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Also, I know I've been saying "pages" instead of "chapters", and I've decided to change that. From now on, it'll say "chapters" not "pages" on the new chapters. I won't change the old ones though, so it may look weird. Sorry for that previous mistake!
And to make up for the previous short chapters, this one will be pretty long.
Finally, some chapters, such as this one, will be in two or more POVs, but in a different format then you might be used to.
Chapter #4.
Bumblepaw, awakened by the smell of freshly-caught rabbit, opened his yellow eyes, then jumped. His mentor's forest-green bored into him.
"I thought you could use the sleep," Gorseheart meowed. Bumblepaw glanced down at the fresh-kill. "Oh, that," Gorseheart mumbled. "I brought it for you." At the tabby apprentice's confused look, he added, "It's the Gathering tonight, remember?" Bumblepaw groaned. He had forgotten. Can't I do anything right these days?
Leafpaw trembled with excitement. My first Gathering! I wonder if I'll meet any interesting cats. Although she had been anapprentice for a few moons, this would be her first time going. I better hurry, she thought. I don't want to be the last cat there!
When FlameClan finally reached the meadow where the Clans met every full moon, she stopped short and stared. Moonlight washed over the plains and the lone oak which towered above, casting eerie shadows on the grass. The stars shone brightly with no trees to dim their glory. I think I understand why BreezeClan chose to live in the hills. Sleeping underneath the wind and the stars, nothing separating you from the sky.
As the deputies gathered among the roots, the four leaders climbed the oak to take their places watching over the Clans. Moonlight scoured their fur, turning even ShadeClan's black deputy, Darkthorn, to a pristine white.
"It's so beautiful," she heard a voice murmur. Turning, Leafpaw spotted a gray tabby tom, his golden eyes fixed on the sky. She realized he hadn't even noticed her. Her hazel eyes studied him, then she hesitantly tapped him with her tail-tip.
Bumblepaw jumped at the touch, then whirled, expecting to see Frostpaw or Nettlepaw, ready to jeer at him again. A golden-brown she-cat from FlameClan, started at the fierce expression on his face. Bumblepaw relaxed. The FlameClan cat meowed,
"I'm sorry to startle you, but I noticed you were by yourself, and I've never been to a Gathering before so…" her words trailed of and she stared at her paws, embarrassment in her hazel eyes. Somewhat shocked, Bumblepaw found his voice and purred, his voice more confident then he'd thought possible,
"It's ok, I don't mind. You can sit here, if you want to. My name's Bumblepaw, by the way."
The golden-brown cat brightened.
"Thanks. I'm Leafpaw. So, what is it you find so beautiful about the Gathering Meadow? I'm sorry, but I couldn't help overhearing you," she blurted, her face reddening.
"You don't have to apologize so much," Bumblepaw chuckled.
"Sorry! I mean, umm… never-mind." Again, she flushed.
"Well," the gray tabby began, "I love feeling so open, with the wind rushing through your fur like…" he hesitated.
"Like you could run for miles, with nothing between you and the sky?"
"Exactly!" Bumblepaw exclaimed. Gazing into her hazel eyes, he saw that she was similar to him in many ways, and that she could connect with him.
"What did you do!" Leafpaw demanded.
"What do you mean?" the gray tabby stammered.
"You just… stared at me, and suddenly I felt strange, like you knew what I was thinking."
"Oh, that," he meowed, flicking his tail dismissively. "Any-cat can do it. Here, let me show you. If you look another cat in the eye, you can see what they're feeling. If their emotions don't show up on their face, they will in their eyes. Why don't you try?"
Leafpaw concentrated, but saw nothing.
"You have to unwind!" he laughed. "It won't work if you try too hard. Just look in my eyes and relax."
She tried, but then tensed again.
"Here, let me help. Just pretend I'm a sibling, or some-cat close to you." Leafpaw looked straight in Bumblepaw's golden eyes, searching for something. Afraid it wouldn't work yet again; she began to tense until she felt something on her back. It's Bumblepaw's tail! she thought, confused at first, until she felt the effect. Relaxed, she saw how Frostpaw and Nettlepaw, two BreezeClan apprentices, incessantly bullied the poor tabby tom. She felt a pang of sympathy, then a jolt of pain. Ouch! What's that?! Leafpaw felt as if she was waking up, then she found herself on the ground.
"What happened?" the she-cat meowed, her voice worried.
"I stopped you." Bumblepaw mumbled.
"Why?"
"If you read some-cat's emotions too long, it can cause some… side-effects."
"Like what?" the golden-brown apprentice meowed.
"Either the person reading the emotions can go crazy, or the person being read can build a wall, blocking you from this ever happening."
"Oh. Well, I guess you saved my life. Thanks. Also, I feel sorry for you, and if you ever want to talk about being bullied by Frostpaw and Nettlepaw, I'll try to be at the next Gathering, although I completely missed the announcements," she meowed, good-humoredly. Bumblepaw was surprised that she spoke of her life so lightly, and that she had realized he was being bullied, but he ignored it when he noticed how she… respected him. She understood him. Well, at least some-cat realizes I'm worth something, he thought.
Another chapter! A really long one too! As for Bumblepaw and Leafpaw, just to clear up any confusion, they are not going to be anything else than very close friends. And since Bumblepaw's a medicine cat, she won't fight him, so they don't have to worry about that complication. Please review and maybe I'll post another chapter soon.
