RedWing’s Destiny

I gave up writing this story. It’s a waste of time
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== Prologue: ==
The tortoiseshell shecat winced in great pain as she heaved with all her might. Suddenly, a tiny bundle dropped into the nest. ”Well done, Mapleheart!” The medicine cat of Bloodclan meowed. Mapleheart was exhausted. She nodded to the medicine cat. Another cat barged his way through the crowd and stood beside the medic. “Thank you so much, Leaf.” The tom murmured, lovingly staring at his mate and newly born kit. “Your welcome, Pine.” Leaf dipped his head and padded out. As Leaf ducked into his den, the sign flared in his head. One newly made mother will be an enemy to all. Is the newly made mother Mapleheart? 
== Chapter One: ==
== Red wiggled towards her mother’s belly, suckling. Her red fur was glossy at the sunlight’s beam, turning it bright. ==
== “Isn’t she beautiful?” Murmured a soft voice. ==
== Squealing with terror, she pressed closer to her mother. She realized it was her father. ==
== “Her pelt isn’t like any of us two.” Muttered a annoyed voice. ==
== Mapleheart? She opened her eyes to see the world. She found her mother, Mapleheart, staring down at her with not a hint of love in her eyes. She turned her gaze to her father, Pine, with eyes full of love. ==
== “Does that really matter?” Pine meowed. ==
== Squealing, she tumbled foreword, but stumbled down. She heard her mother spit. Getting up to her paws, she climbed to the edge of the nest, staring at Pine like a little owl. Pine’s tail tip gently poked Red on the side. She giggled, and turned her paws onto the tail tip, hugging it. ==
== “She better be useful.” Hissed Mapleheart. Pine looked up. ==
== “Mapleheart, what’s with you right now? All that matters is that our beloved kit is healthy, safe, and of course, beautiful!” ==
== Mapleheart’s eyes narrowed into slits for a moment. ==
== “Pine, follow me to the forest, I would like to speak with you.” Pine hesitated for a moment, then nodded. ==
== He looked down at Red and nuzzled her. “Stay here, precious. Daddy will come back to have fun with you.” Red watched the mates go out of the forest, and curled to sleep. ==
.....
As Pine padded away with Mapleheart, he turned to her. 
“What do you ne-.” Before he could finish the sentence, Mapleheart turned to Pine and dug her fangs in his throat, lifting him in the air. 
A crack split the silence. Mapleheart dropped her mate’s body, meowing, 
“She is a pathetic daughter, Pine. I will destroy her, and every Bloodclan cat she’ll love during her future.” Changing the scene, she picked Pine’s body and pads to a Bloodclan camp. 
Red woke as everyone gasped in their camp. She scrambled out of her nest, slipping out of the nursery. Her eyes widened with terror. 
“I just wanted to speak with Pine a bit until a dog came!” Mapleheart was meowing. 
“Daddy!!!” Red wailed. 
She ran to her father’s body, going under everyone’s paws. She pawed at his neck, a large gash at the throat. 
“Daddy dont go please. You said you would come back and play with me, watch me grow. Daddy please!” Red’s meow was a sob, tears flooding her eyes. 
A muzzle nudged her away. It was Mapleheart. 
“Come on now, honey.” Rather than sad, her mother’s voice was a bit excited. 
”Come on now, time to go to sleep.” 
“I don’t want to sleep! I wanna stay here with daddy!” Red wailed. 
Mapleheart grabbed her by the scruff and carried her away. Red stared at her father’s body, one front paw reaching out for him, wailing with extreme sadness. “DAAAAAAAADDY!!” 
