Cloudpaw's sight book Two: Snow covers all tracks ~COMPLETED~

Chapter eight: Never to young to die

Cloudstorm, Fireflame, Kinkear, and Polo were all on a patrol. The snow was active again leaving the cats shivering and moaning in pain. The snow made their paws ache and it wasn't a good feeling.

Kinkear was leading the patrol her brown rag fur was almost covered in snow. Fireflame and Cloudstorm where in the middle and Polo held the rear.

Kinkear suddenly disappeared.

"Kinkear?"Polo asked.

Her head appeared and she coughed. "Watch out. I fell in a hole cover by snow."she mewed.

She climbed out and shook herself. She led them away from the hole and to the border of Meadowclan. There was already a Meadowclan border patrol and they were marking there territory.

"Hello, Kinkear. We were wondering if you or any of you has seen one of our apprentices. He just vanished. It was highly wierd. We haven't seen him for about a day now."Hailstorm who was leading the patrol asked.
His gaze settled on Cloudstorm and she gave him a warm smile. Beside him was a pretty fluffy white she cat. She used to be Fluffypaw but her new warrior name was Fluffytail.
She was very close to him. Their fur tips touched. Then, Cloudstorm knew what was happening.

Oh. Hailstorm. You have a mate!
She thought knowing he would pick it up.

His eyes widened. "What! No?"he sputtered causing cats to look at him. "I mean, let's head out."he mewed. The Meadowclan cats bounded after him as he took of running.

"He's nice for a Meadowclan cat."fireflame admitted. They continued to stalk down paths. The scent of blood was lingering in the air.
"Anybody else smell that?"Cloudstorm asked. Fireflame smelt the air. "Yeah. I do."

The patrol followed the smell until they walked upon a golden apprentice cover in blood. Fireflame's tail dropped.

"Brokenpaw."he mewed.

"The coyotes must have caught her." Polo said. Cloudstorm walked slowly over to her. Most of her was covered in bite marks. Cloudstorm sat by the apprentice. "Poor Brokenpaw."Polo whispered. "Her mother hated her and her father payed no attention to her."

Cloudstorm nudged Brokenpaw until she rolled on her side. A long cat claw mark was going down her side

"A cat did this!" Cloudstorm exclaimed.

"Oh they tried to cover it up, do you smell anything look for any tracks."Polo said.

"Snow covered all tracks."fireflame snarled.

Polo sighed and let his ears drop.

"Poor Brokenpaw."Kinkear moaned. She grabbed Brokenpaw's scruff and began dragging her.

As soon as they arrived in camp cats poked their heads out because of the scent of blood.

Deathpaw and Damagepaw, who were merrily play fighting, looked up. As soon as they saw their sister they cried out and ran towards her.
Goldenrose only flinched at the sight of her daughter and Fuzzypelt gasped. Damagepaw nuzzled his sister and licked her cheek.

"Whoever did this will die!"he yowled. "I will hunt them down and kill them and tear them apart and -"
"She was too young to die."Deathpaw sighed interrupting his brother.
"You're never too young to die."sunblaze muttered. His nephew gave him a cold glare.

"She was. And you and your sorry sister should die too!"Damagepaw snarled.

Goldenrose snarled, "Don't forget I'm you mother!"

Damagepaw looked at her and tilted his head. "Me? I have no mother. I have no father. I have a brother and a sister and that's all!"

Deathpaw nuzzled his brother. "Damagepaw, no. You have a mother and a father. Even if they don't love you."

"You can have a mother and a father. My mother is dead and my father is too."Damagepaw snarled. He sat down by his sister and pushed his nose in her fur.

Cloudstorm sighed and looked at Fireflame.

"Do you want to check on Berrytail?"she asked. Fireflame shuddered at the mention of his name. "I guess so."

They walked into the medicine cat den.

"Berrytail!"cloudstorm called. She heard a shuffling sound then he lifted his head.

"Oh hi guys!"he said. He stood up and Cloudstorm flinched. His left back leg was horrible. He wouldn't be able to walk on it again she knew that.
He stretched his rear and looked at them with affectionate. "You know I get less hungry while in here. It's probably like something he puts in my herbs. Anyway what's going on out there?"

"Brokenpaw died."

"Starvation?"berrytail asked.
"Yeah."fireflame lied. She tossed him a glance and he leaned in real close. "Let's not scare him okay?"he whispered.

He's a full grown warrior. Why would he get scared? She thought. Berrytail circled and yawned. "I'm going to sleep. Good, good,good night. . ."
"It's in the middle of the afternoon."Fireflame said when the tom drifted off.