Ok, here's another chapter, finally. My computer is totally screwed up. But, on with the story! Please, read and review!
As soon as Stormfur congratulated his son, he slipped out of camp, unnoticed. The sky was pitch black, and clouds loomed above him. He wandered around his territory, trying to catch Hawkfrost's scent. When he caught a whiff of it, Stormfur moved quickly to try and keep up. Then, just as the scent was getting stronger, the skies opened, and rain started pouring down, showing no mercy for the cats below.
"Of course, it has to rain now," Stormfur muttered to himself. He tried as best as he could to follow the scent once more. Stormfur got it, and sniffed along the faint trail. It led him to ShadowClan territory, where he found the deceitful tom, crouching over Mistyfoot. His paws where covered in blood, as was Mistyfoot's throat.
Bile rose in Stormfur's own throat as he realized, the loyal deputy was dead. Killed by her own warrior. He raced back to camp before the powerful cat got to him next.
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The next day in ThunderClan territory, Birchheart, Squirrelflight, and Raincloud were patrolling the ShadowClan border.
"So, Raincloud, do you think your going to catch any ShadowClan thieves today?" Birchheart teased the newly made warrior, a look of amusement in his eyes, and possibly love.
"Of course, and I'll chase them all the way back to the old forest, with their tails between their legs!" Raincloud responded good-naturedly. She rubbed against the other tom, purring. Squirrelflight looked at the two young cats, and seeing how they looked, decided to go to Stormfur tomorrow. But, the thought of her daughter loving another cat, was astounding to Squirrelflight. It seemed like just yesterday, the spunky cat was tumbling around in the nursery.
Finally the three cats reached the ShadowClan border. But, two other cats were there. It was Applepaw and another apprentice. Birchheart immediately switched his gaze to Applepaw.
"H... Hello, Applepaw," he stammered, a look of pure love in his eyes. Raincloud looked at the tom, she was caressing just a few seconds ago in pain and agony.
"Hello, Birchpaw. But my name is now Applefur," the other cat responded smoothly. "And this is my apprentice, Spottedpaw."
"Applefur," Birchheart repeated slowly. "It's a beautiful name, but I am no longer Birchpaw, my name is now Birchheart."
"That is a very nice name as well," Applefur smiled warmly. "And who are your companions?"
"Oh, sorry, this is Squirrelflight, and her daughter, Raincloud," Birchheart told the ShadowClan cat.
"I see Squirrelflight," Applefur bowed her head in respect. "But where is this Raincloud?"
Birchheart looked behind him to discover Raincloud had ran away. "Maybe, she found a nice piece of prey, and decided to go catch it." He said, feeling guilty at ignoring the other she-cat.
"Well, it was very, very nice to see you again Birchheart, and to meet you Squirrelflight. Maybe we'll see each other again patrolling borders," Applefur said, giving Birchheart a last, loving look.
"Good-bye Applefur," Birchheart stared as the two cats walked off.
"Do you know where Raincloud went, I have to talk to her," Birchheart asked Squirrelflight, tearing himself away from the ShadowClan border.
"I think she ran away, saying something about feeling sick to her stomach. She was very upset when you were hypnotized with Applefur," Squirrelflight added gently.
"I know, and I'm sorry, so I have to go and apologize to her," Birchheart wailed, and ran off to find the grey she-cat. But, he still couldn't get his mind off of Applefur.
Who will Birchheart choose, Raincloud or Applefur? Don't try to persuade me to any one cat, because I have the rest of the story all figured out. But, please read and review!