Jayfeather laid down and soon drifted to sleep. This time he awoke in the Starclan camp.
"He….hello?"
He a rustling noise behind him and turned around. Bluestar now sat in front of him. He bowed his head.
"Bluestar, wha-"
She silenced him by raising her tail.
"Two shall fly in the same sky, though only one can soar with swift wings. And a night of half light at the tri-pools will set things straight, though a tough decision must be made.", she said. Jayfeather raised an eyebrow, trying to understand.
"Wait, Bluestar….that makes no sense. What does it mean?", he asked. But she was already gone. Jayfeather woke up in the medicine den.
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Freddie and Hollyleaf padded back to camp, stopping near the medicine den.
"Are you sure nothing's wrong, Freddie?", Hollyleaf asked. He nodded.
"Yeah, Holly. I'm fine. Really.", he purred, touching his nose to her ear. She purred back.
Jayfeather sighed. /Stupid love-struck warriors…/ He looked back at Sam, remembering her dream. /Sam…who was that?/ Confused, he padded away. Distracted by the newest prophesy, he bumped into Freddie, knocking him over. Hollyleaf huffed.
"Jayfeather!", she mewed angrily.
"Oh, sorry Freddie.", he apologized.
"Relax, Holly. It's okay, Jayfeather." Freddie straightened up and sat beside Hollyleaf again. Sandstorm padded over to them.
"Freddie, Firestar would like to speak with you, Carly, and Sam.", she said. There was a flash of anger in Freddie's eyes.
"Carly is…preoccupied at the moment and Sam's in no condition to leave the medicine den.", he said. "I'll come alone." They padded off, leaving Hollyleaf and Jayfeather alone. Jayfeather let out a sigh. The black she-cat looked at her brother with concern.
"What's on your mind?…..Is it Sam?"
Jayfeather was caught off guard by her question. /What?!….I-/ He opened his mouth to reply, but she cut him off.
"I know you're really concerned about her; you rarely leave her side.", she said. He nodded.
"Yes, and…."
"And what, Jayfeather?"
"Nothing. I need to go back. To…the medicine-den. Quickly. Er, goodbye, Hollyleaf."
Without waiting for her to reply, he turned around and padded back into the medicine den. Hollyleaf watched as her brother padded away. /He sure is acting strange…/
With Carly
Carly trudged back to the Thunderclan camp with a limp squirrel dangling from her jaws. /Stupid Freddie, getting all worked up over nothing….Him and Hollyleaf make a good couple. Why can't he see that?/ she sighed. /Why did I get so…angry before?/ She dropped the squirrel on the fresh kill pile with a heavy sigh; she suddenly lost her appetite. Lionblaze bounded towards her.
"What's wrong, Carly?"
She faced him with a fake smile.
"N-Nothing.", she lied. He didn't buy it.
"Carly, I know you better than that. Tell me what's wrong." She hesitated, but told him anyway. Lionblaze always looked out for her.
"I'm just…I-I need to clear my head."
Lionblaze nodded sympathetically.
"I know what you mean. I have a spot I walk around when things get a little stressful here at camp." He shuffled his front paws.
"Do you…wanna take a look? I'd be happy to show you around. Er, if you want to, that is."
Carly brightened up a bit.
"Sure.", she purred. She padded past him, her tail flicking his ear as she passed him. "Lead the way."
He grinned and padded ahead. Cinderheart padded over to the medicine den.
"Well how about that, Jayfeather?", she mewed cheerfully. "You might just have little nieces and nephews running around here."
"Yeah, right.", he scoffed. "Carly's confused. Nothing more." He didn't mean to sound so harsh, but that was exactly what he could sense coming off her: a strong wave of doubt and confusion.
"Aw, don't be so sore. You should be happy for your brother.", Cinderheart scolded. "Oh….I get it." A sly grin spread across her face.
"You're jealous you can't be with a cute she-cat."
Jayfeather started at her blankly.
"Have you been sneaking catnip again, Cinderheart?"
She turned around and padded out of the den, tail high in the air. Jayfeather rolled his eyes.
"Jumpy idiot.", he muttered. He looked back at Sam, still sleeping. Bluestar's prophesy stuck on his mind. "Two shall fly in the same sky, though only one can soar with swift wings. And a night of half light at the tri-pools will set things straight, though a tough decision must be made."
