Warrior Cats: A Forbidden Destiny *DISCONTINUED*

Chapter Four: The Fight For Life

Blossomkit awoke to see bright sunlight filtering into the den she was resting in. She tried lifting her head, but it hurt so much that she had to lower her head back down to the floor.

There were small, yet long tree limbs surrounding her, out up diagonally like a sort of tent, with one side resting on a free trunk, and one side resting on the floor. She was in a nest made up of moss, grass, and ferns, and a few bird feathers were littered here and there. There were small holes and nooks in the tree branch, and from those holes Blossomkit could scent a strong tang of herbs.

Medicine Cats den, Blossomkit thought. But why was she here. Suddenly a flame of pain shot up her hole body, from her tail tip, to the end so her claws. Then, she remembered. It was all a blur of images, but they were familiar, and vivid in her mind.

The agony of finding out that she was a runt. The sadness she felt. The devastation. She couldn't stand it. The feel of wind across her face as she raced off. The feeling of dread as her paw slipped on that one unstable spot in the cat made floor. The blur if leaves, and the whip of branches hitting her face. The horrible thud as she hit the ground below her. The blur of her mother and the Medicine Cat trying to reach her, and help her. Then, darkness.

Blossomkit snapped back to reality. How long had she been knocked out?What had happened since then? Suddenly, the sound of fighting cats, and the tang of blood hit her nose. Swirlpaw finally realized that her patient was awake, and padded over.

"Oh, thank StarClan you're awake! You've been out cold for almost an entire moon!" Swirlpaw exclaimed. Blossomkit widened her eyes in surprise. A whole moon?! But she had bigger problems and thoughts on her mind.

"Whats going on? I can hear fighting, and smell blood" Blossomkit asked gravely. Swirlpaws eyes clouded with sadness, and the excitement of the kit waking up was soon gone.

"Your mother- she's- she's fighting" Swirlpaw stammered, looking down at her paws. Blossomkit tipped her head to the side in confusion.

"I don't understand..." Blossomkit trailed off. Swirlpaw sighed, then looked back up at Blossomkit.

"Come" Swirlpaw beckoned with her tail towards the entrance to the den. Blossomkit shakily rose to her paws, and just as she was about to stumble and fall again, Swirlpaw grabbed her scruff, and lifted her off of the ground.

"Sorry. I'll carry you" the Apprentice mumbled through Blossomkits scruff fur. Swirlpaw padded out of the den, and led the way to a thick branch not far from the Medicine Cats den, where the cat add floor ended.

I guess the floor can't go on forever. This must be where it ends, and the real forest starts. But why are we here? Blossomkit thought, puzzled. Then, Swirlpaw beckoned with her tail to look down to the ground. But once Blossomkit saw what was going on down there, she wished she hadn't.

Ashstar, the Clan leader, was fighting with her mother, Larksong. Blood dripped from both of their pelts, and their teeth were bared and pulled back in snarls. Both cats claws were unsheathed, and the excitement and fear of battle flamed in their eyes. At the edges of the clearing the two were fighting in the rest of the Clan was in chaos. More than half of the Clan was circled around the clearing, yowling and hissing their dislike of the scene that was unfolding before them. Some of them were cheering for Larksong to beat Ashstar, and some were just sitting quietly, helplessly watching. But a few of them were actually trying to get to Larksong to help her. The rest of the Clan that was not circled around the fighting cats were trying to push those that were trying to help Larksong back. Every time one cat came to close to the battling area, those cats would snap their jaws at them, or swipe outward with their claws unsheathed.