Damaged

Chapter Three

Wolfypaw stretched and turned, trying to block the sunlight that insisted on disturbing her peaceful slumber.

Huffing when she couldn't block it out, she stood up and stretched. Careful, not to wake the other apprentices, she left to go check out the fresh-kill pile.

"Up early are we?"

She spun around to see her mentor watching her with amused eyes.

"Snowydeath! You startled me!" She exclaimed.

"I know but why are you up this early? Normally I can't drag you out of your nest before sunhigh!"

"Humph the sun woke me." She meowed. "Couldn't get any sleep!"

"Well in that case, I guess you can't train today, so we should delay your warrior ceremony." Snowydeath mewed, misheviously.

"What no you can't do that! I can still train!" Wolfypaw crouched in a attempt to stalk an imaginary rabbit.

"Well get your fresh-kill then we're on the sunhigh patrol. Okay?" Snowydeath meowed, flicking her ear.

"Okay!" Wolfypaw bounded towards the fresh-kill pile and picked out a rather plump vole.

Picking it up, she wandered to a somewhat warm spot and started to eat. The aroma of the vole filled her senses.

After she finished eating she lazily groomed herself and stretched. She looked towards the entrance and saw the dawn patrol gathering. The patrol consisted of: her mentor, Ashscent, Deadlythroat and Deathprowl.

Wolfypaw trotted up to them and they all headed out to patrol.

"What border are we going to?" Wolfypaw asked Deathprowl. Despite his ominous name he was carefree and friendly.

"We're gonna patrol BlossomClans border. We've been scenting them on our territory lately." Deathprowl informed her, crouching to pounce on a shiny beetle.

"Quit acting like a kit." Deadlythroat growled, when Deathprowl missed. "Let's get on with patrol." He took the lead and stomped away.

"Deadlythroat wait!" Snowydeath called after him.

"Geez someones grumpy. Come on let's catch up with them." Deathprowl mewed.

"Race?" Wolfypaw suggested hopefully.

"You're on!" He took off, Wolfypaw hard on his tail.

They caught up to the other warriors laughing. "Will you two hush?" Deadlythroat hissed.

"What? Why-" Snowydeaths tail slapped against her mouth, effectively shutting her up.

"Look over there. And stay quiet." Hissed Snowydeath.

Wolfypaw peered through the bushes and saw three cats in her territory. She hissed quietly and her claws unsheathed themselves to sink into the cool dirt below.

The four cats waited until the trio had crossed the border and were officially on their territory. Sneaking after them the four cats leaped at the intruders yowling a challenge.

Wolfypaw sunk her claws into a Tom no bigger than she was. He spat as she clawed his side's.

"That's enough! BlossomClan, to me!" One of the cats yowled. The other two twisted and escaped from underneath the other cats claws.

"What are you doing on our territory?" Spat Deadlythroat.

"We're sorry. We didn't realise. We were chasing a rabbit." The leader of the patrol mewed. He was a Brawny silver Tom with small markings on his tail. She scanned the cats and locked eyes on the same time she was fighting before.