"You want me to stay? I thought you were angry with me." I frowned. This doesn't make any sense.
"I am angry with you. But I don't want you to go away. If you go away than I'll never see you again. I already thought that once, before you showed up here." Tawnypaw explained.
"Then I will stay. If you want, I can keep my distance from you." I offered.
"Why?" she frowned.
"Because you are angry with me. And because I can't stand to see the grieve and judgement on your face everytime I look at you. I'll stay away for a while, until you stop looking at me like a murderer like you are doing so now. I'll wait until I know you have truly forgiven me." I told her.
"Ashpaw, I have forgiven you." she scoffed.
"Tawnypaw, I can see your hatred for me in your eyes. I know it's the way I looked at you when I first saw you." I mewed.
"Do what you want, Ashpaw. I just wanted you to know that you don't have to leave." Tawnypaw sighed before padding away. I saw her pad over to a UnwantedClan tom, I wasn't quite sure of his name. I turned and glanced around. I could tell by the look on Fuzzynose's face,that he had chosen to stay. If I stay with my Clan, it would be just me and Shadowstar.
"Foxtail, can I speak with you?" Shadowstar asked.
"Sure. Shadowstar, you'll be happy to hear that most cats are leaving with us. However the cats who are staying are mainly from our Clan. As if we didn't have enough cats already! You'd think they would show more loyalty to their Clan. I'm ashamed to say that one of them was my daughter, Rainpaw. No matter, StormClan is richer without her here anyhow. How she was not marked Unwanted is beyond me." I scoffed.
"Foxtail, that is what I have come to speak to you about." Shadowstar mewed.
"You can talk to me about anything." I purred.
"Good. Foxtail, are you ready to become the leader of StormClan?" he asked.
"Leader? Shadowstar, you're leader." I frowned. What is he talking about?
"I have abandoned and ignored my kits for too long. I am going to stay here, where all my kits are. StormClan doesn't need me anymore, we have built a strong and loyal Clan and it time I have stepped aside and let you continue what we have started." he mewed.
"Loyal? Our Clan is anything but loyal! Just look at all the cats who have left." I retorted.
"Foxtail, you must have faith in your Clan mates." Shadowstar said firmly.
"I suppose. Shadowstar, this is your Clan. It is named after your son. Do you think he would want you to abandon the CLan you created?" I asked.
"My son wouldn't care if I left my Clan if it was for his brother and sister." Shadowstar insisted.
"Shadowstar, you know what's best I suppose. Just think about what you are giving up." I insisted.
"You are right, I have not thought about what I am giving up. But what I have thought about was what I would be losing and that is something I can't lose. I've already lost so much, I won't lose them too." Shadowstar sighed.
"What about your nine lives?" I asked.
"I never received them. BrightClan would not listen to me, they are not my ancestors. My ancestors will always be StarClan, and they are too far away for me to speak to." Shadowstar admitted.
"Well then, Shadowstar, I suppose this is goodbye." I swallowed hard. He helped my sister and me. He gave us somewhere to live and raise my sister's daughter, Snowberry. He taught me the warrior code and loyalty. I would still be a frightened kittypet if it weren't for him. I'm losing everyone. Him, Vinepelt, four of my kits, Cloverfoot. The only cat I have now is Snowberry. I have Fireblaze, Fernpaw and Shrewpaw but that's different. I'm losing my closest Clanmates.
"Please, call me Shadowclaw. You will be a wonderful leader Foxstar, I know you will. I'll miss you good friend." he said. I watched him walk away. I never thought I would miss someone as much I miss Cloverfoot, but I guess I was wrong.