Wolfpaw's minty eyes were stretched wide with fear and unease. What was going on here. The gathering wasn't now, it wasn't even completely dark yet. The last colors of the sunset were quickly fading away as the colors of twilight lit the sky. Warriors of Silverpelt were beginning to shine their bright light upon the earth once more. The moon would soon begin it's climb into the sky as usual.
A chill wind began to blow. Wolfpaw's nerves were getting very frayed. The breeze should have felt good after the intense heat and humid day. Instead it send shivers down his spine. He had to be brave and not show his fear. Who knows what would happen to him with all of this strange cats around him. They all seemed to be in the mood for a fight. A fight to the death that is. He wanted no part in that fight.
The gray had rather large paws, even for his size. His tabby stripes extended all the way to his paws. His face paws and chest were all a lot lighter gray than the rest of him. His back was darker than the rest of him too. Like most of the other cats here he had broad, powerful shoulders. Muscular too. Wolfpaw definitely looked like a wolf, in cat form that is. He was huge for a cat, and especially for his age.
Maybe his sheer size would discourage an attack. Though he needed to make his attitude reflect it then. At the moment he was acting like a harmless kit. He was a warrior, and of ShadowClan to boot.
Wolfpaw lifted his big head and glanced around him again. He pushed the fear from his body and mind. He even managed to shove most of it from his eyes. Was Shadowhawk going to cry? He managed to catch her eye, but what ever had been there was gone now.
His minty green orbs came to rest on a young cat. The cat looked older than him. He parted his jaws to try and draw the cat's scent closer to him, but he couldn't catch the cat's scent. The cat was, once again black and white. Was there a theme going on with black and white cats? Did he miss the memo or something?
A growl split the silence and he heard Shadowhawk's icy voice dripping with venom. He turned from the young cat and watched as she and the brown tom were circling each other and accusing one another. He listened in and watched. He felt his body tense, ready to spring like a trap. His claws were slid out. Why were they just now fighting?
Barkfang's eyes were lit with fire again. His lips were drawn back into a fearsome snarl. His ears flat and tight against his skull. His fur was bristling with rage. Brownish claws were unsheathed, his jaws wide open. Thorn sharp white teeth gleaming and ready to sink into the she-cat.
"Why did you bring them...They have no business here. They're not welcomed. Of all the ShadowClan cats you could have brought why did you bring that!" Barkfang pointed his tail at Shadowhawk's apprentice, Blazepaw.
"Do you want to ruin everything?! Spoil all of our chances of winning and succeeding! Every thing hangs in a delicate balance. If they go blabbing off then what will we do?!"
Shadowhawk wore the same matching look as the brown tabby warrior. Her words dripped with venom. Her eyes were nothing more than thin slits of fury.
"I wasn't the one that left NightClan to return to my clan. Look what happened to you traitor. Kicked out of your own clan. What a terrible shame. Don't wor......" Shadowhawk never finished the sentence as Barkfang flew on top of her.
"Call me traitor one more time and I'll ripe your throat out" Barkfang glowed, his fangs just inches from her throat.
Shadowhawk kicked the large tabby warrior off of her and prepared for his counter attack. They couldn't afford to be quibbling like this with each other. As the tabby warrior charged Shadowhawk reared up and so did Barkfang. The two's forepaws were locked together. Head's dipped down for anything to grab.
Shadowhawk took hold of an ear and Barkfang had nothing but fur. Shadowhawk tugged hard on his ear. Their fore paws disconnected from each other and she felt on came down hard on her face and they hit the ground.
The force of the fall caused the two warriors to separate from each other. Shadowhawk had the wind knocked out of her. She lay there frozen on the ground. Agony like fire came from the scratches on her face. Barkfang had struck her good, she had to admit, but the damage done to his right ear was probably far worse.
Barkfang struggled to stand. He'd used most of his blazing anger to fuel and power his actions. He felt weak and tired, even if the fight hadn't been very long. The searing pain in his ear reminded him once again not to rub Shadowhawk the wrong way. She was older and a lot more experienced then him. He'd been so reckless. He'd always been in trouble because of his haste and recklessness. Like that fight with Runningstar the once evil leader of RiverClan, that fight had nearly killed him. He'd been lucky that clan mates had been free to help.
He felt dejected, his pride and ego had been dealt a crushing blow. Barkfang had to admit though, that had the fight continued he might have won......He was younger and more agile, quicker than the black she-cat. She had anger and hate to power her attacks too, though she was a lot better at controlling them, unlike him. Something he'd have to work harder at.
Barkfang picked himself up and shook leaves and other debris from his pelt and sat down. Embarrassment burned his paws, but atleast he felt better. He no longer felt like exploding with rage. Shadowhawk too had picked herself up from the ground, she was limping though. She must have lost a claw during the fight.
The muddy brown tom proceeded to clean the blood from his fur and lick the blood from his right ear. It was still tender and sore. He grimaced as he slid a paw over the shredded ear.
Shadowhawk didn't bother to clean herself up, she'd do it later. Besides another fight could soon start. The tension in the air crackled like lightening. If it wasn't Barkfang's short fuse again then it would be between the pair of loners and the EclipseClan cats. Wolfpaw and Blazepaw would probably be the cause for it. She felt bad for brining them here, but she had no choice. If they returned to camp with out her, the clan would know something was up. Besides here she could make sure they didn't return to camp, or run into any trouble.