Breezestar's Mistake

Chapter Two

Breezestar was awakened by a yowl, coming from Smallstep. He got up to his paws, noticing that Smallstep wasn't the only one howling...

He stepped out and all of the cats were focused on Foxtail. "He's loyal, he'll never even think of doing that!" Smallstep and Firetail screeched. Foxtail looked at the calmly, but her voice trembled as she said, "I only speak the truth. You must know that." More disagrees flooded through the crowd. Swiftspots, the deputy, stepped out of his den. "You dare question his loyalty? You must be a mouse-brain to believe he has been sneaking out to see a mouse-brained Rippleclan she-cat!" Other cats agreed. As Breezestar walked slowly out of his den, everyone became quiet. Breezestar felt so terrified. "Foxtail, what are you talking about?" Everybody looked towards Foxtail, all of their stares truthful. "We think you have been sneaking out to see Nightshade, she struggled to say. "Well, I think." Breezestar hissed as he ran out of the camp, sadness flooding his eyes. Nightshade was across the river.

Nightshade looked up at him, and Breezestar calmed down. "So, you don't seem like your happy self," she mewed, purring in amusement. "Happy self? I've never been happy ever since I tripped over that stupid branch!" he hissed back. "They also called you a mouse-brain, at least you're smarter than they are, all together." She purred in amusement as she curled her tail around his feet. "I never knew you were going to be that nice, in fact I'd think you'd be kind of annoying."

Breezestar found himself back at the camp. The other clanmates looked at him, amazed. "Foxtail found you talking to her, then we attacked Nightshade and..." Smallstep began, close to sobbing. Foxtail hissed at him. "You can never be trusted as our leader, I say, we should have a new loyal and truthful leader, Swiftspots!" The cats began to chant out  'Swiftstar' "But wait, I have to be dead if he wants to be leader, otherwise he would never get his nine lives, plus I have eight lives, you will have to be energized... a lot," Breezestar shouted. All of the clan stopped chanting. Instead Breezestar heard hissing. They went to their dens, all except Firetail. She fell down to the ground, and began moaning. Foxtail stepped out of her den and screeched, "She's having her kits! Froghop! Smallstep!" She ran into the medicine cat den with the three other cats. Smallstep was needed to help, and Froghop was about to be a father, and could be pretty useful. Breezestar heard screeches coming from the den. He walked up to Foxtail, who quickly stepped out of the den. "You can come too, you are kin," she said quickly, running back in. Breezestar got something to eat quickly and dropped it on the floor. "Good thinking, Breezestar." But he didn't see a queen giving birth. He saw two newly born kits. "Leopardkit is this one," she said pointing her tail towards a bigger kit. "and Fuzzykit."