Amberpaw: Life, Death, and Hatred

"Death is another life in itself"

Disclaimer: I do not own Warriors, but I do own the ideas andthe characters.

HI everyone! I want to thank everyone who read, reviewed, story alerted, favorited, etc, this story. I hope you like this new chappie! I also changed some things of the last 2 chappies so if you read them before, please reread them. I changed little things like sunpaw's mentor and more allegiances.

"Fire will save all," said a voice in my head. A picture of darkness shrouding four symbols which were too dark for me to see. Vines were in the darkness, helping it trap the symbols. Suddenly a fire came up, and the darkness died down a little. A dawning light came up and went next to the vines, in a flash the dawn faded leaving only wisps. The vines lashed out in surprise and destroyed the darkness. The fire was in the middle surrounded by ice, lilies, clover, a soft wisp clouds around, and a single moon and sun above it. The symbols came into view. The first symbol was a cat with a lightning bolt across it. Another symbol was a cat with semicircle eyes and mouth. The other symbol was a cat with a wind symbol in it. The last symbol was a cat with two waves in it. These symbol, they're the clan symbol of the four clans. Another voice spoke, "Tangled Vines will destroy darkness as Dawn's light fades, leaving only the future. Amber Fire will save all, the chosen eight will triumph over the darkness. Twilight lifts, Ice freezes, Clovers rise, Lilies scatter, Sun soars, Soft Wisps flutters Dawn fades, and the fire will blaze. Eight are chosen, seven will live."

"Amberpaw, wake up," I heard someone say.

I opened my eyes and saw Skypaw's worried eyes. "Skypaw," I choked out.

"Are you alright? You keep on thrashing around," he asked.

"I'm okay, I just keep on getting these weird dreams," I responded.

"Dreams?" he cocked his head in one direction.

I laughed a little, "Never mind."

I arose a little when I heard a loud scream.

We along with multiple other cats raced to the screaming she-cat. I could see the silver fur and recognized Streamfur. She was in the forest and wouldn't move her head from something on the ground.

"Move aside," Cloudstar ordered.

I saw his eyes widen at the sight. I heard loud gasps everywhere, what was going on. The other cats were blocking my sight.

"Good riddance, now we need the other one dead," I heard a tom whisper.

Was someone dead, other clan person. Sure no one would say that about someone in their own clan. Cloudstar must've heard because he gave that tom a hard glare.

"Everyone leave," Cloudstar said in anger.

I started to pad away with everyone else.

"Amberpaw, you stay. Snowheart, Ashpaw, you, too," Cloudstar said.

Skypaw looked at me and gave me a quick lick on the ear.

Cloudstar then added, "Skypaw, you can stay."

I brightened up as Skypaw stood by my side.

"Come with me," Cloudstar called to us.

I followed him beside Skypaw, Ashpaw, and Snowheart.

I saw a limp paw from a tree's trunk. So it was a dead body. I stared and when I saw the body I started to break down.

"No," I whispered.

In front of me laid Tangleclaw, limply lying there. In his hand were the stains of some berries. Deathberries were scattered around his body and his eyes were dull with no life. My body shook and I fell to the ground.

"Tangleclaw, wake up," I pleaded.

The body didn't budge.

"Tangleclaw. stop joking," I said getting a little louder.

The body looked like it moved a little, was he really playing with. Then the body stilled, was it my imagination.

"Amberpaw," Cloudstar whispered.

"LEAVE ME ALONE! TANGLECLAW, I DON'T WANT YOU TO PLAY ANYMORE!" I screamed.

I saw Cloudstar lead Snowheart and a saddened Ashpaw. Skypaw was still by me, looking at me with sad eyes.

"Tangleclaw, wake up, please wake up. I can't deal with all this pain alone. I can't, I just can't. Please, why are you doing this. Please I beg you, open your eyes. Open them and say this is all a joke, please. Hahaha, see its funny," I begged with a strained laugh.

When I saw no reply, when I saw no movement. I completely broke down.

"TANGLECLAW, NOOOO!" I screamed realizing this was no joke.

I slowly padded away from the body. My eyes were emotionless, I felt like I was nothing. Couldn't of Tangleclaw taken me with him?! I can't bear this burden by myself. I felt that my life had no meaning, why couldn't I die now.

Suddenly I felt something come in front of me. I looked up to see Skypaw's blue eyes.

"Skypaw," I murmured.

"Amberpaw, I don't want you to die...ever. Please I know what you're thinking, Please don't think that way," Skypaw said understandingly.

"I'm fine Skypaw," I said trying to act cheerful.

"Amberpaw, you really don't have to act so strong. You can cry, any cat would," Skypaw said.

That did it for me. A string inside me snapped, I couldn't hold back my tears any more. Slowly drop by drop they fell. I didn't realize it until I touched my cheeks and felt the wet tears. I couldn't hold it in any longer. I leaned against Skypaw's shoulder and cried like never before.

I cried for Tangleclaw's death, I cried for myself a little bit, I cried for the glares, the beatings, and the directed hate. I cried for everything I had held in, everything I never truly wanted to show weakness in. Before I knew it, it was getting dark. I padded back to my brother's dead body to say my last farewell. Strangely the leaves were in a different position. And where the body laid, now had a stack of leaves.

"Skypaw," I murmured, "Skypaw."

Skypaw reached beside.

"Did Cloudstar or Snowheart take the body," I asked worriedly.

