Wishfeather's Choice

Chapter Nine

It had been one days since the deputy, Violetshine, had died and Ashstar still hadn't chosen another deputy to take her place, though Wishfeathers kits had reached the age to be apprenticed. After the ceremony, Wishfeather went hunting on her own. She was just walking back into the thorn tunnel, when Ashstar called the clan over from the highledge.
"All cats old enough to catch there own prey meet beneath the highledge for a clan meeting." He yowled.
Cats began to emerge from there dens
and the thorn tunnel, to sit by the highledge.
"He's gonna choice a deputy!" Squeaked Bluepaw, as she emerged from the thorn tunnel with her mentor. She had been newly apprenticed with her siblings the day before.
"A second clan meeting?" Redwillow wondered aloud.
"Who do you think will be our next deputy," came a voice from behind Wishfeather, that made her jump. She looked behind her. Ravenwing was there, with Mintfang.
"I'm not sure, probably Thunderheart," she replied.
"Are you sure? It could be you," meowed Ravenwing.
"Me! What! No, not after I've done!" Wishfeather said. No one said anything after that, instead they all sat down in the sunshine, beneath the highledge.
"Cats of RiverClan, as you know a couple of days ago ThunderClan attacked us. And our loyal deputy Violetshine sadly died during it. It has been a couple of days now and StarClan sent me an omen." Ashstar cleared his throat, "our new deputy will be... Wishfeather!"
Murmurs ran the the crowed of cats.
"I new it would be you!" Purred Ravenwing.
Wishfeather felt no pride, she shouldn't have been made deputy. After what she did, she didn't deserve it!
"Ashstar," she meowed through the wave of conversation.
"Yes?" He meowed.
"I am honoured that you chose me as deputy, but I don't deserve it!"
"I..." Started Ashstar, slightly confused.
"I STARTED THAT BATTLE, I DISOBEYED STARCLAN! Ashstar," she whimpered. "I had kits with Kestralheart, I don't deserve the role as deputy! StarClan curse me!"
"Oh Wishfeather, StarClan chose you!" He meowed sympathetically.
A growl rose from the depths of Wishfeathers' throat. "YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, I HAVE BROKEN THE WARRIOR CODE. I'M NOT A REAL WARRIOR ANYMORE, HAVE SEEN WHAT I'VE DONE!" She was in pieces! She shouldn't be here, she deserved to be cast out of RiverClan!
Before she even new what she was doing, Wishfeather ran, she ran out of camp, towards the Greenleaf twoleg place. Until she reached it, then Wishfeather turned away from the lake and ran along the edge of the thunderpath. Wishfeather would run, she wouldn't ever stop - at least that's how she felt anyway. She had no other plans.
"Mommy?" Came a voice from behind her.
Wishfeather turned around. "Swiftkit, I mean paw!" She exclaimed.
"I heard that daddy is from ThunderClan," he said.
"Yes,"she sighed.
"I don't mind, ThunderClan is a cool clan."
Wishfeather sighed again. "You wouldn't understand dear."
"Oh, I thought I did," he meowed. "Love has no boundaries," he observed. "There will be many moons to come, when cats fall in love with other cats from other clans." Swiftpaw looked up, his big, round, intelligent amber eyes stared up into his mother's own olive eyes.
Wishfeather felt love for her kit rush through her. He had his own wisdom, she new he was right. "I'll go back to RiverClan tomorrow, but tonight we must get some sleep.

***

Wishfeather found a hollow tree for her and Swiftpaw to sleep in. The sun had nearly gone down, she had caught a mouse to share with Swiftpaw.l, they ate it in silence. Wishfeather looked up at the sun, as the horizon swallowed it up and then she curled up and fell into a deep sleep.

_______________________________________

Authors Note
Yeeeeee, another chapter finished! Awwww, I can't wait until this story is finished, nearly there!!! Remember to vote. I'm sorry I skipped Wishfeather's kits apprentice ceremony, I need to finish this story before I get bored of writing it!