Twining Tails

Chapter/ Part 2

Recently: Thrushwing has found a love of his own, the shy loner Raspberry. Clearstep has had his kits and no cat questions where he "found" the two he brought into camp. Thrushwing and Raspberry were caught by Rainwhisker, Clearstep's mate, and she threatens to tell her tribe which would lead to every tribe knowing which is not what Thrushwing wants. Thrushwing attacks and threatens Rainwhisker and Clearstep, who saves Rainwhisker. Thrushwing and Clearstep are now quarreling about this and are having bad feelings about each other. Will they spill secrets, or spill blood?

Thrushwing padded out of the warriors den and stretched and followed Spikeclaw to the entrance to camp for dawn patrol. "Is everyone here?" Darkhaze mewed looking at the cats. Thrushwing also looked and saw Lightstrike, Finchpaw, Sootpaw, Darkhaze, Blacknose, Dapplesplash, Spikeclaw, Stormcloud, and Clearstep. Thrushwing cringed seeing him and Clearstep glanced at him giving a slight growl then looking at Darkhaze. Thrushwing looked back at Darkhaze. "Watch for Heatherclan, there has been a lot of activity there. Thrushwing looked down at his apprentice, Finchpaw who kept looking back at Spiderpaw who was eating a squirrel with his sister, Volepaw.

"You have a crush on Spiderpaw don't you?"

"What?"

"You do!"

"Do not!"

"Yeah."

"Nope!"

"Yeah right."

Thrushwing whispered to his apprentice who then stopped looking at Spiderpaw. "I am splitting us up!" Darkhaze yowled. Many cats grumbled because they were always split up. "Thrushwing you lead to the Heatherclan border with Finchpaw, Blacknose, Lightstrike, and Sootpaw. I am leading the rest of you to the other side." Darkhaze yowled and started her patrol. "Let's go." Thrushwing mewed and they all padded towards the Heatherclan border. "Who made Darkhaze the deputy?" Lightstrike mewed. "She's not. Brackenclaw just lets her choose Dawn patrol and her own cats for patrol and take charge. I don't know why, she's not even his daughter." Thrushwing muttered. Lightstrike grunted in agreement. They reached the border. "Lightstrike and Sootpaw, go away from the lake, to the way towards Starsteps. Blacknose, go with Finchpaw to the lake boundary." Thrushwing mewed and the cats nodded, bounding off. Thrushwing marked the border and looked out over Heatherclan when 5 silhouettes were on the moor and came racing down to the border. Thrushwing yowled and his patrol came back. Thrushwing recognized Heatherlight, Hawkwing, Amberlight, and 2 smaller cats, new apprentices. "Why are you so close to the border!?" Heatherlight hissed stepping forward. Thrushwing stood his ground staring her dead in the eye.

"We are not trying to start a fight; we are just marking the border." Thrushwing mewed through gritted teeth. He looked at his patrol and the warriors were ready to fight, but not the apprentices. In their eyes were happiness yet sorrow and he looked at the other apprentices, they had the same expression. "You are marking close to the border! Applepaw, Wrenpaw, check the border and where it lies." Heatherlight mewed. "New apprentices?" Blacknose mewed. "Yes, they are the 2 surviving kits of Rainwhisker. She had 4 but the other 2 died." Heatherlight mewed and Thrushwing realized who they were. Those are Finchpaw and Wrenpaws siblings! If we get in a fight they might have to fight each other! Thrushwing thought. Applepaw and Wrenpaw scented the border. "It's right here. They scent-marked perfectly." Applepaw mewed and Heatherlight hissed.

"Don't take a paw step over here. Ferntribe has been crossing this border to much lately and so has Heathertribe. We are keeping a sharp eye out." Amberlight hissed. Heatherlight nodded. They heard a screech and saw Hawkwing and Lightstrike fighting. Heatherlight leapt on Thrushwing and he saw Amberlight leap at Blacknose. He hit the ground with a thud and he closed his eyes then opened slashing at the deputy's face. She hissed and went for his neck but he kicked her off and rolled up then rammed into her as she landed. He pinned her on a tree and dug his claws into her shoulder. She went limp with pain but he knew he was still alive. He saw Blacknose pinning Amberlight with ease and slashing the tom's face. He saw Lightstrike bleeding badly staring at Hawkwing. Then to his horror he noticed the 4 apprentices fighting as well. He looked at Heatherlight who went to shove him off and he slashed her across the face and slammed her down, knocking her out.

He ran for the apprentices and leapt on the quarreling bunch right in time to get in the way before they slashed each other. HE saw fake ferocity in their eyes and they looked relieved when he got in the way. "I don't want you siblings to fight. It's bad enough you are separated I don't want you to hate each other. One of you is going to have to flee." Thrushwing mewed and Applepaw and Wrenpaw volunteered. He nodded then they went back to the quarrel and soon Applepaw and Wrenpaw were streaking up the hill.

