Hey guys! I'm posting this as a filler chapter. Writer's block has been serious with me right now, so this chapter may be a little less… let's just say more boring than my other ones.
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Chapter 3
"Psst," a voice whispered into Shadow's ear. The black tom groaned, and pawed at his sleep-intruder.
"Go away," he grumbled. Sharp teeth nipped his ear in response. Shadow's eyes shot open, annoyance and pain flickering in them. "Ow!" He rubbed his ear with his paw, trying to soothe the burning sensation.
"You're going to have to be tougher than that if you want to be a real warrior," Icestar sneered. Her white pelt blocked the light coming in to the learners' den. Shadow stretched his head, straining to see the light. A few shafts of weak light filtered in.
"It's not even dawn!" he complained. "When my litter mates and I lived with Cassie.." A sharp blow to the head stopped him.
"If you'regoing to be a real warrior, you must get up at the first sight of dawn," Icestar warned. "No exceptions. No complaining. Your littermates are already waiting. Blossomsoul isn't going to be too patient, so listen hard." Shadow obliged and headed out.
Silver and Snow were pacing around. "Hurry up," Blossomsoul snapped, though he could see a spark of pity in her gaze. Shadow looked away. The tortoiseshell she-cat led the way to a single tree standing in a clearing. "Do you think we should mark the border here?" she asked.
"No," Silver piped up. "The clearing would be useful for training, so maybe a few foxlengths after it." Blossomsoul beamed at her and headed around a Twoleg den.
"Here?" she called. Silver nodded. After Blossomsoul had talked about how to mark places with scent, they headed on.
By the end of the day, they had found a good border, all marked near the other Clan. Blossomsoul hadn't talked much about it, but they had found out that Icestar's past was with them. What caused her to leave? Shadow wondered, as he grabbed a piece of prey from the fresh-kill pile.
"Shadow!" Icestar called. Shadow groaned again. What now? Icestar had been shady the whole day and was avoiding him, being snappish and short-tempered around him. The black tom followed Icestar into her den.
"Well?" he asked as they went in. Icestar flashed him an annoyed look. Never mind, she's always this grumpy.
"We will assess your scenting skills and navigating skills tomorrow." Shadow bit back a yowl of shock.
"Just me?" Icestar nodded. Shadow pressed on.
"What about Silver? Snow? Why aren't they being assessed?" he whined. Icestar shot him another look of flint. Be quiet, it told him. Shadow shut his jaw and glared mutinously outside.
"Because you are being prepared for one of the greatest battles of your life."
Who would you want as a pairing?
IcestarXShadow
ShadowXBlossomsoul
SilverXPineglare
IcestarXPineglare
SnowXPineglare
Answer in the reviews below!
~Sandstorm (And Amberflower)