Chapter 21

Hey y'all! Please don't murder me for being absent, but my mom was having back surgery (she's all good now, it was an easy surgery) and I was with my grandparents, and I didn't have internet connection. But everything is good now, and I can get back into the swing of things! Remember that contest? Well, the latest you can enter if Friday May 13, 2016. Ha-ha, Friday the 13th and Terror is basically bad luck XD Bur, enjoy this chapter in Zeldastar's POV, and goodbye! –Majesty

Zeldastar stared in disbelief at her brother. He seemed so close, yet so far. "Regnant, y-you came to the t-tunnels," she couldn't stop trembling, and Zeldastar had only trembled once: when an owl tried to take her as a kit. Regnantstorm's was unkempt and had dirt in grime scattered through his pelt. His emerald eyes had a wild, but hollow look to them

"Zelda? Y-You came!" He cried, rushing to his sister. Zeldastar purred and nuzzled her brother…even though he smelled like fox breath.

"Of course I came, but for a reason," she replied through a purr. He smiled.

"Are you coming with me? Because I left, I left Moonfire and Sunpaw to come with you," he smiled, but Zeldastar noticed the tremble in his mew. "And Poolpaw, I'll miss his warrior ceremony, and-" She swished her tail over the fallen leaves to get her brother's attention. Regnantstorm chuckled and smiled.

"Regnant, I have to take you home, to Memoryclan, back to your family," she added with a hint of bitterness.

"But Zelda…"

"Zeldastar. Regnant, I would love nothing more than to live like we used to, alone with only the wind. But, I am a leader now, and I cannot abandon, will not abandon my duties." She replied sternly, feeling quite proud.

Regnantstorm nodded slowly, until he suddenly snapped his head up. "HOW FAR AWAY FROM THE TUNNEL ARE WE?!"

"Three days' maximum, but maybe two if we leave now- "Regnantstorm bolted out of the beautiful and mysterious tunnel, into the cold leaf-bare morning. Goodbye tunnel, I'll be back for you one day…one day. She lightly patted the tunnel wall before joining her brother outside.

"We have to get back, Moonfire is expecting kits! I'm a horrible father!" He cried.

"Now stop, you're a great father, stupid, but a great father. And you're my stupid little brother," she chuckled, licking his forehead. Regnantstorm smiled and started walking the direction towards the tunnel.

"Zeldastar," he added with a glint in his eyes. Zeldastar butted him with her hip, smiling. "Firepaw is almost ready to become a warrior, Windpaw should too. Don't tell anyone, but I've been secretly training her so that she could become a warrior with her brother. It seems right."

"Regnant, that was very considerate of you, the poor dear deserves it, she died so young." Silence passed for a few moments, for both if them were thinking the same thing.

"Does that mean all the cats from Starclan are alive again, and they kind of got a second chance. So if they die the go to Starclan again?" That was deep. But wow, is it true? Did everyone who die get a second chance?

"I'm not sure baby brother. I believe so," she shrugged. Suddenly a bark broke the silence, and Zeldastar snapped her head back to see a dog snarling and barking at them entered her vision. The dog came rushing towards them, saliva dripping down it's protruding muzzle. "Slash the muzzle, I'll claws its hind legs," she whispered, a challenged edged her mew.

"You got it big sister" he winked before jumping in front of the dog and clawing its face, hissing and spitting. Zeldastar leapt and landed behind. the dog, and started to claw in legs. The dog snapped its large jaws inches above Regnantstorm, who ducked just in time.

"DON'T. MESS. WITH. MY. BROTHER!" She snarled, tearing a few lumps of dark brown fur. The dog whimpered while Regnantstorm's claws came down on its muzzle and eyes. The dog finally ran back to the two-leg, tail between the legs. "We…showed…him," she smirked between pants.

Regnantstorm collapsed into the cold grass, relief written all over his expression. "Good…job." Both cats eventually shook their pelts and started walking in the direction of the camp.

Once the sun had set, Zeldastar had found a tangle of willow roots offering just enough coverage for the night. Regnantstorm started to lay down, but Zeldastar smacked his head. He looked at confused. "Little brother, I love you… but you smell like fox dung," she exclaimed, wrinkling her nose.

"Wow thanks Zelda, you're too kind," he grumbled, but finally started to groom his fur, smoothing the fur sticking up in strange places. "Better?" No you still smell bad!

"Err, why don't you roll in some frost to smell better?" He rolled his eye and rolled in the frost, teeth chattering. "Ok you're decent, you may no sleep," she smirked. Regnantstorm chuckled before settling down in the tangle of roots. Zeldastar cuddling next to him, enjoying his warmth. She tucked her paws close to her belly, and laid her head on the front paws. Drowsily closing her eyes, sleep soon came to her.

"Goodnight Zelda, thank you for coming to get me," he smiled before cuddling closer to his sister. Soon sleep came to him as well. "Goodnight."

Zeldastar opened her eyes to see sunlight flittering through the roots. Zeldastar noticed Regnantstorm's gray, and newly cleaned, pelt right next to hers, offering a sense of comfort and safety. I've missed you little brother. She nosed him, trying to wake him quietly.

"Ugh, let me sleep more, I love sleep," Regnantstorm mumbled, voice thick with exhaustion. Zeldastar licked him with tail tip but laughed quietly.

"Get up, lazy lump! The early bird gets the worm!"

"I am neither a bird, or have the desire to eat worms," he grumbled. Sighing, Zeldastar dragged his pelt out of the makeshift den, into the icy snow.

"Fine, the early tom gets to see his family soon," she corrected. Regnantstorm finally got up.

"Ok let's go," he smiled. Remember to use that when he's lazy, which is all the time. Ah my little weirdo