Leafwatcher: A Short Story
I watched as Reedfang disappeared into the bush with Leafwatcher by his side, until their tails vanished from my line of sight. My eyes momentarily closed as I gathered my bearings, praying to Starclan that I wouldn't have any needs for my claws.
In front of me, I only heard the orange tom's breathing, otherwise the forest had fallen silent, as if it could sense the explosion that was about to happen with our conversation. Taking a deep breath, I reopened my emerald eyes, bracing myself for the tough discussion that I had dreaded for the longest time. Flamestar no longer left me any choice, though, as he had crossed the unspoken line we had agreed upon back in my apprenticing days.
"Wolfspirit," Flamestar meowed calmly, breaking the silence. My eyes raised up to meet his, "I understand what this looks similar to, but I assure you, nothing has happened between me and Leafwatcher...I love Morningshine with all my heart and I would neve-"
"What about that time I found you secretly meeting with Deerpatch?" I interrupted with an angry growl before he even used the chance to start his poorly-planned lie.
Instantaneously his total demeanor morphed, as his amber eyes turned from their warm and welcoming color to a dark and cold wall of stone.
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slowly, as if he was thinking with the utmost care how he would answer. "We vowed we would put that behind us didn't we? That was a mistake from the past, one that I learned from. You were merely an apprentice back then! A naive and young she-cat who thought she was the greatest phenomenon since the discovery of catnip." He snarled suddenly, his usual laid-back personality vanishing as he viciously attacked my past self out of nowhere. His last sentence stung me a bit, although cats had criticized me mercilessly before, coming from my leader, who I previously adored, only added salt to the wounds
"Since when was any of this about me!" I rebuked, not letting him receive the satisfaction of seeing me stung by his words. "The entire situation is about you meeting with other she-cats who aren't your mate! In fact, you've broken the warrior code before this, but, when I discovered you and Deerpatch, a Duskclan warrior, I decided to let it slide, and I kept your secret. And do you want to hear why? For the simple fact that you were my leader and my opinion was unrealistically high of you!" I spoke harshly standing to my paws with conviction.
"I sacrificed my morals for you in the result of you swearing you would modify your ways! There was a matter of trust that you broke with all of the clan, yet they don't even know it. Not yet anyways! I've held myself quiet for too long, and Darkclan deserves to know that you fathered Deerpatch's kits and now Leafwatcher's!" I finished closing the distance between us with my face only mouse-lengths away from his.
His eyes lighted with rage as he bared his fangs at me "No one was suppose to know about Deerpatch's kits, and how are you even aware that Leafwatcher is expecting! Are you snooping around and checking up on me? Is this what this is: you searching for me to misstep in order for you to take over the clan!" He accused shoving me back with his broad shoulders as his paranoia suddenly became apparent.
"That's what you think?
That I desire to assume leadership over this clan?" I growled through my teeth, anger pouring off of my pelt as I refused to budge a second time. "Flamestar, the last event I wish to happen is taking over your poorly constructed clan, where every cat holds a lie and a secret. Stop being a paranoid elder and open your eyes! There is a bounty of cracks in this clan that you don't even realize them for the simple fact that you can't focus on your own family! Why are you having relationships with she-cats from other clans? How does this even remotely aid in Darkclan's survival?" I vented in return, shocked at his fanatical accusation, implying that I was a power hungry cat who yearned to destroy
him.
In front of me, I only heard the orange tom's breathing, otherwise the forest had fallen silent, as if it could sense the explosion that was about to happen with our conversation. Taking a deep breath, I reopened my emerald eyes, bracing myself for the tough discussion that I had dreaded for the longest time. Flamestar no longer left me any choice, though, as he had crossed the unspoken line we had agreed upon back in my apprenticing days.
"Wolfspirit," Flamestar meowed calmly, breaking the silence. My eyes raised up to meet his, "I understand what this looks similar to, but I assure you, nothing has happened between me and Leafwatcher...I love Morningshine with all my heart and I would neve-"
"What about that time I found you secretly meeting with Deerpatch?" I interrupted with an angry growl before he even used the chance to start his poorly-planned lie.
Instantaneously his total demeanor morphed, as his amber eyes turned from their warm and welcoming color to a dark and cold wall of stone.
He began …show more content…
slowly, as if he was thinking with the utmost care how he would answer. "We vowed we would put that behind us didn't we? That was a mistake from the past, one that I learned from. You were merely an apprentice back then! A naive and young she-cat who thought she was the greatest phenomenon since the discovery of catnip." He snarled suddenly, his usual laid-back personality vanishing as he viciously attacked my past self out of nowhere. His last sentence stung me a bit, although cats had criticized me mercilessly before, coming from my leader, who I previously adored, only added salt to the wounds
"Since when was any of this about me!" I rebuked, not letting him receive the satisfaction of seeing me stung by his words. "The entire situation is about you meeting with other she-cats who aren't your mate! In fact, you've broken the warrior code before this, but, when I discovered you and Deerpatch, a Duskclan warrior, I decided to let it slide, and I kept your secret. And do you want to hear why? For the simple fact that you were my leader and my opinion was unrealistically high of you!" I spoke harshly standing to my paws with conviction.
"I sacrificed my morals for you in the result of you swearing you would modify your ways! There was a matter of trust that you broke with all of the clan, yet they don't even know it. Not yet anyways! I've held myself quiet for too long, and Darkclan deserves to know that you fathered Deerpatch's kits and now Leafwatcher's!" I finished closing the distance between us with my face only mouse-lengths away from his.
His eyes lighted with rage as he bared his fangs at me "No one was suppose to know about Deerpatch's kits, and how are you even aware that Leafwatcher is expecting! Are you snooping around and checking up on me? Is this what this is: you searching for me to misstep in order for you to take over the clan!" He accused shoving me back with his broad shoulders as his paranoia suddenly became apparent.
"That's what you think?
That I desire to assume leadership over this clan?" I growled through my teeth, anger pouring off of my pelt as I refused to budge a second time. "Flamestar, the last event I wish to happen is taking over your poorly constructed clan, where every cat holds a lie and a secret. Stop being a paranoid elder and open your eyes! There is a bounty of cracks in this clan that you don't even realize them for the simple fact that you can't focus on your own family! Why are you having relationships with she-cats from other clans? How does this even remotely aid in Darkclan's survival?" I vented in return, shocked at his fanatical accusation, implying that I was a power hungry cat who yearned to destroy
him.