Chapter 8. The Clan Cats.

[Shadowstar1922]

Chapter 8

Oakpaw woke up, a little earlier then he expected. One week had passed since Nightfang and Birchkit were excepted into RockClan. Most cats that had protested, had calmed down, and forgot about it, but some cats, like Grayheart, and Tallfur, didn't like the idea of RockClan bringing in strangers, and welcoming them as they would, to our own clanmates.
The days grew colder, and frost began to form in the few grass patches and bushes, that very rarely grew in RockClan's harsh, and rocky landscape.
Above RockClan boundaries, in neutral territory, mountains covered the landscape. The cold winds would sweep down the mountains, and hit RockClan, and some of MoonClan, but RockClan cats had the touches leaf-bare. That's why the clans had respected RockClan cats, for enduring the cold, while others, think the cold winds, make their hearts chill will evilness.
Oakpaw got up, and stretched. He yawned, and walked out of the apprentice's den. He saw not to many cats were out. It's been two moons since I became an apprentice. Oakpaw walked over to the Fresh-Kill pile, and took a rabbit He ate it all in a couple of bites. There were three rabbits, seven birds, nine mice, and six thrushes. That will last the clan at least five days if everyone ate to stuff themselves.
In RockClan, prey was always running around. It seemed prey liked the rugged landscape. Sometimes, RockClan would give prey to the other clans who needed it most. Only recently, RockClan has been trading it for land, and herbs. Oakpaw sniffed the air. The air was a little damp, with some smell of herbs.
Oakpaw looked at the medicine cat's den, and seeing Nighttail collecting the herbs he laid out. Nighttail gave Oakpaw a smile, then continued his work. Oakpaw took a bird, and a mice, and ate them by himself. Stoneclaw came out of the warrior's den. He noticed Oakpaw, and started walking over to his song. I wonder what he wants? “Oakpaw, I'm gonna let you in a little secret, between Rockstar, some other warriors, and me,” Stoneclaw said.
Oakpaw began to listen more carefully now. “Rockstar made a deal with Dawnstar, that along with MoonClan having the moor,
we would also give them prey,” Stoneclaw explained. Oakpaw wasn't believing what his father was telling him. I thought we were going to stay neutral! I wonder if TreeClan knows of this. “Now, Oakpaw, you are going to go with Mousetail, Deadfire-” Oh, Deadfire knows! “and Snakepaw.” Oakpaw had just realized that Mousetail was Snakepaw's mentor too, along with Deadfire being his mentor.
“You, with the patrol, are going to take most of this food,” Stoneclaw continued,“ and bring it into MoonClan camp. Dawnstar couldn't waste her warriors, on bringing an escort. You have to try to smell marigold. Skysong put marigold around the camp, to lead you to the camp. Snakepaw already knows, and they should be up soon,” Stoneclaw meowed.
Oakpaw peered past his father, and looked at the warrior's den. He saw Deafire and Mousetail walk out. As they walked out, they began to whisper to each other. When they spotted Stoneclaw and Oakpaw talking they hurried over. “Stoneclaw, we must go quickly. I'm going to wake up Snakepaw,” Mousetail said, and hurried over to the apprentice's cat den.
Mousetail walked into the apprentice's den, and came out, with Snakepaw's tired body, slugging out of the den. Mousetail snapped at the young tom, and Snakepaw quickened his pace. Snakepaw's eyes widened, when he saw Oakpaw. He ran over to him, and new that his brother was in the patrol The cats in the patrol were standing side-by-side.
“Okay,” Stoneclaw began,“ Take as much of this prey as you can, and go to the MoonClan border. By then, you marigold scent should have wandered far out enough for you guys to race it. Now, I want you guys to listen very carefully, just in case they want to start trouble with WaterClan. The next gathering is in three weeks and in that three weeks, I hope there will have been no fighting between MoonClan and WaterClan. Now, go,” Stoneclaw ordered. It seems like Stoneclaw is already leader, Oakpaw thought. Deadfire and Mousetail nodded.
The patrol walked to the camp entrance, very quietly, making sure not to wake up the RockClan cats. They then walked north, in the direction of the MoonClan border. Oakpaw's jaw started to ache. Oakpaw sniffed the air. It seemed that they were near the border. At the border, Oakpaw and Snakepaw stopped, but Mousetail and Deadfire kept going. They stopped when they saw Oakpaw and Snakepaw at the border.
