When the sun was half way across the sky, Boapaw finally finished all of his exercises. Several times, his mother commented on how he could do better, but he ignored her. He wasn't in the mood for her irritating criticism.

Boapaw sighed and padded stiffly back to the medicine den where Antface had finished sorting herbs. Well, there went that.

Boapaw settled down in his nest as Antface checked the healing flesh on his neck.

"Well, there's no infection, so that's good. I'll just have to change the leaves covering it, and we'll be done tending to your neck, for today anyway." Antface went on as he went to get more cobweb to help keep the leaves sticking to his neck. "Are you hungry? I heard Firepaw caught quite the parrot today, though it might be saved for the elders."

Boapaw closed his eyes. "Something small would be nice, thank you."

Antface didn't move and hair-length, an amused smirk on his pointy muzzle. "Well then, go ahead! Nothing's stopping you from getting your own prey."

"Oh Antface!" Boapaw whined. "I really don't want to…"

Antface shook his head. "If you're going to be a Rainclan cat, I can't have you getting weak. Go get something yourself, or you can sit there with an empty belly."

Boapaw stared at the ceiling of the den. "I will later. I think I should rest now."

Antface purred. "Fine, lazy tail. I'll be checking on Willowfern if you need me. She has a strange cough."

Part of Boapaw wanted to ask, but he wasn't in the mood to talk. He watched Antface leave the den and disappear out of view before settling down and closing his eyes.

When Boapaw's eyes opened, he was no longer in Antface's den. Around him was a beautiful rainforest, the sky above it a night with thousands of stars. The forest seemed to glow and rustle with signs of life in every corner.

A pretty, starlit cat with bright green eyes stood above him, her tail flicking once. Boapaw recognized her, but his memory failed him.

He stared at her uncertainly. Was this Starclan? Did he… die?

"You're not dead, Boapaw." the feline mewed, nosing him to his paws. He noticed his injury did not bother him and he loosened a bit. "I just have a message, one that I feel only applies to you."

Boapaw blinked in surprise. "But only medicine cats get messages from Starclan… wait! Am I supposed to be a medicine cat?" he adverted his gaze and sadly murmured, "But I want to be a warrior…"

The she-cat smirked pleasantly, a purr rising from her throat. "Oh dear, you are destined to be whatever you want. Mold your future, and live you're life. You only have one." she smiled gently, and Boapaw sighed in relief. The pretty cat continued, "Like I said a moment ago, this message was something I only saw useful to you."

Boapaw nodded. "Oh… ok. What is it?"

"A spirit with SilverPelt will rescue the stolen in a price for acceptance, but only war can rise."

Boapaw stared in confusion. "Wait- what?"

The she-cat was already fading away though, as well as Boapaw's vision. "I cannot say anymore, but you must share what I have given to you with no one, for only you, and you alone can figure it out. Tell only then."

"No wait! Can't you say anymore?!" Boapaw pleaded as she barely became an outline.
"Be kinder, Boapaw." With those last words, she was gone. Boapaw's legs seemed to crumple beneath him as everything around him faded to black.

...

"Boapaw?"

...

"Boapaw!"

Boapaw shrieked and leaped up, panting madly. Antface stared at him, puzzled. "Um… Boapaw? Pretty deep sleep there, hmm? You're were dreaming."

Boapaw stared at him for a moment before swallowing dryly. "Y-yeah… water… please?" his mouth was as dry as a drought and his neck was beginning to ache again from all the movement and stress.

Antface, who obviously sensed the tension, only nodded blankly and padded to the little pool of water in the corner. He dropped some moss in, soaking it, before returning and nosing it in front of Boapaw. Boapaw lapped at it, sighing in relief as he felt the sickening feelings drown in water. It was ok. He was ok.

He lied his head down. He wasn't tired anymore. Not after that dream. He didn't understand why though. The dream wasn't bad, or scary. The omen was dark, yes, but not terrifying. War? There was always war, with Lightningclan especially.

But somehow it shook him up, a dead cat coming to him in his dreams and warning him.

Antface licked his jowls and sat down awkwardly. "So uhh… you wanna… um… you need to talk about your uhh, dreams?"

He remembered what she had said. He couldn't tell Antface, or anyone, as much as he wanted to. But what could he say?

"Um… yes… I had a uhh… a nightmare. A huge bird came and… it grabbed me and took me away." he lied, remembering his mother's old tales of huge, murderous birds grabbing him and taking him forever.

Antface looked intrigued. "Really? Maybe it's an omen."

There was an omen alright, but it wasn't that. He didn't dare say his thoughts out loud though. "I don't think so."

Antface didn't seem to hear him. "Boapaw…. you… I just… Boapaw, I've been thinking about it for a while, and I really think you should… can you be my apprentice?"

Boapaw's ears perked in surprise and he swallowed. How could he say no? Antface had became the closest thing he had to Tigerpaw's replacement but… well, he didn't want to be a medicine cat, and the she-cat from his dream had told him he molded his own destiny. And well… this was not how he was hoping to mold it.

"Antface…" Boapaw began. "I…"

Antface nodded excitedly. "Yes?"

The young tabby shuffled with paws. "I… can't. I'm so sorry, Antface… I really am."

Antface looked downtrodden and he stared in surprise, before swallowing down his shock. The reddish tom stood professionally, giving his foreleg a quick lick. "Of course. I understand."

"You do?"

Antface nodded. "Of course. I get it. It's ok. It's fine."

Boapaw knew he was lying, he could see the dejected look in the medicine cats eyes. He knew that feeling very well.

"Antface, it's not you, I just don't think…"

"I know… I uhh… oh hey, I think I heard one of Berrybite's kits crying earlier. I need to go, ok?"

Boapaw sighed as Antface rushed out. He could tell the tom had been very excited, but he hadn't expected such a bad reaction. He hoped Antface didn't hate him now.

WOW ITS JUST BORING CHAPTER AFTER BORING CHAPTER AFTER BORING CHAPTER!

Well, anyway, I posted a Boapaw AMV on my YouTube, and of course, screwed up his design several times but oh well. For Anyone who wants to see it, my YouTube is "GravityFallsMD" although I may change it to "Blind EyePhone" soon so…

Comments are extremely appreciated, BTW! Also, after my next allegiance update, I'm stopping the create-a-cat thing.