It was still dark in the apprentice den when Bluepaw felt a paw nudge her in the side. She shifted in her nest and opened her eyes.

"What?" meowed Bluepaw sleepily.

"I've decided what I want to do today," meowed Stormpaw.

Bluepaw yawned. Looking around, it was usually dark in WaveClan camp, but there was still some light "is it even today yet?"

Stormpaw chuckled "yeah. Come on. Get up!"

Bluepaw looked up at the handsome gray apprentice and rolled her eyes "okay, I'm up. I'm up."

Bluepaw got to her paws, padded over to the entrance, and ducked out. She looked around. No cat was awake.

Bluepaw looked at Stormpaw "what exactly are we going to do?"

Stormpaw smiled, looking over at her. "I've always wanted to see what's down those tunnels."

Bluepaw blinked "but they are off-limits!"

"Why? That's what I'm wondering," meowed Stormpaw.

Bluepaw shrugged "because…" she had never been told why.

"Coldwing says it's because they've never been explored," meowed Stormpaw.

Bluepaw wasn't sure about this. What if some badgers and foxes lived down those tunnels. However, her curiosity pulsed through her veins. She had always wondered what was down the tunnels. This would be a great way to spend time with Stormpaw and not have Birchpaw know about it. She knew Birchpaw didn't trust Stormpaw. She wasn't overly sure why but she always hated when the toms argued, especially when she was the one they were arguing about.

Bluepaw smiled and meowed, "lead the way."

Stormpaw nodded, grinning. He then led her to the far side of camp to the entrance of a tunnel that led deeper into the mountain and away from WaveClan camp. Bluepaw looked around to ensure no one was watching them before following Stormpaw into the tunnel. She gazed around the dark tunnel. It wasn't long before her eyes adjusted to the darkness and made it easier to navigate the tunnels. Although she still found using her whiskers easier than relying purely on eyesight.

Bluepaw wasn't sure how long they were walking, but she figured it wasn't that long. Stormpaw had gone down a smaller tunnel to check it out. Bluepaw was gazing down the other larger tunnel before she heard Stormpaw call her from down the other way.

"Wow! Bluepaw! Come see this!" Stormpaw called.

Bluepaw padded over to him. He was standing at the end of the narrow tunnel. Where it connected to a large open cave. Grass and moss were growing inside with a small tree in the middle. A river was flowing through it.

"Wow! This is so cool!" Bluepaw meowed.

Stormpaw nodded. Bluepaw watched him lap up some of the water and then look from side to side of the river "there has to be another entrance. This water has to come from somewhere."

Bluepaw shrugged "it could be an underground stream."

Stormpaw glanced up at her and nodded "perhaps."

Bluepaw grinned. He was smiling at her "what?''

"We should keep this a secret." Stormpaw meowed, brushing her mouth with his tail tip.

"Why?" asked Bluepaw.

"It will be somewhere only you and I can go," Stormpaw meowed, "somewhere we can get away. Away from mentors and parents, and clanmates. And future mates."

Bluepaw raised a brow "future mates?"

"Birchpaw," meowed Stormpaw.

"He is not my future mate. We are just friends!" meowed Bluepaw.

Stormpaw shook his head in disbelief "right, and Fernheart isn't the deputy."

Bluepaw lashed her tail "Birchpaw, and I are friends! I have never felt that way about him."

Stormpaw raised a brow, and Bluepaw thought she saw excitement and hope glitter in his eyes "really?"

Bluepaw nodded "he's my best friend, but I haven't ever felt that way for him."

Stormpaw looked at her, now smiling very brightly "okay, okay, do you wanna keep exploring the tunnels?"

Bluepaw looked around. She walked to the side of the river and lapped up the ice-cold freshwater.

"I'm sorry, I didn't want to get you mad," meowed Stormpaw softly.

Bluepaw looked over her shoulder at him. He watched her with soft, warm eyes and a soft smile across his face "it's alright."

Stormpaw looked at her "wanna head back?"

Bluepaw nodded "yeah."

Stormpaw nodded. They made their way back to camp and snuck back into camp unnoticed.

"Wanna share something?" asked Stormpaw.

Bluepaw nodded "yeah, sure."

Stormpaw went to fetch something to eat. He brought back a perch and set it down between them.

"She-cats first," he meowed.

Bluepaw smiled and took a bite chewing slowly.

"I liked spending today with you," Stormpaw meowed.

Bluepaw smiled, glancing down at her paws.

"Bluepaw?" some cat called across the camp.

Bluepaw glanced up to see Birchpaw.

"What's up?" she asked.

"Where have you been?" asked Birchpaw.

Bluepaw glanced at Stormpaw before turning back to Birchpaw, smiling. "Stormpaw and I went out to the river to fish."

Bluepaw saw Stormpaw half-smirk out of the corner of her eyes.

Birchpaw looked between the two "oh. Why didn't you invite me?"

Bluepaw shrugged. "Stormpaw wanted to spend time just the two of us."

Birchpaw frowned "oh." he glanced at the other apprentice.

Stormpaw raised a brow "is it wrong for us to hang out, Birchpaw?"

"I don't trust you," Birchpaw meowed darkly, "especially not around Bluepaw."

"Why is that?" Stormpaw asked, getting to his paws.

"Because every time she's around you, it seems that something bad happens to her. She slipped and fell into the river and almost drowned," meowed Birchpaw.

"I had nothing to do with that. It was an accident!" Stormpaw meowed, "it's not as if I pushed her."

"Maybe you did. No cat was there," Birchpaw meowed.

"Why on Earth would I push her?" asked Stormpaw coldly.

"Only StarClan knows," Birchpaw meowed.

Bluepaw frowned. "Birchpaw, I slipped! You know that."

But the two toms acted like she didn't say anything.

Stormpaw growled softly "how about you, huh? During that battle against WolfClan, you were fighting with her. That apprentice would have done a lot more damage if I hadn't jumped in to help her."

Birchpaw growled, "just stay away from her."

"How about you stay away from me," Stormpaw meowed darkly.

"Fine," Birchpaw meowed, "leave then."

Stormpaw growled, "you piece of fox dung. How about you leave? Bluepaw and I were having a great time before you showed up."

Birchpaw growled, "leave."

"Why must I leave? You are the unwelcome guest here," meowed Stormpaw.

Birchpaw growled.

"Bluepaw deserves a real WaveClan cat, not a pretend one," meowed Stormpaw.

Bluepaw blinked and looked at him, her mouth slightly open. Birchpaw was rogue-born. His mother came to WaveClan a few days before she gave birth to Birchpaw and his stillborn brother. Later that night, Birchpaw's mother left the Clan. It was a complicated subject for Birchpaw and something he hardly ever spoke about, even to Bluepaw. He always felt he would never gain the respect of his Clanmates because his mother was born outside of the Clan.

Birchpaw growled harshly, flattening his ears to his head. "I'm no less a WaveClan cat than you are, Stormpaw."

Stormpaw growled, "leave Bluepaw and me alone."

Bluepaw swallowed "come on, Birchpaw, let's go." she nudged his shoulder.

Birchpaw and her slipped out of the territory to walk around the territory. Both were dead silent. Birchpaw's fur was still fluffed up in anger.

When she curled up in her nest, thoughts buzzed around her head. Thoughts of Stormpaw and Birchpaw. Thoughts about her conversation with Stormpaw back in the cave. Birchpaw was nice and sweet. But she had never had a crush on him or anything like that. Stormpaw, well, now that was another story. He was stubborn, strong, brave, and funny. He was cute. She had a crush on him since she was a kit. But for him to say those things to Birchpaw was just rude.

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