Warriors: Ashfur's Insanity

Chapter 51

Amberkit stumbled over Ashstar's paws. Ashstar purred. Jaywing's new kits were so cute. Jaywing licked the top of Thistlekit's head. 

Mothstripe padded from the medicine den, a patch of cobwebs on her forehead. 

Rowandust was sitting across camp. He glared at Mothstripe. They must of made up....

Mothstripe looked at him, pain in her eyes, but Rowandust ignored the fact that she was still suffering from them not being able to love each other. Rowandust walked towards her though, and then they both walked from camp. 

Ashstar crept toward the camp entrance and stalked through the thick undergrowth, following their scent trails and keeping out of the wind, almost like he was hunting prey or something. 

Rowandust's tail flicked as he and Mothstripe walked through the undergrowth, stepping over vines and twisted tree roots. 

Ashstar followed them as they walked towards a clearing. His heart beat faster. He'd have to show himself, since there was no undergrowth. He shook thorns and leaves from his pelt and stalked around the clearing, keeping to the shade and undergrowth. He watched them still.

Rowandust flicked his tail and Mothstripe followed him under a large tree with four large branches that looked like they were reaching for the other trees. That tree reminded him of the tree that was in the lake territory. 

The river lay behind that tree, and pink blossoms from the tree gently floated down to the river. Rowandust and Mothstripe sat by the river and watched the blossoms land on the water's surface.

"I wish we could...." Mothstripe began, "Be together." Her tail swished. 

Rowandust closed his eyes. "I'm sorry for glaring at you like that in camp," He meowed. "I wanted every cat to think I hated you, but I personally don't hate you, I love you," He meowed. He swished his tail to hers, and their tails entwined together. 

"I was thinking about running away," Mothstripe meowed. "Having our own kits," She purred.

Ashstar lashed his tail and unsheathed his claws and sprang from the undergrowth. His claws dug into the fur of Rowandust's tail. 

Rowandust bristled and jumped to his paws, glaring at Ashstar. 

"Why would you betray your Clan like that?" Ashstar growled. "You should know by now that the Clans are suffering with the loss of many cats," He pointed out.

Rowandust unsheathed his claws. "I'm not betraying my Clan! Clearly I'm trying to get more kits for the Clan," He meowed. 

"Really? Then why are you running away?" Ashstar taunted. "I gave you your warrior name, I even gave your dead brother a warrior name to make you feel happy," He muttered.

Rowandust dug his claws into the ground. "I know that," He growled. "But this... This isn't fair," He turned to Mothstripe. "Why can't I be with the one cat I love?" He asked.

Ashstar glared at him. "Because she's a medicine cat! Medicine cats can't have kits and you know that," He meowed. He felt strange inside him, like he wanted to rip Rowandust to shreds. But I can't do that...

Mothstripe had tears streaming down her face. She then leaped over the large river, catching herself on a rock that stuck out of the water. She then bunched her muscles and leaped to the other side, but slipped on the wet grass. She caught herself with her claws and clawed up the slope, looking back.

Ashstar looked up at her. "Mothstripe! What are you doing?" He asked.

The golden she-cat ran up the slope and into the bushes, her fluffy golden tail disappearing.