BreezeClaw's Massacre

Chapter 12

The sparrow pecked at the birch, it's short stubby legs bouncing on the branch. Breezepaw narrowed her eyes into green slits, glaring at the bird as it continued to peck at the birch, dumbfounded.

Her tail stiffened, sticking out like a sharp twig. She kept a good distance between her and the sparrow, knowing any sudden movement and this bird could fly away, leading her to fail Owlstar's test. He was assessing her on being able to catch different types of prey before her battle assessment. He was rightfully worried for her having good skills, being one of the most important cats in owlclan he had to make sure his apprentice fit his appearance.

They had found Minnowstar's body last night and woke everyone up to morn for the fallen leader. Breezepaw managed to convince them of her grief, but she was flaring with happiness deep inside. She wasn't sure if she could say the same for Firepaw though-

She realized the sparrow had suddenly stopped pecking at the birch or inspecting the sky. She quietly took a few steps closer, placing every paw as lightly as possible.

She loosened her body and wriggled her hind quarters before lunging for the sparrow.

The sparrow fluttered its wings rapidly, getting ready to take flight but breeze paw didn't take a second to hesitate before pouncing to the creature, pushing it down to the branch with her front paw.

The shecat lowered her head to deliver the killing bite to its torso, her teeth sank firmly into its wings. Breeze paw picked up the bird and held it in her jaw, proudly looking down at Owlstar and the rest of the hunting party who all had made one or two catches. Owlstar dropped the plump squirrel he was holding and turned to congratulate her.

"Well done, breezepaw!" Owlstar cheered as his Deputy and mate moss leaf kept a seemingly happy gaze that had a hint of sadness in it. She sighed and called off the hunting party quite abruptly.

"We were suppose to check the lonerclan border!" Sunray snapped, frustration ringing in his tone. "Shut your muzzle, Sunray! You're going to shout the poor shecat to death with your attitude. This isn't the time for your snake tongue." Cricketpounce shot the ginger tom a gaze of daggers. Sunray huffed and picked up his skinny vole, leaving the warriors behind.

Breezepaw stalked towards the tree trunk and carefully placed her front paws on it, followed by her hind legs, her claws acting as hooks that sunk into the birch. She roughly began to slide down the trunk, pieces of birch falling to the ground behind her before she leapt to the ground and joined the other cats.

Breeze paw looked up at Owlstar who was clearly about say something. " you will put that in the elder's den everyone else you put your prey in the fresh kill pile"

Breeze paw simply hesitated to snicker knowing very well she would eat this prey herself whether the clan likes it or not.

Though the clan was almost in complete shatters due to fact that so many cats kept disappearing breeze paw couldn't care less about any sort of chaos that erupted in owlclan as long as the dumb furballs didn't accuse nor even consider her.

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Breeze paw slept in the cold and crunchy moss bed. Due to moss being low in owlclan territory Owlstar decided to add branches into apprentice nests so that the moss that is remaining can be used for elders and kits.

Breeze paw felt a paw lash at her face as she darted awake, her tail rustling the tiny branches in her nest as she saw nothing but blackmeadow 's bright amber eyes staring at her.

" get up!.." blackmeadow whispered before she slowly crouched through the apprentice den to where firepaw was sleeping and did the same to him.

Once the two apprentices were finally fully awake black meadow whispered to both of them " its time for the plan to commence"