So, here's chapter 6 for all of you who love this crazy story, which is a lot more than I thought would, haha.

Cinderheart woke to the sound of the rock moving aside and she scrambled quickly to her paws as Shadow walked in. Sleep was now one of the last things on her mind as she looked at the pitch black tom. It was difficult to see him for the moonlight coming in through the small opening wasn't enough but she could still see his piercing blue eyes quite clearly.

"How have you been?" he asked quietly.

"I'm locked up and I don't get any answers to the questions I ask," snapped Cinderheart. "How do you think I feel?"

"I'm sorry but it is for your own safety." He hesitated. It looked like he wanted to say more but it was hard to tell in this dark lighting.

"For my safety huh," growled Cinderheart. She couldn't help her bad mood. She had been locked up in here with no explanation. The least he could do was answer her questions about Cherrykit.

"Come with me. I want to show you something."

That was not what Cinderheart was expecting. She had expected him to ask crazy questions about ThunderClan or something. What else could she even be good for anyway?

She was torn. On one paw she didn't want to go with him because of all this craziness he had put her through. However on the other paw what else could she do? She was a prisoner here. Who knew what he would do to her if she refused to go with him? She shivered as she thought of the first night that she had arrived in this crazy place. She didn't want to go through that.

Not wanting to know the answer to her question she followed him out of her cavern. She was surprised to find that she was now in Shadow's den. Huh. That was interesting to know.

Shadow led the way out of his den and into the tunnels. He was walking quickly and Cinderheart had to almost run to keep pace with his longer legs. Like every other time in the tunnels the turns were taken too quickly for Cinderheart to create a mental map of this place.

The scent of foliage hit her as they reached an opening. Her eyes widen as she stared at the odd plants around them. They were in the forest at the base of the mountain. Why would he take her out here? Didn't he except her to run away if given the chance?

"This way," said Shadow as he headed for the foliage. He paused and turned back to her. "It would be best to stick close to me. There are many dangers out here. None of the wildlife will hurt you if you are with me."

Cinderheart didn't like the sound of that so she followed him. Shadow walked through the undergrowth with a confidence that Cinderheart knew she couldn't have. She thought she could feel eyes watching her from the trees and she found herself drawing closer to Shadow. "I'm only doing this because there's something out there," she told herself. "Nothing more. I don't want to die from being stupid."

"Don't worry. They may be watching but they won't attack. I will make sure of that." Shadow glanced back at her to speak to her before continuing on.

Cinderheart wished she could bolt away from him and run into the forest to get away but all her instincts were screaming danger. There was something wrong with this forest but she couldn't put her paw on it. It may be just those things in the trees. She checked the trees but she couldn't see anything. However she knew something was up there and it was watching her.

"What's the sound?" asked Cinderheart as she heard a roaring sound in the far distance.

No.

It was getting louder. They were walking towards it.

Shadow didn't reply but continued to walk on.

"You don't answer questions much do you?" sighed Cinderheart.

"We're here," said Shadow as they broke the line of trees.

Cinderheart's eyes widen in wonder. Before them was a huge waterfall. The water came from a huge cliff overheard and crashed down into a huge pool that seemed even bigger than the lake. The power and sound was overwhelming but that wasn't what caught Cinderheart's attention. It was the sparkle that water had in the moonlight. Every drop that fell from the waterfall glistened with multiple colors. How was this even possible?

"It's beautiful isn't it?" Shadows walked forward and waded into the pool of moonlight water.

Cinderheart was suddenly hit by a wave of nostalgia. The waterfall, the way Shadow was standing in the water, the way he was looking back at her. It all seemed familiar. Like it happened before. But how could that even be possible? She had never been here before.

"The water has its own secrets," Shadow lowered his tail and ran it through the pool. "Come in here."

Cinderheart made a face and looked away. "No way. I'm not a RiverClan cat. Water is not for me."

Shadow seemed amused. "Oh?" He lifted his tail out of the water and threw drops of water at Cinderheart.

She yowled in surprise as the water hit her fur. She glared at Shadow who seemed pleased with himself. Forgetting the situation she was in and who this cat was, she jumped into the water and threw water at Shadow. The tom quickly retaliated with some water of his own and the two were engaged in a game of getting the other wet.

Cinderheart and Shadow splashed in the shallow end of the pool, their tails flicking water at the other. Cinderheart even pounced on Shadow to try to push him under but he ducked and she sailed over his head and crashed into the water. The good thing was she was able to land on her paws so only her belly fur got wet. Shadow chuckled and Cinderheart glared at him before attacking again.

