Her fur bristled as her father stepped from the bushes and licked a paw, somewhat a bit of hope was in her eyes. "Dad?" She whispered he looked at her. "Hello...CowPaw." she recoiled and looked down. She looked up, "CowSpot."she shook her head and looked at him. "I'm glad you've decided to come back to the clans."

He let out a chuckle and looked at her, "I'm not going to join the pathetic clans again, but daughter come with me and you can be with one of your family members." She shook her head. Her eyes filling with a flash of sadness; "I..will never leave the clans." She stated, looking up at him.

He let out a exasperated sigh, "your mother is gone. Your clan hates you. Who more do you have? I am your father. Come with me!" He took one step forward the anger filling his eyes as he scratched the soil beneath him, with every pawstep.

She shook her head and looked at him, her heart pounding"no...I'm sorry..but I'll be loyal..mom wouldn't want this!" She whispered she saw anger in her father's eyes and he looked at her.

"Very well, be a pathetic cat then." He flicked his tail in anger and turned around, "we will go now," he looked behind him and meowed "but watch your back CowSpot. Just because I'm your father doesn't mean anything. You have made a mistake." With that he walked away leaving CowSpot standing there.

She thought for a moment her fur bristling at the words he spoke, she felt her breathe come out, shakily, as she tore at the thoughts in her mind. She looked scared, as she turned to look at RavenFeather. Taking A breathe she mewed quietly "should we head back to camp?"

SwiftStrike stood by Hollypounce, the both of them where heavily panting. "Yes, we should report this to RisingStar."
CowSpot nodded, walking limply and sorely along with them, her fur rustled. "CowSpot, I guarantee the leader doesn't hate you." RavenFeather whispered gently nudging her.

She swallowed and looked at him, "yea..yea I know.." her curiosity was getting the best of her. She limped and as they found the patch of brambles, they squeezed in, ignoring the sharp pain. With her shoulder dripping in blood she made her way to GoldenSky's den, for a moment she paused.

She watched as the other cats went to the leaders den first, and turned around walking to them. As she wandered in , RisingStar was in the back corner, her fur a bit bristly. "What?" She demanded.

Sighing CowSpot stood, her heart was pounding, and the sadness was clear in her eyes. "We were hunting. Hollypounce and SwiftStrike were being attamcked.. they're were rouges. And my dad." She quickly explained, not wanting to speak.

A flash of guilt was in RisingStars eyes, then it turned into stone cold fury. "Why would you report rouges!? And your father!? They were probably sent by the RavineClan warriors! To torment us!" Hollypounce, SwiftStrike, And RavenFeather looked at eachother.

"RisingStar, her fathe-" RavenFeather was interrupted by RisingStar once more, "I know! Her father left us! He is no longer to be spoken of!" She snarled flailing her tail. "He has destroyed my leadership!"

"Her father was leading the rogue group." RavenFeather finished. RisingStar pricked her ears, her fur now on end , "he left. To be a rogue!?" CowSpot nodded slowly "he asked me to join him and I said no.." she whispered.

RisingStar snarled "get to the medicine den. We will discuss this matter later. Not now." Her fur layed flat again as they all walked out.

RisingStar called from her den, making CowSpot jump, "CowSpot, not you!" CowSpot ignored the stinging in her fur. Turning around she trudged into the leaders den.

"Yes RisingStar?" CowSpot whispered, her tired paws carrying her to the den. RisingStar looked tired, and as if she fought a thousand battles. "Your father, wa there anything on his neck?"

CowSpot twitched her whiskers and squinted "hmm?" But RisingStar stayed staring in exhaustion, as if she was to tired to resay it. CowSpot nodded and shut her eyes for a moment remembering the sight of her father.

"No." She whispered taking a moment to remember her kithood. She gazed at the ground for a few moments before she looked up. RisingStar twitched her tail in dismissal.

CowSpot turned and trudged to the medicine cat den her shoulder stinging in pain, before she walked in. GoldenSky was caring for Hollypounce's wound, Hollypounce flinched at every herb touching her wound.

CowSpot looked at RavenFeather and sighed, they held eye contact for a moment, before she looked down. She closed her eyes, thinking of sweetgaze, her heart beating quickly.

"Let me take a look" she heard GoldenSky say.

                                           ******

The sky was darkening as she walked over to the fresh kill pile, taking a small vole and carrying it into the den. Her heart stung with grief and she bit into the vole, hearing footsteps from behind her. "Hey mouse brain" she heard a voice purr from behind her.

She turned to Hollypounce and let out a purr herself, giving her a flick of a tail. She took a bite of the vole, turning around she gulped it in a few bites. Not realizing how hungry she was.

"Why are you thinking of your dad?" Hollypounce asked, genuinely. CowSpot paused for a moment before turning back to Hollypounce. "I don't know, no matter if he left me, he is still my dad, the strong tom I saw as a kit, just as I opened my eyes." She smiled a little.

"I saw my mom's beautiful eyes, gleaming with excitement. As she called for Badgerclaw, and he walked in, I saw him as.." she stopped for a moment. "I saw him as the strongest tom ever. The kindest."

Hollypounce was next to her and looking at her "he still is, he has just changed, since his grief. he still is that same tom that loves you." Hollypounce smiled, burying her nose in CowSpots fur.