"Um, no. No one passed us," he responded, "Why?'

"The body's gone," I replied shocked.

"The body just can't get up and walk away," he replied and looked where I was looking.

His eyes slowly widened in shock. We locked eyes and started racing back to camp.

"Cloudstar!" we shouted together.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"The body, uh...kinda disappeared," I told him.

Cloudstar looked as if I had just grew another head. We took him back and his eyes widened like Skypaw's had.

Suddenly he barked out orders.

"Willowheart, gather up a patrol. I need 2 patrol, 3 cats each. We're looking for a missing body," he ordered.

Willowheart looked like Cloudstar had gone crazy. But he knew better than to defy Cloudstar's orders. He raced off to gather more cats.

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In a Dark Cave

"It seemed like your plan worked out," a dark figure said.

"yea, but now I gotta wash this scent away," another one replied.

"Any regrets?" the first one asked.

"Just two, two she-cats who are special to me," the other one replied.

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RiverClan camp

"Sorry, Cloudstar, we didn't find anything," Willowheart said.

Amberpaw put her head down in sadness as she headed toward the apprentice den.

Sunpaw came and said, "I don't see what's the big deal about this tom called Tangleclaw? I mean, my mom said that he's a freak and shouldn't of been born in the first place."

Rage boiled in me and I was about to strike her, but Skypaw held me back.

"Why," I started, "Why does everyone hate me so much. What did I ever do to you. The glares. the hate, the beating, you even don't care about my own brother's death."

Sunpaw looked at me with shocked eyes at what I had endured. I continued, "You always had such a good life, do you now what harshness is really like. While you get a warm mother to be by, in no leaf I had to huddle to myself. I've had no mother, no father, all I had was my brother. But now he's gone. What pain had you ever gone through, hunger is that it? Have you ever been hit by your own clanmates, given wounds before you're able to walk, having kits younger than you hate you. Why, why is this clan so stereotypical!"

I raced of into the forest and gave a Skypaw a look of "please leave me alone." I knew he'd understand and I heard no pads after me.

I started the loneliness of the forest over me. I looked down to see two small paws in front of me. In front of me was Sunpaw.

"What do you want," I said harshly.

"I-I want," she stuttered, "I want to say sorry. Ever since I was a kit, my mother always told me about bad things about you and your brother. I always believed her. I never thought about how harsh you had it. I'm really sorry. Ca- Can we start over?"

I looked into her eyes and saw that she truly meant it. I put on a tough smile and mewed, "Sure."

We padded off into the apprentice den where Skypaw was waiting for me. All the apprentices were asleep already. I said bye to Sunpaw who headed to the medicine cat den and went next to Skypaw.

I pushed all the bad memories from today into the back of my mind. In here with Skypaw, Ashpaw, Cloudstar, Snowheart, and my new friend Sunpaw, I became happy. Maybe my life isn't as bad as I thought. I drifted to sleep, my last thought was 'I hope my brother is truly happy now.'

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Leader's Den

Snowheart spoke, "Cloudstar I received a new prophecy today. It said Vine and Fire together will vanquish the darkness."

Cloudstar thought for a moment, "Then it seems the new kits, Vinekit and Firekit are the prophesized ones."

Snowheart replied, "I hope you right."

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ThunderClan Apprentice Den

Cloverpaw awoke in cold sweat, "What was that!"

She had just received the strange dream with a voice saying, "You are destined to help the chosen one."

She remembered dreaming of vines, light, lilies, and some other things, she didn't remember it all.

"It was just a nightmare," she concluded.

"Shut up," growled Twilightpaw.

Twilightpaw had woken up earlier to the same dream that Cloverpaw just received.

"But-But, aw fine," she gave up.

They both put their heads down and went back to sleep.

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ThunderClan Medicine Cat Den

"Dawn fades, but you will help the blazing fire," a voice called out after receiving the dream given earlier to other cats.

"Wait, come back," Dawnpaw whispered as her head rose, "Could this be my first sign from StarClan."

Dawnpaw thought about the vines, "Tangle Vines, StarClan, I hope your okay."

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WindClan Apprentice Den

Lilypaw moved back in forth in her tight spot in the den.

She had just received a very weird dream, the same one given to the other cats.

"Stop moving," Icepaw shouted.

"Sorry," Lilypaw murmured.

They both had received the same dream as 8 others had received.

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WindClan Medicine Cat Den

Thump! Softpaw woke with a jolt, she had just received an odd dream. She had heard Medicine cats received dreams, but they were so hard to decipher. 'I will help the chosen one,' she thought, 'what does that mean.'

She rested on her paws and went back to sleep.

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RiverClan Medicine Cat Den

Sunpaw had thought of what she had done to Amberpaw and was disgusted with herself. How could she have been so stupid. Well beyond that, what the heck did that dream mean. She had only been an apprentice two days before receiving a dream, but it was so confusing. I'm gonna help the chosen one. I'll have to ask Snowheart later was what she thought as she went back to sleep.

A/N: Wow that was the longest chappie of Amberpaw I ever wrote. 8 ½ pages, wow. Almost as long as my Snape story! Well I hope everyone like this chappie. I worked hard on it so yea. I based character, the 8 prophesized ones on me and my friends. Please, Please, Please, Please REVIEW!! Or maybe I receive an unmotivationness. If you don' t not only will I have unmotivationness, the plot bunny will get angry at you and send her bunny armies to attack you when you sleep! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!