Crowfeather and Jaypaw

Lilypaw had forgotten the vision she had of Leafpool and Crowfeather and their odd golden glow. she had grown, but was still was a lot smaller than her brothers, who had grown to be almost as big and Stormfur in their last moon. Now when Lilypaw was playing with Ravenpa3w or Nightpaw, they had to be careful not to crush her. She was very very small. Hollypaw could relate to her, the older black she-cat wasn't much bigger.

"But you half Windclan. Your supposed to be a slight small." she whined. She never held it against her cousin that she was Half-clan, even though most warriors did. And as she had gotten older, she had gotten more out going, and if anyone ever mentioned her half-clan status in a bad way, they would get an earful about how Hollypaw was a natural fighter, and an intelligent hunter, and fast and brave. The list she gave could go on. She had even once used the argument that Hollypaw was very pretty. Mousepaw seemed to agree.

"Yes, but that doesn't change that all of Thunderclan is large. Even Jaypaw is bigger than me now."

"What's that supposed to mean?" came Jaypaw's gruff mew. There was irritation sparking off his pelt, but it wasn't too big.

″Oh sorry Jaypaw. I only meant that you were really small as a kit, but now your bigger than me!" Hollypaw mewed.

″At least you notice I'm not a stupid kit anymore. I wish Leafpool would." he growled.

″Whats wrong?" Lilypaw mewed

'She wont teach me any self defense! What if we had to go somewhere, like Riverclan and ask for help? And Shadowclan attacked us on our way? I would be helpless like always. ″ Jaypaw was growling like a badger, but Lilypaw could feel his hurt.

'I'm going on a walk." he snarled. Lilypaw looked after him and almost followed,

″No, stay here. When he's angry you just have to leave him alone." Hollypaw put her tail in front of Lilypaw,

″But he's not just angry... he's hurt and feels useless..." she mewed sadly.

Jaypaw slid through the trees silently, he would wait by the border and see if Crowfeather would agree that he needs to be treated like an apprentice instead of a kit. If Crowfeather wasn't on patrol, then he would just say that he was looking for some borage...

He traveled fast for a blind cat, but with the wind blowing the wrong way, his sense of smell was messed up... where was the lake? Suddenly Windclan scent washed over him, and he was even more confused and tried to turn around but as he did he heard a vaguely familiar yowl,

″Jaypaw!" just as he fell in a dip, and into water that was above his head. Water filled his nose mouth and ears,

″Help! I'm drowning." he cried. Suddenly, sharp teeth met his scruff and he was hauled out of the water.

″Oh my, are you OK?" came a female mew.

″How stupid for him to have walked into the water." came a scoffing mewl.

″Shut up Harepaw you stupid stupid mouse-brain!' Crowfeather hissed, ″He's blind!" Jaypaw was touched by his father's concern, even though the other cats didn't know Crowfeather was Jaypaw's father.

″Crowfeather, calm down," came the shocked mew of the she-cat from earlier, ″Harepaw didn't know."

″You should never assume anything, Whitetail." Crowfeather hissed. He started licking Jaypaw's fur, ″You alright Jaypaw?"

″yeah, I'm fine. Could you take me back to the border? I... well I'm a bit lost... I was looking for some borage for Leafpool." Jaypaw scuffed his paws, embarrassment burning his ears.

″No, Crowfeather, look, he has scratches on his flanks from the rocks. If they're not cleaned immediately, then they'll get infected." came the soft mew of a young she-cat.

″WE should just leave him to die. What good is a blind apprentice?" Harepaw snarled. Before Crowfeather had a chance to turn on Harepaw, Jaypaw turned to him, he could feel his entire body shaking from cold and exhaustion, but his fur stuck up in wet spikes as his hackles rose, and he hissed in Harepaw's face,

″Say that again and you'll see just how useless I am." he snarled in the tom's face.

″Don't Jaypaw. We will take you to Barkface and Kestrelpaw. Heatherpaw can you wait at the border, when Thunderclan goes looking for Jaypaw tell them he got hurt and were keeping him at camp, but that he's not a prisoner, we just wanted him to be OK." Crowfeather ordered his apprentice. The Windclan cats brought Jaypaw to their camp, and the kind medicine apprentice treated his shallow wounds while Barkface and Crowfeather licked his fur the opposite way to dry him out. Exhaustion pulled at him and he yawned,

″Sleep, young one." Barkface purred, ″You will be safe, and hopefully when you wake, your clan will be here for you." the old tom rolled some poppy seeds to Jaypaw, who gratefully lapped them up and curled up. Falling asleep on the spot.

″So Crowfeather, were you planning on telling your clan?" Barkface asked the black-grey tom when Kestrelpaw was out of earshot.

″Tell them what?"

″That Jaypaw and his siblings are your kits." Barkface fixed Crowfeather with a hard amber gaze.

″What? How..." Crowfeather was astonished,

″Leafpool has been one of my best friends since she was an apprentice. When she told us she would no longer be a medicine cat after she finished training Jaypaw, I knew they had to be yours. I haven't told anyone, your secret is safe." the brown tom nodded. Crowfeather thought a moment, he had lost his chance with Nightcloud when she had caught him watching Leafpool over the border, she had gone with his best friend, Owlwhisker, and their son, Breezekit hated him as much as his mother. The only cats that trusted him anymore was Owlwhisker and his mother, Ashfoot. He made up his mind when Firestar followed by Leafpool Brooke and Lilypaw came running into the camp lead by Heatherpaw.

″Oh my Jaypaw my poor kit are you alright!" Leafpool ran over and began to lick to waking tom until he snarled,

″Alright alright. I'm OK. Crowfeather fished me out of some water, and they brought me back... Kestrelpaw and Barkface healed my scratches.

″I am glad that young Jaypaw is better, but you should all be going back to your camp, should you not?" Onestar said, his voice was not cold, but it wasn't warm and friendly either.

″I... I have something to say." Crowfeather meowed. Firestar looked over in confusion.

″What is it Crowfeather?" Onestar sounded irritated.

″I... Firestar, I want to ask to join Thunderclan."

Alright, for starters, this may sound a little confusing. Crowfeather is very OOC IK. but, the whole Nightcloud deal, was when he was 'courting' her, trying to earn trust, she caught him watching Leafpool gathering herbs on the other side of the border, so she dumped him, and went with Owlwhisker, to try and hurt Crowfeather. P.S I have no idea whether Owlwhisker and Crowfeather were friends or not.

-Foxshine