Icetooth's Wrath

Chapter 6

I stared at Dapplepaw. She stared at me curiously. "What? Are we being followed?" She gasped.

I looked and her and shook my head. "No its just your fur shines in the moonlight." I say as I sit down and begin to wash my paw. "Oh." She said plopping on to the ground. I looked at, how could such a beautiful cat be so evil. "What made you evil?" The words spill out of my mouth.

She looked surprised. "Well I wasn't treated fairly as a kit. I was known as the trouble maker because my sister always put the blame on me. One time she stole the elders mouse, and gave the mouse to me. I got in trouble and wasn't allowed out of the nursery for a week." She said sighing. I looked at her, she never had as much trouble as I did. "Well.. My sister got taken away by a hawk. But they rescued her and treated her injury."She growled. Had this she-cat never done anything evil or murderous? I thought.

"Well im sorry for your..inconvience." I said clearing my throat. She looked at me with a smirk. "Snowpaw is my best friend. He was the only one who saw the good side to me." She said looking at me expecting me to talk about myself. 

For some reason I felt like clawing the life out of something. No prey would do for my evil doings. "I have to go!" I said and ran out of the clearing. I could feel her gaze burning into my pelt.

As I reached the camp entrance, I realized there were no guards. I slunk into the shadows, even though they would see my shiny white pelt through he shadows.

I crept around the camp looking for anything to claw the life out of. I stopped at the entrance to the nursery. No! Never would I harm a kit! I thought astonished by myself.

I stopped and stared into the my den. Greymuzzle was fast asleep. My heart got stuck in my throat, I was betraying him. The one cat who cared for me when no one else would. I shook my head. They made me this way, I wasn't born this way.  My claws didn't itch anymore to kill. I had lost the feeling.

I sighed and walked into my den and settled down into my nest, feathers tickling my nose.

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I at sorting herbs with Greymuzzle. "Icepaw..we need to talk." He mewed. I flicked my ears, showing I was listening. I turned my head to him. "Want me to go gather herbs?" I asked. "Icepaw no!" He growled. I took a step back at his tone. "Icepaw I saw you kill Hawkclaw. You showed no mercy and broke the medicine cat code and the warrior code. Why did you kill him?" He voice dropped to a whisper.

Words got stuck in my throat. "He..He had attacked me. I was only defending myself." I pleaded. "Icepaw I see the good in you and im not dumb. You wanted to kill, you were waiting for the perfect moment. Never leave evidence at the body."He mewed and picked up marigold. I shook my head. "What?" I asked. "Your fur was left in his claws. And your scent drenched his body." He mewed. "Icepaw why do you feel the need to kill?" He mewed anger rising in his voice. "Im misunderstood. I just wanted to show I was strong. I was the runt.' I mewed. "My mother never loved me.." I mummered, my heart breaking. "She did." Greymuzzle mewed matter-of-fact. 

"Do you smell the that?" I asked sniffing the air. I smelt smoke. I poked my head out and saw bright orange flames dancing in the middle of the camp. "FIRE!" I screeched. I turned to greymuzzle, my heart racing. He started to panic and started picking up herbs and putting them in leaf bundles. "Help everyone out of camp!" He mewed fearfully. I nodded and burst out of the medicine den. 

I ran towards Fuzzstorm whow as hurrying her kits out of the nursery. I grabbed thistlekit who mewed with anger. "I can walk myself." He grunted. "Not fast enough!" I mewed and ran out of the camp entrance. Fuzzstorm followed with Hazelkit. Rainstar ran out of the entrance, she had a paincy gaze.

A familar grey and white pelt flashed in front of my eyes. My mother stared into my eyes. She lowered her gaze and walked away slowly. I gulped and ran back into the camp. Most of everyone was outside of the camp. I hadn't seen Greymuzzle though.

 I turned my head to the medicine den. A burning tree blocked the entrance. "Greymuzzle!" I called. "Icepaw help me!" He called. I ran towards the tree, expecting to hit it. I leapt over it and slid into the medicine den. Smoke filled my lungs. I looked at Greymuzzle, panic rising in my heart. He stared into the dancing flames, his eyes widening with every second. "This is my end." He mummered. "No! Im going to get you out of here!" I snarled. "Icepaw you were the son I could never have." He mewed, his eyes full of love. He started coughing. He fell to the ground. I buried my face into his face. He kept coughing, I knew his lungs were full of smoke. I pushed him on my back, forgetting about the herbs. 

I faced the flames, my thoughts on Greymuzzle and his survival. I leapt over the fallen branch. The flames grazed my underbelly, pain shot up through me. I let out a yowl and hit the ground with a hard thump. Greymuzzle's body slid off of me. I scrambled to my paws. I realized I was in a circle of flames. I grabbed Greymuzzle again and put him on my back. I gulped and ran through the flames, I could feel my fur singeing. I hissed with fury and my paw stepped on fiery hot embers.

I made it out of the camp entrance,  several burn marks marked my once white pelt. Greymuzzle slid off my body and hit the ground. I heard my clan mates gasp at the sight. I nudged his body, it was hot from the cruel flames. "Greymuzzle your safe, come on wake up." I said worry creeping into my voice. I let out a raspy cough and nudge him again. He didn't make a single movement. "GREYMUZZLE!" I wailed and buried my muzzle into his soot covered fur.

Hi guys! Sad chapter :(. I hoped you guys enjoyed having Greymuzzle in the book. I feel bad for Icepaw. The pic above is of Greymuzzle. Have a great day you guys!