Silverpaw awoke to the sound of a cat sneaking through camp. She was about to call an alarm when she realized it was Rockpaw. Out to see Rosepaw I suppose. Oh no! I forgot about Flamepaw! He is probably waiting for me! Thornclaw was guarding the entrance, so Silverpaw went out the dirt place tunnel. She followed Rockpaw through the forest. He ran on the ground, so Silverpaw decided to follow through the trees. Somehow, she could climb even though she was never taught. Silverpaw leaped up into the tree, and jumped from branch to branch, following Rockpaw. After what felt like forever, she made it to the island. She snuck through the undergrowth to the tree that Flamepaw told her to be at. She silently climbed up the trunk.
"Silverpaw," Flamepaw hissed, "is that you?"
She hulled herself up onto the branch. "Yeah, it's me."
"Good," Flamepaw sighed with relief. "I thought you were Weaslefur or Breezepelt. They were watching me all day!"
"It's not as bad as being a Shadowclan prisoner and everyone keeps repeating your name while being threatened by your guard and kits thinking you are invading camp."
Flamepaw nodded slightly amused. "True."
"Anyway… I wonder what's happening."
Silverpaw looked towards Rockpaw. He was looking for something which was probably Rosepaw. She felt Flamepaw staring at her. Please look away. Please look away. Please look away. Almost as a response, he looked away towards Rockpaw. Thank you! Finally… I can now focus on what I came here for.
Rosepaw came out of the bracken. "What took you so long?"
"Sorry, Rosepaw. Swanpaw took awhile to fall asleep."
"Have you ever tried to swim?" Rosepaw asked.
"I swam in the lake when we were coming."
"No you didn't!" Rosepaw laughed. "I saw you were trying to show off to your sisters and fell off into shallow water. Come on! I'll teach you how to swim."
"Only if I get you to climb a tree to the top," Rockpaw offered.
"Deal," Rosepaw told him formally. "Come on. I'll even teach you how to fish. They don't taste that bad as you Thunderclan cats think. If you eat a fish, I'll try what you eat."
"Deal," Rockpaw repeated what Rosepaw said earlier. "Okay. So how do you swim?"
Rosepaw waded into the water with Rockpaw hesitantly following. "Okay, come a bit farther then pretend you are running, but use swifter and longer movements." She swam out into the lake.
"Like this?" Rockpaw attempted, and immediately sunk like the rock he is named after.
Rosepaw rolled her eyes and dove. She came up with a gasping Rockpaw, and swam them both to the land.
"Nice swimming," Rosepaw laughed.
"Thanks," Rockpaw croaked out. He coughed up water multiple times. "Can I try that again?" He didn't wait for an answer. He went into the water with Rosepaw next to him.
She went out to the point where she had to swim. "Remember where the drop off is."
Rockpaw went farther and succeed. "I'm swimming! I can't believe it!" He then murmured, "I'm not turning into Riverclan, am I? I don't want to be like those fish-faces."
Rosepaw swam over to Rockpaw. "So you think we Riverclan cats are fish-faces? Well, I wouldn't expect more from a leaf-head.
"Leaf-head?" Rockpaw asked. "Why leaf-head?"
"Because Thunderclan cats seem to love your trees," Rosepaw answered simply.
"True," Rockpaw agreed. "I can't even imagine how it would feel to live out on the moor with Windclan. It's too open! Not to mention there are dogs, and your only protection is to squeeze down a rabbit hole."
"That is one thing we can both agree on," Rosepaw told him. "But I'd prefer living in Riverclan and being able to fish. Speaking of fish, do you want me to teach you?"
"Teach me what?" Rockpaw asked.
"Teach you how to fish, Leaf-head," Rosepaw insulted.
"In Thunderclan we say mouse-brain," Rockpaw pointed out.
"Great!" Rosepaw exclaimed. "Now you have a leaf head with a mouse's brain. Soon you might also have a fish's face."
"Thanks," Rockpaw said sarcastically. "Alright. How do you fish?"
"Stand near the edge," Rosepaw commanded. "If you fish during the day, you have to make sure your shadow isn't over the water, or else the fish will be scared away." A fish swam near Rosepaw. "When a fish comes close-" Rosepaw flipped the fish out of the water with her paw, and she killed it with a swift bite. "you do that. Got it?"
Rockpaw nodded. He followed her directions and caught a small fish. "I did it!"
"Alright! Now we can eat." Rosepaw dug into her fish.
Rockpaw took a bite. "Ew yuck!" He spat it out.
"Leaf-head, you need to scrape off the scales."
Rockpaw did what she told. "It's still disgusting." He managed to swallow the fish. "Now you have to climb a tree."
"Fun times," Rosepaw said sarcastically.
Rockpaw went to the nearest tree, which just happened to be the one Silverpaw and Flamepaw were perched on.
"Wait, Rockpaw," Rosepaw opened her jaws to smell. "I smell something…"
Silverpaw and Flamepaw exchanged looks of terror. "Of course. You probably smell all the Clans that came here," Rockpaw told her, annoyed. His tone changed to a joking manner. "Are you just trying not to climb a tree?
Rosepaw looked straight into his eyes. "Rockpaw, we are leaving," she said in a strangely calm tone.
Rockpaw's eyes glazed over. "We are leaving…" His calm and quiet voice sent chills through Silverpaw's fur. It was quiet and distracted, almost like he was in a trance. Then he returned to normal. "Alright, bye, Rosepaw."
"Bye, Rockpaw. See you tomorrow?"
"Uhh… I don't know. I know it is against the Warrior Code," Rockpaw said, debating.
"Rockpaw, you are coming tomorrow," Rosepaw told him.
Rockpaw went into the trance. "I am coming tomorrow." He shook his head, as if he had a fly buzzing on his ear. "Bye, Rosepaw, see you tomorrow." He went over to the fallen tree.
"Bye, Rockpaw." Rosepaw jumped into the water and swam off.
Silverpaw turned to Flamepaw. Suddenly she felt weird. Her vision blurred, and she felt herself being thrown off her paws.
