Warrior Cats: Path to Stars; Book 1; Haunted Dreams

Chapter 7

Swiftfall shut his eyes, waiting for the pain. He remembered that if your in another cats dream, and you get hurt, you can die, and if you die... you don't return from the dream. You literally die.

He shut his eyes tightly, waiting for the pain. Instead, he heard 3 bangs and open his eyes. In front of him, a familiar, but not really, star furred she-cat stood, and he saw a bullet hit her flank. It exploded into stars that lingered for a moment, then vanished. The she-cat had a fluffy tail, and tufts of fur on her ear tips. Swiftfall gazed at her, and thought. She looks familiar, but who is it? He looked at her, and then she turned and there eyes met. She had swirling pink eyes, and they gazed into Swiftfall's blue ones.

Who are these cats? Star wondered, she noticed Scar, and noticed that the twolegs had vanished, leaving them alone in the ally. The blue-eyed tom looks familiar. She narrowed her eyes, with a concentrated look on her face. The star-furred cat and the blue-eyed tom gazed at each other. They both looked familiar. The tom had black fur, with white belly fur, and white spots on his side's. He didn't have a stripe on his back like Star did, but his tail had a white tip. She sat on her haunches, watching Scar and this strange cat looking all confused at the star furred cat. She let out a sigh, and licked her chest fur. Her furred pricked and she felt something's gaze burning into her fur. She glanced around.

Looking at a roof, she noticed a star-furred tail disappear over the top. There are two star-furred cats? She thought, looking back down at the pink eyed cat. This was getting awkward. Theme strange tom and the star-furred cat just stared at each other, as if they met, but haven't met in moons. Scar was digging in a twoleg waste can, finding morsels of food. Even in a dream, the food still gives you strength. Star thought, having a lot of knowledge of the dream world. Because my dreams are haunted... Her thoughts trailed off when movement caught her eye.

Swiftfall looked into the she-cat's eyes, trying to recognise her. They stared at each other for what seemed like moons, before she swept her starry gaze over to his daughter. I wonder if she knows that I'm her father? He thought, curiosity filling his mind. She watched Scar, as he dug through rhe waste can. The starry cat padded over to Star.

"Hello Star. Do you recognize me?"