Hey, sorry this took a long time. I wrote the story but then my computer crashed and (Damn it) I forgot to save it. So I lost the whole thing. Then I went and redid half of it, and when I was about to save it the power went out! I started raging and not wanting to write, but in the end, here it is. It will probably not be as good as the first, but I mean whatever.
Before we begin, random story from my life
So I went to Carowinds, you know, the big amusement park in North/ South Carolina. I was with my friend (Okay, okay, our parents were there too), and we were riding rides. And then all of the sudden we came to the roller coaster called Afterburn. We were about to go on it when I saw the boy I like come of the ride. I was "OMGing" In my mind, and my friend was poking me and saying "Oooooh!" That was until he bent over the railing, and threw up. After that me and my friend decided to walk away, disgusted.
Never will I ever go on a rollercoaster with him, I vowed.
The end. (I'm pretty ridiculous aren't I?) Here is the chapter now, enjoy!
The cloud covered moon hardly showed in the dark sky, as below it the largest battle many cats have ever seen went on. Sparrowsong stared in pure horror, her vision grazing the bloody grass, and the dead bodies- both real and transparent- that lay upon it. Battle cries rose up across the fighting warriors, apprentices, and even queens protecting their beloved kits. Oh, how did this happen, thought Sparrowsong gravely. A wail of pain jolted her from her thoughts, and she whipped around to find Oakfur, being clawed mercilessly by Cherryclaw. Oakfur broke free and sank his teeth into the starclan warrior. "Stop!" Sparrowsong shrieked, and she ran over to stop the two toms. She was stopped by Hawkeyes, who glared at her with menace. "The bridge wasn't formed," He growled, as he unsheathed his dog-like claws and dug them into her neck…
Sparrowsong woke with a start. It was just a dream, she reassured herself. It was still dark out, so the warriors, and most likely the other cats were asleep. She noticed a few empty nests, Oakfur's and Airwing's. It was only seconds she was confused, but she then realized what was probably going on. She left the den carefully and quietly, grateful for the darkness that kept her hidden.
Airwing and Oakfur left a pretty obvious scent trail, and Sparrowsong followed it easily. She stopped as she saw the bight pelt of Airwing, along with the murmuring of their voices. She scrambled up a tree, and pricked her ears to pick up the sounds.
"Oakfur," Sparrowsong heard the voice of Airwing, "You aren't answering my question, why did you want me to come out here?"
Oakfur shuffled his paws, "Because I had something important to ask you," He answered nervously.
"Well, ask me your question then," Airwing said, sounding impatient.
Oakfur opened his mouth to speak, and then closed it. A silence went across, until he finally said; "Airwing, I wanted to say that I like you, a lot, and I wanted to ask if you wanted to be mates?"
Sparrowsong watched, not knowing what to hope for. If Airwing said yes, she would lose the chance of ever being together with Oakfur. If she said no, Oakfur would be heartbroken. "I can't have that kind of relationship with you, Oakfur," Airwing mewed, "But you are a great cat, and we should definitely stay friends,"
"But, why can't you?" Oakfur asked, sounding a bit hurt. Airwing nuzzled Oakfur gently, "Because I like someone else," She responded.
"Who?" Oakfur asked, no longer sounding hurt, but curious. Airwing looked around "Fireblaze," She said in a whisper. Fireblaze! I never would have thought. Oakfur only purred, "Well Fireblaze will be very lucky to have you."
"Thanks," Airwing meowed gently, "Now could we get back to camp before someone notices we're gone?"
Too late for that, Sparrowsong thought. "Sure," Oak responded, and he turned his tail to Airwing and padded off. Airwing got up to leave, and followed him. I should get back too…
Once she was sure Airwing and Oakfur had gone, she leapt from the tree and started padding the direction of the camp. She stopped in her tracks as she heard a scuffling sound, and then a squeak. Thinking there was a mouse; she dropped down into a hunter's crouch and stalked toward the sound. Bringing back prey couldn't hurt, she told herself. Suddenly, the rustling grew louder and a large rodent leapt from the bramble bush onto Sparrowsong. Rat! She tried to fling the rat off by jerking violently, but it clung on stubbornly.
