A light from the shadows\/ A shadow from the light [FEATHER]

[Fleet]

The cracks are splitting,

the shards are crumbling,

and out of this shell,
I step anew

He paced back and forth, his tail twitched, a darkness in his grey, blue gaze. The pretty white she-cat with a ginger tail tip which was Uta curled her her body almost protectively around Daena's kits, her golden, yellow eyes watching him pace. Beside her, was the brown and white tabby tom Fife whose ice, blue eyes fixed on his brown paws. Beyond them was Naas, who stood over their prisoner, a dangerous, black shadow which was ready to strike when needed to and then there was Daena, silver, spotted Daena. Her glowing amber eyes watched his every step will a calm determination and then he spoke"The river... Where the fallen willow is..." That was where he would set his trap, there was a branch which hung high, hovering over the fast flowing, deep river, that branch was where he would put the captured she-cat and it was not far from their current location. His grey, blue gaze met Daena's as he spoke, she nodded. It was then Fife spoke"What if he does not come?" At that the black tom flecked with ginger hissed"He will come..." At that Uta murmured"Kili-" At which point he turned to her with a snarl"That is not my name!" His voice softened as his stormy, blue, grey gaze went to the sky and he continued"At least, not anymore... That tom is gone... A new one stands in his place..." At that Daena finally spoke, her amber eyes unreadable"What is this new tom's name?" At that the black tom fleck with ginger dropped his stormy, blue grey gaze and fixed it on Daena saying"Fuath"

She respectfully dipped her head at that, his gaze flicked over the others, all copied Daena but for Naas who was busy watching over the prisoner. It was as his stormy, blue gaze fixed on the prisoner that a surge of dark anger ran through his veins and suddenly he surged forwards, towards the she-cat. His claws unsheathed and he struck her across the face with a blow strong enough to knock her down. He wanted to strike her again, but he froze, staring at the she-cat with narrowed eyes before hissing"Why you? Your nothing special... Not even a looker..." His voice was ice cold, no friendliness in it at all and he stood over the she, looking down at her. His tail tip was twitching and he spoke once again"What is it about you that he likes? Is it your personality? Your taste in what's fun? Why did he choose you over them?" The rage was obviously simmering just beneath the surface, there was a desire to hurt the she-cat in his stormy grey, blue eyes and yet other than the first blow he held back. Quite suddenly Fuath turned away, his black pelt flecked with ginger prickling as he recalled that fateful day, the day the Spawn had come. The blood, the screams, the death, the smoke, the flames, the terror and his stormy, blue gaze fixed on Uta as he spoke"Take the kits, meet at the fallen willow..." His voice was calm, the memory had kicked him into action.

Stopping his mind from questioning why it was that Fili had left his family for the clan cat's. The she-cat, the supposed injured friend within the clan, they were what had kept Fili from his family. The family that had needed him, the family that had all but fallen the day the Spawn had come but even before then, their had been splinters as they had begun to fall apart. The siblings had needed Fili, but Fili had left them and now there was noting left of them. Fuath turned his gaze back to Seafrost, examining her a moment before saying"We need Fili to follow us..." At that Daena's pretty face lit up in a cold, cruel smile and her amber gaze turned to Seafrost as she spoke"Oh please, let me be the one to do it..." Fuath did not smile, the only emotion on his black face was a cold hatred as he spoke to Seafrost"Stretch out your right forepaw and your suffering shall be mild... Disobey me and I will make your suffering long and more painful than you can imagine..." His gaze showed he meant every word and Daena's cruel smile only grew wider.

Fuath

(includes Fife, Uta, Naas, Daena & her kits)

[The one, the only FEATHER!]

Her tail tipped slightly, As she looked down at the ground of where she was being held... the indignity of her being dragged all the way here... she did not give up grabbing the ground trying to get away from killi and his group. Breathing smally the blows that dealt to her still stung looking atthe ground she did exactly what she wasn't meant to go near the border but if she wen with filli she had thought she would be safe but it seemed filli's old life? current life? came for him, meaning his brother killi. It was all seafrost could out together looking up in her green blue sea eyes she watched killi pace back and fourth she watched him all she knew was that she was now a prisoner to lead filli her crush here, looking across she saw a she-cat covering some kits acting like a protector to them..what from her? she would never harm a kit they had nothing to do with this not even as her way to get out it was against the warrior code. A brown and white tabby looked at his paws sitting not to far from her. The black tom that helped drag her along sat next to her looking at her she frowned but looked away from the tom, then there was that silver she-cat that that hit her before near her also. Killi stopped pacing then mewed the river where a fallen willow was... Seafrost looked up and blinked at the tom a shiver went down her spine where the trap would be sent where filli would go... Seafrost thought no in her mind. the brown and white tabby mewed what if he didn't come at that killi snapped and hissed that he would. the she-cat that held the kits tried to mew to him mewing his name which at that he snapped that it wasn't his name anymore.

