Dark Destinies {Book 1}

Chapter 22

Chapter 22 (Hollypaw) 

A cat morphed out of the shadows and tall grass... Sorrelpaw! Her eyes glowed angrily in the dark night light and a smug look was set upon her muzzle. My blood turned cold and my heart beat sped up, I knew that Sorrelpaw would not second guess about telling.

"Well, well, well" Sorrelpaw murmured darkly "Look what I found here" 

"This isn't what it looks like" Brindlepaw tried to assure the younger tabby apprentice. 

"Really? Well it sure looks like your trying to smuggle an apprentice to the gathering!" Sorrelpaw spat, I bristled.

"Were not doing anything wrong" Ashpaw muttered. 

"Really? So you wouldn't mind me telling Redstar or even Hiddenstar?" Sorrelpaw asked.

"No you can't do that!" I snapped.

"Just watch me" she growled then she turned to go back into the grass the way she came. 

"Wait" I yowled "We'll do anything for you" 

She turned around abruptly, a new light glowing in her eyes and she raised an eyebrow. 

"Anything?" she repeated slowly. 

"Anything" I agreed, Brindlepaw gulped. 

"There is one thing..." she mumbled. 

"What?" Ashpaw asked. 

"But if you do it you can't tell a soul!" Sorrelpaw warned. 

"As long as you don't tell a soul about tonight" I meowed calmly. 

"Yes..." she trailed skeptically. 

"So what is it?..." Brindlepaw asked cautiously. 

"This doesn't apply to your brother" Sorrelpaw meowed. "But it does apply to you two" 

"What is it?" I asked starting to feel a bit scared, what if she asked us to like hurt someone or do something ridiculous? 

"I want you two to stay away from Pouncepaw" she muttered, mine and Brindlepaw's jaws hung. 

She was honestly asking us to stay away from one of our friends, this was even more complicated for me seeing as Pouncepaw was one of the chosen cats I guess we'll have to keep that secret for a while. 

"I don't like Pouncepaw" Brindlepaw exclaimed, curling her nose in disgust. 

"He's just our friend" I meowed. 

"Still! Unless you want this little meeting to be reported you'll stay away from Pouncepaw" Sorrelpaw growled and I knew she was dead serious. 

"Fine" I meowed. 

"Whatever" Brindlepaw sighed. 

"Good" Sorrelpaw purred "I was never here" 

Sorrelpaw slinked back into the shadows and disappeared again, her burning passionate amber eyes still clear in my head causing me to shiver. 

"What an odd cat" Brindlepaw whispered after a moment, her eyes troubled "Poor Pouncepaw" 

"Yeah" I meowed shaking out my fur. 

"It's gonna be really awkward now" Ashpaw meowed, I nodded. 

A fimilar yowl sounded from the gathering hollow below our ridge, the gathering had began! I looked down below and noticed only Iceclan, Duskclan and Stormclan gathered, where was Fireclan? We were starting without them? A bad feeling was starting in my belly, something bad had happened to Fireclan, I knew it!