Hello! And welcome yourselves back to my Story! Woop! Woop! And if you're not excited, then... that's OK by me... *starts loudly crying*. Sorry about that, anyway, this is the sixth chapter, and it's not as dark as the last one, so, I guess that's good? Depends on what you like, and on how much poor Coal can take.

Tell me any mistakes that I may have made, or any improvements you have, and I'll make the changes! See you at the bottom!

The mist blocked everything from her. It reminded Coal of the shadows, but even though this was far less frightening, unlike the shadows, she could feel the dense clouds drifting over her body, begging to take her away and hide her with everything else. She had no sense of time as she wandered through the jungle of cloud, but she never left the Star-cat's side, their fur brushing at times when Coal wandered a bit too close. The mist became thicker with each step, even the Star-cat's light couldn't penetrate the clouds any more, and as they went deeper, Coal began to loose sight of him all together. The only way that Coal knew that the Star-cat hadn't abandoned her, like she feared, was that they had an occasional bump into each other, and Coal would jump out of her skin, until she heard the Star-cat mutter a 'Sorry' to her, and she would realize it was him, and instantly calm down, once again padding through the mist.

It could have been moons of just walking through the mist, but if it was, Coal didn't notice. It could have been only a few heartbeats in there, but still Coal wouldn't have noticed. The mist swirled around her body, blocking her eyesight and filling ears and nostrils, until Coal had no senses left to help guide her through the mist. She was glad that the Star-cat was there, able to guide her to the other side with just brushing his pelt against hers. She knew that the Shadow-cat had said that she would have to choose which one of them she wanted to help her, but she never realized just how much help she would need. Would the Star-cat always be there for her, or was he just helping her now without realizing it? Either way, Coal was glad that he was there, helping.

Coal didn't mind the silence that the mist had caused, it felt very calming, and she felt her breathing slow down, her body becoming more relaxed. These are nothing like shadows. She suddenly realized.As she stared at the greyness around her, she carried on thinking, knowing that that was the only thing to do to pass time. She felt the mist curl around her body, but it no longer felt as if it were trying to take her away, it was more as if it were comforting her by gently cradling her and protecting her from anybody else wandering through the mist. It reminds me of Mother... She thought sadly. Maybe that was why it was so comforting, because shadows definitely do not remind her of her Mother, which is probably why they scared her so much now. They reminded her of being alone, trapped in a dark cage with no way out, but when she hid in the shadows while playing Hide with Dusk, she never got scared because she knew that Catnip was there, and always would be. She isn't here now.

Coal sighed. It was the only noise that could be heard apart from her paws smacking against the frozen earth with each step, that is, if they could hear with the mist stuffing their ears. She missed her Family, more than she wanted food, more than she wanted to leave the dark forest behind her with all of the Shadow-cats lurking there, more than waking up and searching, more than... than anything. Family is the most important thing in the World. Coal thought determinedly. And that is why I'll do anything to be with them again. The memory of her thinking that killing would help others filled her mind, the cold, deadness in her own voice as she told herself what she would do. Nearly anything. She corrected herself. Coal had no idea why those thoughts had entered her mind, she just hoped that they would never come back again.

The mist seemed to only get thicker, but Coal didn't mind. The Star-cat's fur was keeping her warm and the mist only became more comfy the thicker it got. I wish the Shadow-cat had been more like this... Coal felt a shiver run down her spine. She wasn't cold, and the air around her wasn't even chilly, but the thought of the mottled grey tom filled Coal's heart with fear; and each time his name entered her mind, the image of his shadowy, yet somehow glowing amber eyes, sprung up, pupils thin slits with rage, and they would bore into her, searching her for any secrets that she didn't have. Those eyes sent shivers down her spine, and it was only with great difficulty that Coal was able to chase them out of her head, only for them to come back whenever her mind wandered back to the dark forest. It's a very suitable name. She realized. It was the darkest and gloomiest place that Coal had ever seen, the Black Chasm was pitch black, but it felt almost bright compared to the darkness of that forest. The Dark Forest then. That is it's name in case I ever end up there again or need to warn someone about it. But, this is just a dream, so who would I need to warn? I don't even need to give these cats and places names, they're just made up, probably the Voice is my mind playing with me too. But, either way, I've given these things names.

