One with the Moon

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

 

  “Lightheart, there you are” Lonewolf says to me in her cold dark voice. I settle myself in attacking position.” If I was to hurt you I would have already.” she says mocking me.

  “ What do you want” I snarl.

  “ I've been hired to retrieve you no matter the cost” She says then turns to Moonlight.”I'll take her to, the leader wants more pups in camp”.

  “Were not pups were apprentices” Moonlight shouts at Lonewolf.

  “So are you going to put up a fight or am I just going to take you” She asks mockingly. I growl, even though I'm no match for her.

  “Run!” I shout to Moonlight but before she got to the bushes Lonewolf had pinned her down.

  “Help me” She whispers under the heavy she-wolf standing above her. Lonewolf picks her up in her jaws and starts to walk towards me. I stand there like a stupid deer. I howl my loudest howl and run.She drops Moonlight and I feel her claws go down my back but I escaped her clutches. She follows me and just when I think I'm safe claws land in my back and stop me making me fall and twisting my leg in a way it wasn't supposed to.

  “ Sharptooth” she says. Sharptooth why would she say his name? Sharptooth comes out from the brambles holding Moonlight in his jaws. He betrayed Moontribe.

  “Wait, what are you doing with Sharptooth?” I ask Lonewolf as she walks towards me and picks me up by the scruff of my neck. “Ouch” I yelp.

  “He is my companion, my partner in crime.” She shifts her attention to Sharptooth” Lets get out of here, when Is the next patrol Moontribe is sending out, do you know”

  “Later in the day. They are going to try to find the cougar” He explains. Moonlight is not moving. I fidget but Lone Wolf keeps a firm hold on me. We cross the river and enter Darktribe territory.

  “Why are we going here” I ask.

  “ Shadowheart would like to see you” Sharptooth says. Why would he want to see, me? I look at Moonlight, what did they do to her, she is asleep. Did they? No, don't even think that way. I look down. I felt horrible thinking that way. What if she is dead. I look at her head dangling. Lifeless.

  “Moonlight” I call to her. She doesn't move.”Moonlight” I call again. She still doesn't move. “What did you do to her!” I shout.

  “ She is out she can't hear you, speak another word and I will bite you harder.” Lonewolf growls. I close my eyes and wait to arrive in Darktribe camp.

  “Wake up! NOW!” shouts a wolf. She looks to be a pup still. There is a softness in her voice. I look up at her, I was laying on the ground. Her fur is jet black like mine, but more sleek. Her eyes were cold, despite the slight hint of softness in her voice. In the sun you can see brown stripes that are almost black. “Da-” She pauses. “Shadowheart wants to see you, he is over there” She points towards a dark cave.

   I walk slowly, bracing myself for the worst. A dark furred wolf walks out from the shadows, he is carrying a bone from his last meal. He tosses it to the side and looks at me with scalding eyes. I felt a slight impact to my shoulder and I saw the wolf who woke me up earlier, butting me forward.

  “Hurry up, he doesn't like to be kept waiting.” She says. I walk up to him. He circles me, sniffing relentlessly. Finally he stopped, looked me in the eye and said “Welcome back… Son”. I freeze. This is not what I expected. I look back at Moonlight. She was staggering and her mouth was gaping, wide open. She couldn't believe what she heard either.

  “Dad?” I say questioningly.

  “He remembers me.” I shouts to his tribe. He smiles. He honestly thinks I remember him. “ Come with me I have things to show you.” I follow not knowing what else to do. We walk in the cave. “ I have some bedding and everything for you. you're sister sleeps there.”. My sister?

  “Sister?”  I ask with a slanted head.

  “ Scarclaw, you wouldn't know about her, she is you're younger sister. The one who woke you and your friend” My dad explains to me. Scarclaw walks up and dipped her head respectfully towards Shadowheart, and looked at me. I didn't notice before, but she has a scar going across her eye. “Hello” She says, without the coldness in her eye, but still cautious.

  “She has heard about you ever since the day you left with your mother.” Shadowheart explains. My mother?

  “Who was my mother?” I question quietly.

  “Her name was-” He goes silent.” Her name was Lighteye, she was from suntribe. We had a secret affair. When she said she was going to have you and was scared, I told her I would lead an attack right after you're birth. I did and I never meant for your mother to get hurt, the battle was meant to get you from her. I failed terribly. I-I-”.

  I was so focused on my question, I never noticed when Scarclaw left, and came back with Moonlight and some herbs. She chewed some up and rubbed it along her clawed belly.

  “Don't think you can get away without any herbs on you're cuts brother.” Scarclaw says to me. I walk over to her, my scratches are deep and hurt.

  “ So you are really my sister” I ask Scarclaw.

  “Of course, are you doubting us as your family?” She asks politely. I want to say yes, but family stuck deep in my heart. For years I’ve always been told I was alone in the world.

  “At first I was.” I respond” But it makes sense, you're dark coat, my dark coat, I just don't know where you got your stubbornness “ I tease. Scarclaw gave me a smile right before she started to rub my cuts. “So where did you get that scar?” I ask her. “Its pretty cool looking.” I say    “When I was a pup I went wandering and a cougar gave me it, don't worry, the cougar got one just as bad as I did” She giggles at her answer. “Who cut you up, Lonewolf or Sharptooth?” she asks.

  “Lonewolf” I say in a cold voice. Just the thought of her worries me. I can say I hate that wolf.

  “I will have our father to talk to her, and by talk I mean, give her a beating. No one has ever liked Lonewolf. If it were up to me, I would have gotten you without her help.” Scarclaw says. I look at her

  “But you're merely an apprentice like me.” I state.

  “No, I'm the youngest warrior in Dark Tribe history!” she says puffing up her chest. Warrior! My younger sister.

  “Sorry to interrupt” Moonlight says cautiously but rudely” Can me and Lightheart talk in private?” She asks my sister.

  “Sure,” My sister says and leaves the cave.

  “ Lightheart, you don't really trust these dogs do you?” Moonlight asks in a low voice. I can't believe she is asking this. Of course I do, there my family.

  “Why would you ask such a thing, of course I do, there my family. You on the other hand wouldn't know what its like growing up feeling alone all your life” I yell at Moonlight.

  “Fine” She says” I'm leaving in the morning, don't think I will say goodbye.” She storms out. I can't believe I yelled at her. I feel really bad.

  “Wait” I call.

  “Leave me alone!” She snapped, not even looking back at me” Go talk to that sister of yours”. I drop my head, I look at my paws. I close my eyes. What have I done?