User:Misty mountain

prologue:
The moon shimmered over a large pool of water  the pool was inside a cave. Faint meows filled the air,wile two cats sat gracefully at the ege."If we know her fate why must we keep it from her?" Said  the cat with gray and white fur. " as I've told you Frost Lily I am, through her dreams." said the other larger cat with a plain white pelt.

'''         "But that isn't enough Snow Leg!" Said  Frost Lily, her tail twitching in frustration. Frost Lily opend his mouth to speak, but an older,wiser cat walked over to them. and sat down beside them.'''

'''" young ones-" She began, her quiet mew cracked with age. " mountain Paw is special, as you both know. you also both know her future, we musn't tell her what will happen and instead simply lets see her reaction of her problem ,and see if she's the one." The wise cat continued. "your right." said Snow Leg looking sidways into her reflection of the clear water. "Your right."'''

chapter 1:
Mountain Paw sat at the foot of a frosted tree, staring into the night sky. A small chilling breeze blew, and Mountain Paw braced herself for the wind to touch her. where am ''I? ''She thought. '''

"Shaded Mountain!" Said a quiet voice behind her. " who's there?" A black tom with gray marking eged with white creeped out of the ferns. Mountain Paw knew him, he was an apprentice like she was. "Brave Paw?" The tom looked around confused.

"What- whatever where are the.." his meow growing qieter as he spoke."...the kits?" he whispered. "what?" said Mountain paw confused. The unidentified tom hissed alarm "What!" and he turned and darted into the ferns.

Mountain Paw chased after him pushing through the heavy ferns but the father she went the darker it got she kept going until it was completely dark. "hey over here. hey, hey!"

"hey. Mountain Paw? Mountain Paw! stop your kicking me!" Mountain Paw woke up she was tired and felt like she had just ran around the river, twice! she opened her eyes and saw Brave paw standing over her looking frustrated. but the frustration soon faded to amusement. " night mares again?" he asked his meow eged with concern. "yeah." Mountain paw admitted.

then Leopard Ear looked into the apprentice den. "you two, the elders will be awake  soon and they'll be hungry. Go hunt and be back at-least before sun-high." she said sternly and then padded back to the  warriors den. Mountain Paw stretched and turned to get Brave Paw, but he was already pushing his way through the exit of the den. "Wait for me!" She said running to the exit of camp.

chapter 2:
Snow hung on the branches over head, and a gentle breeze blew ruffling Mountain Paws fur. Brave Paw padded along quietly beside her, his nose high searching for any scents. Mountain Paw opened her mouth letting the scents of the forest reach her scent glands. "Anything?" Mountain Paw jumped startled at Brave Paws voice breaking the silence that hung in the air ever since they left camp. "N-No." she replied gloomily. Brave Paw frowned for a moment, then perked up. "Maybe we could split up!" He offered. "Well I don't know if-"

"come on, it'll be faster." He said cutting her off. "ok, your right lets go." Said Mountain Paw giving in. "Meet me back here." and he ran into the bramble that eged the clearing. Mountain Paw looked around. '' I guess I'll go the opposite way then. ''she turned and slowly crept into the bushes

She followed her nose until she came to a clearing, she had been tracking a rabbit. She creeped closer and then saw the rabbit nibbling some grass, in a spot leaf bare hadn't totally destroyed. Steadily she stalked forward until she was a tail length away, Finally she leaped and in a single bite, the rabbit hung still in her jaws. She was about to travel back to the small clearing wondering what Brave Paw had caught, but a scent almost familiar caught the air.

curious she followed it scenting a bird but her curiosity bumming her instinct to chase it until it hung limp in her jaws. she decided to bury her rabbit under a bush. Mountain Paw kept at the scent, until she neared the river. she thought it was just dead fish on the side of the river, that she had scented. but something told her to stay. she stepped into the water unaware she was in river clan territory, and then heard small meowing as if a cat needed help near by.

chapter 3:
Dakota Paw meowed louder, as the cat neared her. "help I-I'm hurt...." There was resistance in her voice but she knew she was be hurt badly. "don't worry, I'm coming! Answered the cat confidently, as it steadily splashed through the water to the other side of the river. as it neared the rock covering Dakota paw. there was a tang of blood in the air that obiously made the cat want to run all the way back to camp yowling, but it stayed knowing Dakota Paw needed help.

Tense by the silence the cat called out again. "where are you?" After a few moments Dakota Paw answered "Here behind this rock." she said trying not to show her pain. the cat padded over to the large rock in the shallow part of the river near the ege, and looked behind it.

Dakota Paw a light brown she cat with dark brown slashes layed sprawled, water washing over her legs. She looked up at the cat and said; "my paw.. I -I was hunting and I stepped on two-leg rubbish that was near the river." The looked down at Dakota Paw, and said; " I'm Mountain Paw, and I'm going to help you just... stay still." Mountain Paw leaned down to look at the hurt paw, and looked back up at Dakota Paw. " I- I need to get that out of your paw, ok?"

Dakota Paw wanted to say no but needed it out of her paw. "Ok. Go ahead get it out." Mountain Paw looked over the paw again, and put his paw gently down on Dakota Paw's paw "So are you in river clan? That's what I expected." Dakota Paw looked up at Mountain Paw wondering why she was asking questions, about her. but she realized it was to get her mind off Mountain Paw pulling out the glass in her paw. mean-wile Mountain Paw was curiously sniffing the glass. "Uh, yeah I'm River Clan." she answered finally.

chapter 4:
Mountain Paw tensed noticing she was in River clan territory. "are there any other apprentices in your clan?" Dakota Paw nodded focused on her bleeding paw. " whats there names?" she asked hoping to distract Dakota Paw for enough time to pull the glass out. she looked backward at her camp. "Shell Paw Lake Paw-" she began as Mountain Paw slowly put her teeth around the glass, and the taste of blood touched her tounge "Fish Paw..."

she continued as Mountain Paw slowly slid out the piece of glass surprised Dakota Paw didn't notice. "... and Pebble Paw." Dakota Paw looked back at Mountain Paw noticing the piece of bloody glass hanging in her teeth. she looked at her paw and smiled" thanks!" she said slowly getting up. "any ways see ya" she ended. "Wait can we meet up tomarrow at the border so I can make sure your paw is alright?" asked mountain paw thoughtfully. " yeah that's a good idea." answered Dakota Paw before limping of into the ferns Mountain Paw sprinted back to the clearing Brave Paw told her to meet him. and fortunately he was waiting for her "where were you!" he sounded close to yelling. "hunting." she said coolly before padding in the direction of camp.

chapter 5: Stone Paw