Crowfeather walked briskly across wild moorland. The long heather whipped his tail back and forth. His muscles ached and his paws painfully reminded him of his earlier anger. The wind was building slowly and pushing him sideways. At one point it was so strong he nearly fell over. He was almost at the stretch of woodland by Thunderclan. It had just appeared on the horizon and now as he padded on it was growing like a flower does in new-leaf.

Soon he was walking the the darkness of the trees, the moon above him blocked by the masses of growing buds on large trees. He mind started reeling. What would Leafpool tell him? Could he even talk to her? Had he betrayed her and hurt her by taking Nightcloud as a mate? Would she be angry at him? Would she want to tell him? Would she even be there? What if she had been exiled from the Medicine cats world because of him? He didn't think he could live with himself if the thing she gave him up for had been stolen from her life because of his feelings.

As he walked he wondered what life would have been like if Feathertail hadn't died. Their love was forbidden aswell. How come no one had shunted him for that? Would he still have looked twice at Leafpool? He knew he would have. Leafpool just radiated. The fact she was forbidden just made it worse. He thought of her soft amber eyes, sleek tabby coat and sweet herb scent.

He reached the stream and splashed straight through, ignoring the cold flow. Though it was New-leaf the water would not be warm for a while. He sniffed the ground and parted his jaws slightly to pick up any scents, neither the scent of his beloved medicine cat nor her friends scent hit him, so he continued up the hill scenting the air every now and again.

Soon he picked up a faint Riverclan scent. It must be Mothwing! He scented the air and bounded in the direction of a small bush. Soon he heard voices...

"Wh- Squirrelflight" It was Leafpool

"I can't believe It!" Squirrelflight yowled angrily

"It wasn't planned I didn't mean -" Leafpool wailed despratley

Crowfeather decided Leafpool could be in trouble so he better get Mothwing now. There goes my chance of finding out what she wanted!

He stepped into the clearing they were sitting in and the reaction was tremedous. Squirrelflight glared at him, her eye were full of anger and he wanted to turn tail and run. Mothwing looked at him uncomforatbly and Leafpool was crouching on the floor by Mothwing and when he stepped in she looked up in terror.

"Look at what you've done!" Her speach was directed at him

"Huh!?" Crowfeather was confused

"And I supose you told him to meet you on your way back!" Squirrelflight spat at Leafpool

"No!...I didn't!" Leafpool defended herself as she shook.

"No she didn't" he decided to speak for himself "Actually I-"

"I didn't ask you!" Squirrelflight yowled

"I know you didn't but it is urgent" he turned head toward the Riverclan medicine cat "Mothwing, Willowpaw sent me. Apprently one of your elders has Greencough"

Mothwing who had been silent for most of the argument jumped up, and hesitantly glanced at Leafpool "I'm going, thank you for telling me Crowfeather"

"Leafpool looked at her pleadingly and shook her head slightly meowing "He doesn't know"

Mothwing inclined her head and turned around as she padded past Crowfeather she meowed "You better exit now believe me"

Crowfeather glanced at the scene one last time. Squirrelflight stood there galring at hima and Leafpool crouched not meeting his eyes.

He and Mothwing walked for a while, by now the sun was just climbing in the sky sheding light on everything making it glow golden. For the first time he realised Mothwing's coat reminded him og the sun. She was padding along obviously lost in thought, but she too was avoiding his gaze.

"Mothwing, what was all that about? What have I done to upset Squirrelflight and Leafpool" Crowfeather asked.

She turned her beautiful troubled head towards him and meowed edventually "You love Leafpool?"

He was off guard he didn't think Mothwing knew but he decided to tell the truth "Yes. I love her more than I have ever loved anything"

"Even though you took Nightcloud as a mate" Mothwing meowed

"I... I...know" Crowfeather meowed at last

"You know she still loves you" Mothwing meowed

"She doesn't love me. She chose her duty over me" Crowfeather meowed "She is weak to her feelings" His voice shook as he quoted Nightcloud's words

"How dare you say she is weak. She loves you and you hurt her. It took great strength to do as StarClan has told her over her own heart!" Mothwing briefly flared up then calmed down

"Please Mothwing just tell me what I have done. Why does Squirrelflight hate me and Leafpool?"

"I'm afraid I can't tell that. It's up to Leafpool"

And Mothwing turned and raced into Riverclan territory