Random things I write

Something I wrote at school bc I was bored

This time it was run through Grammarly, but it says a few things are wrong that just don't make sense changed, so there's that. This story is just a thing I wrote with a few Warrior Cats OCs from a comic thing that yukiTOES and I are writing. Also, I should probably figure out better titles for these, so if you have any suggestions, please let me know. And with that, I hope you enjoy!

-Lava

Foxpaw wished she didn't have to go to the Gathering. She had been training all day, and she was absolutely exhausted, the edges of her vision getting blurry. I hope I don't fall asleep while the leaders are talking, she thought. Maybe I can lay down, but still stay awake? No, Eagleflight would kill me. She sighed. Eagleflight had been working her nonstop for the past few days.

They reached the tree bridge at the same time as ShadowClan and stopped to let them pass. As they waited for their turn to cross over to the island, Foxpaw scanned the sea of ShadowClan cats for a sign of Creekpaw. She hadn't been at the Gathering last moon, so she hadn't had a chance to talk to him. She couldn't wait to tell him about how Rosewhisker had given birth to two healthy kits, Lilykit and Leafkit, and how adorable they were.

A flash of a gray and white pelt caught her eye from the tree bridge. Creekpaw was crossing, and Foxpaw hoped he didn't fall in this time. She remembered with amusement how when she had first met him, he had fallen into the water in his hurry to get to the Gathering Island. She had been on the bridge right behind him, as he had been the last ShadowClan cat to cross. When he got out and shook out his pelt, I got soaked! She had not appreciated that.

At first, the other apprentice had scared Foxpaw. He had been so much bigger than her, not to mention how strong he looked. He's still way bigger than me, but I'm not scared anymore, at least, when he's not angry, Foxpaw thought. She also remembered how she had been really nervous when meeting him because, although it was not her first Gathering, it had been the first time Eagleflight had introduced her to cats from other Clans.

Foxpaw watched as he crossed onto the island with his head held high and not a drop of water on him. The last few ShadowClan cats walked onto the island, and then it was ThunderClan's turn. Foxpaw hurried towards the front where her littermates, Leopardpaw and Lionpaw, were waiting for their turn. She pushed between them, trying to get in front.

"What's the rush for?" Lionpaw asked, moving a bit so it would be easier for Foxpaw to get through.

"Yeah, what's the big idea? You have to wait your turn like everyone else," Leopard paw said, though she moved a little to make room.

"I wanna get the best spot I can to watch," Foxpaw said, pushing past them onto the tree bridge. She bounded across the bridge, forgetting to watch where she put her paws. She almost slipped, but she caught herself in time. That would've been bad, she thought. She jumped off the bridge and suddenly remembered how tired she was. Her tail was dragging as she pushed through the undergrowth into the clearing, and her eyelids heavy as she walked to where she normally sat.

As she walked, she thought about how she wanted to get this Gathering over with so she could get back to her nest and sleep. She thought of how comfortable it would be, and how energized she would feel in the morning. As Foxpaw dreamed of sleep, she failed to notice the cat in front of her. She bumped into him, startling both herself and the other cat.

"Hey, watch where you're going!"

"S-sorry," Foxpaw stammered.

The cat turned and looked at Foxpaw, and his face lit up for a second before looking worried. "Foxpaw, are you alright? You look upset."

"I'm just tired, Creekpaw. Don't worry about it," Foxpaw sat down next to him with a sigh. "Well, I guess it's more like exhausted, rather than just tired."

"Has Eagleflight been pushing you too hard? Because if she has, I can go talk to her for you," Creekpaw looked really worried now. "Really, it won't be any trouble, since..." He trailed off, looking embarrassed.

"No, it's fine. I enjoy it, but..." Foxpaw sighed. "I just wish she let me rest more. She's been teaching me night-hunting tricks."

"You sure you don't want me to talk to her? I can tell her how tired you are."

"No, like I said, it's fine. I enjoy it."

Creekpaw looked uncertain. "If you say so..."

"Thanks for worrying about me, though," Foxpaw smiled up at him and moved a little closer to shelter from the wind. "You're a good friend, even though we're from different Clans. I hope we never have to fight each other, I know you would beat me. You're just so much stronger than I am."

Creekpaw looked flustered by the compliment. As the wind started to blow harder, he moved closer to Foxpaw to block her from the wind. "I hope we don't have to fight each other, either." He looked as if he was going to say more, but right as he opened his mouth to talk, Hallowstar's voice rang out in the clearing, starting the Gathering.

As the Clan leaders shared the news of the past moon, Foxpaw felt glad that she was here beside her closest friend. And as the night got colder and she continued to move closer to him for warmth, she knew Creekpaw felt the same.