Swallowtail and Rainwhisker: Ill never forget

Swallowtail swallowed nervously. She could not believe she was leaving her home, that all the clans were leaving their homes. She padded up to her mother, Dawnflower.

“Mother is it true? Are we really leaving the forest?”, Swallowtail asked. Dawnflower looked at one of her oldest kits.

“Yes my dear, it is true, we are leaving tomorrow”, answered Dawnflower gravely. Swallowtail’s ears twitched and she pushed her nose into her mother’s fur, wanting to be a kit again. Dawnflower rasped her tongue over Swallowtail’s ears. “It will be ok”

“I don’t want to leave mother”

“I know, me neither, but we must”, replied Dawnflower “Now run along and find Blackclaw and see if you can go for one last swim”. Swallowtail nodded and padded away, her tail drooping. She ran into Hawkfrost, he held his head high.

“Hi Hawkfrost”, mumbled Swallowtail.

“Greetings Swallowtail, whats wrong?”, inquired Hawkfrost. Swallowtail looked at him, her eyes wide.

“I don’t want to go, I don’t want to leave behind the river, our camp, everything, and I’m afraid”, admitted Swallowtail. She expected the haughty warrior to say something brave and rude, but he looked at her warmly.

“I don’t want to go either, this is my home as well, I might never see my mother again”, meowed Hawkfrost referring to his mother Sasha, who was a rogue “And I am afraid as well”. Swallowtail looked at him

“The big brave warrior, is afraid, oh my how things are changing!”, joked Swallowtail. Hawkfrost laughed. “I’m off for one last swim, do you want to join me?”, asked Swallowtail.

“Sure!” the tom replied.

“Race you!”, mewed Swallowtail before sprinting toward the river. Even though Hawkfrost was a strong and big cat, Swallowtail was quicker.