Hawkstar's Story

Part 1

     "HURRY UP!" I called angrily over my shoulder. They were taking too long I thought bitterly. My first ever warrior patrol and they are acting as slow as snails!

     "Calm down, calm down, Hawkpa- I mean, Hawklegs. This is exiting, but you have to relax." Scolded Nightsnow, playfully. I knew he ment well but glared at him anyways. He was a moon older then me and had already gotten his warrior name, along with his brother Brightflame and sister Petalrain. He scowled at me and swat at my ears playfully. I ducked down and swiped at his exposed chest, claws sheathed, of course. He looked shocked at first but then gave me a (rather suspicious looking) smile.

     "Ah, so you want to fight, huh?" He laughed as he pounced on top of me, pinning me down masterly and making sure I had no chance of escape.

     "That was quick" Nightsnow noted after I went limp in surrender, "normally you would-" The second he loosened his hold, I leapt up and tossed him off of me. In a split second I was on top of him. For a while he just stared at me in shock, but he soon started laughing. I carefully got off of him and he playfully bumped into me after he had stood up.

     "Shoulda known you weren't going down that easy" He joked, grinning like a fool even though I beat him. He was great like that, I self-consciously thought. The thought came out of nowhere, but it was undoubtedly true. I was about to reply when a voice interrupted me.

     "Alright, calm down you two. You're acting like kits, not warriors going on patrol. If any of the other clans see you acting like this they will think we are letting kits become warriors." Scolded Hiddenpounce. He tried to sound annoyed but there was no mistaking the hint of humor in his voice.

     "Sorry, Hiddenpounce, I'm just exited, and... well... it's exiting!" I apologized, glancing up at my old mentor but at the same time trying to look as apologetic as possible while not being sorry in the slightest.

     "It's not even you're first patrol! You went on plenty of patrols before, and we aren't even hunting! In fact, we aren't even patrolling either of the borders we share with another clan. It's just the Twoleg Camp. At most, we'll find a kittypet peeking in or a loner. Nothing much." Hiddenpounce continued, waving the small patrol forward. Besides Nightsnow and I, the patrol was made up of only Hiddenpounce, Sunpath, and Archdaze. Sunpath looked like he was about to burst out laughing, but Archdaze looked as annoyed as ever.

     "Can we please just get this patrol started?" Archdaze complained, then continued, "Ripeleaf is going to have our kits any day now, and I would not like to miss my kit's birth while I patrol a border that no clan ever even crosses." Ripeleaf had been pregnant with with Archdaze's kits for about two moons. I still don't know how she puts up with his grouchiness.

     "Yes yes, I suppose we should go," Hiddenpounce decided, and, with the flick of a tail, called the patrol forward towards the Twoleg border.

     For a while, everyone was quiet. The flowing green hills of our side of the mountain were beautiful this time of year, with the plants that could survive in our cold climate swaying in the wind, which was surprisingly weaker then it usually was. The grasses were up to our chests and might have made walking difficult, was it not for our hard paw pads and lifetimes of learning, passed down from generation to generation. The plant life hid the marmots and pikas that would be numerous this time of year, with the young starting to leave the burrow to explore and discover. I always loved smelling the fresh flower scents, along with the occasional marmot or pika. It was while I was breathing in the rich scents of the plants and animals that I noticed something...off.

Note- Bet you can't guess the name of the biome they live in by the next chapter. If you guess it before then you get a shoutout, no questions asked