Back again! I'm going to create a book with free OC's in it! If you want me to include your cat, PM me and I'll give you credit for it!

EmbersTheRogue: Awesome! I'll send you a friend request and thanks

kikidusk: Thanks for the cat! I'll definitely use it! I like the pairing!

Chapter 6:

"Shadow! Shadow!" A voice stirred the black tom's ear fur. He groaned, and shakily stood up. Pain stabbed his chest, and he fell onto his back again. Bristling tortoiseshell fur met his vision. "Thank the Dark Forest," Blossomsoul sighed. Shadow scrambled up, and collapsed, coughing.

"What happened to me?!" he snapped. "I feel so…so…" Blossomsoul brushed her fluffy tail across Shadow's mouth.

"Shush," she whispered. "You've broken a few ribs and two of your legs." Shadow glared defiantly at Blossomsoul.

"What does this mean?" he snapped. "Because if you're about to say I won't be able to become a warrior, you're wrong. I'll prove you wrong." Blossomsoul clouted him in the head. Stars exploded in his head.

"Shut up!" she snarled. "Stay still and rest or you'll be sorry." Shadow crouched down, glaring mutinously at his paws. He muttered under his breath, scraping the smooth stone ground with his claws.

(Icestar's POV)

Icestar climbed down from her den, worry sharpening her gaze. Shadow had been passed out for a day. She shuddered, remembering his black body, lying on the Thunderpath, blood drooling from his mouth. Her thoughts drifted back to FrostClan.

Flashback

"Come on!" Ivypaw laughed, skipping across the stones on the shallow river.

"Wait up!" Icepaw called back, her short, stubby legs pumping up and down. Ivypaw splashed into the river, and floated up. Icepaw dove in after her. "Isn't this great?" Icepaw sighed, relaxing in the sun.

"Race you!" Ivypaw called, turning over and swimming away. Icepaw dove in, feeling the water suck at her fur. Bubbles followed after Ivypaw. Icepaw felt worry bubble in her stomach, waiting for Ivypaw to come back to take a breath. She let out a sigh of relief as Ivypaw's black and white head broke through the water.

"Ivypaw! Let's see who can catch the most fish!" Icepaw challenged her only friend. Ivypaw purred.

"You're on!" She dove in, and popped up a heartbeat later, a fat, juicy carp in her mouth. "There're loads down there!" she meowed happily. "And they're too dumb to swim away!" She dove in again, and flung another carp onto the shore.

"I'm next!" Icepaw called. She splashed in, her eyes widening at the school of carp swimming mindlessly at the bottom. She grabbed one, flung it on shore, and went down for another one.

"Save me some!" Ivypaw called. Icepaw shook her head, eyes glittering.

"You steal all the good fish," she teased, before plunging in again and grabbing two more carp.

"Hey!" Ivypaw grabbed her and begun pummeling her belly. Icepaw rolled onto her back, and gazed at Ivypaw with pleading eyes.

"Stop! No more, please!" Icepaw pleaded, her eyes full of excitement. Ivypaw gazed at her innocently.

"You should have thought of that before teasing me!" Ivypaw gently tickled Icepaw in the ribs. They broke free and she raced away. "Catch me if you can, slowpoke!" Icepaw ran after her, laughing. She stopped, freezing, eyes wide.

"Ivypaw! Get out of the way!" she screamed. Ivypaw laughed, thinking it was a trick. "Ivypaw!" Icepaw screamed before a large monster hit Ivypaw's body. "IVYPAW!" The monster rushed past, and the black and white body was left, a red lump, on the hard black Thunderpath. Icepaw grabbed her best friend's scruff. "Come on," she mumbled. "Let's get you to Sorrelberry." She stumbled onward, and was met by a border patrol.

"Icepaw! What did you do to Ivypaw?!" Thornblaze screeched, staring in horror at his apprentice's body. Icepaw shook her head, and dropped Ivypaw.

"It was an accident!" she wailed. "A monster hit her!" Thornblaze raked his claws down her muzzle.

"What were you doing, so close to the Thunderpath?!" he hissed, eyes glinting. "You mouse-brained fool!" He grabbed Ivypaw's scruff and gently laid her on the path, licking her body clean before bringing her into camp.

"Thornblaze!" Brackenstar called. "What has happened to your apprentice?" Thornblaze shot a cruel glare at Icepaw. The white she-cat shrank into her pelt.

"Icepaw chased Ivypaw onto the Thunderpath, and a monster hit my apprentice!" he accused. A black and white she-cat slammed into Icepaw, eyes wild with rage and grief.

"Murderer!" she screeched. "Murderer!"

Icestar stumbled backwards, her eyes clouding. "It wasn't my fault," she muttered. "That stupid she-cat started a game, and look what happened!" Her claws scraped the floor. "They blame it on me!" She lunged at a leaf. "Just another reason to hate them!" Her mind drifted to the black and white she-cat. Swiftpatch. Her hatred grew stronger. She used to love me so much! Now she hates me!

"Icestar. Come and meet Shadow," Blossomsoul ordered. "He's been whining since he woke up." Icestar pricked her ears.

Woke up?! Icestar pushed past her warrior, and barged into the den where Shadow had been sleeping. Torn moss littered the floor, and a small, black tom sat, tearing up his nest even more. "Stop," she ordered gently. Shadow looked up, his eyes filling with delight.

"Icestar!" he chirped. "Can I go out for training tomorrow?" Icestar frowned.

"Most certainly not." She turned away. "I'll check on you tomorrow." Shadow's ears drooped but he stayed silent. Icestar headed out. "Pineglare!" she called. The ginger tom headed towards her.

"Yes?" he asked.

"Take Silver out, and I'll be patrolling the FrostClan border." Pineglare narrowed his gaze.

"Are you sure that's a good idea? Should I," Icestar silenced him with a flick of her tail.

"I'll be fine," she assured him. The white she-cat headed out, sniffing occasionally for lone cat scents. The bushes rustled near the border, and Icestar froze. A distinctive black-and-white pelt stood out among the leaves, and Icestar curled her lip, recognizing the familiar scent.

Swiftpatch.

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~Wish (and Amberflower)