Chapter 2

Firepaw opened his eyes, only to see Spottedleaf standing right above him. Firepaw looked got lost in her soft, amber eyes. They were full of relief and longing. Firepaw tried to sit up but Spottedleaf placed her paw on his belly to prevent him from doing so. His heart beated like a hummingbird's wing. He looked at his shoulder, it was clobbered with cobwebs, but there was no blood. Spottedleaf must have cleaned the blood off for me. She never does that with her paitents.

"Are you okay, Firepaw?" Spottedleaf asked in her amorous voice.

" Yes, Spottedleaf, i'm long was I out for?"

"Oh, not long. Just from sunhigh to dusk." Spottedleaf said, "By the way, Bluestar wants to see you."

" Okay, i'm going to go now."

When he was at the exit Spottedleaf said, " Firepaw, wait."

" What is it?" Firepaw said, wanting Spottedleaf to say she loved him, but disappointment stabbed him in the heart when he realized that it would never work out.

" Never mind, it's nothing." Spottedleaf sighed as she crawled into her nest.

Firepaw felt his heart sink. He emerged through the gap in the rock and made his way to Bluestar's den.