Starry Paws Book Two

Times Up PART 2

     I shuddered at his voice an leaped into a flurry of teeth and claws.
The white and black tom lunged at me with outstretched  paws. I rakes my claws down his shoulders sending splatters of blood across my muzzle. I hissed and bit the back of his neck causing the tom to screech. He yowled a battle hungry yowl and raked his thorn sharp claws across my face. I growled and lunged at him with heavy paws. I pinned his black was to the earth and let out a low growl.
"Why us?! We gave you no harm! You came to my forest! You followed my clan mates home!"
He smirked, "Well that wouldn't be so fun if I tell you, would it?" He said in a sly reply.
"Get out of here!" I yowled and sank my teeth into the tom's Belly.
He let out a snarl and kicked full power into my belly.
I yowled as a was flung across the clearing. I winced as blood trickled down my face.
The tom stalked closer to my battered body.
I hissed a warning to him to go away. But he smirked in reply and came closer and closer until and lunged forward.
I shrunk back and a black paw stepped in between me an the tom.
"Leave. My. Brother. Alone." Said the cat which I looked up and saw Splashcliff's furious face and bristled pelt.
"Grr! You win this time! Singewhisker!" He spat and pelted off.
I gulped and scrambled to my paws, touching noses with Splashcliff and thanked her before I saw her leap back into battle.
I raced around the camp, dodging flying bodies and claws. I jumped over a ginger cat's head and pelted into the nursery.
Shadow-Wing was huddled into a ball in the corner of the bramble den.
I yowled and launched myself at the black tom who was attacking the queen.
I spat and scratched the black tom before he turned tail and pelted away.
I nudged the gray tabby she-cat up.
"S-Singewhisker!" She wailed.
"Yes? What's wrong?" I mewed in a worried tone.
"M-My kits are coming!" She cried and fell to her side.
Terror struck my eyes and panic settled in. I had no clue what in Starclan's name to do! I frantically swatted cobwebs from the corners of the nursery. Shadow-wing wailed in pain, her wail got the attention of Moorpaw and Pridepaw. The two toms barreled into the den.
"You two!" I breathed franticly. 
The toms leaped over.
"Protect the entrance!" I hissed pushing a stick over to the kitting queen. 
"Bite." I mewed, I knew what to do but not the herbs 
She clutched the stick in her jaws and shrieked as a wave of pain pierced her body.
I placed a paw on her flank, "Breath, Shadow-Wing. Breath!" I mewed urgently.
She yowled as a tiny wet gray and white body fell onto the moss of the den. I beckoned for Moorpaw to come lick the kit while I checked for more.
"T-That's all..." I said in relief, licking the queen's ear in congratulations.
She purred and drew the kit near her.
"Singewhisker. Is it a tom or she-kit?" She softly purred, pushing the kit near me.
"Umm... She-kit." I said licking the kit's fur.
"Oh thank you, Singewhisker! Thank you!" She cried covering the kit with her paws.
"I need to wait for Bristlefur to name this beauty." She softly meowed, drawing her tongue through the kits tabby pelt. I nodded and helped the apprentice guard the den.
       "I like the name.... Jaykit.... Or Birdkit." Bristlefur mewed pawing the tiny kit.
"Maybe.... Mistykit?" Shadow-wing meowed.
"Oh my Starclan! That's lovely!" Bristlefur gasped and drew his muzzle across his mate's gray fur.
"Mistykit it is!" She purred.
        I walked outside and saw a familiar white pelt.
No! No! No! I screeched in my head. I raced over to the white body of Fernpelt, blood pooled around her throat and belly.
Crowshine wailed and whimpered as she later across her sister's body. Beebelly screeched as she saw the she-cat's bloody body. She pelted over to lay beside her sister.
"Poor she-cat...." I whispered pressing against  Sapphiresplash's gray pelt. Her eyes were streaming with tears.
"My-My kit!" She wailed and threw her sled on top of Fernpelt.
I bowed my head in grief.
Fernpelt walks with Starclan.