Foxgaze's Haunting

Chapter 35

(Cat above is Leafshade)
"Leafshade?", Wolfpath said, stunned. "Leafshade is your son?". The thought of Galaxystar being kin with the medicine cat of IceClan was both weird and startling.

Galaxystar nodded, "I told him a while ago. He was traveling back from the Moonpool through out territory. He didn't even seen suprised at first, but then he sighed and told me, 'I wish Darkclaw would have known....before she drowned'".

Galaxystar's eyes looked sad for a moment before he closed his eyes. After a long silence, he mewed, "I won't tell your clanmates about you and Cherrypaw, as long as you keep your muzzle shut about me and Raggedpelt".

"I won't tell anyone", Wolfpath promised.

The old leader purred and flicked his thin tail, "You are dismissed. Oh yeah, can you tell Mousetail to summon a patrol to go to IceClan camp: I want them to know you're here and you're not a prisoner".

Slightly embarrassed by his trustworthiness, Wolfpath dipped his head. "Of course. I'll always be grateful for your mercy Galaxystar".

With these words, Wolfpath padded out of the cave to find Mousetail.

***
(Foxgaze's POV)

"Wolfpath is where?", Foxgaze exclaimed. Not pleased with being woken up so early, along with the MountainClan deputy telling her that her former apprentice was at MountainClan camp wasn't much of a morning welcome.

Mousetail nodded, "Yeah, he came to us at moonhigh. The reason why is classified, but we need you to come and get him".

Oh StarClan, what did he get into? The stump-tailed she-cat grunted, "Yeah, I'll go get some cats".

Fox gaze stuck her battlescarred head into the warrior's den. "Pebblefur, Specklefrost, Agileclaw, and Rabbitpelt! You're needed".

The four cats groaned and Rabbitpelt blinked sleepily, "It's too early for a dawn patrol. Can't we go later?"

"No, Wolfpath is in the MountainClan camp", Foxgaze sighed.

As anticipated, the four cats leaped to their paws. Pebblefur shook his head, "What in the name of StarClan is he doing there?"

"I haven't the faintest", Foxgaze's tail tip twitched, "But we need to hurry".

"Well that certainly isn't concering to see MountainClan cats in our camp", Agileclaw muttured when he saw the thick-furred warriors gathered at the edge of camp. "I'm having a weird day already"

Mousetail, with his blue eyes flashing, flicked his ears, "Should we go?"

"Certainly", Foxgaze nodded with her warriors behind her.

***

"Wolfpath! What in the name of StarClan were you-" Foxgaze paused when she saw Wolfpath sitting besides an unconscious MountainClan apprentice. In the back of the deputy's mind, she remembered her name was Cherrypaw. Her neck was covered in bloody cobwebs and poultices and Wolfpath looked down at his paws.

Foxgaze blinked in horror, "Did....you do this?" What am I saying? No kit of mine would ever do this much damage to an innocent cat.

Wolfpath shook his head sadly, "No...it was Beechpaw".

"What!", Foxgaze exclaimed. She could feel her heart breaking into pieces. Why would she do this?

Wolfpath sighed, "Yes...she...she won't be coming back to IceClan though".

"You killed her?", Foxgaze thought of the even worse possibility.

"What! No, I would never kill Beechpaw...no matter how evil she has become", Wolfpath looked up at Foxgaze with his Darkclaw-colored eyes. "I chased her out. I know I'm not leader but, I banished her".

Foxgaze stared at the floor of the musky cave. I can't believe all of this is happening. "Wait a second, why were you in MountainClan territory in the middle of the night?".

A flash of panic lit up Wolfpath s eyes and he answered wistfully, "I couldn't sleep so I took a walk. Then, I heard a screech and ran over to the source of it".

I don't know if you're telling the truth or not, something is weird about your story, Foxgaze blinked, "That's acceptable". She looked over at Mousetail, who nodded. "We should get you back to camp, Dawnstar might need to speak with you".

Seeming slightly hesitant, Wolfpath got to his paws and stepped around Cherrypaw. He shoved past Foxgaze, not saying a word and padded outside. Foxgaze narrowed her yellow eyes, That was weird.

"Err...Foxgaze?", Fawnfur mewed. Foxgaze turned around to see the russet medicine cat standing beside Cherrypaw. Her green eyes sparkled as she went on, "I don't know if everyone else thinks the same, but Wolfpath did a great thing by saving Cherrypaw".

Foxgaze twitched her bitten ear, "I'll make sure he knows that".

Fawnfur purred and went back to tending the injured apprentice. The color of her eyes and the shape of her paws reminded her of Leafshade. She thought back to the night she had spent the night in the hollow tree with Leafshade more than four seasons ago. She has found out that Leafshade's father was Galaxystar.

"Fawnfur, sorry to ask you this but, are you kin with Galaxystar?", Foxgaze asked, ready for a denial.

Without looking up from her work, Fawnfur nodded, "Yes, he's my father", she looked up at Foxgaze, her leafy green eyes glittering. "Why do you ask?"

Foxgaze shrugged and turned away, rolling the information around in her head. "Just curious".

***

"What happened?", Leafshade mewed when the patrol padded through the thorn barrier. "And where's Beechpaw?"

"In her own exile", Foxgaze told him, a hint of sadness in her tone.

Leafshade's eyes widened, "Wait, what!". He turned to Wolfpath. "What did she do?"

Wolfpath's fur bristled. "She tried to kill Cherrypaw. I had to chase her off". The young warrior padded off, his eyes dark.

Leafshade looked at Foxgaze, he waited for the others to walk away before whispering, "So...she's just gone".

"Yes. Beechpaw is gone and there is nothing else we can do about it", Foxgaze told him sadly.

The grey tabby looked down at his paws and gave a deep sigh. "No...she isn't just gone. If I know my kin, they don't just give up".

Foxgaze's shoulder fur bristled. "What are you saying Leafshade". The air around the two was choking with tension.

The medicine cat's tail tip twitched, his dark grey ears went back against his head. Foxgaze could remember staring at the cut in one of his ears and wondering how such an incident had happened. Cold leaf-bare days of forbidden love. Those days were over with just a few words.

"With Beechpaw still alive and running, and with those rogues just itching for a fight... we're going to war".

THE BOOK IS ALMOST OVER!!!!!

I have nothing else to do today so, there is a possibility I might finish it...today

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