Guest: Yeah, the "woulds" do kinda seem odd xd
I-really-hope-not: Thank you for your review! Yeah, Cherry did have a good reason. Poor Flame! He's going through so much!
Anyways, I will update the alliances soon, sorry for the hold up.
ThunderClans POV
The brown apprentice came strutting into camp, his stubby tail sticking up.
"Dear StarClan! What happened?" Called a white she cat running towards him.
Bravepaw sighed. "A fox attack!" He growled.
"We need to get you to the medicine cat, we'll talk about your... lost tail later." Meowed the she cat, Tricklecreek.
Tricklecreek and her apprentice bounded toward the medicine den. Worry filled her eyes. What if he never gets to be a warrior? Tricklecreek wondered, but pushed off the thought as they entered the medicine den.
The medicine cat waved her tail in greeting as the two cats went in, yet her eyes were still focused on her herbs. After a couple of heartbeats, the medicine cat whirled around.
"Anything wrong?" Freckleberry mewed. "His tail, can't you see?" Snapped Tricklecreek.
"Ah." Freckleberry nodded, ignoring the curt reply from Tricklecreek.
Bravepaw gulped as the medicine cat came closer, observing his tail.
"First, we can cover up that wound with cobwebs." Freckleberry meowed. "Sit down so I can dress your wound." She ordered Bravepaw.
Nodding, Bravepaw plopped himself on the nest.
Freckleberry grabbed pawfuls of cobweb, gently placing them on the wound.
"Ow!" Bravepaw winced, his stubby tail twitching. "If you keep moving then you'll never heal!" Hissed the medicine cat.
Bravepaw dipped his head respectfully. "Now," Freckleberry said more gently after dressing the wound. "What happened?"
"There was a fox, I caught him on the territory." Bravepaw explained, searching his brain to remember the event. The apprentice quickly added, "He talked!"
The medicine cat tilted her head, her beautiful eyes full of confusion. "What? As in barking, you mean?" "No! He talked real cat! And he said, 'Happy now?'"
"You must have bees in your brain!" Yowled his mentor from the entrance of the den, overhearing the conversation. Freckleberry glared at Tricklecreek, and Bravepaws mentor was off.
"We'll talk more of this later, but for now you must rest." Freckleberry said.
Frustration burned in his belly. Bravepaw didn't want to rest! He wanted to tell more of his story!
Out of pure rage, the injured apprentice felt his eyelids drop, and he fell asleep.
Antpaws POV
The tired apprentice entered RiverClan camp, and the first thing she saw was Crowkits body in the middle of Camp.
Sadness filled her heart, and she shouldered her way to the front of the crowd surrounding Crowkit.
She glanced toward Beetlemask, her mother.
"Why did this happen to you, Crowkit? Why did you leave the nursery when I wasn't looking?" The queen whispered directly toward Crowkit. Antpaw didn't dare meeting her mothers gaze, and instead mourned Crowkit.
"You could've became a apprentice... You were so close.." She sighed.
She then shifted her green gaze toward the kits next to Crowkit, confusion twisted in their faces.
"Why is Crowkit asleep and on the ground?" Asked one kit. "Don't be mouse-brained, Hailkit! He's tired of the nursery, and wants to sleep outside!" Replied the kit next to Hailkit, Blotchkit.
Grief stabbed Antpaw like a claw. Would the kits be prodding Crowkit all day, waiting for him to wake up?
Antpaw ducked her head, staring at the ground as she raced toward the apprentices den. If I could've stopped the other apprentices to not go hunting, then maybe Crowkit wouldn't be in StarClan! Thought the apprentice as she lay in her nest.
"Antpaw, you okay?" Asked a voice over her thoughts. Too full of grief to speak, she closed her eyes in return.
Dream bit off reality, and she woke up under the stars. Crowkit was next to her, bouncing around with the others in Riverclan camp while giggling. Crowkit halted to a stop, sliding in front of Antpaw.
"It's not your fault, I chose this." Crowkit murmured, his voice wise as if Antpaws brother aged in front of her. "What?" The black apprentice would ask, but the dream was over.
Sunlight sparkled in the den, making Antpaw blink. She rose to her paws, glancing out of the den. Crowkit still lay in the middle, but there was Doerunner looming above her brother. Antpaw scrambled out, wading through the long grass until she was at the middle of camp.
She wasn't going to miss the burial! Not after everything that happened!
Thank you for reading this Chapter! I hope you enjoyed!
