"Willowpaw! Get up! Were almost late for the dawn patrol!" somone was shaking Willowpaw awake and she jumped up. The blurry shape that was shaking her took focus and she recognized Nightpaw. "Sorry!" she cried and leaped into the clearing, where Beechwing was alredy assining patrols. "Youre late. The dawn patrols just leaving." Beechwing pointed his tail towards the tunnel entrence, and Willowpaw and Nightpaw run after them. The patrol leader is Mosstail. As they approch the patrol he rolls his eyes and flicks his brown and black tail. "We should get going" The patrol begins to make its way towards the Thunderclan border, and Willowpaw looks at the cats on the patrol. Mousedawn was on the patrol, and NIghtpaws mentor Birdclaw was there too, as well as a silver cat called Irisshade. Willowpaw liked Irisshade. She was quiet and also didnt have any parents, and Irisshade was one of the few cats who didnt hate her. "Howd you sleep?" Nightpaw asked her "It was a little cold but I was fine." Willowpaw shiverd. Leafbare was almost here, and she could see her breath in the frosty air. Nightpaw fluffed out his fur and bounced up and down. "I wish the patrol would hurry up and move faster. No wonder Mosstails called Mosstail, hes so slow I bet moss grows on his tail!" Willowpaw laughed at Nightpaws joke. She stopped immedietly when Mosstail whipped his head around and glared at her. "Are you disrespecting a senior warrior?" he growled. Willowpaw shrunk back as he said "Youre on elder tick duty for a quarter moon! And dont even try to contradect me!" Nightpaw stood up straight. "It wasnt her Mosstail. It was me. Please forgive me for my comment." Mosstail hissed and turned back around to continue the patrol while saying "I dont care. You dont have to cover for that rouge. I know your a good warrior and would never make such a comment." Willowpaw felt a flash of anger but she hung her head. It wasnt fair. She didnt even do anything. "Snake-heart..." Nightpaw muttered. Irisshade looked sorry for her but didnt say anything. But it was Mousedawn who spoke up. "I dont think that was very fiar of you Mosstail. Willowpaw never said anything and your punishing her unfairly!" Mosstail stopped again and came up so close in front of Mousedawns face that there noses almost tuched. "Your still a young and foolish warrior Mousedawn. You still have much to learn, so dont even think about contradect me" Mousedawn hissed. "I wont let you treat my apprentice like mouse-dung, no matter how ancent you claim you are" Mosstail let out a furious yowl and leaped at Mousefur. Birdclaw leaped out of the way, and Irisshade looked on in horror. The two cats writhed in the dirt hissing loudly and furosly. "Please stop!" Willowpaw cried. They were fighting like rouges over her. She couldnt let them. She was about to leap into the fray when Birdclaw jumped between Mosstail and Mousedawn, shoving them apart. "What do you think your doing! Your fighting your own clanmate like there a rouge! You should be ashamed!" Birdclaw lekchured. Mousedawn growled. There was a gash along her side and a scratch on her face. Mosstail had a torn ear and a ton of scratches on his back. "This is why we dont let rouges into the clan!" he hissed, glaring at Willowpaw and Irisshade, who looked hurt. Mousedawn swept her tail around Willowpaw "You can continue the dawn patrol without us Mosstail. Me and Willowpaw are going back and having a long talk with Fernstar about your adittude." Cameos Birdclaw: Irisshade next: first: prevous:
