Melting Ice and Raging Love
Welcome back Readers I bet you noticed the pattern I'm going huh? I'm updating in order of which story I wrote first. This story, then 'Through the Lion's Eyes' and of course my 'Power of Three'. This way I don't have to choose which one to update, but I'm thinking of posting on 'Golden memories' For the Inuyasha Fans.
Me: Yay we are getting somewhere
Frostpaw: Yea, finally after not updating for like forever
Me: Dx you're so mean… I got caught up, but what's important is that I'm back before school starts
Frostpaw: What is…school?
Me: Something that takes free time away from writing.
Firepaw: Oh, just start the Story
Me: Ok okay, impatient much… I do not
'Talking"
'Thoughts'
Dreams
//A moon has passed, new apprentices Firepaw and Frostpaw are getting well into their training and Frostpaw and Featherpaw notices Mistyfur showing Iceheart a lot of attention and we find out a little bit about her. Owlpaw is now Owlgaze and Rainingsky's kits are now apprenticed, Oakkit decided to change his name and become Brownpaw, in honor of his father Brownstripe, and that night Brownstripe sends his son a warning about a rising storm…see what happens for this chapter//
Lately the forest has been very hot even through the cover of the trees the cats have been feeling how hot it is. Cats with long fur like Silverpaw and Foxstar was worst off, and Sundwhisker, the remaining queen in the nursery was miserable with her long pale ginger fur. She didn't even leave the confinements of the nursery for many sunrises.
Tigerkit came outside, and was playing with his brother Runningkit and tumbled in the dust, the heat not bothering them. Morningkit came outside her amber eyes scanning the camp she saw the apprenticed laying around and scampered over. "Hi…" she mewed softly, scraping her white paws on the ground.
"Hey Morningkit, your just the most adorable kit yet" Featherpaw meowed and licks her ear gently. Featherpaw adored the cute little tortoiseshell and white kit from the moment she was born.
"Go back to the nursery kit" Ripplepaw meowed looking over at her old den mate.
Morningkit's fluffy tortoiseshell pelt prickled "You were a kit too a few days ago!" she squeaked, her amber eyes glowing like the morning sun.
"Ripplepaw, I swear I can't keep controlling the peace, it's too hot to be arguing, and leave poor Morningkit alone, she's only two moons behind us" he meowed and his green eyes narrowing at his sister.
"Don't worry Morningkit, Ripplepaw always was an annoying she-cat" Frostpaw told Morningkit which made her giggle and her whiskers twitch.
"True, I cant wait to come join you in the apprentice den, Tigerkit and Runningkit are getting a bit too rough…oh, its Darkpelt, I'll see you around later" Morningkit mewed and scampered off to join her brothers and tackles into their father.
"She's so cute, I can't wait to share the den with her" Featherpaw meowed and turned when her brother snorted.
"We better not be sharing a den with them…we definitely should be warriors by then, we are like the oldest apprentices now." Greypaw complained "I'd sooner clean dirty moss bedding for seasons before sharing a den with three more kits"
Featherpaw shrugged and got up "I'm going to try and hunt since the heat started coming the prey hasn't been running lately" she meowed and heads out of camp.
Frostpaw and Firepaw looked at each other and decided to go along and follows the silver apprentice.
"They are mouse brained, its too hot, not even the warriors aren't doing much today" Ripplepaw meowed and Greypaw nodded with agreement.
"Well I want to help my clan, I'll see you guys later" Brownpaw jumps up and follows after them.
"Wow you guys, thanks for coming along you three" Featherpaw meowed looking at her friends Firepaw and Frostpaw and newly apprenticed Brownpaw.
"Its four of us…so we should split up into groups of two and head off in different directions, if we split up then we can cover more ground. Frostpaw can come with me, Firepaw, you can go with Brownpaw" Featherpaw instructed and heads off in one direction with Frostpaw while the fiery ginger she-cat goes off with Brownpaw.