Sparrowsong let out a yelp of pain as the rat's teeth buried into the back of her neck. She twisted over to grab the rat by the neck, and nipped its spine to kill it. The bite it gave stung fiercely, so she figured she had better see Bubblecloud, hoping the medicine cat could help it.
As the dappled warrior padded back to camp, the pain from the bite only grew worse and worse. She gritted her teeth and padded onward, until she arrived at the camp. The camp was a zoo. Mintwillow was shrieked over a dream Starclan sent her, Sandpaw and Smudgepaw were yelling while tumbling over each other, and Pricklestar was bellowing out, trying to calm him cats down. Sparrowsong headed into the medicine den, where Bubblecloud was silently sorting out herbs.
"Bubblecloud, could you help me?" Sparrowsong asked her sister, "I err, I ran into a rat, and it bit me,"
"A rat?!" Bubblecloud gasped, "Where was it?"
"A little outside camp," Sparrowsong responded, "Now could you help the bite?"
"Oh, of course," Bubblecloud took a brown stalk from her collection of herbs, "This is burdock root, it will help heal your bite," She informed, "Now, where is this bite?"
"On the back of my neck," Sparrowsong responded. The little medicine cat took the root in her mouth, chewed it, and spat out the pulp. She spread the burdock on Sparrowsong's neck, and the warrior loosened as the pain ebbed away. "Thanks," Sparrowsong meowed with gratitude, and began to leave the den.
"Not so fast!"
Bubblecloud had grabbed her sister's tail to stop her. "What is it?" Sparrowsong asked impatiently. Bubblecloud purred with amusement, "That's a bad bite; I have to ask you to stay in camp- preferably the medicine den- until it is healed."
"Why? It doesn't hurt anymore," Sparrowsong protested "I'm sure I can still hunt,"
"No, you can't," Bubblecloud meowed, "You could make it worse by mistake. Listen to me, I know best."
"Fine," Sparrowsong mumbled.
I guess this acts as a punishment for spying on Airwing and Oakfur, she thought.
"So, what's up with the clan?" Sparrowsong meowed, remembering the camp full of loquacious cats.
"That's a story," Bubblecloud chuckled, "Well, first Mintwillow woke up and started yowling over a dream she had. As you know she went a little insane after Cherryclaw died, so some cats didn't think she really got it from Starclan, but others still agreed with her, and it caused a quarrel. Pricklestar can't seem to calm them down."
"I can tell," Sparrowsong commented, "And with all that noise, I'm guessing Sandpaw and Smudgepaw took advantage of it and made their own."
"Very true," Bubblecloud purred. As their conversation ended, Lilyfeather limped inside the den. Bubblecloud turned to her, "What's the matter?" She asked. Lilyfeather sat down "I stepped on a thorn," She responded, "And Sparrowsong; what's wrong with you?"
"Rat bite," Both Sparrowsong and Bubblecloud answered in unison. Lilyfeather nodded.
"Now let me get that thorn," Bubblecloud instructed, "Show me the paw."
Lilyfeather lifted her paw, showing a fat thorn stuck in the pad. Blood and pus welled up around it, causing Sparrowsong to recoil in disgust. Bubblecloud took the thorn out, making Lilyfeather sigh in relief. "Thanks." She said, "Oh, and I hope you heal soon!" She added to Sparrowsong.
I hope I do too; I don't want to be stuck in camp for long.
Yes, yes, I know this was a bad chapter with a dumb ending, but it is preparing for more important chapters. I don't feel like having Rileyheart's name explained to her, I'm just too lazy, so please ignore it. I'm going to start my next story after I write 25 chapters for this one, so I will accept late OC requests. Please, please, please give rough, loners, and kittypets, they will be used more than clan cats will be, but still in a "clan".
Ciao, I guess,
~Lisa