Thrushwing turned around and something rammed into him. The wind was knocked out of him and he saw Heatherlight. He bit her scruff and twisted flinging both of them to the ground. He dug his hind claws into her back and she screeched and got up quickly and howled for a retreat. She went over the border and his patrol gathered around. "Stay out and never challenge us again or you will come back in pieces!" Blacknose spat. Heatherlight hissed and her patrol went back up the moor. "Let's go." Thrushwing mewed. They padded back and Thrushwing felt stinging in his shoulder were Heatherlight clawed him when she tackled him. He had small neck wounds where she nipped almost getting his neck. The others, except for the apprentices, were injured badly. They padded into camp and everyone gasped and Thrushwing sent all of them to Stormwing and Volepaw.

"Thrushwing what happened!?" Darkhaze mewed looking at him and his patrol that were going to the med den. "Heatherclan cats. We were at the border when they accused us of crossing and then attacked us. We ran them off; it was only a patrol of 5." Thrushwing mewed. Darkhaze snarled at the ground. "They will pay!" She snarled stomping away. Deerleap padded over. "Good thing you guys are ok!" She purred and he smiled. "Oh! Dapplesplash is carrying Stormclouds kits! Here she comes now!" Deerleap mewed and Thrushwing snarled under his breath.

"Hey Thrushwing!"

"Hi….."

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing….."

"Oh I'm expecting Stormclouds-"

"Kits, I know….."

"Are you sure-"

"Yes I'm fine!"

Thrushwing spat the last words angrily and Dapplesplash had hurt in her eyes. "Are you mad that Stormcloud and I are mates and I'm not with you?" Dapplesplash mewed. "I'm fine! I don't need you and Stormcloud and YOU can go get eaten by a fox because I loved you and you lied to me! You have always been a lie to me!" Thrushwing snarled and Dapplesplash was on the verge of tears. "Thrushwing I-"Dapplesplash mewed. "DON'T THRUSHWING ME! I AM SICK AND TIRED OF YOU INNOSENT ACTS! GROW UP AND QUIT ACTING LIKE A KIT! BE THE WARRIOR YOU WERE BORN TO BE INSTEAD OF THE KIT YOU ALWAYS ARE!" Thrushwing snarled. All the cats in camp were staring at them and Stormcloud had just trotted in when he saw and heard. He saw Dapplesplash crying and he tackled Thrushwing. Thrushwing turned around and slammed his paw against Stormclouds head and Stormcloud hit the ground and went unconscious. Thrushwing got up and ran out of camp and climbed the Tall Pine. He hid in its branches and saw camp, where Dapplesplash was crying, Stormcloud was regaining consciousness, and a patrol was being sent out to find him. "I just want to disappear….." He whispered to himself.

Thrushwing awoke in a badger den in a nest of Moss, feathers, flowers, and rosemary. He saw a cat and recognized Raspberry. "Raspberry? Where am I?" He mewed getting up. "You're awake! Good! You fell out of the tree, but into the water. I saved you, dried you up and made you a nest." Raspberry mewed blushing. "Thanks… how long have we been here?" Thrushwing mewed getting up. "2 days…." Raspberry mewed quietly. "2 days!? Where are we!?" Thrushwing mewed. "We are in your territory in the thick, heavily scented part. Nobody will find us unless you keep yelling." Raspberry giggled. "Shhh, a patrol is coming." Thrushwing whispered and they went to the opening of the badger den to peel out. Thrushwing saw Darkhaze, Clearstep, Lightstrike, and Stormcloud. "Sapstar wants us to find him as soon as we can. Move quickly and check everywhere." Darkhaze mewed and he heard then mew an answer. He felt paw steps on the roof of the den.

"Raspberry, you see that little tunnel there?" Thrushwing mewed and she nodded. "Go in there and follow it until you get to a point where there are two paths, take the left and it will take you to a cave. Wait there." Thrushwing mewed and Raspberry nodded. She slipped through the tunnel and Thrushwing waited at the entrance and she turned and looked at him. "I have to close it up to keep you safe." He mewed and she nodded then disappeared into the darkness. Thrushwing closed it up and went back to his nest and pretended to sleep. He heard a cat make their way into the den and recognized Lightstrikes scent. "Guys I found him!" He yowled grabbing is scruff and dragging him out. "Wake him up." Darkhaze mewed and Lightstrike shook him until he woke up. "What?" He hissed. "Where have you been!? We have been looking for you for 2 days!" Darkhaze snarled. He stood and looked at her. "Sorry, I just wanted to get away from the clan for a while." Thrushwing mewed. "Let's get back to camp." Darkhaze muttered. Please be ok Raspberry, please. Thrushwing thought.

Ok that was my second chapter! I hope you guys liked it! Please, Please, please, PLEASE review it helps. Any Ideas for what should happen next? Anyone want to add a cat? Tell me where because I am only accepting 3 cats. They will have to do something important and you have to get me to let them be in! Good luck! 3