Chapter 24
"Help!" DarkMoss called out. She had been stuck in the small cavern for a little while, Sootnose and Blazefire couldn't seemed to find her.
"DarkMoss!" She faintly heard Sootnose's call.
"Sootnose!" DarkMoss called again. DarkMoss scrunched up her body, and tried to leap out of the hole. Her paw just barely touched the long, dead grass that was hanging down.
She heard the two cats running around her.
"Sootnose! Blazefire!" DarkMoss hoped that one of them would hear her.
"DarkMoss?" DarkMoss heard Blazefire say her name.
"Blazefire!" Right as DarkMoss said his name, she saw Sootnose's face peer over the hole.
"Can I have some help?" DarkMoss asked. Sootnose just shook her head and called over Blazefire.
"Can you jump out?" Sootnose asked.
"I've tried that, it doesn't work. I need a stick or something to grab onto." DarkMoss told them. They both ran off for a while. Bored, DarkMoss tried to 'run' up the wall, it nearly worked but she ended up knocking the wind out of her. After trying agin, Sootnose and Blazefire came back with a large stick. They laid it over the opening, and tested it to see if it would hold.
DarkMoss got a running start, and leapt up. She managed to grab onto the stick. She felt it bend under her weight. She quickly pulled herself up onto the stick and walked across to the ground.
"Thanks." DarkMoss told them, thankfully, one of them managed to catch the rabbit.
"Let's go." Sootnose said, picking up the rabbit and heading to the creek.
"I guess you want to see Silverpatch's kits." DarkMoss guessed. Her only reply was a nod. "Are you coming with us Blazefire?"
"Na, I think I'm good." He padded up to the tree line, where the ravine should be or at least end at.
"Want to race?" DarkMoss challenged. DarkMoss reached over and grabbed the rabbit, she started to half hop half run to the creek. Sootnose started to get in front of her. DarkMoss pushed herself harder, catching up to the young warrior. Sootnose leaped over the creek, landing on the other side. DarkMoss began to leap, tripping over the rabbit. She flipped into the cold water, landing on her back. The cold water soaked her fur within a heartbeat.
DarkMoss stood up, shaking. Sootnose grabbed the rabbit before it slid down the waterfall. DarkMoss wadded out of the water, her teeth chattering. She started to head back to camp, needing to dry off. Shivering, she picked up the pace. Sootnose caught up quickly, holding the soaked rabbit. DarkMoss started to slow down her bones ached as another cold wind seemed to cut right through her.
"DarkMoss?" Sootnose dropped the rabbit. DarkMoss tried to push herself forward, only managing a few more steps. Everywhere around her turned from a white to black. She collapsed onto the snow, which almost felt warm.
DarkMoss woke up, it was still dark outside. Slowly, her eyes adjusted to the dark. She realized that two cats where next to her. DarkMoss felt like she was freezing, but she could nearly feel a blanket of heat around her skin. DarkMoss tried to get up, she tripped on something and landed on another cat.
"DarkMoss, just lay back down, you need some rest." DarkMoss recognized Thistle's voice. She merely slid off of the tabby and back down into her nest. She curled up, shivering again. DarkMoss jumped as she felt Thistle's warm nose on her back.
"You've got a fever, I'll get Blacktip." Thistle got up, and headed out of the warriors den. She tried to figure out who was next to her. It looked like either Aquaspear or Patch. DarkMoss watched as Aquaspear's head flipped around, looking behind her back with bright orange eyes.
"Well good morning." She said.
"How long was I asleep?" DarkMoss asked, she didn't remember going to her nest, the last thing she remembered was passing out near the creek.
"They brought you in a bit after sunhigh, and it should be about morning, so quite a while." Aquaspear said while adjusting herself so she could talk a bit easier. Thistle came in with Blacktip, who had a small bundle of leaves. She sat them down in front of DarkMoss. Blacktip told her what everything was while DarkMoss ate them, not really listening to Blacktip.
"...don't leave your nest for a while, you still need to warm up." Was all that DarkMoss heard before Blacktip before she walked out of the warriors den.
DarkMoss curled up. Aquaspear had already fell asleep and Thistle walked out of the den. DarkMoss woke back up, Thistle was back in their nest. The was starting to rise, putting a reddish glow to everything outside.
"What's wrong?" DarkMoss almost immediately realized that something was up.
"Nutmeg has had her kits, but she's very sick. Sunfish told me that she might not live to the next quarter moon."
"If she doesn't survive, we'll bring the kits to the clan." Thistle's mood seemed to lighten up a bit.
"You don't know how much that means to me."
"I hope you know that I still don't forgive you yet. I'll never forget what you've done." DarkMoss laid her head on her paws again. She looked at the entrance, wanting to go back outside.
"I don't blame you, I wouldn't trust myself either." He admitted.
Author's notes:
This is completely random, but I kind of want to here any ships or ideas anyone has yet. My favorite ship is probably Patchpatch (Silverpatch and Patch) So let me know in the comments your ship ideas or what you think might happen...that excludes the few people that actually know. And finally, thank you for helping me reach nearly four hundred reads. I squealed when I saw that. KIWI, OUT! (Why am I an idiot?)
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