Chapter 1
"Leafpool are you alright?" Jayfeather shook me awake. I looked at him with sad eyes.
"Yes, just tired." I stood up and stretched. "Go enjoy some fresh kill, I'm going to take a walk along the lake shore." I walked out of the medicine cat den and walked through the clearing where Thunder Clan was just now starting to wake up. I sighed. What was I doing with Crowfeather? How could I look at Lionblaze, Hollyleaf, and Jayfeather and not tell them how proud I was of them? I sighed again.
I reached the lake without realizing how close I was to Wind Clan territory. I did this frequently and always hoped Crowfeather would come and tell me how much he loved me. I knew it would never come though.
I looked over to Wind Clan territory and saw what I hoped I never would again. Crowfeather walked with Breezepaw yowling about something his son said again. I shook my head and tried to walk away but I couldn't it was like a magnet was pulling me to him.
"Leafpool," I heard a pair of paws walk towards me from the Wind Clan border. I looked up and saw Crowfeather. My gaze dropped back down towards the lake. "Are you alright?" I shook my head and walked up into the trees and climbed the nearest one one the wind clan border. He followed me. "Answer me Leafpool. Is everything ok?"
I laughed at him. "Of course why wouldn't it be Crowfeather!" I glared down at him. I hope he got the message, why couldn't Squirrelflight would come along? I could use her right now.
He looked at me surprised and then his gaze glazed over suddenly. I looked behind me to see Hollyleaf and Lionblaze. "Leafpool, Jayfeather asked for you to come back to camp." Lionblaze said this cautiously.
I sighed and looked back at Crowfeather as I spoke slowly to them. "Lionblaze bring Jayfeather here, immediately. And Hollyleaf come and sit next to me." Crowfeathers eyes softened slowly. I could hear Breezepaw grumbling as he came up beside his father. He looked at him with disappointment.
"How do you expect me to catch a mouse without crossing the border!? Stupid mice." Breezepaw looked at Crowfeather with hatred. "What are you talking to them for anyways Crowfeather?"
"Breezepelt you should learn to keep your mouth shut at the appropriate time." Crowfeathers' tail lashed side to side in frustration. "And you should learn to listen. I told you to catch as many RABBITS as you could not mice. Now go I will see you back at camp." Breezepaw left and I felt Hollyleaf shake the branch I was on as she leaped on to it.
"Lionblaze said they would be here soon." Hollyleaf spoke quietly. I nodded and continued to stare at Crowfeather. I eventually heard Lionblaze and Jayfeathers' complaining as he tripped over a fallen branch.
"Leafpool what did you want me out here for? You aren't hurt are you?" I heard Jayfeather speak like he was angry.
"No Jayfeather I am just fine." I don't know exactly what I wanted him here for. "thank you Lionblaze."
"You're the one that told him to come get me! When will you stop acting like im your kit for star clans sake I can take care of myself!" I could feel my body freeze when he spoke. I shook my head. I could hear Crowfeather take in a deep breath like he was trying not to leap across the stream and swat Jayfeathers ear. "What is Crowfeather doing here anyways?"
"I swear that you could be related to Breezepaw the way you act sometimes Jayfeather. " Hollyleaf said this matter of factly. "No offense or anything Crowfeather."
"He just acts like his father that's all. I will see you later Leafpool." Crowfeather stalked off and spat and mumbled to himself.
"Brambleclaw doesn't act like that. Did he use to Leafpool?" Lionblaze asked.
I stiffened. Before I could say anything Hollyleaf stiffened and said "Brambleclaw isn't our father is he Leafpool." I looked at her with grave eyes and jumped off the tree branch and went to the moon pool. Hopefully I could sit in Star Clans presence without interruption for awhile. I could hear Jayfeather following me and I didn't say anything. I knew that he found out awhile ago with the words he had used earlier. When I reached the pool I stopped and turned around to see that it wasn't Jayfeather that had followed me.