CowSpot nodded and looked at the moss under her, "he is also the only cat I had left." She whispered, quietly, yet it seemed as though she were yowling the words.

"I'll never have the comfort of my mother again, and I understand his great for that, yet I wouldn't leave the clan she was in." She flicked her tail a bit. "He is the only cat I had all my heart in. The only cat who carried my blood." She whispered.

"The only cat who-" she paused as a screech of grief and terror rose in the clearing. She ran out immediately, a dead body hung in TumbleFoot's jaws, his eyes were filled with their as he held his dead mate, TawnyTail.

All the cats yowled in grief, but CowSpot stayed quiet, trying to hold back her sadness, the stinging in her heart was worse. "TawnyTail.."

As TumbleFoot put his mate on the ground he whispered "just as her kits were born." Two tiny squirming kittens appeared behind him, one was a tortoiseshell with a brown muzzle and one was brown.

TumbleFoot felt his voice crack, he looked at the body and lowered his chin on the body, a small sob coming from his mouth.

"I am so...." CowSpot came over quietly "sorry.." TumbleFoot sat up. "Some rogue with a collar on killed her!" CowSpot saw RisingStar flinch and stay stiff. "IT WAS BADGERCLAW!" She yowled, turning to CowSpot, "it was your father!"

CowSpot flinched "no...my father doesn't kill!"

"I saw him! In a dream from StarClan!" She yowled. CowSpot stood,  she felt the pain in her heart grow, as she saw the glares of anger in every cats eyes, except Hollypounce, SwiftStrike, and RavenFeather.

"Please.." she looked around "I..." All the cats were surrounding her, growing scared her tail shot up as she saw TumbleFoot bare his teeth. She backed away, before Dovestripe came forward. "Leave her alone! Her father's actions are not to be put on top of her!"

CowSpot looked at everyone, her heart pounding. "Her mother just died as well! Great StarClan doe this clan have any mercy!" CowSpot shook her head, why would a cat do this!?

"It's her father you moue brains! Even if he had killed her! She would deny it because it her fathe-" CowSpot turned her head to TumbleFoot who interrupted Dovestripe. "That retched cats father killed my mate!"

CowSpot looked at him "if it wasn't for her mother dying her pathetic father wouldn't hav-"  CowSpot leapt onto him pinning him in fury, her eyes were filled with anger and bloodthirst.

"This is what would make me doubt my morals" she whispered In his ear. She raised her claws in the air, about to scratch the tom down his shoulder, before she was shoved aside by RisingStar.

A snapping flair of jaws moved towards her throat, making her move her head instinctively claw begin sinking into her shoulders. She kicked RisingStar off in a flurry. RisingStar hit a tree, falling to the ground unconscious.

Jumping up, CowSpot leapt onto TumbleFoot, her claws stretched out as she managed to scratch open his shoulder before rolling to the ground. Forcing herself to roll to her paws only to be shoved aside by TumbleFoot, suddenly her shoulder stung as her wound opened.

She let out another yowl of anger her fur was fluffed up, stringing up, she growled and snapped her jaws at his throat managing to just nip the fur. She had blocked out the yowls of terror, as she flung her claws over the fur of the other cat.

Blood poured from her shoulder as she lashed towards any piece of fur she could grasp, as she backed away, keeping watch carefully.

She snarled and yowled as TumbleFoot made the next move, leaping onto her, and making them roll around in a  flurry of flashing claws and fangs. Her anger was building up more inside her.

How dare he disrespect my father!? And me...he will pay!  Anger flared as she desperately tried to claw his throat. His screams of anger were blocked as well as she began trying as hard as she could to get anything.

Blood pooled around them as they were scratching eachother. She snarled louder when she was shoved aside by LilacShine, she gasped as LilacShine bit into her back fur and threw her to the side.

She hit the ground, on her side, time seemed to stop as she stood up, faster then she ever could, or had, and leapt on top of LilacShine. Biting her paw and ripping as hard as she could, making LilacShine yowl in pain, so loud she couldn't block it out. 

She tried harder to fight her fur now matted in blood as she tried to attack him more, her gaze was hardened as she felt the stab of pain in her heart more. She snarled louder biting into the shoulder of TumbleFoot.

Her anger was not gone as she continued trying to attack, more efficiently, before a sharp stab of pain came in her shoulder. She snarled, and when she sat up she saw a Starry figure, backed away, tail around her in disturbance.

When she looked into the face of the the figure, she realized it was her mother. She gasped a bit as blood covered her jaws. She looked around, RisingStar was on the ground, the back of her head bleeding, TumbleFoot was panting and about to faint Infront of her.

She stared into the eyes of her mother again, her heart pattering as if it was about to jump from her chest, grief struck her as she watched her mother walk forward towards her. Suddenly all cats around her disappeared in time, she felt herself feel guilty.

"Mother I.." her mother shook her head and then disappeared into the air, she saw all the cats around her. "See! She is just like her father!" TumbleFoot hissed, anger in his eyes.

"No..." She whispered, looking around at the eyes wide with fear. She was nervous, she turned and saw SwiftStrike, Hollypounce and RavenFeather's eyes wide as well. That's when she backed away. Her eyes deep into the eyes of Hollypounce's, and then SwiftStrike..and then RavenFeather.

"I didn't mean..." She couldn't finish her sentence as she stared at the others.

"I'm sorry.."