Chapter 8

Tinypaw's heart stopped. "It's your fault Tallwhisker's dead! You killed her!" She yowled. Her fur bristled, making her look twice her size. Crowpelt shrunk to the ground, his tail between his legs. "I-i'm s-s-sorry... I didn't ask my warriors to kill anyone, j-just hurt them.."
"All Newtstar cares about, is death!" Tinypaw shot back. "I'm leaving." She meowed and padded off, leaving the other medicine cats by themselves.

Tinypaw's heart was racing and all she could think about was to feel Crowpelt's flesh under her claws. To feel the soft, ragged fur and the body of the black tom, to see his icy eyes turn dull and the rise of his flank to stop. Tinypaw halted. She was thinking like a bloodthirsty warrior. Tinypaw thought her heart skipped a beat at the thought of being ambitiouss like Newtstar. She sighed and started walking slowly, her tail dragging behind. Arriving back to camp, she saw surprised looks from his clanmates, as they realized how early they're medicine cat is back. "What happened?" Sharphiss asked, walking up to her, shoting glances at his clanmates to leave. He put his tail on Tinypaw's shoulders and guided her to the medicine cat den.

"What happened?" He asked. Tinypaw looked up to him, surprised by the tom's generosity. "Crowpelt admitted that the battle was his idea..." Tinypaw murmured.
Sharphiss let out a snarl. "That mangy piece of crow-food. That fox-hearted betrayel..." Sharphiss cursed. "We should tell Sorrelstar about this. It's best we get back at ShadowClan as soon as possible." He suggested. Tinypaw nodded without a second thought. She stood on her paws straight away and trotted towards the sandy hollow where the leader's den was.
"Sorrelstar. I need to talk to you." Tinypaw meowed as she stepped in. "Crowpelt admitted that it was his idea to come and fight us. I was thinking we should raid ShadowClan in return." She finished. Sorrelstar looked at Tinypaw, snarling, her white fangs sharp as claws.
"No!" She hissed. "There will be no more battles! We've fought enough! I will not allow it!" She yowled. "Leave!" She demanded and turned her back towards Tinypaw.

Tinypaw let out a gasp. Then shuggered and padded out.

She decided to go see Shellsong and Hillnose.
Stepping in, she saw Hillnose curled up around his mate and his kits. A brown tabby tom, Otterkit, raised his head towards Tinypaw. She let out a purr. The tom didn't have the muscles like his littermates, but he looked determined.

She left the den, padding to her den. She curled up in her nest and drifted to sleep.

• • •

Moons had passed since Tinypaw had last attended to the half-moon meetings. She had decided not to attend to those anymore, but tonight she would.

Her brothers were having their assesments today, and Tinypaw didn't want to be far behind. Her brothers had been out since sunhigh, and they were to be returning anytime.

"Hey! Wait up Otterkit!" Wildkit's call jerked Tinypaw back to reality. Tinypaw let out a purr at how the siblings were playing, wishing her past had been as easy as this.

Otterkit then trotted over. "Hi!" He mewed. "Hello." Tinypaw awnsered kindly.
"Otterkit come on!" Adderkit squeaked and Otterkit rushed after his littermates.

"Their amazing, aren't they." Tinypaw realized Hillnose had shuffeled over to Tinypaw. "Yeah.. You have great kits." She agreed. Hillnose only purred.
"Tinypaw your brother's are back! And something tells me they've passed!"

Spikefur announced as he trotted over. Tinypaw saw Whitetail rushing over to her brothers. "Oh i'm so proud of you three! I bet you all passed!" I can't wait to hear your warrior names!" She nuzzled her kits, and Rateyes came over to have his turn

Then Tinypaw padded over touching noses with her brothers. Whitetail just let out a snort of disgust and darted off.

"Let all cats, old enough to catch their own prey, join me here beneath the highrock for a clan meeting!" Sorrelstar's call rang and cats padded around the highrock.

"Today, three of our apprentices have passed their assesments and are ready to become warriors. Spikefur, is your apprentice, Juniperpaw, ready to become a warrior?"
"H-he is." Spikefur awnsered
"Blackrose, is your apprentice, Webpaw ready to become a warrior?"
"Yeah" Blackrose responded kindly
"And Carpfeather, is your apprentice, Thymepaw, ready to become a warrior?"
"Mhmh" Carpfeather nodded.

"Then by the powers of StarClan i call upon my warrior ancenctors to look down on these three apprentices. Juniperpaw, you will be known as Junipertwig. Webpaw, you will be known as Webstripe. Thymepaw, you will br known as Thymeeye."

The clan cheered the new names.
"Uh.. Sorrelstar..... I have a question to ask." Stonemuzzle's voice sounded from the crowd

"Yes Stonemuzzle?"

"I would like to retire to the elder's den." He said.
Sorrelstar didn't look surprised.
"Very well. You have served your clan long and may you have moons of rest." Sorrelstar touched her nose to the old stone gray tom. He dipped his head and padded toward the elder's den. "Now i must appoint a new deputy. I will do it now since i have thought of this for awhile now.." She meowed. The clan exchanged a few uneasy glances, but said nothing. "The new deputy of WindClan shall be.... Carpfeather!" Sorrelstar meowed, sanding a dip of her head to Carpfeather. The young tom nodded. "Thank you Sorrelstar." He finished. Sorrelstar let out a purr. "Dissmissed!" Sorrelstar called and leaped off the highrock.

Tinypaw then stood to her paws and walked out of camp. She continued walling towards the shimmerpool.

"Tinypaw! You came!" Crowpelt's rasping meow sounded. Tinypaw shuggered. Just because she had came didn't mean she had forgiven him. "Were wasting moonlight." She snapped. She settled down by the pool, took a lap and drifted to sleep.

Opening her eyes, she woke in a shining place. StarClan!
Looking around, Tinypaw saw Tallwhisker, Kestrelflight, Barkface, Hawkheart and Darkcl- Darkcloud was here!

"Hello my apprentice. You have trained hard and it is time for you to recieve your full medicine cat name. I might not be around you at all times.. But even if you don't scent me, see me or hear me, i'm still guiding your paws don't you worry.

Tinypaw... You will be known as Tinywing. StarClan honors your faith and hope in helping others." With that, Tallwhisker touched noses with her and then backed away.

"Tinywing!"
"Tinywing!"
"Tinywing!"
The pale transpert cats cheered as tgey slowly dissapeared, leaving Tinywing to wake up.

She opened her eyes and saw the other cats stirring awake beside her.

"Tinywing...." She quietly murmured to herself

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