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A Peaceful Moon
"No!"
"Go back to where you came from, freak!"
"Yeah, you don't belong here, outcast!"
"How could I ever trust you bro?!"
Please, help, I was only trying to be a better brother!
"Better? Ha! You wouldn't know the meaning of it!"
Please, I didn't want to be leader!
"Oh really, well let's take a rain-check on that, shall we?"
My brothers, I'm no monster to you like he is!
"Why would you call him a monster, man? He was a lot better than what you were!"
"Exactly!"
"Why don't you just leave!?"
Fine then, at least I won't have to put up with you!
"Oh, that's it!"
"Here it comes!"
"RUN!"
Hot white pain seared up in his head, clouding his brain with agony, but the voices kept going...
Make it stop, please, I'll do anything!
"Anything?! Hmm, let's see... Have you tried to give us a chance!?"
Yes, millions of times!
"Liar!"
"Since when?"
"Now!"
Leonardo squealed as Leafpaw pounced on him laughing like a maniac, Cloudpaw however was furious.
"Now, what!?"
"He's awake!"
Leafpaw smiled at him and leapt to bowl over Lilypaw.
"Your turn!"
"Get off me, Leaf."
Fernpaw lazily opened one eye and smiled at her half-sister and best-friend.
Cloudpaw padded up to Leopardpaw, his face showed little worry and loads of anger.
"Sorry..."
"Bad dream, huh?"
Leo shame-fully stared at the ground, just waiting for the torture to arrive.
"No need, so what was it about?"
Leafpaw sat down and began grooming her paws.
"What was what about?"
Leo shot a glance at his "sister" before turning to see that it was still dark outside.
"Your dream silly!"
Lilypaw gave a half-happy half-sarcastic smile, Fernpaw rolled her eyes and tucked her paws underneath her, ready to listen to Leopardpaw.
"Oh..."
Leafpaw nudged him playfully, encouraging him to speak up.
"Well, it all started out when I went to sleep.-"
"Oh here we go, again! Have I mentioned?"
Cloudpaw hissed at Lilypaw, silencing the tortoiseshell she-cat.
"I went to sleep and I pictured Leafpaw."
Well Mikey and Leafpaw, they weren't so different, were they? He took another breath and felt Lilypaw's tail brush his injured shoulder in comfort. "Go on."
"She was walking alongside the stream and she spotted me. Leafpaw suddenly hissed and growled at me-"
Leafpaw and a few others gaped at the suddenly behaviour of the dream/nightmare Leafpaw.
"And suddenly, Cloudpaw pounced on me and sunk his claws into the side of my head..."
He felt Cloudpaw tense beside him.
"I fell to the ground and as Cloudpaw got off me, Leafpaw clawed my eyes and ripped my ears off. She tore out my teeth too...And then Cloudpaw swiftly bit my neck!"
The Apprentices' Den that had once been a safe haven, seemed to throb with fear in the darkness of dawn...
"Why. Would. I. Do. That!?"
Cloudpaw roared, both shocked and furious. It reminded Leo of Raph...!
"I don't know..."
Leo mumbled, he shivered lightly from beside Cloudpaw.
"Don't know!? Leopardpaw, this is a sign from StarClan!"
Leafpaw exclaimed, Leo looked frightfully at her and stared fearfully at Cloudpaw.
Fernpaw, Lilypaw and Leafpaw were all curled up at the side of the den in shame and shock.
Fearless...
"Hurry up, Leopardpaw!"
"Don't worry, I'm coming, Lilypaw."
It was the first Gathering Leafpaw, Cloudpaw & Leo had ever been to and Lilypaw had wanted desperately to show them around. Just beside him, Fernpaw was listening to her half sister Echopaw talk away about herbs. Just up ahead, Nightscreech, Mossclaw and Aspenwing were gossiping about random stuff.
The patrol that Wolfstar had brought to this 'Gathering' was made up of: Wolfstar, Toadjump, Mintweb, Echopaw, Iceclaw, Wispstorm, Grass-eye, Doemist, Aspenwing, Mossclaw, Nightscreech, Fernpaw, Leopardpaw, Leafpaw, Cloudpaw & Lilypaw.
ShadowClan's patrol included: Rootstar, Swallowstep, Marshthroat, Fallenpaw, Rosethorn, Rowanpaw, Barkpaw, Clawfur, Dewpounce, Fishface, Duskheart, Kinkpaw & Birchpelt.
RiverClan patrol: Blackstar, Breezepool, Puddlecloud, Fishpebble, Rainsplash, Featherwish, Amberdream, Flashflood, Poppydusk, Minnowpaw, Reedpaw, Pondpaw & Brookpaw.
And the WindClanners: Oakstar, Littleheart, Haredash, Goldenpaw, Driftpaw, Stagpaw, Sunstorm, Runningleaf, Lionpatch, Maskpelt, Viperhiss & Eaglepaw.
Leopardpaw entered the clearing alongside Leafpaw and Fernpaw. Cloudpaw was dragged away by Lilypaw with Echopaw slowly trailing behind. "Welcome to Fourtrees, Leopardpaw!"
Turning at the sweetest yet friendliest voice, Leo stared surprised at a golden WindClan she-cat. "Oh, I forgot, my name is Goldenpaw! Leafpaw Otterleap told me all about you last full moon!"
Leo dipped his head shyly at 'Goldenpaw'. "Pleased to meet you, this is my sister Leafpaw and our clan-mate Fernpaw." Goldenpaw smiled at the two she-cats beside him, suddenly wrapping her tail around Leo and dragging him over to a bunch of cats about his size.
