not me smiling at death-

anyways

tws: blood, fainting, new povs

-----------

Mizzen yawned loudly, drawing his white paw over his ears and nose. He set it down as he heard slow pawsteps and smelled blood. He crouched down in the bracken and watched as a gray she-cat dragged something covered in lots of blood and dirt.
The she-cat raised her head, eyes darting around the small clearing. She let out a soft hiss. Mizzen noticed one of the she-cat's eyes was more gray than the other.

A twig snapped from a nearby tree and the she-cat jumped, turning towards the oak.

"Who's there?!" She snarled. A black-and-white head popped out from the dancing leaves.

The she-cat's tail lashed as the new tom began to speak. 

"Hi, there. Who are you?"

The she-cat didn't reply.

"Nice name." The tom snorted, "What are you doing?"

Mizzen's eyes narrowed. The collar around his neck screamed kittypet, and he didn't seem to be very frightened of the she-cat.

"And what is that?" The kittypet spotted the lump of fur and blood and his nose wrinkled. "Is that supposed to be a cat? What happened to- AAAH!"
The black-and-white tom fell from the tree, landing in a patch of sweet-smelling grass.

The she-cat swiped her front claws over the tom's face as he got to his paws.

"OW!" The tom yelped, eyes shut tight. "Wait until my housefolk see what you've done to me!" He growled, opening one of his eyes.

The she-cat looked ready to strike again, back arched and fur bristling. The tom backed away.

"Alright, alright! I'm leaving!"

- earlier that same day -

"FROGKIT! NO!" Forestpaw sobbed, unable to tear her gaze from the mess of blood.

Swanpaw grabbed Forestpaw's scruff and dragged her backwards.

"It's all my fault... it's all my fault..." Forestpaw murmured softly. Swanpaw looked up at Redeye with round eyes.

"We have to help her back to camp." She whispered.

"But- But Frogkit!" Forestpaw wailed.

"We can get their body later." Redeye nodded to Dawncloud and together the two persuaded Forestpaw back to camp.

Swanpaw followed from behind, worried.
Were cats being murdered? Or was it just a fox problem? This had been the second fox death in the last few days...

Swanpaw yelped with surprise as Forestpaw collapsed.

Redeye began to drag the apprentice by the scruff in the direction of camp.

"Swanpaw, get Aledwish and Azaleapaw. And hurry." Swanpaw nodded, bounding down the slope to the camp.

"ALEDWISH, AZALEAPAW!" She called, "Forestpaw has fainted! We need to help her!"

*casually ignores the fact that this chapter isn't done yet*