Sorry about another short chapter, but here it is! I hope you enjoy chapter three.
"Claypaw get your butt over here!" a voice yowled. I jumped as my mentor's voice echoed through the forest. I was just briefly imagining his future. Why, I'd be leader of ThunderClan! Happiness filled me as I trotted over to where my mentor Frostleap stood impatiently. Frostleap's tail waved, anger clearly clouding her.
"You're late again," she growled, "when are you actually going to be on, time?" I blushed.
"S-sorry Frostleap! I- I was just dreamin-"
"You gotta get your priorities straight! You wanna be a warrior or sit around all day in the medicine den?" threatened Frostleap. I went pale. Frostleap hissed, "that's what I thought. So what are you in the moon for?"
"How about hunting?" I suggested. Frostleap nodded..
"Good idea dreamer boy, now let's go," hissed Frostleap, and nudged over me. I padded out of camp as quickly as possible. When Frostleap was angry, it wasn't worth fighting her. She could easily overpower him. I soon found himself smelling rabbit. Fresh, rabbit. I sniffed. It was coming from right outside the quarry. That's odd, he thought. Am I dreaming? And so I padded on.
"Where are you going Clay?" hissed Frostleap.
"I smell rabbit!" I retorted. Frostleap sniffed.
"There is no rabbit! You're just dreaming Claypaw. Now come on!" hissed Frostleap, swatting towards the lake. But I didn't follow. I decided to follow the trail. There was the rabbit! It didn't even see me. I could easily chase after it. Suddenly the rabbit leaped onto a bright star shaped disk in the air. How? Speechless, I chased after the rabbit, ignoring my mentor's angry calls in the background. I jumped on each floating platform, chasing the rabbit with eager hopes. my thirst for fun was being fulfilled. And so I finally slammed his paw on the rabbit's neck.
That's when I snapped back to reality. I was on a branch, and Frostleap growled angrily.
"Stupid apprentice! What have I taught you? Reality is more important than dreams," Frostleap hissed disapprovingly. I froze. Had I really dreamt all that? It all felt so real. I had jumped on those stars! I, filled with embarrassment and fury at myself, pushed some snow with my paw. Frostleap glared down at me as we walked into camp, each carrying a scrawny mouse. We dropped it on the fresh kill pile. It wasn't stalked with very much prey, this leaf-bare had left the clan with little food.
I shamefully walked to the mysterious cracked stones where I laid down, my head low. Nobody understood me. I was the odd one out, always. My dreaming always got him in trouble- every day. I laid down, my thick golden fur against the freezing rock. I needed to escape from this hell where no one agreed. I needed my mentor to agree- to see that I was right. Yet, I knew it'd never happen.
I closed my eyes and breathed deeply. Maybe someday someone would understand me- in this lifetime or another. Someday… And so I, in the warm sun, fell asleep, snowflakes dancing gracefully onto my pelt. I didn't shiver, because for once, alone in solitude, I felt at home.
Also going to publish Chapter 3 because I am well aware that it is extremely short.