BOOK 1~A Broken Beginning

Chapter 10

     Bramblepaw and Honeyleaf were hunting, still, and the golden she-cat caught a rabbit, and Bramblepaw caught a thrush. They padded back to camp when Honeyleaf picked up a scent.

     "I smell Rogues..." Honeyleaf said through the rabbit.

     "Well, let's not start a fight." Bramblepaw said as the two continued forward.

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     She was embarrassed. Landing on her friends, searching for Creekivy. Branches snapped behind her. Her tail bristled and she turned around quickly to see Creekivy. She let her alarm down.

     "I've been looking everywhere for you!" Snowpaw mewed.

     "Hehe, sorry, Snowpaw..." Creekivy said nervously.

     "It's fine... Let's head back to camp." Snowpaw suggested.

     "Sounds great, let's go." Creekivy rumbled.

     The two headed back to camp, and Snowpaw saw Hollowpaw walking back with Rockcall.

     "Hey, Hollowpaw." Snowpaw called cheerfully. Hollowpaw turned around and sat as he licked his paw and dragged it behind his ear, nervously as she padded up. He felt Rockcall's stare bore into his back as he padded alongside Snowpaw, their pelts brushing. Snowpaw looked at Rockcall, then back at Hollowpaw.

     "How'd training go?" The white she-cat purred.

     "G-good." Hollowpaw responded as he watched Rockcall wink at him. Hollowpaw glared at the warrior, Rockcall smiled evilly and playfully as he sat down and watched the two apprentices.

     "You fell on me..." Hollowpaw said, trying to break Rockcall's concentration off the two.

     "Yeah... I'm sorry about that..." Snowpaw sighed, looking down.

     "It's fine, Snowpaw... Just as long as nobody was hurt." Hollowpaw said, trying to cheer the she-cat up.

     She looked up at him and smiled, "Right." She responded.

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     "Here they are, be quick," Bone snapped as he lead his adopted his and trainee across the tree tops. The strong familiar scent of Skyclan warriors and Hollowpaw drifted through Echo's lungs as she lightly jogged along the branch above two warriors a familiar white shecat and.. Hollowpaw.

     'He's big," Echo thought with pain soaring through her heart as she remembered, 'I still look like a stupid 3 moon old kit...' she thought angrily as she darted back to Bone, rubbing her head next to his. The large tom lapped her head nervously as he had seen some kitting shecats do when they had kits. He nudged her and lead her on as they ran through the treetops, back to their caves, outside of clan territory.

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     "Find any apprentices you like?" Hollowpaw asked nerviously.

     "No.." Snowpaws voice trailed off. Hollowpaw felt a pang of jealousy as he followed the warriors back to camp.