Saturday, September 17, 2005

CHAPTER:11 just a Hello now and then

I awoke from mudpaws voices. It seems like everyone was disturbing me from my sleep. I saw that mudpaws was worried and tired so I desisted not to ask her what was wrong. It would make her feel uncomfortable. I sat up and felt pain but I didn’t really care much, I would be dealing with this pain for days. I looked over to see that there was a dark figure in the leaves that sat next to me. I squinted my eyes to see that it was…Clawpaw. Why was he standing there? He looked up at me as I whispered to myself. He stared for quite some time, with those bid-old-bug-eyes. It seemed to scare me for a while until he said, “Are…you ok?” He seemed to shake as he said that. “I’m fine.” I said with the happiest voice that I could make. He smiled and said, “Good…then I will leave you to rest.” Then he padded out of the medicine cats den. I slowly slipped down in to the moss. It was still warm…it reminded me of the nest my mother used to make. I purred softly then dozed off. But before I could even close my eyes mudpaw came. “Hey are you ok…you seem…depressed?” I closed one eye and opened the other. “Yeah I’m fine…just tired that’s all.” “Oh…ok. Do you want me to leave you?” I sat there for a moment. I gently opened both eyes and stared off into space. She asked again “Do you want me to leave you?” she grunted to catch my attention. I shook my head and replied “n…no. Can you stay here with me?” she looked surprised and then out it came “sure…sis.” I smiled a haft smile. I was about to cry but didn’t, trying to show I was brave and a good leader like kit. I wish she would look at me the way I see her. She was so brave and always confident. She never seemed to give up hope. As if I…I give up so easily. I let my head drop to my paws and closed my eyes and drifted away to nowhere. I woke up to Snowleafs singing. It was beautiful. I wanted to ask her where mudpaw was, but I didn’t want the song to end just yet. But that didn’t matter because at that moment lemurtail walked in and sat beside Snowleaf. She stopped and smiled still looking at her wounded patient. I slowly got up and walked out side. There I saw injured cats everywhere. I was among them. I didn’t seem to see mudpaw anywhere though. I walked over to the fresh kill pile and grabbed a small mouse. I wasn’t very hungry. But I needed strength. I ate by myself this time. I would usually sit next to mudpaw but she was nowhere to be found. Just then she came padding through the bushes head up high. She looked proud. I wonder what happed. I got up and limped over to her. How was she all better? “Hey…mudpaw. Where have you been?” “Training and I learned how to hunt. Isn’t that neat?” I looked at her. She what? With out me? I was an apprentice to so I had to go hunting as well. It is supposed to help with you hunting skills and your fighting skills. I would need to know how to fight as well. Just then I felt even more depressed. I looked down. “Don’t worry greenpaw…” she sad with so much meaning in her voice. “I wont catch much…I promise I will only catch the biggy’s with you.” I smiled at the thought of it.

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