A/N: A slightly longer one to make up for the short one last time! 2 chapters in 2 days! Wow! I'm kinda proud of myself! Anywayzzz, ENJOY!
Your GURL,
~Quailwing xx
The cats filed into the banishment room, one by one, they sat down. Jayfeather was unconsciously holding his breath, as Quailwing began, "Tigerstar sacrificed himself to buy the innocents more time, but was his sacrifice worth it? Will the innocents banish an imposter, or will one innocent be taken again tonight? Who would like to begin?"
Everyone sat in silence for a moment, glancing at either Jayfeather or Breezepelt. One of them would have to go tonight, and Jayfeather had to make sure that it was Breezepelt, "Well," he began awkwardly, "Me or Breezepelt are going tonight, so I'd like to state my case first."
Everyone stared at him, expectantly, Oh, Starclan, what am I going to say?
"Well, I want to tell you about something that happened last night," he said, glancing at Poppyfrost, who gave him a slight nod as if to encourage him, "Me, nor Briarlight could sleep last night, so we decided to head down to the bar toge-"
He was interrupted by Lionblaze, "Ooh! Are you guys, dating?"
This resulted in a few smirks from some others, but Jayfeather ignored them, "Shut up, Lionblaze!" he grunted in annoyance, "Anyway," Jayfeather gave his brother 'the look', as he continued, "We were enjoying ourselves, until we heard Poppyfrost screaming in the bathroom. I ran to save her, and guess who was there!"
"BREEZEPELT!" Lionblaze yelled, throwing his arms into the air, "What?!"
"Seriously, what's gotten into you, Lionblaze?" Jayfeather asked, but he didn't wait for the answer, "Yes, it was Breezepelt. I managed to save her with a power I had won from the missions, but we barely made it."
Breezepelt looked at Jayfeather, defiantly, "You done? Well, I would like to state that that lousy story is fake. I never tried to harm Poppyfrost! I can't, because I'm not an imposter!"
Jayfeather let out a snort, "Oh, really? And what's your evidence against it?"
Breezepelt shot back with another question, obviously trying to avoid answering, "And what's your evidence for it?"
"Oh, I have evidence, alright," Jayfeather gave Breezepelt a grim, yet sly smile, "I have witnesses. Poppyfrost, Berrynose, Briarlight. They all saw what happened. They were there."
All three of them nodded, and said something about how it was all true.
Breezepelt wasn't going to give up that easily though, "Who knows if you just blackmailed all of them to support you and lie for you?"
"I wasn't done, Breezepelt," Jayfeather spat his name with as much venom as he could muster, "I have more evidence," his gaze drifted to Poppyfrost, "Poppyfrost, aren't you still wearing the same jacket as last night?"
Poppyfrost nodded, "Yes, why?"
"It was ripped last night, wasn't it?" Jayfeather asked, already knowing the answer.
"Yes?"
"Ok, now check the rip," Jayfeather had a hunch, and he begged he was right.
Poppyfrost pulled at the gash to reveal her pocket, and she wrinkled her face in disgust, "Ew, do you really want me to touch it, Jayfeather?"
Jayfeather mused, Why does she not want to pick up Breezepelt's bracelet?
Then, Jayfeather saw why as she pulled out the 'bracelet'. It wasn't a bracelet. It was a fake nail. Poppyfrost, as quickly as she'd picked it up, threw it on the table. Jayfeather let out a small laugh. It was bright pink, and matched Breezepelt's that he wore now.
Breezepelt, who had almost completely forgotten about the conflict between him and Jayfeather, hurriedly told them, "It was Heathertail! I let her do my make-up yesterday morning!"
Lionblaze slapped him on the back really hard, making Breezepelt push him away and double over in pain, "Sure you did, my friend, sure you did!"
Suddenly, Quailwing got up from her seat in the corner of the room, "Players, the time for talk is over, let the voting begin!"
And so, the votes went like this:
Jayfeather: Breezepelt
Hollyleaf: Breezepelt
Lionblaze: Breezepelt
Briarlight: Breezepelt
Berrynose: Breezepelt
Dovewing: Jayfeather
Poppyfrost: Breezepelt
Cinderheart: Jayfeather
Graystripe: Jayfeather
Firestar: Jayfeather
Ferncloud: Breezepelt
Squirrelflight: Breezepelt
Brightheart: Breezepelt
Brambleclaw: Jayfeather
Crowfeather: Jayfeather
Mistystar: Jayfeather
Breezepelt: Jayfeather
Heathertail: Jayfeather
Oh, no, Jayfeather thought, the votes were even. 9-9. Only one cat remained. She took a deep breath. She seemed confused, panicked. She was obviously finding it hard to decide. Suddenly, she turned Quailwing, "Can I change my vote?"
Her voice seemed shaky; had she been crying? Quailwing gave her a nod of approval. She rubbed out the name on her card, and as she turned it round, you could still see the remains of the name, 'Jayfeather'. Jayfeather couldn't believe it. Breezepelt had been outvoted. He'd done it! No, Jayfeather glanced at Briarlight, Berrynose and Poppyfrost, They'd done it!
Jayfeather held back a celebration. The other innocents didn't know yet, and he could just imagine the look on Quailwing's face when he screeches in the middle of her talking.
"Breezepelt, before you go, please reveal whether you're an innocent or a faithful," Quailwing said to Breezepelt, who was standing in front of everyone.
Breezepelt was smiling, "Hey, so, I kind of expected this! I mean, good game, Jayfeather," Jayfeather was shocked, he had thought Breezepelt was just a cold killer, but he guessed that was what the game did to you, "You guessed it guys! I'm an imposter!"
Cheers erupted from the crowd, as everyone stood up, hugging up each other and crying.
"Trust no one, your closest allies are the ones who are most likely to betray you," Jayfeather whipped around to see Breezepelt stood behind him. Then, without a second glance, Breezepelt turned around and left through the exit door. The statement mystified, Jayfeather, but he could worry about that later. Jayfeather flung himself into the screaming crowd. This was going to be a good night, even if it was his last.