Warrior cats FanFiction < The Taken>

Chapter 20

"We will split up in two group, Sharppaw you will lead one group and Croft will lead the other" Hawkstar meowed, Oaktail perked his head as he emerged out of the shed's exit.

"Your letting a kittypet take a clan patrol?" Oaktail asked, Sharppaw gave a warning snarl and glared at the warrior.

"Croft is no longer a kittypet, and i was once a kittypet.. do you want to see how we kittypets can fight Oaktail?" Sharppaw warned his tail lashing with annoyance. The brown tom stood back, and rolled his eyes.

"Watch your tounge apprentice" Oaktail hissed, looking him up and down then walking away towards Hawkstar.

"Easy Sharppaw" Leafstorm meowed padding up to the tortoise shell tom and putting a tail over his flank calming him.

"Oaktail, you will be joining Sharppaw's patrol along with Leafstorm, me and Lavendernose will be with Croft" Hawkstar instructed the brown tom who opened his mouth to object but Hawkstar silenced him flicking his muzzle with his tail.

"Good, im not having that flea-pelt near Croft" Sharppaw hissed under his breath as Oaktail padded slowly towards them.

"I'd watch your mouth apprentice.. i'm not having a kittypet like you thinking they are better than me" Oaktail snarled, inches from Sharppaw's muzzle. Sharppaw's hackles rose as he was about to reply but Leafstorm put her paw on his metal foreleg and shook her head.

"Leave it Sharppaw, if he want's to act like that then so be it. Don't sink down to his level" Leafstorm meowed to him as Oaktail padded off infront not hearing them. Sharppaw smiled at her and nodded turning round and padding after Oaktail. Sharppaw followed Oaktail around the alleyways and up towards the forest. The grass tickling his underbelly as his heavy paws padded on.

"Sharppaw... what happened to you, i know you won't want to talk about it.. but i can't help but worry about you" Leafstorm meowed padding close to him choosing her word carefull. The tortoise shell tom stopped and sighed, he looked into her eyes and Leafstorm winced seeing pain wash over him.

"You don't have to tell me" Leafstorm meowed putting her muzzle under his chin comfrotingly.

"No i will, i wouldn't want to keep anything from you...come sit with me" He spoke to her walking under the shelter of an old willow tree. It was there that Sharppaw told her everything, about the fight with Creekstep and Rowantail and their abusive behaviour towards the Riverclan she-cat Frostpool. About Croft and what the twolegs had done to his mutated forelegs. Leafstorm began to shake, tears rolling down her cheeks as the male told her his horrific story. She then froze, her mouth drawing a gape.

"Creekstep... but he's Thunderclan" She spoke, her eyes wide with shock. Sharppaw nodded and sighed.

"That's what i thought.. i need to tell Hawkstar" Sharppaw spoke getting up.

"No i will do it, Hawkstar went to Shadowclan when you went missing and Redstar banished Rowantail for murder. No cat has seen him since but Creekstep...how could he.. there must be a reason why he would do such a thing, maybe it was misunderstanding" Leafstorm whimpered, her forepaw's shaking infront of her. Sharppaw shook his head and pulled her into his chest.

"No Leafstorm, he could of prevented what happened to me but he didn't.. he looked as if he had been friends with Rowantail for many moons and i don't even want to think about how many times they have been meeting each other" Sharppaw meowed, he then shook his head and looked down into Leafstorms blood shot brown eyes.

"Let's forget it for now.. we need to hunt, the group will be hungry" Sharppaw decided nuzzling her head with his muzzle as he stood up and scented the air for prey.