So I received some complaints about typing faster. So sorry that life got in the way. School started recently so I have to do homework and type this up so it may take a chapter or two to get used to that but I'll figure it out. Does anyone have any idea what the golden eyes were? He he he he he I know but I'm not telling you! And my contest stands. I'm revealing the answer next chapter. One of the tribute names mentioned in chapter 6 was the first name I thought of. It's not Shortleg or any of the loners. (Their on the sponsor board) So that's it. Thank you my wonderful readers, and my wonderful reviewers who, happen to include Skypaw of StormClan, Cinderstar377, Icestorm, Luckykit11, XxCherrydawnxX, Catlover99 and Silverwind1313 that's it. Guests can review too! Please. And Icestorm sorry I didn't put you for all of your favorites but I've decided that only 3 people can sponsor a cat. Sorry! Same deal for you Cherrydawn! Sorry Dark will still get gifts just not specially to you.
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Shortleg- Luckykit11 (guest)
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Chapter 9Shortleg- WindClan
Leafspring's plan scared me. Run. It's just to vague. I mean won't we need supplies? I doubt we have many sponsors. (Guess again Shortleg ;) I don't like the other plan for after the blood bath. The truth is Leafspring is only a moon older than me. I'm not 13 moons like everyone thinks! I'm just tiny. The after blood bath plan has come through and I hate that one too. Leafspring does all the fighting and I do everything else. How I interpreted that was I do all the work and she keeps me safe. I really don't like this plan.
"Come at me!" I ordered. Leafspring stalked me like a field mouse and pounced. I rolled to the side leaving her to hit the ground. She stood up and shook her head I pounced onto her back as she recovered. Waiting 'till the last second I jumped off a rolling tortoiseshell and landed on her exposed underbelly. I pinned her so that she couldn't move. I smirked at her struggling.
"I win don't underestimate me." I growled. I was still kinda irked that she didn't believe I could fight.
"Alright, alright you win let me up." I let her up slowly and she shook the grassy bits off of her coat.
"Ok, spill." She sat up and casually licked a paw. I looked at her with raised eyebrows.
"It's been a couple days your completely different. Spill what's going through that head of yours?" I let out a sigh and decided there was no point in lying to my clanmate.
"You think I'm weak." A questioning look spread over the tortoiseshell's face.
"Excuse me? I turned down Dark and the badgers to be your ally and this how you repay me. By Accusing me of false things?!"
"Why am I not allowed to fight?" Leafspring soberly closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"Shortleg, it's just, I- it's I've always thought of you as a little brother and I didn't want you to get hurt." I gave her a fond lick between the ears.
"Well its time for Shortpaw to become Shortleg." I looked just above Leafspring's head into the darkened forest. In the bushes I saw a set of glowing golden amber eyes.
Swiftstep- RiverClan
Daisystem and I ended up being a great pair. I was better at fighting and she was better at just about everything else. We were practicing stealth. A very key skill in the Survival games. The tributes from what I had seen in the puddle, I'll explain later, who hid and fought when provoked lasted longer. Okay puddles, when the Dark Forest won they brought their weird dark magic with them and with them games they inject the magic in to a hole in the ground they fill it with water and Bam! Magic puddle. Anyways, I was curled up in a tree using sap I glued leaves to my pelt and some leaves were chewed while the rest were sap stuck. I wasn't moving and I was way high up. Hopefully Daisy stem would take a while to find me. Hopefully. The bushes rustled and I expected to see my tortoiseshell friend to appear. But instead the rumored pair of golden eyes showed themselves. I was about to launch myself at them when I heard Daisystem crashing through the woods. The eyes blinked then disappeared. I dropped from the tree like a ThunderClan cat and on the creamy tortoiseshell. With a merow of surprise Daisystem jumped to the side and I hit the forest floor.
"uhgggg."
"Swiftstep? I thought I was supposed to catch you?" the warrior stifled a laugh.
