Darkfinch's Story - Chapter 15

Darkpaw leapt at his sister with a snarl. Hollypaw dove towards the river near by and lunged into it. She swam through the river and realized that Darkpaw was following her. Actually Hollypaw realized it was another cat. It was a black cat and in it's paws it was grasping a silver fish. She realized that the fish made the cat a very good swimmer. It made the cat be able to swim through the water like a fish. Suddenly a hunting tactic flashing through her mind. It was the fishing tactic. Hollypaw might not be able to swim very well, but Mistlight had tough her how to hold her breath. Hollypaw could chase fish under the water, of long periods of time. Slowly, but for a long time. Hollypaw ducked under neath the water and waited for the cat to swim above her. When it did she pushed off of the bottom of the water and snatched the fish from the other cats grasp. Once it was in her position she swam off away from the cat when another cat intercepted her. It was Darkpaw. He grasped the fish in his paws and turned and stalked up the bank. Hollypaw crouched and waited. Darkpaw set the fish on the bank and turned around to look at his sister. He swam confidently through the water until he reached his sister's side. He stood looking over at the dark forest cats, when suddenly Hollypaw fell on her side. Darkpaw had used a hind paw to pull her feet from underneath her. He jumped on top of his sister and bit down behind her ear. She wailed. Darkpaw kicked out with his hind legs hitting her in her heart. She gasped and her vision began to blur, the next moment she was sitting in the apprentice den with 2 very serious, and stern looking cats staring over her.