The silver she-cat spoke making seafrosts fur stand on end asking what was this toms new name? seafrost looked to the ground knowing you cannot change your name you are what you are and killi was who he was, in return to to the silver she-cat the tom mewed his new name that it was fuath. seafrost looked up to see there was silence they all bowed there head, not her she wouldn't bow her head to him. suddenly paw steps were coming to her it was killi he wasn't slowing seafrosts eyes lit up as her blood went cold his paw flashed across her face sending the wind out of her lungs as she fell down onto the ground. there was a hard knock of her head to the ground blinking the surging pain filled her brain and pelt she hissed darkly at the pain wishing it hoping the pain would stop but it was strong moving her forepaws trying to focus on where she was. She heard the toms spiteful words asking why her that she wasn't anyhting speacial that she wasn't even a looker seafrost heard his words as she breathed int he air nodding she knew she wasn't a looker nor special filli was being kind to her because she was his freinds sister... as to the question why she tried to mew to answer him. " my.. brother.." As seafrost moved slowly picking herself up of the cold floor she looked up blood trickling down her face her face felt very numb now killi continued to mew on asking what he like about her was she fun, her personality? seafrost shook her head she told him why filli was nice to her but the tom seem to have not heard her.

As she rose to her paws the tom turned away from her seafrost looked down seeing splatters of her blood around her well she defiantly wasn't pretty now filli wouldn't ever love her away... there was always fogfrost. killi told the she-cat with kits to take them to the fallen willow to wait there. The black tom flecked with ginger turned to her as she looked up blinking her orbs she watched as he looked her over seafrost frowned lightly what was he thinking where to hurt her next? As he mewed saying they needed filli to follow them. Seafrost saw the silver she-cat next to her move her face lit up asking him to her do it. seafrost moved her gaze between the two what they were going to hurt her more... so she could leave a blood trail... for filli it clicked seafrost felt her heart cry.. at the black toms words for her to hold out her forepaw if she did her suffering would be mild if she didn't then there would be more... Blinking her orbs at the tom she saw he meant it he meant everything so far... twitching her ears she looked down to her paws her body felt weak still from the uncalled for blown swallowing for a moment she slowly lifted up her paw looking at it fear was making her do this.. fear was making her betray filli leading him to his doom.. moving her paw out to them she looked down at the ground.. she wasn't pretty.. not now and now she was sending her love to be killed and ambushed... her heart pulsed knowing pain was coming she couldn't believe fear had controlled her what a mighty warrior she was.

ooc; this is soo different to kiko hey she would have courage to face them and think of a way out and fight but seafrost is all like what, why, fear of cruelty XD

[Fleet]

(sorry for any power play coming up in this post, just trying to get it to the exciting point xD)

The black tom flecked with ginger, watched with his stormy, grey, blue eyes as the she-cat thought over what he said to her and he noted an eagerness in how Daena moved closer, as if the silver spotted she-cat anticipated a fight. But then the she-cat was extending a furry forepaw towards them and Daena's face fell, Fuath ignored the silver, spotted she-cat's disappointment, he was to busy reading into the she-cat's facial expression, using his ancient training from the Watchers. He could see the fear, but more than that he could pick up on her shame and so he smiled. When he smiled he seemed transformed, he became handsome and for a moment a glimpse of whom he once had been was visible. But then he was seizing Seafrost's foreleg, his claws sinking into her inner leg and swiftly sliced downwards, cutting into her skin deep enough that she would bleed.

But not deep enough for her to bleed to death and then his claws were pulled away, his tail tip twitched as he spoke to the she-cat"That feeling your feeling right now... That shame... You should not be feeling it, he does not deserve your protection.." Then turning away he spoke to his followers"Make her walk... Drag her if you have to..." Instantly Naas was upon Seafrost, forcing her to her paws as Daena smiled At her, it was a malicious smile which warned the warrior how much she would love to hurt her if she did not co-operate. The brown and white Fife moved forwards to help move Seafrost, unlike the others though he had a slight gentleness about him. The three followers had Seafrost between them and began to force her forwards. Fuath paid them no attention, instead leading the way in silence and his stormy, blue, grey gaze was focused. He had never been more certain of what he had to do than he was right now, his tail tip curling, Fili would suffer, Fili would die and he would be the one to do it, he had to be.

