Warrior Cats Sign in the Water Chapter 3

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           “Why? I mean, you are welcome to come, but why do you want to?” “Because we all agree that you are a very interesting cat. I would only travel with you to Grassclan territory, and I don’t want you to get into a fight with any other cats.” “That sounds great! I could use a little company.” “Then it is decided. We will leave immediately.” Sky and Lila stepped out.  “We would like to travel with you also, but Lila’s kits will be born any day now, and we cannot afford to take any chances.” Sky meowed. “I understand.” Jemma replied.

    “Let us be off now. Expect me to be back by dark.” Leaf meowed. Jemma could see that Lila was going to miss her mate, even if he was going to be gone for less than a day. “I hope I will be back in time for our kits to be born.” Leaf mewed quietly to Lila. “I hope so. I want you to be there.” she replied. Then Leaf turned to Jemma. “Let’s go.” he said, so the two cats padded out of the barn.

     The sun was high in the sky, and it was hot. The mud on Jemma’s fur kept her a little cooler, and Leaf was a shorthair cat, so they weren’t slowed by the heat. They padded on, sating nothing to eachother. Leaf led the way to Grassclan’s border, and they were making good progress. Suddenly he stopped. He turned to Jemma. “I smell dogs. Crouch down and stay down.” he hissed urgently.

     Jemma flattened herself in the tall grass. She had never seen a big dog before. She had only seen small ones, like the tallwalkers who lived two houses down had. “What do they look like?” she whispered. “They are very big, and they smell horrible. They have big teeth, their tongues hang out of  their mouths, and they drool a lot too.” Leaf replied quietly. The dogs were getting closer. Jemma could smell them now. She could feel the thundering of their paws shaking the ground.

     Leaf looked at her, but his eyes had changed. There was something hidden in them, but Jemma could not tell what it was. It was a soft, gentle look, like he would never want her to get hurt. He blinked, then the look was gone, replaced by fear.

     Suddenly, Leaf let out a loud yowl and dashes away. Instantly the dogs saw him, and crashed after him. “Leaf!” Jemma cried. What was he thinking? “Run, Jemma! Run! Head for the forest! I’ll be okay! Just go! I’ll be fine!” he yowled to her. Jemma hesitated. Would he be alright? If he was hurt and wasn’t home by dark, Lila and Sky would worry. And what about Lila’s kits? She would want him to see them. “Go! What are you standing there for? Save yourself! The clans will need you! I can feel it!” Leaf’s yowls interrupted her thoughts.

Then she knew what she had to do. She ran. When she was far enough away, she stopped to see if Leaf was okay. She couldn’t see him. Then she remembered his words. The clans will need you! I can feel it! He had said. Would they really need her? Pushed by his words, she forced herself to believe that he was fine. She scented the air. There was a strange smell in it. It smelled of cats, grass, and heather. Could it be Grassclan? Then she heard voices. The voices of more cats.

     “I smell something. Another cat. It smells like a loner, but it could be a rouge. I am going to investigate.” a younger voice said. Very well. Just be careful.” another voice mewed. “If it is another cat, you might get hurt. Finpelt, don’t let her go. She’s my first apprentice.” A sharp voice hissed. “I say she can go. She’ll be fine. Go on, Icepaw.” Finpelt mewed. “Thanks Finpelt!” Icepaw said happily. To Jemma’s horror, the young grey cat came padding toward her.

     Icepaw stuck her head into the tall grass where Jemma was crouching. She called to her clanmates. “Over here! She’s no bigger than a new apprentice, and she is skinny and ungroomed. I don’t think she means trouble.” Icepaw meowed.

    The other cats padded toward Icepaw and Jemma. “What is your business here?” asked Finpelt, who was a brown tabby with bright green eyes. “Yes, what are you doing here?” the other cat asked. Icepaw just looked at her, her green eyes not betraying the curiosity that was in them.

