Poisoned Fangs, Scenes 17-18: A deceiving performance

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Violet roamed around the forest, searching for pigeonpaw’s camp. what clan was she in again? It couldn’t be more echoclan or iceclan, Snakeclan then? she thought she was familiar with the territory so she reached snakeclan’s camp pretty quickly. She stumbled her way into camp.

“Oh where am I?” She lied, the snakclan cats glared at her.

Pigeonpaw creeped out her den, she swore she heard a very familiar voice.

“Oh hello pigeonpaw!” Exclaimed violet “I didn’t know you lived here!”

Pigeonpaw can feel the entire clan staring at her. Her heart began racing , her mind running. how did she even find me here? What do I do? she thought, after a couple of seconds she finally said, “d-do I know you?”

Chivetail walked over to the collared she-cat cautiously. "Are you lost? Surely you smelled our markers, did you not?" He eyed her, she seemed suspicious but not dangerous. "Would you like an escort back to the twoleg place?"

“What is a two leg place? And I’m don’t think I’m lost, I came here to look for someone!”

Chivetail cleared his throat awkwardly, "You live with with- Housefolk, right? You have a collar."

She looked at her collar “hm, I may live my housefolk but, I’m just wanna see my friend for a while” she purred “you’ll surely let me do that wouldn’t you?”

Chivetail nodded awkwardly, "You know, Pidgeonpaw?" He looked at the apprentice, who stood nervously. "You know this she-cat, Pidgeonpaw?"

Tumbleflight watched and suddenly remembered how he knew the shecat "that's pigeonpaws kittypet friend!" He thought

Violet looked at pigeonpaw she smiled hopefully, pigeonpaw blushed. “U-um, I-... err” she stammered “yes?....” she said quietly

Chivetail twitched his tail awkwardly, "W-well, Pidgeonpaw I suppose you should talk outside of camp. We can talk about this later."

“Oh.. uh alright” Pigeonpaw shuffled her paws awkwardly. She looked at violet who is gleaming, which made pigeonpaw blushed ever harder

“Err... um let’s talk outside camp then, violet” whispered pigeonpaw

The two she cats walk out together.

Tumbleflight thought "should I tell the clan who that is?" "No" it answered himself quickly "how would I know the Kittypet to begin with" Tumbleflight's thoughts paused "it might make me a candidate for Chivebeans death she did die close to twoleg place"

“Erm, why are you here, violet?” Asked pigeonpaw quietly “ I could get in trouble for this”

“ why haven’t you been visiting me then? I misssed youuuu soo muchh!” Violet said brushing her head against pigeonpaw’s pelt. Pigeonpaw face blushed red, pigeonpaw lightly pushed her aside, “I’m sorry I couldn’t see you violet, my mentor died and I can’t risk getting seen by my clanmates”

“Is your clanmates loyalty more important than mine?” Violet said “why don’t you run away with me instead?”

Pigeonpaw face lighten, “r-really? With you? But what if-“

“You don’t have worry about your clanmates worrying! You’ll better off with me, what do you say pigeonpaw?”

Pigeonpaw hesitated, “erm, I’ll think about it” she finally said. Violet grinned, “come to the two leg place when you made up your mind” Violet said before walking off. Pigeonpaw stood there, alone. i can’t leave the place Chivebean raised me in she thought her heart ached as she remembered Chivebean’s warm kind smile. Pigeonpaw returned to camp, her mind racing with thoughts. She slumped back into her den.

Tumbleflight watched pigeonpaw go back to the apprentices den before making his way out of camp "Tumbleflight!" a voice called from behind him. It turned around to his brother Dustwater. "What?" Tumbleflight asked trying not to sound annoyed "Did you hear?" Dustwaters loud voice turned to a quiet whisper "Thistlepoppy is expecting my kits!" Tumbleflight looked at his brother before turning around "congrats!" It said and walked out of camp determined to find the Gray kittypet. As violet was making her way back to her housefolk, she can sense someone was following her. She stopped, turned around then approached Tumbleflight. “I wonder who that could be?” She smirked. Tumbleflight watched as the Smaller cat approached it

"hello I just wanted to ask if we've met before?' Tumbleflight asked before taking a step back

“I don’t know? Have we?” Sarcasm edged her voice

“What do you need?” Said the grayish brown she cat, her tail lashing with impatience

"it's just that you look familiar" Tumbleflight responded "I know about you and Pigeonpaw and I don't like it she's breaking the warrior code!" Tumbleflight almost yelled

“What about you? Didn’t you break the warrior code too? Why are you lecturing me?”

"what?" Tumbleflight said acting confused "I have done no such thing!"

“Tell that to starclan, let’s see what they have to say about that”

"Starclan would be proud of my work!" Tumbleflight said defensively "I'm the medicine cat I have the greatest connection to starclan!" Tumbleflight paused "What connection to starclan do you have kittypet!"

“It looks like you really don’t remember! That alright, I’m sure starclan is proud of you”  sarcasm filled in her throat

"what do you mean?" Suddenly the shecats voice was familiar the black tom was suddenly brought back to the time he realized he wasn't a warrior "H-Heatherstar?" The toms wasn't scarred but shocked

“Oh it really does look you remember! Tumbleflight, i know you had a mate from another clan! It was milkstar wasn’t it? You had kits, with a cat from another clan, and yet you have the nerve to lecture me?” Violet ears twitched, she starting to get annoyed

"I-I that was when I was young I wasn't focused on my loyalty!" The tom held back tears thinking about milkstar and they're kits "Starclan punished me I almost died and Stormkit is gone!"

“So you’re saying starclan gave you permission to kill another cat for disobeying the warrior code?” Her tail lashed back and forth. “Isn’t it obvious you killed Chivebean?”

"They bot- She needed to be punished!" Tumbleflight yelled "It wouldn't be fair if only I was punished I already had a miserable life but when I met milkstar it all changed and now we can't even look at eachother!" The black tom stared at her "you knew my father- Wolfsnout I don't want to consider that monster my kin!" Tumbleflight took a couple steps back "A Starclan cat told me to do it!"

“A starclan cat you say? Yeah right, as if I would believe that!” Spat violet she unsheathe her claws “what ever you do, don’t even think about getting my way again or I’ll rip your eyes out like that one-eye roach!” Snarled violet

"One-eyed ro-" Tumbleflight thought about all the cats with one in the clans "Sparrowstar!" He said  before focusing on the other words "The starclan cat was Silverclaw he knew wolfsnout when he was an apprentice! I trust him!"

“I thought you didn’t want anything to with wolfsnout! Just keep your own snout of my business!” She lifted one her claws and raked his muzzle

Tumbleflight jumped back "I do have nothing to do with wolfsnout!" The tom stood back up "Silverclaw told me about him and how bloodthirsty he was even as an apprentice and how the clan refused to  listen to him when he told them!"

Tumbleflight stared at the shecat waiting for a response

Violet's ears flatten, her tail lashed back and forth aggressively. "you better not tell anyone about what happened today" she growled "I don't care who tells you to do what just because you're a medicine cat,"

Tumbleflight thought "the clans need to know" he paused for a second "ok I won't tell a soul" he turned and started making his way back to camp and smiled  "I'll be a hero Heatherstar was a code breaker"

Violet stared after him as he left, "i'm sure you won't" muttered Violet "but i don't care because it'll be a part of my plan" She grinned, the clans are going to get all tensed up for nothing.