They walked for several hours before the sound of water could be heard and then they abruptly turned towards it, not stopping once. Finally they reached the river and Fuath lead the way alongside it until they came to a willow tree which looked like it had fallen across the river, but its roots were still sunk into the ground still and its branches were full of leaves, suggesting it was still only leaning. Moving in among the hanging leaves Fuath peered into the branches which hung over the river, before spotting a suitable branch. Daena moved up beside him and he spoke softly to her"Use the hanging strands of leaves from the willow and lash her to that branch there... Fili won't be that far behind us... Maybe an hour at most..." Then turning his gaze to Naas he spoke"You can knock her out for this bit... Might stop her getting any ideas..." The powerful, black tom responded to his words with a kurt nod and roughly slammed a paw across the back of the she-cat's head hard enough to knock her unconscious.

Then between them Naas, Daena and Fife carried the she-cat to the branch he's indicated, it was close enough to the water that if the branch was pushed the branch would go under. Fuath had chosen it because of that, it would help him get Fili to make mistakes if his stupid lady friend appeared to be drowning. He watched for a moment as the three cats lashed Seafrost to the branch and then he was patrolling the riverbank, searching for any sign of Fili, before he returned to find the others had finished. Smiling he looked to each of them, silently sending them into good ambush positions around the tree and walked along it until he was sat above Seafrost's branch. Eyeing her a moment he spoke"I think its time you woke up..." He pushed the branch down, giving Seafrost a cold, watery bath which would wake her from her unconsciousness. Then he vanished into the higher branches, hidden from view and settled down to wait.

Unknown to the golden tom with a slight ginger tint to his pelt he was nearing the trap, his bright blue eyes were warily glancing around as he followed his brother's trail. When he had found blood on the trail his heart had twisted and he had found himself thinking bitterly This is all my fault... I put others in danger... I betrayed Kili... I need to stop this... Come on Kili... Where are you? The forest seemed to still and quiet for his liking, like it was waiting with bated breathe for something terrible to pass. As he followed the trail he wondered what had happened to his brother to turn him into this monster, he recalled his brother mentioning a Spawn attack, but he knew it could not of just have been that. His golden ears twitched as he heard the distant sound of running water, just the sound set his heart instantly pounding and his claws slid out. That won't be a coincident, he'll be using the water to his advantage... He'll of set something up on the waters edge... He thought, then he emerged from the tree line on the edge of a river. For a moment he paused, staring at his reflection and forcing himself to take a calming breath.

He knew now his brother was using his fears against him, Fili remembered how he had come to fear water, he had been trapped in an overflow tunnel as a trainee and had almost drowned. It was the one time Kili had, had to save him, smashing the rusting bars above him with a brick he had found. The sudden memory, left him staggering backwards, away from the river and then he was seizing control of himself once more No Fili... You have to do this... Kili is your problem and Seafrost is only in danger because of your own stupidity... He silently scolded himself, he forced himself to turn away from the river and follow the trail along the edge, after a while he saw a willow tree which looked like it had fallen across the water in the distance, but noticed as he slowly drew closer it was still rooted, which meant it could only be leaning.

(I was thinking, Seafrost could wake from her concussion and go into a panic state (I.E. THESE BONDS TYING ME TO THE TREE ARE GOING TO SNAP AND I'M GOING TO FALL INTO A FAST FLOWING RIVER AND DROWN! Sorta panicking xD) , which means she would make a lot of noise and that is what could draw Fili into the trap as he rushes to try and rescue her...)

[The one, the only FEATHER!]

