Edit 2/23/12: SOOOOOO sorry guys, my friend is reading this right now, and she just told me that chapter 11 and 12 are the exact same, oops! So, most of the stuff in future chapters probably made no sense! I am SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry! Can you guys please forgive me?
Cherrypaw: Hey guys! We are back!
Fox: Sorry about taking so long,
Cherrypaw: but Jay was freaking out because of stuff, but,
Fox: excuses will be at the bottom.
(They walk out. I walk in.)
Jay: Aw, they are so cute, finishing sentences like that, and creepy! On with the show!
Exiled.
I am now exiled, for real this time. I keep running, but I have no idea where I am going. All I know is, um, birds don't fly? I don't know... I guess I am in denial. Any heartbeat I will wake up in my nest and realize it was all a bad dream. Yeah, that's what it is- a bad dream. I am not looking where I am going, so the next thing I know, I am lying on my back, with severe pain in my hind-leg and in... tunnels?! Why am I in tunnels? I open my mouth to say something, but all that comes out is a shriek, "OW!" And then my vision goes black.
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"Jayfeather? Why does my leg hurt so much? Can't you give me something for the pain?" When I don't get an answer by the short-tempered medicine cat, my eyes fly open. "Jayfeather?!" I shriek. Where am I? This isn't Thunderclan!
"Shh, young one. You are hurt badly." A soothing voice comes from the shadows and a dark colored cat appears from the shadows. "You need to rest." Does anybody seriously think that I would sit still and not freak out in this kind of a situation? I DON'T! I jerk, and shriek because it feels like fire is in my blood! "Shh, eat these, it will help with the pain." The mysterious cat pads closer and pushes something towards me. I sniff warily, only to find out that what she pushed towards me are poppy seeds, I lap them up and sigh when they start their magic. "What is your name?"
"My name is Dapple..." Then the memories hit- the name-changing ceremony; my clanmates chasing me out of camp; Cherrypaw messaging me to meet her at the hoseplace the next half-moon at moonhigh, and falling. Suddenly I feel really light-headed, and my head hits the floor.
(Hollyleaf POV)
"My name is Dapple..." Within three heartbeats, her head hits the ground. She never finished her sentence and she is well-muscled for a, 11 moon old she-cat? I am just guessing on her age but it seems pretty accurate. She must be part of Thunderclan- she was calling out my brother's name. Oh, I hope Lionblaze and Jayfeather are ok. Sooooo not the time to be thinking about my brothers! An apprentice needs my help! Or, at least I am assuming she is an apprentice. I head toward one of the side tunnels and grab some moss to bring back to Dapplepaw. After I found her last night, Fallen Leaves helped me bring her into the main cave.
"Hollyleaf, how is she?" Fallen Leaves calls out to me, worry evident in his voice.
"I..." My voice breaks. "I'm not sure. It has been so long since I was a medicine cat apprentice, I am afraid that I will hurt her instead of heal her!"
"Shh, now is not the time to be worrying about you making a mistake. We just need to worry about getting her all patched up." Fallen Leaves picks up some moss, also, and we head back toward the cave.
"Can you go get me some moss, please? I am going to start making a nest."
"Sure." Fallen Leaves translucent tail brushes my flank, a silent gesture to show that he believes in me. I pick up some of the moss that we just dropped in a pile, and carry it over to an indent near the cave wall. I work the moss into the indent and start kneading it to make it really soft. Fallen Leaves returns with more moss and drops it on the pile.
"Thanks." Ever since a Shadowclan cat, Shadowberry, fell in here a couple of moons ago, injured, I have left some herbs and moss in a side tunnel that way if I was treating a cat, Fallen Leaves could help me without having to leave the safety of the tunnels. I finish making the nest, so Fallen Leaves helps me gently pick up Dapplepaw and put her in the nest. I gently prod her leg to see if it is broken or just sprained, when Dapplepaw yelps in her sleep, I get my answer- broken. "Can you stay with her? I have to go out and get something to bind her leg together so it can heal."
"Sure."
"Thanks." And I pad out of the cave and into one of the marsh tunnels. I finally reach the end, and, MAN THE LIGHT IS BRIGHT! I haven't been outside for a while, and the sunlight burns! I blink quiet a few times before my eyes adjust. I open my mouth to let the marshy scents wash over my scent glands. There are some Riverclan scents, but mostly they are stale. I must be out before the dawn patrol. I glance at the sky to see the sun just above the trees. I am going to have to be quick about this, then. I head over to where there are some reeds and quickly nip some off of their roots.
"Are you sure you smell it?"
"Positive!"
"What does it smell like?"
There is a pause before the young voice answers, they are probably tasting the air. Oh no! They must have scented me! I have to run! "Rock, underground, and a bit of rain water." I pick up the reeds and race back towards the tunnel, praying to Starclan that I won't be caught. My prayers were answered, because I soon am back in the cave with Dapplepaw.
"What happened?!" Fallen Leaves asks me, worry pulsing off of him in waves.
"A Riverclan patrol almost spotted me!" I mew after a catch my breath. "Is it always so dark in here?"
"No, mouse-brain! Your eyes haven't adjusted yet." I can detect something in his voice, is he scared?
"I am not going to leave you, Fallen Leaves. My clanmates wouldn't accept me now."
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(Fox POV)
"I am not going to leave you, Fallen Leaves. My clanmates wouldn't accept me now." Clanmates? Fallen Leaves? What are they talking about? I move just a bit but shriek when I accidentally move my leg.
