Chapter 5
Brightstar woke to something pawing at her nose. She sneezed and got up annoyed from something waking her up. She opened her eyes to see Otterkit at her paws with wide eyes. Brightstar sighed and groaned.
"What are you doing here Otterkit?" Brightstar gave her large tail a couple of licks.
"I've never been in your den before it is huge!" Otterkit meowed while trotting around the den is small tail hanging high.
"Yeah well, wait why are you here?" Brightstar remembered Pineriver. She must be worried sick, unless she's asleep. Brightstar thought to herself.
"Oh I got bored of sleeping so I decided to explore." He yowled happily. Brightstar stared down at him, while about to doze off.
"Well I'm taking you back come on." Brightstar lowered herself to the kits scruff and tried to grab him.
"Haha can't catch me!" Otterkit growled playfully while scrambling out of the den.
"Otterkit no" Brightstar hissed while following him. He scrambled towards the nursery but turn right before he got there. He went to almost every den before Brightstar grabbed his scruff. He kicked and tried to scratch her muzzle but he couldn't get away. Brightstar entered the nursery and saw Pineriver on her back asleep with Creekkit curled around her mother's tail. Brightstar threw Otterkit on his mother's belly and she shot up. Otterkit jumped off his mother's belly and ran to Brightstar.
"Again, again!" He meowed while jumped on Brightstar's tail.
"What is going on?" Pineriver hissed and saw Otterkit on Brightstar.
"Uhh, I was returning your kit from waking me up." Brightstar purred while pawing at Otterkit.
"By throwing him on me?" Pineriver growled while nudging Creekkit towards her. Creekkit looked around her eyes half closed and hers drooping.
"Hey it woke you up right?" Brightstar smiled at the queen. Pineriver glared at Brightstar. "Uh sorry, I guess." Brightstar yawned while standing up.
"Come on Otterkit go to sleep." Pineriver hissed at the small kit. Otterkit trotted over his tail high. Brightstar headed out of the den and saw Spottedmoon standing next to the den.
"I heard everything." She meowed her Silver eyes gleaming in the moonlight.
"How did you hear everything?" Brightstar growled playfully. While nudging her friend and deputy.
"Doesn't matter" She meowed this time smiling. She licked the back of her shoulder and paws.
"Want to go on a patrol?" Brightstar purred while stretching.
"Sure" Spottedmoon meowed. "Race ya!" Spottedmoon hissed while shooting towards the entrance of the gorge. They headed towards Shadowclan's territory when they heard leaves crackling.
"Let's split up." Brightstar meowed while crounching.
"Okay I'll meet you back here if there's anything." Spottedmoon meowed before stalking towards a bush the opposite way from Brightstar. Brightstar headed towards the abandoned two-legs place she flattened her ears and her tail slid to the ground. She smelled a scent more fowl. SHe lifted her nose and smelled the air. She saw a dark shape tackle her. She fell to the ground, the large animal's claws to her head. It's a rogue! Brightstar thought to herself. She kicked at the rogue's belly. The rogue hissed in anger. Brightstar stood up while puffing her fur out.
"Who are you?" She hissed, while unsheathing her claws. The tom sat down and rapped his tail around his paws. Brightstar's eyes widened when she saw that one of the toms eye had a scar on it. She could see that there was white where the pupil was.
"I'm Fern" Fern growled while staring at the Thunderclan leader. Brightstar flattened her fur with a few licks.
"What are you doing here?" Brightstar hissed.
"I came for what's mine." Fern growled her started to walk around the black she-cat.
"Well, everything here is not yours. You should probably go before you wonder to another clan's territory and get shredded." Brightstar hissed while watching the toms every move.
"I won't be the one getting shredded." Fern meowed calmly. "I should go my clan is waiting for me."
"Your clan?" Brightstar meowed. Could there be another clan? But There are only supposed to be four clans. Brightstar thought to herself. Before Brightstar could say anymore the tom ran away o the abandon two-legs nest. Suddenly Spottedmoon Jumped from the pushes behind her.
"Did you find anything?" Spottedmoon meowed while giving her chest a few licks.
"If you ever see a rogue bring them to me." Brightstar hissed before padding away.