Seafrost;

Her eyes looking on the ground not even meeting these cats eyes, she just wanted the pain to go away fast the tom seized her foreleg hooking into her inner leg then slicing down Seafrost orbs widened as she flung her head up howling the pain, her muscles tensing as she tried defensively pulling her leg away. the pain seered threw her view like a flash Letting go of her fore-paw Seafrost pulled her foreleg to herself shakily looking down seeing the blood drip red raw from her leg sniffing lightly Seafrost gently placed her paw down to the ground trying to hold back the effect of her pain. Hearing killis mew to her talk to her about her feelings her shame, that she should not be feeling it that he did not deserve it nor deserve her protection. Seafrost frowned his words fell on ice she just stared at the blood trickling down her leg her ears flicked at the toms new orders to make her walk drag if needed. Seafrost slowly looked up seeing her pah before her sudden;y the she-cat felt a couple rough pushes to get her up on her feet the last one sent her sprawling forward hissing at the pain on her foreleg but with their help kind off... she got to her paws she had cats at all her sides, no chance to run for it, killi was in front of them paying her no attention..

Her eyes were dulling she looked up it had been ages, her walking had slightly slowed down she was getting tired her ear tiredly flicked up there was a sound of water the group suddenly turned towards it, seafrost blinked feeling her gut twist they were here gulping she walked on pushing herself still surprised her blood was still dripping the tom must have cut a couple of main veins. they came to the river and walked alongside it seafrost looked to the side seeing the cats reflection she thought of pushing one into their but she probably get clawed at by that silver she-cat plus where would she go the way they just came? they stopped once they came upon a willow which was leaning over the river, looking the tree over seafrost couldn't help thinking what now? She watched killi climb the tree and whisper something to that silver she-cat but they were too far for her to hear. when killi turned back to them he mewed to the black tom saying he could knock her out for this bit. Seafrosts eyes widened she heard the tom go for her she tried to make a leap for it but as she tried to pounce there was a hard knock at the back of her head Seafrost head hurt with much pain then she blacked out.

Her world snapped her out of it waking up the she-cat blinked she looked like she was back at home, in the clans... Blinking in her mind she mewed but nothing came out just she heard words. " he doesn't deserve your protection " Seafrosts turned her head the forest seeming to close in on her "Seafrost"
turning her head she saw filli her eyes lit up as she began running to him but suddenly in a black flash everything was gone she was only in darkness then something was at her far side turning she saw something lying on the the ground ginger, running towards it seafrost saw the face on the body it was filli's screaming a silent scream she tried to call out to him but in the distance blue started flowing , moving rapidly towards filli's body engulfing him and heading toward her. taking her under too the water was all around her she tried to swim but her legs were trapped unable to move though when she looked down at them nothing was there, filli's body floated further away from her, though the waters current pushed her away.

Her eyes opened as a bubble of air was lost water was all around her, suddenly she was lifted out of the water, coughing, her leg stung now that water had rinsed it, coughing Seafrost tried to move but she couldn't looking at her paws she was tied to the tree that was what killi was mewing about knocking her out to tie her here. shaking the water from her body seafrost began frantically looking around they were going to drown her, looking down she saw the river below her she was dreaming and the water she dreamt must of been her being pushed into the water... some cat would have had to push her in looking around the tree again where were they? Pulling at her leg, looking around everywhere her pelt soaking as she pulled on her restraints pulling on her foreleg which had been cut by killi she let out a painfull scream " arghhhhhh"

[Fleet]

It was as he drew nearer the tree he heard it, a cry of pain and suddenly the golden tom tinted with ginger sprang forwards, being drawn in by the sound. He could hear sounds of movement along the branch, as if someone was struggling and sounds of pain. He recognized the voice of the cat they belonged to and forced himself to move onto the willow tree calling"Seafrost?" His claws sunk into the bark as he began peering around the leafy branches, searching for her. He was a quarter of a way along the tree now, when through a gap in the branches he saw her, his startling, blue gaze widened in horror as he realized she was tethered to a branch halfway along. For a moment he forgot that this could be a trap, his only thought was to go to her aid and get her on dry land as quickly as possible. He bolted along the rest of the trunk, till he drew level with the branch the she-cat was on and called out"Hold on Seafrost.. I'm coming to-"

It was then another voice cut in"Aww, isn't this sweet!" At that Fili whipped round to find the way he had come blocked by the silver, spotted she-cat and a brown and white tabby. At the sound of movement behind him, he turned to see a black tom and a pretty white she-cat, blocking the other way. His heart started to pound in a nervous fashion, he knew their was one cat missing from this mix and that was his brother. Turning he glanced at Seafrost, how am I going to do this? He wondered, he bared his fangs in a silent warning to Daena as he heard her claws scratching the bark beneath her paws, but she simply smiled, that cruel, wide smile. He remembered her, he remembered all of them, they were all Watchers, so he decided to try reasoning with them"We don't have to do this..." None of them answered him and so he continued"I know you don't all want to do it... Uta, you were always so happy... So friendly before, this isn't you... Same goes for you Fife... This bloodthirsty behavior... Its not you... Naas, you were so respected, so skilled... What made you all fall to the same level as the Spawn? Wh-"

