Moonstar's Rise

Chapter 8

"COME BACK HERE!" Moonpaw hissed, chasing Blackpaw and Thornpaw through the woods. "COME BACK!"

For about seven sunrises now the two had stayed in FoxClan. Moonpaw had tried to get Blackpaw to like her, but it had failed, and instead, she had made enemies out of them.

Moonpaw stopped in a clearing, watching the two. She had already left a nasty cut on Thornpaw's shoulder, causing the she-cat to limp.

"Thornpaw, get back to camp!" Blackpaw instructed. Thornpaw rushed past him, and Moonpaw hissed as she went by.

"No matter. If you won't be my mate, you will pay!" Moonpaw spat, lunging at Blackpaw. Blackpaw yowled and bit Moonpaw's ear. She hissed, clawing at his pelt. They tumbled through the clearing, stopping at the cliffside near the end of FoxClan territory.

"Good-bye!" Moonpaw laughed, pushing Blackpaw off the clearing.

"NO!" Blackpaw yowled as he fell into the water below.

Moonpaw laughed, never feeling this power before. It was as if she were in control of the world, and she could command whoever she wanted. She sat in the clearing, waiting for Thornpaw to come. She couldn't wait to see the look on the she-cat's face when she found him dead.

Soon, the sun began to set, and Thornpaw came by, running to Blackpaw.

"NO!" Thornpaw cried.

Moonpaw laughed maliciously, and Thornpaw looked up from the injured Blackpaw. "YOU!" she cried.

Moonpaw rushed into the forest, sitting down. She knew Thornpaw would show up to fight her, not that Moonpaw cared. She could kill the she-cat in an instant.

Only after a few minutes, Thornpaw found Moonpaw, lunging at Moonpaw. Moonpaw easily stepped away, laughing.

She pinned Thornpaw down, aiming her claws at Thornpaw's throat. The she-cat's green eyes were filled with terror as Moonpaw let out another malicious laugh.

"Any last words?" Moonpaw asked, raising her claw.

Before Moonpaw could strike, she felt a body push against her, and she collapsed on the ground. Moonpaw turned, growling. It was Owlpaw!

"Owlpaw, move!" Moonpaw commanded.

"Now I know why Silverwhisker died. You murdered her! I will not let you hurt Thornpaw!" he spat.

"Wow, you finally figured it out," Moonpaw growled. "Owlpaw, let me tell you again. MOVE!"

Her brother shook his head, refusing to move. She leapt on her brother, fighting with him. She had to admit, her brother was a good fighter. Hissing, Moonpaw pinned him down.

"It's no use now, brother. Any last words?"

Owlpaw stared at Moonpaw with sorrow, almost asking Moonpaw to spare him. For a moment, Moonpaw almost wanted to. This was her brother, the tom she had been with since birth. It wasn't enough to change her mind though.

Moonpaw bit down hard on Owlpaw's throat. He looked at Thornpaw as blood gurgled from his throat. "I tried..." he whispered.

He slowly closed his eyes, and his chest became still. Her brother was dead.

Thornpaw gasped. "YOU KILLED YOUR OWN BROTHER! I'M TELLING SUNSTAR!" she hissed. Moonpaw hissed, running after the she-cat. Why hadn't she killed off Thornpaw quicker?

Moonpaw raced into camp, Blackpaw looking shocked as they entered. So the tom had survived. Moonpaw had to remind herself to kill him later.

"MOONPAW KILLED OWLPAW!" Thornpaw screeched to Sunstar.

"MOONPAW!" Sunstar growled, gasping as she saw the blood on Moonpaw's claws.

Moonpaw shrunk down. "I DON'T NEED FOXCLAN! I-I'LL START MY OWN CLAN!" she hissed, running off into the woods. She was stopped by Fang.

Fang. She had completely forgot about him. It was his kits she was expecting, not Blackpaw's. Why had she so easily forgotten him when she saw Blackpaw?

"Moonpaw?" he asked.

Moonpaw looked down at her paws. "I-I quit my clan. I want to start my own clan. MoonClan. Will you help me?"

Fang nodded..

Moonpaw smiled, licking Fang's cheek. Together, they went off into the woods to start a new clan.

"It'll be called MoonClan," she spoke maliciously.