Warriors: The Rise of Moonfur

Chapter 7

~A Moon Later~

Moonpaw lifted herself from her slumber and bounded outside. She searched the fence for Tiny. Nope. No Tiny. 'Maybe I should sniff around and check for any scents...' She remembered what her mother taught her a few days ago. She sniffed around the fence and found nothing but some squirrel scents that were a day old.
Moonpaw sighed and sat on one of the fence posts anyway. She watched as the sun released its powerful glow all around her twoleg area and made its way upward. 
The young black and white cat sighed again and watched the forest on the other side. She had heard some loud noises coming from there earlier, but what was it? She soon spotted two kittypets sitting on the fence post across from her. She walked over to them. 

"Hey, have you seen a small cat with a white paw cross here?" 

The bracken-colored one spoke first.

"Yes, indeed we have youngster. He went into the forest... I don't think he'll be returning."

"B-but where?"

The black furred cat next to him pointed the direction with his tail.
Moonpaw just nodded.

"Thanks!"

She pounced down on the other side of the fence and then bounded over to the thick undergrowth. Tiny had told her of the beautiful place just yesterday. It seemed friendly enough even though her mother wouldn't allow it. She then felt something fly past her. Moonpaw looked behind to to see Tiny tripping over his own paws. 

"Hey Tiny!"

"M-m-Moonpaw?" 

"Yeah. What's wrong Ti-OH TINY! What happened to you?!"

Moonpaw rushed over to him. He had scratches and wounds all over his young body. His icy blue eyes look as frightened as ever and his purple collar, now barely covered in blood, lost its bell. Tiny just shook his head as tears came down his saddened face. He limped away, feeling ashamed, hurt, and scared. Moonpaw just followed him, licking at his wounds as he just walked, Tiny just continued limping from his injuries. His facial expressions curled up while he seethed as Moonstar painfully cleaned his scratches. 

"Tiny... Please. I need to know what exactly happened." 

"N-no... I don't want you to be scarred for life... Like I just was..."

"Tiny I swear to Starclan if you don't tell me RIGHT NOW. I am going to tell your mom." 

"F-fine! These wildcats came and punished me for being on their 'Territory'! Are you happy now?!"

Moonpaw thought for a second. 'Probably Thunderclan...' She nodded slowly and licked Tiny's cheek.

"Why did you come to the forest?"

"I thought that maybe the wildcats would let me join them..."

"Why?" 

"My sister Ruby said that I was going to be thrown into the river if any of the twolegs didn't take me..."

"Oh... Well Tiny! You just could of asked me to-"

"No Moonpaw, I'm sorry. I'm just not safe there anymore. Just promise me that you will always love me..."

Tears started rolling down Moonpaw's face.

"Bu-But..."

Tiny sighed and licked her nose.

"Just promise."

"Tiny... I will love you forever."