Yeah, I know I said I wasn't gonna update this story until IvyxTiger is done. But I feel like writing, so I'm just gonna go ahead and update anyways. I can't hold strong to my promises about not writing… It's so hard! Better go write now… And I just noticed Icecloud and Rosepetal both have kits named Snowkit. So now Rosepetal's Snowkit is Fawnkit, kay everyone?
Telling the Clan
"We're telling them the truth?" Heathertail and Lionblaze were almost at the camp entrance, from which they could hear loud snarls and yowls of protest.
"I think if they're going to believe you, we have to." Lionblaze twined his tail with Heathertail's, "But don't worry. I won't let them hurt you… I just wish it was Firestar. He knew about me."
He knows I'm one of the Three, Lionblaze thought just as the pair walked through the camp entrance. What they padded into was pure chaos, the sounds from outside of camp amplified and the sights not much prettier. Rosepetal was nudging her kits up to Bramblestar's den in case a fight broke out, Icecloud behind her.
Lionblaze watched in vain, unable to help, as Wildkit, one of Rosepetal's kits, slipped and fell from the top of the Highledge. The kit let out a loud shriek before hitting the ground with a sickening thud and lying motionless. Rosepetal gave a desperate yowl, but couldn't go back down to get to her kit. Heathertail rushed forward with a sickening growl and Lionblaze followed her as she crashed through WindClan and ThunderClan alike, running towards the injured, and possibly dead, kit.
When Heathertail got to the kit she wasted no time, picking her up by the scruff and carrying her to Jayfeather's den. That left Lionblaze alone in the middle of the strange crowd of shouting cats. Strangely, nobody was trying to actually stop the fight. Lionblaze scoped out Dovewing amidst the throng of cats, and trudged over to her.
"What's happening?" As if he didn't already know.
"WindClan thinks ThunderClan murdered Breezepelt. Bramblestar and Onestar are meeting now in Jayfeather's den, but everyone's still acting like mousebrains out here."
That pretty much summed it up. It appeared Onestar had come with only two cats at his side, Whitetail and Antpelt, who Lionblaze recognized from gatherings. The two cats had made enough fuss to get the whole Clan going. Some were fighting with another, others with the two WindClanners. Before long Heathertail ran back out of the medicine cat den, a wild expression on her face.
"Lionblaze! We have to tell them now. Bramblestar and Onestar were hissing at eachother talking about war. Hurry-," Heathertail was cut off by Onestar, who emerged from the medicine cat den, a glare on his face.
"WindClan! We're going, now," Onestar yowled, his voice cutting through the clearing. Heathertail turned to Lionblaze, a worried look on her face, "This means war, Bramblestar!"
"No! Don't leave!" Heathertail's desperate plea was drowned out by the snarls and hisses of insults and battle jeers and cheers. "Wait!"
By the time Heathertail had raced up the Highledge so everyone could hear her, WindClan was gone. Still she stood tall, her head held high.
"ThunderClan, listen to me," she boomed, "I know who murdered the WindClan cat!"
A hush spread through the clearing, and Heathertail began again, "It was me, but only out of self defense. Breezepelt was going to kill me for not being his mate. He dragged me out to w-where… Where a ThunderClan cat had chased a squirrel onto our territory during the sunhigh patrol, so it'd look like it was one of you."
At this, another outburst came forth.
"She's lying, she just-"
"The poor thing! No wonder she came-"
"ThunderClan!" Bramblestar yelled, "Be quiet. Before addressing this I must pray to StarClan that Wildkit recovers from her accident, which may be deadly."
Rosepetal stepped forth from the leader's den, her eyes filled with sorrow. She had not yet had a chance to visit her kit. The Clan stayed quiet as the queen padded down the rocks to the medicine cat den, which she disappeared inside of.
"I believe Heathertail is telling the truth, but it won't be any help now. WindClan had declared war. We can't race after them now and give them a story that should have been told in the beginning, one they won't believe" Bramblestar sighed. "It's too late."
Firestar would've tried, Lionblaze thought bitterly. But Bramblestar was right, no matter what Firestar would've done. It was too late to stop the war that was coming- the war that had started because of Lionblaze.
Just a little chapter for now, was it good? Next chapter will be longer, I promise! But for now… What do you think will happen in the next chapter? Will the war start?