"I wonder if Brownpaw will be okay…Firepaw is a hot head" Frostpaw meowed as they walked through the hot forest. He felt happy walking alone with Featherpaw now he can fully pay attention to her gleaming blue eyes or her shiny silver pelt. 'Oh, not these thoughts again' he been having these thoughts for awhile he suddenly noticed how she-cats looked and noticed how pretty Featherpaw was.
"I think he'll be okay, he can control Ripplepaw alright" Featherpaw said and suddenly flicked her tail for silence and dropped into a hunters crouch. She saw a mouse a few paw steps away and crept towards it and sprang out and instantly killed it.
"Great catch…and good observation…we could have scared it" Frostpaw meowed and kept his ears pricked and his nose scented for any prey. He saw a squirrel and he dashed for it and went into the bushes. Featherpaw continued on figuring he would find his way.
"Hey thanks a lot" Frostpaw meowed and tackled her to the ground. "You left me, some friend you are" he meowed and got off her.
Slowly the heat was toned down a little but got a bit humid and a certain smell came to the apprentices. And deep rumbling sound could be heard. "Wow…look at the sky" Featherpaw meowed looking up through the trees into the dark gray clouds.
"Maybe it's a storm…well let's catch some more prey first" Frostpaw suggested and they continued their search for prey.
On the other side of Thunder clan territory Firepaw and Brownpaw wasn't having so much luck. Brownpaw was the only one to catch prey and felt proud. Suddenly the sky was rumbling and the apprentices looked up.
"A storm?" Firepaw questioned, her blue-green eyes staring at the sky.
Brownpaw's fur prickled as he remembered his dream a few sunrises ago. 'Brownstripe warned me of a Rising storm…this must be the storm he was talking about…maybe it's a bad one and he wants me safe…' he thought and looked at Firepaw, his green eyes full of concern. "We better go back" he advised and looked at the older apprentice.
"Okay… if it rains then it's no way we can catch anything… I hope that Frostpaw and Featherpaw make it back" Firepaw meowed as the rumbling continued.
They made it back to camp and saw everyone looking at the sky, and Sandwhisker was calling her kits into the nursery with Darkpelt by her side. Firepaw looked to see Ripplepaw and Greypaw was still here.
"Where is Featherpaw?" Mouseflight went up to them her eyes full of worry "I saw her left with you two" she added
"And what about your brother Frostpaw?" Snowfrost asked licking her daughter's face.
"Brownpaw you made it back, Rainingsky and I were getting worried" Ripplepaw meowed, her green eyes wide and nuzzled him making Brownpaw purr.
"They aren't back yet Snowfrost, Mouseflight" Firepaw responded earning a frantic mew from Silvercloud.
"So my kit is still out there…oh I have such a bad feeling about this" meowed the silver queen.
"I'll go look for them Frostpaw is my apprentice after all" Iceheart meowed at last, over hearing what was going on. He was worried for his apprentice and Featherpaw and he dashed out of camp as light streaked across the sky.
"Featherpaw…we have to go back…all the prey would have surly go into their burrows after hearing this storm" Frostpaw meowed. Featherpaw let out a yowl as a loud thunder roared in the sky and jumped over to Frostpaw.
"I…I see…so much for hunting…we got to go back" Featherpaw meowed her pelt prickling but it blowing in the strong wind. She could smell the rain in the wind and the sky roared again and it struck a tree. Because of the hot dry weather the tree caught on fire.
"Oh Star clan help us" Frostpaw meowed, his eyes wide in horror and suddenly the winds whipped nearly knocking them off their paws and they heard a loud crack. The tree was coming down and their eyes were wide as moons. "RUN!" Featherpaw yowled and they scrambled for safety. They started to run and run and it started to rain, the sky rumbling all the while.
"I got to get back to camp…Frostpaw you…Frostpaw" She turned and looked to see he is gone. The rain clung to her long pelt turning it into a dark gray the wind was strong, she hoped the heavy rain would put the burning tree out.
