Chapter 19
Pinefoot spent the next few weeks at the barn with Barley, he never forgot Runningwind and Spottedpelt's warning, he hated how he had become, scared at the slightest noise, hiding whenever he saw a cat except for Barley.
He only left the barn at night, either to hunt rabbits or run, he had disowned StarClan, they thought they could mess with love, he thought Spottedpelt was jealous just because Wishwind loved him now, whenever Bluestar tried to talk to him in his dreams he would leave.
He had grown quite accustomed to barn life, he would sleep, eat, play with Barley, nap, run, hunt, eat, sleep, there was no patrolling, no deputy to tell him what to do, and best of all no Hawkheart, then one night it all changed for him, the night where Bluestar told him he could change history.
"Pinefoot, please listen to me!" the old leader pleaded
"No!"
"You can save Wishwind!"
"What?" he said as he stopped walking
"Runningwind and Spottedpelt left out a part of the prophecy!"
"Then what's the full one?"
"As the wind dies down, the hawk of revenge rises with dawn, but if the pine remains the wind will rise again."
"What does it mean!?"
"Go home Pinefoot, return to ThunderClan."
"How can I go back?"
"Go home return to ThunderClan."
"Bluestar, don't leave me!"
But she was already gone, and he was in his nest next to Barley, he nudged Barley to wake him, to tell him he needed to leave.
"Huh What?" the loner mumbled, "Oh hello Pinefoot, is it time to get up already?"
"No, I need to go home."
"Home? To ThunderClan?"
"Yes."
"If that is what you wish, good bye Pinefoot."
"Good bye Barley."
Pinefoot leaped down from the stacks of hay, and excited the barn, he had memorized where the WindClan patrol would be at certain times, so he knew how to avoid them, he easily passed through WindClan and ShadowClan territories, and made his way across ThunderClan's.
He entered ThunderClan camp, when no cat was awake, so he padded to the nursery, and waited for Wishwind and the kits to awake, Swiftkit awoke first, and the brown warrior smiled and licked his ear.
"Pinefoot?" the kit exclaimed, "Mama wake up Pinefoot is back!"
Wishwind groggily opened to eyes and looked up, when she saw the warrior, brightened.
"Pinefoot! You're back!" she exclaimed
"Did you really think I was going to stay away?"
"I don't know, why did you leave."
"I needed to think." He shrugged
"You needed a week to think!"
"Umm, yes."
"At least your back."
"Where's Hawkheart?"
"He left, for WindClan." She said looking sad
"I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault."
"Yes, it is." Pinefoot protested, "He just wanted to protect you."
"But…"
"It's fine, I'm sure when I talk to him, all will be forgiven."
"But… he hates you!"
"Hawkheart holds great fear for the death of his kin. Seeing his sister go is one of his greatest fears ever." Pinefoot said reciting Runningwind's words, "He loves you, and is afraid that you will die."
"What?"
"But I got a prophecy from Runningwind and Bluestar."
"Another prophecy?"
"As the wind dies down, the hawk of revenge rises with dawn, but if the pine remains the wind will rise again."
"What does that mean."
"I thought about it on the way back here, you are the wind, Hawkheart is the hawk of revenge, and I am the pine that remains."
"I missed you."
"I missed you too."
"PAPA!" a little voice shouted and Beekit jumped on Pinefoot's back
"Hello, my little Bumble Bee." He said using her nickname
"Where were you? I missed you."
"I missed you too, I was at a barn with a very friendly loner named Barley."
"Really?"
"Yeah." He nodded
"Can you tell me what it's like?"
"Sure."
And he went on to tell Wishwind, Swiftkit, Mudkit, and Beekit all about the barn, when other cats saw him, they met him with cheers, welcoming him back, Lakefall and Mousefur were so happy to see him, they wouldn't let him go on any patrol, they made him sit in the medicine den until Cinderpelt assured them he was fine.