Chapter 5: Recovery time..
Jayfeather sat outside his den, it was the day after the burial of his fallen clanmates and since then he had been very busy, he was always re doing polices and gathering extra herbs to use for the injured cats. However, for once Jayfeather had a break, he watched the sun rise in the early morning, but he didn't watch it. No. He felt it's warmth soak into his fur and he enjoyed the peace. The clan had been in a shambles yesterday but it seemed today that Squirrelflight was getting used to her duty as deputy. She walked out of the warriors den and Jayfeather heard her yawn. "Morning Jayfeather!" she called. Jayfeather knew it was all an act. She was really grieving on the inside. "Morning" Jayfeather grumbled. Jayfeather's ears pricked when he heard the patter of tiny paw prints. "Come on Seedkit! I want to see the injured cats!"
"I know, I'm coming!"
"Oh I hope their all gross and puffy!" the kit squealed.
When the kits were behind him, Jayfeather knocked the lead kit over with his tail. "Ouch!"
"He's seen us! RUN!"
"Oh no you don't" Jayfeather growled and picked up the other kit in his jaws. He placed the kit at his paws and the other soon followed. "So, what have I got here? Two kits about to be my breakfast!" Jayfeather crouched down and showed his teeth. "Please don't eat us!" they said in unison.
"Hush kits!" Jayfeather rolled his eyes, were they really that stupid?
"Seedkit, Lilykit come back to bed!" The two kits ran straight to the nursery whimpering when they heard their mother's angry mew.
The clan had changed a little since the battle, some cats still looked at the camp entrance with wide, wary eyes waiting for the dark forest cats to leap in and come to kill even more cats. While others gave hard stares to the cats who trained with the dark forest. Birchfall, Blossomfall, Mousewhisker, Ivypool and Thornclaw had all received angry and hostile looks the past two days...
Lionblaze padded out of the medicine den, and enjoyed the sunhigh sunlight that soaked into his thick golden pelt. His peace was broken when he heard hissing in the clearing. He peered into the clearing wondering what was happening. He walked out into the main part of the clearing and found Birchfall and Berrynose hissing at each other. "How dare you!" Birchfall spat.
"It's true! You've betrayed everyone, you trained for the dark forest! You were going to kill us all!" shouted Spiderleg who was part of the group of cats watching the argument.
Birchfall had gathered Blossomfall, Mousewhisker, Ivypool and Thornclaw behind him. "We are not traitors! We fought for Thunderclan!"
"Just to deceive us! Because of you your mother is dead! Ferncloud is dead!" Dustpelt's angry yowl turned into a grief filled wail.
Birchfall's angry expression turned to one of disbelief and sadness. "I loved my mother! It's not my fault! Who wants to live in a clan when your own father accuses you for the death of his mate!?"
Dustpelt simply backed away into the warriors den, and was replaced by more angry cats. Where's Bramblestar? He should be sorting this out!
As if he heard Lionblaze's thoughts Bramblestar raced out of the rocky leader's den and raced down the small path to the camp ground. When in the middle of the cats he yowled. "ENOUGH!"
Spiderleg ignored him. Hel launched at Birchfall and he clawed his brother fiercely. Birchfall kicked him off when on one paw, the cats gasped that was not a thunderclan move. "See! That was a dark forest move!" Spiderleg yowled. "Do we want traitors in thunderclan?!"
"NO! " the clan yowled. However not all the cats joined in.
"Ivypool helped us!" Yowled Dovewing.
"She went there in the first place, who knows if they still visit her now?!" Spiderleg spat.
"HOW DARE YOU ACCUSE MY DAUGHTER!" Birchfall yowled and he leapt at Spiderleg and gave him a huge, deep scratch on his side. Spiderleg looked shocked and collapsed to the ground. His wound staining the ground scarlet. Birchfall looked down on him, horrified. Bramblestar looked at Birchfall eyes wide. "Birchfall, and the rest of you, you are to stay in the elder's den until further notice. NO EXCEPTIONS I need to think this through."
Well then, this is where you see the beginning of something new! All the clans are facing this situation, and thunderclan looks like it's about to snap in half. Will Bramblestar be alble to untie his clan or will he and the other leaders have to make a drastic decision? And will Spiderleg survive the wound given to him by his brother...
Till next time! Thanks for reading!
Neon