It was only until Cinderheart was soaked did she remember this situation she was in. She looked away from Shadow and backed out of the water until she was on dry land again. How could she do something like that? She was a prisoner to this cat. She shouldn't be having fun with him. But it felt right in a way. Somewhere deep down she felt like this was also something that had happened before.

"Cinderheart?" Shadow stepped out of the water. His tail reached out to touch her shoulder but she flinched away, her eyes locked on the ground by her feet. She couldn't believe she had done something like that. She had never done something like that with anycat before. Why did she do it with him? He retreated his tail. "Alright then," he said softly, "Let's head back."

The two cats were silent as they walked away from the waterfall. Cinderheart was lost in thought that she didn't even notice that the things watching her were gone. She replayed the scene over and over in her head. Her and Shadow in the water playing. It seemed so familiar but how could be possible? She had never seen him before. She had never even been in this crazy place before.

"But this isn't the first time something like this has happened." Cinderheart thought of the many times back in ThunderClan. Whenever she was in Jayfeather's den she had felt like she had been there before and her irrational fear of badgers even though she had never met one. What was going on here? Was there something wrong with her?

She bumped into Shadow and she looked at him in surprise. She was so lost in thought that she didn't notice that he had stopped to take in the view around them. Except it didn't look like he was taking in the scenery.

"What-"

"Quiet," hissed Shadow.

Cinderheart jumped. He seemed so tense compared to all the other times she had seen him. She glanced around to try to spot whatever Shadow was concerned about but she didn't see anything.

Shadow hissed and his tail swept out and hit Cinderheart hard. She fell to ground, her head painfully meeting the ground. Why did this seem to happen a lot?

Ignoring the throbbing pain she looked over at Shadow to snap at him but he was busy fighting something large. She couldn't really tell what it was. The moon wasn't bright enough here and all she could see was a huge blob. Flashes of blue told her that Shadow was fighting that thing. She scrambled to her paws. She realized that this was her chance. She could run away right now while Shadow as busy.

But.

He didn't do anything to her. He took her to a beautiful place. Why would he do something like that?

A sharp roar came from above her and Shadow was suddenly next to her. "Come on," he said. The stench of blood was thick on him and Cinderheart thought she could see the blood of whatever that thing was all over his fur. She looked back to the huge beast but it was gone, disappeared back into the dark trees that it had come from.

"Come on. I only scared it away, not killed it," snapped Shadow as he took off again.

Not wanting to be around if that thing came back, Cinderheart followed Shadow back to her prison.

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Dusk entered Shadow's den and the first thing she smelled was the scent of blood. "Okay," she said. "Who just died in here?" She trailed off when saw Shadow in a corner of his cavern. His tongue was moving quickly across his fur to clean off blood. When he saw her standing there he shifted to the side but Dusk had already seen what he was trying to hide.

"What happened?" she snapped angrily as she stormed over. Shadow didn't bother trying to hide it from her. He learned long ago that her stubbornness knew no bounds.

"It's nothing," growled Shadow.

"Nothing!" cried Dusk. She stared at the wound. "I can see a bit of your ribs Shadow!"

"It'll heal enough by morning."

Dusk glared at Shadow like he was idiot before going over to the small pile of herbs and cobwebs in the corner. "Now let me clean it so it doesn't get infected." She didn't wait for a response from him to come over with the herbs. "So what happened?" she asked as she began to mash up a poultice.

"I took her out to the waterfall and on the way back we were attacked. I took care of it but it's not dead yet."

Dusk froze and she looked up at Shadow. "You took her to the waterfall? Shadow. Do you know how dangerous that is?" She glanced towards the wall of the cavern that functioned as an entrance to Cinderheart's room. "What if someone saw her?"

"I was careful," replied Shadow. He flinched as Dusk began to apply the mixture onto his wound. "Plus I wanted to check."

Dusk shook her head. "Shadow. It's not her. No matter what you may think it's not her."

"I know," replied Shadow. He closed his eyes and dropped his head to his paws. "I know Dusk."

Dusk did not say any more but continued to treat Shadow's wound. After she was done she stepped back to look over her handiwork. "Good," she said. "Now at least you won't bleed everywhere and make a huge mess. That'll be a pain to clean up."

"Thanks."

Dusk shook her head. "Don't thank me. I'm just fixing you up after your stupidity." She turned and was about to leave but Shadow called her back.

"Listen," he said, "I know it isn't her. She's never coming back. It's just that-"

"You don't need to tell me," replied Dusk. "I already know." She shook her head. "But you need to know when to let go." She slipped out of his den without another word.