Warriors: Ashfur's Insanity

Chapter 1

Ashfur woke up and stretched. Many scents of mice and other pieces of prey flooded over him. 

"Hi," A voice meowed. "You're up early."

Ashfur turned to see Berrynose. "Hello kittypet warrior," Ashfur hissed.

"You know cats don't call me that anymore," Berrynose pointed out. 

"They will once i'm their leader," Ashfur hissed.

"Ha ha ha good one!" Berrynose chuckled. He purred loudly.

"Save it for later kittypet," Ashfur snapped.

"Kittypet? Can't you respect that word? That's what Firestar is. Keep saying kittypet and he'll pluck out your whiskers!" Berrynose was more serious.

"Firestar may be a leader but whatever he is, he's still a kittypet," Ashfur growled. 

"I can hear you making remarks about my mate," That was Sandstorm. 

"I can hear you defending your mate," Ashfur hissed. He turned and stalked out of the den.

"He must of woke up on the wrong side of the nest," Sandstorm purred.

Ashfur hissed in annoyance. "Useless kittypet warriors!" He muttered. 

"Hello Ashfur!" Dustpelt meowed. "I was wanting to know if you wanted to hunt with me."

"Sure," Ashfur meowed. 

Ashfur stalked a mouse. It was nibbling on a seed. Ashfur leaped and killed it with a swift bite to the neck. The mouse dangled limply from his jaws. Then Ashfur saw Dustpelt stalking a squirrel. Ashfur dropped into a crouch and stalked his prey. As Ashfur got close, he leaped on Dustpelt. 

"Hey! Watch out!" Dustpelt hissed. "This is kit-play!" 

Ashfur sank his teeth into Dustpelt's neck. The dark brown warrior wiggled fiercely under his paws. Then, the brown warrior fell limp. Ashfur spat out blood. His licked his paw and swiped it across his face. He purred with satisfaction as he stared down at the limp Dustpelt. "Mouse-brain," Ashfur muttered.  He kicked the dead warrior's body into a clump of ferns. 

Ashfur hurried into the camp. He put his mouse and sparrow in the fresh-kill pile.

"Hello Ashfur," Brambleclaw meowed.

Ashfur turned and his eyes glared with hatred. "Hello," He growled.

"I want you to lead a patrol," He meowed. "Take Dustpelt with you. Oh, and take Mousewhisker and Graystripe. It's a border patrol."

"Dustpelt told me he went hunting today. I- I haven't seen him come back though," Ashfur meowed.

"Since when?" Brambleclaw demanded.

"At sunrise," Ashfur meowed.

"Hasn't....hasn't come back since now?" Brambleclaw echoed.

"I bet you StarClan that he hasn't. He went hunting by himself," Ashfur replied.

"I'll warn Firestar. And stay in camp for now until we find his body," Brambleclaw turned and ran to the leader's den. 

"Has anyone seen Dustpelt?" Ferncloud meowed. 

"He told me that he was going to hunt by himself," Ashfur meowed.

"Oh dear StarClan! He shouldn't do that!" Ferncloud cried. 

"Cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath the highrock!" Firestar called. 

Ashfur bounded over to the highrock. Excitement was shooting through him.