Winterpaw's wish

Chapter 3 ( Sweetstream has gone mad! )

Sweetstream was clawing the ground and yowling her rage to the sky, I couldn't blame her. Her love, who had seemed strong and healthy, died from an attack none of us saw coming. I couldn't take the pain, I raced away from Shrewflight's dead body and went straight into the nursery.

Sunflower was inside her eyes lit with sorrow, I guess she heard the news. She didn't say anything to me as I curled up next to her and her kits Dandelionkit began to purr and I drifted into sleep hearing Dandelionkit's sweet purr. 

My dreams were disturbed many times. I usually woke up panting, at the memory of Shrewflight's dead and when Sunflower saw me she told me to get some more rest. I woke up for the fith time I couldn't go back to sleep. It was dawn now and the moonlight from the night before still shun from the nursery entrance.  I could see Rosekit, Dewkit, and Tigerkit sleeping in Sweetstream's nest, so I guessed Sweetstream was sitting Shrewflight's vigil like any cat would do for a loved one. I sat up trying not to disturb the four sleeping bundles by Sunflower's belly and prodded my litter mates awake.

" What?" Tigerkit hissed. 

" Shh." Dewkit silenced Tigerkit. " It must be important is Winterkit woke us up." Dewkit sighed as she stretched.  I couldn't help but pause in surprise at the thought of Dewkit defending me, but I shook it off a moment later.

" Did you see the way Sweetstream looked, the anger that burned in her eyes, and the way she clawed the ground. It seemed like she wanted to launch herself into battle in front of the whole three clans." I mewed. My litter mates looked around at each other and all of them looked back and my nodding.

" We need to try and persuade her Shrewflight will watch us now, we all know there is nothing wrong with wishing he was still here, but she is acting like it is the end of the world." I sighed. Dewkit looked at her paws and I could hear her begin to mumble.

" She is acting like Shrewflight is all she ever had, like she doesn't have anything else to live for. What about us? We are her kits, for Starclan's sake! Wouldn't she want to hide her feelings and help us deal with the situation?" I noticed that Rosekit heard to because she was pressing against her side whispering something into her ear.

" What can we do?" Tigerkit spat. " Sweetstream loved Shrewflight more then us, she wouldn't listen only tell us to come back in the nursery." I shrugged my shoulder.

" Maybe, maybe not. We might as well try. Would you rather not try and assume or try and see if it will work and she might actually see reasoning?" Tigerkit narrowed his eyes and jerked his head and snorted in disgusted agreement.

" Should we go to her now?" Rosekit asked. I nodded and padded out of the nursery with Tigerkit, Dewkit, and Rosekit on my heels. I looked around the clearing and Raggedfang, and Tangletail had just returned from burying Shrewflight and Sweetstream was in the middle of the clearing digging her claws into the ground. I slowly padded up to Sweetstream and sat in front of my mother. The she-cats eyes were glazed and her was on end.

My heart sank and I felt a little less confident.

" Sweetstream?" The she-cat blinked and looked at me.

" Winterkit," She sighed. " Go back to the nursery, now." My whole body shook, but I stood my ground and Rosekit, Tigerkit, and Dewkit followed my lead.

" Shrewflight is still watching us. He would want you to live a happy life where you wouldn't grieve for him. You can miss him, but there is nothing we can do but move on and miss him." Sweetstream looked like she was about to nod her head but instead she jerked her head in rage and glared at us with all her grief and anger.

" You kits should be in the nursery! Its dawn and you might wake every cat in the whole camp! Go away!" She jerked away from us and padded over to where Frostheart was speaking to Oakfrost.