Iceheart was running through the forest, the rain made his pelt cling to him making him appear black. His icy gaze was wide and shining with each crack of lightning. 'Featherpaw…stay safe… I'm coming for you…' his pelt burning with that thought but the cool rain cooled him down. He heard a loud crash in the distance and his heart sank 'What if…no I can't think like that… I owe Silvercloud…I have to come back with Featherpaw' he told himself.
He suddenly heard someone running in his direction and was tackled over by a muddy white tom with blue eyes that were wide in fear. "Frostpaw?" Iceheart asked standing up.
"Oh Iceheart! There was lighting…hit a tree…on fire…Featherpaw…separated." Frostpaw panted looking tired but fear was giving him the strength to keep running.
"Go back to camp, tell everyone I'm going to look for Featherpaw" Iceheart meowed and dashed off finding the speed he never knew he had. He just had to find her he smelt smoke and something burning, he saw the fallen tree sizzling with the smoke, and the flame was flickering out. He was glad his clan wouldn't have to suffer a fire. "Featherpaw!!" Iceheart yowled as he carefully moved around the tree to go in the direction of muddy paw prints.
Back at camp cats were running into their den, Silvercloud stood out, her silver fur turning into a dark grey, her mate Stormpelt was nudging her. "You have to go inside…It could be dangerous…you could catch a cold" he meowed
"No! My kit is out there…and poor Iceheart…he was brave enough to go out there…" Silvercloud meowed softly.
"I'm with you, my kit is also still out there" Snowfrost meowed
"I bought some poppy seeds for you two to calm your nerves "Mapleleaf meowed coming back out into the rain.
"No…she can't eat them…she's having another litter of kits..." Flamepelt meowed
"Oh, then you definitely shouldn't be out here, go into the nursery with Sandwhisker, I'll bring you some Thyme to calm you down…now Silvercloud eat some of these poppy seeds to calm you" meowed the tortoiseshell she-cat and rolled the black seeds to her.
"I can't sleep..." Silvercloud protested.
"This is an order" Foxstar meowed to, his eyes meeting hers. The wet she-cat ate her seeds and walked back to the den with Stormpelt who shot Foxstar a grateful look.
Suddenly a crack of thunder boomed across the sky making and frantic paw steps could be heard. Mapleleaf looked on with Foxstar and a small white tom came back.
"Frostpaw!" Firepaw called out, she was sitting in the apprentice den and was looking out and rushed to him and nuzzled the muddy white tom but he was tense and couldn't respond to Firepaw. He looked to Foxstar "Iceheart….Featherpaw… they are still out there…he told me to go straight back to camp…" He meowed
"Okay, come into me den to rest and get some well deserved rest" Mapleleaf meowed and lead the wobbling tom away. Bluepaw instantly gave him poppy seeds to make him relax and starts grooming his muddy fur.
Iceheart was looking frantically, the rain washing away any scent Featherpaw could be left behind. Suddenly he saw a grey figure ahead. "Featherpaw!" He called out and the gray cat looked over and he saw those familiar blue eyes.
Featherpaw couldn't believe someone found her and was about to make her way over to him but she heard cracking sounds and looked over to see a falling tree branch and heard paw steps.
Iceheart was racing towards her; he couldn't come this far only for her to be crushed by a tree branch. He suddenly gave a strong leap and grabs her scruff and runs, the branch missed and he moved a few more paw steps before dropping her. His icy orbs met her "Featherpaw…" he meowed trying to catch his breath. Featherpaw wailed and threw herself in his wet fur trembling from the cold and in fear.
"Iceheart…I'm so happy…you came for me…"she meowed on his fur and she felt so warm for the first time since the storm. She moved and looked up at him expecting to meet his icy orbs but instead they were closed.
