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Chapter 10
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Darkshadows body laid very still, the cats around me seemed to be oblivious to the leader that laid on the forest floor. Suddenly he twitched, he was coming back. Slowly his eyes fluttered open. They gleamed with hatred as his gaze locked on mine. He got onto his paws, he stumbled to the right a bit. He then lunged to attack me yet again. I jumped into the air and landed onto his back as he landed where I had just been standing.
I pushed him into the crimson colored ground," Go back to your filthy clan, where you and your excuse for a clan belong," I hissed in his ear.
He bared his teeth then dipped his head," Dawnclan! Retreat!" He yowled to the fighting cats.
Suddenly the screeching and yowling stopped, and Darkstar was no longer in the clearing, and nor was his clan. Every cats body was covered with blood. The ground was a dark red crimson color.
"Cloudclan! Gather up all the cats, including the dead, and retreat back to camp!" I yowled.
I couldn't remember when SunClan had come to help us and Stormclan came to help Dawnclan, it must have been while I was becoming a leader.
"Stormstar, thank you for your help today in the battle, I do not expect that this will be over soon," I dipped my head towards the Sunclan leader.
"I do not either, are you the new leader of Cloudclan then?" He asked.
"Yes," I answered then I ran into the forest to join my clan back at Cloudclan camp.
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I walked into the clearing, cats who were dead laid in the middle of the clearing. My heart clenched as I saw my mothers and fathers bodies, along with Blueflash and Willowstar (Willowstar is the real father but since he really didn't care about his family much, Wishingstars mom found a new mate).
"Wishingpelt what are we going to do? We don't have a leader or a deputy," Flowerleaf sighed from next to me.
I shook my head and I jumped onto the high rock," Cats old enough to catch their own prey meet beneath the high rock for a clan meeting," I yowled to the rest of the clan.
The few cats who were still alive padded into the clearing. Curiosity filled their eyes. I looked among them, and I felt bad for every one of them.
"Okay, in the battle we lost both our leader and our deputy. I have spoken with Starclan, I am the new leader of Cloudclan," I announced.
"When did you speak with them?" Lightningflash asked.
"After I took the blow for Flowerleaf from Darkstar," I informed them.
"Who's the new deputy?" Ripplefrost asked.
"I say these words before Starclan and I hope they approve my choice, Lightningflash will be the new deputy of Cloudclan," I informed them.
"And tonight we will be holding the vigil for the cats in the middle of the clearing," I announced.
I jumped off the high rock and walked to the middle of the clearing, I sat down and held my head down. A few minutes later, Flowerleaf sat next to me and did the same.
"Flowerleaf! Your on a hunting patrol with me and Ripplefrost!" Lightningflash called for her.
"Wishingstar, come with us," Flowerleaf offered.
"I can't, but we can go hunting later, I promise," I said, not tilting my head up to look at her.
I heard her sigh, then I heard her footsteps pad away out of camp into the forest. I hauled myself up onto my legs and before I even knew it, I was walking into the medicine cat den.
"Hello Wishingstar, what can I help you with?" Cinderleaf asked as I walked into the medicine cat den.
"I don't know, I just feel like I need someone to talk to," I admitted.
"You always have Flowerleaf," she recalled.
"I know but I have this prophecy I mean she knows about it-" I was interrupted.
"All the medicine cats do, that's why Darkstar is so focused on getting rid of you, because your the one who is meant to kill him. You and Flowerleaf were supposed to rid the forest of darkened hearts," she meowed while sorting herbs.
"I guess, but it will be hard," I sighed.
"If it were easy it would already be done," she silently laughed to herself," now if you'll excuse me, I need to collect some more Catmint," Cinderleaf excused herself.
"Take someone with you!" I called after her.
She nodded her head in confirmation.
••• Flowerleafs POV
I wish I could have at least a little time with Wishingpelt- no WishingSTAR to myself. Ya know I think if he truly did like me we would be actual mates...
"Flowerleaf!" Lightningflash called my name.
"What?" I snapped out of my daze.
"Get back to hunting!" He ordered.
I dipped my head towards him, then I ran deep into the thick forest. Quickly the scent of vole drifted into my senses. I quickly shifted into the hunters crouch. Slowly I crept towards the vole that had been rustling in the leaves. I then saw it and I lept into the air and landed on it then killed it with a flick of my paw to its neck.
I buried it and continued hunting. By the time I had finished I had caught 2 voles, 1 blackbird, and a mouse. I returned to where our hunting patrol was meeting back up. We met back up and threw our fresh kill onto the pile.
Wishingstar was no where to be seen, I feel like he is trying to avoid me. The sun was in the middle of the sky, I walked back out of camp and ran through the forest. I ran all the way to the lake and stopped when I reached the lapping waves.
I sighed and looked at my reflection that glimmered off of the rolling waves of the lake. I sat there for a few minutes, just staring at my reflection in the lake.
"Hey," a voice rumbled from beside me making me jump a bit.
I turned around," Who are you?" I asked.
"I am Foreststrike of SunClan, and you might I ask?" He asked.
"I am Flowerleaf of Cloudclan, what are you doing over here?" I asked as nicely as I could.
"I was just wondering what a pretty lady like you, is doing over here," he replied.
"Eh I was just thinking ya know the big battle and stuff," I replied, not looking up from the lapping waves of the lake.
"Its pretty," he meowed, sitting next to me.
"Yeah it is, it almost makes you forget where you are," I said.
"So what's the real reason you're over here?" He asked me.
"Well this Tom is apparently supposed to like me, but I feel like he doesn't want to be around me, or he tries to get away from me," I sighed," Why are you here?" I asked him, looking up from the lapping waves to his face.
He had bright green eyes and dark brown and light tan striped fur. His ear had a tare in it, his shoulder had a long and deep scratch line it.
"Just came down to get away from camp, everybody, I think, has gone completely nuts!" He chuckled.
I laughed along with him. Suddenly I realised the sun was setting on the horizon," I have to go," I mewed.
"Meet me here tomorrow, at sunset!" he meowed to me.
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I nodded my head and ran back to camp, yet again Wishingstar was no where to be seen.
"So, I thought you liked me, guess I was wrong," Wishingstar growled from behind me.
I whirled around to see Wishingstar standing behind me, his fur was bristling everywhere.
"You have no right to say anything! You ignore me all the time whenever I want to do something with you!" I snarled at him. He looked shocked for a moment.
"So that means you go off and find a new mate?" he snarled back at me.
"Sorry, didn't know I couldn't have friends in the one clan we have an alliance with," mocked him.
"I wish you'd actually act like you liked me instead of hanging out with other toms all the time!" he hissed at me.
I darted past him into the woods. I need to run. Suddenly I smelled something funny...I stopped and smelled. It...was...smoke! Which could only mean it was one thing...FIRE!