Silent Night

Chapter 1: The Forrest Has Eyes

As Frostwillow bound through the forest the fighting sounds seemed to stop. A victory yowl sounded as she pushed through the undergrowth. Thornstar ,her clan leader, stood above his wounded clan mates. They all joined in a victory yowl. They had won the battle against Spirit clan, that was Darksoul's clan. Thornstar scanned the clearing in search of any cats who dare come back to challenge his clan again, when he saw Frostwillow Thornstar's eyes narrowed. Where had Frostwillow gone to? This was a big fight between two clans. Did she get scared and run off? Thornstar flicked his tail signaling silence through the clan.

"You all did wonderful" Thornstar exclaimed "but we still don't know what Spirit Clan is plotting"

Plotting? Frostwillow narrowed her eyes they weren't plotting they were just surviving

"Frostwillow" Thornstar flicked his tail in command for Frostwillow come forth.

"Frostwillow-" Thornstar cut off as loud hissing and screeches came from the south where Thornstar's pack made their dens. All of the cats froze for a heartbeat. Then they all took off for their camp. As Frostwillow arrived she saw the torn dens and Spirit clan cats everywhere! They were plotting something! The big fight for territory was just to weaken us so we could even defend our own clan! Frostwillow ran to the nursery where the kits of her clan were. Lilacpetal , a pregnant queen, stood at the entrance in a stretched attack stance, but who could blame her for her bad technique, she was practically as plump as a forest plum. Lilacpetal snarled but smothered her expression when Frostwillow came out from the raging battle. They had to get the kits out of there, Spirit clan was ruthless and they wouldn't hesitate to kill a kit if it was in the way, Frostwillow had to put her feelings for Darksoul aside. She hurried into the nursery and snatched up Duskkit, a small tom not born to long ago, and hurried out of the camp. Frostwillow turned to see Lilacpetal falling behind with Stonekit on her back and Daisykit in her gaws. Frostwillow helped Lilacpetal up the steep hill to an abandoned fox den embedded in a cliff side.

"I have to go back to help fight" Frostwillow said turning to Lilacpetal after setting down Duskkit

"No! Please stay here! They won't need you but we do!" Lilacpetal pleaded

" I must go see if I can find Goldpaw, Sunkit, and Trout Paw they need me more! They were the kits Frostwillow couldn't find. Lilacpetal lowered her head as Frostwillow took off down the slope and bursted through the thickets and made her way into the camp. Cats were scattered across the now blood stained clearing. The kits! she had to find the kits! Frostwillow ran across the clearing dodging claws and teeth, when she saw behind the great fallen oak a large black tom with a white paw cornering a tiny orange speck. That wasn't a speak! It was Goldpaw! Frostwillow ran faster than she ever had and knocked the large tom of his paws, Frostwillow tasted a tang of blood when she felt the stinging of claws raking her flank. Frostwillow whipped around and scratched the black tom across the muzzle and pinned him to the ground. Claws raked down Frostwillow 's soft vulnerable stomach as she battered the toms face. Finally ghost a large white tom with two black rings around his eyes took over and chased the tom out of camp. Then it all went dark. Frostwillow felt nothing, saw nothing, but heard battle cries, but then...

"Frostwillow!"

"Frostwillow wake up! Please!" A small squeaky voice yelped

Light fluttered through Frostwillow's eyelids. Sunkit was jumping on her flank.

"Aghg!" Frostwillow yelped

"Finally!" Sunkit mewled "I thought you would never wake up", Frostwillow looked around. She caught sight of Goldpaw unmoving on the ground, Frostwillow shot up off the ground and scooped up Goldpaw.