𝚏𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚘𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 [ʙ3] | 𝚏𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚒𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚛

Chapter 2 - Velvetcloud

Three days after Snowkit's fall...

   The tan and red she-cat was organizing herbs, placing the borage leaves she just collected next to the juniper berries.

"Nice work! I taught you well, Velvetcloud."

Velvetcloud turned around to see her mentor, Shimmersky, enter the medicine den.

She smiled shyly. "Thank you. That's means a lot coming from one of ThunderClan's best medicine cats."

The white she with golden flecks flicked her ear, grinned, and meowed, "Nah I'm not the best. I just believe that you should never do a bad job good."

Shimmersky dropped the thick, white cobwebs she just gathered next to the borage leaves Velvetcloud just placed down.

Velvetcloud started to clean the moss nests when she heard paw steps and she looked up to see Spruceclaw, Hawksong, and Cloverstep carrying a weak looking Lilyfall.

Shimmersky leaped to her paws and rushed towards the silver and white she-cat.

A couple weeks ago, Lilyfall had a mysterious lump on her side and she seemed fine for the past days but now she looked extremely worn out and in pain.

"The lump...it has gotten worse..." Cloverstep panted. The white she-cat with black socks belly was getting slowly plumper. 

Cloverstep had shared the secret with Velvetcloud that she was carrying a RiverClan warrior's, Splashheart's, kits.

The young medicine cat was asked to help Cloverstep give birth and of course she would. It was part of the medicine cats code that they should help any cat in need, even if they were breaking the warrior code or from a different clan.

Lilyfall coughed harshly and her breath ragged. "Help me please..." she rasped at the two medicine cats.

Shimmersky tried giving her catmint and Velvetcloud pressed gently on the lump.

The she-cat cried out with pain and she twitched slightly. Velvetcloud and her mentor, Shimmersky, exchanged sad looks.

"She's in so much pain...no medicine cat ever healed the lump before Shimmersky...I think we should give her nightshade," the tan and red medicine cat said softly.

"What?!" Spruceclaw cried.

Hawksong rested his tail on his father's shoulder. "Would you rather have your mate in tremendous pain? Or have your mate's pain gone?" his voice cracked a little with sadness and despair.

Cloverstep nodded sadly. "At least she will be happier with Silverpaw in StarClan," the white and black she meowed quietly.

Spruceclaw gave in and nuzzled Lilyfall for the last time before laying down next to his mate whispering, "I love you."

Velvetcloud grabbed the nightshade in was hidden in the corner next to the death berries and foxglove. (Btw those are all bad herbs)

She never had to force a patient to eat and swallow a herb before and she never wants to do it again.

As she forced the nightshade down Lilyfall's throat, Velvetcloud felt pain and guilt.

Lilyfall struggled for a minute before she went still and her breath slowed to a stop.

Salty tears started to form in Velvetcloud's amber eyes when she saw Spruceclaw wail and dig his head into his dead mate's pelt.

Two days later...

Velvetcloud was sitting outside the medicine den enjoying the warm sunlight.

After Lilyfall's burial, the she-cat was depressed the next day after that, blaming herself for her untimely death.

Luckily, Shimmersky was able to snap her out of it.

She just finished prey with Lionwing, Cinderstrike, and Hawksong and she wanted to relax a bit before heading back up to the medicine den to help Shimmersky stock horsetail and yew berries.

Velvetcloud then spotted her sister, Flowertail, in the shadows staring at Lionwing.

Velvetcloud stood up to go greet her since she hasn't talked to her sister in a while.

Then Flowertail turned to look at her and what the amber-eyed medicine cat saw turned her blood to ice.

Her sister's normal sky blue eyes flickered to midnight black with red slits for pupils.

Velvetcloud leaped backwards, her fur bristling and her hind legs raised.

Flowertail's eyes were back to blue a split second later and she stalked towards the warriors den.

The medicine cat's breath was caught in her throat and her mind screamed, 'What is wrong with my sister!'

A/N

Sorry this was a day late! 

I'm going to try to post every two or three days after I publish a chapter so sorry if I'm not right on it the day after!

Kinda busy and have summer work to do... I hope you guys understand! 😅

Till next time!

-Vii