== Chapter Two: ==
== Red shivered at the memory of her father’s limp body, following her mentor, Amber. They paused. Amber padded in front of Red. ==
== “Before you become a complete warrior, Red, we have to do an assessment. First, you will head to Shining Waters to hunt. When I tell you to, you will gather your prey. We will then do a sparr. Now go!” ==
== Right at that, Red pushed her memories away and turned to flee to the direction of Shining Waters. As she padded, she lifting her muzzle to taste the air, tail flicking in delight as the aroma carried the scent of water vole. She lowered her head, crouching. She prowled through the tall stalks of grass. A speck of water vole fur flashed before her sight. She paused. She peered through the stalks, finding the water vole sniffing around. She leapt, and landed squarely on the vole which snapped its bone. Burying it, she continued to taste the aroma. Ignoring the scents of Amber who watching her quietly through the stalks, a squirrel scent wafted towards her. Padding towards it, she hesitated a fox-length away from the squirrel. Just when she crouched, a twig snapped under her paws. The squirrel made a run for it. No! Red ran after the squirrel, lashing out of paw with unsheathed claws to pin the squirrel with claws inside the squirrel. ==
== “Times up.” Red turned at Amber’s voice. ==
== “You did well, my apprentice!” ==
== “T-thank you.” Red dipped her head. ==
== “I’ve already got your vole. Let’s get back to the clear hollow.” She followed Amber. She and Amber buried Red’s prey. ==
== “Time for battle assessment.” Without warning, Amber lunged for Red. Red was already ready when Amber meowed,“Time for battle assessment.”. ==
== She dodged to the side, racing her paw with imaginary claws down her sides. ==
== “Good, you remembered that claws are sheathed.” ==
== She turned to face Amber. Amber charged towards her. She let’s herself get hit, but Amber hit so hard she went flying. Quick as a snake, she lashed out her paw to grab Amber’s neck. She pulled herself back to land on Amber’s back. Amber rolled, Red wincing as she was crushed under her weight. She used her back legs to kick the shecat off her. Red instantly leapt to her paws, batting hefty blows on the shecat’s head. ==
== “It‘s finished. You did amazing!” ==
== “Thank you, Amber!” Red couldnt help herself, but purred. “Let’s get back. Scourge’ll be happy with the news of your passed assessment.” ==
....
“Red, come closer here.” 
Red padded to Scourge, chin high.
“I finally name you as in the ranks of warriors in Bloodclan.“ Scourge meowed. “I know your loyalty and strength will keep the clan high as it will go.” 
With a flick of a tail, Scourge summonded Spike. Spike padded foreword with a spiked black collar in his jaws, unlocked. “In honor of your fierce red pelt, I give you the gleaming spike black collar. The color of fierceness and strength in battle.” 
Spike padded towards her, laying it on top of her neck. Using front paws, Spike unsheathed his claws and clipped the lock together. Spike nodded at Red and backed up to stand beside Scourge. 
“Red! Red! Red! Red!” Bloodclan cheered for her. She noticed her mother not cheering, but glaring at her with hatred in her eyes. An idea popped in her head to make her mother think she’s really worth it. 
“Scourge, May I have permission to speak?” Red meowed as the clan’s cheering faded. Scourge’s ear twitched.
“What is it?”
“Well, I would like to change my name.”
“Toooooo...” 
“Redwing.” There was a pause. Scourge broke it. 
“If it is your choice, then I will accept. Red, do you choose to change your name to Redwing?” Red nodded. 
“Very well. I name you Redwing.”
