Warriors Old Memories
Chapter 11
Chestfall felt a sharp prod in his side and looked up to see Honeypelt looking thoughtfully at Jaypelt. Jaypelt, Larchclaw and Hollowtail had become great warriors along with Sweettuft, Tumblefoot, Swallowfall, Squeakfern and Coalface; Dapplecoat's kits had become Juniperpaw and Whitepaw.
"Chestfall?" Honeypelt whispered.
"What's up?" Chestfall whispered in reply.
"It's Jaypelt, he hasn't been the same since Bearpelt died," She fretted.
"Well he was his mentor and Jaypelt even asked to be named after him…" Chestfall added.
"But he just seems so down…" Honeypelt pleaded.
"Why are talking about this now, it's been moons since his death and we are still going on about it," Chestfall replied, ending in a huge yawn.
"I'm going to talk to him," Honeypelt got up and stretched her forepaws out in front of her.
"No, everyone's asleep, talk to him in the morning…" Chestfall pleaded.
"Ok…" Honeypelt lay back down and rested her head on Chestfall's shoulder; taking one last glance at Jaypelt he placed his head on his forepaws and fell deep into sleep.
"Chestfall!" Lightwhisker called to her kit.
"What… ha…?" Chestfall's head shot up and he looked around to see that most of the warriors were gone.
Did I miss the dawn patrol?
"Hurry up, you're leading a border patrol," Lightwhisker called again.
"I'm coming…" Chestfall got up and arched his back in a big stretch before padding out of the warriors den.
"Finally, Chestfall take Sweettuft, Jaypelt and Juniperpaw."
The apprentice's head popped up as he heard his name called by Redfeather.
"Will we go along the Duskclan border?" Chestfall asked holding back a yawn.
"Yes, also one of you show Juniperpaw how to mark a border, I don't think he knows how yet," Redfeather advised.
"Alright, anyone who is going on Chestfall's patrol leave now!" Redfeather called before padding over to the nursery where Brindlestar had moved to.
When Chestfall's patrol made it to the thorn tunnel he squeezed through and pelted through the forest with his patrol at his heels.
"Wait!" Jaypelt called ahead to his father.
"What's wrong?" Chestfall turned around and faced his kit.
"It's Sweettuft," Jaypelt had his tail on the she-cats shoulder.
"I'm fine…" Sweettuft pleaded but Chestfall could see she wasn't ok for she was breathing heavily and her stomach was a little swollen. Jaypelt gave the she-cat a lick between the ears.
Now I know why you have been so distracted lately…
Chestfall thought about Jaypelt who was still trying to comfort Sweettuft.
"You two go back to camp and tell Lilysnow or Splashheart what has happened, me and Juniperpaw will keep going," Chestfall meowed.
"So how do you mark a border?" Juniperpaw obviously wanted to change the subject.
"You rub yourself on trees and bushes," Chestfall advised showing him how on the old bark tree between the Duskclan and Roarclan border.
"That's so easy!" Juniperpaw exclaimed before dashing toward an elder bush
"Wait!" Chestfall suddenly realized that Juniperpaw had run to the wrong side of the border.
"Help!" Juniperpaw whined, Chestfall ran forward to the edge of the border and saw a Duskclan cat holding him down with one paw on his head, claws sheathed.
"Get off him, he's only an apprentice!" Chestfall hissed.
"He was on our side of the border" The Duskclan cat growled.
"Get off him Batbelly…" A pretty golden she-cat came out from behind him, followed by an apprentice.
"Fine…" Batbelly lifted his paw off Juniperpaw who instantly sprinted to his side of the border.
"Thank you." Chestfall tried to sound polite but his neck fur was still raised.
"You're welcome," the she-cat purred looking back at Batbelly who was storming off deeper into the pine forest.
"Is he always that cranky?" Chestfall joked.
"No, he is just really protective of Duskclan," she replied.
"Can we go already?" Juniperpaw was halfway down the path they had followed to get to the border.
"I should probably go…" Chestfall meowed.
"Me too," The she-cat chuckled.
"Oh, by the way I'm Chestfall," Chestfall quickly meowed before racing after Juniperpaw.
"I'm Hayleaf!" She called back.