The Dreadful Betrayal

The Dreadful Betrayal

Chapter 2

Promises

By Doveheart

The tiny blue apprentice, the only one brave enough to confront my twisted self. How did she do it? Maybe Pearlstar kept what I did a secret? I would be ok with that any way. I padded over back of the cave and looked back out into the real world. It had begun to rain and thunder; I winced when I saw the lightning. Lightning, it is bright but destructive. I lay down, thinking if Pearlstar really did keep what I did a secret? I would actually be ok with that. I wouldn't want to let her know. I have to much same as it is.

Would she keep her promise? Would she come back again? I haven't had this much excitement since I was still in the clan! The clan . . . I froze remembering it. The clan that hated me, yet there was still someone that would except me and love me. What would she do if she found out what I'd done? "Wolftooth," I sighed, "Where are you?"

My nervousness was pulsing through my paw steps as I walked into the clan. Pearlstar sensed it and patted me with her tail,

"Don't worry your not in trouble." Pearlstar meowed sensing my uneasiness. But I was Pearlstar just didn't know it. I'd lied to her and broke one of her biggest rules, but I had to do it! It was to save a life. Why did she hate Skytail so much? She certainly hated him enough to banish him from the whole clan!

"Where have you been?!" Woodpaw shouted as he ran up, fear fuming from his eyes.

"It's all right Woodpaw." Meowed Pearlstar defending me, "Mystpaw here was just out hunting, she just forgot to tell Ravenclaw." Ravenclaw then came up as if on cue. The tom's black pelt shone as he shouted,

"Where have you been?!" Why does everyone treat me like a helpless kit?! I've been an apprentice for two months. My sent is stuck to the den. I didn't want to hear Pearlstar explain my lies, or stay around for Ravenclaw to scold me. I went back into the apprentice's den and was about to get a raven . . . but changed my mind and got a squirrel.

"It's Mystpaw!" I looked up to see Greenkit charging at me,

"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in the nursery?" She held her head up proudly and said, "Im Greenpaw now!" Really? Greenkit's an apprentice now?

"That's great!" I meowed. Greenpaw was always was complaining about how boring the nursery was.

"I didn't see you at my ceremony though." She meowed, eye's clouded with sadness.

"Sorry." I meowed guiltily, "I was out hunting." I can't believe it! First Pearlstar now Greenpaw?! What is wrong with me?! Greenpaw's mentor, Goldenstripe, called for her and she left. I went on eating my squirrel, wondering what Skytail was doing. Maybe Wolfrasp knows something! That old cat was around when the first cat walked the Earth; she's bound to know something.

I walked back and forth in my cave. I had never had this much excitement in a LONG time. But now, I am bored. After all that excitement, I forgot what I did before I wasn't lonely. A scent floods my nose. "

"No . . . NO!!" I try to scramble up the wall of my cave, but what am I thinking. I LIVE IN A CAVE. She's coming closer, almost here! My escape exit! I could take that, but with whose coming it wouldn't be helpful, only with pain.

I decided not to ask Wolfrasp, after all I did promise to keep Raintail a secret after all. Ravenclaw called me and I went to go see him,

"You where out hunting?" his red eyes almost cutting into me. I gave a quick nod, not wanting to let my voice give me away. He narrowed his eyes at me, but thankfully gave up. I let out a sigh of relief, "You should go to bed, and it's late." Only then did I notice that the sun was on its break. I gave a swift nod and ran to the apprentices den,

"Mystpaw!" my brother Woodpaw called after me. I looked over; he was lying down with Silverpaw. It was so obvious they where together, Woodpaw was just too dense to see that Silverpaw loved him.

"Ya?" I called back. He looked like he was about to lecture me again, but his face softened and he meowed,

"Goodnight." Well that's a shocker, but I'll take it!

"Goodnight!" I purred back. I lay down by the exit; I can't wait to see Raintail again!

The cat padded in, her long creamy white pelt glistening. Eyes gleaming with suspicion. She was the only one I allowed in here anyway, but it's not like she wants' to visit me; no one does.

"Hello there." She almost called out in a cold voice.

Her voice made me wince. She was here; she came back for me when she always said she now hated me,

"Hello there brother." She called again in a voice that cut through your very soul she sounded so full of hatred towards me.

"Hello Pearlstar." I called back.

Who ever keeps there promises anyway?