Silence filled the air as Echopaw watched as the elders carry his body out of camp.

She felt sadness, and guilt, as she remembered how Hawkpaw, the love of her life, died

A few nights ago...

"Echopaw, Watch out!", A large brown tabby tom yowled to her, right before she was slammed into the ground.

She twisted around to see the cat that attacked her and clawed at her belly, getting scratched in the face, before the cat ran away.

The brown tabby tom who warned her, helped her up, "Are you okay, Echopaw?", He asked, his light blue eyes filled with worry and concern.

"Yeah, I'm Fine, Hawkpaw", Echopaw meowed.

Her eyes suddenly widened, and she opened her mouth to say something when a tortoiseshell she-cat, that looked about the age of a young warrior, leapt at Hawkpaw.

Hawkpaw and the she-cat fought for a couple minutes, before she finally managed to pin him to the ground, her claws at his throat.

Echopaw yowled, tears beginning to run down her face, as the she-cat ripped out his throat, before running back to her friends.

The rouge cats were soon chased off, leaving the injured cats to mourn over the bodies, of their now dead friends and family.

Echopaw turned her head, and soon realized that her mother was telling her that she needed to rest.

Slowly getting up, she followed her mother to the apprentices den.

As she walked into the den, she noticed that Hawkpaw's nest was gone, and that no one else was in the den.

She assumed all the other apprentices were out, and decided to just ignore it.

Laying down in her nest, she curled up and closed her eyes, trying to forget everything that happened

Two moons later...

As she opened her eyes, it almost felt like a normal day, until she remembered Hawkpaw, and how they would never get to become warriors, and mates.

She was about to curl back up and cry, but then she heard Rabbitstar, the leader of Moorclan, making an announcement.

She slowly stretched and exited the den, heading towards the High Stone.

"Today, We have two apprentices who I believe have earned the honor of becoming a warrior.", Rabbitstar meowed.

"Echopaw, Mudpaw, please step forward",Rabbitstar meowed, I was shocked as me and Hawkpaw's brother, Mudpaw, stepped foward, and stood infront of the leader.

Echopaw watched as Mudpaw became Mudheart, suddenly realizing how much he looked like Hawkpaw.

She began thinking about the first time she met the brothers.

10 moons ago...

Echokit could barely contain her excitement, as she left the nursery for the first time.

"Remember Echokit, You have to be back in here once the sun starts setting!", Echokit's mother, Streamsong, meowed, as she watched her daughter run outside.

As Echokit looked all around the huge field, and at the dens, and cats, she saw two brown tabby tom kits play fighting.

Suddenly, one of them looked up and saw her, before saying something to the other kit, and running over to her.

"Hi, I'm Hawkkit, and this is my brother Mudkit!", The lighter brown tabby tom meowed, pointing to his darker brown brother with his tail.

"Hi, I'm Echokit!", Echokit Meowed.

"Do you want to play with us?", Mudkit asked.

"Sure!", Echokit meowed with excitement.

Snapping back to reality, she heard Rabbitstar say,"Echopaw, Do you promise to uphold the warrior code, and protect the clan with your life?"

"I do,"Echopaw meowed.

"Then from now on, you shall be known as Echoflight", Rabbitstar yowled.

"Mudheart! Echoflight! Mudheart! Echoflight!"

Fourm: The Four Forgotten

Challenge: Lost Love

Words: 604