"I can still fight!" Dappleleap hissed, glancing outside. Deerskip shook her head, her eyes alight with fear at the thought of the spotted she-cat going out into battle. The clearing outside was full of tumbling cats. Frogbrained ThunderClan! We'll show you what happens when you try to steal our territory! She wrapped her tail around Dappleleap. Her sister had just given birth, and ThunderClan had to attack now. Between her sister's paws, Whitekit and Branchkit squirmed.
"No you cannot!" Berryleaf hissed, her green eyes blazing. Though soft-hearted, she was strict when it came to the queens' safety. "You will stay right here while I tend to Rockpaw..." her mew trailed off as she looked around the clearing for the gray apprentice. "Rockpaw?"
Berryleaf's eyes widened as she saw a flash of gray hissing at a white tabby tom. "Rockpaw!" she exclaimed, running into the clearing and leaping on the the white tom. The two rolled out of sight.
Deerskip looked around the den. There was some extra comfrey in the corner of the den that Berryleaf had given to her. "I'll get you some comfrey." She padded to the edge of the nursery, picking the comfrey up in her jaws. Behind her, she could hear Dappleleaf purring as she licked her kits.
Suddenly, she felt someone jump on her, throwing her facedown in the moss. A shocked yowl echoed in the den, and she heard a hiss of satisfaction of claws raked her back. Growling, she spun around, about to bite her attacker, but realized too late that she revealed her stomach. She hissed at the same white tom which was attacking Rockpaw clawed her belly. He held her down, about to lunge for the neck.
Suddenly, the weight disappeared as the tom was flung off her. Grabbing him by the neck, Deerskip realized with horror, was Dappleleap. The white tom, though hurt, was still strong, and was clawing at her face. Deerskip leapt up and clawed his eye, knowing it will hurt him the most. The white tom yowled in pain, shutting his clawed eye, and Deerskip gave him a nip that sent him running.
"You saved me!" she exclaimed, turning to Dappleleap.
Dappleleap's amber eyes were hazy, like she was looking at something far away. She dug her claws into the ground, as if she was trying to keep standing, before collapsing.
Deerskip's eyes widened as her blood stained the ground near her kits. The songs of battle faded in the distance as she desperately tried to keep her sister alive. Dappleleap shook her head weakly, her mouth twitched in a smile.
"Please don't leave me! Don't leave your kits!" Deerskip pleaded, her throat tightening. She glanced at her newborn kits and swept her tail around them. They'll never get to know you!
Dappleleap's eyes met hers. "I'm not afraid to die, Deerskip. I've done what I wanted in life, and all I needed to do was to keep you alive. I'm glad I done just that." Her eyes became fixed on something behind Deerskip. "Take care of my kits, sister." And with those last words, she rested her head on the moss and closed her eyes for the final time.
Umm...
She died happy, right? So technically, this still counts! :sweatdrop: