Chapter 12: The Dream

Feather looked at Ash's paw. "It's getting infected," she reported.
Aww! Ash sighed. He looked down at his right paw, not very happy about how his paw was healing.
"Don't worry, it will probably heal before the moon is over," Feather nodded, "I know you probably think it's boring in here."
"It is," Ash mumbled. He trotted out of the healers' den and into the hall. Could things get any worse?
Just then, Ash fell to the floor, grunting. He saw Raoul falling down, and he kept running. Ash was a bit injured since Raoul made him fall. As Ash was about to get back up to his paws, Slice came and ran over him, making the wind knock out of Ash. "Raoul! Get back here with that snail!" Slice yowled, running after Raoul.
Ash got to his paws. He yawned; he was getting quite tired. Ash entered the healers' den and drifted off to sleep, hoping his paw would heal.
When Ash awoke, he was sitting in the forest, looking into the forest. He found that he couldn't move, but didn't really mind. Ash looked out into the forest, just watching.
Suddenly, a bunch of ants came running up to Ash. He tried to get away, but he couldn't move, and was glued to the spot. He wanted to scream, but his mouth couldn't open. The ants crawled up Ash, and it felt like they were made of fire. It burned badly.
Then, Ash awoke with a start. It was morning. Feather was perched on her branch, asleep. The sun was slowly climbing into the sky. Eclipse was asleep also, her ears twitching every now and then.
Ash's pelt still stung from the ants in his dream. He wondered what it could've meant. But I could be going crazy from my infected paw and that I'm confined to the healers' den with nothing to do, Ash thought.

Author's Note:
Something for y'all to think about over the weekdays. I won't be able to post on ANY blogs all school year, except for Friday afternoons, Saturday and Sunday. :C