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Lillypaw||

At the sound of Ashcloud's tail cracking in the air, Lillypaw took off, her gray and cream pelt a blur as she weaved through trees like lightning. Looking to her left, she saw Hawkpaw a bit behind her, and that empowered her to run even faster. As she looked to her right, she noticed that Sedgepaw was ahead of her, but was starting to slow. She ran as fast as possible, practically tripping over her own paws, but she stopped dead in her tracks as she scented Minnow nearby. Why would she be out here? She thought as she ran. There was no possible way of escaping this race, and even if there was she didn't know if she would want to. Winning this race guaranteed your spot in the FogClan v.s CloudClan Hunger Games. Watching as Hawkpaw and Sedgepaw both raced past her, she made her decision.
Paws thrumming against the ground in perfect rhythm, it was hard to know who was going to win the race. Sedgepaw was slightly in front, but not even a mouse-length behind was Hawkpaw, and then Lillypaw. She ran faster, but there seemed to be some weight holding her back. What if StarClan doesn't want me to win? She questioned. She looked at her competitors and realized that Ravenpaw was nowhere to be seen. Her eyes scanned ahead and behind her, as she ran, and yet, there was still no sight of the lithe tom. He may be an annoying mouse-brain, but he's pretty fast. Even I couldn't go that fast in a race. How is this possible?
She snapped back into reality and took note of the fact that she was very behind. Her paws ached, and she hoped that it ended soon, but she wanted to go to the Hunger Games with a huge passion, so she was determined to keep on running. As she ran past Hawkpaw, she saw a reddish pelt a couple of fox-lengths away and she ran with such long strides she wasn't even sure a WindClan warrior would be able to beat her. Muzzle to muzzle with Sedgepaw she leaped and landed right behind the finish line, just barely beating Sedgepaw. she gave him her goofy smile and he padded next to her, eyes shining when he spoke.
"Good job,"He was breathing hard, a result of him running for so long. "You deserve that spot in the Hunger Games. Win it for both of us."She was confused. "Sedgepaw...Don't you get a spot in the Hunger Games too? Cuz you were in second place?" He shook his head and pointed his tail to another black pelt next to her. It took her a moment to realize that the cat sitting on the other side of her was Ravenpaw. "W-wait. What?" She looked from Ravenpaw to Sedgepaw and back again. If she was confused before, she didn't know how to describe what she was feeling now. He looked at her and smiled his shy smile and tilted his head to indicate for her to see who was sitting next to him. She peered over and realized that the cat sitting next to him was none other than Minnow. The she-cat that had given her shelter when it was dark out. How did he know her?
Minnow immediately noticed Lillypaw's presence and her eyes gleamed with happiness once more. "LILLYPAW! You're here! Sedgepaw here was telling me all about what you apprentices do in the Clan."Lillypaw was once again confused. "Um, Sedge-" Ravenpaw immediately cut her off and gave her a glare that said: don't you dare, or you'll be sorry. I'm not messing with you. "Oh! Minnow, You see how Lillypaw just completed the race in second place?" She gave him a curt nod. "Well, the first two winners of the race get to go to the Hunger Games, which is basically when the strongest, fastest, best-trained cats of each Clan meet up at the moor and fight their tails off. It takes a lot of practice, but if you're good enough then you can be one of them." Her eyes widened and she gave him another one of her signature smiles. A pang of jealousy hit Lillypaw as she saw the strong bond the two cats shared. It seemed like Ravenpaw finally found a friend. "Wait...So you and Lillypaw are both going to the Hunger games?!" He nodded with a large grin on his face. She leaned over to say something to Lillypaw but noticed Sedgepaw sitting next to her, and turned her attention toward him instead.
"Hey, Ravenpaw!" Sedgepaw turned his head and glared at Minnow. "Can you shut up, you piece of mouse-dung?" He said, his voice harsh and full of no resentment. "Woah, you're worse than I thought! No wonder why everybody hates you!" She took in his features, from his dull yellow eyes to his spiked black fur, she seemed to be hating him even more by the second, and Lillypaw knew by the look in Ravenpaw's eyes that he was happy with how this was turning out. "Me? Cats don't hate me!" He got even more upset, and Lillypaw saw that he was ready to attack if he needed to. "Yes, they do!"Lillypaw was getting nervous, and she locked gazes with Ravenpaw. He was full of fear too; there was a very strong amount of tension in the air. Even as the two kept on bickering, she couldn't seem to leave his gaze. His green eyes held some sort of power that was unexplainable, and she knew at that moment that there was more to the tom that met the eye. A...mischievous kind of feeling. Something wasn't right, and it was her job to figure it out.
She was snapped out of her thoughts once more, but this time it was from the tangle of claws and fur next to her, and when she turned to see if Minnow was okay, she saw the gray she-cat sitting next to her, pelt unharmed. When she looked back to see who was fighting, she had never been more surprised to see Ravenpaw pin Sedgepaw to the ground. And what was even more surprising was that Sedgepaw actually looked terrified. That changed quickly though, and it was only a matter of seconds before Ravenpaw was launched off of him and onto the ground behind him with a thud. What had changed in Ravenpaw that he had become such a different cat? She looked up to see Ashcloud and Russetsong pulling the two toms apart, Ravenpaw having won the battle. Where in the name of StarClan was Sealeap? He should be the one pulling Ravenpaw away and scolding him, not Russetsong.
Before she could even utter a word, Sedgepaw had dragged her to her paws and shoved his muzzle in her face. "If you don't start helping me defeat that pawful of a bother I have to call my brother, then you will never, and I mean ever, see the light of day again. Understand?" His eyes were slits, and Lillypaw felt a chill run down her spine as she spoke. "Y-y-yes S-sedgepaw." Her voice trembled, and she curled up into a ball next to Sedgepaw's paws. "Good. I hope you find a way to bring that weirdo Millow to be one of us." He growled. "H-her name is Minnow." He gave her a glare that said I don't care and you better get up or I'm gonna claw you to bits. He kicked her and made sure no other cat was around when he padded over to Ravenpaw. After briefly speaking, Lillypaw saw Sedgepaw bite his ear until he screeched in pain, and she saw a stream of blood flow from his ear. She then realized that he not only bit his ear, but he tore it in half. "Now get!" She heard from behind her, and she ran all the way back to camp.

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There you go! Your second chapter of the day! Now I have to go update Forgiven and I'm done for the day! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter...It got a bit violent. Oh WeLl! Hope life is doing ya good, and I hope you are doing well. Don't forget to leave suggestions for the book, and as always, thank you for reading, voting, commenting, and sharing!
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Briar✨