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Forbidden Apprentice: Part II

Honeypaw leaned forward. He raised his paw, and pounced it down suddenly on a rather plump mouse.

"Great! You can hunt as well as the warriors! Go round up your catches and give them to the Elders. Longtail should enjoy that mouse." Squirrelflight was immensely impressed with Honeypaw's progress. Honeypaw nodded. He was about to walk off, when he turned and said softly,

"What about the medicine cats?"

"I'll take care of them. Go feed the elders, they'll all be glad to get plump again!"

"Alright," Honeypaw laughed. He gathered up his mice, carefully. His whiskers twitched as the sun set and the stars rose in a beautiful Silverpelt.

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Squirrelflight grabbed a pair of gray mice. She ran through the camp, straight to her sister. Leafpool and Cinderpelt graciously accepted the food.

"Leafpool," Squirrelflight spoke excitedly, "I'm so proud. Honeypaw has been an apprentice for only a month now. But he's a good hunter. I bet they'll make him a warrior early. Actually, Spiderleg and I are making a slight wager on whose apprentice will be a warrior first. Father will be very proud of my training. Who knows? Maybe I'll get lots of apprentices after Honeypaw because I taught him so well."

I must resist telling her, thought Leafpool.

"He's a good listener of course, he seems to seep in anything you tell him, Sorreltail could have named him Spongepaw!"

"Sometimes the worst apprentices become the best warriors, though. I wouldn't count on anything." Leafpool felt horrible saying such a thing but she was afraid that something might go wrong with Honeypaw like it had for Brokenstar.

She is my sister after all. It's so odd to be this secretive but –

"I'm gonna go tell Sorreltail how glad I am. I thought both of his mothers ought to know about his progress."

I can't tell her. I broke the code and-- did she just say both of his mothers?

"What did you say?" Leafpool was shocked. "What is that supposed to mean?" Squirrelflight laughed loudly.

"We have a telepathy-thing, remember? You didn't seriously think that you could get pregnant without me finding out!"

"How long have you known? You better not tell anyone or I'll…" Leafpool whispered.

"Relax, I wouldn't dare! I've known for a while now. I had a glimpse in a dream one night of you right after you gave birth to Honeypaw. Does Sorreltail know? Cinderpelt obviously does."

"No. Cinderpelt told her and Brakenfur that he's a half-clan kit."

"Who's the tom?" Squirrelflight questioned very lightly but Leafpool suddenly became nervous.

"What do you mean?"

"Honeypaw's father, of course!" Leafpool didn't answer, at first. She knew exactly what Squirrelflight would say if she knew.

"You wouldn't believe me," Leafpool hissed. Squirrelflight shook her head.

"Fine, be that way. But whoever it is, you must like him an awful lot to break the Medicine Cat Code like that… Wait- does he even know that he's a father?"

"Yeah. He does. Just promise me you won't tell Honeypaw!"

"You know you'll have to tell Honeypaw someday."

"I'm not ready yet." Leafpool stood up. She hated it when Squirrelflight got nosy like this.

"Just don't forget to tell him eventually. I gotta go find Sorreltail. Bye!"

Leafpool just stood there like an idiot. First Cinderpelt, then Brackenfur and Sorreltail, now her sister. It seemed like the only cat who didn't know that he wasn't Sorreltail's son was Honeypaw himself. She couldn't wait until the next gathering so that she could speak with Crowfeather.

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