"Fallen Leaves, please go get a thick stick." The dark colored she-cat orders. A translucent tom obliges. She turns back to me. "Your hind-leg is broken, and I must bind it together, it will hurt, that is why Fallen Leaves is getting a stick- so you can bite down on it when your leg hurts, ok?"
"Ok." Fallen Leaves returns and gives me the stick, which I put in my jaw. Hmm... they are acting like I am kitting, giving me a stick and... suddenly the fire is back in my blood and I bite down on the stick, hard. The stick breaks in half even though it was thicker than my paw. Fallen Leaves rushes away and quickly returns with more sticks for me to bite on. By the time the black she-cat is done binding my leg, I have gone through seven sticks.
"Sorry about that, you must have broken it in many places."
"It's fine." She pushes some poppy seeds over towards my nest. Wait! When did I get in a nest?! I eat the seeds.
"You never finished telling me your name. All you said was 'Dapple' then you passed out."
"My..." I fight back tears. I am not very successful. "My name is Fox." I choke out. The black she-cat and Fallen Leaves look very confused. I swallow the tears as best as I can. "What are your names?" I already know the tom's name, but it is still polite to ask.
The black she-cat answers for both of them. "I am Hollyleaf and this is Fallen Leaves." She points with her tail at the tom as she says his name. "Earlier, you were saying that your name was Dapplesomething. I assumed by your age that you would be called Dapplepaw, I am sorry."
"My name was Dapplepaw, but as of yesterday, it is Fox."
"Oh. I am sorry. Why did your name change?"
"I was accused of trying to murder my sister. The whole clan believed I did, even at one point, my parents. Firestar said he didn't believe I tried to kill Cherrypaw, but he said that the whole clan believed I did and that he couldn't have his clan divided like that. The only cats that truly believed I am innocent are, or were Cherrypaw, and Jayfeather. I had my name changed and got exiled from the clans. Any cat that sees me on Clan territory will run me off of the territory or even," I shudder at the thought. "kill me."
(AN: Geez, it took me two hours to get here.*)
"Oh, I'm sorry." Hollyleaf pauses for a moment, "Yesterday was just not your day."
"Tell me about it, I even passed my warrior assessment right before it, I was about to become a warrior! I wonder what Cherrypaw's warrior name is?" I mutter to myself.
"It doesn't matter right now, you just need to go to sleep. Eat these and they will help with the pain." She gives me two poppy seeds and I drift off to sleep, the last thing I hear is,
"I remember getting exiled, also."
Ok, so Hollyleaf didn't really get exiled, but she feels like she is. If you haven't read the book, you might be a bit confused. *Ok, so I started writing at 7pm last night and ended at 9pm. I knew I couldn't finish, so I had to stop there. I got back on after homework today and typed up the last bit of the story. Sorry it didn't come out over the weekend but I was kind of busy.
Ok, as Cherrypaw was saying up at the top, excuses. (Joy!) I am in a solo & ensemble contest in choir and we perform Saturday. Wish me luck! I have been practicing like crazy because I STILL don't have the song memorized and only a few more days. I also have a book report due next Monday, a project in Science, a project just finished in Science, and a reading competition in English. Whichever period reads the most award-winning or noticeable books gets a pizza party! Yay! I also finished re-reading The Last Hope yesterday, and I was crying at the end, even thouh I have read it before. R.I.P. Firestar, Hollyleaf, Mousefur, Ferncloud, Charlie, Furball, Callie, Calicokit. The last four are my personal cats at my grandparents house. I have started naming the new kits and some of the cats that didn't have names before, with warrior cat names. I.e. - Calicokit, Whitekit, Gingerkit, Spottedkit, Graykit, Midnightkit, Snowclaw, Whitepaw (My cat at my house with white paws, ironic.), Blackclaw (My dog at my house. Hey! Whitepaw needed a mentor and Blackclaw was the only animal available!).
Did you guys like the new chapter? I hope I made it up to you guys, the story is 1,551 words, no idea how long it is with this AN though, probably 2,000 words.
Sorry about the other story, it will not be coming out for a while because me and Brightpaw are going to write the whole story first, then post it. We also live in different cities and I on't get to see her often. AND I am only on the allegiances. Do you guys want to help me with that? Choose list 1,2, or 3, then a letter and another letter. The reason for that is because I made a warrior name generator. If anybody chooses list 3, choose a letter and a number 1-11. For list 2, if you don't want to choose a second letter, chooe a number 1-10. For list 1 just a letter and a letter. Next time I update, I will tell you the name. You can use it in your stories, but I will probably use it also. Thanks uys, it will really help the new story get done and posted sooner.
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Disclaimer:
Cherrypaw: Jayleaf1 does
Fox: not own Warriors.
Cherrypaw: The four Erin Hunter's do.
Fox: Wait, what?!
Cherrypaw: Anybody that says otherwise will have
Fox: to magically heal my very shattered leg.
Cherrypaw: How are you still here?
Fox: No idea! OOOOOOWWWWWWW! *collapses and passes out, again.*
Hm, I think she has been unconscious a lot this chapter and has had a lot of poppy seeds, anybody agree with me?
Wow! I said this chapter was probably only 2,000 words with the AN, it is not. This WHOLE chapter is 2,342 words! OH YEAH! LONGEST CHAPTER EVER! Wish me luck at the solo & ensemble thing!