Streamclan's Destiny: The Quest

Chapter 2

"Will she be alright? It's been two days," A male voice mewed.

"She'll be okay. She just had a lot of wounds and lost some blood," Another male meowed.

"She's waking up I think," A female gave a soft purr that was closer than the rest. Streamtail stirred in her nest and opened her eyes. Icepaw was standing over her applying some poultices on her side.

"Streamtail! Are you alright?" Foxstar meowed as he rushed over. Streamtail gave a slow hurtful nod.

"Treepaw...," She croaked as she tried to stand up. Stardust walked over and took Icepaw's place, putting a paw on Streamtail's back.

"I don't think so," He purred,"Lay back down." She stiffly laid back down on the nest. Foxstar licked her between the ears.

"He's okay," He mewed with reassurance.

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Streamtail carefully walked out if the medicine cat den, her pelt brushing through the reeds. It was a little after dawn, not exactly sun-high yet. She grabbed a mouse and water vole. She meowed a greeting and went in Foxstar's den. He was laying down with his paws tucked under him. She dropped the water vole at his paws, curled up next to him, and started eating the mouse.

"I see you're feeling better," He purred as he gulped down the water vole.

"And how were you doing without me," Streamtail mewed teasingly as she finished the mouse and licked her lips, looking into his eyes.

"I barely managed," He purred. Foxstar pressed his muzzle into her neck fur. They padded out to a patch of grass and started sharing tongues.

"Stardust and I have been talking about the Star Rock and how it was destroyed," He meowed between licks," And we've decided to send you and Icepaw to look for a new place to speak to Starclan."

"What? Really," She mewed with uncertainty. I wouldn't have thought he would let me after what happened three days ago, she thought.

"We're sending you two tomorrow so you can start your search through our territory first," Foxstar meowed as he stretched and stood. Streamtail got up slowly afterwards. It was nearly sun-high. She needed to make up the rest of the patrols so she could sleep for tomorrow. Streamtail padded towards some cats for the sun-high patrol.

"Ivyleaf, Swiftfoot, Darkfern, and Thorntooth. You will be the sun-high patrol, and Darkfern will lead you," Streamtail ordered. She flicked her tail for Featherclaw. She was sitting right by the fresh-kill pile washing her ears. Featherclaw padded over and sat beside her.

"I want you to organize the sun-down and moon-high patrols," Streamtail mewed. Featherclaw went around the camp talking to the warriors. Splashfur came out of the warriors den and grabbed a fish. He walked over to her and gave her a curt nod.

"Do you want to share?" He mumbled through the fish. He pawed the ground uncomfortably.

"Thanks, but I just ate with Foxstar," Streamtail purred as she shook her head. Splashfur looked at her once more with regret and hurt. He padded over to Featherclaw and put his back to Streamtail. She pushed her way into the warriors den and curled up in her nest. I wonder why he had a look of hurt in his eyes? She thought as she drifted to sleep.