SwiftClan is dead ~ What happens when a Clan goes dead?

Runningstream hissed at the new cat, "WHy are you here?"

whitetail looked at the new she-cat and then her apprentice,hurtpaw, and back at the new she-cat.there was somewhat hesitation in the apprentices eyes.she hoped that his paw wasn't making him selfconcious about fighting.then she noticed swiftstar and silverheart padding to the new cat.whitetail sighed in irritation and flicked her tail to hurtpaw "come on, we need to hunt.the fresh-kill pile is WAY to low for my likeing"she said.she got up and padded to the entrance.she looked at the leader and the medicine cat again and narrowed her eyes.she knew she was being childish but there was a dark feeling eating at her stomach that told her that she was no longer needed in the clan.she knew swiftstar would replace her in a minute if she left and whitetail felt a stab of pain go through her chest.after all they had been through.she looked at the ground and resumed leaving the camp.she knew what she would do now.she would train hurtpaw until he was a warrior and then she would leave.she breathed in deeply to stop any tears from falling from her eyelids and smirked you are too soft and emotional whitetail. she hissed to herself.she padded out of camp and looked back to see if hurtpaw had followed her...

It took a moment for Hurtpaw to hear his mentor's words. Shaking his pelt, he got up after her. Was they something else in her eyes? Sadness? Hurtpaw shook it off. There can't be. Not with Whitetail. But he couldn't shake that look o her face. I'm imagining things He thought to himself, as he sped up slightly to keep the same pace as her.

whitetail suddenly crouched and flicked her tail at hurtpaw to warn him to stay down and quite.she stalked the seemingly invisible mouse and then she leapt.with a quick bite to the neck the plump mouse was dead and whitetail quickly buried it."this forest is filled with fresh-kill now that we have been gone for three moons."she told hurtpaw.she wasn't as excited as she should have been and she knew exactly why.her paws became weary but she kept walking.she spotted and vole "ok hurtpaw, you catch this one"she whispered.

Hurtpaw nodded. He got into position, more or less balanced. His tail swayed slightly. He tensed, waiting for the right moment. The he jumped, but faltered on the landing because of his paw. He swiped out his good paw, snagging the mouse with his claws, and made it come spinning back towards him. He caught it and gave it a bite to the neck. "Was that good?" He asked timidly as he buried the mouse.

whitetail smiled "that was very good hurtpaw.not many cats can alter their instincts of hunting to their own bodies.your'e gonna go far hurtpaw and i want you to remember that ok?"she said.mabye she would stay after hurtpaw became a warrior.afterall she was deputy and she knew who she would make her deputy when she became leader.she smiled and resumed hunting...

Hurtpaw nodded. Did she think he could hunt with a paw like his? "I understand." He said slowly. "But what about fighting? It's harder than hunting."

whitetail laughed and put her tail on his shoulder "hurtpaw you have much to learn"she said and began walking to the training hollow "come on i'll show you how to fight with that paw of yours"she said

Silverheart nodded and followed Swiftstar.

Hurtpaw nodded. It was strange that he was a warrior and not something else. He stiffed a sigh. He could hunt, yes, but could he really fight? Other cats would notice his paw and use it as a weakness. Could he really defend himself?

whitetail turned around and looked at hurtpaw "ok first things first..you have to show me what you can do with your paw.like can you put pressure on it or not and can you minouver it or not? i have to know this so that i can think of fighting moves that will be most effective to you"she explained.

"Well..." Hurtpaw mewed, taking his paw off the ground. "From hunting, I know that I can put pressure on it, but if I jump down, I falter because I can't put all my weight on it that fast. I can run and everything, pretty well...." He drew off, remembering how hard it was with the other kits. "And it's pretty useful for snagging some one's paw."

Whitetail nodded."ok try this" she said.she suddenly jumped high into the air and,mid air,she twisted her top half of her body and snagged an imaginary cat's hind left leg with her paw while kicking it in the eyes with her hind legs.she then proceeded to slide smoothly under it and claw at it's belly. " ok now try that with me"she said

Hurtpaw looked unsure. "Ah, that looks a little advanced..." He mewed, shifting his paws slightly.

whitetail smiled "come on,try it"she said

Hurtpaw nodded. "Can you show it to me again?" He asked.

whitetail nodded and redid the move "ok,your turn"she said

Hurtpaw nodded. He jumped high into the air and,mid air,he twisted his top half of his body a little too much. He fell on his back, his breath knocked out of him.

whitetail padded to him and helped him up " ok this time don't twist so far.it's better if you twist only enough to see where you're going."she said "let's try again"she said calmly