Lurking Dangers, Chapter 8

Ravenpaw     

     Ravenpaw got up and slowly padded towards the warriors den. She saw her mother, Nightwing, in the middle of the crowd of sleeping cats. I have to go through that crowd of sleeping cats just to get to Nightwing? Ravenpaw thought to herself. She saw a easy way to get to the middle, but then she realized Stoneclaw was near the small entrance. Redpaw had claimed that Stoneclaw is the grumpiest cat in the forest if he is waken up when he's sleeping. Ravenpaw shrugged, and told herself it was worth a try. Padding forward, she almost stepped on Watershine's paw.
     "Eeek!" she cried softly. One cat in the back stirred, but put it's head back down to sleep. Ravenpaw let out a sigh of relief and walked forward. Not noticing a stick on the ground, she tripped and stumbled right on Stoneclaw's tail. He jumped up, his fur bristling, yowling in surprise. Ravenpaw backed away, and hit Dustfoot. Soon she was awake, and then more cats stirred, and then the whole den was full of shocked cats. Nightwing blinked at her and sighed.
     "What is it, Ravenpaw?" she sighed. Ravenpaw beckoned Nightwing outside as the warriors became to settle down again.
     "Do you know who Snowstar is?" she asked. Nightwing stared at her for a while and then replied, "No. Go back to sleep." Nightwing turned around and began to pad into the den, but Ravenpaw blocked her path.
     "I had a dream."
     "We all do."
     "But there was a prophecy!" Ravenpaw blurted out.
     Nightwing looked down at her paws and sighed. "Yes, I know who Snowstar is," she confessed. "Snowstar is our kin. He was a good cat, according to the stories my mother told me. He was the leader of ShadowClan. His mate, Rainfur, was the deputy. But ShadowClan was lost. Only two apprentices, three kits, two warriors, a deputy and a leader remained. ThunderClan thought this was a good chance to steal our territory. The fought, and Snowstar was called to StarClan. We lost the battle. ThunderClan stole our territory, and the ShadowClan cats had to find new territory. First, Rainstar had to get her nine lives, though. She went to hunt and she disappeared. Later, the other ShadowClan cats realized that she was killed by a fox. The two warriors and apprentices decided to give up, and they left Snowstar's kits alone," Nightwing paused. "I think that's enough stories for tonight," she decided, looking at Ravenpaw's shocked face. Nightwing walked with Ravenpaw to the apprentices den as it began to become dark. "Good night, Ravenkit. Think of the brave Snowstar," Nightwing mewed soothingly.