Winterpaw's wish

Chapter 10 ( The Confession )

I woke up to see Dewdrop nudging my shoulder.

" Winterstorm! Are you okay? You were twitching and mumbling in your sleep." I nodded and shook my fur.

" Just a bad dream." I reassured her. Dewdrop nodded and smiled wide.

" You have to come see Rubyshine's kits! They are adorable!!!" I nodded and followed my sister out of the warrior's den but the dream still lurked in my mind. Hit when the time was right? Was he waiting for something so important that he had to attack? I shook my head trying to clear the thought and entered the nursery to see Rubyshine laying down with three kits suckling at her belly. A velvet she-kit with pale pink tail tip and tail, ear tips, paws, and muzzle. Another kit was a dark gray longhaired tom with a pale gray muzzle and ear tips. The last kit was a dark ginger longhaired tabby tom. I smiled and purred happily.

" They are beautiful, Rubyshine. What are their names?" I asked her. Rubyshine smiled and flicked her tail at the only she-kit.

" The she-kit is Applekit, the dark gray tom, Stormkit, and the last kit is Ashkit." I smiled and licked the she-cat's forehead.

" They will make wonderful warriors, and great aditions to their clan." Rubyshine nodded with gleaming eyes and she smirked.

" You might be in here soon too, Winterstorm. Aren't you and Darkstar going to have kits eventualy?" My fur went hot with embarrassment and I looked at my paws.

" I don't know." I confessed. " Darkstar next talked to me about it, but I can't help but think about having little kits squirming at my belly and feeling pride as they grow into warriors and maybe deputy then leader." I purred. I realized Rubyshine was looking at me with gleaming eyes and I looked back at my paws.

" But, I don't know if Darkstar would want kits." I added. Rubyshine rolled her eyes and laded her head and closed her eyes. I heaved a sigh and and padded out of the nursery.. When I reached the fresh-kill pile I could feel my pelt burn. Someone was looking at me. I looked up from the shrew I was eating and saw Darkstar looking at me with an intense look. I tilted my head and he leaped from his den and padded over to join me.

" Something wrong, Darkstar?" I asked him. Darkstar opened his jaws to reply but closed them imideatly.

" What?" I was curious now.

" I had a prophecy." Darkstar whispered. " The claws of a Scourge will ruin what you love if a winter storm does blow and defeat the Scourge. I think when they say winter storm they are talking about you Winterstorm." I was frozen soild. Starclan knows about Scourge, but why wouldn't they? I looked at my paws, I couldn't lie to Darkstar but how would he think about Scourge. I heaved a sigh, if Darkstar really loved me he would understand.

" I know what Scourge means in the prophecy." I whispered. Darkstar had his ears pricked and he leaned closer to me to listen.

" When I was just a kit, a small black tom came to me. He said that you could have anything you ever wanted with bloodshed. I was stupid, a dumb kit Scourge made me wish do do anything to get what I wanted, and use bloodshed. When I was an apprentice, Scourge came back to me and reminded me about the wish, but by then I didn't want bloodshed, I was loyal to Lightclan and would die for them. In punishment, he took control over Sweetstream and made her go crazy and she died because of him, and Tigergaze he died at Scourge's paws. I was there when he killed him. Now, he threatens me in my dreams telling me he will hit what I love most. I'm scared, Darkstar. All of these things are because of that stupid wish!" I spat. Darkstar had listened with narrowed eyes and sighed when I finished.

" I understand, but I'm upset you didn't tell me this before. I could have helped you defeat him before he caused those deaths." I pointed out. I shook my head.

" I'm very sorry, Darkstar but I thought you would hate me if I told you and you would banish me because I promised bloodshed to my clan. I didn't want you to think I was bloodthirsty." I sighed. Darkstar nudged my shoulder and leaned against my shoulder.

" I would never banish you, Winterstorm. I would do anything to keep you safe, and this Scourge if haunting you then I want to help. If he has ruined your life, then he has ruined mine. We will defeat him, Winterstorm together." I shook m yhead and backed away.

" No." I whispered. " I don't want you hurt. I have seen what Scourge will do to get what he wants. I won't let him kill you to hurt me. No, I couldn't let him. He killed Tigergaze, and Sweetstream. I don't know what I would do if he killed you too." Darkstar stepped closer and touched my nose to his.

" You won't let him kill me." He purred. For once I smiled and leaned against him shoulder.

" Why don't you sleep in my den tonight?" He asked. " If you have a dream about Scourge you can wake me up and tell me everything. No more secrets from each other?" I nodded and smiled.

" Then I have something to tell you, the clan thinks I will be expecting kits soon! Or they are expecting some soon." I purred. Darkstar looked at me wide eyed and purred.

I gulped down my last bite of shrew and brushed past Darkstar.

" I'll see you later." I promised him. Darkstar dipped his head and I could feel his eyes burning into the back of my pelt.

I padded into Darkstar's den to see the tom sleeping soundly. I purred and curled next to him in his most bedding. I could tell it was new because of the sweet smell it carried and that is was larger then most nests. Darkstar opened and eye and smiled.

" Good night, Winterstorm." Darkstar mewed.

" Good night." I repeated yawning. I laded my head on my paws and drifted into sleep.