"Come on…we need to find shelter…with this storm picking up…its no way we can get back" Iceheart instructed and runs through the forest ignoring the burn in his legs. He looked back to make sure Featherpaw was behind him and before they knew it they were in the abandoned two leg nest.
"We going to stay here till the storm passes…or till morning" he meowed walking inside relieved to no longer feel the beating rain on his back and he shook his fur to rid the water and Featherpaw did the same.
"Thanks so much…and is Frostpaw okay?" she asked, her eyes holding concern and Iceheart nods, I found him…he's back at camp…" He yawns, feeling tired. "We should rest…get your strength back" he meowed and rests beside her.
"Okay…I can't believe you saved me…you really are amazing" she meowed; her eyes sparkled with the same admiration Frostpaw has.
"I…I couldn't lose you Featherpaw…Silvercloud would be sad…I owe her so much…for accepting me in the clan when no one else would…" he meowed closing his eyes but felt her stiffen beside him. She looked hurt… 'Oh…I thought he cared about me…he only did this for my mother' she thought sadly.
"Oh…well thanks" she respond flatly and curls up tightly.
"That and…you are special to me…I personally lose you…you treat me like a friend…not a clan mate" he meowed softly and licks her cheek softly feeling warm suddenly and wasn't sure if he wanted that feeling to leave. 'I can't feel like this…for an apprentice…for Stormpelt and Silvercloud's kit…ugh…I can't think now…' Iceheart was fighting his internal battle he was surprised to feel warmth on his cheek. He turned to see a rather embarrassed looking she-cat.
"Hey, your pelt is drying out…now I can keep you warm" he meowed and wrapped his body around hers to keep her warm and close. He closes his eyes feeling warm and happy he was with her now.
The morning light shined in the abandoned two leg nest and it shined on Iceheart and he stood on his paws only to hiss loudly, his leg hurt badly. "Fox dung…must have sprained it…" he muttered waking up Featherpaw.
"What's wrong Iceheart? Oh no you leg…its swollen." Featherpaw meowed looking worried. "Was it when you had to saving me from that huge falling branch?" she asked looking upset and he quickly brushed his tail over her mouth.
"It's not your fault Featherpaw" he meowed looking determined "Now we head back to camp…Silvercloud will be worried" he meowed and Featherpaw got to her paws.
"Okay we can go slowly for your leg" she meowed walking out of their shelter with Iceheart limping behind her. He raised his hind leg and started a hobble like walk to try and move fast.
"Wow…look at all the damage the storm caused…trees are stripped of its leaves" Featherpaw meowed looking around.
"Look we found them!" meowed Owlgaze
"Featherpaw? Iceheart?" Mouseflight questioned and ran over to them. "Owlgaze help me support Iceheart, he has a bad hind leg" she meowed and the brown tabby helps support the blue black warrior.
"Did you go looking for us?" Featherpaw asked as they walk back to camp.
"No...We were on dawn patrol, to survey the damage and Mouseflight and I were keeping eye out for you so we kind of snuck away when he heard you're rustling around." Owlgaze meowed.
"Yea, Wolffang wouldn't stop fretting over you he could hardly sleep last night" Mouseflight meowed and it made Featherpaw's ear tips burn and Iceheart stare down in rage. 'If he cares he could have been the one to look for her…' he thought bitterly.
They walked into camp and the whole clan was surrounding them making Iceheart's fur prickle slightly.
"Alright give them space!" yowled Mapleleaf as she brush by the cats up to Iceheart and Featherpaw. "Okay, both of you come to my den for me to assess you closely" she meows and everyone steps away to clear the way.
Foxstar climbs on highledge "All cats old enough to catch their own prey gather for a clan meeting" he called though everyone was pretty much out of their dens. "We now have all of our apprentices back safe and sound after a storm last night. You all heard the winds blowing from the dens and I sent a patrol out to look at the damages. I still see clouds, so please be careful while out hunting, the first sign of a storm report back immediately" Foxstar meowed and murmurs of approval went around camp.
