Chapter 1- Terrible Secrets

"Wishingpelt! Your on the border patrol!" Streamshadow, the deputy, informed me.

I groaned and rolled out of my nest and landed on somecats tail," watch it!" I realized the voice of Silverfur.

"Sorry," I muttered.

She didn't show any sign that she had heard my apology as she turned her back towards me and fell back to sleep. I rolled my eyes and continued to step over a few cats before I finally made it out of the warriors den.

"Flowerpetal, Blueflash, Blackstreak, and Stripepaw are waiting for you near the entrance," Streamshadow flicked her tail towards the thorn entrance of CloudClan.

"Took you long enough," Flowerpetal muttered.

"Let's go," Blueflash said as she turn to run in the forest.

She was named after her speed in running. It was like a flash of blue flew past before your eyes in battle. I have had a crush on her since we were apprentices but I had a feeling she like Blackstreak.

"I hope StreamClan has stayed on their side of the border this time," Stipepaw growled.

"We taught them a lesson the last time they tried to move their territory into ours," Flowerpetal smirked.

"Were in luck they have stayed on their side," I said.

We marked our border then we continued on to the SunClan border. It was sunhigh by the time we came back to camp. I grabbed a mouse off the fresh kill pile and spotted Blueflash.

"Would you like to share this mouse?" I asked her.

"Who are you?" She asked.

"I'm Whishingpelt," I reminded her.

"Oh, no I was going to share prey with someone else, now go away," she flicked her ear as a sign to go.

I dropped my ears in disappointment and walked away slowly. Everyone else was either on border patrol or on hunting patrol. I decided I would take a nap since there was nothing else to do.

It felt like as soon as I went to sleep someone pawed my side for me to wake up.

"Wake up!" The voice of Blueflash echoed in my mind.

I finally yawned and sat up," what?" I asked.

"Silverfur wants you to go hunting with me, Cloudstar, and Dawnpaw," she answered.

I trotted over to where they were all waiting and then we ran through the thorn barrier, into the forest.

"We will split up here and meet back at sunset," Cloudstar ordered, then everyone went their separate ways.

I quickly spotted a mouse nibbling on a leaf. I got into the stalking position and crept forward. Remembering not to step on any twigs or leafs. I was then only a couple feet from the mouse...3...2...1 NOW! I pounced on the mouse and delivered the killing blow to it's neck. I buried it there and continued to look for prey.

By sunset I had caught a mouse, 2 voles, and a thrush. I met back up with Cloudstar, Blueflash, and Dawnpaw. Each had caught 2 mice. They nodded their heads at me as a good job then we entered the camp once again. We all threw our fresh kill on the pile. I saw Blueflash take a mouse then she trotted over to Blackstream who was already sharing fresh kill with someone else.

Suddenly Goldenfur rubbed against me," would you like to share a mouse?" She asked.

"Sure," I replied and grabbed one off of the fresh kill pile.

Goldenfur liked me and I sort of like her, she was a nice cat. When we were done I trotted over to the warriors den and curled up next to Goldenfur and Darkstorm, my bestfriend.

The next morning I was on the dawn patrol, "just my luck," I thought to myself. Petalcloud, Silverfur, and Tigerpaw were on the patrol with me.

"It's way too early to be patrolling Streamclans and Sunclans borders," Tigerpaw growled.

"I agree," I said.

We saw a SunClnor patrol but had no problems with them.

"Let's have a race back to camp! Last one there is a kitty pet!" Petalcloud announced with a smile on her face.

We all raced forward which started the race. I dashed through the pine trees that surrounded the Cloudclan camp. I could see Tigerpaw on the corner of my eyes. Behind me paws pounded on the ground. I pushed myself to go faster, trees flashed by me.

Suddenly I saw the camps entrance, Petalcloud was already standing there smiling. I ran into camp, after me came Tigerpaw. We were all panting heavily as we waited for Silverfur to race into camp.

"Where's Silverfur?" Petalcloud anxiously asked after Silverfur hadn't returned when the sun had fully risen.

I raced back into the forest sniffing for Silverfurs scent. I finally caught it and followed it to a clearing where her body lay.

"Silverfur!" I screeched.

"I say these words before Starclan. Tanglepelt will be the next deputy of Cloudclan," Dawnstar announced to the clan.

I pressed my nose to Silverfurs cold fur. "You would have made a great leader. You were a great deputy you will not be forgotten." I silently thought to Starclan.

A murmur of congratulations went out to Tanglepelt for being named the next deputy.

"Congratulations Tanglefur," I congratulated him.

He nodded his head in thanks then other cats came in to congratulate him in becoming deputy.

But I had to admit, it was strange that Petalcloud was first at camp and Silverfur was...dead.

Dawnstar was heart broken, I could imagine why, Silverfur was her sister. Apparently listening to the story of the elders they promised each other that if one cat became leader the other would name the other deputy.

I wanted to know if any evidence was found. Maybe I could pick up a scent of what killed Silverfur!

I raced out of camp and headed for the clearing that I had found Silverfur in. The whole forest seemed to mourn the loss of Silverfur. Everything was quiet and gloomy.

When I arrived I started to sniff around the clearing. Then I started to scent something... Flowerpetal?! Then when I sniffed some more I found Petalclouds scent! When I looked around the clearing I found a patch of both of their fur!

So they did it! I was shocked beyond belief. How could they do this to their own deputy?! I knew those sisters wanted to be leader and deputy together but to go so far as to kill their deputy?! They weren't even named deputy though...

I had to gather more evidence and quick! But would Danwstar believe me? More importantly would she want to believe me?

A voice in my head was telling me to go tell Dawnstar but then another voice was telling me to wait and gather evidence.

Then I heard a cheery voice that made me freeze," hello Wishingpelt," Petalcloud and Flowerpetals voices echoed behind me.