== Chapter Three: ==
== Redwing rolled around onto her back in her nest during a dream. Her legs batted at the air, eyelids gently locked together. She licked her muzzle and purred, ==
== “Mmmm...” ==
== In her dream, she was crouching among the ferns, eyes glaring at a surprisingly large rabbit (about the size of an apprentice). Just when she leapt, claws unsheathed, paws slammed into her sides, thrusting her sideways. She flinched in her sleep. She looked up, and found Mapleheart about to bend down with fresh scarlet covered fangs, eyes glittering with full hatred. No!! Redwing jolted awake, panting. It was sunrise, her clan chattering like starlings. Gently shaking, she rose to her paws and lapped at her red fur, preparing for meeting the clan as a warrior. She twisted and bent to her legs and lapped. She continued to until she was ready, fur like a sheep’s. She slips out of the den, drinking in the aroma. She scanned the area until she found her mother padding to her. Her eyes narrowed. ==
== “Hello Red-Mouse-brain. How are you?” Mapleheart purred. ==
== “Fine, thanks for asking, stupid fox-heart.” ==
== Redwing snapped. ==
== “Oh, Spike wants me to recruit you and Blackfur on a hunting party.” ==
== Great. ==
== “Oh I’m so happy.” She meowed sarcastically. ==
== “Sure you are.” Blackfur appeared. ==
== “Let’s go.” She and Mapleheart followed him out, while Redwing tasted the air. ==
== Squirrel.. Two dogs from yesterday.. I guess I could go with that squirrel. ==
== Flicking her ears in delight, she padded after the scent. She hadn’t had a good hunt in moons. Once she strayed across the squirrel, she did a low crouch, flattening her ears. Ugh, Mapleheart is here. Before her mother could come and destract the squirrel, she dashed and gave a sharp nip at the neck, and it fell limp. She purred in delight. ==
== “What a scrawny thing.” Mapleheart appeared with a sparrow in her jaws. ==
== “And this scrawny thing you say is much better than your newborn looking bird.” ==
== She retorted. Blackfur appeared with a water vole in his jaws, limp. ==
== “Let’s get back.” His voice was muffled by the furs of the vole. She nodded, and raced after Blackfur. == 
 ”We’ll soon get the clan fattened up!” 
Redwing meowed, staring at the large prey pile. 
“Yep!” Blackfur agreed with her, padding to his side. He nodded in approval. Blackfur suddenly reminded her of Pine, her descended father. She looked up at Silverpelt, watching the stars glitter. 
Are you watching me, Father? 
 “Looking for Pine?” 
Blackfur’s voice interupted her thoughts. 
“Yeah.. I really miss him.” 
Redwing lowered her gaze and locked them into Blackfur’s yellow eyes. 
“I know how you feel, Redwing. I really do. I bet he’s watching you right now.” Redwing and Blackfur looked up at the sky, their eyes glittering. 
“Wanna have a walk?” Blackfur’s mew took her by surprise slightly. 
“Of course.” She meowed. She followed Blackfur out of camp, side by side. 
“Follow me to this place.” Blackfur meowed. Redwing nodded, following him to a lonely and a small tree. She decided to get things active. 
“Race ya to the top of the tree!” She yowled, dashing towards the tree. “Hey! No fair!” Blackfur yowled playfully, running after her. She leapt up on the closest branch, and leaping up on the other branches from there. 
“Help!” 
Redwing stopped and turned to Blackfur. He was dangling from a branch close to hers, a paw with unsheathed claws grappling on the branch. 
“I’m coming!” She leapt down, and bent to bite into Blackfur’s scruff fur and heaved him up. 
”Thanks.” Blackfur was panting. 
“Let’s get back down.” With a crouch, she leapt down from the tree. 
“That was fun.” Blackfur meowed as he leapt down. Redwing let our an enormous yawn. “Tired?” Blackfur yawned. Redwing nodded. 
“I can tell you’re also.” 
Blackfur nodded as well. 
“Let’s get back.” They padded back, once again side by side. 
“Thank you.” She murmured. “Anytime, Redwing.” Blackfur gave her ear a lick, as they slipped through the den. 
“Goodnight, Blackfur.” 
“Sweet dreams, Redwing.” 
She leapt back to her nest, leaving Blackfur curling in his own nest. As she settled in her nest, she found a faint pair of amber eyes staring at her. Back off, Mapleheart. I already have Blackfur. Letting out a faint hiss, she curled in her nest, and slept. 
