Midnightgaze was getting herbs ready in her den. It had been about two moons since her affair with Whiteflame. Her belly was round with kits. She knew the Clan would find out soon that she was pregnant. She also knew they would probably ban both her and Whiteflame from RockClan forever. Though, being pregnant wasn't her only problem. Twolegs started to work on the thunderpaths near the Clans. Some of DarkClan's warriors, as well as some LakeClan warriors have been taken by the Twolegs. Midnightgaze feared that the Twolegs would take some of RockClan's warriors too. Midnightgaze just shook her head and went back to her duties.

"Everything ok in here?" Splashheart mewed, walking in.

Midnightgaze nodded, while working on her herbs.

"Want some help?" Splashheart asked.

"Sure," Midnightgaze answered.

"What do I need to do?" Splashheart mewed.

Midnightgaze pointed her tail over to some marigold, "Some of that marigold has gone bad. Can you sort it out?"

Splashheart nodded and went over to sort out the marigold.

Midnightgaze winced in pain. Some of her kits started to kick very hard in her belly.

"You ok?" Splashheart asked, with bad pieces of marigold in her mouth.

Midnightgaze quickly nodded, "Hey, I need to go to the dirtplace. Be right back!" Midnightgaze hurried out of the den and into the dirtplace. She kept holding back yowls of pain. Then she saw a crack in the side of the dirtplace wall. She quickly dug through it and headed into the woods. She was in so much pain that she couldn't even run. She managed to find a soft patch of leaves near the Oaktreeplace though. She couldn't hold it in any longer and let out a yowl. It was so loud, that all of the birds in the Oak trees came flying out.

"Midnightgaze?"

Midnightgaze knew that RockClan found her, "RockClan, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to mate with White-"

Then Midnightgaze realized that it was Mousepool, the medicine cat from DarkClan. Both of them exchanged glances at each other.

"Um, why are you having kits on DarkClan's territory?" the gray-and-brown medicine cat asked.

"DarkClan?" Midnightgaze looked around, she wasn't at the Oaktreeplace.

"And why is a medicine cat having kits in the first place?" Nightpaw, Mousepool's apprentice, sneered.

Mousepool put his tail over Nightpaw's mouth, "She's still a medicine cat in pain. We must help her."

"Why? She broke medicine cat code!" Nightpaw retorted.

"Go fetch RockClan," Mousepool growled.

Nightpaw looked pleased and did was his mentor told him.

Midnightgaze would ask why Mousepool sent Nightpaw to go get RockClan, but she was just in so much pain.

"Here," Mousepool mewed while handing a stick over to Midnightgaze's mouth, "Bite on this, it'll help."

Midnightgaze did what he said, and bit down on the stick. She gasped with pain as a kit slid out and onto a beech leaf. The kit started to squeak. Midnightgaze then yowled again and a second kit slid onto the leaf. Mousepool then licked both of the kits franticly, both of then started to squeal, noisily.

"Congratulations, you gave birth to two toms," Mousepool praised.

Though, Midnightgaze wasn't in the mood to be happy. Matter of fact she was very tired. Just as she was getting ready to sleep Rockstar and some of RockClan's warriors came padded down to the spot where Midnightgaze was. Midnighgaze's vision got blurry cause of how tired she was. She saw a blurry white thing in front of her. Then she felt a sharp pain in her ear, and then she passed out.

Midnightgaze woke up in the nursery of RockClan. Mousepool and Nightpaw were watching her. Whiteflame was curled up next to her and both of their kits were suckling.

"Good, you're awake," Mousepool mewed.

"Finally!" Nightpaw hissed in annoyance, "RockClan is so boring!"

"Shut it, Nightpaw," Mousepool growled, "I saw you playing with Dovekit and Quailkit."

Nightpaw hissed again and headed over to RockClan's entrance.

Just then, Rockstar padded to the nursery, "Mousepool, Nightpaw, we appreciate your help," Rockstar sat down at the main entrance, of the nursery, "you two can go back to DarkClan now."

Mousepool dipped his head in thanks and he and Nightpaw went out of RockClan's camp.

