AN: SO SORRY that this took so long. Writing homework has been RUTHLESS! Anyhow, here it is now. No more until I get at least five reviews, please.
The crescent moon rose above the treetops. Whitepaw gazed up at it from the clearing where she was gathering feverfew. Voletooth had picked up a chill and was coughing quite a lot. Firedapple had sent her out in the middle of the night to gather herbs for him. This was the closest clearing that she knew of that had feverfew this season.
In the sparse moonlight, the grass was turned blue-green, waving slightly in the night breeze. Whitepaw couldn't think of a more beautiful sight. Not even StarClan is this beautiful, she thought. I wish Snowpaw could see it… Then another thought returned to her. But Voletooth might be joining them soon, so I should hurry! Even though she knew the elder would most likely be alright, she hurried to gather the needed herbs and started making her way back to camp, following the stream. The light and reflection of the moon in the rippling water entranced, and she didn't see the shadowy figure that loomed up before her until she had almost bumped into him.
"Oh, I'm sorry," she meowed, seeing the ginger paws before her. Then she looked up. "Finchfang! What are you doing out here?"
"Oh… Firedapple was worried and sent me after you," he explained. "But I can see your already on your way back." A purr rumbled in his throat. Whitepaw twitched her tail in confusion.
"Okay. Well, I guess we should be heading back to camp now." She began to maneuver around him.
"I'm going to see if I can catch something for the elders, first," the ginger warrior told her. "You go on."
With a nod, Whitepaw padded past and continued towards the camp entrance. She felt suddenly cold, and wished Finchfang had come back with her, if only to keep her warm. The new-leaf night was still chilly, and the cold wormed its way under her fur to her very bones. She shivered as she entered the camp. Here, the wind couldn't reach, and she looked forward to curling back up in her warm nest.