At that Daena spoke again answering him"You just answered that question yourself... The Spawn... They come and suddenly cat's change... It was to them that you lost your family, all because you were condoling with clan she-cat's!" It was then there was a sound above him and suddenly something collided with him. His claws grappled with a grip on the bark and he tumbled sideways, crashing against the trunk of the tree. As he neared the edge, his old fear made an appearance and determinedly he stopped his tumbling journey. Ignoring the pain as claws ripped into his flank and then he was rolling, bringing his hind paws up, kicking out. He caught his attacker in the face, sending him staggering back and rose up to follow the attack through when his startling blue, gaze fell upon the black pelt flecked with ginger. His attack slowed, he didn't want to do this, he didn't want to fight Kili, sensing his hesitation Kili lunged in again forcing Fili to perform defensive maneuvers.

It was then the silver, spotted Daena moved past them, stopping by the branch Seafrost was on and then Fili heard a creaking as the she-cat's pushed Seafrost's branch into the water. A desperate desire to protect her filled him and suddenly he lashed out, taking Kili by surprise, catching the side of his brother's face. He followed it through with a lashing across the tom's forelegs, sending Kili staggering away from him. Sensing a gap Fili dived towards Daena, colliding with the she-cat he sent her tumbling off the tree into the fast flowing water. The she-cat was taken by surprise so went in head first, yowling loudly as she fell and there was an answering, angry yowl from Kili as he lunged for Fili once more, but the golden tom tinted with ginger knew what he had to do now and it involved facing his fears. Even as Kili lunged for him he was moving, diving down the bending branch Seafrost was attached to. As he moved he saw the fast flowing current taking Daena down river, above him he heard sounds of movement as Fife left the tree to go after her, clearly ignoring any orders Kili had given to hold his position.

But then Kili had started to move along the branch after him and with three cat's weight on it, it bent further into the water. Fili felt the wetness on his paws and legs, it was bone chillingly cold, but he forced himself to focus on the present time saying to Seafrost"Get ready to hold your breath..." She was attached to the branch so he knew he did not need to tell her to hold on as Kili hissed at him"So cowardly.... What became of you Fili? When did you start turning into a soft clan cat?" Just a little further Fili thought, watching as Kili crept a little further along the branch and then he spoke"What became of me? Kili, I gave up my freedom so that you could live and this is how you repay me for that? What became of you Kili? What happened to my little brother?" His words did it, Kili took another step and suddenly there was a cracking sound, the branch dropped out from beneath Fili's paws, but the golden tom tinted with ginger had been expecting it. He had sunk his claws in the moment Kili started moving, so when the branch dropped he went with it, he clung on, but as it hit the river he was flung into icy current.

He came up gasping, clinging to the branch and began moving along it to where Seafrost was bound to the branch. As he moved he heard Kili shouting"NO! Follow that branch!" But Fili knew that for the moment, the river was going faster than they could run. He was beside Seafrost now, using his teeth he tore at her binds, his claws clinging to the branch as he feared to let go, knowing full well what water was capable of. Finally one of Seafrost's binds broke and he murmured to her"Hold on now... We want to stay on this branch until the current becomes less strong..." And hope that there's no waterfalls he added silently, but he did not say it aloud not wanting to share the pretty she-cat anymore than she was already. Using the branch, he went to the other foreleg and set to work on the bindings of that leg, finding that the work took his mind off his own fears of a watery grave.

[The one, the only FEATHER!]

Seafrost;

After her painful scream seafrost looked at her leg with the cut stinging like crazy. Her ears then flicked to a cat calling her name she recognized that voice.... Filli nooo... whipping her head up seafrosts orbs widened as she open her mouth fear rushing in threw her blood. she saw his face and mixed emotions ran threw her fur but when the tom started coming for her seafrost remembered that others were here. she opened her mouth to tell him to go back to ran away but he yelled to her instead he was coming telling her to hold on, seafrosts eyes flicked up to, to the two cats behind filli who blocked his way out they commented on how sweet it was.. seafrost looked at the branch holding her there filli was doomed and her too..

