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Chapter 16
"Where are you three going at this time of night?" Ashfur asked. He was on guard at the entrance of the camp.
"Uh…we can't sleep so we decided to take a walk," Stormpaw lied.
"In the middle of the night?"
"We can't sleep so we're going to walk our energy," Goldentail added.
"Okay-if you say so," Ashfur meowed.
The three cats left Ashfur sitting guard and once he was out of ear reach Birchfur meowed, "Stormpaw, you know the where we are going to meet Littlewhisker so you lead."
Stormpaw took lead while Birchfur looked side to side nervously. He was about to see the one cat he loved. His fur tingled with excitement. Stormpaw led them to a bush just in their territory.
He could hear two cats arguing in it. "Littlewhisker, why do we have to go into ThunderClan territory? What if a patrol finds us? Then we will be in huge trouble," one voice growled. Birchfur thought that that must be Cinderpaw.
"Cinderpaw, you are over reacting! Patrols don't come out until dawn and if any ThunderClan cat does find us then we won't be in trouble because they will be glad with you for bringing me back. And you didn't have to come; Tawnypelt could've come instead," Littlewhisker meowed.
"Littlewhisker!" Goldentail purred running into the bush. Birchfur pushed through the bush behind Stormpaw.
Littlewhisker jumped up and licked her sister between the ears. "I'll wait at the border," Cinderpaw growled to Littlewhisker.
"Okay, I wouldn't be long," Littlewhisker mewed.
"Why don't you just come back with us?" Stormpaw asked once Cinderpaw left the bush.
"I-I can't," Littlewhisker stuttered.
"Why not?" Birchfur demanded.
"There's a reason I needed you to come," Littlewhisker began. "ShadowClan going to attack ThunderClan again."
"Then why don't you come back with us to help us fight?" Goldentail asked her sister.
"I told you I can't, not yet anyway," Littlewhisker insisted. "I need to find out when ShadowClan's going to attack. When I find out I'm going to tell you somehow. That's why I'm telling you, so you'll be ready incase I don't get a chance to tell you before."
Birchfur looked up at the sky. It was turning light purple-pink. "We must go before we are missed."
"Fine," Goldentail muttered touching noses with her sister. "StarClan will be with you."
Stormpaw touched noses with her friend and slipped out of the bush behind Goldentail. Birchfur touched noses with his beloved and whispered, "I love you."
Littlewhisker looked into his eyes. "I love you, too. I will always love you." She rubbed out her cheek against his muzzle. She looked at him in the eyes again. In her eyes Birchfur saw pain of leaving him. He stared at her with a gently gaze.
"Don't tell the Clan that you saw me. I don't want to get their hopes up when they just might fall," Littlewhisker explained. Birchfur could hear some worry in her voice. "If I tell you something the Clan needs to know then lie about where you heard it. Please don't tell anyone unless they figure it out later."
Birchfur knew what she meant. She thought that she might die somehow.
"I won't tell any cat unless they come to me and say they know," Birchfur promised.
"Thank you. Oh and I know Firestar is going to figure it out right away." Littlewhisker turned and went to find Cinderpaw.
Birchfur turned the opposite direction to where Goldentail and Stormpaw exited the bush.
"What took so long?" Stormpaw complained.
"Littlewhisker told me not to tell any cat that we saw her," Birchfur explained.
"That's just like her," Goldentail meowed.
"Come on, Ashfur probably told Firestar or Graystripe that we went out and we aren't back yet," Stormpaw meowed racing in direction of camp. Birchfur let out a sigh and followed her.
They reached the camp as the sun began to rise, but not many cats were awake yet. Dustpelt and Ferncloud were sharing tongues outside the warriors' den while Sandstorm and Firestar were eating outside Firestar's den.
"I'll get you some fresh-kill," Birchfur offered to the two she-cats he was standing beside.
"Thanks, lets meet out side the apprentices' den," Goldentail decided.
"Okay," Birchfur agreed. Birchfur padded over to the fresh-kill pile and noticed that it was low. He picked up enough fresh-kill for him and the two she-cats and bounded over to them.
"Why do you think ShadowClan is going to attack?" Stormpaw whispered.
"I don't know, but I don't like keeping this from Firestar. I mean we know ShadowClan is going to attack, but we don't know when," Goldentail murmured. Birchfur saw out of the corner of his eye that Firestar was looking at them. "We could at least tell him that ShadowClan's going to attack."
"No!" Birchfur growled. "We can't tell anyone that we saw her or her warning." He didn't want to use Littlewhisker's name incase anyone heard them talking. "We need more information before we tell the Clan anything."
"I just wish we knew when they would attack so we'll be ready," Stormpaw complained.
"You're not the only one," Goldentail agreed.
Well, how did you like their conversation with Littlewhisker? Any questions?
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