== Chapter Four: ==
== Redwing dug her fangs into the mouse’s flesh happily. She tore it off the mouse and chewed, as well as staring around the camp. Blackfur was talking with Spike, Scourge was beside his den nibbling on a sparrow, Fluff was padding beside her mentor Violet, and her mother was staring at her like always. She stared back, unblinking. You don’t deserve to be here, jerk. Redwing guessed that that’s What Mapleheart’s eyes were saying. She swalloed and let out a hiss, before Mapleheart turned her back on her and padded to the fresh kill pile. She lashed her tail across the grassy floor and continued to eat. “Hey!” Redwing looked up to find Snow padding towards her. Snow was her first best friend in Bloodclan. This cat was a very kind-hearted, sweet, and soft to others. “Hi, Snow!” Redwing let out a purr. “Wanna go out? Just you and me?” Snow invited her. “Of course!” Redwing finished the mouse in ravenous bites, and stood, licking the mouse flavor off her lips. “Shecat’s night out!” She mewed. “Race ya to the usual!” Snow took off. She ignored the interest in Mapleneart’s amber eyes. She laughed, and ran after Snow. She caught up in time to leapt beside and in front of Snow, and slowed at their usual spot. It was a small cave with moss that covered the entry. Inside were stacks of twigs, and beside it was a small hole dug. “Your fast!” Snow exclaimed, catching her breath. Redwing shrugged. “Just running.” She padded to the twigs and picked one up in her jaws, and turned to point the stick st Snow. “On guard!” Snow turned and bent to pick the twig beside her, and did the same pose as Redwing did. “Yaaaaa!” Snow ran after her, a playful sight in her eyes. The two twigs hit, as the shecats slapped the sides of the sticks together. They laughed. Suddenly, the bushes rustled. They stopped and stared out of the cave, fur fluffed. Snow dropped her stick, as well as Redwing. “I’ll see who’s there.” Snow padded out and disappeared in the bushes. “Be careful!” Redwing called after her as she’s dropped the stick. She sat patiently, wrapping her tail onto her paws. Her ears twited as a thud-sounding-like sound occurred. Huh? Redwing leapt out of the cave, and padded to where Snow padded. “Snow?” She peered through the stalks, finding a limp bundle of white glossy fur. “Snow!!” Redwing ran over, and searched her body for any wounds. A deep gash cut through Snow’s throat. She gasped. “No no no no no no...” She moaned. She picked Snow up by her scruff and dragged her back to camp. ==
== Back at camp. ==
== Everyone gasped, eyes locked on Snow’s cold body. She gently dropped it, and looked up in time to see Scourge bounding towards her. “What happened?” He demanded, unsheathing his long claws. “I-I dont know!!” She wailed. “We were out just having some fun, until Snow went after this noise that sounded like a rogue or somethint. I found her limp with that bloody gash!” “Mother!!” A cry sounded from behind her. Fluff was speeding towards Snow’s body. Redwing remembered that Snow was Fluff’s Mother. Fluff had also lost her father, Cloud. “No no, mom! Don’t go! Please!” Fluff hurried her muzzle in Snow’s fur. Redwing touched her muzzle to the apprentice‘s ear. “Im so sorry, Fluff.. Im so sorry..” “It’s not your fault, Redwing.” Fluff’s voice was cracked with grief. “We will hold a vigil for Snow. She was a wonderful cat, loving and caring. She looked after her clanmates always.” Murmured Scourge. The sun was setting, and the clan gathered around to share tounges for the last time with Snow. She joined them. Only Mapleheart remained where she was, a glitter of triumph in her eyes. I know you killed her, Mapleheart. I will stop you before you do this to more cats I love. ==
== Chapter Five: ==
Redwing rose from her crouching beside Fluff and the limp body of Snow. Her limps were stiff from all the crouching, and her back hurt from bending her head a little. She stretched, jaws seperating for a huge yawn. She looked back down at Snow. Before the senior warriors could bury her, she bent to push her muzzle in the cold white fur. “May Starclan light your path, my friend. I’m so sorry I couldn’t help you.. I’ll miss you.” She murmured. She broke away and stepped back, watching Violet, Amber, and Rain carry her away, and dropped her to the hole they had dug. A yowl sounded from behind her. She turned to see Scourge standing on a bent tree, bending to a side. All the cats gathered around and sat. Redwing padded to her former mentor Amber and sat beside her, nodding in greetings. She strained her neck high until her black collar hurt her neck. There was the hunting patrol, Blackfur, Tree, and, And Mapleheart. They looked slightly troubled. Spike sat beside the patrol, fur bristling angrily. “What’s happened?” She murmurs to Amber. Amber just shrugged. “Pay attention.” Redwing turned her attention at the right time when Scourge spoke. “Attention Bloodclan.” He began. “Our hunting patrol,” He flicked his tail to Blackfur, Tree, and Mapleheart, “Has spotted another hunting patrol in Cloudclan territory. They have overheard them talking about