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Carly and Lionblaze padded through the forest, soon arriving at their destination.
"This is the place.", Lionblaze announced. Carly stared at the beautiful scenery in front of her. There was a small waterfall, about three and a half feet tall pouring out into three small, perfectly circular ponds. The ponds were in a somewhat straight line, the first directly fed by the fall, and the others linked to it. (( it roughly looks like this: *waterfall*O-O-O))
"Wow…Lionblaze, this is beautiful.", Carly said. "How'd you find it?" Lionblaze shrugged.
"Just came across it one day. I've kept it a secret from everyone else, though."
Carly and Lionblaze laid by the pools and talked for hours. ((as you can probably tell, Lionblaze is crushing on Carly))
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Sam sat upright, pawing the ground anxiously.
"Now?", she asked. Leafpool shook her head. Sam sighed. Not 10 seconds later, she asked again.
"Now?"
Leafpool shook her head again. Sam sighed louder. She ran the tip of her tail across the ground, making invisible circles.
"Okay….how abou-"
"No, Sam.", Leafpool interrupted. "You can't leave the den. And just so you know, save your breath, because you can't leave in the next few seconds, either."
Sam laid down and looked outside. She longed to be anywhere but here. Jayfeather padded in with a bundle of herbs in his mouth. Sam looked at him expectantly.
"What?", he asked, his mew muffled. Sam shook her head and looked back outside. /It's soooo boring here!/
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Carly and Lionblaze padded through the forest, a lot of fresh kill in their mouths. Carly suddenly stopped. Lionblaze stopped, too.
"What's wrong, Carly?"
She buried her prey and scented the air.
"It's a rouge!", she said. They followed the scent until they spotted the source. An injured black tom was lying at the bottom of a tree trunk. He was about Lionblaze's size and age. There was a long, red wound across the left side of his flank and various scratches on his face. He raised his head when the warriors approached him. Lionblaze spoke first.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?", he hissed. His fur fluffed out, making him look bigger. The strange cat sat up.
"My name is Crow.", he mewed calmly. "I was traveling from the mountains down to this forest. I ran into a few foxes who were less than happy to see me...." He briefly glanced down at his wound.
"Whoa, are you okay?", Carly asked, her voice full of concern. Lionblaze huffed out of jealousy. /Why does she care about him?/ But it was so low Carly couldn't hear it.
"I'm fine.", Crow smiled. "Though my side hurts a bit." Carly moved and sat beside him.
"We'll help you. We'll take you back to camp and Leafpool can heal you.", she said. She looked back at Lionblaze.
"Right, Lionblaze?"
Lionblaze was caught off guard by her question, but it didn't matter. Carly didn't give him much time to react anyway.
"Great! Come on, camp is this way.", Carly mewed. She padded ahead and Crow followed close behind. Lionblaze still sat in the same spot. /W-Wait…what?/ He reluctantly followed Carly and Crow.
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Carly lead Crow to the medicine den. Sam was talking to Jayfeather and Leafpool greeted Carly and Crow. Carly and Leafpool started talking, but Crow paid no attention to them. He was more interested in a certain golden-pelted she-cat. /Hmm…/ He sat right beside Sam.
"And who are you?", Jayfeather mewed monotonously. Crow sat a little straighter and slightly puffed out his chest.
"My name is Crow.", he said. Sam looked at his side.
"Ooh…cool scar. How'd you get it?"
"In a fight with a few meddlesome foxes. But don't worry, I took care of them.", Crow said with a cocky smile. Jayfeather rolled his eyes. /I bet he couldn't even fend off a cub./
"Huh…I guess you'll be staying in camp for awhile then?", Sam asked.
"He'll have to ask Firestar.", Jayfeather cut in.
"Carly already thought about that. She's asking Firestar now.", Leafpool said. "Jayfeather, take care of Sam and Crow until I come back."
With that, she padded out. Jayfeather wondered where she was going, but turned his attention to Sam and Crow. Crow was regaling the tale of his fox encounter and Sam hung on his every word. Jayfeather began to put healing herbs on Crow's flank wound. /Great…just great./
Sorry I haven't updated in a while, but school's swamping me with homework. D: Anyway, you know the drill: Review! P.S. There will be couple alterations in the future....review!