Looking up seafrosts orbs landed to filli as he looked to her her heart felt like it had crashed, she wished he hadn't come... then filli broke the silence mewing to the other cats naming them describing how they use to be how this wasn't them, that he knew they didn't want to do it... then the silver she-cat interrupted him saying he just answered it himself that the spawn came that cats change thanks to the spawn filli family was gone but thanks to filli condoling with her a clan cat... Seafrost eyes blazed in defense that wasn't true filli didn't, that she-cat was twisting the truth like killi was... there was a whoosh sound from above then filli was tacking with something.. it was his brother killi who sent him tumbling seafrost cried out " filli!" she tried to lunge forward but the vines restrained her with a annoyed hiss she tried to yank at the vines to try and break them. As she gave a glance up to make sure filli was ok, seafrost saw that filli had swiped at the black tom flecked with ginger and realizing it was his brother he was fighting seafrost could see filli was confused and didn't want to fight his own brother seafrost looked to the far side seeing the silver spotted she-cat move past them towards her. seafrosts fur fluffed up as she hissed at her claws unsheathed her eyes glowing over her half bloody face.. she watched the she-cat push seafrosts branch into the water seafrosts eyes widened as she took a breath before she plunged under the water cold, strong currents pushed threw her, her eyes closed tightly shut. suddenly the she-cat was rushed up her ears popped from the frantic pressure once out of the water seafrost gasped loudly her eyes filled with water and blood she heard a she-cat screaming before plunging into the water there was another battle cry shaking her head the she-cat finally got her eyes open in time to see filli in front of her stepping backwards lightly seafrost blinked the branch was slowly bending down again. as water began to fill her pelt seafrost looked down panic in her pelt killi took a couple more steps towards them then the ginger filli mewed to her telling her to get ready to hold her breath... Seafrosts eyes widened but took a very deep breath not sure what filli was up too...

A crack sound was made and seafrost held that breath as she looked between those two toms as seafrost was dunked under the water she tried to wriggle free again but again she could not. Holding her breath was hard she was no riverclanner, the water was awful and cold suddenly the current seemed to be swirling around seafrost she realized that the branch broke, with a heavy woosh the water again popped her ear as fresh air could be felt all around her shaking her head she tried to get her eyes open she had enough of water and being dunked into it. her claws hanged onto the branch even though she was strongly attached to it by the vines. The drenched fluffy she-cat flicked ears hearing killi yelling after them in her mind she thought noo that the silver she-cat was in this river some where too they were going to get them then the thought of filli entered her mind, just as a breath was felt next to her "filli " she gasped he made it too!! the tom set to work biting of her binds she watched him when he broke one of her leg binds moving her leg to grab a better hold of the branch she felt instantly a lot better. the tom mewed to her to hold on that they had to stay on the branch till the current slows down. seafrost nodded watching the tom go for her other leg she mewed lightly to him warning him. " be careful of that one... killi got me good on that one..." her hues looked down at her leg remembering how easily she gave up her blood and filli to his crazy brother..

[Fleet]

He tried to ignore the cold water that was biting through his golden fur as he tried to gnaw through the second set of binds on Seafrost's leg when her words caused him to still his movements. He pulled his head away to peer at her leg wound, for a moment time seemed to freeze and all he felt was his heart twisting round slowly inside. That happened because of me... She's hurt because of me.. The thoughts crawled into his head, driving the spike further into his heart. Then swallowing he spoke to her"It's ok.. I'll be as careful as I can... Just keep holding on..."

Moving closer he set to work once again, hacking at the vine of leaves with claws and teeth, slowly cutting away at the binding. He was close to freeing her from her binds when suddenly the currents seized them both, trying to pull them under. Seafrost being still attached to the log was safe, though maybe pulled under briefly, but not Fili, he was wrenched from the log, from the wounded she-cat and dragged under. The water seemed determined to drown him, no matter how much he fought the current would not allow him back up and he was reminded of being in the overflow tunnel, trying to break free as the water began to flow in.

Fear filled his veins, but now he had no concept of which way was up to the surface, the current had swirled him around so much. The biting cold surrounded him and as the current continued to carry him away he continued to fight, but it felt like his body was hardly moving. Everything felt numb, until his body struck something and suddenly his head struck the surface, instinct struck him in that moment as he took gasping breath's of air. His path had been broken by a rock which stuck out above the water, beyond that he had no idea how far the current had taken him, he had no idea what had happened to Seafrost, but he was determined to find out.

