SHIPPING! I LOVE IT SOOO MUCH! 8DDDD

So this chapter was also redone, for the people who have not already read this: Enjoy! And for the people who have read this chapter: I ORDER YOU TO READ IT AGAIN.

Enjoy the feels people! 8D

"Light is Fading and Darkness is Falling, but the Stars will Rise and End the Long Night"

Chapter Six:

A Ghost and a Savior

Bramblekit hurried back to the fox den. The path of wreckage was clear, going through the bramble patches, weaving around trees, and over boulders.

The grey and black she-kit tracked Mousekit's scent as fast as her paws would carry her. Nearing the camp she heard the sound of running paws. A desperate yowl rang out mingling with a piercing shriek and ending with a sickening thud making the fur on the back of Bramblekit's neck stand up.

"Jaykit! NO!" Mousekit cried.

Bramblekit's heart raced even faster than it already was. For a second panic nearly overtook her.

Be strong. A voice whispered in her ear, and Bramblekit felt fur brushing her pelt, even though no one was beside her. Sheer determination flooded through her body. Whatever had happened to Jaykit, she wasn't going to let happen to Mousekit.

Breaking out of the cover of the trees and entering a small clearing, she saw Mousekit standing at the high edge of the hollow, staring down into camp in horror.

The fox cub reared next to Mousekit ready to bring its giant paws down with a crushing blow too her back.

Launching herself into the air Bramblekit unsheathed her claws as she hurtled towards the cub. Barreling into the shoulder of the fox cub and knocked it onto its side, she swiped repeatedly at it with her front claws.

The cub thrashed around trying to get out of Bramblekit's grip, biting and clawing with badly aimed blows. Bramblekit flinched as one of the cub's hind paws clipped the side of her head opening up a long gash on her cheek.

Teeth snapped closed close to her ear. The cub snarled, heaving upward, breaking her grip and started to pelt towards the camp entrance.

(I can't let it get away! it might hurt the cats in the camp!) Bramblekit thought franticly.

"No!" She screeched running after it, and trying to get its attention.

Grabbing its tail she dug her paws into the ground, trying to slow it down.

The cub turned snapping. Bramblekit squeezed her eyes shut preparing to feel teeth rip at her face. An image of a cat- Brightheart, her face mangled and torn flashed through her mind.

(I'm not letting go.)

Suddenly a body knocked her sideways sending her rolling off of the fox. Bramblekit scrambled to her paws, and looked around wildly fearing the third fox cub.

A golden yellow tom with a black stripe running from his forehead to his lashing tail tip stood over the cowering foxling, snarling like one of the legendary LionClan cats.

"Leafpaw!" Bramblekit mewed aloud, relief making her voice quake.

The cub scrambled to its paws and raced away with the ThunderClan apprentice on its heels.

Reassured that the fox cub wasn't coming back Bramblekit turned to Mousekit. "Where's Jaykit?" She demanded.

Mousekit slowly turned to Bramblekit, her eyes wide with shock.

"He fell." Mewed Mousekit her voice cracking with grief.

As the ragged cries of horror echoed up from the camp and Thorneclaw's patrol pelted into the clearing Bramblekit's mind wheeled with the shock of it all.

(What have we done?) Mousekit's thought penetrated Bramblekit's mind.

"What were you thinking?!"

Bramblekit spun around at the sudden yowl. Leafpaw was stalking back towards the two kits. Fury lit the normally easy going tom's dark blue gaze. Bramblekit had never seen him this angry.

"Who gave you permission to leave camp?"

"No one." Bramblekit replied, lifting her head defiantly, though her body ached, and she was close to crying. "We didn't ask for permission."

"Why would you—" He stopped himself and uttered a low growl of frustration. "I knew you were reckless, but I never took you for a mouse-brain!"

Bramblekit's eyes stung and her vision blurred with unshed tears. She turned her head before the young apprentice could see them, and refused to meet his gaze.

Leafpaw's eyes softened, some of the anger evaporating from the ultramarine depths.

"Just… Promise me you won't do anything like this ever again. I-" The golden tom turned towards the camp entrance. "… The Clan can't afford to lose you."

Bramblekit blinked, and nodded half-heartedly, before following him and Mousekit into camp, unsure if she would be able to keep her promise

*Fangirl Squee* That will ALWAYS make me have melty feels in my gut. ;U; Bramb I love you! *hugs*