Blossomfur's Life - Chapter 7

Holly waited and watched for the patrol to come bounding out of the bushes at Darkfinch's signal. Instead she heard a screech. Keeping her claws hooked in Darkfinch's fur she turned and looked for Mouse, Cloud and Blossom. It was Cloud who had let out the screech. Holly let go of Darkfinch and lunged at the cat fighting with Blossom. Blossom had disappeared under a mound of fur. Once she was free, she helped Holly batter back a tom fighting Mouse. Cloud was lying unmoving on the ground. "Blossom, take Mouse and Cloud to the large Birch tree, you can push underneath it's roots and reach a set of tunnels. If you take the first tunnel on your right, and stay right you can make it back to the moor. Take Mouse and Cloud and get out of here. You know the tunnels you go first. Put Cloud in the middle so you and Mouse can support her. If I can escape without Darkfinch following me I will. You can recognize me by me scent." Blossom nodded. And nudged Mouse and Cloud away from the barn and towards the clearing where she had seen the Birch tree. Mouse stay out here and help Cloud under the roots. She pushed her way through. Cloud stumbled after her and Mouse padded in last. Covering the gap. Blossom followed Holly's instructions and raced away. Holly stood her ground hissing at Darkfinch. Holly backed away until she had reached the door to the barn. Crouching she turned and fled to the waterfall. She raced up the rocky slope until she saw the mist from the falling water. She turned around and saw that Darkfinch and his cats had fallen behind not having the correct concentration. Holly out ran them all having going up this path at least once a day. She ducked behind the waterfall into a small cave, locating the secret passage she pressed her paw on the stone opening the gap in the wall. She ducked into the tunnel and grabbed a stick inside the tunnel. She took the stick and cracked the stone in half breaking the passage from the inside, making sure that this passage way could never open again. She heard Darkfinch and his cats flood into the cave. Darkfinch sniffed the rock and pressed his paws on it. The secret door started to open. Holly had forgotten to break the stone on the outside too. Holly spotted a large rock she picked it up and when Darkfinch had opened the passage far enough she threw the rock. It shattered the stone closing the door.