Chapter 3
The other way
Mistyfoot pov:
"What!" I snarled. Leopardstar gestured toward an endless field that goes on for miles. I was furious at her for bringing me this far, only to go the wrong direction. And in the first place; I never wanted to come on this stupid journey anyways. I leaped on Leopardstar in rage and tried to kill her. I had surprise as my advantage so it took a while for her to register what was happening. I clawed at her eyes and sliced at her nose. I saw blood spurt out where I clawed her. She started fighting back and flashed her paw in my shoulder. Leopardstar drew blood. I got pinned down and started scraping her belly with unsheathed claws. I finally kicked her off and we tumbled down the riverbank. We floundered in the water and I pushed her under. I saw bubbles floating to the surface. I let her up and growled; "Do you surrender?" Leopardstar grunted and nodded.
Leopardstar pov:
I spluttered in the water trying to regain consciousness. I noticed that it was almost moonhigh. I was too tired to make a nest so I slumped to the ground where I was. I instantly fell asleep, 'snore'. I woke up with the river splashing against my wounds. I looked around for Mistyfoot; I saw her outline in the field I showed her last night. I caught a fish and crouched down to eat it. When I was finished eating I padded back the way we came with my head down and tail dragging in the dust. I turned around to check again for Mistyfoot; I saw her bounding over to me. Uh-oh, I thought. I ran away from Mistyfoot willing to Starclan that she wouldn't catch me. She easily caught up to me in a few bounds; "Leopardstar, wait!" I stopped and waited for Mistyfoot to speak. "Leopardstar, I am sorry for attacking you, I was just so frustrated that we went the wrong way." She bowed her head. "It's ok, I'm sorry too for taking you the wrong way. Let's keep going and go the right way this time." I answered. We walked away; pelts brushing. We went a good 3 miles before we were tired. I looked at the sky; it was darkening. I went to the bank to catch a couple fish. I easily scooped them out of the water and brought them to Mistyfoot. She had already made a nest big enough for the 2 of us. I greedily gulped down one of the fish while Mistyfoot ate the other. I climbed in the nest and was asleep in seconds.
Mistyfoot pov:
I felt guilty for attacking Leopardstar. I padded into the nest after her. I looked at the stars and prayed to Starclan that tomorrow will be good. I was asleep in a few minutes, 'snore'. I woke up and sunlight was shining through the leaves of nearby trees and bushes. Leopardstar was still sleeping, so I crept over to the river and sat silently waiting for a fish. I barely missed a plump carp. I luckily got the fish and ate it in a few ravenous bites. Leopardstar was waking up when I was just finishing a drink of water. She didn't bother catching anything so we were setting off on our journey once again. I looked around the environment and saw multiple things that I missed looking at on the other side of the river. I glanced to our right and saw a small pond. "Hey Leopardstar, I see a pond over there. Do you want to go swimming?" I angled me ears to the direction of the pond. I saw Leopardstar nod vigorously, she ran off and I followed. I playfully leaped in the pond and started swimming towards the middle. I got tired and the swim to the shore was too far to make it there without drowning. "Leopardstar, help me! I am too tired to swim to shore!" Leopardstar swam over strongly, but when she got to where I was in the pond I could tell that she was also tiring. She tried to help me swim to shore but I must have been too heavy for her so she let me sink. I tried to claw my way to the surface but I was too tired. I was running out of air as I sank to the bottom. I peered through the turquoise water and saw a blurred golden shape also sinking to the bottom. I was trying to hold my breath but I couldn't so I wasted my last air bubble. I was at the bottom and so was Leopardstar. I swam over to her and sat on the sand. I realized that her eyes weren't even open. I tried to at least save myself and swim to shore but I needed rest too much. I lost consciousness as I also closed my eyes and fell to the sandy bottom of the pond.