Chapter three
~Authors note~
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Jayfeather reached up and grabbed a mouthful of cobwebs. I was sitting on my back using my front paws to bat at a fly circling around my head. He sat them done beside me and gave me a blank expression.
"I already know what those are mousebrain, almost everybody does; it's like the most used item by a medicine cat." I said. His face changed to a frown.
"If you're so smart with herbs why don't you help Greystripe with his paw?" He asked. I stood up immediately at the question.
"I said I knew what cobwebs were not how to get a thorn out of a paw!" My eyes were huge as I said it. He grinned a little and flicked his tail.
"Don't worry, cobwebs will be needed here too." He said as Greystripe walked in. He looked surprised when Jayfeather sat down telling me to go ahead. I put my ears down preying to starclan I wouldn't hurt Greystripe. Uneasily I grabbed the thorn between my teeth and pulled it out. Quickly I rushed to put cobwebs on it before I bleed out and turned to Jayfeather.
"I know I need to make a salve but I don't know what to use." I put my head down. He got up and carried a bundle over to Greystripe.
"On my first day I didn't even get to pick an herb up. I think you did t well enough for a first Wolfpelt." He said. He finished up with Greystripe while I kept Briarlight company. When he was done he came up to me and asked to talk to me alone. I walked over to the corner with him and we sat down.
"Nightwisker is outside and he says he really wants to talk to you. I tried to tell him to leave but he said that he wanted to apologize and make things right between the two of you." I just gazed at him in silent for a moment. I put my ears down and turned my head away from him.
"I suppose I should stretch my leg…, shouldn't I?" I said looking sad. Jayfeather flicked his tail and stood up.
"Just try not to make running your dramatic exit this time ok." He said walked over to tend to Briarlight. I walked over to the entrance distracted by the unordinary amount worry in his voice. When I walked out of the den I noticed Nightwisker around the center of camp .It didn't really take me by surprise when he immediately padded over to me.
"I…I have to tell you something." He said. I flicked my ear and walked out the entrance of camp.
"Do you need any help?" He asked.
"I'm fine." I replied. "So what did you want to tell me?"
"I know that now might not be the best time to tell you but I'd rather this than keep secrets from you that could cause a seen later." I looked at him, a bit confused and sat down.
"I need you to know that I…" He was cut off by a yowl from camp. He ran back as I was stuck limping. When I arrived I looked around to see what looked like the whole of the clan surrounding something. I walked closer and tried to get a better look. It was the pelt of a dog-like animal with a trail of blood that lead from where it was, to the entrance of camp. I stepped back at the sight, fully aware of what it meant, though the others hadn't a clue. Maybe I should talk to starclan, they can help me decide what to do. I didn't even have to try to sneak out of camp, everybody was too distracted, but just to be safe I went out of the dirtplace exit. I laid down by moonpool and lapped from the water. I always wanted to be a medicine cat but I also wanted to fight for my clan and be able to experience love. My thoughts put me to sleep after a few moments and I awoke in a bright forest full of flowers and trees. I quickly caught the scent of a cat behind me and spun around to see a very old she cat with yellow eyes and dark-grey fur.
"Hello Wolfpelt, my name is Spottedleaf…"
"You were Thunderclans medicine cat before Yellowfang right." I cut her off. "Why did starclan send that sign?"
"Don't you understand what it means?" She asked.
"Of course I understand what it means, I just don't understand why you would send it to me if I already knew." I replied.
"That's what you have to configure on your own." She replied. I growled and swung my tail in the air.
"Don't you think telling me would be easier! I'm tired of the way Starclan works! I'm tired of the way the clans work!" Spottedleaf sat down and smiled at me.
"If you don't like the way we work then you shouldn't take it out on the clans Wolfpelt, and you do understand that you shouldn't even be here, you made that decision as a kit, and you must learn to keep it as a warrior." Another cat said behind me. I spun around and faced her, knowing who she was as soon as I saw her.
"Maybe I don't want to Yellowfang." I backed up a bit and woke up by the edge of the pool. Slowly I got up and gazed for a moment into the water, trying to think of what to do next. I heard paw steps behind me and got ready to fight if necessary. When I saw who it was I sheathed my claws and sat down. Jayfeather looked at me with a pitiful glare, it made me feel slightly uncomfortable at him not being hostile to something around him. He looked as though he saw what just happened…, medicine cats can't do that can they, I thought.
"You know, everybody's looking for you." He said. I jumped up immediately and looked straight at him.
"What! I thought nobody would notice." I said.
"We should probably head back before they start to really worry." He said. I nodded and followed him out of the den. We walked together with our fur touching, surprisingly Jayfeather didn't pull away. It made me feel a lot better to know that there was someone that I wasn't mad at.