She looked around her, suddenly wishing that the thick clouds would go away. There was one thing that mist had in common with shadows, and that was that it brought bad thoughts to her. She wanted the thoughts to go, she needed to calm down, before she fell back into that Black Chasm. To calm her mind, Coal imagined what would happen when the mist did clear up. She thought about how it would slowly begin to thin, and she would be able to hear and smell what was going on around her, maybe begin to see a few tail-lengths ahead. The sun's rays would penetrate the cloud, clearing Coal's vision, and she would be able to finally see what was on the other side of the wall of mist. I must have great imagining skills. She thought. As Coal thought about all of that, she began hear a faint patter of paw-steps. Is my mind playing with me again? Is that what this dream is all about, just a way to disorient me for when I have to wake up and carry on searching? But the more Coal listened, she realized that the noise wasn't going away, and something else changed around her too. As the noise of paw-steps became louder, she began to smell something, and after a while of racking her brain for what it was, she realized that it was the Star-cat! How come I can hear and smell the Star-cat? The only way I could do that was if the mist was...

Coal's eyes shot open, even though she never noticed she had closed them in the first place, and looked around her. She gasped as she saw the dark grey fur of the Star-cat walking beside her, his body standing out like a river in a clearing, the mist looked white in contrast to the Star-cat's dark fur. She had been right! The mist was slowly beginning to disappear, and she wasn't just imagining all of those wonderful things, they were all actually happening all around her while she thought! She bounced in joy, and didn't realize that she had scared the Star-cat until she felt a stinging pain in her ears. Coal yelped, and instantly curled up in a ball, shaking slightly from the unexpected pain. "Sorry!" She heard the Star-cat gasp, even with her ears stinging and covered by her tail. She peeked up at him, and he stared down at her, worry etched on his face. He crouched down beside her and licked Coal's head, almost as if he was her Mother, comforting her from a scare or a bump with Dusk. Coal shook her head, and looked up at the Star-cat's glowing golden eyes. "I am so sorry!" He meowed. "You were so quiet that I forgot that you were even there! And when you jumped up like that, I thought someone was attacking me! I didn't mean to hurt you!" Coal lay there in silence for a few heartbeats, wondering what the Star-cat was on about, when it dawned on her. She had frightened him by jumping so suddenly, and him hitting her was a reaction. But he didn't hit me, I'm not hurt! Oh. Coal twitched her still stinging ears. Well, that would explain that.

She looked up into his eyes, not looking away until he stopped his apologies. Once he did, Coal flicked him on the nose with her tail-tip. "That's OK." She mewed. "just next time, please remember that I'm here, I don't want you squashing me just because I'm so small." She finished playfully. She didn't mind that the Star-cat had hurt her, usually if she hurt herself or Dusk was being too rough, she would go to her Mother, and she would comfort her until she stopped crying or felt any better. But now, Mother wasn't here, so she would just have to deal with it. I can't act like a kit forever. Mother always said that me and Dusk would have to start acting our age in a few moons, but it never hurt starting early, did it? She knew that she would have never said anything like that to a stranger if she ever did meet one when she was awake, but she had seen the Star-cat a few times, and he was helping her, so maybe they could be friends. They were still strangers, but the Star-cat seemed to know who she was, so was that OK? Coal shook her head, and almost burst out laughing at the look of astonishment on the tom's face. His eyes stretched wide like moons, and his mouth was hanging open slightly. Well, he obviously wasn't expecting that! Maybe I should ask if we could be friends before I start doing things like that to him.

Coal turned in the direction that they were heading, and saw a strange brightness not too far off, and jumped up high again. It wasn't the strange glow of the Dark Forest, and the mist hadn't started glowing, no, Coal could see the sun! It's golden rays slanted through the clouds of mist, chasing them away like shadows, filling the air around Coal with bright light and warmth. She sprinted forward, eager to fully emerge from the mist, but a tail wrapped around her before she could even try. She looked up at the Star-cat, and he looked down at her. "Why aren't you letting me out?" She huffed crossly. She really wanted to get out of the mist now, so the sun could chase away her dark thoughts just as it did with the mist, so she could finally be free in her dreams. The Star-cat just gave her a warning glare, before slowly unwrapping his tail from around her, and slowly padded forward. Coal sat there, confused. What is he doing? Why is he sneaking into his own home; unless, it isn't really his home? Coal gasped. She had to follow the Star-cat out into the sun before more thoughts came to her mind, even if he was going at a painfully slow pace.

