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Chapter 10

It had been several days since Shadepaw's encounter with the strange mysterious she-cat.

"Shadepaw, are you alright? You've been...in your thoughts recently," asked Dovewing, stroking Shadepaw's back.

Shadepaw could feel an empty black hole in his chest...without Amber, nothing was alright for him.

"Shadepaw!" yelled Dovewing, shaking him softly.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Dovewing. I didn't mean to make you worry like that," said Shadepaw, shaking his head, trying to push his thoughts away.

"Come on let's go train," smiled Dovewing.

Shadepaw nodded, maybe he could encounter the she-cat again.

They were both back at Training Grounds and Shadepaw felt really bouncy.

"Now...show me your defense! For the past couple days I have seen your hunting skills and attacking skills, but what sort of defense skills do you have?" asked Dovewing, getting into her attacking position.

Shadepaw smiled, and got into a random defensing position.

Dovewing swiped her claw at Shadepaw's paw, but Shadepaw was smart enough to dodge it gracefully.

"Great job on that, but are you good enough for this?" smiled Dovewing and attacked Shadepaw in a flash.

Shadepaw stumbled back and fell into the bushes.

"Are you okay?" asked Dovewing, running up to Shadepaw.

"I'm fine. Just give me a moment," answered Shadepaw, and dived deeper into the bushes.

He once again spotted the same she-cat he saw several days ago.

She was staring at the ground, and was still sobbing.

Shadepaw wanted to walk up to her, and tell her that he was the cat she knew and loved.

"Come on Shadepaw! Get over here!" yelled Dovewing.

Shadepaw felt something inside him...and it was hate...hate for Dovewing for taking him away from Amber...hate that she brought him to ThunderClan...hate for making him fall for her by being kind to him.

Why did his life have to be so rough?
That ends today's chapter! Merry Christmas Eve, everyone!

Question: Should Shadepaw be with Dovewing or Amber?

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