Flamepaw's Pov.

"Where are we going to be patroling Waveflight?" I meowed, running up to him.

"Gathering Rock Border" he meowed back.

"To make sure Poppyclan hasn't been stealing prey?" I asked.

He nodded, "And to re-mark the boundry.

"Alright!" I meowed, falling back into step with Coalpaw.

"Have you been in any border skirmishes yet?" I asked Coalpaw as we slowed to a walk.

"No-" Coalpaw was cut off.

"Be quiet. We're very close to the border" Lightningleap meowed sharply.

We nodded and shut out mouths. We walked forward, and I sniffed where the scent line was.

"Poppyclan was here recently... Very recently actually" I meowed quietly, incase they were still in the area.

Waveflight looked at me in surprise. He stepped forward and sniffed the scent line."You're right! Good job!"

Coalpaw was a bit of ways away and I stepped back to where he was, I sniffed the air. "Do you smell that?"

"No" he looked at me confused.

I led him closer to where I was, near a holly bush. "Now do you smell it?" I asked.

He sniffed the air again and breathed out "Poppyclan"

I nodded, "Come on lets tell Waveflight"

We walked over to where he was with Snowpool and waited for them to finish there conversation. Waveflight turned towards us after.

"Coalpaw and I scented that Poppyclan has crossed the border, over near the holly bush" I meowed, pointing to the bush with my paw.

Waveflight got up and walked to the tree and quickly sniffed. He turned toward Snowpool and nodded at her.

"Flamepaw, you're coming with us to see Poppyclan, you too Coalpaw. And if their is a fight, Flamepaw I want you to run back to camp and get help" Waveflight ordered.

Snowpool moved next to me and said softly, "We probably won't get in any fight but if we do, just do as Waveflight says" I nodded my head.

He tail signaled us to follow him, in single file quietly. We crouched behind him and stalked forward, our pelts masked by the tall grasses. We stalked our way East, and saw Poppyclan.

Coalpaw hissed quietly next to me, "Thats the leader, Mousestar, the deputy Emberclaw, a warrior Torntail and his apprentice Fawnpaw"

I nodded and guessed that Mousestar was in the lead, Emberclaw besides him, and behind them Torntail and Fawnpaw. Waveflight stood up and bounded across to them. We caught up just as he stepped to a halt near the border.

Mousestar dipped his head back, "Waveflight, what brings you here?"

"A few of my apprentices scented that Poppyclan has crossed the border, Mousestar." Waveflight hissed, "Remember the last time you crossed our border"

Mousestar flicked his tail and the warriors lined up beside him. "Really? I think you've been crossing my border"

We lined up next to Waveflight, as he flattened his ears to his head. He hissed back, "My warriors have done no such thing!"

"That's a lie and you know it Waveflight." Mousestar hissed.

"The only lie here is you saying my warriors were on your land" Waveflight hissed with a hint of a growl.

Mousestar yowled loudly and jumped onto Waveflight. Waveflight growled and flipped over crushing Mousestar.

Snowpool was fighting with the deputy Emberclaw. Emberclaw's size was no match for Snowpool'ss speed, as she weaved around Emberclaw.

Coalpaw was fighting Torntail. Torntail was larger and had more experience than Coalpaw. But Coalpaw proved to be match for him.

"Flamepaw! Get Sagestar!" Waveflight yowled, "We'll hold them off!"

I nodded and began running away from the border but I soon heard another yowl, Mousestar. "Fawnpaw go!"

I took off faster but I soon felt a weight on top of me. We were still in view of the clearing.

I hissed and flipped over like I saw Waveflight do. I heard a surprised hiss underneathe me. I remembered what me mother told me: Don't expose you're belly.

I rolled off her and back a few paces away my claws out and ears flat as I hissed at her. Fawnpaw reared up and came crashing down before I could move.

I let out a hiss as I felt her claws dig into my flesh. I reached my claws up from under her and my claws connected with her skin. She tore harder and I yowled. I flipped us over got up and began painfully running as blood dripped onto the forest floor.

