Cinder and Holly Book #1: The Wrong Path

Chapter 7

Hollypaw padded into the entrance of the medicine den, once she entered, she gazed around the den, but then glanced at Leafstripe and Cinderpaw speaking with each other, "Are you sure?" Mewed Cinderpaw, "Maybe it was meant for someone else."

Leafstripe gazed at her, his eyebrow raised, "That message was for you, and for you only," Leafstripe hissed, "So no buts, you have to bring two more cats to come with you."

Cinderpaw frowned, her ears pinning, "Can I bring Birdpaw and Hollypaw?" She asked, her smile beaming.

Hollypaw glanced at the two medicine cats with her eyebrow raised, What do they mean? She sat down, trying her best to know, "Coming through," Mewed Fogpaw, padding into the medicine den, yet nudging her in the process, Hollypaw narrowed her eyes at the tom, "Of course," Leafstripe meowed with a gleeful expression, "You three leave tomorrow."

Tomorrow?

Fogpaw gazed at Hollypaw with an eyebrow raised, "Are you gonna just stand there?" He hissed, making Hollypaw flinch, "Oh yeah, sorry! Is Milkstem here?" Hollypaw questioned the blind tom, Fogpaw shrugged, "Leafstripe knows," He mewed, "Go ask him."

"Right," She replied, "Thanks anyway." She stood erect, and sauntered over to the two cats, she stopped her tracks when reaching the two.

Leafstripe glanced at the gray she-cat, and he smiled, "Oh, hello Hollypaw!" He mewed briskly, "Hi Leafstripe!" She meowed back, Cinderpaw gazed at Hollypaw, and she gave a small nervous smile.

"Do you need something?" The black-and-white she-cat told Hollypaw, "Yeah," Hollypaw mewed as she gazed at Cinderpaw, "Do you know where Milkstem is?"

Cinderpaw perked her ears up, "I know!" She chirped as Leafstripe opened his mouth to tell the gray she, "He's out hunting, so you'll have to wait."

Cinderpaw glanced at Leafstripe with an apologetic expression, "Sorry." She muttered, "It's fine." Leafstripe mewed.

Hollypaw padded to the entrance of the den, stopping her tracks once she was in front of it, Hollypaw gazed back at her two clanmates, and she waved goodbye with her tail, she then padded into the entrance.

Hollypaw glanced up to the sky, and sniffed the fresh air, "Hey, Hollypaw." Mewed a voice, making her gaze at it, "Oh, hey, Birdpaw."

She sat down beside the tom, "What're you doing here?" She asked the tom, making him flinch, and sweat.

"Oh! Uh..." He mewed nervously, "I wanted to see Cinderpaw, I thought we could have a walk in the territory."

"I dunno if you can, she is really busy," Mewed Hollypaw, "Maybe ask if you can help her gather herbs instead."

"I'll try that," He told her, with his ear flicking, "But, I don't know if I can."

Hollypaw's ears pricked up, and she quickly glanced at the tom, "Why?" She meowed with a confused expression, "I heard about the conversation with her and Leafstripe," He responded, "We have to do the mission."

Hollypaw gazed at him for a moment, "Can't you ask her today?" She muttered, Birdpaw pinned his ears, "I would," He mewed, "But I have to go on hunting patrol... And she is super busy..."

"Oh," Her ear flicked, and she gazed back at the ground, "I'm sorry about Milkstem."

"It's fine," He told her, "To be honest, I am more worried about Tigerpaw."

Hollypaw's ears perked up, and she glanced at him with a surprised expression, "Why?" She asked, "What happened? Did she do something bad?"

Birdpaw glanced at the she-cat, with widened eyes, "StarClan no!" He hissed, "She wouldn't go that far!"