Warriors: The Dark Omen

Chapter 5

Birdpaw yawned and blinked sleep from her eyes. She looked around the apprentice den, and it looked crowded. There were 10 apprentices. In Fact, they had to expand the den! There was Harepaw, Runningpaw, Dewpaw, Dapplepaw, Firepaw, Larkpaw, Hollypaw, Leafpaw, Eaglepaw, and herself. She didn't mind though because Harepaw, Runningpaw, Dewpaw, and Dapplepaw were all leaving very soon. Birdpaw yawned again and got up and stretched her legs. She glanced over at her brother a prodded him with her one white paw. He opened his eyes and blinked the sleep away. He yawned, "Let's go get prey." She nodded and grabbed a mouse. She glanced up at Amberfur who was calling out patrols, " Mistleaf, Birdpaw, Glidestep, and Swiftbreeze on border patrol near Windclan." She immediately padded to the entrance of the camp. Her mouse now finished off by Eaglepaw.
Glidestep being leader of the patrol, "Birdpaw since this is your first patrol you can mark the first spot, but we should split up. Swiftbreeze and I will start from the bottom, and Birdpaw and Mistleaf work from the top down." Birdpaw excited nodded her understanding. What if I mess up? What if I meet a Winclan cat? What if Mistleaf get angry with me? "Relax. It isn't that bad. I won't get mad at you." Mistleaf meowed. Birdpaw nodded.
  They finally arrived at the border, but Birdpaw scented an unfamiliar group of cats. Her tan ear twitched in annoyance, Who thinks they are so smart to cross into our territory? Mistleaf seemed to notice it to because her fur began to rise, "Birdpaw, stay near me Winclan has crossed the border just recently. They might still be here." Birdpaw trotted towards her when a twig snapped. Birdpaw whirled around to be face to face with a huge, gray tom. His amber eyes were slits of hatred, "Oh, look what we have here. An apprentice! Your a mighty young one, too! Hey Mudwing, Gorsepaw, Rabbitfur, and Flametail, come here!" As he said that a young female cat with messy brown fur came out. Birdpaw assumed this was Mudwing. Then, a small cat close to Birdpaws age came out. She knew this was Gorsepaw. Next, a large tom with white fur and blue eyes came out. He was twice a tall as Birdpaw. Finally, a young lithe she-cat came out her bright ginger fur clean and smooth. She is too pretty to be fighting! Birdpaw thought. The gray tom finally broke the silence, "What are you doing?" Mistleaf replied with pure hostility, "Might I be asking the same? You are on our territory, last time I checked, Grayfang!" Grayfang launched at her his claws unsheathed. Birdpaw launched herself at the apprentice, who seemed to have expected that and sidestepped. Angry, Birdpaw leaped onto his back. He bucked slinging her off. She anticipated the move and slipped under him clawing at his belly. Gorsepaw yelped and sliced through her muzzle. She burst upwards with energy, sending Gorsepaw flying through the air, and when he landed Flametail padded over to him. She glared at Birdpaw and dived toward her with amazing speed, and Birdpaw sidestepped it however, Flametail threw her paw out and cut through Birdpaw's beautiful fur. Birdpaw even more angry, ran at Flametail and at the last second, rolled knocking Flametail of all four, "Windclan, retreat, Windclan!" Relieved Birdpaw stood up, her vision blurred with the blood from her muzzle. She glanced around the rest of the patrol had come in and helped out. Mistleaf glanced over at Birdpaw, "You fought well, even for a cat with no training." "Thank you, but I think we should get you back to camp you have a nasty bite on your shoulder, Mistleaf." Mistleaf nodded and the patrol headed back to camp. I wonder what Lionstar will think of this?