Chapter 5
"Okay, ready Flamepaw?" Tigerclaw meowed, pushing aside the bad feeling.
"Let's just get this over with," Flamepaw hissed, dropping into a crouch.
"Okay, attack me," Tigerclaw meowed.
Flamepaw hissed and sprang at Tigerclaw. When Tigerclaw veered to one side, he was surprised when Flamepaw veered and crashed into Tigerclaw sending him flying into a tree.
"Nice move, Flamepaw," Mothpaw called.
Flamepaw seemed to not have heard her, because he hissed again and sprang at Tigerclaw again, pinning him down.
Dang, he is a good fighter, Tigerclaw thought as he went limp.
Flamepaw leaped off but when Tigerclaw leaped up, he tackled into him and sent the young warrior flying into a tree. He's really good, Tigerclaw thought, shaking his fur as he stood up.
But before he could call it quits, Flamepaw snarled and leaped at Tigerclaw, claws unsheathed.
"What are you doing, Flamepaw?" Tigerclaw hissed, also unsheathing his claws.
Flamepaw didn't answer just lashed out his claws, until they scored against his side. Tigerclaw hissed and lashed out his claws, until they sank deep into Flamepaw's shoulder.
Flamepaw didn't let go and the two cats started rolling around the clearing in a fierce knot of teeth and claws.
Tigerclaw hissed in pain as Flamepaw sank his teeth into his shoulder. He twisted around and tossed Flamepaw off before springing at him, sinking his teeth into his ear.
Flamepaw hissed and shook him off before scoring his claws above Tigerclaw's eyes.
"Stop!"
Tigerclaw and Flamepaw broke apart as Firestar stalked over toward them, his green eyes flaring in anger.
"What is the meaning of this?" he hissed, glaring at the two younger cats.
Tigerclaw felt Flamepaw's amber eyes burning into his as the Thunderclan leader waited for an answer. "Well?" he prompted.
"He started it," Tigerclaw muttered, "I was about to call it quits and he just leaped at me, claws unsheathed."
"I wanted to prove that I could be a warrior like him," Flamepaw muttered, "it's not like I really wanted to hurt him."
"Yeah, and hedgehogs can fly," Tigerclaw hissed, glaring at Flamepaw, his amber eyes blazing.
Flamepaw locked eyes with Tigerclaw, and he saw anger and hatred deep within Flamepaw's eyes.
Why does he hate me so much? Tigerclaw wondered as he started to lick the wound on his shoulder clean.
Firestar glared at both of them for a few moments longer before shaking his head. "Go and get yourself patched up," he meowed, "and no more of this fighting during practice, understand?"
Tigerclaw and Flamepaw continued to glare at each other.
"Understand?" Firestar prompted again.
"I understand," Tigerclaw meowed, dipping his head, "and I'm really sorry."
"I understand," Flamepaw muttered but didn't bother to say anything else.
"Good, Flamepaw, you go on back to camp, you to, Mothpaw and Hawkpaw," Firestar ordered.
Flamepaw muttered something under his breath but did as he was told. Mothpaw also nodded to Firestar and followed Flamepaw.
But Hawkpaw stayed, his ice blue eyes were flaring. "You're not my leader, don't order me around," he hissed.
Firestar narrowed his eyes, "fine, but while you're in my clan, you do what I tell you to do," he hissed.
"Fine," Hawkpaw murmured and stalked out of the clearing, toward the Thunderclan camp.
Tigerclaw was about to follow them, but Firestar stopped him, "Tigerclaw, wait!" he meowed.
"What is it, Firestar?" Tigerclaw asked, turning back to look at his father.
"What really happened here?" Firestar meowed, gently, "you can tell me."
Tigerclaw widened his eyes in surprise, "what I told you was the truth, why do you ask?" he meowed.
"Because the way you fought, it reminded me of the time I fought Tigerstar when he was trying to kill Bluestar," Firestar replied, his voice was low.
"If I am Tigerstar, it makes since that I can fight like him," Tigerclaw pointed out.
Firestar shook his head, "but, to me, it seems like you are acting like him every now and then, I heard what you said to Flamepaw outside the apprentice den," he meowed.
Tigerclaw widened his eyes, "I don't know what came over me," he admitted, "but it's weird, I got mad, and Flamepaw actually said sorry."
"Thats whats confusing me to," Firestar meowed, "and like I said, I over heard you, when you were outside the apprentice den, you sounded exactly like Tigerstar."
A/nwhat do you think?
Stardream: ha, ha, ha, I'm so cruel
Tigerstar: I know you are and is Firestar stupid or what? Of course I sound like Tigerstar
Stardream: he meant the way you acted, because you used to act that way, at least toward Firestar you did
Tigerstar: (eating a pork chop) I guess your right
Stardream: hey, that's mine
Tigerstar: no, it's mine
Stardream: give me my pork chop (brings out bell)
Tigerstar: um, here you go (tosses pork chop at Stardream)
Stardream: thanks (rings bell anyways)
Redtail: REVENGE!! (charges after Tigerstar)
Tigerstar: I thought you weren't going to do it
Stardream: thats the problem you think to much
Tigerstar: I'll get you Stardream
Stardream: yeah, whatever, please review, next chapter soon