Creeping was surprisingly easy. As Coal lowered herself to the ground so she would be harder to spot, she realized that her paw wasn't bothering her, at all. She gave it a little shake and still there was no pain. She set it back down on the floor, and started to creep forward as silently as possible. Even though the Star-cat had had a head start, Coal soon caught up with him, and she slowed her creeping pace so that she was going the same speed as him. Coal was silent for a few heartbeats, until she decided to voice her thoughts. "Why are we creeping?" She whispered. The reply wasn't instant. As they moved forward, the mist was becoming thinner and the sun brighter, until all the was left of the mist was a few wisps of cloud at her paws that disappeared whenever she took a step, the slowly came back each time her paw left the ground. The Star-cat looked thoughtful for a moment, the he finally answered Coal's question. "If my calculations are correct, then the cat who is guarding this place will be a very good friend of mine." He whispered back. Guarding? Friend? What? Coal puzzled over what h said. She knew that there was more than one Star-cat, Dapplefur was a Star-cat, but the thought that there was others was quite daunting. Coal wondered what she would call this Star-cat when she met them, as she couldn't call them Star-cat because that was the grey tom's name, for now. What should she do?

"You said that they were guarding?"

"Yes." The Star-cat breathed, barley audible even with Coal's sensitive ears.

"Then, what are they guarding?" She couldn't help a small tremor at the end of her sentence, and the Star-cat gazed down at her. "There's no need to worry," he purred, "They're there to stop any of those, what did you call them? Shadow-cats from coming through to Starclan, and to warn any of us Star-cats from going to that forest." Coal nodded. That made sense, warning others about the Dark Forest was a good idea, but as Coal looked around her, even with the lush grass, bright, golden sun, tall trees with a slight breeze swaying their branches, and the sound of singing birds, it was all very lonely, and Coal suddenly felt sorry for the cat who had to guard the place. Good thing we're going to pay them a visit then, isn't it? Coal thought mischievously. This was the sort of thing her and Dusk would do, one of their many pranks that they'd play on their Mother, or a very unlucky bug if they found one. Something that they'd do for fun and run away before they got into too much trouble and felt sorry for what they did. Coal let out a small purr, just remembering all the nasty things that they did together, and she wondered whether the Star-cat had a 'partner in crime' to help him with scaring friends.

Coal continued to crawl through the grass, following the Star-cat as he crept closer towards where Coal guessed his friend was. The Star-cat suddenly stopped, flicking his tail which made Coal instinctively stop in her tracks. The grey tom turned around to face Coal, gesturing her to come closer with another flick of his tail. Coal crept closer, and once she was in front of the Star-cat, he bent down to whisper in her ear.

"We're almost at where my friend will be." Coal stared around, but she could only see the forest around her, no signs of any cats or anything living. "Where? I can't see anyone!" She hissed back angrily, but still quietly. The Star-cat just looked amused at Coal's sudden burst of anger, and he bent down to whisper to her again. "Why don't you use your nose? See if you can smell anyone. Being able to find a scent is one of the main things that you need to learn to be able to survive, hunting or finding out where you are or where your family is." Coal stared around. It looked so lonely and dead with the wall of mist behind them, and the thoughts of the Dark Forest on the other side, how could anyone be here? Maybe that's how Mother managed to hunt for us all the time. I mean, whenever she took us out I was never able to see any food anywhere, so she must have found it all by following a scent. Coal continued to stare around her, but she also took in the smells around her, trying to see if she could scent anything apart from the forest and the Star-cat.

There was... something. Coal wasn't too sure what it was, but it didn't smell like a cat, so she ignored it. She sniffed and sniffed, trying her best to see if she could smell something, but she couldn't. She stopped trying to search. Why can't I find anything! She hissed to herself. He said that I need to be able to do this to be able to survive and find my family, but I can't! Does that mean I won't be able to find them? Claws of pure panic seized Coal's heart, and she felt tears fill her eyes, blurring her vision. NO! She couldn't cry, not in front of the Star-cat, not ever, she had to grow up, act like her age, and a two moon old cat didn't cry at the thought of being lost! No, she wasn't going to cry. She took deep breaths, trying to calm herself down, to stop the pain in her heart, to stop the tears from falling down her cheeks and onto the floor. She glanced over to the blurry shape of the Star-cat, and after blinking a few times, managed to properly see him. He looked worried again, and he was crouched beside her, supposedly comforting her as she struggled not to cry. Argh! I'm such a little kit, I shouldn't need comforting! I need to grow up!