attacking Bloodclan.” The clan gasped, some unsheathed their claws, while others fluffed their fur, lashing their tails. “We all must be prepared in case they attack at any time.” Redwing twitched her ears at soft meows out of the camp. Cloudclan! “Scourge! They’re coming! I can hear them!” Redwing yowled, leaping to Her paws. The clan was silent, listening. Scourge nods. ”Well done, Redwing. Form a line!” At once, all the warriors formed a line, with a patern of muscular warriors and the smaller yet strong apprentices and warriors. Then, a single tom padding in gracefully and halted at the entrance. It was Hawkstar, leader of Cloudclan. The deputy, Blueleaf, padded beside him, eyes narrowing. “Well, how did you know this would happen?” She snarled. “My hunting patrol has heard your hunting patrol talk about it.” Scourge snarled back. At once, Hawkstar unshesthed his claws, and the first wave of Cloudclan warriors and apprentices hit, leaping at the Bloodclan warriors. Bloodclan met them. Redwing was knocked off by a tom her size. It was Falconflight. She had seen this tom at gatherings. She hissed as Falconflight pinned her down. Her back legs kicked his belly with such force that it revealed pink tufts of fur and blood dripping down. He yowled, sinking his claws in her shoulders. She winced. She shook, and was set free. She whirled to where she was crouching underneath him, and dashed out. Fast as a snake, she whirled and batted his head with strong hefty blows, clawing at his eyes. Falconflight ducked at the last hit she blew and bit into her leg. She hissed, using her other paw with claws to slap his cheek with claws. She bent to bite down into his neck, so hard that he let go. He wiggled to set free, but Redwing was clutching so hard he could escape. She dragged him back like a piece of prey, but eventually let go. She watched him flee into the bushes. She turned and felt claws dig into her back. Scorchflame. Quickly, she rolled, crushing the tom underneath her. She rolled around completely to meet another Cloudclan white shecat Warrior. And it’s Skystream. She winced as the shecat sliced her nose, drawing out blood. She lashed out her paw and hooked her claws around behind her neck, and dodged to the side, still holding on. When she was on Skystream’s side, she pushed the shecat with her claws and knocked Scorchflame’s head with Skystream’s that they fell, half dazed. Claws hooked around her legs, sending her falling to the side. Blueleaf loomed over here, snarling. Redwing kicked her back legs into Blueleaf’s face that blood dripped like rain from the edge of her mouth. That must have hurt. Ouch. Redwing raced her claws across Blueleaf’s face. Blueleaf backed up and crouched into defense, snarling viciously. Another set of claws pierced her pelt. It was Skystream. She turned quickly and shook her off, but Blueleaf threw Redwing when she wasn’t looking and pinned her down onto Redwing’s back. Blueleaf Bird into her neck, slowly sinking them in hard. Pain soared through her. She lifted a paw and raked her claws down her shoulder and all the way to her paw. Blueleaf’s fangs leg her, as she gasped for air. She got to her paws, finding Blackfur dragging Blueleaf away. Blueleaf thrashed desperately, and shook from Blackfur, running. Blackfur looked into her eyes, and nodded. The two turned, back to back. They lashed out claws at Cloudclan cat’s faces, snarling. Redwing leapt at a tom named Whitewhisker, teeth bared. “Drive them to the entrance of the cave!” Redwing barely heard the yowl from Scourge as she hit Whitewhisker, biting into his leg. With a surprise Yelp from the white tom, she pulled at his leg, throughing him to the side. Again, another set of claws lashed her pelt. Letting Whitewhisker go, she turned. Backing up, she found Hawkstar charging at her. Once Hawkstar was close, she dodged to the side. She lashed both her paws out on both sides of his neck, and wrapped them around his neck, claws sinking into wherever her claws could be on his neck. She pulled, and let go a paw that was on the farthest side from her. She continued to push and slammed him into the ground, racing his claws across his belly. He yowled, batting Redwing away. She winced at the strong blow. Hawkstar scrambled to his paws, and slowly backed away to the pack of his own clanmates. Bloodclan was slowly driving Cloudclan out of the entrance. Cloudclan retreated. Redwing turned to lick her wounds, finding herself at the entrance of the medic den. She winced at the sting on her leg. She looked down and found Leaf applying marigold at the wound. Once everycat was treate, she found Mapleheart unwounded. Blackfur was talking to her, and Redwing bent over to listen. “... not get injured?” There was a suspicious face on Blackfur. Mapleheart shrugged. “Lucky I guess.” As Blackfur padded away, Mapleheart turned to Redwing and puffed her chest fur out, grinning. Better watch out, Mapleheart. I know you killed Snow and let Fluff suffer. I now know that you lured Cloudclan here to destroy Bloodclan, but you failed this time. I’m on your tracks, Mapleheart. 