    “I am Jemma, and I am looking for the clans. I wish to join them, because my tallwalkers have not been good to me.” Jemma replied confidently. “Ah, a kittypet. You don’t look like one, but I can tell you are telling the truth by your collar and because you aren’t groomed and well fed like most. Well, you have come to the right place. We are from Grassclan.” meowed Finpelt. “This is Thunderleaf,” she said flicking her tail at the other tabby, “this is Icepaw, and I’m Finpelt. If you will excuse us for a moment, we will talk about what to do with you.”

     The three cats turned away from Jemma and whispered to each other. Jemma caught a few words here and there, but could not tell what they were planning to do with her.  Then she heard the cats go silent. Thunderleaf then whispered, “Oh, ........ alright.” and the cats broke apart. “It is decided. Icepaw and I will take you to Lightningclan territory and let them decide what to do with you.” Thunderleaf meowed sternly. “Why is Finpelt not coming?” Jemma asked. “She is going to tell Grassstar of what happened, and tell him where we are.” the tabby explained.

       Suddenly the clan cats turned and raced off toward the trees with Jemma following at a slower pace behind them. Silently Icepaw fell back beside Jemma. “Sorry about my mentor. She can be a little grumpy sometimes.” she said apologetically. “It’s ok. I know some cats that have grumpy personalities too.” Jemma replied, thinking of Leaf. Slowly her mind wandered back to his calls.

      The cats raced past endless grasses, and Jemma felt lost among the tall golden stalks. Then Icepaw started to talk again. “Lightningclan is a little low on cats at the moment, so they will probably accept you into their clan. Plus, you seem to have the makings of a Lightningclan cat.” she said, noticing Jemma’s unease among the open moors.

      Suddenly Thunderleaf stopped. Jemma looked up. Towering right in front of them was rows and rows of trees. “That’s the forest.” Icepaw whispered. Jemma scented the air. A rich, homey smell was here, mingling with the smell of cats and prey.

     “This is it. We’re here. The Lightningclan borderline. Jemma, this will probably be your new home. Let’s wait for a patrol to take you. Then Icepaw and I will leave back to our camp.” Thunderleaf meowed stiffly. Then Jemma and the Grassclan cats sat down to wait.

      Thunderleaf was sitting a fair distance from Jemma, but Icepaw had seemed to take a liking to her, and was sitting nearer. They waited in silence for what seemed like hours, and then Thunderleaf suddenly sat up. Icepaw immediately copied her actions, while Jemma was slower to follow.

     “I smell Lightningclan. We will leave you here.” Thunderleaf meowed, with no sign of what she was feeling in her tone. Icepaw turned and looked at her with her eyes filled with sympathy. “Er, I have to go. I wish I could stay, but I can’t stay out alone.” she mewed awkwardly. “I will be okay. Will I see you again?” Jemma asked. “Maybe. I hope so. You remind me of someone I knew a while ago.” Icepaw replied with a hint of sadness in her voice. With that, the clan cats raced off into the grasses, and Jemma was left alone.

      Jemma waited at the edge of the grass for the other cats. The silence was getting to her, and she was starting to feel uncomfortable. Just then, she heard something. “I’m sure I scented it, I know I did. It was coming from over there.” a cat meowed. “You may look, but I do not smell anyone, Ashpaw.” another voice said. “Thank you, Cedarlight!” Ashpaw purred. “Be careful. You might get hurt.” a she cat meowed. “He’ll be fine, Bluepool.” Cedarlight meowed.

Jemma tensed. She knew she had found the cats she had been looking for, but she did not want another cat finding her like this. The pawsteps were getting closer. Jemma braced herself for an attack, but instead of an attack, a smudgy face peered through the trees. “What are you doing here?” Ashpaw questioned.


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Warrior Cats Sign in the Water Chapter 2

 Hi! Sorry for the delay. Here's Chapter 2!!

