your journey."
Firestar
mewed. The two cats went to the leaders den while the other
cats
went back to their normal duties. Snowpaw and Brightheart were the
only ones left in the clearing. "Tomorrow we'll learn to
hunt and some
basic fighting moves."
"Okay." She said with a smile.
Snowpaw went back into the medicine
den. Night had started to fall and
she was getting tired. She lay
down in her temporary nest and took a
deep breath of the herbs.
There were so many different smells and flavors. She
preferred to
sleep here the rest of her life, rather than in the
apprentices
den. All she could smell in there was wet fur. She laid her
head
on her paws and went to sleep.
She woke up to a forest. Not
the same one as Starclan's or the scary
forest she was in
before, just a normal forest.
I will practice my hunting
skills so Brightheart will be impressed. She
opened her mouth and
scented the air. Mouse. She got into a crouch. She
had seen a
warrior teaching the small kits this crouch. She slowly
approached
the mouse and pounced. I got it!
She bit its neck and ate
it.
She turned around and saw a
gray tabby tom staring at her.
"Jayfeather!"
"That was a little too perfect for your first time." He mewed coldly.
"Hey! I can do anything in my dreams." She mewed with her chin up.
"Tell me why you are here." He mewed in a serious voice.
"What are you talking about?" she asked.
"Tell me, why you have come to Thunderclan? I
know you weren't lost. You
were looking for us." He stared
at her.
"I...I still don't know what your talking
about." She was getting
nervous. Did he know something? Did
he talk with Starclan and did they
something about her. Her legs
started to shake. He wasn't going to leave
until she told him
something.
"Hello young ones."
Both cats turned around. "Spottedleaf." They both said in unison.
"Jayfeather, it's time you left." Spottedleaf said in a
sweet yet firm
voice. He looked at Spottedleaf, then at Snowpaw.
He started to walk away. "I'll find out what's going on."
He said under
his breath and disappeared.
"Spottedleaf, how are you?"
"I'm fine young one, but be
careful. He must not find out about your
past." Snowpaw
stood there confused. What was so bad about her past? She
was
just a warrior from Winterclan, right?
As if reading her
mind, Spottedleaf rested her tail on her shoulder.
"All will
be revealed soon." Spottedleaf quickly faded away, leaving
Snowpaw standing there.
"When will Starclan learn to tell the whole story?"