"Are you alright, Coal?" The Star-cat asked softly.

"Yeah, I'm fine." She managed to get out.

"Are you sure? You stopped and you looked as if you were in pain, or something. Was it something that I said, something that the Shadow-cat said?" Coal almost laughed at how worried the Star-cat was, but she was too busy fighting back tears. What if I never see them again? She pushed the horrid thought away, and just smiled at the tom. "I'm fine." She reassured him. "I just couldn't smell anything, and that reminded me of something. Nothing bad or life-threatening, just a mere thought." Coal knew that she was reassuring herself just as much, maybe even more, than she was trying to reassure the Star-cat. The tom smiled down at her, and she realized that he must have guessed what she hadn't said because of the knowing look he was giving her. "Well, is there any wind?"

"What?" Coal wasn't expecting a question, let alone one as random as what the weather was! Couldn't the Star-cat tell whether it was windy or not? He's surely got bees in his brain! Who would ask for the weather when it pretty obvious that it's quite windy! But all that Coal did was stare, dumbstruck, at the Star-cat.

"Is there any wind?" He repeated

"Obviously there's wind! How else would the trees be moving?" Coal's voice was rising slightly, and she quieted down, thinking that if there really was a cat that they could scare, she wanted that cat to have the scare of its life! She didn't want to alert it that she and the Star-cat was there all because he was being stupid. "And how could the wind stop you from smelling something?" Now that caught Coal off guard.

"The wind can stop you from smelling something? How?"

"You tell me." Coal scowled at the Star-cat, whatever game he was playing at, she was not going to let him win! Not without a fight anyway. She sat down, thinking about the wind and the scents around her. How can this breeze affect the things I smell? She pondered. Well, I can't smell everything around me, mainly because it's too far away, but what does the wind do? She looked around, and watched a leaf as the wind blew it across the ground in front of her. Of course! The wind blows things, so it must be able to blow scent away too! It sure would explain why it's difficult to smell anything! "The wind can blow the scent away, or in a different direction, which means I would need to move around to see if I can catch the scent somewhere else!" she meowed proudly. The Star-cat nodded his head, but opened his mouth to speak again. "That is correct. If something is downwind, that means that the scent will be blown up towards you, and your scent will stay hidden because the wind is blowing it away. If you ever need to hunt something, make sure you're downwind before you even think about hunting something."

Coal nodded. She would have to keep that in mind when she tried hunting when she woke up from this dream. This dream sure is lasting longer than my usual dreams. It would explain why she could never smell anything that resembled prey when she had previously tried hunting; she remembered feeling the wind blowing through her whiskers, ruffling her fur, and it had been quite comforting until she took a dip into the stream. Her paws made hardly any noise on the ground as she crept forward, remembering how her Mother had taught her how to hunt a day or two ago, and she kept low, putting her paws down lightly as she edged forward through the undergrowth. She sniffed the air with every step, trying to see if the wind would be kind to her and blow the scent of the other Star-cat to her, help her reveal their hiding place. How hard is it to find a scent? It shouldn't be that hard, but why haven't I found anything yet then? Maybe I'm just too young to- Coal's body stiffened. There! There was the smell of another cat! It had to be another Star-cat, it smelled quite similar to the grey tom-cat, slightly different though. Well, all cats smell different, I can't expect them to smell exactly the same! She sniffed again, taking in deep breaths so she could take in more of the scent. The wind was blowing the scent to her nose, it was so strong that Coal was surprised that she hadn't been able to scent it earlier. No need to get worked up about not being able to find a scent, Coal, you stupid kit! She teased herself.

She sniffed again, just to make sure that she knew where the scent lead to, then began to follow it, the scent becoming stronger and stronger with each step, so Coal knew that she was going in the right direction. She didn't realize that the Star-cat was following her, until she felt his fur brushing against hers. "Well done for finding the scent." Coal felt her chest swell from the praise, but she didn't let that distract her from the other cat that she was about to find. She couldn't mess up now, not when she was so close to completing her task. She had to prove to herself that she would be able to survive, that she would be able to hunt and look after herself, that she would find her Family. Coal winced. Even just thinking about them caused her heart to squeeze, and her breathing would suddenly become uneven.

