Warriors Fanfiction: Fireclaw's Lives

Chapter 3

"What do you mean?" Firepaw wailed.

"Go back to sleep, my darling. Close your eyes, goodnight." Windstar meowed. Firepaw did as she said, closed his eyes and went to sleep.

Firepaw woke up feeling the bright sun shining on his pelt, warming his body. He felt Lovepaw's sweet scent flow all over him and realised he no longer felt pain.

"You are dismissed from the medicine den." Lovepaw meowed. Firepaw got to his paws and touched noses with Lovepaw. He padded out to find it was sunhigh and padded over to Brightsky, who was talking to Cloudtail.

"We are doing battle training today. Dawnpawis coming. I just want to say you did a brilliant job of attacking yesterday. Maybe when you were a kit you were fighting battles already." Brightsky teased

"Let's go." snapped Dawnpaw.

"Dawnpaw! You heard me. Maybe I should put you on apprentice duties now!" Cloudtail raged

"Sorry, Cloudtail." Dawnpaw meowed. They walked to the training hollow, with the sun soaking them with sweat. They arrived with a soaked pelt.

"Okay. Both of you, run around the hollow twice." Cloudtail directed.

"Race you!" Dawnpaw meowed. They both ran with the wind in there face, He ran as fast as he could, but Dawnpaw was faster. Firepaw stretched his stride and but Dawnpaw did the same. He knew he was too fast to win. They reached the end and searched for breath desperately.

"Good job, smart stride both," Brightsky commented. "Now you are warmed up, I'll teach you the front paw strike. Move your front paw forward, keep your claws sheathed, and swipe to the left. Remember to not rear up, Firepaw!"

Firepaw came back to the ground and did it again. "Yes! You want to rake my belly." Brightsky meowed. Firepaw ran closer to her and raked her belly when she leapt. He tried to duck but he was still pinned down on the ground.

Cloudtail laughed. "Dawnpaw, your paw is way too high and Firepaw you must slide to not get pinned!"

"O-o-ok." Firepaw chocked to the weight of Brightsky "P-please get off me now!"

Brightsky released her grip and leapt again. This time he was ready. Even though he was on his back, he raked Brightsky's belly and slid to the side on his back. Brightsky landed at a thud and Firepaw scrambled to his paws. He copied the leap, unstable, he landed on Brightsky shoulders but got pushed off by her powerful paws. He got pinned again.

"Do you give prey?" She growled, coping Treeclan's tone. He looked around, Dawnpaw was pinned too.

"Dawnstar! What shall we do?" He fake wailed.

"We'll catch you two mice, Cloudstar. No more." Dawnpaw growled.

"Treeclan! Retreat!" Cloudtail yowled.

"Go on! Catch us prey!" Brightsky called. Firepaw dropped into the hunter's crouch scenting his surroundings. He found two mice and lept perfectly, lading of them both. He gave them a quick killing bite and dropped them in front of Cloudtail.

"There!" Firepaw meowed with fake rage.

"We better head back to the camp now, it's sunset." Brightsky meowed.

"Race you to the camp!" He meowed. They got back to the camp quickly enough. He gave his two mice to the queens and picked his share of prey and padded to Swiftstar, who seemed to be alone.
        "Do you want to share this thrush?" Firepaw asked.
       "It's ok, I've already eaten. You better share take it to the medicine den. I don't think Grasspelt had eaten." Swiftstar answered.
       "Sure Swiftstar." Firepaw meowed and padded off to the medicine den.
      "Grasspelt! Swiftstar asked me to share this with you.
      " Thank you! I was too busy sorting the herbs that I didn't have time." Grasspelt exclaimed, with hungry eyes. He ate his share after Grasspelt ate hers, and tossed the feathers into the dirtplace. He padded to his nest an settled in. A few heartbeats afterwards he was asleep.

      "Firestar, you must give thought. Fire will make four, Claws will make blood." Windstar meowed. 

      "I don't know what it means! Why do you keep calling me Firestar?" Firepaw raged.

      "Don't you get it?" Windstar growled. "Fire will make four, Claws will make blood. "

      "No! Why are you sending this to me? Why not Grasspelt or Lovepaw or Swiftstar? You know what it means! Don't you?" Firepaw snapped

      "Firestar. Can't tell this to them. This is about you. You must figure it out yourself, don't tell Swiftstar!" Windstar meowed. "Do they know?" Firepaw thought  

      "Fire will make four, Claws will make blood."  Cats chanted. Firepaw slowly drifted back to the forest and woke up. He knew that was a dream.

      "Help!" He heard Dewleaf yowl. "Windkit is missing!"

Hi! Sorry about the cliffhanger. I can't update this morning because of a beach trip. I will update tomorrow morning if I can. Please note I might not be able to update on Monday because of a clinic trip! Thank you for your support!