Z padded through camp. Her paws were growing sore, but she didn't care much. Her brown coat blended in nicely with the mud. The rain was pouring hard and she was getting drenched.

Breezefang padded over to her, flicking her black tail tip. "Z." She greeted.

Z nodded curtly. Her white-flecked ear twitched, but the sparkle remained in her yellow eyes.

Breezefang's blue-gray and white pelt was also drenched, and her black ears flicked back and forth, but her beautiful green eyes remained bright.

Although Breezefang and Z had a rocky past, they had been best friends ever since the rogue joined the Clan. Even though it didn't seem like it.

Hollytail, who had been passing, muttered a greeting under her breath. Z flicked her tail in dismissal, earning a glare from the moody she-cat.

As Hollytail scampered away into the warriors den, Z turned to Breezefang. "Yeah?" She asked.

Breezefang blinked. "What?" She was obviously confused.

"Z! Breezefang!" Rockstar called. The RiverClan leader padded over to them. "Have you seen Morningblossom?" He asked.

Z shrugged. Rockstar narrowed his eyes, but padded off to look for his mate.

Breezefang had a guilty look on her face.

Z hadn't spoken to Breezefang in days. She was too busy helping the hunting parties look for Morningblossom.

She decided that she needed to confront Breezefang. She pulled the other she-cat into the shadow of the nursery. "Why?" She growled.

Breezefang blinked. "Why what?" She had a guilty and scared look on her face.

"You told Morningblossom to go someplace!" Z hissed. "Tell me where! I need to find her!"

"No!" Breezefang hissed suddenly. "She has to stay lost, that way I can bring her back and prove that I am still loyal to RiverClan!"

Z blinked and took a step back. She stared for a minute, then snarled, "I knew it! You aren't loyal! Loyal cats don't send their clanmates into the face of danger! I know you don't want to stay here! I can tell! Why did you confess to me about what you did with Morningblossom if you didn't want to be caught?"

Breezefang's fur bristled. She raced out from behind the nursery. Z chased after her. When the two she-cats were no longer in any of the territories, Z leaped on her "friend" and pinned her down.

"Where is Morningblossom?" She snarled. Breezefang squeezed her eyes shut, then suddenly threw off Z.

The multi-colored she-cat raced away, her breath heavy.

"COME BACK!" Z shrieked. "COME BACK AND FACE YOUR CLAN! HELP US FIND MORNINGBLOSSOM!"

But it was too late. Breezefang was gone.

Five moons later...

They did it. They finally found Morningblossom. The golden she-cat was sobbing, but was obviously happy.

Z padded out of camp.

After a while of searching, Z stumbled across Breezefang. The other she-cat was standing over the limp, dead body of...Hollytail.

"Hollytail!" Z gasped. She glared at Breezefang as tears started to brim in her eyes. "H-how could you?"

"She found me!" Breezefang hissed. "I can't let anyone tell Rockstar that they found me!" She narrowed her green eyes. "Which means I can't let you!"

With a yowl, Breezefang launched herself at Z. Z let out a cry of pain as the she-cat tore off her white-flecked ear.

Z was enraged. She lashed out at Breezefang. Next thing she knew, she was pinning down a bloody Breezefang, who was gasping for breath.

"I'm sorry." Z murmured. "But you chose to leave." She glanced at the body of Hollytail, then back down at her old friend. "And you chose to kill." She lifted her brown paw.

Breezefang's eyes widened. Z slashed open her old friend's neck. After a few short seconds, she watched as the light faded from Breezefang's green eyes and glossed over. Her breathing stopped.

Z stared, heartbroken, at Breezefang's dead body, as a bead of blood dribbled out of the dead rogue she-cat's mouth.

With a heavy heart, Z dragged Hollytail's body back to camp. She carried Breezefang's body on her back.

Such a beautiful friendship. Ruined.