Flamesky's Omen

Here We Go Again...

    It's been several moons since Flamepaw lost her mother, Sparktail, to greencough. It was hard going though the apprentice ceremony knowing that her mother and father where not abele to see Flamepaw and her siblings become apprentices.
"You doing okay Flamepaw? You seem sad again." Flamepaw's closest friend, Nightpaw, has been worried about her since they had become apprentices, and Ashpaw and her friends started making fun of her. "I'm okay Nightpaw, I'm actually really calm right now." Nightpaw looked a little relieved, "That's great! Oh and guess what!" Flamepaw liked it when Nightpaw got excited over somethings because she would always find a way to make her laugh "Hehe what? Is it Stormpaw again?" Flamepaw kinda expected it to be about the gray tom. "Yes! And I think he likes me!" Flamepaw couldn't help but feel joy for her friend, but she was a little jealous at the same time. Flamepaw has liked Ravenpaw for a long time but she had no chance with him because of a fox-dug eating excuse of a she-cat named Ashpaw. Ashpaw always found it funny to call Flamepaw names because of her scars and would scratch her if she even spoke a word to Ravenpaw.
"Oh no... We got to get out of here now!" Nightpaw said backing up in fear. Flamepaw was really startled by the sudden comment from Nightpaw. But by the time she knew what was gonna happen, Ashpaw and her friends come through the brambles, and Flamepaw was suddenly scared out of her fur by the site of the other apprentices.
"Oh look what we have here ladies." Ashpaw said in a sneering voice.
    "It's runt and her little runt friend" Ashpaw snarled with a half grin on her muzzle. Fur puffing up, Flamepaw growled back "Oh look its ugly fox-dug and her crow-food eating friends friends." Ashpaw gave her a menacing smile "Wow, someone woke up on the wrong side of the den." Her friends giggling behind her. "You still dreaming about Ravenclaw? Well keep dreaming runt because he's mine! So back off!" and rising a claw, she swiped at Flamepaw's face and knocked her on the ground. As Flamepaw is slowly getting up, Ashpaw meows "And stay away from Ravenpaw you lonely disgrace of a cat!" and she diapered into the foliage, and as her friends walked by, called Flamepaw different insults. Nightpaw ran over to Flamepaw as quick as she could. "Oh thank Starclan you're okay! One day she will regret what she has done!" Flamepaw just looked at her friend, she has become so numb, she didn't care if that dumb disgrace of a she-cat died or not, she just needed a hug, so she stands up and hugs Nightpaw, and Flamepaw stars crying "Why does everyone hate me? What did I do to deserve this! All I want is to have him love me back... That's all I want..."

     That days training was over and Flamepaw went hunting and caught some pray for the elders and she was so tiered it felt like she could sleep for moons. Flamepaw was walking with her mentor, Cinderpelt, and was talking about how todays training went. "You did well today, but I have one question." Flamepaw was surprised but responded "Yeah, what's up?" Cinderpelt looked at her with concern "Ashpaw gave you that mark on your face, didn't she." Flamepaw was surprised her mentor noticed the little scratch on her cheek "Yeah, but its fine no need to worry about it." Flamepaw mewed trying to look confident. "But I am Flamepaw, she has been harassing you for a long time" Flamepaw just looked ahead and replied "I know, but there is no need to make a fuss about it." Cinderpelt looked at her "Okay, but if she does it again tell me and I will tell Redstar to give her a punishment, and a bad one." Flamepaw mewed "Okay, thanks Cinderpelt." Cinderpelt's gaze soffend and purred, "No problem, I am your mentor after all, I should protect you."

      As the moon reflected on the water of the lake, Flamepaw was sitting on the the pebbles alone, she could feel the tears swelling in her eyes. "Only if they listen, then maybe they could hear me scream every night, begging for help... But they don't, and they never will..." she closed her eyes, and bowed her head, feeling the tears drip from her muzzle. A few heartbeats latter, she looked up at the stars and yowled "Why me Starclan! Why did you have to take them away!" when no one responded, she just headed back to her nest to sleep away the pain...