✔️ Warriors | On the path | Book #1

Chapter 9

Brightpaw held her breath as she watched the Twoleg Dems from the distance, there's no way that Frostpaw went there. Brightpaw looked down at Darkpaw who was fast asleep, his pelt rising and falling slowly. They have to go as soon as possible, Frostpaw could be very far away from them. Brightpaw got on her paws and she looked down at Darkpaw before nudging him gently. "Darkpaw." Brightpaw whispered, Darkpaw opened his eyes and looked at Brightpaw, she could see how tired he is. "Mm?" Darkpaw mumbled with a yawn. Brightpaw looked up at the sun rising in the sky. "We should go and continue searching." Brightpaw said, she stared at the distance for a bit before looking at Darkpaw again. Darkpaw stretched with another yawn before he got up on his paws lazily. "Already? Can't we hunt?" Darkpaw asked. Brightpaw shook her head.

She doesn't want to waste time on hunting, they need to find Frostpaw as soon as possible. Her paws tingled with excitement, she can't wait any longer. "Come on, stop being lazy and get up!" Brightpaw said, she started bouncing ahead while Darkpaw groaned behind her, he followed after her tiredly with his tail dragging behind him, touching the grass. "I just woke up." Darkpaw complained, he shook himself to clear his tiredness away before following after Brightpaw. Brightpaw could see Darkpaw who was now beside her, the two cats walked side by side. "When we get Frostpaw back we can finally go back to normal." Brightpaw said, she awaits the day Darkpaw, Frostpaw and Brightpaw will get their warrior names, it will be very exciting. It will be definitely amazing. "If we get Frostpaw back." Darkpaw said, Brightpaw frowned at him. Of course they will get Frostpaw back, right? Frostpaw has to come back, her Clan is her family.

"She will come back." Brightpaw remarked. She has to. Brightpaw isn't going home without Frostpaw, no matter what it takes. Darkpaw didn't reply, he just kept quiet making Brightpaw worry. What if Frostpaw doesn't go back? Why would she even go in the first place? Brightpaw's minds clouded with questions she couldn't answer. Darkpaw sniffed the air before he signaled with his tail to stop. Brightpaw stopped, she sniffed the air too and her eyes widened in horror. She could smell foxes, the scent was fresh which means... "Run!" Darkpaw yowled, Brightpaw could see a glimpse of orange but she didn't waste time, using all her strength she began to run, Darkpaw following right behind her. "Don't look back! Just run!" Darkpaw yowled. Brightpaw listened, she put more energy and ran like her life depended on it -- it actually did. Brightpaw looked up at the trees, they have to climb some. They can't outrun a fox, they either fight or hide, and they can't fight because they're inexperienced.

"Darkpaw! Climb a tree, quick!" Brightpaw ordered, she ran over to a tree and began to climb it with ease, digging her claws into the hard wood she was already half-way up. Brightpaw looked down to see Darkpaw who was still on the ground, facing the fox. 'He can't climb...' Brightpaw remembered. Darkpaw can't climb, even if it is DawnClan's speciality, Darkpaw is very bad at it and if he tries he will fall right into fox's jaws. The fox was about to bite Darkpaw, his jaws opening wide while Darkpaw stood in place, frozen with fear. "Darkpaw!" Brightpaw yowled, she released her grip from the wood and jumped at the fox's back, digging her claws onto his pelt as she steadied herself. Brightpaw tried to remember all the training Twotail's taught her but her mind was spinning and fear overwhelmed her, she was unable to think and Darkpaw was frozen in place with his eyes wide. The fox yelped and began to jump, trying to take Brightpaw off of his back but Brightpaw dug even deeper and hit into it's spine, the fox let out another yelp mixed with a snarl. Brightpaw heard a yowl and in a heartbeat there was a cat who sliced fox's eye.

Brightpaw stared at the cat with amazement, the yellow she-cat with yellow eyes had fluffy fur and tail, just like Frostpaw. Frostpaw was usually bigger than Brightpaw and Darkpaw and her fur was very long, Brightpaw never saw anyone with as long fur as hers. Then another cat jumped out, it bit into the fox's leg, the cat was a tabby tom with yellow eyes, it had thick fur just like the yellow she-cat. Another cat jumped out, it was a tom and it had gray pelt with icy blue eyes, his pelt was sleep and his tail looked smaller than the usual one to Brightpaw's surprise. The yellow she-cat and gray tom began to drive the fox away, giving it blows, their movements were quick as they dodged every fox's attack. Brightpaw jumped away from the fox and watched all three of them drive the fox away, the fox whined, his tail under his body as he began to run away, yelping. Brightpaw looked at Darkpaw who was staring too, his eyes wide with amazement.