Chapter 12, The talk with Deathpaw
Shadowflight walked in the Moonlit clearing, the leaves crunching beneath her paws. Stars fell onto her black coat, making it dappled.
She had gone away from the Clan to be alone. The normal bustle was bugging her.
"Mother," said a cautious voice behind her.
"Deathpaw!" Shadowflight yelped. The black apprentice stepped out fro behind a tree.
"You're…talking!" Shadowflight gasped.
"I never said I couldn't, I said I didn't want to. I chose not to talk, because more and more cats are talking, and I don't think it's necessary for me to join them."
Shadowflight licked the apprentices pelt.
"Mom," Deathpaw asked uncertainly, "Why did you name me Deathpaw? The other apprentices always tease me because of my 'gory,' my, 'freaked out,' name."
Shadowflight stared up at the stars. "Something put the name in my mouth, and Skystar's mouth when you were born. I don't know why…"
Deathpaw looked at her paws uncertainly, and didn't speak for a long time. Instead, she seemed to listen to the forest noises.
"Shadowflight," She meowed finally, "Why was love ever made?"
Shadowflight looked down at her, "Why did you ask?"
"You'll find out later," Deathpaw meowed quickly, "I was just wondering."
She paused again. "Mother, do you love me?"
Shadowflight looked down at her. How could she have suspected this small cat of treachery?
"You're different then the other kits, but I still love you."
"Like Streamkit," Deathpaw meowed suddenly.
"What do you mean?"
"Didn't Streamkit tell you the prophecy when you went in her brain?"
"No, what prophecy?"
"An apprentice, more then meets the eye, will join together with the bad. Water and Night will unite once more. The Cloud will break once twice, again, and the darkness will loose all hope."
The frightening words flashed through Shadowflight's mind.
"What did Streamkit tell you?" Deathpaw asked.
"Just where she was, and stuff."
Deathpaw stood up. "I better go. See 'ya later."
She vanished into the bracken and padded away.
A booming voice filled the forest, "The Tiger will come again, and blood will pour out of the innocent."
It was short, yeah, but I had to get it done, and now the climax starts! Yipee!