Back in the medicine cat's den Bluepaw looked over Featherpaw "Hmm… just exhausted I'll give her poppy seeds" she meowed which earned approval from Mapleleaf.
"Good job and make sure she has a nice nest before giving he the seeds" she meowed and was treating Iceheart, her eyes soft. "You did a great job, rescuing Featherpaw" she meowed.
"I owe Silvercloud…and besides my apprentice was out there too" he meows trying to convince himself more them Mapleleaf that he wasn't just saving Featherpaw.
"There you go…sleep" Bluepaw mewed softly as Featherpaw ate her poppy seeds and she quickly falls asleep.
"Bluepaw, can you go tell Silvercloud Featherpaw is ok, but tell her she needs rest" Mapleleaf and the blue grey apprentice leaved the medicine cat den.
"I can see you have feelings for Featherpaw" Mapleleaf begins in a hush mew. Iceheart's eyes narrowed slightly and shook his head.
"I...I couldn't. She's just an apprentice and she's Silvercloud's kit…" Iceheart said rest on his nest careful of his injured paw.
"Being Silvercloud's kit makes it even better, she's kind and sweet just like her" Mapleleaf replies.
"I'm a loner…no one here likes me but an apprentice" he meows "I can't really love anyone Silvercloud and you are one who is nice to me…if I must fall in love…it has to be.." he pauses.
"Someone like Mistyfur? She's been padding after you for nearly a half of moon now" Mapleleaf asked knowing the gray warrior was around Iceheart's age.
"I noticed…but… I can't" Iceheart turned away.
"You're afraid to love Iceheart, and you have someone warming that ice heart of yours and you're scared to let it melt" she told him sounding like a wise elder. "I do know Featherpaw has feelings for you too…she just doesn't know it" she meowed and got up when Bluepaw walked back in.
"Oh. One more thing, I'm going to see if I can collect any herbs from the storm…Leaf fall is coming and I don't think herbs will be growing anymore. So in the mean time give borage to Snowfrost" Mapleleaf told Bluepaw and left for herbs.
"Here, you should eat some poppy seeds to sleep" she meowed and slides a poppy seeds to him. She was about as big and as old as Iceheart and that confused him.
"Wait a minute…you look about as old as me…but yet you're still a paw…" Iceheart meowed
Bluepaw looked down, eyes downcast "I'm a medicine cat apprentice. I remain an apprentice until Mapleleaf dies or retire…but I can still get a medicine cat name…but she still hasn't named me yet…we go to the moon pool tonight so maybe tonight will be the night" she meowed hopefully. She grabs borage leaves and heads back into the nursery.
Iceheart's eyes dropped, the poppy seeds taking effect and relaxes fully. 'Do I love Featherpaw…could I like Mistyfur? Someone who actually likes me…Do I even have the right to fall in love?' these were his last thoughts as he fell asleep.
The sun was going down, Iceheart was awake for awhile and was sitting and talking with Frostpaw.
"Sorry…looks like you will have another mentor to do your training while this paw heals" Iceheart meowed
"Yea…Silvercloud is mentoring me." Frostpaw meowed
"That's right I'll have to thank her" he tried standing up to stretch his other legs.
"Well… I have to clean the bedding out, I'll be back later" Frostpaw meowed and left the den to go into the elders den.
Iceheart looks over at Featherpaw who hasn't woken up all day and she was groaning in her sleep. "Featherpaw…" he murmured softly and licks her ear softly but felt how hot she was.
"Oh my…Featherpaw has a fever…I wonder if we have any feverfew…or lavender" she muttered looking through the store lucky Mapleleaf went and grabbed as much herbs as she could carry. "There we go, Featherpaw…Featherpaw wake up" she meowed shaking the she-cat with her paws.