"This is where the apprentices hangout!" Leafpaw and Fernpaw came up behind him panting, there were at least 16 cats here! "This is Eaglepaw, Stagpaw and Driftpaw of WindClan." Goldenpaw flicked her tail at three lithe toms, two were brown, one was green!
"Um, hello?"
"Guys, this is Leafpaw, Leopardpaw and Fernpaw of ThunderClan!"
Goldenpaw shrieked at them, Driftpaw narrowed his eyes at Leo while Stagpaw dipped his head to Leafpaw and Eaglepaw smiled friendly at Fernpaw.
"C'mon Goldenpaw!"
A dark brown tom with daggered green eyes jumped over her and pelted away, Goldenpaw raced after him, he reeked of ShadowClan! "That was my brother, Barkpaw, I'm Rowanpaw by the way." A muscular dark green tom nodded curtly at Leo and flicked his tail at where the two apprentices were playing. Leo dipped his head back in respect, there was something about this cat that made him uneasy. Rowanpaw!
"Hi, I'm Reedpaw! This my friend Brookpaw, my sister Pondpaw, and my brother Minnowpaw! We're from RiverClan!"
"Hey, I'm Kinkpaw of ShadowClan..."
Leo stared at Minnowpaw, he was green too! Flicking his ears in confusion, Cloudpaw wrapped his tail around his litter-mate and lead him to ThunderClan's area. "What was that all about?"
Leo shook his head and sat down beside Wispstorm, Cloudpaw and Leafpaw. "Nothing..." Giving his chest a couple of licks as he realized he had been bristling he listened as Wolfstar gave the final yowl for silence.
The great silver/blue tom sat down as a frail golden she-cat stood up. "Prey has been well and with Leaf-fall on it's way, we are lucky to have 3 new warriors, Rowanpaw, Barkpaw & Kinkpaw!"
Leo dipped his head as he heard the cats congratulate the new apprentices. Oakstar of WindClan quickly stood up. "Prey has also been well, and we welcome 2 new warriors of WindClan. Driftpaw & Stagpaw!"
Leo looked over at the WindClan cats and found Driftpaw staring at him while his brother, Stagpaw, had his head down in embarrassment. Rowanpaw held his head high along with Barkpaw but Kinkpaw looked distracted. Goldenpaw was as happy as a lark. Minnowpaw was ducking to avoid thin claws of Pondpaw while Reedpaw smirked at her litter-mates.
Blackstar yowled for silence. "Prey has been well and StarClan has faith that 3 new apprentices; Pondpaw, Reedpaw & Minnowpaw, will be exceptional warriors of RiverClan!"
Wolfstar stood up, Leo stiffened, what would he say? "Prey is alright but that is not our concern. We have welcomed 3 new warriors of ThunderClan; Cloudpaw, Leafpaw & Leopardpaw. Although, WindClan attacked saying never to return to their side of the border." He gave a sharp but swift look at Oakstar.
Suddenly, Littleheart the deputy of WindClan yowled for attention. "We found ThunderClan stealing prey from OUR side of the border. The warrior code demands to drive off trespassers!"
"We are not trespassers!" Toadjump screeched, the hollow was dead silent, how would the ThunderClan deputy take this? "We were just doing a simple border patrol and WindClan attacked, saying that WE should never return at our own risk!"
"It's true!" Leo winced as he mentor, Mossclaw jumped up to confront the WindClanners. He swallowed a lump of guilt that had nested itself in his throat. "I was there with my apprentice. A couple of warriors as well. Stagpaw told me so." She shot a glance at the trembling WindClan apprentice. "And my own apprentice, Leopardpaw was confronted by a warrior of the name Maskpelt. Rocksong had also been told by Gorseberry."
Oakstar narrowed his eyes at her. "Wolfstar, you should teach you and your clan to keep their mouths shut." Wolfstar growled softly but said no more. Blackstar dismissed the meeting and the clans gathered up on their trip back home.
Before Leopardpaw left, he felt a slender tail wrap around his, glancing back he saw Driftpaw gap at him. "What?" Driftpaw dipped his head and studied him for a heart-beat.
"Leo? Is that you?"
Leonardo froze; his voice, his body, his eyes! Leo swear this wasn't a joke or dream, could it really be?
"Donnie?"
Leonardo P.O.V
It couldn't be, it couldn't! Donnie was here too? What about Raph or Mikey? Or others!? Were they all in WindClan? I was snapped out of my thoughts when a screeching wail rose up into the cool night air. "What is it?"
I bounded into the camp and stopped dead, my paws froze to the ground, my heart torn in two. Cloudpaw was the same, Leafpaw crouched down beside her, begging for her to wake up and say: "I love you."
Wispstorm screeched but bowed his head in shame, Toadjump crouched down beside Leafpaw, comforting her. But she yowled and ran away into the Apprentices' den with Fernpaw and Lilypaw trailing after her. Cloudpaw buried his face in Wispstorm's fur, unable to stand it anymore.
I on the other paw, I stumbled and collapsed down beside to scent her cold fur, rogues! I unsheathed my claws and hissed in rage, how could they!? Ashbreeze had been on guard duty, he'd seen nothing. Featherflight had been stuck in the Medicine den. Willowjay, Cloudfall, Rocksong & Silverspot had prepared her for vigil but had seen nothing.
Cloudpaw collapsed beneath Wispstorm, defeated by grief. Leafpaw screamed in agony from the other side of the camp. I stared back at her; dead.
Otterleap, our mother, was dead...
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