Novawish's Fate [COMPLETED] OLD

Chapter Three

Novawish is now looking at the river, which is completely frozen. That's why the hunting patrol caught water voles instead of fish. Because the river's blocked. She wish it isn't frozen, because usually she just swim across, now she has to cross it, and ice are slippery.

Here I go. Novawish place her paw on the ice. It immediately slip underneath her and fell hard on the ice with a thump. Ow.

After a couple of minutes she finally cross the river. Her body still ache from collapsing and falling on the hard ice. And I need to cross back. she thought, then paddle ahead. It'll be worth it when I have the Catmint I needed.

Novawish went through the snow, it brings her painful memories as she recalls how Grasskit loves to play in the snow, saying how soft it feels despite the cold. She then shake it off, she has her Clanmate to worry about than Grasskit.

She was now near in some...fence, blocking her. She was about to squeeze through until she remembered the horse.

But then again, they at their nest because it's leaf-bare. she recalls with triumph and squeeze through the fence and walk past the Horseplace. Then she squeezes through another fence and she was there. Novawish started to search for Catmint. Hopefully they are not all frozen. she thought desperately as she look, then she saw it.

Catmint! It was the last one as well too. She paddle towards it and try to grab it with her teeth, but as she bent down her whiskers brushed something, she looked up and saw golden eyes looking at her with hostility. She recognizes the eyes before she lifted her head up.

Jaggedpelt!  Novawish stare at the tom that yell at her at the Gathering. Her paws was on the Catmint. Jaggedpelt look down and slams his paw on her's, claws unsheathed.

"Ow!" Novawish exclaim and lift her paw. Jaggedpelt then shove her away the catmint. "Hey!" she protests, "I need the catmint!"

"This catmint's mine!" spat the silver tom. "I saw it first!"

Novawish look him. "What do need it for?" she asks.

"It's leaf-bare frog-brain." Jaggedpelt meows. "We need to get a much herbs as possible."

"But I need that Catmint!" Novawish begs, "Scalestar lost a life, and my Clanmates are dying."

"They're not my Clanmate so why should I care?", Jaggedpelt growls, keeping his eyes and paw on the Catmint.

"Well it just the same. And Rainshade will die if I don't get the catmint!" she resentfully felt tears running down her cheek. "Frecklepelt loves him and she already lost her sister to the greencough, and I can't let Rainshade die to the same sickness that killed her littermate!" When she got no response from him she growls, "Why didn't I even try to explain to you? You are a heartless tom."

Jaggedpelt look sharply up at her as she continued, "You never know how it feels to lose someone-"

"SHUT UP!!!!" he roars at her face.

After that silence occurred. Novawish flinch away to the ground, ears flattened and her fur was ruffled. This was like last time when Jaggedpelt yell at her at the Gathering, except this was ten times worse. Jaggedpelt glaring down at her, then he heave a sigh, and paddle away.

Why that son of a badger!?  She was about to follow him until she steps on something. She looks down and saw leafy herbs. Catmint! She looks up to the walking tom.

"Hey!" she shouts, "You forget this!" I hate myself.

"Take that stupid Catmint." Jaggedpelt didn't stop walking or look back. "Go heal the Freckle-dung's lover. No cat need to lose their loved ones."

"T-T-Thank you!" she stammers, Novawish usually get angry or spat back an insult, but this time she's...grateful. "Thank you so much!" she calls after him.

If Jaggedpelt heard, he ignored it. Novawish whisker's twitch in annoyance, but didn't try to get his attention. She simply pick up the herb and paddle back towards the RiverClan territory.