Cinderwing's Past (Mystical Clans Book 1)

Cinderwing's Past Chapter 8

 Jaystorm padded after Cinderwing. Stormheart and Snowfeather followed. Jadecloud and Lilysong came after them, and Redpelt and Firecloud brought up the rear.

Jaystorm looked at Cinderwing. "You said you have a bad feeling about this palce," he mewed. "What kind of bad feeling?"

"I felt like we were being watched," Cinderwing said softly.

Jaystorm nodded. "I felt like that last night," he admitted.

She looked at him. "Why didn't you say anything?" she asked.

"I figured that I was just being paranoid."

She nodded. "That makes sense. I porbably wouldn't have said anything if you hadn't told me to trust my instincts."

Cinderwing stopped walking. The others also stopped and looked at her.

"What is it?" Jaystorm asked quietly.

"I thought I heard something," Cinderwing said just as quietly. She padded towards a nearby bush. "Who's there?" she called.

A small brown she-kit padded out from under the bush. She looked at Cinderwing. "Who are you?" she mewled.

"I'm Cinderwing," Cinderwing said softly. "What's your name, little one?"

"I'm Eagle," the kit said.

Jaystorm padded over. "Where's your mother, Eagle?" he asked.

Eagle looked at him. "Mean cats killed her and my dad," she mewled sadly. Cinderwing wrapped her tail around the kit and licked her head. "I'm sorry," she said. "When were they killed?"

Eagle looked up at Cinderwing. "Earlier today," she said. "Mommy saw the mean cats and hid me in the bush so they wouldn't hurt me. She and Daddy fought the mean cats, but the mean cats were stronger. They killed my Mommy and Daddy."

Cinderwing licked Eagle's head again. "It'll be ok, little one," she mewed soothingly. "We'll take care of you. What were your parents names?"

"Naricloud and Darkfeather," Eagle meowed.

Jaystorm looked at Cinderwing. "I know those names," he said quietly. "They were from PhoenixClan."

Eagle looked at Jaystorm. "My Mommy called the mean cats something like that. I think it was DarkClan," she mewled.

Cinderwing and Jaystorm looked at each other. "We need to leave," Cinderwing mewed.

Jaystorm nodded. Cinderwing turned to the others and mewed, "We're leaving." She looked at Eagle. "Which way did the DarkClan cats go?" she asked the kit.

"The way that you came from," Eagle replied.

"Which means that they're probably behind us," Jaystorm mewed.

Cinderwing nodded. "Would you rather be carried or walk by yourself?" she asked Eagle.

"I can walk," Eagle mewled.

"Ok," Cinderwing mewed. She tasted the air, then froze. "Go back under the bushes," she said to Eagle.

"Why?" the kit asked.

"Just do it!" Cinderwing snapped.

"Ok," Eagle mewed, then ran back under the bush.

Jaystorm looked at Cinderwing. "DarkClan?" he asked quietly.

Cinderwing nodded. "Yeah," she said.