Flowerstar's Omen- Chapter 15

Ashflower looked down. "I'm sorry, Snowstar, but you cannot fight or walk anymore. Hawktail will take over your duties as leader." Snowstar had broken her spine and tail in the fall.

The silver tabby's eyes widened. "B-but I'm still alive, and I've only lost four lives! He would only have six lives, and--!" Ashflower shot a glare at her to calm her. "We'll take care of that later. Tinypaw, watch over Snowstar. Hawktail!"

The light brown tabby sighed. "Yes...?" "We're traveling to the Star's Lake. Snowstar cannot perform her duties due to her broken back. And you, well, you're the deputy. We're going to the lake for you to get your lives." Hawktail jumped happily. "YES!" Ashflower and Hawktail exited camp.

Meanwhile, Flowerpetal, Foxpaw, Blackpaw, and Bramblepool were on a hunting patrol. "No, no NO! You can't have your tail swishing! The prey will hear you!" Blackpaw wasn't exactly that bright, and Bramblepool was often scolding the sleek young cat.

"Now, what do you smell?" Bramblepool's brown tabby and white fur had stopped bristling, and Blackpaw was a bit more calm. "Uh...Voles, and...mice, and..." Her blue eyes widened. "A Twoleg!", she screeched, jaws gaped.

Flowerpetal was occupied by the cats in camp, and didn't see the hairless pink paws of the Twolegs picking her up. Her bright yellow eyes widened and turned to slits.

She was placed in a woven basket, and when she could see around her, she was in a twoleg den, with a purple collar tightly wrapped around her neck. "Who are you?"

Flowerpetal whipped her head around to see a light ginger she-cat with a brown face like a mask, brown legs, a brown tail, brown ears, amber eyes, and a red collar. "I'm Goldenpaw! Pawprint, we have a visitor!"  

A dark gray tabby appeared, blue eyes bright with confusion. "Hey, could you be...A Clan cat?" Flowerpetal nodded, looking around. "Do any of you know how to get out of here? I have a Clan that's waiting, and..." Goldenpaw shrugged.

"Well, now you're here, whaddya wanna do?" She rolled on her back and looked at the two cats. Pawprint looked at Flowerpetal. "I hope you can get used to Goldenpaw. She may seem calm and patient, but you wait. She'll be hanging by the ceiling fan and jumping around by tomorrow." He chuckled.  

Flowerpetal's mind was spinning. What was going on? Who were these cats? Why were they so interested in Clan life? "So, what's life in a Clan like?" Goldenpaw interrupted her thoughts.

Flowerpetal looked at her. "Well, there are four Clans, and each one has a leader. The deputy is who will succeed the leader if the leader dies. The medicine cat helps injured cats. Warriors make the Clan go 'round. They work. Queens are the mother cats. They take care of kits.  Apprentices are kits over six moons old, and Elders are retired warriors."

The two kittypets were interested in what she was saying. "Can we join? We can hunt and fight! Here, I'll show you!" Pawprint mewed, beginning to lead Goldenpaw and Flowerpetal outside. Pawprint crouched to the ground, and Goldenpaw attacked him. The two cats fought with sheathed claws, the way a mentor and apprentice would.

Goldenpaw was pinned to the ground. Pawprint's claws unsheathed. Goldenpaw yelped and sprang free of his grip. Pawprint chased the golden she-cat across the garden. He was light on his paws, and very fast. He caught her from a tree, and they were sent from the tree to the soft grass.

"Wow! You two are good fighters!" Pawprint nodded. "Yeah! I'm the fastest cat alive!" Goldenpaw chuckled. "Might explain why you can't get a mate," she joked. Pawprint's fur bristled. "Hey! I had kits with Stoneclaw a few sunrises ago, does that prove it?"

Flowerpetal stiffened. "Stoneclaw? She...she's a JayClan cat who left as an apprentice...If you happen to see her, tell her Flowerpaw, I mean FlowerPETAL said hi." Pawprint stared, then nodded. "Sure thing!" He grinned, and squeezed into a hole under the fence. A bit later, he came back with a gray she-cat with blue eyes.

"Flowerpaw! You're a warrior no-" "Flowerpetal," she corrected. Stoneclaw looked down. "Yeah...sorry!" Goldenpaw laughed. Flowerpetal had no idea if she'd live the life of a kittypet forever.