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'Thoughts' Dreams Memories

As Bluestar inducted Firepaw into the Clan, there was only halfhearted mutterings of acceptance from the Clan. Only Sandpaw, Spottedleaf, and even Redtail lifted their voices to welcome Firepaw.

Sandpaw rushed over to the new apprentice and nearly bowled her over, earning a soft hiss as the slightly older molly accidentally pressed into a few of her wounds. Sandpaw didn't seem to notice, once more she was taken in the smell of blood but managed to shake herself out of it.

"You did it, you won! Now your a true member of ThunderClan! Firepaw! What a great name! Heh, you sure did show Longtail a thing or two! I bet he'll never speak ill of you ever again!" she declared, watching as Longtail, after a few long moments, forced himself to his paws and staggered to the medicine den.

Spottedleaf watched him go and stood to follow but she and Redtail shared a look, both had Sandpaw's odd reaction to the smell of blood and both knew what could have meant. But Redtail in particular hoped that they both were wrong. Sandpaw might think badly of him, she always thought of herself as her own protector, that Redtail would think to shield her from anything, he know his kit would not be happy with it.

With a sigh, he then nodded to Spottedleaf, knowing that he would have to explain things sooner or later and he wasn't looking forward to it but knew it must be done.

"Right, soon." he muttered to himself before walking over to Firepaw and Sandpaw. "I'm sure you would want some rest after that fight. You did well to defend yourself, good job."

Firepaw grunted at the praise but at the same time, her tail curled showing that she was pleased with the other's words. She tired to pick herself up but her body only trembled and she stayed laying on her side. She growled at this and tried again with the same results.

Sandpaw saw her struggling and propped Firepaw up with her shoulder, at first the new apprentice growled at this but when Sandpaw growled back, her eyes flashed in mild amusement and she let the older molly help her. It wasn't the same for Spottdleaf as the flame furred demon gave her a glare to which the healer only smiled and led the way back to her den.

Longtail's eyes widened and he hissed loudly when Firepaw was settled a small distance away from him. The young demon openly ignored him, curling into a lose ball even as Longtail vowed vengeance for what the younger did to him.

"Next time, I'll eat you alive." Fiepaw threatened when she grew fed up with the male's ranting. It had the intended effect of shutting Longtail up, who then sulked in his nest as Spottedleaf tended to his wounds.

Sandpaw stayed by Firepaw's side, trying to help by licking her wounds, something that Firepaw uncurled for and surprisingly began to purr at, her eyes closed tightly. "Father..."

'Did demons share tongues and looked after each other like this too?' Sandpaw wondered even as the taste of blood lingered on her tongue, she didn't seem to mind.

Spottedleaf was watching out of the corner of her eye and huffed softly, like Redtail, the same thoughts were going through her head. This was not going to be something they wanted to explain.

Firepaw opened her eyes, not to see her father's large presence looming protectively over her but Sanpaw gazing down at her with worry and concern. The reality of it caused Firepaw to hiss at the paler molly and turn her back. Sandpaw, having heard the kit call out to her father, didn't take offense and only stooped down to nuzzle her fellow apprentice. She did feel sorry for her, imagine losing a father, she wouldn't know what she would do without Redtail.

While Sandpaw stayed by Firepaw's side, who merely went into a doze thinking about her father, Spottedleaf finished tending to Longtail to look over the fire furred molly. Smirking at how Sandpaw was to her, the medicine nonetheless shooed her slightly away so she could do her job.

Now wrapped in cobwebs and a few healing poultices, Spottedleaf then went off to gather a few herbs she needed. "Would you mind staying with her a little longer? I'll be back soon enough." Spottedleaf asked Sandpaw, to which the pale ginger cat smiled a bit and nodded her head.

"Don't worry, she'll be safe with me!" she proclaimed, to which Spottedleaf purred softly and then left her den.

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Once outside the camp, Spottedleaf broke into a run, heading for Sunningrocks, a pile of stones that many a ThunderClan cat liked to use to sun themselves on and leapt to the top of the gray stones, staring out into the forest around her.

She then sat, thinking, licking a paw and drawing it over her ear as thoughts crowded her head. She had to get away, the scent of blood, from Firepaw to Longtail was getting to be too much.

Spottedleaf shook her head, just how many times would she be able to do this before some cat figured it out? She, Redtail and a few others had managed to avoid being found out but how long before things began to unravel? They couldn't keep relying on Bluestar to cover their tracks, something was going to happen. And then there was Sandpaw.

It seemed like her demon self was beginning to surface if her reaction to fresh blood being spilled and her closeness with Firepaw was any indication. Now the only thing to was find a way to explain this all to Sandpaw. Spottedleaf's ears twitched when she heard a rustle in the bushes and saw Redtail pushing his way through.

The two siblings shared a quick look before the tortoiseshell tom joined her on the rocks. "Thinking of Sandpaw?" he asked her and when Spottedleaf sighed and nodded, he hummed in agreement.

"I'm not sure what to do or what to tell her. Sandpaw thinks that she is an ordinary cat. I thought that she might have been safe, it took so long for her to show any signs that she shared any of my bloodline, I thought she would be "normal". Oh Spottedleaf, what would she think of me, what would the Clan think of her? They might just reject her."

"Bluestar won't let that happen, brother. You know that." Spottedleaf reassured, twining her tail with his. However Redtail was still looking pensive, shaking his head in worry.

"That may be but we can't put our lives on the paws of one cat. We'll have to think of something soon, Spottedleaf. I think...I think I'm going to tell her...tomorrow night."

Spottedleaf nuzzled her brother, rubbing her head under his chin. "It'll be okay...if you want, I be there with you." Redtail sighed at that, letting a small purr.

"Thank you, sister. What would I do without you?"