"I got bored, and besides! I saw the eyes!" I dusted myself off. Daisystem's face changed. "So it's true! StarClan is watching us!" She said dreamly.
" I believe in StarClan, but I don't believe that. I mean who has golden eyes?" Daisystem was shocked that I didn't believe what she did.
"Swiftstar!"
"Who?' I timidly asked.
"He was leader of LeopardClan! A really long time ago before Riverstar." LeopardClan. I knew about them. I looked fondly at Daisystem stared her straight in the eye.
"StarClan's watching us, I'm in agreement there. But they can't come to the island. Or the territories. Thislteclaw banned it."
"Well I don't care what you think. StarClan is here and they're watching end of story." She stopped bristling and her gaze lightened.
"Now go pick a different tree to hide in." I rushed into the comforting forest until I found the perfect tree. As I climbed I heard the swoosh of the bushes and saw the tip of a golden. Tail.
Goldie- Gray loners
The sun rose and so did I. Stretching; I looked at the other sleeping tributes and headed to the fresh-kill pile. I selected the largest rabbit there and settled down to eat. I devoured it as Streamstep waltzed out of the Shadows.
"Goldie." She murmured with a tiny nod. The dark Forest destroyed our peace. There's no going back. I'm one of them keeping to the shadows which concealed our pelts. It was quite amazing since both Streamstep and I have such bright pelts.
"Today' lesson." She said calmly as she sat down gracefully. I wondered how she could be so pretty yet so evil at the same time.
'These" She purred pushing a huge leaf wrap towards me. In it were long hooked ivory colored triangles.
"Dog's teeth, if you can master these then I'll give you metal claws then it's off to the games the next day!' I gently slid the teeth between my claws wincing at the how they pricked between my pads.
"Good, now walk with them on." I paced back and forth trying to get used to the stabbing feeling. Eventually after a lot of pacing, I grew numb to the pain and small ooze of blood between my claws.
"Alright now fighting is going to be off balance. Attack the tree." The silver she-cat ordered. I clumsily ran towards the giant oak and clawed. My swipes were either to slow, badly aimed, top heavy or they fell down to the ground fast and early. Laughter echoed hollowly.
"You'll get it. Keep going." My legs began to scream from the constant motion and the extra weight I was flinging around. I'd been clawing for ten minutes straight. MY breath began to quicken, deep breaths were drawn in. Flashes of gold whizzed before my eyes. Along with snatches of purple. It took a moment to realize that it was my paws darting in and out of my vision. I don't know what the purple was, exhaustion maybe? My paws lightened and I began clawing normally, I fighting the tree like a cat. Instincts took over I wove back and forth, clawing high low sides roots I think I even through in a flip. I stopped when the thick protective of the oak was gone and I hit tree. Four clean gleaming claw marks appeared on the barkless patch. I paused, too perfect. Above I engraved a clear cut GOLDIE. I turned to Streamstep who I had forgotten was watching.
"This tree is mine." I stated in a strong voice. Forever and always it was mine. It had been waiting forever and a day for someone to claim it. And it's mine. She nodded.
"Go find a drink and meet me at the river at Sunhigh." I glanced at the sky. A sea of blue full of light. I tried to ignore the dryness in my mouth. I walked away slowly I glances gently over my shoulder at the sturdy oak. Atleast if I didn't survive, it would. It was mine. When I gotto the clearing I watched training. Every once and awhile you would see a tribute look behind them. Looking for the eyes. I haven't seen the rumored set of golden eyes that glow out of the bushses. No, I haven't seen the eyes.
I am the golden eyes.
Well, sorry this took like FOREVER! But I'm trying to be faster I really am. Thank Cinderstar377 she's the one who pulled me out of this writer's block. It was her complaining that got me to type. So If you stuck with me I love you. If not, Well you shouldn't be reading this right now should you?
Until next time,
Skystar