"Midnightgaze," Rockstar growled, "Tell me what you have done,"

Midnightgaze sighed, "I had kits,"

Rockstar growled, "Was that the right thing to do?"

Midnightgaze shook her head.

"Then why did you do it?"

"Because…because…of love," Midnightgaze purred while looking at Whiteflame.

"So I'm guessing you're the father?" Rockstar asked.

Whiteflame slowly nodded.

"Well, you two certainly broke the medicine cat code," Rockstar growled. "I'm going to announce your punishments at Highboulder right now!" Rockstar hissed.

Midnightgaze and Whiteflame looked at each other. They knew that this wouldn't be good.

Rockstar then walked out of the den and went up to Highboulder, "Cats of RockClan!" Rockstar yelled.

Most of the Clan cats were already in the center of the Clan.

"Today, my daughter, Midnightgaze had two kits," Rockstar mewed.

Some of the Clan gasped with shock while others hissed and spat at Midnightgaze.

"Whiteflame is the father," Rockstar mewed, once more.

Whiteflame's parents, Quietstep and Sharpleap came running out of the elders den. Their face filled with shame.

"Midnightgaze and Whiteflame will be punished now," Rockstar mewed.

"Give them scars they won't forget!" Bluestripe yowled.

"Make sure to ban them after!" Fireblaze smirked.

Rockstar shook her head, "No," she mewed, "Midnightgaze will not be attending gatherings for the rest of her life, and Whiteflame will remain in the apprentices den, until he retires and becomes an elder."

The Clan nodded in agreement.

Midnightgaze and Whiteflame then looked at their paws and walked away.

"I also have a punishment for Redheart," Rockstar growled.

Midnightgaze turned her head back around to Rockstar.

"Right before my daughter passed out. Redheart carelessly slashed her in her ear," Rockstar hissed.

Midnightgaze remembered the pain she felt in her ear right before she passed out.

"He will be taking care of the elders for a moon," Rockstar mewed.

"That's nonsense Rockstar!" Fireblaze growled, "Midnightgaze deserve that scar!"

"Hmm, you're right. Having Redheart work alone is nonsense!" Rockstar growled, "Fireblaze will be helping Redheart with the elder duties for a moon also!"

Fireblaze gapped, "That's not what I said!" she whined.

"This Clan meeting is dismissed!" Rockstar mewed, while walking back into her den.

"But-" Fireblaze just hissed and her and her gang walked away.

Midnightgaze started to walk away also. She walked pass the elders den and Crookednose gave her a mean look. Plus the Clan kept calling her names. She finally got to her den. Her kits were in there also, though for some reason Splashheart was in there also too.

"Midnightgaze," Splashheart mewed, "it's true, what Mistyleaf said."

Midnightgaze cocked her head to one side, "What's true? And who's Mistyleaf?"

"Mistyleaf is the gray she-cat that almost killed both of us in our dream," Splashheart mewed. "She said that you and Whiteflame would have two kits. A jet black tom, with white spots, and a white tom with a blue splash on his nose," Splashheart mewed.

"Why would she say that to you?" Midnightgaze asked.

"I don't know," Splashheart answered, "but I do know that my Clan could have more secrets than I realized!"

"Splashheart, calm down," Midnightgaze mewed.

"How can I?" Splashheart growled.

"Just lay down," Midnightgaze suggested, "maybe a good nap will help."

"Yes!" Splashheart mewed, "Mistyleaf said she would come to me again if her word was true!"

"Ok?" Midnightgaze wasn't for sure what her sister was saying.

"Night Midnightgaze!" Splashheart mewed, before lying down.

"Night?" Midnightgaze mewed, confused.

Splashheart then fell asleep very quickly.

Midnightgaze sighed and curled up around her kits. The two kits immediately then came and suckle their mother. Midnightgaze purred while licking their fur. Then Midnightgaze herself fell asleep.

All was dark when Midnightgaze woke up in her dream. She started to walk around. She could only see the tall trees covering her, and that was it. "Hello?" she mewed, worried.

"Welcome, Midnightgaze," smirked a cat behind her.