 

 As Jemma sat under a bush she thought about tomorrow morning. She thought about her sister’s face when she had told her she was leaving. She had seemed so sad. Jemma walked to her food dish. Finally! They had decided to feed her. She sat down to eat. Despite the horrible taste, she ate quickly and was soon done. With her stomach mostly full she fell asleep.

        When she awoke it was time to go. She headed over to Sapphira’s garden to say goodbye. “Sapphira, Sapphira! Where are you? I came to say goodbye!” she shouted. Sapphira padded out the cat door, looking very sad. “Sapphira, I know you’ll miss me, and I’ll miss you too. But I think you are overreacting. I promise that if I don’t like it there, I will come straight back home and see if I can live with you.” Jemma said. “You promise?” she asked. “I promise. Will you come and see Finn with me?” Just then, Finn’s voice sounded behind them. “No need. I’m already here.” he said. “I brought you this.” He handed her over a skinny blackbird.

         “Thank you, Finn. I can never catch anything more than a leaf.” Jemma said thankfully. “You’re welcome. Maybe you’ll learn how to hunt in the clans. I wish you a happy life in the forest.” Finn replied with a hint of sadness in his voice. “I’ll miss you both. Will you come to the edge of the tallwalker gardens with me?” Jemma asked. “Of course. Right, Finn?” Sappira meowed. “Oh, uh, sure. Well, I’d better stay. I’m getting older and, you know, I can’t jump fences like I used to. Sorry. I would if I was younger. Goodbye Jemma. I will miss you a lot.” he said regretfully. “It’s all right, Finn. I understand. Goodbye.” Jemma said after she had eaten the blackbird. “I guess we should be off.” Sapphira said. “Bye Finn!” Jemma meowed to the old cat as they started off. Finn just sat there with a blank look on his face.

         The sisters climbed fence after fence. Finally they saw the end of the gardens. It was a way off, but they might be able to get there by sundown. “We are almost there!” Jemma cried excitedly. “Can we rest? I’m tired and hungry.” Sapphira said wearily. “I’m sorry Sapphira, but if we want to get to the forest by sundown we have to keep going.” “OK, I just don’t want you to leave. I am going to be so lonely without you.” “You’ll have Finn.” “I know, but that’s not the same.” Sapphira said. “Look! We’re almost there. Let’s hurry!” Jemma meowed excitedly. “I can’t go any further. Please, can’t we rest? I can’t take another step.” “Well, we’re almost there. Maybe we should take a break, just for a few minutes though.” “Thank you so much! My paws are about to fall off!” Sapphira purred quietly.

       Finally the sisters found a place to rest. As they quietly lay down under a big oak tree, Jemma slowly fell asleep. In her dreams, two cats were in a forest, taking a walk. “Kestrelclaw, why did you want to talk? This is against the warrior code, you know.” a spotted she cat said. “Yes Spottedfeather, I know, but I wanted to talk to you. I was wondering, well, Shadestar won’t give me an apprentice. It’s like he doesn’t trust me. I was wondering if, well, maybe I could join your clan. The night I thought of it I had a dream. Air told me no. They said that I would get an apprentice soon enough. I was wondering if you could reason with them and try to get them to let me.” Kestrelclaw said. “No! It’s against the warrior code! I won’t. I’m sorry Kestrelclaw. You know I love you. I just had to go with Lightningstar when we were together. I’ a medicine cat now. I’m sorry. Goodbye.” Spottedfeather said, and she walked off. Then the dream faded.

       Jemma was awakened by Sapphira, who was now full of energy. “Jemma, you fell asleep. It’s already sunrise. If you want to get there soon you’d better get going.” she said. “You’re not coming? I thought you were.” Jemma meowed. She decided that the dream wasn’t important, so she didn’t tell her sister, but she did have one question about it. Who was Air? Maybe she would find out in the clans. “My Tallwalker will be worried by now. I have to go. Come see me soon!” Sapphira cried as she jumped back over the fences. Jemma looked at the barn that she and her sister had slept by. Maybe she could find food in there. Pushed by the hunger in her stomach, she headed into the barn.