Though as he tried to move from the rock he found it hard to move, the current was strong, pushing him into it, crushing him and as he tried to move he felt its grip trying to pull him back under. His maw opened as he groaned with effort, then briefly he was sucked back under, his claws scratched the rocks surface and he managed to pull himself back above the waters surface, his paws burning with pain as he desperately clung to the rock. But his wild ride down river and the biting cold of the water had weakened him, he knew that despite his killing to the rock, he only had a few more minuites at best until he was beaten, until the waters took him.

((OOC- I was thinking, Seafrost can be kept above the surface by the branch and then come to Fili's rescue when her branch is washed up on the shore... (she can snap the remainders of the vines herself when she is ashore) She can use skipping rocks to get to him and pull him out xD))

[The one, the only FEATHER!]

After mewing a light warning to the golden tom she watched him for a moment as the she-cat felt him freeze taking a moment to look at her leg damage seafrost instantly regretted saying that, he probably felt guilty now that he caused her this.... but she caused this, if she wasn't such a wimp and not willingly give up her paw, she was no warrior at all who was she trying to kid... Filli mewed he would be careful as he could telling her to keep holding on she nodded with water droplets falling from her face mixed with blood on her face... Suddenly a wave of water current push right into them and began to try to pull them both under for a seafrost took a deep breath as she was pulled under with such force but as quick as she was pulled under she was forced back up by the current bursting threw the top gasping for air. The long-furred she-cat blurried eyed glanced around looking.. filli.... FILLI!! he didn't come up with her swirling her head around frantically looking around everywhere the shore nothing nothing was coming up her heart beated millions per second her breathing constantly catching in her throat her maw trembled not just because of the icy cold but because pure concern.

" filli!.." She finally began calling to him " Filli where are you!" Looking around seafrost felt the current suddenly pushing her in a different direction frantically looking around she saw it was pushing her to shore, soon her and the log were along the watery shore seafrost was ever soo glad to see land quickly puffing and panting she tackled the vines snapping hard at them and she was finally free, untangling herself making herself stand the she-cat glanced up to where she had just been floating she called out again. " filli!! answer me!!" Dread began flowing threw her whole body she needed to find him she began trotting along side the watery bank looking into the waters searching for a body.. something... she began running now looking at the water at both sides of the bank nothing was turning up. panic filled her as she stopped to look back where she had come looking down the flowing river.. what if.. maybe he is all the way down there.... looking to her side looking into the water ...even if he made it that far he hasn't come back up for air or called of me.... _{" filli... please...."} she manage to whisper she was tired, after all this being dragged around, hurt and half drowned closing her eyes bowing her head The strong willed warrior was preparing to admit defeat... though threw her heart beating silence and puffing of her chest a groan sounded... Frowning seafrost flicked her ear behind her there was unusual sounds that didn't sound like a river. Hope bursted back into her heart as she spun around looking at the bank but he wasn't there.. she looked in the river not there she looked further up seeing a bunch of rocks frowning she looked closer seeing a paw before it disappeared instantly she shrieked "FILLI!!" and came bolting up her eyes only on the rock from which she saw his paw she stopped seeing there were jumping stones leading to his rock as she hissed " oh starlcan sake i am not a blooming riverclan cat!" but filli was more important than her lack of liking water so she jumped on to the first rock her paws wet and covered in dirt from the bank made it impossible to hold steady but she used this a momentum to continue thrusting herself forward stone after stone she was ever so close to him her heart lurched it self wanting to dive it rescue him and that had nearly caused her to slip she swayed for balance then she saw the tom come back up the the surface barely holding on without a moment to waste the she-cat again jumped instantly she looked down seeing him she mewed " filli! i'm..i'm here hold on!" with that seafrost positioned herself properly before opening her jaw a grasping him around the scruff she knew this may hurt him but in this weird spot it was all she could do with everything she had left she pulled up hard before throwing the tom closer to his current rock as soon as the dropped him there the she-cat flung out her paw onto his back holding him there as she panted she wasn't loosing him again she her rasps of breath she asked " are you injured?" they couldn't rest yet even though both their energy was practically gone they still had to get back of the water on to good old land looking at the path she came, that was the only way they had to go looking back to him killi wouldn't be far off again she mewed.. " we need to move killi is not that far from us.. we need to move... can you jump back on the rocks with me?" She still had her tired paw holding the tom to the rock as she calmed down her heart waiting for his response she had him in her paws again she was ever so lucky thankyou.. starclan thankyou...

