Of forest and Sea

Am I responsible for this?

Pelco's POV

"What?!", Oaktail cried.

"Wait! I've been trying to find the assailants for a little over a week now. If you give me enough time, I can proove that Oaktail didn't do it", I protested.

"I doubt that", Poisonleaf scoffed.

"First of all, why would a killer just leave a trail of blood like that?", I demanded.

"That is a really good point", Clay remarked.

"And how do we even know it was a Leafwing?", I asked.

"I saw a leafwing", Damselefly said, glaring at Oaktail.

"Ok, but, that doesn't mean it was Oaktail. I have reason to believe that someone's been trying to frame Oaktail. If you just give me some time, I can find out who did this."

Poisonleaf looked very annoyed at being over-ruled.

Fine.You have until dawn tomarow morning", she said after a moment.

"What? But I-"

"If you can't do it, then I'll just take Oaktail and we'll be on our-"

"No, no, no, I can do it. I just need to get it together."
Poisonleaf looked even more annoyed at being interupted.

I flew outside to think.

Being out in nature had always helped me process things, but in case you haven't noticed already, it's hard to do anything when Junco is yelling.

"You killed three of your fellow students! You're a murderer!", Junco yelled at Oaktail.

I'm sure he would have attacked Oaktail if Windhaven hadn't held him back.

No. This was not happening.
No one was ever going to talking that way to any of my friends on my watch.

"Shut up! We don't even know if they are dead! they could just be in hidding for one reason or another! It can't be Oaktail!", I yelled back.

"Oh yeah? Well your his girlfriend it's not as if you would tell us if he was a killer!", Junco retorted.

He raised his talon to strike me, when a loud crack split through the air.

Oaktail was the first to react.
He jumped on me and Junco, pushing us out of the way.

A large Redwood tree fell right where Junco had been standing.

"Pelco, are you alright?", Oaktail asked.

But, I didn't hear him; my claws were glowing with an eerie blood-red light.

"What?"

A feeling of dread came over me.

"You did that! You tried to kill me! You are a monster!"
Junco was practly yelling accusations at this point.

Tears rolled down my snout.

"Maybe you're right."

I flew off without even looking back.

"Pelco, wait!", Oaktail called after me.

"Just give her some time", Dusky advised in his sweet, understanding voice.

I remebered the note from earlier.

Was it right?

Am I somehow responible for this?
Am I a telekinectic and my powers almost killed Junco?
What is wrong with me?

I looked down at my talons.
They looked more like they were covered in blood than ever before.

Am I a killer?