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Thank you guys for following my story! It makes me happy :D I'll try updating twice every week! IF I do more than that, hooray! ^-^
I'm going to change the point of view to Jaypaw in this chapter! It's important for the story…but I'm not gonna tell you why here, so read child! READ O-O
So without further distractions, on with the story!
Chapter 6
"Well done, Larkpaw!"
Larkpaw jumped down from the branches she had been practicing tree climbing and landed beside Silversnow.
"So I did do alright! I thought I was going to fall!" Larkpaw let out a sigh of relief. Then she was flattened by a golden lump of fur.
"Jaypaw you mouse-brain, GET OFF ME!" Larkpaw yowled in annoyance.
"Hah! I got you!" Jaypaw jumped away from Larkpaw's swipe at his head.
"No way in StarClan am I going to let that go!" Larkpaw laughed and tackled him to the ground.
She battered his flank with her hind paw until Silversnow stepped in.
"Oh you silly apprentices, quit acting like kits." She twitched her whiskers in amusement. She had taken Jaypaw training since Snakefire was sick with a belly ache in the medicine cat den.
"We aren't acting like kits; we're practicing our fighting moves!" Jaypaw meowed in mock whined.
"Hah, Snakefire would claw your ears off if you tried that excuse on her! Hey! I'm Snakefire: You can't do anything right! Quit acting like a bumbling badger! I'm an old and annoying piece of-"
Larkpaw stopped mimicking Snakefire when Jaypaw slapped his tail over her mouth. She grumbled at him through his tail until she saw Rowanstar walk past them. Larkpaw looked desperately at his face trying to see if he showed any signs of regret from his choice of abandoning her. He merely ignored her and kept walking, not even noticing Silversnow.
Larkpaw sighed and let her shoulders slump. Nothing will ever be the same…
Jaypaw
Jaypaw watched sorrow fill his denmate's eyes as her shoulders slumped. He touched her side with his tail.
"What's wrong, Larkpaw?" She didn't look at him. Did something happen between Larkpaw and her father?
She didn't answer but instead she bounded away towards the FireClan border. Silversnow hesitated as she tried to debate whether to go after her apprentice. She gazed at him.
"You're her best friend; I would think it would be best if you tried to find out what's going on." She nodded to him.
He dipped his head and chased after Larkpaw through the forest. Best friend? I think we're closer than that…
He noticed the trees that blurred beside him beginning to thin out and get smaller.
Larkpaw's scent grew stronger every paw-step closer to the FireClan border. He soon came to a stop as he heard voices, and the sound of Larkpaw sobbing.
Jaypaw hid behind a tree and peeked out to see Larkpaw burying her face into FireClan tom's chest.
Larkpaw
Larkpaw barely missed the many trees in her territory while running to the FireClan border.
Why can't he just understand I need my father? What did I do that was so wrong? Doesn't he see I'm hurting?
Jaypaw didn't even know! And he was her best friend! He probably doesn't care either.
She stopped running and let out a cracked sob. "Why did he do this, Olivefur?" She cried up into the sky. The vast blue space only swallowed it up. She didn't see any response from her mother. Absolutely no sign whatsoever.
"Larkpaw? What's wrong?" Larkpaw brought her gaze back down to the FireClan border. Briarpaw was swiftly padding up to her with worry in his eyes. She could only let out another sob as he let her bury her face into her chest.
"I don't know what's going on, but it will be ok. I promise." Briarpaw murmured. Larkpaw shook her head.
"It won't. Everything is not nor ever will be ok again." She crumpled to the ground as the feeling of abandonment grabbed hold of her heart again. She let Briarpaw softly lick her ear for comfort but didn't look at him.
"What won't be ok? You can tell me, right?" Briarpaw asked gently as he sat down beside her. She slowly looked up at him.
"It's my father. He disowned me for no reason." She said softly and closed her eyes.
But Briarpaw's eyes widened in shock and gasped. "What? Why would he do that?"
Larkpaw shook her head slowly. "I don't know…" She buried her face back into his chest while the waves of pain slammed into her again and again.
Jaypaw
Jaypaw felt a pang of jealousy as that FireClan tom comforted Larkpaw. That's my job, not that mangepelt's!
He could hardly keep himself from jumping out from his hiding place as Larkpaw didn't run away from him. She had to know this tom, or she wouldn't let him near her that way.
She's hurting. Maybe the pain is making her thoughts muddled…
Jaypaw shook his head to clear it and slowly backed away from the tree he was hiding behind. He would have to go a little further and wait for her to return to camp so he could speak to her.
But would he mention the tom? Hopefully she'll say something. Or she won't.
He looked back and saw her listen to the tom softly say something to her before slinking away.
He had to find out what was going on between them before something bad would happen.
Up next is Larkpaw! (Waits for cheer)
…well, I hope I wasn't the only one who cheered in my head. o-o'
I'm super sorry that the chapters are so short..I'm working on that! :)
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Review! That would be amazing AND that would make my day ^-^