       It was dark, but the smell of mice and hay was everywhere. Her ears pricked as she heard a sound of something moving. Was there something other than a mouse in this barn? “Hello!? Hello? Is there someone here?” “Get out of our territory. No cats but us are allowed in here.” a menacing voice growled in reply.

A golden tom with green eyes stepped out of the darkness. “What are you doing here?” He looked at her collar. “Ah, a housecat. Why aren’t you with your Tallwalkers? They are probably very worried, pampered cat.” He said rudely. Then a grey tabby she-cat stepped out and looked at the tom. “Leave her alone, Leaf. She looks hungry and ungroomed. Maybe we should give her a chance to explain herself.” The cat turned to Jemma. “What’s your name?” she asked. “Jemma. I don’t mean any harm. I didn’t even know that this was your barn.” answered Jemma. The she-cat turned back to Leaf. “See? She didn’t know. We should give her a mouse or two and let her go.” “But Sky! She’s trespassing! You know what the rules are. We either fight or give her a warning. I think we should give her a warning and make her leave, no mice.” Leaf hissed. Then he turned to Jemma. “Leave here and never come back!” he spat.

        “Leaf!” Another she-cat was speaking now. “Is this how you would treat our kits at this age? I would hope not.” The she-cat said as she stepped out of the darkness. She was a pretty calico with light green eyes, and Jemma could see that she was close to kitting. Just then, Leaf’s eyes softened as he padded up to his mate. “No, I would never treat our kits poorly.” He glared at Jemma. “But this kit, well, she’s an intruder! You never know what intruders hide.” Leaf hissed. “I am not a kit! I’m a day away from being 6 months. That’s half of a year!” Jemma said. “Well, Sky and I are 20 months. That makes us almost a year old. And Lila here is 18 months. Ha!”

       “Why are you arguing about your age? You two are acting like kits!” Sky purred.  Immediately Leaf jumped away from Jemma. Lila whispered to her, “Don’t mind him. He loses track of his dignity sometimes.” Jemma understood. This cat only wanted to protect his loved ones. “What brings you here anyway?” Sky asked. “I am looking for the clans. I heard about them from a friend, and I want to join them.” “Oh, I see. Well, you’re heading in the right direction. You see that field over there? That’s Grassclan territory. You will probably be there at about sunhigh if you leave soon.” Jemma purred. She was almost there!

       Just then, Lila brought Jemma a plump mouse. “Here, you look hungry.” she meowed. “Jemma purred gratefully and crouched down to eat it. It was much better than the blackbird. The flavors danced in her mouth, and made her want more. After she had finished, she eagerly thanked Lila. “Thank you. I have never tasted mouse before. Could I try to catch one?” she asked. “Of course. You can eat what you catch.” Lila purred. Leaf glared at Jemma. She crouched down and pricked her ears. She heard a mouse not far off. As if it were instinct, she glided across the barn floor. Now she could see the mouse. She waited a moment, and then pounced. Not a moment too soon, the mouse ran. Jemma chased after it, and then caught up to it. Triumphantly, she brought it to Leaf. She put it down at his paws, and beconed him to eat it.

        Then something changed inside the tom. His eyes softened as he crouched down to eat. When he had finished, he thanked Jemma, and then something unexpected happened. “I am sorry for the way I have acted. You have proved that you are a kind cat.” he said, and then beckoned to Sky and Lila. The three rouges then hid in the shadows, but Jemma could hear them whispering to one another. Then Leaf showed himself. “Would you let me travel with you?" he asked.

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Thank you Grandma F for the very helpful tip. I was just reading that chapter and yes, it can be kind of confusing. I really appreciate comments like that, and they help me be even better at writing. I will remember that in the next chapters and fix chapter 1. THANK YOU!!!