Wednesday, September 28, 2005

CHAPTER 15: sickness

Finally the battle was over with. And mudpaw came up to me and asked “hey greenpaw do you want to see Rainstar again?” “Sure…but tonight the gathering…how are-“ “where going to meet him at the gathering…lemurtail invited us…” she smiled as she said that. “Sure” I said with confusion. “Ok…I’ll go and tell lemurtail that you’re coming…and while your waiting, grab us something to eat! Ok?” she said smiling yet again. “Sure” I bounded over to the fresh-kill. I took one of the slimmest voles there. “I would choose that rabbit over their if I were you…it’s going to take a while to get to Rock Pool.” Lemurtail said. I looked up at him. He must of gotten mudpaws answer I though. “Good luck…oh you might want to carry some kill over to Snowleaf…she doesn’t seem her self.” “She’s probably still in shock from the battle” I mewed. “ I dunno…” I heard him yowl to himself. I looked at him weird. Why would he think that Snowleaf was sick…it didn’t make scents? I looked over at mudpaw then the medicine den. Then glanced back a mudpaw. “Hey mudpaw…I’m going to stay with Snowleaf until we leave…ok?” “Sure…can I come?” “No I prefer you not to…I think she might be getting sick…” I said with eyes that gleamed down at the grown. “Ok…” she winced as she said that. I ran towards the den of the medicine cat. I heard some coughing. That must be her I thought to myself. Then I saw a trail of blood. My eyes widened with fear. I walked in…one paw in front of the other. And pausing at every time she cough and I would wince. When I finally reached her she was lying on her side. “Oh…Greenpaw is that you…I scents that I will not live much longer without the proper care.” “Snowleaf?” I glanced down at her. “I will do my best.” I said licking her ruffled fur. She looked at me then fainted. I did my best to fight back the tears. “MUDPAW!” I yowled. She came rushing towards the entrance. “What?” She said with alarm. “I will have to past on the trip to Rock Pool.” “But-“ she started but noticed Snowleaf lying in the dust. “Ok… I will go and tell Lemurtail that you can’t make it…” “Thanks…” I said with passion. I padded up to her and slammed my body against hers. There, we both purred for, it seemed like an eternity. I was happy I had a sister like her I could count on. “So are you guys ready.” lemurtail poked his head through the weeds and vines leading to the entry. “Not yet” Mudpaw had begun. But I had to finish it. “Im not…I’m not going.” I said lowering my head. “I hope to Starclan your not…I was worried about Snowleaf as well. She didn’t seem herself yesterday.” I raised my head quickly to see that lemurtail looking strait into my eyes. My happy cheerful face now faced dread. He looked suspiciously in to my eyes as if I was planning something. Probably planning to tell his secret to Fallingstar. He then shot his glance over to Mudpaw who was looking at Snowleaf limp body. “Don’t worry lemurtail…I would tell anybody your secret…and Mudpaw, I don’t think you would like it if someone was watching you as you slept.” She quickly turned her gaze to me and smiled a haft smile, showing she knew that. Lemurtail shoved Mudpaw out the door and I got busy working on Snowleaf…lets see, she coughing up blood, fainting more than usual, and sleeping for long periods of time. I figured out that it was a dark blood. Snowleaf said you could get it during Green-leaf and Leaf-fall. And if you don’t treat it fast, you’ll die, a slow and painful death. I quickly recall the study of the plant that can cure this dieses. The plant was called ruffled flower. I can’t believe I had to miss the gathering from this. But I was glad that Snowleaf was in the hands of the becoming medicine cat. Her brave and loyal apprentice.

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