The Biggest Mistake

Chapter 2

Heatherkit awoke with a start. She heard a loud yowl. Frecklekit and Dawnkit were awake too. Beestripe was awake as well, but she was alert. What is going on? she thought. Beestripe stood up and walked out of the nursery, Heatherkit wanted to know what was going on in the clearing. So she crept out quietly behind Beestripe, so that she didn't notice that she was behind her. When she reached the clearing there was a body, it looked cold and dead? Heatherkit was still creeping behind Beestripe when they reached the body. When they reached the body Heatherkit recoiled in horror. It was Foxdapple!! She let out a yelp of grief, and Beestripe turned around and had grief clouding her beautiful grey eyes.
"Heatherkit, please go and get Lightwing, she must see this." Beestripe instructed her.
Heatherkit raced to the medicine den to get Lightwing.
"Lightwing?" She called softly.
"Oh, hi Heatherkit!, what are you doing awake? Does Beestripe know your up and out of the nursery?"Lightwing asked.
"Lightwing, please follow me."
"Ok.." Lightwing said cautiously.
Lightwing calmly followed Heatherkit, clearly not knowing what was going on. As Heatherkit led her towards the clearing, Lightwing saw her mentor's body unmoving in the middle of the clearing, her eyes filled with grief and shock. Lightwing bolted towards her mentor and sat beside the body. By the time Heatherkit reached Foxdapple's body Lightwing had tears streaming down her face. Heatherkit nuzzled Lightwing's cheek to show her compassion and grief.
"Heatherkit?" Lightwing said.
"Yes Lightwing?" "Will you sit vigil with me?"
"Sure Lightwing.Would you like me to get Dawnkit and Frecklekit ?"
"No just you. Beestripe would it be ok if Heatherkit lay vigil with me?" Lightwing sadly asked the beautiful queen.
"Yes, but may I sit as well? She was my sister." Beestripe's eyes were so clouded she couldn't see her gorgeous grey eyes. Heatherkit was surprised to hear that her mother had sister. That meant her aunt was sitting there dead right in front of her. Heatherkit felt another bout of grief overcome her.
"You know what? Maybe we should have Dawnkit sit vigil along with Frecklekit. Foxdapple was their aunt" Said Lightwing.
"I'll fetch them." Said Beestripe.
Lightwing settled down next to Foxdapple's body and pushed her nose into her fur. Heatherkit nestled into Lightwing and pushed her nose into the cold unmoving body of Foxdapple,     trying to find the smallest bit of warmth. She felt none, just coldness everywhere. Heatherkit felt tears streaming down her face. As Beestripe brought Dawnkit and Frecklekit towards the she felt her eyelids grow heavy as she fell into a sleep that she wished would last forever.