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Chapter 12: A Blood Stained Cat

Barkpaw

Barkpaw padded into the apprentices den to sleep. He pressed close to Forestpaw, the two littermates still close during their apprenticeship. The brown tom soon shut his eyes, and sleep soon took him into it's soft paws.

"Barkpaw! Barkpaw!" The voice of a she-cat whispered. Barkpaw blinked open his eyes. He saw a strange place, with shimmery cats coming around. One caught his eye.

"Curledtail!" He raced towards his mom. Well, he tried. His paws stayed planted into the ground.

"The place where moss rests must become closer to the stars, or the cat with the blood-stained pelt will force the Clans to crumble into bands of bloodthirsty rogues." Leafstripe whispered.

"Barkpaw, you know where your destiny lies." Quickstar mewed sharply.

"Listen. Listen to the stars." Curledtail pleaded.

"Listen." All of StarClan said in one voice. Black inched into Barkpaw's vision, slowly but surely, then all went to darkness.

Redblaze

Redblaze padded through the undergrowth, sniffing out a mouse. She saw the gray shape munching at some nuts on the ground. She crouched down, and crept forward. She pushed forward and hooked the mouse on her claws, killing it with a quick nip to the neck. Redblaze buried the mouse, and went to look for more prey.

"Hey Redblaze!" She heard her patrol leader, Echoclaw, call out. Redblaze ran up to her former mentor. "I'll get Robincall to get your prey. Twistedstar asked for you." Redblaze nodded, and returned to camp. She could see the reddish brown leader pad over, a dark expression on his face.

"You called?" Redblaze mewed innocently. Twistedstar nodded.

"Barkpaw! You too. Come to my den, both of you." Twistedstar beckoned the young apprentice, and they padded to Two Rock. They leaped through the center and found the leaders den. It was a small cave, with small tendrils of ivy hanging off in clumps.

"What is it, Twistedstar?" Barkpaw asked. Twistedstar took a deep breath.

"Barkpaw, Redblaze, I have some things to discuss." Twistedstar began.

"Oh really? I couldn't tell..." Redblaze hissed sarcastically. Twistedstar shot her a look.

"Barkpaw, ever since Lovepool died, you seem to have taken the role of a medicine cat. Would you like to become a medicine cat, and train with the help of the medicine cats from the other Clans?" Twistedstar faced the tom. Barkpaw widened his eyes.

"Yes! Yes, please!" Barkpaw exclaimed, his eyes now shining with excitement. Twistedstar than turned to Redblaze. He opened his mouth to speak, then closed it again. His eyes had a spark of something-Anger, pity, fear? Guilt? Then he let out a long breath and fell to the ground, cold.