Tw: death Orchidlamb silently padded into Flurryclan territory. He was done being a loner- and Dune had gone back by now. He hoped he wasn’t too late for Sandy’s warrior ceremony. He reached a river, the swirling water giving him comfort. He loved the sound of water; it was the sound of home, and fishing, and nice swims with friends. He was about to jump across when he slipped and fell in, gasping. But the river’s current wasn’t strong and he easily pulled his head above the water and laughed to himself. He remembered training with Marigoldstar as an apprentice- she was still deputy back then- and now she had retired! Anyway, he had jumped into the river stupidly before he could swim… Wasn’t a very smart move, on his part. He remembered being determined to learn to swim after that so it wouldn’t happen again. Suddenly a current pulled him under. He wasn’t worried as he pushed back up to the surface- but suddenly something banged against his head. Huh? He was in the water, things don’t bang against his head except rocks- Panic rose in his stomach within a millisecond at the thought. Everything began happening so quickly, but there wasn’t much to happen anyway- he felt another rock bang against him and the world began to fade away. He struggled to stay conscious. He wasn’t a fish! He couldn’t be knocked out in a river, or he would drown! Pure terror wrapped around him as the world went black. A million thoughts swirled around him. What about Sandy, his trouble-making but amazing kit who he’d watched grow up? He’d never see her ceremony, never apologise for leaving… He couldn’t die now! Dune needed him, and Sandy needed him, and what about all his other kits!? What about all the things he’d never done in life? His mind turned to Lucidpaw. Would he see her there? Everything stopped and he was left in darkness.
I totally didn't cry while writing this noooo