The Star-cat seemed to notice Coal's sudden change of mood, and gave her a comforting lick on the head, which Coal responded to with a quiet purr. She stopped in her tracks. The scent was so strong now, Coal was surprised that the cat wasn't right in front of her. Maybe they are in front of me, just hiding so I can't see them... Coal looked around. There were quite a few places that a cat could possibly hide, but Coal felt that they wouldn't hide in any of them. She stared at the Star-cat questioningly. Where are they? She mentally screamed at him. If the voice were in her head right then, he would have been scared to death by Coal's mental outburst. Coal almost chuckled at the thought, but kept quiet, not wanting to alert her victim that she was there just yet. The Star-cat looked like he understood what Coal meant, and pointed with his tail up into the foliage of the trees. Coal instantly looked up. Did he mean that the cat was up there? Or that she should go up there to get a better view for where the cat might be? Coal stood still for a few moments, wondering what she should do. Either way, I'll have to climb a tree...

Coal's questions were soon answered by a surprisingly loud screech. She whipped her head in the direction where the noise had come from, which just so happened to be right above her. Her body froze with terror, and she had great difficulty holding back a screech of her own as she saw a body of a cat suddenly emerge from the leaves of the tree right above her, and fall through the air, plummeting straight towards her with tremendous speed. That cat is going to fall on me if I don't do something! She tried to get out of the way, but her body wouldn't respond to her. She was stuck to the spot! Oh No! That cat is going to land on me! Will it hurt? Will I live? This is meant to be a dream, not a scenario where I have to make choices which will decide whether I live or not! Finally managing to gain control of her body, Coal leaped to the side at the very last second, and she could feel the slight brush of the falling cat's fur as she managed to dodge them. The cat landed painfully right where Coal had been a few heartbeats ago. Coal let out a breath. Phew! That was close!

She crumbled to the floor, terror still coursing through her body as she fought to steady her breathing. I am such a kit, being scared like that! But it was so sudden, how could I not be scared? Coal lifted her head to search for the Star-cat, and found him rolling around on the floor, seemingly in pain. Coal was about to call out to him to see if he was OK, when she heard muffled laughter coming from the grey tom. Anger burned through her. What was he laughing at? Was he laughing at her for being scared? Or was he laughing at his Star friend who had just jumped out of the tree. Listening to the few words that he said between gasps of laughter, Coal guessed both. "Y-you should h-have seen the looks on y-your faces!" He began to laugh harder. "I kn-know that o-one o-of you could have be-been hurt, but your f-f-faces!" Coal growled angrily at him, but her anger soon disappeared. I'll teach him not to laugh at the Unbeatable Coal! She picked herself up from off the ground, and while the grey tom was still rolling on the ground, she slowly began to creep forward. A tail-length or two away, she made her move. The Star-cat's belly was visible, and Coal knew how painful it was to be kicked in the belly. She wriggled her haunches before she pounced onto the laughing cat's belly. She felt the breath get knocked out of his body, and while he was trying to catch it, Coal sat on her haunches, still on his belly, and started to swipe his nose, continuously.

The Star-cat had stopped laughing at this point, and was now using his paws to try and blindly push Coal off of him. She dodged his paws and gave him one final whack on the nose. "Teach you to laugh at me!" She hissed playfully. A pang of sadness took over Coal, the last time something like this had happened, she had been with Dusk, and she had attacked her for laughing at her dripping wet pelt. This is very similar to that. She jumped off of the Star-cat, and strolled back to where she was previously, a few tail-lengths away from the cat which had jumped out of the tree. She looked at the cat who now lay comfortably on the ground, watching everything that had just happened. Coal instantly noticed that they were a female cat, and a very pretty one too. Her fur was a dark grey colour, very thick and soft looking, and stars danced in her pelt and eyes, just like the grey tom. She had wide, amber eyes that shone with kindness and love, and for some reason it reminded Coal of her Mother. Both of her ear-tips were ripped, but to Coal, she still looked very pretty.

She gazed into her amber eyes, feeling herself getting lost in them. They're just so pretty! She shook her head when she heard the she-cat chuckle. "Who knew that a small kit like Coal could beat up a fully grown cat." She called to the grey tom, and she turned around to see the Star-cat, had only just caught his breath and was now trying to sit up. He shot her an angry look, but the smile on his face told Coal that he wasn't really mad. "Hey!" He cried. "I wasn't prepared! She caught me off guard and I was too busy laughing to notice her! If she had attacked you, I doubt you'd react any better than I did!" the she-cat just shook her head in response, then turned to face Coal. "Ignore him," she meowed kindly, "I must say I was very impressed with your attack. Most kits don't learn how to crawl and pounce silently until they're a few more moons older than you!" Coal bowed her head, trying to hide her embarrassment from the praise. "Thank you." She squeaked, shuffling her paws. "Ha! Not only are you a great attacker, but you're polite! Well I never."