I saw the camp come into view and felt new energy flood into my paws, I ran through the enterance, hearing a loud yowl at my bloody pelt. I meowed loudly trying to get my breath back, "Poppyclan... border... fighting.. tried to run... Fawnpaw stopped me... need help"

Ivywing ran to Sagestar's den, up the tree and through the drape. A moment later Sagestar appeared, her eyes filled with anger and worry.

She turned towards me "I will deal with you later, go get your wounds checked"

I nodded and headed to the medicine cat den where Jaywing waited for me. I went through the lichen drape and sat down, looking at my wounds.

Jaywing looked up, "Start cleaning those!"

I nodded and began licking them clean. My blood tasted tangy in my mouth but I ignored it. Jaywing came back holding herbs in his mouth.

He laid them in front of me, "This is dock, it's used for scratches. It will sting at first but that means its working"

I nodded my head, and he chewed the leaves up and spat them out. He rubbed the leaves onto my cuts, he was right they did sting.

I laid stiffly as he finished, "I don't think you need cobweb. Come back tomorrow for some more dock and I'll see if you're able to go out"

I nodded and sat up slowly and stiffly walked out of the den. I saw my mother, Hazelclaw, sitting with Ravenbelly. She let out a gasp when she saw me and ran over, "Are you okay honey?"

She licked my head and I ducked away, muttering, "You're embarrassing me!" She purred but stopped.

"Are you okay though?" She looked at me worridly.

"I'm fine, trust me! Just a little cut up, is the patrol back yet?" I asked.

Ravenbelly looked at the enterance, "They're coming right now"

We padded over to the thorn barrier, and saw them come in. I noticed a few scratches, and a few clumps of fur missing. None of them looked badly injured

Sagestar was in front with Waveflight next to her. They were talking in low voices. Coalpaw was next to his mentor Lightingleap, and Snowpool padded next to Suntail, and Amberpelt.

Sagestar turned towards me and beckoned me over, her and Waveflight stood infront of me. I dipped my head respectfully and sat down.

"Waveflight told me how well you did today. Even when that apprentice, Fawnpaw, I believe, held you up for a few minuets you still sent her away with a few scratches and got help. You did a good job today, you may go eat with Coalpaw, and Birchpaw."

I dipped my head and backed away, "Wait!" Sagestar said, "You may tell Coalpaw that you two will be going to the gathering tomorrow"

"Thank you Sagestar!" I meowed before padding off to the freshkill pile and grabbing a squirrel and a vole seeing Coalpaw didn't have anything.

I dropped the squirrel in front of him and sat down, "Sagestar says we both can go to the gathering tomorrow!"

He purred, "Awesome! Thanks" He took a bite out of the squirrel, and we began eating in comfortable silence.

Seconds later my siblings and Birchpaw burst through the barrier carrying prey. Each apprentice held about 3 pieces. There were mice, voles, squirrels, rabbits, starlings, and so much more.

They dropped it on the freshkill pile and all took a piece coming to where we were. My siblings looked at me jealously as Birchpaw saw next to me.

"Did you guys really get in a fight?" Featherpaw asked.

Coalpaw nodded, "It was nothing, we sent them running home, didn't we Flamepaw" He turned towards me and I purred.

"Oh yes! They ran home like kits, crying for there moms"

"Well, tell us the story!" Owlpaw demanded.

Coalpaw began describing the story from every moment from at the border to them coming home. I added a few things in and when he got stuck I jumped in.

My siblings, and Birchpaw listened with ears pricked, and wide eyes, as we described the scene. Our meals were long forgotten as we described.

"Wow" Frostpaw breathed out as we finished.

Darkpaw, Owlpaw, Featherpaw, and Birchpaw all agreed with her. We continued our meals afterwards in silence.

I stood up after I finished and stretched my back. Coalpaw stood up after and stretched also.

"I'm going to sleep, I'm a little tired" I turned and padded into the den.

I heard Coalpaw say, "Me too, the battle wore me out.." he followed after.

I curled up in my nest, and Coalpaw did next to me.

A/N

Hey guys, hope you enjoyed this chapter! I wrote it while I was in Alaska, which was awesome by the way! Hehehe. So, The next chapter something will be revealed, can you guess? Let's see!

I'll update soon!

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