-=IMPORTANT NOTICE=-
I told you I would post the chapter soon! And I have some news. I got this idea from my friend, Jay Song's, Fanfiction, A Hard Path to Walk. After every chapter, she does a trivia question, so that's what I'm going to do. Starting at the end of this chapter, there will be a trivia question at the end of every chapter. All the questions will be questions about Warriors. Type you answer in a review. The first 5 people to get it right will get their names put up here, including a link to their profile page. Thank you for reading this, and enjoy!
Blossomheart sighed as she watched Shadowpaw storm out of the den.
"You didn't have to be so hard on her," Stonestripe's voice interrupted her thoughts.
"I know," Blossomheart admitted, looking at her paws. "I didn't want her to find out about Dark. She doesn't need to know just yet." She looked up at Stonestripe. "Where were we?"
Stonestripe nodded hesitantly. "Right, well-" Stonestripe stopped, his eyes glued on something behind Blossomheart. She turned to see a pale white she-cat, her pelt thick with blood, standing in the entry way; her ear was cut, her muzzle was bleeding, and she had a claw marks on her flank. Next to her was a young, jet black tom apprentice, with white spots on his back; he had a scar on his muzzle and a bitten tail.
Stonestripe padded up to the two cats. "Hollyshade," he meowed worryingly. "What happened to you and Hailpaw?"
"We were hunting near the border when we saw ShadowClan hunting on our territory," Hollyshade explained. "So we attacked them."
"We gave them a fight they won't forget any time soon!" Hailpaw added triumphantly.
"Go wait in the nests," the medicine cat told them. "I'll be with you in a moment." Hollyshade nodded and padded past Stonestripe, Hailpaw next to her. Stonestripe looked back at Blossomheart. "We will have to finish our conversation tomorrow," He told the she-cat.
Blossomheart nodded. "I understand," she meowed, padding out of the den and into the clearing. The camp was bustling with cats talking, eating, and playing. Blossomheart blocked out all conversations, so the only think she heard was the soft breeze of the cool dusk air. Blossomheart closed her eyes and let out a soft purr, feeling the warm breeze flow through her fur. When she opened her eyes, she saw Rainpaw padding into the apprentices' den, Shadowpaw behind her. Blossomheart smiled. Looks like someone made a new friend, the she-cat thought.
She looked around the clearing, seeing Rubypaw and Tanglepaw playing with Coaldust.
"A ShadowClan warrior!" Rubypaw yowled to her sister. "Let's get it!" Rubypaw jumped onto Coaldust's back playfully and bit his ear softly.
Tanglepaw ran past Coaldust and, with her claws sheathed, dragged her paw over the warrior's leg, as if she was raking her claws over them.
Coaldust pretended to fall to the ground in pain and the two apprentices both let out yowls of triumph.
Blossomheart smiled and padded up to them. "And how are my three favorite warriors doing?" she purred.
Rubypaw jumped off her father and landed swiftly on her feet. "Great!" she answered happily.
"Yeah, we just took down a ShadowClan warrior," Tanglepaw added, flicking her tail toward Coaldust.
Blossomheart looked at her mate. "Is that so?" she snickered
Coaldust got to his paws, shaking dust off his pelt. "I don't know what they are talking about," he said sarcastically. "I won fair and square."
"Nu-uh!" Rubypaw meowed, batting his head playfully. "We won, right mother?"
"I didn't see a thing," Blossomheart teased.
Tanglepaw flicked her tail. "Then we'll do it again so you can see."
Blossomheart shook her head. "The moon is already rising," she meowed, flicking her tail to the sky. "It's time to sleep." She bent down and licked her kits on the head. "But you can show me tomorrow." she promised. They both nodded and headed toward the apprentices' den before disappearing behind the den wall.
Blossomheart turned to Coaldust, who was already heading toward the warriors' den. He stopped in front of the den and turned to look at his mate. "Coming?" she asked her.
The she-cat shook her head. "I'm going to go talk with my mother," she explained. "I'll be there in a bit." Without waiting for a reply, she turned and padded up to a white tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes, who was sitting next to the entrance of the camp.
"What are you doing Tulip?" Blossomheart asked when she reached the elder.
Tulip looked at her daughter, then back toward the entrance. "Just thinking." She answered finally.
"Thinking about what?"
"Something"
Blossomheart growled, slightly annoyed. "That's not what I meant"
Tulip sighed. "I know…"
"Then tell me," Blossomheart pleaded.
The elder closed her eyes and sighed again. "Long ago," she began, "I met a tom named Soul. He was sweet, kind, and he was my best friend. A couple of moons later, we became mates. Then a couple of moons after that-"
"Mother, I have heard this story before," Blossomheart interrupted.
"Hush!" Tulip hissed. "As I was saying," she continued. "A couple moons after we became mates, I gave birth to 3 kits." She stops and looks at Blossomheart. "I told you that the first two died…" Tulip closes her eyes again. "I lied."
Blossomheart stared at her, but said nothing.
"You have a sister," Tulip tells her. "Her name is Silvermoon, a RiverClan cat."
"I think I know her," Blossomheart gasps. "Is she a silver tabby with teal eyes?"
Tulip looks up at her daughter and nods. "That's right. Silvermoon had always been amazed by the clans," She explained. "So when she reached seven moons, she told me she wanted to become a clan cat. So I let her."
"Who was the third one?" Blossomheart asked. "What was his name?"
Tulip sighed. "After awhile, Soul began to become evil… he become more violent, more angry. I was worried for your safety, so I left him. But when I did, he took the third kit, your brother. He trained him to be evil as well. And he taught him to hate me, you, and your sister."
"What was his name?" Blossomheart asked again.
Tulip looked up at Blossomheart, her amber eyes filled with fear, sorrow, and hatred mixed together. "His name is Dark."
CLIFF HANGER! You will have to wait until the next chapter to find out what happens next, so stay tuned!
-=Trivia=-
On the stick Jaypaw found, there were claw marks. 5 large ones and 2 small ones. What did those claw marks represent?
P.S. If you can tell me which cats each one represents, Ill follow you, and maybe even read one of your stories and give you a few tips!
Post your answers in the reviews!
