Chapter.9.
Shinypaw heard flurrystar's voice. "Shinypaw. Were learning to catch land prey! Stop swishing your tail, and bouncing up and down." Shinypaw silently scolded herself. She didn't want the whole clan to find out about her meetings with her father.
"Ok." Shinypaw tried hard for the rest of the session. When she got back to camp, she went to sleep. It was better to rest now, so she wouldn't be tired.
"Shinypaw! Shinypaw! You're supposed to be on the evening patrol with me, Whitetail, Thrushclaw, and Sunclaw." Dovepaw nudged Shinypaw.
"Sure, just let me see Gingerpaw first." Shinypaw padded into the medicine den. "Berrypaw, can I come in?"
It was Cherryeye who responded. "Gingerpaw's asleep, but he's getting better. You might as well go on patrol."
"But..." Shinypaw began to protest, but thought better of it. She decided to just leave it.
"How is Gingerpaw?" Whitetail asked
"Ok." Shinypaw responded. She looked at a Hollybush between Shadowclan, and Riverclan territory. That would be a good meeting place, with her father. She thought.
Shinypaw padded threw the dirtplace tunnel, and toward the Shadowclan border. "Shinypaw!" Her father called her. "Shinypaw, you made it!"
Shinypaw nodded. "I did make it. Why wouldn't I?"
"Well, I thought you were loyal to your clan." That surprised Shinypaw. She was loyal.
"I am loyal!" Shinypaw exclaimed indignantly. "I can be loyal, and still meet you. Can't I?" Shadowblaze nodded, and Shinypaw kept going. "I'm not doing any harm. I'm just spending time with my father."
"Well Shinypaw, some cats won't think of it like that." Shadowblaze reminded her. "Come we need to find an official meeting place." Shinypaw and Shadowblaze decided on a big tree. The Hollybush that Shinypaw found was too far into Riverclan territory. "So Shinypaw, how's Riverclan?"
"Great! Flurrystar a great mentor. I'm learning so much! And Berrypaw is learning too. She knows how to take out thorns, and she's caring for an injured cat. Gingerpaw!" Shinypaw paused. She shouldn't be saying that to a cat from another clan. "I-I-I..." Shinypaw stammered. She didn't know what to say. What if Flurrystar found out? Would he stop trusting her again? Her head started swirling with thoughts.
"Don't worry." Her father rested his tail, on Shinypaw's head. "Your mouth can get ahead of you sometimes. I won't tell anyone." Shinypaw sighed with relief. "Now I need to rest. I'm do for the dawn patrol tommorrow."
"Bye." Shinypaw whispered. "See you next gathering." Shadowblaze nodded, and headed into the trees. Shinypaw felt sadness creep in. She liked her father.
