End of a Lifetime

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Meadowsong followed her mate back to Thunderclan, and joy filled her body. A few cats, enough to make a clan, had accepted what Basilleaf had said. She hoped more would, because the few who did wasn't enough for each of the three new clans. She smiled to herself. At least we have some cats. She raced Stormclaw and Roaringflame back to the clan. She'd promised Suntip she'd tell her what happened. Suntip was stuck in the nursery close to kitting and wasn't allowed out. Meadowsong rushed into the nursery and looked around for her friend. When she spotted her, there was something strange about how she moved, almost as if- OH! SHE HAD HER KITS!! She silently squealed inside. She crept towards her friend and peered at the new kits. "Welcome to Thunderclan, little ones." She smiled at the two dark grey kits, who looked like their father, and the one that looked like her mother. She crept back out and hurried to her den, falling asleep next to Roaringflame.

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1 moon later

Meadowsong rushed through the small group of cats. There were few left. Much less than last gathering. There were about twenty-two cats in total. She realized the sickness was gone, and her mind flashed to a horrific memory.

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Meadowsong followed Snowflight to the clearing. "What are we doing here?" She asked her.

"I wanted to show you-" A screech split the air and Meadowsong followed Snowflight as they raced to the Great Oak. They halted as soon as they saw the scene before them: a cat with foam around it's mouth was over another cat, who looked a lot like- "Snowstar!!!!" Snowflight screeched. She rushed at the cat, but was flipped off. Meadowsong tried to stop her, but it was too late. The cat ripped her to shreds, and Meadowsong shrieked in horror as the cat rushed towards her. She jumped off and swiftly killed the cat, thankfully with no scratches. She sighed as tears started to drip down her face.

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Meadowsong opened her eyes, looking at the cats as another memory flooded through her.

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Meadowsong looked around and screeched in terror as a cat jumped on her. She quickly dived out of the way, and her eyes widened in terror when she saw the cat had the sickness. Another cat jumped out behind her, but instead of jumping for her, the cat jumped for the cat with the sickness. "NO!!!" She tried to warn the cat, seeing it was Flowerwish, but it was too late. She was scratched. The other cat was killed quickly but the damage had been done. Flowerwish was gone. She wouldn't survive. Besides the fact that the cat had the sickness, the wound Flowerwish gained was deadly. Flowerwish wasn't moving, either. As Meadowsong got closer, she saw no rise and fall of her chest.

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Meadowsong looked back up at the rest of the cats. They'd split up into three groups. There were seven cats in each. She gathered those in her group and led them to Thunderclan territory. She immediately gathered another group and they set off to mark the new territory border. She sighed inside, knowing Roaringflame couldn't be her mate. Unless......NO! She snarled at herself. She quickly led her new clan to Thunderclan's camp. Roaringflame stopped her and the rest of her clan continued on to the camp. "What?" She asked.

"Meet me tonight." Roaringflame said.She hesitated, but her stomach fluttered and her heart beat rapidly, helping her make her choice. "Ok." She answered. She then left him and raced off to catch up with her clan.

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2 moons later

Meadowsong lifted her body up, and hurried to the meeting place. She spotted Roaringflame pacing and rushed over. "I didn't think you'd come, considering..." He let off and looked at her belly.

"I'd never not come!" She said indignantly. She purred and rubbed against him. She jumped when she heard rustling. She turned around, looking for the source.

"Ha!! I knew it! I knew you'd been meeting!" Meadowsong whirled around, snarling, when she saw the playful face of her friend and fellow leader, Basilleaf. "And you're going to have kits, too!!" She mewed, smiling.

Meadowsong stared at her, confused. "Aren't you mad at me? I'm breaking the warrior code!"

"So? I would've done the same thing if it'd been me and Snakethorn." She replied, a small cough shaking her body, "Yes, I'm disappointed, but I'm not mad at you." Basilleaf purred. "I need to tell you something, though."

"What?"

"Well, I'm having Snakethorn's kits."

Meadowsong's eyes widened. "Really?"

Basilleaf nodded. "Really."

"Wow! We're both going to parents!!"

Roaringflame rolled his eyes. "So?" He asked.

Basilleaf rolled her eyes and Meadowsong snarled playfully. "It's huge that we're both going to have kits about the same time!" Meadowsong replied, laughing.

Roaringflame smiled. "Whatever." He turned around and looked at the sky. "We should probably head back to the clans." The she-cats nodded in agreement. They headed off.