Hey everyone! It's me, Sammy! I was a little disappointed about the lack of reviews last chapter as the only one who did review was Featherpool16(Thank you for doing that. Missy told me). I was wondering if you guys just didn't like the chapter, or just didn't want to give me any feedback, because I was honestly kinda hurt. :( I guess I'm a lot more popular than some better stories than this one but I'd appreciate some kind of recognition, good or bad.
Anyways-
I'm back! But I won't be able to update for a few weeks. :( ! School is starting up the day after tomorrow and I have a dance competition to practice for, so I won't have any extra time. Sorry, people. But it happens. Please don't be angry with me. I try, but I have a life too...
Ps: I changed the description and title. Check that out. I felt it fit better. Tell me if you like it. ?
Read on:
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(Tinypaw's P.O.V.)
I was watching Foxpaw. His head was bowed down to the water of the river and and his ears was twitching slightly ever few moments. His eyes were closed. I could tell he was thinking deeply by his expression. I wondered what he was thinking about. Was he angry at me? Why had he helped me? What happened while I was unconscious? I was confused.
The mental questions led to my own personal ones. The catnip was wearing off and my senses where coming back. The reality of the situation was beginning to become clear and with a sinking feeling I realised that Foxpaw must have had a reason to be out here and that Daisypaw had drugged me. Everything was kinda fuzzy, and though I could get the basic idea of what had happened, I wasn't sure what was real. Had Clawstar really stood in a tree? Did Daisypaw really trick me that easily? Why had I been laughing so much? What exactly had I said?
A growl from my stomach pulled me away from my thoughts. My body hadn't liked the aftertaste of the catnip and I had discarded the digest rather quickly, and now that I was really awake, I noticed I felt dehydrated and hungry. Maybe Foxpaw would huntnwith me, and we could talk.
With that idea, I pushed through the shade of the willow tree and giggled nervously as Foxpaw turned around, startled.
"H-Hey," I giggled nervously, though it probably came off as manical. "W-Wanna hunt? With me, I mean?"
Foxpaw gave me a look, but nodded anyways. I dipped my head down when he approached me, and he hesitated.
"Why do you do that?" he questioned. I frowned in confusion. "Curl up, I mean. I can SMELL your fear scent. I wasn't going to hurt you."
My eyes widened with understanding and I stuttered. "S-Sorry, I just...I'm not great with others...It's a defense thing, I suppose."
Foxpaw frowned and then shook his head before nodding into the willow tree forest behind me. "Alright. Let's hunt now. We can talk."
I followed behind him and began the conversation with the worst start ever. "Why did you betray me?"
Immediately, I regretted saying it. Foxpaw narrowed his eyes and his fur bristled, though he tried to hide it.
"Betray you?" he asked in a monotone. "Exactly HOW did I betray a cat I barely know?"
I cowered again, fear pulsing through me. "I-I'm sorry! B-But Clawstar said that you were a spy! And that you only rescued me to get into the Clan! I was...I was...hurt."
"Why?"
Such a simple question. Yet I didn't know the answer myself.
"I just...You..I...I don't know." I whispered sadly, emotion changing to sadness. "My life is just really messed up. All I amount to is a pathetic, ugly she-cat that can't take care of herself and you..You were the first cat to not remind me of that. I got attached to that one piece of happiness and I'm sorry you had to pay for it."
Foxpaw suddenly stopped dead and bumped into his body, startled.
"Don't ever say that." Foxpaw said fiercely, his eyes glowing with passion. "Every cat deserves happiness. Don't be sorry for wanting it. Don't put yourself down just to please others. Don't." He nudged me slightly. "Don't because then you're just punishing yourself for something you couldn't control."
His words enlightened me. "Thanks, Foxpaw. Really."
"It's true. I know." the red tom said. Then he turned away to look in a different direction. "Now, before we speak anymore, we should eat. You go right, I'll go left, and we meet back here in half an hour. Good?"
Foxpaw's words still had a bubble of joy wrapped around me, and determined not to break the current mood, I didn't mention my lack of hunting skill.
"Good."
Which I would regret later, when I came back with only a scrawny baby sparrow that I had found already dead in its nest and hadn't actually caught while Foxpaw was holding two of the plumpest mice I'd ever seen.
"Er," I mumbled, embarrassed beyond belief. "Guess you have better luck than me." Or you just have better hunting skill than me despite being a Medicine Cat Apprentice while I was a supposed Warrior Apprentice.
Foxpaw didn't say a word, just blinked in question at my choice of prey.
"Okay, you got me," I sigh, feeling guilty. I was seriously useless. "I...Have no training whatsoever. I actually only just became an Apprentice and just found this dead bird."
Foxpaw just stared.
I stared back.
"Well, let's have a rain check on that talk. First we eat, and then...You're going to be taught how to hunt by a Medicine Cat Apprentice from another Clan while in completely unknown territory that has questionable prey and possible predators we don't know about."
I smiled. A true, real smile that felt foreign and familiar at the same time. Like I should be doing it more often.
"Great. Lead the way, Foxy."
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LOL HAHAHA IT'S FOXY! Anybody get that? I've been trying to get some more fluffy scenes in before "The Talk(Not THAT "The Talk". Minds out of the gutter!) What do you think should happen in the next chapter? Funny scene, cute and fluffy scene, get-attacked-by-another-animal-scene? YOU CHOOSE!
