Warriors: Life in the Clans Book 1

Chapter 5: Spirits

"Forget me that quickly huh Lilacpaw?" A voice whispered in her ear, calling Lilacpaw to her senses.

Lilacpaw slowly opened her eyes and froze, looking at the beautiful white face of the she-cat whom she had seen in her earlier dream.

"This is Starclan?"

The she-cat laughed and suddenly dropped a berry at her paws. "Eat it."

Lilacpaw cautiously nibbled the berry and swallowed, the bitter taste trailing down her throat.

A heartbeat later her stomach dropped and pain tore claws into her fur. Lilacpaw screamed in agony and shredded the grass at her feet.

The she-cat's blue eyes glimmered before she nudged a sweet smelling leaf over.

"Now eat this."

Lilacpaw glared at the starry cat, suspicion controlling her heavy breathing.

"Do it!" She said.

Lilacpaw gently bit the edge of the leaf, its soft flavor making her mouth water. Then she swallowed down the rest of the leaf.

"Deathberries... LunaLilac."

Lilacpaw glanced up, surprise flaring in her eyes as the blood curdling ache eased.

"Lunalilac?"

The misty world suddenly evaporated and Lilacpaw felt herself fall into darkness...

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A gentle paw roused Lilacpaw from her violent dreams, and warm breath brushed her cheek fur.

"Wake up sweetheart." A voice cooed.

Lilacpaw quickly opened her eyes to see a ginger tom with white dapples staring at her, his wide diamond blue eyes searching her pelt.

Lilacpaw sprang to her paws, only to fall back clumsily.

"W-who are you!?"

The tom smiled and nudged her shoulder.

"I am your dreams." He said with a purr and nudged her.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Lilapaw growled and stood up, claws unsheathing, only then did she realize that she was in a dark and shady forest, thorn bushes encircled them.

"Well, I'm sure you know by now that you are dreaming?"

Lilacpaw froze then turned to look around her, she sniffed at the tom and realized he didn't have a scent. He wasn't here.

"Why am I here?" Lilacpaw asked.

The tom smiled charmingly and his diamond eyes called to her, entrapping her in his stare. His burning blue gaze pulled at her consciousness and tugged at her memories, pulling her into darkness.

"What are you doing!?" Lilacpaw hissed and swiped a paw at him, claws raking through his fur.

The tom jumped back but not early enough, blood dripped from his wounds but he just stared at her.

"H-how did you get out?" He asked quickly and searched her with his gaze.

Lilacpaw cocked her head and mewled, "How did I get out of what?" She asked.

The tom frantically shook his head and his eyes searched the forest around them before her, then turned to her again.

"Nothing."