Chapter 4
Birchpaw stood there, starring at him with wide eyes round with fear. "you're a murderer! Just like your mentor!" Birchpaw spat. "You won't be leader when the clan finds out that you killed our leader.
"Birchpaw, don't!" Bramblestar begged, but he was already racing towards camp. He just stood there, filled with fear and terror. HE tried thinking and thinking, but he just stood there, frozen in fear.
"Quickly, go after him!" Hawkfrost said, beganing to race after him. Bramblestar raced as fast as he could, driven by fear. As he raced and raced, he felt the wind blow through his fur. He loved the feeling, running in the wind, but he just wished it was for something else.
Finally, as he caught up with Birchpaw. "Birchpaw, stop!" He panted. "I don't want to hurt you!" He said, preying to starclan that Sandstorms hunting patrol didn't hear him.
Quickly, he pounced ontop of Birchpaw. Birchpaw struggled and sturglled to get free, but Bramblestar held him down, paws unsheathed. "Let me go, you flea bidden fur ball!" Birchpaw spat.
"I am sorry, but I can't let you go now." Bramblestar said in a low growl.
As Brambleclaw heard a rustling in the bushes, he spun around, preying that a thunderclan cat would appear. Then, he saw the farmiliar pelt of Hawkfrost.
As he was distracted, Birchpaw took advantage to get out from Bramblestars claws. Birchpaw quickly gave him a few blows to the muzzle, but Bramblestar doged the rest. He quickly slashed his claws along his pelt.
Birchpaw must have relized that he was no match for Bramblestar, because he begain to dash away again, but he wasn't fast enough, because Bramblestarquickly pinned him down again. "Has BRakenfur taught you nothing? Looks like I won't be giving him another apprentice soon." Bramblestar taunted Birchpaw.
Birchpaw finally gave up struggling. "I looked up to you, Brambleclaw, you are such a great warrior, or at least you were." Birchpaw spat in disgust.
"I know I am not a great warrior anymore, I am a great leader." Bramblestar snerred. He looked at Birchpaw's light brown fur, stanned with blood that Bramblestar had spilled.
"I'm sorry Birchpaw." Then Bramblestar quickly bit on his throat. Birchpaw gave a seconde of a howl filled with pain, then his body went limp.
Hawkfrost padded up to him and sat down. Brambleclaw got off Birchpaws body, and sat down. He starred at his body, in absolute horror. His light brown fur, was slightly blowing in the warm breeze, and his eyes were still fear stricken.
"Good job, Bramblestar. Now nobody knows your secret." Hawkfrost said, satisfied.
The evil that Bramblestar felt as he killed the poor, innocent apprentice. 'What have I become?