Featherpaw groaned and feebly swats her paws in the air. But she slowly opens her eyes "Here, I want you to eat these feverfew while I get you some water to cool off" Bluepaw went to the small pool and dipped it in moss. She went over and when Featherpaw ate the herbs she dripped some water into her mouth.
There, now rest some more… Iceheart if she gets overheated just pour water on her fur and I'll sit some more feverfew here for you to use." Bluepaw instructed.
"Very good Bluepaw, you're doing so well" Maplepaw meowed coming in and witnessing what is happening. "Lets go to the moon pool…she should be fine Iceheart, you just get some rest, go easy on the paw" the tortoiseshell she cat told him. "Come Bluepaw" she meowed and leaves the den with Bluepaw behind her.
They walk on and then they meet up with the other medicine cats and apprentices fro the other clans. It was Sleekpaw from River clan who appeared first. He has white and light grey sleek fur earning his name.
"Where is Spottedpool" Mapleleaf asked the grey and white tom.
"She is treating this kit that got swept away in the river during the storm. So she sent me to go alone." Sleekpaw answered.
"That's terrible, the storm nearly blew away our supplies" It was Leafstorm, a tabby tom from wind clan who just appeared. "Greetings young Sleekpaw, Bluepaw and Mapleleaf, now we need Flowerpaw and Shadefrost from Shadow clan" Leafstorm meowed and then the black tom with the tortoiseshell apprentice.
"We are here now" Flowerpaw meowed
"But before we go to the moon pool I think its time a young apprentice earns her name" Mapleleaf meowed looking down at the very surprised Bluepaw.
"I, Mapleleaf, medicine cat of Thunder clan call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the way of a medicine cat, and with your help she will serve her clan for many moons." Mapleleaf began.
Bluepaw sat up tall, the moon shining and glowing and shining like a star clan cat.
"Bluepaw, do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to stand apart from clan rivalry between clan and clan, and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?
"I do" Bluepaw meows
"Then by the powers of Star clan I give you your true name as a medicine cat. Bluepaw, from this moment you will be known as Bluefeather. Star clan honors your loyalty and faith"
"Bluefeather Bluefeather" the other medicine cats call out her new name under silverpelt who seemed to glow brighter as if in approval.
"Now, let's go to the moon pool" Leafstorm meowed and leads the cats to its glowing water.
Bluefeather lapped at the cold water before closing her eyes and rest at its edge with Mapleleaf and the other medicine cats.
Bluefeather was with Star clan the stars were everywhere.
"Hello Fozenstar…father" meowed Bluefeather as she ran over to the blue grey tom.
"My loving kit, I'm so proud of you…but I warn you The Raging wolf and the cold mist will tear away bonds that holds the clan together." He warns "Bluefeather you must find silver's light it's up to her" he meows
"How will I know who this silver light is?" Bluefeather asked
"She will be the light who warms everyone's heart" he tells her.
Mapleleaf has a dream of her own.
"Oh Brownstripe…the storm you warned us about has happened" Mapleleaf meowed
"This signals the rise of darkness…there will be a traitor on your clan…someone that the clan least expects and I cat will rise to save us, a cat the clan least expects." Brownstripe meows
"Who is our traitor? And who will save us?" Mapleleaf asked
"Just know the one who saves us has an icy wall surrounding him, only till he realizes his importance will he be any use" Brownstripe meowed and starts to fade.
"Wait!!" Mapleleaf yowls but suddenly awakens.
The medicine cats awaken from their dreams and stretch. Bluepaw walks over to Sleekpaw and Flowerpaw "See you guys soon okay" she meows and follows Mapleleaf home. Both medicine cats are baffled by their messages but they both know they have to worry about their clans and do what thy can to protect it.
Well how do you like this chapter? Iceheart and Featherpaw are getting closer, Frostpaw is realizing he has feelings for her. Bluepaw gets a sort of prophecy and Mapleleaf gets a warning. What will happen? Stay tuned till next time. Now get ready for 'Through the Lion's eyes and back to 'The Power of three'