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Chapter 8

Jasmine seemed exhuasted, even after a good rest. Rowan glanced around the make-shift den, the two visitors were asleep, Dandelion was grooming her fur and Jasmine was sitting down, panting.

Rowan felt a huge pang of worry for his mate, "Why don't you rest?" He asked the tired she-cat, Jasmine closed her eyes and nodded, eventually looking more relaxed. It was still early, there was still prey to catch and more travelling to be done. Finally Rainpaw woke up, with a bewildered gaze but it turned into a steady gaze, ready to start a hard new day.

"How do you wake up so early?" Rainpaw meowed, then grooming her fur waiting for an answer. Rowan let out a giggle.

"They're plenty mice every dawn, we can't afford to let them get away," Rowan meowed, remembering the normal days, pouncing and easily killing them with a simple bite to the neck and the delicious scent would melt on his tongue. But the barn days were over, after an eagle found its chance when he and his friends were out.

He knew that Rainpaw felt sympathy for him, which he silently accepted, ignoring any question that could come any second he walked over to Jasmine and sat next to her sleeping body.

Shadepaw yawned and stretched his legs, the dawn was still newborn. He ignored the other snoring apprentices and left the apprentices den, (Which had little apprentices inside). Only the soft snore of other cats were the noise and the groaning of cats waking up from their slumber.

The most thing he was interested in was checking on Briarkit, the nursery was beneath Wavestar's den, Jayflight had moved inside at the strike of midnight, where her stomach was swollen with the leader's kits. Shadepaw silently poked his head through the entrance, rays of sunshine cast long shadows until it reached the spiky and tiny body of Briarkit. Shadepaw gently poked the kit, Briarkit let out a squeal in return and piked up her fur, making Shadepaw giggle.

Nightsong's moan told Shadepaw the queen was soon to wake up, leaving both the queen and the kit in peace Shadepaw left the nursery. Lightfeather came up from behind him, surprising him. "You're on the dawn patrol along with Wavestar, Mudstripe, Twotail and Petalwhip." He informed the apprentice before stalking off.

Shadepaw let out a silent bored sigh and padded up to the patrol, who were up so early of course.

Jasmine panted hardly, she had said she was a new queen in front of all her friends but she had been expecting kits longer than she knew, she felt a little better sleeping, for lying down seemed to calm the kits. Another kick made her grit her teeth in pain. Suddenly a terrible kick made her yowl, catching everyone's attention and waking up Sparkpaw.

"Just a kick," She informed her friends, "I think I'm ready to travel." Rowan gave her a doubtful look but nodded.

Rainpaw let out a wince, "But we never got to eat!" She wailed, Sparkpaw let out a soft snicker and ignored her. Then the cats continued their journey, walking away from the den they had made, a single drop of snow plopped on Jasmine's head. But she ignored it and continued walking, the weight of her kits heavy.

Sparkpaw caught a glimpse of a plump rabbit, busy minding its own business, greedily chewing on seeds. Letting out a silent meow of excitement, he crept up to it, he was just an inch away. Nearly there... He told himself, suddenly a pale brown figure dashed out in the distance and grasped the rabbit, biting its neck fiercely. The figure was a scrawny thin tom-cat, a kittypet for it had a rusty stripped collar.

Letting out an annoyed sigh Sparkpaw lifted the tiny kittypet, "Let go of me!" The kittypet angrily squealed, trying to reach for the rabbit, "Shush you prey-stealer!" Sparkpaw scolded the kit. Rainpaw seemed to hear the argument and walked over to the toms.

"Be a little kinder will you?" Rainpaw hissed to her clanmate, Sparkpaw seemed hesitant but lowered the kittypet down.

"Go back and thrive at your twoleg nest!" Sparkpaw snickered to the kittypet, the kittypet seemed confused. But his confusion turned into annoyance.

The kittypet let out a growl, "I have no-where to go! Especially when that stupid bird carried me off to no-where!" Rainpaw looked at Sparkpaw with a knowing gaze, the kittypet had also been carried off by the eagle.

Suddenly Jasmine appeared into the scene, "Why don't you travel with us, we're travelling back to our homes..." She murmured softly, Rainpaw shot a quick glare at the black she-cat.

"Shut it-" Rainpaw began but was cut off by the kittypet's excited reply.

"Sure!" The kittypet meowed happily, he seemed overjoyed about the thought returning to his twolegnest. "A-and by the way what is your name?"

"Rainpaw," Rainpaw muttered without any emotion.

"Sparkpaw..."

"Jasmine!"

"U-um I'm Timber!" The kittypet stammered, Timber caught a glimpse of Dandelion and Rowan. "And who are they?" Timber asked. Jasmine simply recited their names. Rowan seemed to hear the conversation as well as Dandelion, they cut the Rabbit into six pieces to share.

Though their bellies were not full they had gained enough energy to travel again. Timber was in lead, happily scrambling and nosing into everything, soon it was hailing with deadly quiet snow. And again Sparkpaw, Rainpaw, Dandelion and Rowan dug a den and the six cats peacefully rested.

"Did you know that Snowdrop is amazing!" Mintberry happily squealed to Petalpaw, she let out a sigh of annoyance.

"Why?" She just simply meowed.

Mintberry seemed to be happy to tell why, "Of course! He's so nice and loyal!" She meowed, her tone showing that she meant it. Well he is to you, Petalpaw silently thought. She silently thought about Shadepaw, his smiling face and loving attitude, she knew that she wasn't loyal for she was a Caveclan cat and Shadepaw was a Streamclan cat.

Snowdrop didn't seem happy being a mentor, as she thought deeper she heard Snowdrop call her, "Hurry up! It's training time!" Leaving Mintberry to squeal and meow about Snowdrop, she followed Snowdrop outside the cave for battle training.

Shadepaw glanced at Eaglepaw, he seemed so ashamed of himself, because he lost his sister. And I lost my brother... He reminded himself. He had to go on another patrol, as well as Eaglepaw, since the clan had little prey.

A scent hit his nose, Fox! Shadepaw scrambled to the scent, Eaglepaw hot on his heels. There were three fox cubs and a mother, the mother fox turned her head and glared at the apprentices and shot them a glare that read, Keep away from my cubs!

Eaglepaw growled and leaped at the fox, "No!" Shadepaw yowled and leaped after him, the fox howled in pain as Eaglepaw raked it on the muzzle, Shadepaw bit the tail and the fox shook them off. The fox quickly gathered her cubs and all four fled with their tails between their legs.

Finally did Eaglepaw seem satisfied with something, much to Shadepaw's relief, Eaglepaw was one of his closest friends and he wouldn't want a friend to be plunged into despair.

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