"Yeah! Mother taught me and Dusk to always say please and thank you, even if we didn't know who we are talking to!" Coal felt the sadness return as she told the she-cat about her Family, but she pushed it away, this cat seemed very happy.

"Well Coal, that's nice to know. Grey Wing here has been watching you quite closely recently, and he says that you are quite a nice kitten." She smiled down at Coal, but Coal didn't smile back, instead, she frowned at her. "Grey Wing? Who's Grey Wing?" The she-cat stared at her for a moment, then she stared at the grey tom. "Come here, Grey Wing." She ordered, and the grey tom who had now recovered from Coal's attack, rushed over, obviously not wanting to be asked twice. Coal stared at the two of them as the Star-cat sat beside the she-cat, their fur brushing against each other's, when finally everything clicked into place. So that is Grey Wing, huh? Why didn't he just tell me? I know he said that it wasn't important, but still! I need to know him if he's going to look after me! Grey Wing... very strange name. She stared at the newly named Grey Wing, then back at the grey she-cat. "And what's your name?" She asked. She knew that her words sounded very blunt, but her mind was refusing to work properly, so she just had to keep everything simple for now. "My name? Oh, it's Slate, I'm Grey Wing's mate, and, we've been together for a while now. I'm guessing that he didn't tell you anything about himself then, did he?" Coal shook her head

"No, he just said that he lived..." Argh! What is this place called?... "here." she gestured with her white paw to the forest that surrounded them. Slate nodded, and Grey Wing just looked guilty. Had she gotten him into trouble?

"No need to worry, Little One." Slate meowed, who seemed to have noticed Coal' worried look. "Grey Wing isn't in too much trouble, I bet he just wishes he had told you earlier." She explained. Coal nodded. OK, so he is called Grey Wing, and she is called Slate, and they are mates, whatever that means, and they are both Star-cats from here, and they are all in my weird dream. Just need to sort things out in my head. Coal nodded absentmindedly. There was silence between them all for a while, and Coal sat in front of the two full grown cats awkwardly, wondering what she should do. Once again, Coal thought that this was a very strange dream. Grey Wing was watching her as she shifted her paws in the grass, and finally broke the silence. "How about I show you around Starclan? Introduce you to some of the, uh, 'Star-cats' that live here?" He meowed. Coal sat for a few heartbeats, until the words finally sunk in. Explore! Coal leaped to her paws, excitement and energy surging through her. It was rare that she was ever this excited, and her Mother used to always get annoyed with when she was. She bounced around in circles her excitement practically buzzing. "Can I? Can I? Oooh! I really want to explore, I love exploring! Oooh, Please, please, please?" She almost yowled as she bounced around. She heard the two Star-cats chuckle at her enthusiasm, but she didn't care. I get to meet more cats! I get to see places that only the Star-cat's have ever been! This is the best dream ever!

"Calm down, Coal!" Slate called, and Coal instantly stopped and sat in front of them again. "Maybe if you stop yowling like that we'll be able to actually take you somewhere." She scolded lightly. Coal just nodded her head, keeping her mouth tight shut. "OK then, follow us!" The Star-cats got up and started to pad off in the opposite direction of the mist wall, and Coal raced after them, not looking back. Too many dark thoughts are back there. She thought darkly, then her mind brightened as she felt the warmth of the sun on her back. I know I said that I would try and grow up, but it's OK if I act like a kit every once in a while.

Well, is that up to your liking? I hope it is. Now, time to confess: I know that I'm late updating, and I don't have any reason why, other than I'm lazy and that there are some great Fan-fictions out there. When the Friday came when I was supposed to update, I hadn't written anything, then I couldn't bothered to update in the next few days, then my Half-Term started, Halloween, I had a sleepover, had a massive nosebleed, went to the cinema, friends came over, and now I've finally written this chapter. I'm sorry. I'll make it to you for being late somehow. Anyway, what do you think about the Star-cats? Do you know them? I do. Sadly i had to search up what their appearance was though because I'm a terrible pers- I mean cat- and can't remember thing like that. :( Don't kill me for it. Give me any helpful criticism if you have any, give me any ideas that you may have for Coal, and I'll see you at the next chapter!