== Chapter Six: ==
== Redwing was finally unstiff from her wounds. Gently as she could, she lapped at them. Her clanmates could be leaving one by one, dying... She rose to her paws, stretching her front paws out with a huge yawn. She stood normally again, hooking a piece of small moss with a claw and threw it in the air, catching it in her jaws. She lays it at the center of her moss bed, back legs patting the moss into the moss beds. She looked up, and padded out of the den, squinting as the sunlight hit her eyes. Padding to the fresh-kill pile, she picked up a mouse and padding beside Blackfur, who was ready to eat into his own mouse. She dropped her mouse beside him, meowing, “May I join you?” Blackfur nodded, giving a welcoming purr. “Of course.” Redwing liked his low meow. She sat, as the two ate their own mouse. “So how are you?” Blackfur meowed between bites into the mouse. Redwing nodded, gulping down a mouthful. “Great, but slightly troubled by Cloudclan attacking.” She sighed. Blackfur flicked an ear in agreement. “I wonder why they did.. Greedy for more territory? Prey?” Redwing shrugged. She had finished her mouse and was licking her lips. After that, she twisted and lapped at Blackfur’s ruffled fur. Blackfur twisted over beside her neck and lapped at Redwing’s shoulder fur. Redwing twisted, pausing at grooming Blackfur’s fur. She found Mapleheart staring at them from beside Scourge’s den, amber eyes gleaming. Redwing wondered if it was the first time she saw Mapleheart’s eyes gleam teasingly like that. “You okay?” Blackfur’s meows brought her back to the world. She blinked and shook her head. “Yeah, fine.” She meowed. Blackfur pressed his muzzle on hers. “I can tell you’re tired, and it’s getting late. You should get to sleep.” “But-” she stopped, and thought more about it. She sighed and nodded. “Okay. G’night.” As she rose, Blackfur gave a single lap at her audit. She padded away with another farewell meow, and hopped inside the den, curled up, and slept. ==
.....
”Even with a pair of powerful claws, you’ll be destroyed by flashing fangs...” A booming voice awoke Redwing. She let out a terrified gasped, thrashing her legs. She found herself in her nest, Blackfur looming over her. He chuckled, and nudged her up gently. She rose to her paws. “Bad dream, I suppose?” Redwing nodded. “Not much.” Blackfur pressed his muzzle against his, meowing. “Scourge called a meeting. Tree and Acorn are becoming warriors!” Redwing purred. “A warrior ready.” The two padded out of the den, tails twinned. They sat close to the bent tree Scourge usually addressed the clan with. Redwing’s attention turned to the black tom. “Today, we have apprentices stepping up to warriors: Tree and Acorn. Their mentors, Flower and Lilypad, have said that they’re both ready.” Scourge leapt down and first turned to the two apprentices. “Tree, and Acorn. Do you promise to protect your clan?” Tree and Acorn dipped their head. “I do, Scourge.” They both meowed one after the other. “Very well.” With a flick of his tail, Scourge summoned Spike. In Spike’s jaws, There was a red and green spiked collar. “Tree. I give you the red collar, color of loyalty to the clan. Acorn, I give you the green collar in honor of your amazing hunting skills. ” When Scourge finished, Spike layed the red collar on Tree’s neck, and put it on like he did for Redwing. Spike, again, nods at Tree, then layer the green collar on Acorn’s neck, and did the same. Spike nodded at Acorn, and stepped back. “Tree! Acorn! Tree! Acorn!” The clan cheered for the two newly made warriors. Redwing and Blackfur joined. Redwing saw Blackfur’s eye look at Redwing’s, but quickly looked away when she noticed. I bet he likes me, and I hope I’ll be moving to the nursery soon. 
