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Tanpaw… Maybe… Who knows!
Forbiddenrace1… Yea, I feel bad for him, too. But how interesting would the story be if he had a perfect life in happy unicorn land? XD
Silversparrow19… Thank you!
Heartsong's Fanfictions… I will update soon… actually, I worked on chapter eight (pokes chapter title) the day I publish chapter seven.
Shadowed Horizon… I guess she is kind of a coward… But I still love her character. There's a lot you all don't know about her… -switchy eyes-

Chapter Eight: The Prophecy

Bloodpaw was well aware that he was not allowed out of the camp because might "kill someone", so he soon grew bored. What was there to do as a prisoner? He didn't even want to get up and get something to eat—he may be accused of trying to escape. So eventually, with nothing else to do but sleep, Bloodpaw drowsily laid his head down and closed his eyes.

He was afraid at first of dreaming about his mother again, but when he blinked his eyes open after what seemed like a heartbeat, he wasn't in ShadowClan—or any place that looked like the territory for that matter. Bloodpaw was in a leafy forest, in a grass clearing. He saw a starry figure sitting a far way from him, and he went to investigate.

As he got closer, Bloodpaw saw a flame-colored cat staring at him with shining eyes. He immediately knew who this cat was, and his fur began to bristle. This cat wasn't known for good deeds in ShadowClan, and he hated the cat for thinking ThunderClan was better than ShadowClan—or so he had heard.

"Firestar?" Bloodpaw called out.

"Yes, Bloodpaw, it is I," the cat meowed, his voice sounding very distance.

"You're a ThuunderClan cat," Bloodpaw hissed. "Why do you come to me?" Not taken aback by the apprentice's fresh tone, Firestar continued.

"I have come to you to bring a prophecy," Firestar meowed. Bloodpaw's heart skipped a beat and his insides fluttered. So StarClan knew he wasn't a bad omen! They knew that he was innocent, and that he hadn't killed that cat! But then his stomach dropped. If he received this prophecy, how (and why) would any cat believe him?

"From a darkened soul will come light, bright as the sun. A secret will be kept, and the hero must not be afraid to shed tears of blood." Bloodpaw cocked his head slightly.



"Firestar, no one in ShadowClan will believe me," he found himself whining.

"You will not be alone," Firestar meowed. "There will be another to help." Firestar bowed his head and began to walk off; Bloodpaw did not chase after him. Instead, he thought about what Firestar had just told him. He was snapped out of his thoughts when the scene around him began to blur and morph into a starry sky. He felt a strange falling sensation and then he woke up, finding himself back in the ShadowClan medicine cat den. Outside, the sun was beginning to set. Great StarClan! How long had he been asleep for?

He glanced around, seeing that Snowpaw wasn't next to him. The strong smell of herbs floated around him, and he wondered why he was in here now. Weren't they afraid that he was going to plan a surprise attack on Pineleaf or something? After all he had killed the medicine cat of ThunderClan. Bloodpaw rolled his eyes and then scented the air for Snowpaw.

He heard soft paw steps coming into the den and was soon looking at a white cat carrying a limp bird in her jaws. She dropped it at his feet and sat down beside him.

"Here, I brought you something to eat," Snowpaw mewed. "I… I caught it myself." Bloodpaw blinked and felt warm gratitude for his sister.

"Medicine cats learn to hunt?" he asked.

"Of course," she replied. "They just don't do it often. But I suggested that I do so. I thought that it wouldn't cause so many problems. Besides, you hadn't eaten since yesterday." Bloodpaw touched his muzzle to Snowpaw's and began to hungrily devour the prey in front of him, thankful for every bite of it. Not until now did he notice how empty his belly had been.

"What's wrong?" Snowpaw asked, seeing the concerned look on his face after he had finished. She had always found a way to see into his thoughts, even if they hadn't been too close. This is why he thought she would be a perfect medicine cat—or at least one of the reasons.

Bloodpaw wondered whether or not he should tell her about her dream from StarClan. Would she believe him? Surely she would have to. Otherwise, what else did Firestar mean when he said that he would not be alone? At the moment, Snowpaw was the only one who believe he was innocent in the whole camp!

"I had a dream from StarClan," Bloodpaw mewed. His sister blinked her amber eyes as if she didn't understand. But Bloodpaw knew she had understood perfectly when she answered:

"You know how serious this is, right? What was it about?"

"Yes," Bloodpaw answered to her first question, "and Firestar came to me." As the white apprentice's eyes grew wide, he explained the rest. From ending up in the clearing to the falling sensation at the end of his dream. After he was done, doubt shone in the white cat's amber eyes. His heart lurched and his ears drooped.



"You don't believe me, do you?" he asked in no more than a whisper.

"Are you sure that it was Firestar?" was all she said.

"Yes, I'm positive," Bloodpaw meowed.

"I… it's just so hard to… it's…" Snowpaw was at a loss for words. Bloodpaw lowered his head so that he was looking at the ground. It took him a long time to respond.

"You were the only one who trusted me," he murmured. "Now I can't even rely on you. You're just like everyone else." Snowpaw's eyes got moist, and she tried to put her tail around her brother in comfort, but he slapped it away.

"Bloodpaw…," she mewed. "I didn't mean that. I—I do believe you. It's just so amzing. He's legendary!" With the way she stammered, Bloodpaw knew she wasn't telling the truth.

"You don't have to try to defend yourself," he told her. "I already know what it's like to be alone."

I feel bad for poor little Bloodpaw… -frowny face- Please review so I can give Bloodpaw a happy ending!