“are you guys coming?” Deadfire growled. “Yes, are you?” Mousetail asked, seeming impatient. “Oh! Sorry! I'm just use to stopping at borders, that's all,” Snakepaw meowed, and crossed the border. “Yeah, me too!” Oakpaw added. Deadfire still looked unhappy.
“Well, I does seem good that you are so keen,” Deafire put down the prey he was holding,“ to stop at the borders, and not stray into other clan's territory, but you must've been aware of the mission. Pay closer attention to what you are doing,” Deadfire scorned.
“Oh, Deafire! Give them a break! Why do you take everything so serious!” the brown she-cat hissed. Deadfire turned his gaze to Mousetail. “If we give them a break, then would they ever learn?” Deafire hissed. The two cats kept on bickering.
Oakpaw and Snakepaw crept past the cats. As they were a few tail-lengths away, Oakpaw yelled back, “Are you guys coming yet? I thought we had a mission?” Mousetail stopped, and looked at the young cats, and laughed. Deadfire's eyes became full of anger, and and he bolted right to them, and stopped in front of Oakpaw, and opened his mouth, but no words came out.
Mousetail crept up behind them. “Deadfire, don't. Let's just get this food to MoonClan,” Mousetail reassured Deadfire. Deafire took one last glare at Oakpaw, and stomped a couple paws ahead, and sniffed the air. He pointed his nose in a direction, and flicked his tail to signal the rest of the patrol to follow.
Snakepaw slugged his body to follow Deafire, and Mousetail and Oakpaw gave each other glances, and followed. The terrain slowly changed from rocky, moorland, then to forest. “MoonClan had the most variety of land out of the clans. It's a strange piece of land to handle, even from guarding it from WaterClan. You gotta admit that MoonClan cats are very gifted, and do way much training, then the other clans,” Mousetail murmured.
“Why thank you, Mousetail. Those kind words make us feel even better at defeating WaterClan.” The patrol quickly turned their head, to see Scorchfur, Flamepaw, and Firewatcher. They mus be an escort. “Didn't Dawnstar say she wasn't giving an escort?” Deadfire asked. “We have changed our minds. Now come, let's get that food back to camp,” Scorchfur said. Firewatcher bowed his head to the cats, in thanking them.
Firewatcher turned around, and followed Scorchfur, and the rest of the patrol followed. Oakpaw looked nervously around. He wasn't used to the sudden change in land, so quickly.
Oakpaw turned his gaze, to see Snakepaw, also looking around nervously. “There it is,” Firewatcher's voice rumbled. Oakpaw peered ahead, to see three MoonClan warriors guarding. Other cats were outside, fixing, the walls of the clan.
All clans had used nature's placement of things, to determine camps, but the walls, added place where nature could not put, were made of twigs, sticks, leaves, and ivy tendrils woven together, to make a fine, and tough wall. MoonClan had a lot of materials, and were known for, in the early days, supplying other clans materials for constructing walls. Now, MoonClan had stopped supplying the materials.
Oakpaw was amazed at how big, and thick the walls of MoonClan. “Pretty amazing, right? We've worked really hard on that, for defending us if WaterClan if they attacked,” Firewatcher meowed. Oakpaw looked up at the deputy, then back at the walls. “Last time, WaterClan broke through our walls. So, we've focused on that a lot, and, stepped up in training our apprentices,” Firewatcher explained.
“Now, let's get that food in the camp. It looks like your gonna drop it pretty soon.” Oakpaw spun around, to see Dawnstar, looking down at Oakpaw. Her gray pelt shined, in the sun.

[Aros]

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[Shadowstar1922]

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[Shadowstar1922]

Readers, Fans. I have started to make, Book II od my story, so thats why i am speeeding up the proccess of my books. Book II is called, Land Of Secrets. i have finsihed the first 2 chapters. just wanted to tell ya guys.

[Lightning Orb]

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[Shadowstar1922]

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[Shadowstar1922]

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[Shadowstar1922]

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TL;DR

THEN READ IT! I READ ONE OF THESE CHAPTERS, IN LIKE, 5 MINUTES. WHY CNA'T YOU GUYS TAKE 5 MINUTES, TO READ???