== Chapter Seven: ==
Moons later, stuff changed. Fluff was made a warrior, given the blue collar. Blackfur confessed to Redwing he loved her. They became mates soon after. 
....
Redwing felt a something.. no, a tongue, lap at her single audit. She stirred, yawning. The licking stopped, and she felt a cat’s pelt brush her side. Aroma scents wafted in her nose. Blackfur. Blackfur purred as Redwing rose to her paws. Redwing lapped the ruffled fur down, and purred along with him. Blackfur pressed his muzzle to Redwing’s ear.
“G’morning, love.” Blackfur purred. 
Redwing licked his cheek.
“Good morning, Blackfur.” 
Side by side, the padded out, pelts brushing. 
They seated somewhere beside the warriors den, while Blackfur went to fetch breakfast from the prey pile. They ate, chatting while eating the plump squirrel. After that they shared tongues peacefully. Redwing had never done something so peaceful in moons with a tom. She loved it. Redwing twisted and lapped at Blackfur’s neck on the side, while Blackfur was crouching straight up, scanning the camp. Redwing stopped and pressed the side of her neck against his. 
Spike came strolling over. “Redwing, I want you lead a hunting patrol of four.”
Redwing nodded. “Who should I take?”
”Anyone.”
”Okay.”
As Spike left, Redwing turned to Blackfur. 
”Hunting patrol?” 
Blackfur turned to Redwing. 
“Sure! Who’s coming.”
”I’m thinking of Fangstrike and Fluff.“
Blackfur blinked when Redwing mentioned Fangstrike’s Name. They’ve been friends for so long.. why did it stop suddenly?
Redwing rose and gathered Fangstrike and Fluff. The patrol padded out. 
“Where should we go?” Fangstrike meowed. 
“I was thinking of hunting in pairs to get a better advantage of more prey. We might not gather a lot with all us clustered.” Redwing flicked a tail, tasting the air.
“Can I go with you, Redwing?” Fluff meowed.
”Sure.”
Blackfur And Fangstrike stared at each other with an uneasy glance, but eventually took off towards Shining Rocks. Fluff and Redwing headed towards the river. The shecats at where their shadows weren’t casting over the river and waiting. Then, a slithering shiny fish came swimming towards Fluff. 
”There.” She whispered to Fluff, who was looking on the opposite side. 
Fluff turned and quickly lashed out a paw with claws unsheathed. She pinned the fish to the side of the river wall, claws digging inside their flesh. The fish eventually fell limp. 
”Great catch!” Redwing mewed.
Fluff set it between the shecats. She sniffed it. “Not bad.” Fluff meowed. Redwing’s ear twitched at the sound of rustling. Rabbit. A young female. Silent paw by paw, she padded to the rabbit, crouching. The rabbit was nibbling on a piece of carrot. Instantly, she leapt, and bit down into its neck until it fell limp, leaving a half eaten carrot fall out of it’s tiny paws. 
”Mmm..” Redwing purred. 
”Let’s head back.” Fluff meowed through the body of fish. 
Redwing picked her rabbit and followed her, tail flicking in delight. 
....
Fangstrike, Fluff, Blackfur, and Redwing set the hunted prey down. Fangstrike caught a squirrel, aand Blackfur a sparrow. When Redwing dropped her rabbit, she licked her paw and drew it over her ear. Blackfur yawned while Redwing padded towards him. 
”You should get some rest.” She meowed, licking his audit. 
“But there are stuff to do for the clan.”
”It’s okay, Blackfur. Rest to get more energy to do stuff better, Okay?”
”Okay.”
