Raggedheart waited patiently for Nightpaw. Ridgestar had been very specific with him about what he wanted, Nightpaw. It had been almost a moon since Raggedheart had last seen her and he was sad that she hadn't come to see him for so long, had she lost feelings for him? His ears fell back at the thought, never before had he loved someone, he always was so distant, but Nightpaw was different, and now she was going to be ripped from him just to be mates with his father.
"Raggedheart?" Nightpaw's sweet voice called through the forest, and all the bird songs stopped. What was it about her sweet voice that also filled him with fear, that sent a shiver down his spine? Without seeing her he could tell she was in a foul mood, as always.
"Nightpaw!" He called back and searched for her through the under-brush. His hazel eyes scanning everything that moved, but he looked right over her pitch black shape, right before she leaped onto of him with joy and had the same playful gleam in her eyes like a young kit.
"I missed you!" She purred happily to him. She looked so different! Her once fluffy pelt was gone, replaced by a sleek and slim one that showed every ripple in her power muscles. Her silver eyes gleamed with a new light to them. But what caught his eye was not her new beauty, but the danger to everything about her. Her teeth were longer and sharper than a normal cats, her eyes seemed to see every weakness in him, and her claws were out shimmering in the sunlight.
"My father has been watching you." He couldn't do this, stare at her and be terrified like this, but everything about her seemed to draw out every single one of cats ancient fears. What had happened to the soft face and eyes that he had grown to love? Now all he saw were sharp angled cheek bones and glittering ambition in her wolf-en hungry eyes.
"Really!" She smiled, she had told him about how handsome she thought his father was, so he guessed she was very exited.
"He thinks your beautiful and wants you to come to IronClan to be his mate." He spat it out, his father was defiantly loving her cruel beauty..
"REALLY?! LETS GO!" She yowled with amazement, and a sick feeling grew in Raggedheart's stomach, this was not how it was supposed to happen! She was supposed to stay the sweet-beautiful Nightpaw that he had first met, the one that wanted nothing but to please him and all the others. She was meant to be his mate, his sweet loving mate. But this is what jealousy has turned her into, he couldn't love her like this....
"Okay." He said and turned to run off with Nightpaw at his side. This was it, he knew that he was going to lose her, but not like this...
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Poisonpoppy sat on the edge of the clearing. Her intense gaze saw every detail of every living and non-living thing in the clearing. She saw everything from Frightclaw's hatred of Ridgestar's newest mate, Nightfury. She let her lip rise in a angry snarl. Ridgestar had brought the beautiful she-cat to IronClan with help from his son a few moons ago. He had tricked this she-cat into loving him, and now Quiverbreeze was one of the she-cats that he USED for toms to mate with for kits. No love. But Nightfury wasn't the quit and obeying mate that Ridgestar wanted, anyone could see that. She constantly questioned him, and threatened Poisonpoppy.
"Poisonpoppy!" Nightfury's angry hiss came from behind her. She spun to see the cruelly beautiful black she-cat behind her. Her eyes widened, with shock and fear.
"Yes Nightfury?" Her ears flicked, she casted every fear from her body and looked the she-cat in her piercing silver eyes.
"You're going to tell Ridgestar to attack ForestClan, a sign from StarClan told you to." She narrowed her eyes, daring Poisonpoppy to challenge her.
"But they didn't." She glared back with anger and fury. She would not lie!
"Then StarClan has to send the message..." Her eyes flickered with fury. Quick as a snake she flipped Poisonpoppy to the ground, claws on her exposed neck. "Fight or cats die. Starting with the medicine cat..." The claws dug deeper into Poisonpoppy's next, blood was flowing freely, was no cat in the clearing seeing this?! Help!!!! She screamed in her mind, but her mouth was unable to open.
"Nightfury." Airboom's voice sounded from around the corner. "Stop..." He kept talking but the words were like white-noise on her pounding ear drums. Her vision blurred, an ear splitting head-ache coming to her, right before she passed out...
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