Zodiac (warrior cats)

Chapter 17

Rushpaw sat outside the Medicine Cats den, his dark gray eyes staring at the trees surrounding RiverClan camp. A hot breeze drifted fallen leaves near his paws, making the small apprentice look down at his pure white pads.
Why do I have this power? Rushpaw never asked to be a Medicine Cat, he wished StarClan had given him Otterpaw's power instead! At least with that she could still be a warrior, in fact it made her a stronger warrior!
But no, Rushpaw had to stay back at camp while most of WindClan fought RiverClan. Yes Petalfur's patrol had encountered WindClan, and a battle started.
Silversmoke said it was something about a dog chasing them over the border, but obviously Mallowstar hadn't believed that for a second.
"Help me with these herbs" a meow came from inside the den, as Rushpaw rolled his eyes.
"Can't you do them yourself?" he snorted as Whiteleopard handed cobwebs to him, "I mean you are the Medicine Cat".
Whiteleopard lifted her gaze, "And your my apprentice."
"But I don't want to be!" Rushpaw argued, his tale becoming fluffed up in anger. "I don't want to be a stupid Medicine Cat, I want to be out there fighting with Otterpaw! You keep saying that StarClan destined for me to be a Medicine Cat, but don't you think I could still help cats if I'm a warrior?".
His blood felt like it was on fire, Rushpaw had never been so angered in his life! He had started believing that perhaps StarClan did in fact put a curse on him, that's why his life was so horrible.
Whiteleopard paused to stop sorting herbs, and looked at Rushpaw. "If you were in fact a warrior, then what would RiverClan do if you got killed in a battle?".
Confused, Rushpaw looked at his black and white spotted mentor.
"We can't risk losing a Zodiac Rushpaw, especially one with a power like yours. The night you were born StarClan contacted me. They said that each Zodiac would have a power that could either help the clans or destroy them."
Her gaze flickered with both emotion and unease, "Now tell me, which would you rather use your power for?".
Rushpaw shook his head, he didn't want to hear any of this. He was so sick of everyone talking about Zodiac's and StarClan. Rushpaw didn't want to be a Zodiac, he wanted to be himself, he wanted to be Rushpaw!
"Ow" all of a sudden Rushpaw felt a sharp pain in his paw.
"What is it?" Whiteleopard asked worriedly, padding forward to her apprentice. Rushpaw turned over his pad to look at his paw, it hurt like someone sliced it open!
"Oh my" he gasped as his once pure white pad, was no seeping the color red. But nothing was pouring from his pad, it just began turning red like moonlight flowing over the lakes water.
"Whiteleopard!" a call came from outside, as the Medicine Cat ran to the entrance.
Rushpaw looked up to see the warrior Foxfrost limping with the help of Nightwater, his shoulder was ripped open. And as Rushpaw saw the blood dripping onto the bright green grass.
I have another power, he gasped in realization. And this time it was useful!