The sun shined on my fur as it peeked through the number of trees. Sorreltail was finally showing me the territory. She promised me that after the Gathering, she would take me to explore ShadowClan land. But, even if we didn't go, I was fine with waiting and organizing herbs. Still, it would be nice to go out to find herbs we were low on without getting lost in the process.

I glanced to my left and out of the corner of my eye, I saw Pinepaw chasing the leaves that have fallen from the trees. I stifled a purr at this sight. My mentor and I decided to go with Pinepaw and his mentor, Maplestripe, while they practiced Pinepaw's hunting.

"No, you can't let your tail sway when you hunting prey. They will hear it and run away." Maplestripe's raucous voice woke me from my daydreaming. She earned the reputation of being fun and exciting one moment, then harsh and cold the next. She would be the cat representation if Dewpaw and Pinepaw suddenly combined into one.

"Yeah, but I'm chasing leaves not lizards," Pinepaw said, smiling wide. I quietly giggled at this until Maplestripe's cold gaze cut me off. At least Pinepaw was still the joking brother I know and love.

She sighed in defeat and looked at Sorreltail, who was looking for herbs in the bushes nearby. "Why couldn't I have gotten your apprentice?"

Sorreltail softly laughed at her question. "I don't think Nightpaw would be a good fit for hunting and fighting. You'll be crushing her dreams; she always wanted to be a medicine cat," she responded.

Maplestripe also laughed at her response. "Besides, can you imagine Pinepaw as a medicine cat?" She smirked at this.

Pinepaw stopped chasing leaves once he overheard their conversation. "Please, I would heal you all from deathcough." He puffed out his chest and started to strut around.

"Please, you would poison the whole clan." Maplestripe flicked her tail at him. I was at ease once again. It seems the fun side of her has emerged.

She looked up at the sun and I did too. The sun was almost in the center of the sky. Almost sunhigh. "We better keep moving if we want to explore and make it make before sunset," she said as we continued our journey through the territory.

We got back to camp just in time. The sun was more than halfway down the sky when we arrived back. Even though we didn't have enough time to look around, it was nice to get out once in awhile. Now, I'm out in the forest again. Sorreltail forgot that we were out of horsetail and needed the herb fresh. So, I'm out here in the middle of a swamp, looking for the herb we need.

Suddenly, I felt a cold presence wash over me. I frantically searched all around me, looking for the strange presence. I heard a screech and immediately jumped back in fear. I look up at the source of the noise, an old tree branch, and I was met with the cool, yellow eyes of an owl. I calmed down a little. It's just an owl, Nightpaw, nothing to worry about. But that doesn't stop me from worrying, especially when I can feel another pair of eyes on me.

I quickly find the herb, and I ran back to camp. I slowed down once I reached the entrance. The last thing I wanted to do was cause a commotion and have to admit my embarrassing mistake.

When I entered the camp, I found my mother, Ivyheart, exiting the medicine den. Strange, she didn't seem sick when I last talked to her, which was only a day ago. She even had a smile on her face.

I decided to investigate what was going on with her I approached her while he was staring off into the distance. "So, what's wrong?" I asked in curiosity.

She flinched, but she look relieved once she realized that it was me talking to her. "Oh, Nightpaw, you scared me! I didn't see you coming," she said.

"Sorry…" I mumbled, flattening my ears.

"No, no, it's fine, really. If anyone one is to blame, it should be me for not paying attention." She smiled at me.

I gave her a half-hearted smile back. "I saw you coming out of the medicine cat den. Is everything alright?" I asked again.

"No, everything is quite alright. Better, even. It seems that StarClan has granted me with another litter of kits." Then I finally realize that my mother is having kits. Again.

"That's wonderful." I smiled at her. It's good that something is happening to her.

"It is. Well, you must be getting back to your mentor, so I won't take up your time any longer." She left with a huge grin on her face. I looked behind me and saw Sorreltail staring after my mother.

"Is something wrong?" I asked. I was confused to why she was staring at Ivyheart like that.

"No, it's nothing. But… I just have this strange feeling…" She trailed off as she looked up at the sky. "Something bad is coming, I can feel it in the air."

"What do you mean by that?" I asked, curiously. It sounded strange to me; usually, she would be telling good news to me. Besides, what could be worse than deathcough?

"It's… It's nothing, really. Come, we still have work to do." She glanced at the sky for a final time and turned away from me while walking to the medicine cat den.

Before I entered the medicine cat, I looked up at the sky too. The sky was clear, except for one discrepancy. One of the clouds, which were normally fluffy and white, was darker than the rest were. It was a little eerie to see such an irregularity.

I was inspecting this strange cloud when I felt a cold glare on my fur. It was like the one I felt in the woods, but this one felt… warmer. I spun around to catch who was looking at me and I nearly jumped out of my fur. I shook my head for a final time today and entered the medicine cat den.

There's a reason I was so frightened to what I thought I saw. It was impossible for something like that to happen, but deathcough should also be impossible. Maybe StarClan was sending me a message, but I could never tell.

Because what I thought I saw… was Rainstorm.

I am finally done with this chapter. I know it was a while since I've uploaded but it couldn't have been that long. … I just looked… The last time I published was more than a month ago. I really need to keep a consistent schedule. Anyways, thanks for reading!

- Moon