Hi! Petalwish here with the next update...yeah...not much to say but I'd appreciate it if you'd check out one of my fanfictions friends story. Its called Warriors: Sunlit Claw, so please PLEASE check it out and review! The person who's story it is is: OnceInABlueSun also she and I are writing a joint story which is also on her account. The link to the joint stories are on my profile but enough ranking here's Chapter 17! I hope you enjoy and I don't own warriors...

Chapter 17

"They'll come around, trust me!" Sorrelpaw meows as she and Snowpaw share a thrush outside the apprentice den. Snowpaw snorts,

"You sound like Lionstar!" he grumbles. Sorrelpaw rolls her eyes, causing Snowpaw to crack a smile. He reaches out to lick the brown and white she-cats ear, "I'm glad your back." he murmurs, Sorrelpaw pushes him away fondly.

"I was only in the medicine den!" she exclaims,

"It seemed like you were moons away!" Snowpaw exclaims dramatically. Sorrelpaw just rolls her eyes again, she'd only just gotten the OK from Tinyleaf to come back to training. "Anyway have you seen the way Tansylight, Duskfang, Lightkit and Thornkit look at me!" Snowpaw adds, Sorrelpaw opens her mouth to respond but stops at the sound of Icepath's voice.

"Sorrelpaw are you going to sit around like a badger and gossip all day?! Come on we have a lot of training to catch up on!" the white warrior is yowling. Sorrelpaw sighs, starting for her mentor. She looks back after a few tail lengths,

"Everything will work out!" she meows before padding away tail swishing. Snowpaw sighs rolling onto his back and staring up at the Leaf-fall trees that are swaying in the wind. He closes his eyes only to open them a few moments later, Tailwind is standing over his apprentice. Tail twitching,

"Sorry!" Snowpaw jumps to his paws crashing into his mentor. "Sorry!" Snowpaw exclaims again, Tailwind twitches his whiskers in annoyance but just nods.

"Come were hunting." he growls stalking off, What made you so grumpy?! Snowpaw retorts silently as he and his mentor join the rest of the patrol. Snowpaw smiles as he notices Falconflight and Redpaw are among the cats, I haven't hunted with Redpaw in ages! Snowpaw pads over to his brother,

"Hi!" he meows happily. Redpaw takes a few steps back,

"Hi." he mumbles not meeting his brothers gaze. Snowpaw frowns, maybe hunting with Redpaw won't be so fun after all...

Tasting the air Snowpaw picks up the fresh scent of mouse. Pricking his ears he hears a scuffling sound in the undergrowth just a few tail lengths away. Crouching low Snowpaw stalks towards the sound, and once he's less than a tail length away he pounces. Launching himself straight at Redpaw!

"What the!?" Redpaw exclaims side stepping at just the right moment. Snowpaw shuffles his paws embarrassed,

"Sorry...I thought you were a mouse..." he admits. Half expecting Redpaw to laugh and nudge his brother playfully, of course Redpaw just snorts and rolls his eyes.

"I thought you'd have more common sense by now! You've been an apprentice for three moons after all!" Redpaw's comment stabs Snowpaw right in his side as though his brother had raked his claws across his muzzle. Blinking in surprise Snowpaw bites back a harsh retort. Remember what Sorrelpaw said...they'll get over it in a matter of time...Redpaw's green eyes flash with a sudden anger. "You think your so great! Your nothing but a foolish weak kit! Lionstar shouldn't favor you! You are nothing! Do you hear me nothing!" Holding back his tears Redpaw races back into the undergrowth. Snowpaw watches his brother his mouth open in surprise,

"You are nothing! Do you hear me nothing!" He whispers his brothers words aloud as his body begins to shake. Snowpaw collapses to the mossy floor, lying completely still for many moments. His brother, the only cat in the Clan who believed he would go far when he was stuck in the nursery. The one cat Snowpaw cares for above all wishes he were never Snowpaw's littermate. Eyes weary from crying and confusion Snowpaw blinks away the blurriness that has fogged his vision. Finally getting shakily to his paws, he shakes out his white pelt and manages a faint smile. Hunting...I need to feed my Clan! No matter what Redpaw says! Snowpaw tastes the air picking up a strong scent of squirrel he stomps towards a birch tree. Angry with his brother, but I need to feed my Clan...Snowpaw races towards the tree. At the same second he reaches the tree a squirrel bolts down from it haring off. Snowpaw hard on its paws.

"Snowpaw!" he barely hears Sorrelpaw's voice, his eyes are still blurry but he makes out the brown and white she-cat a few tail lengths away. Her eyes are wide but she makes no move towards Snowpaw, Snowpaw snorts. She's probably given up on me to! He thinks crossly his paws tearing up grass and he gains speed. Though the squirrel is still faster, for some reason its not darting towards any trees. It seems to be mocking Snowpaw, making the white apprentice even angrier. Snowpaw is aware of the approaching twoleg place but he doesn't care...no one does. The squirrel darts over the oncoming twoleg fence. Snowpaw just a few tail lengths behind it, he leaps over the fence but skids to a halt at the sight of the squirrel laying dead a tail length away. Three cats crowding it, a large black tom. A scrawny, skinny white she-cat and a normal looking brown and gray tom. Snowpaw rushes behind the nearest tree, peaking around it at the three rogues.

"Nice catch Fangs!" the she-cat rasps turning away from the squirrel she meets Snowpaw's gaze and for a heartbeat he thinks he's been spotted but the she-cat turns away. Her blood red eyes glinting in the on-coming darkness. The brown and gray tom who Snowpaw suspects is named Fang purrs and unsheathes his claws.

"It wasn't as tasty as that kitten you killed earlier!" he meows licking his chops. Snowpaw's eyes widen, these cats eat their own kind!

"Oh Fangs you are such a charmer! But I'm afraid that scrawny kitten didn't compare to the dog you killed a few sunrises ago it was-" the she-cat breaks off as the black tom steps in front of her.

"Shut-up! You two are going to wake up the entire neighborhood...come on!" he stomps off. The she-cat glances towards Snowpaw's hiding place eyes glinting.

"Crystal you coming?" Fangs asks his voice gruff, the she-cat-Crystal shakes her head.

"Go ahead. Catch up with Leopard, I'll meet you in a second..." she meows. Snowpaw gulps getting ready to dash away but he stops as Fangs disappears and the she-cat growls. Snowpaw turns towards her, "Go away little kitty. I never want to see you again! Leave now!" she growls. Taking a breath Snowpaw pads towards the rogue, knowing his life is about to end.

"Make me!" he hisses, the she-cat's fur pricks and she looks as though she's going to attack Snowpaw but then her fur flattens.

"Your StarClan friend...Mouseflight isn't it...he's lying to you Snowpaw he doesn't care about you! He hasn't even told you the prophecy!" she cackles before haring away. Snowpaw stares after her before collapsing to the hard stone ground.