Willowshine woke up late in the day, which was not normal for her. She usually is up before anyone else. Yet today was different.
"Mothwing? . . . Mothwing where are you?" she said as she looked around for the golden tabby medicine cat. She was nowhere around. She walked out of the den to find her mentor, being dragged by two warriors in to the clearing, bloody and ragged. Willowshine rushed over to her mentor's body and found that she was indeed dead. Leapordstar came into the clearing.
"What happened?!" she said. Willowshine laid beside her mentor wailing to Starclan.
"She. . . She . . . SHE'S DEAD!" she screamed. More cats came near the body of their medicine cat, all burying their noses into her fur. Willowshine got up, her face not showing sadness, but pure rage.
"Where did you find her" she growled towards the two warriors.
"W-we found her at a willow tree. S-she was already dead before we got there." said Beechfur.
"Take me there." Willowshine said with menace in her voice. Her eyes filled with a light blue fire.
Beechfur and Pouncetail took her to the spot where she was found dead, a tall and beautiful willow tree with a blood stain near the roots of the tree.
This is where she must have died. Willowshine thought trying to figure out how she died. She then saw something. Out of the corner of her eye she saw a sharp piece of branch, broken and bloody.
That must have been how she died. she thought. Beechfur was the one to break the silence in the real world.
"Well . . . me and Pouncetail are heading back to camp for Mothwing's burial." he said.
"Hmmm . . . . Oh what, o-okay, bye" she said clearly focused on Mothwing's death. Beechfur and Pouncetail walked off back towards the camp.
Useless scraps of fur. Why did they find the body? She thought wanting to keep them around in case they could help her find evidence towards Mothwing's death.
"Well . . . this is ironic isn't it, Mothwing. You dying because of a 'willow'tree." She said as she was trying to hold the tears back.
"I wonder if Leapordstar would mind you being buried here?" she chuckled, but it was full of sadness. After spending a bit of time at the Willow tree, she started back to camp.
Everyone, from elder to kit was around Mothwing's body, praying to Starclan for her safe passage to their ranks. Willowshine joined them, squeezing through the throng of cats to get close to Mothwing. When she found a spot near the head of her mentor, she laid down with her muzzle dug deep in her fur.
Why . . . why Mothwing . . .why did you die. She thought as she cried silently into her bloodied fur. Slowly but eventually, she soon succumbed to sleep.
She woke up early in the morning. Only thing that was wrong was that she was sleeping in front of the Willow tree. She jumped to her feet and looked at the tree in immense confusion, not knowing how she got there. She then saw something. Out the corner of her eye, she saw a figure.
It was a spiritual looking figure that had a golden like fur and golden brown eyes, followed by a series of bright star like lights floating around her. But none of that mattered. Willowshine broke down crying in front of her mentor's spirit. She ran towards her and was surprised that she could feel her. She buried her nose into her chest fur and cried while Mothwing comforted her with a series of licks and continuous shh's. After about ten minutes of crying and licking, Willowshine finally calmed down.
"W-why are you here. W-what am I-I doing here" said Willowshine.
"I am here because you still need teaching in both medicine and life." said Mothwing.
"Medicine and Life? What are you talking about?" said Willowshine, clearly confused at what Mothwing said.
"I am here to guide you through your life. I'm basically your guardian angel." said Mothwing. Willowshine finally understood what she meant.
"Ok . . . but how did I get here" she said pointing at the Willow tree. Mothwing chuckled,
"Did I ever tell you that you sleep-walk?" she said with a giggle. They both started laughing then headed back to camp. Leapordstar was there ordering Mothwing's body to be moved to the burial site. Willowshine stepped towards her,
"Can I ask you to bury her somewhere else?" she said.
"Where do you want to bury her?" Leapordstar said.
"At the Weeping Willow." she said