[Fleet]

He was close to giving up, letting the current take him, she something was tugging at his scruff, glancing up the golden tom, with a ginger tint could see the grey pelt of Seafrost and a warm feeling washed through him. Then he was being lifted, he helped her in the motion kicking upwards with his tired legs in the water, meaning that when she pulled him into the air he was more launched up, onto the rock beside her where he lay coughing and spluttering. He could feel her paw on his back, keeping him from slipping off the rock as he drew in great lungfuls of air, over the rushing sound of the water and harsh sounds of his own breathing he could hear her question. Tiredly he raised his head and forced himself to croak out"I'm ok I think... Just... Exhausted... If we get to land we can find somewhere to where we can hide and rest, then head back to Windclan..." Where I will probably have to leave you behind, while I go deal with my brother... He finished silently in his head, feeling a burning sadness in his chest.

But he pushed aside his sadness and indicated for her to lead the way across the rocks, before following. He knew their progress leaping from rock to rock was slow, neither of them seemed all that confident about the water that surrounded them and both of them were worn out from the days adventures. But Fili could think of one good thing from the soaking they had got, their scents would of become harder to find and the hunters would not know for sure where they had left the river. Finally his paws reached dry land and he nearly collapsed out of exhaustion and relief but he knew he could not, so turning to Seafrost he offered her a shoulder to lean on so that she would not have to put weight on her injured leg and then began to move into the undergrowth, choosing routes where their were many herb like plants to cover their scents as he walked. But finally they entered a small clearing which seemed hidden by all the thick bushes surrounding it and he led her to the bottom of a tree which looked like a beech tree. It was here he sat, his startling, bright blue eyes fixing on her leg as he spoke"I should treat that... Will you let me treat that?" His gaze rose from her leg to her face as he asked the question, knowing after todays experience she might not want him to help her as it was because of him that she was even in this mess. The minute that thought came to his head he found himself murmuring"I'm sorry... I'm sorry that your in this mess... It.. It is my fault..."

((OOC- ahhhhhhhh crappy post is crappy! Sorry!))

[The one, the only FEATHER!]

Fleet - let get this moving on XD

Seafrost;

As the pair sat there in the water for a moment catching there breath and poor filli regaining his strength. he finally mewed to her they just needed to get out, hide,rest, then head back to windclan. those words were so comforting to the young she-cat.

The tom then indicated to her to lead the way over the rocks. Seafrost gave a nod sighing she was sure being a riverclan cat could help.. but she wasn't she was a shadow cat.. Hiding was her clan born talent. As they made their way over the rocks, there was a couple times the she-cat was near to slipping off, but she pushed on weary from the days events though she was still on high alert a day like that doesn't just end, this was the beginning of something deeper than herself...

The tom offered the grey she-cat his shoulder to lean on which without a fight she took leaning upon the tom seafrost felt warm in the moment. Hoppling along the two went into the undergrowth brushing past dense undergrowth, passing familiar scents of herbs that filled her nose.. She followed the toms lead until they were upon a small clearing, where posed was a tree. It was there the tom sat down and the she-cat laid out beside him letting her cut leg face outwards, as relaxing breaths came from her, her ears still on high alert with small rapid breaths, but for now she could rest.

It was then the handsome tom spoke when he did she looked up he mewed like a medicine cat at first then asked if he could fix it for her. She wasn't too understanding of this talk.. But she smiled sweetly nodding her head. Though it seemed a troubling look came upon his face. He then met her gaze as he began to apologize to her blaming himself the she-cats eyes winced at his self blame no...no.."No don't you dare apologize!, you saved me, you came after me.. leaving the safety of the clans to find me, just like you helped my brother, my family is indebted to you..i am indebted to you filli"

The she-cat looked at her leg and then her fore-paw. "It's me that should apologize... i am a warrior... but i was weak, fear filled me.. i didn't fight them, because of my own fear got to me. I let them use me as bait for fear my own safety.. what kind of warrior does that make me?!..More so what kind friend does that make me to you?" the she-cat frowned looking at the ground frustrated.

"This killi he, he blamed me for taking you away and the clans...i tried to tell him i didn't know, i just met you, but he wasn't having any of it..he blames us for you choosing us over him i think? i don't know..loner talk is hard to grasp. "