Chapter 13

Rainfall's yelp echoed around the clearing. Dogpaw blinked, trying to take in the sight in front of her.

"You traitor! How could you do this to your own Clan! I swear I'll kill you!" Screamed the cat who'd attacked Rainfall, scraping at the tom's sides and stomach.

"Traitor? I don't think you're using the right words. I was never part of RiverClan truly. Just some strange cat you took in out of fear." Rainfall was calm as he easily slid out of the she-cat's grip and bit her neck. He was about to kill her.

"Stop!" Yowled Dogpaw, her head pounding as she looked at the cat she'd thought to be her friend, maybe even more, about to kill one of the only remaining RiverClan cats.

"What?" Mumbled Rainfall, his mouth still clutching the she-cat's scruff.

"We can get answers out of her, and find out where the other RiverClan cats are. You can kill them too." Dogpaw mewed, making it up on the spot.

"Dog- I mean Shadowpelt, before you acted like you disapproved of me doing that." Rainfall meowed, dropping the cat in surprise. Dogpaw winced as he used her new name. I'm not ever going to call myself Shadowpelt. I am Dogpaw.

"I-I was only surprised, that's all. I completely understand why you did it." Dogpaw said, lying through her teeth. The she-cat on the floor glared at her and Dogpaw tried her best to give a reassuring nod. I'll get you out of here.

"You do?" Rainfall asked hopefully. Dogpaw nodded.

"I suppose this means we'll be keeping this cat around. I don't mind." Fell mewed, she flicked her tail at Quickclaw, who quickly rushed over to the body and dragged it to a nearby bush.

It had taken a long time to arrive at WindClan camp, but Jaypaw had finally collapsed in a pile of dry grass in the camp. There were warriors guarding him and the only other remaining ShadowClan cat, Dawnbreeze from every side, and no chance to make an escape. The camp was busy, WindClan cats were lingering around their leader, waiting for some kind of order.

"I'm guessing you want answers." Said a familiar voice, Jaypaw turned around and saw the she-cat who had brought him here. She was very pretty, her fur black with patches of brown and ginger, and her eyes were a cold green.

"I'd like answers." Jaypaw mewed, the she-cat nodded.

"Most cats around here won't have them. But I do." She meowed, Jaypaw narrowed his eyes, why would a medicine cat apprentice know more than the other cats?

"Are you going to tell me?"

"Of course not." The she-cat mewed, amused, "You'll find out this evening, everyone will, it'll be hilarious."

"Yeah. How funny, killing off an entire Clan. I bet it was ThunderClan and WindClan who wrecked RiverClan as well." Jaypaw growled. The she-cat shook her head.

"I know the cat who did that. He was RiverClan." She meowed. The cat? Only one cat bunked off those fishbrains?

"One cat?" Jaypaw asked.

"Yes. He's very strange." The she-cat cocked her head, "Why are you so interested in this? It's common knowledge."

"ShadowClan didn't know who drove out RiverClan."

"Oh. That is strange." The she-cat mewed, "I forget how the other Clans viewed your Clan. Did you know they suspected your Clan to be behind all of those murders?"

"No."

"Heh." The she-cat laughed, "I'll be going now. Try not to escape, also, try and wake that useless companion of yours up, she looks half dead." Jaypaw glanced at Dawnbreeze, who was having a fitful sleep.

The she-cat padded away, nodding to the warriors guarding him as she passed. Jaypaw felt truly alone.

"Will you escape with me?" Dogpaw asked her brother. It had taken ages for her to get him alone, Quickclaw and Fell had been hovering at his side all day, not to mention that Rainfall had been trailing after her like a lost kit as well. She'd finally shaken him off after asking him to fetch her some prey.

Hailstorm shook his head, giving her a questioning look.

"Whatever they say about you, it's not true. But it's dangerous here, Hailpa- I mean Hailstorm. The Clans are in wreckage, and these cats are insane! We must leave, become loners! Anything." Hailstorm made no movement, merely stared at the ground.

"Please." Mewed Dogpaw, yet Hailstorm didn't look up, his eyes were empty, he'd changed a lot in the past few moons, and Dogpaw was certain these cats were the reason. Dogpaw glanced at the cream she-cat in a heap near the bush, a mangled mess, with large puncture wounds from where Rainfall had bitten her, why did I even believe Rainfall's lies anyway?

"I'll leave without you then." Hissed Dogpaw, turning on around and scurrying across the clearing. Hailstorms looked like he was about to step up and stop her, but hesitated at the last minute. Fell was nowhere to be seen, and Dogpaw crashed through the trees surrounding the area, not looking back at her brother.

I'm alone now. I just hope nobody goes after me.