Warriors: Second Strike: Banished to the Dark

Chapter 17

[Leopardtail's POV]

I had been sent on one of the patrols going to check the border we had with the rouges and loners. We were never sure if any of them passed over or if any actually lived on the other side. My patrol had Runningshadow, Burninghope, and Swirlpool on it along with me. Burninghope was the leader of the patrol and I stayed in the back with Swirlpool. I had some stuff to talk to him about anyways.

"I've been seeing you have been hanging out around the medicine cat den lately. Are you thinking about becoming a medicine cat den?" I asked him slyly. I knew he liked my little sister and it bummed him out that she chose to be a medicine cat since she was blind.

"What? No. I would never become a medicine cat. I've just been helping with the herbs since Creamspots can't see. She usually calls me for help so I just learn to stay by there now." He said playing it off nicely. I wasn't going to buy his little act anytime soon.

"Sure that's it. Are you sure you aren't forming a crush on her? You do know that's against the warrior code and medicine cat code." I said with a small smirk since I knew that was what it was.

"I would never do that to her! I know how important being a medicine cat is to her. I wouldn't threaten her not being a medicine cat anymore!" He said lashing his tail slightly. He almost admitted it.

"Oh, so you don't care? That's what I'm getting from that." I said hoping he would fall into the trap. He cared a lot from what he just said but I thought he would admit it clearly if I asked that question.

"Of course I care! Where you not listening? I want to make sure she is safe. I care too much about her to make her sad." He said before turning away. "We have a patrol to do. Let's do that." He hissed before heading toward one side of the border.

I didn't mind that he stalked away. I got the information I needed from him. He openly admitted that he cared a lot about her and that's what I wanted him to do. I decided to check the other side of the border leaving the other two cats on the patrol with the middle.

I sniffed at the air making sure that I didn't scent Witheredpaw or Maplesnow's scent. I growled as I scented Tinyclaw's scent and almost started to wonder if she changed her name to something more rouge like or kept her name since she kept saying she was coming back to the clans. I would believe it when I saw it and only when I saw it. She wouldn't make it far anyways. We have a big clan even with three shecats having kits, two inexperienced apprentices, and some cats that have died.

"I swear to StarClan, if you come back Tinyclaw, you will die by my claws like you did to Aquaclaw." I hissed to the trees wondering if she was there to hear it or if I was just spouting off stuff for the trees to hear.

I finished checking my part of the border and didn't scent either of the other cats so I decided to go back and check with the others. I reminded myself that Tinyclaw had just left last night so her scent would still be fresh.

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Aw, poor Leopardtail is mad.