Redwing nudged Blackfur to his nest, watched him curl, and waited until his breathing slowed. Let’s do a border patrol. I fell like I could run from here and swim to Africa! Redwing padded to Spike, who was talking quietly to Rain. 
”Can I do a border patrol?” She meowed as soon as they toms finished. 
Spike’s eyes widened. “You just went hunting.”
”But I feel like I can swim from here to Africa.”
”Okay then. Rain is going to lead one.“
Redwing nodded as Spike turned and padded away. 
“So who’s coming?” Redwing meowed to Rain.
”Tree and Flicker.” Rain meowed as the two other toms padded towards them. 
Stuck with three toms, great. “Okay then.” 
The patrol headed out, ears twitching. 
”Lets head towards the Cloudclan border. I wanna check if they’re still up to trouble.” Rain veered to the direction of Cloudclan’s territory. When they arrived, they found 5 apprentices passing the border. Dawnpaw, Moonpaw, Sunsetpaw, Bluepaw, and Rabbitpaw. Redwing leapted and pinned down the apprentice, Dawnpaw, in the lead. The other 4 apprentices jumpe In suprise and pressed back. 
”What do you think you’re doing in our territory?” She hissed. 
The apprentice struggled. “We were finding herbs for ScarletSky!”
”Not in our territory!” She yowled as Dawnpaw batted her hind legs on Redwing’s belly. She broke away, unsheathing her claws. Rain, Flicker, And Tree attacked the other four, unsheathing their claws. 
Dawnpaw lounged for her, claws unsheathed. Redwing turned and kicked her back legs out to jab the apprentice’s face hard in the jaw. Dawnpaw landed and moved her jaw to see if it were still alive. Redwing took the advantage and bowled Dawnpaw over, biting into her leg. Dawnpaw yowled, struggling. Another set of claws pushed her off. She hissed with fury and noticed Rabbitpaw charting towards her. She leapt to her paws and raced her claws across the apprentice’s pelt with her claws. He yowled. He must be a new apprentice. Surprising. Dawnpaw lashed her claws out at her face to slap at Redwing’s muzzle. She winced. Flicker had Sunsetpaw pinned, Rain was yowling when Bluepaw clawed his leg, and Tree was lounging to Moonpaw. Redwing leapt at Rabbitpaw and dug her fangs in his neck. He thrashed desperately. 
”Get off him!” Wailed Dawnpaw. 
Redwing let go but slashed at Dawnpaw’s face, splatting blood everywhere. A patrol of Cloudclan warriors, Skystream, Falconflight, Whitewhisker, and a tomcat named Grasspelt. 
”Sunsetpaw, Bluepaw, Moonpaw, And Rabbitpaw! Come here at once!” Whitewhisker snarled. 
All the apprentices obeyed, fury and fear flashed in their eyes. But Sunsetpaw turned and leapt to Flicker. Redwing leapt after him and knocked him out of the air, pinning him to the ground on her side. 
”Don’t.” She snarled, showing her teeth with blood stain fangs. She whimpered, wiggled away, and shrunk back to the Cloudclan warriors. 
“What were you doing?! Going over to Bloodclan territory like 5 blind mice?! (hhhh) You’re suppose to be gathering herbs for ScarletSky!” The apprentices looked at their paws. 
“Were sorry..” muttered Rabbitpaw. 
“Clearly not sorry enough.” Meowed Grasspelt. He turned to the Bloodclan warriors. 
“We apologize for this stupid apprentices. We will make sure we punish them.”
Rain dipped his head. “Thank you, Grasspelt.”
The Bloodclan patrol turned and fled back to camp. “Clearly, we check that alright.” Rain meowed, wincing in pain.
When they came back to camp, Scourge padded towards them. “What’s happened?” He demended.
”A group of apprentices decided to be blind mice and strolled over the border.” Redwing meowed.
Blueleaf padded out, staring at the wounded patrol. “My den at once!” She yowled. Without waiting for a protest, she disappeared in her den. Redwing and Tree exchanged a glance, shrugged, and the 4 cats set off to see Blueleaf.
== Chapter eight: ==
Category:Unfinished Stories