"Midnightgaze jumped and whipped around to see a gray she-cat. "Mistyleaf!" Midnightgaze spat.

"I see Splashheart already told you my name," Mistyleaf growled. "I can tell you already had kits too."

Midnightgaze's ears went back, "Why did you tell Splashheart that I was having kits?" Midnightgaze growled.

"Because I needed to gain her trust!" Mistyleaf growled. "Plus, she would have found out anyway," Mistyleaf sneered.

"Well, whatever you say to me, I won't believe you!" Midnightgaze retorted.

"You're as stubborn as your sister!" Mistyleaf growled.

Midnightgaze just sniffed, "What lie are you going to give me today?"

"It's not a lie!" Mistyleaf spat, "It's the truth!"

"Well, then get on with it," Midnightgaze mewed.

Mistyleaf cleared her throat, "Tomorrow, a tragic thing will happen to your sister," Mistyleaf sneered.

Midnightgaze just stood there, and said nothing.

"Midnightgaze…"

"Wake up..."

Midnightgaze woke up and saw Splashheart standing on top of her. "Ugh," Midnightgaze mewed, "What do you want?"

"Rockstar said that she needs you in her den, now," Splashheart mewed.

Midnightgaze stretched, gave her kits a lick on their heads and then walked out of her den. She saw Whiteflame walking out of the apprentices den.

"Hello, Whitepaw!" Bluestripe mocked.

Whiteflame just shoulder passed him and headed to the fresh-kill pile.

Midnightgaze felt sorry for him, but she knew they had to be punished for what they did. She then followed Splashheart to Highboulder and walk into Rockstar's den. "Yes, mother?" Midnightgaze asked.

"From this day forward, Brightfur will be taking care of your kits," Rockstar mewed, not looking at Midnightgaze.

Midnightgaze stood with shock, "But mother! I can still take of them!"

"No, they'll just distract you from your medicine cat duties," Rockstar growled.

"But-"

"NO!" Rockstar hissed, "You've been in the camp for too long. You and Splashheart go get some fresh air for a while."

"Mother-"

"NOW!" Rockstar spat.

Midnightgaze just slowly backed away and headed out of Rockstar's den, with Splashheart behind her. On their way out of camp, Midnightgaze saw Brightfur gathering her kits out of the den. She had a pang in her belly as one of them yell for their mother. Midnightgaze then darted out of camp and into the woods, but she didn't stop there. She continued to run until she was at the Oaktreeplace. Then she stopped to rest for a minute.

"Midnightgaze, stop!" Splashheart yelled.

"Why? If I'm going to lose my kits then why should I stay here?" Midnightgaze growled.

Splashheart then walked over and rubbed Midnightgaze with her head, "I know this must be hard on you, but you can't just leave!" Splashheart mewed. "You haven't even named them yet!"

"Whiteflame can do that," Midnightgaze mewed.

"But I don't think he could ever live without you. I know I couldn't," Splashheart sobbed.

"But Splashheart, I don't know if-" Midnightgaze heard a shooting sound come from behind her.

"Splashheart, did you…SPLASHHEART!" Midnightgaze saw a needle thing in Splashheart's flank. Midnightgaze sniffed it, it smelled like deathberries. Midnightgaze gasped, whatever this this was in Splashheart's flank, it was poisonous. "Splashheart!" Midnightgaze yelled, franticly pushing Splashheart with her paws. Splashheart then moaned and fell silent. Midnightgaze then heard some talking from behind her. She turned around and saw some Twolegs walking over to her. She knew she wouldn't be able to drag Splashheart to safety in time. So as the Twolegs got closer to them, Midnightgaze released all her fiery powerful and slashed a Twoleg in the leg. The Twoleg yowled in pain and grabbed Midnightgaze by the scuff. Midnightgaze tried to break free, but then the Twoleg threw her at a tree. Midnightgaze then yelped in pain as her head hit the tree. She then started to black out. "Splashheart!" Midnightgaze yowled. Then Midnightgaze turned her head over to where Splashheart was laying. The Twoleg had picked her up and started to walk her over to a monster. Midnightgaze then saw everything turn black, and she passed out once more…