Words From The Stars; The Heart of a Warrior

Sunhigh Hunting

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                Sandtail woke up at sunhigh. Saltwave and Thistlepelt were stretching awake. Sandtail purred and left the den. She quickly spotted Thornheart near the entrance.

                "Thornheart!" She called, running over.

                "Sandtail!" Thornheart mewed, brightening up.

                "Are you two going hunting?" Wolfcall's deep meowed sounded behind Sandtail.

                "Yes," Thornheart answered.

                "Good luck then," Wolfcall meowed.

                Thornheart and Sandtail dipped their heads to the deputy before leaving camp. They walked in silence for a little while before Thornheart broke the silence.

                "Where do you want to hunt?" Thornheart mewed.

                "How about near the CliffClan border?" Sandtail suggested. "No one's been over there in a little while."

                "Sure," Thornheart agreed. "Just keep your eyes open for CliffClan cats!"

                The two friends ran through the forest towards the border. Sandtail spotted a plump rabbit hopping through the bushes. Sandtail flicked her tail for Thornheart to be silent before she started stalking the bunny rabbit. She crept through the grass, closing in on the rabbit that nibbled unknowingly at some grass. Sandtail then stepped on a small twig, which made a faint crack! The rabbit's ears perked up and it spotted Sandtail. The rabbit took off, and Sandtail took off after it. This rabbit's so big; it could feed all of the elders! Sandtail closed in on the rabbit, which seemed at be limping some because of a thorn in its foot. Sandtail caught up to the rabbit and finished it off with a quick bite to the neck.

                Sandtail, happy with her catch, looked around. Wow, I'm sort of close to the CliffClan border. If that rabbit would've run a few more fox-lengths, I would've crossed the border! Suddenly, Sandtail caught scent of a CliffClan cat. She buried her prey and sniffed around. She poked her head slightly out of a bush and spotted the cat. It was a dark gray tom with light gray on his muzzle, around his eyes and on the tip of his tail. He crossed the border. Time to chase off an enemy. That's when Sandtail noticed the lithe form of a she cat next to him. The silvery gray fur of the she cat was very familiar. Sandtail gasped in shock.

                Sandtail jumped out of the bushes. "Moonpaw?!"

                Moonpaw and the tomcat turned around, their eyes wide. Moonpaw was the first to make any noise. "S-Sandtail? What are you doing here?"

                "Hunting," Sandtail meowed. "What's that doing here?"

                "H-he's... I... we..."

                "Moonpaw, how could you? That's breaking the code!" Sandtail meowed. "Twice as much! You're a medicine cat! You can't have a mate!"

                "Well... maybe it wasn't my choice to be a medicine cat!" Moonpaw hissed. "I-I was told by StarClan, that I'm a medicine cat at heart! I heard it in a vision!"

                "Anyway, it's not Moonpaw's fault that she's here," The tomcat meowed. "I asked her to come here. I fell in love with her, the moment that I saw her a few moons ago on a border patrol. You were there too, I think. Blackfang was talking with a she cat..."