Chapter Four! The next chapter is going to set off the whole excitement. Just you wait.
Clay's POV
I heard gasps from around camp as two dead bodies were being dragged in by a battle patrol. Blood seeped down onto the dirt. I could barely believe my eyes. The leader Pinestar and deputy Fallenstrike were dead. I felt horrible for his friend Cinderdapple's sister, Willowdawn. Apparently Fallenstrike was her father. But my father too had died. I bound over to the patrol and gasped as they lowered the bodies onto a rock were they always mourned the dead. This couldn't be happening!
"It's apocalypse!" a cat yowled, "our medicine cat can't tell a rock from a mouse and she has to choose the leader!" Numerous mews echoed through camp. I wasn't sure whether to feel worried or excited. I had a chance at being leader! But my father was dead- he joined my mother in StarClan. Now all I had was Oliveleaf. I looked down at my paws. The cats made way for me and Willowdawn as we headed towards our deceased fathers. I gazed at the she-cat understandingly.
I ran to his father and laid down at his side, tearfully. I remembered the first time Pinestar (Pinejaw at the time) had brought me my very own mouse to eat. Pinejaw had teased young me because I was having trouble chewing. I was too busy imaging a feast. I tried to recall happy times with my family, but I couldn't think of much. I had imagined all those good times.
I got up from my own mourning and gazed at Willowdawn.
"You okay?" I asked. I didn't hear anything in reply, "neither am I. Although Pinestar didn't really like me, I still had good times." I lied. I glanced at my paws, now blood covered, and looked back up. "Wanna hunt with me? Maybe we can talk." Willowdawn shook her head.
"I can't be weak. Not if I want a chance at all to become leader," Willowdawn immediately replied. Okay. She's crazy. I immediately backed off. How insane can she be? She knows after her abuses to her sister that Fallowsnout will never choose her! But I didn't give up. I could help her!
"Willowdawn, you are hurt. You need help. So as your friend, it is my duty to assist," I replied. I cracked a measly smile. But Willowdawn didn't reply. I gave up.
I got up and ran through the crowd of cats. I'm done with this silly game! Why does everyone see me as useless? I angrily hustled down to the lake, where my tears dripped into the clear, shallow water. Someday someone would understand- and that would be the day I would fall in love.
Sorry its so short- my more recent chapters are longer.
I just got back to school so I might be a bit lazy on posting.