This chappie is sad . Cookies to all who still wait for new chapters! -Xoxo Heather

As Firestar lead his two daughters, and Darkpaw along with Cinderpelt and Sandstorm and as he looked at her he knew what she would say Firestar, Darkpaw said he knew she couldn't have kits they must really love each other!

"So," Firestar growled once they were secluded in a hollow used for training next to the river, "Explain!"

"We love each other." Darkpaw spoke softly.

"And we don't care want you think!" Leafpaw spat. Where did that come from? She thought silently.

"Leafpaw!" gasped Cinderpelt.

"I caught them sneaking out, father." Declared Squirreltail proudly. She twitched as she sensed Leafpaw's surprise and indignity at her sister's pride of betrayal.

"Is this true?" Sandstorm questioned.

"Yes, mother." Leafpaw looked at her paws.

"We will talk about this." Firestar, Cinderpelt, and Sandstorm turned to leave and Leafpaw made to follow her mentor.

"No," Cinderpelt said shaking her head, "not you three."

"Nice," Leafpaw growled at Squirreltail "betray your only sister."

"I betrayed no one! My loyalty is first and foremost to the clan, and if I feel that other cats don't feel the same way-"

"How dare you accuse me."

"I feel it is my duty to report them," She went on as though there had been no interruption. "Or take care of them myself."

"Don't you dare." Darkpaw warned.

"Dare what?" she asked creeping nearer him. "This?"

She jumped at him and knocked him over. Leafpaw watched frozen with horror as Darkpaw hit his head on a large rock, and blood lapped at the muddy shore and mixed into the river.

"No!" she gasped but it was drowned out by the yowl of pain Darkpaw made. She rushed over to him and began lapping furiously at his bloody fur. She listed out herbs and plants that would help him. "A little marigold,"

"Leafpaw." He said weakly.

"And some cobwebs,"

"Leafpaw!"

"That'll fix you right up." She tried to convince herself more than him.

"Leafpaw, it's to late,"

"NO! I won't believe it maybe some poppy seeds for the pain,"

"I'm gone."

"I know but… but I love you." She said resting her head on his cheek.

"I know," he licked her weakly, "and I love you too but it's too late."

"No…" she licked his nose.

"Hey," he said using his last strength, "there's always Silver Pelt."

"Yeah," she said smiling sadly, "there's always Silver Pelt. I'll see you there." She watched quietly as he took his last breath.

"I'll kill you," she turned to Squirreltail, "I'll kill you where you stand!"

"Sister," she sounded genuinely surprised, "I don't get it. He said if I killed him you would be set free."

"Who?"

"Brambleclaw," Leafpaw thought her sister must have gone crazy Brambleclaw was always nice to Darkpaw and his siblings, " he visited me in a dream," Squirrelpaw shook her head looking quite insane and sick.

"Squirrelpaw have you been bitten by any animal lately?" she asked recognizing a symptom of rabies, madness, which was quite common in kittypets.

"A raccoon scratched me we drove one off yesterday." She shook her head looking dizzy.

"Have you seen your kits since then?" Leafpaw persisted.

"No! Whitetail took em when I shased ga rashcoon, shed it'd be good fer her sho prashtice she's gonna kit you shnow." Her speech became slurred.

"Okay, okay." Leafpaw calmed down.

"whosh are ya?" she asked shaking her head and screwing up her eyes. "I don't shnow yous!"

Squirreltail leaped at Leafpaw who tried not to get bit or scratched.

"Pfft," Squirreltail crushed Leafpaw into the mud, "ger off me!"

"I tolds you I don't shnow ya!" she yowled

"HELP!!" Leafpaw yelled but they were to far from camp.

Leafpaw could feel the water lapping at her ears. Her hearing became muffled as they slid in the mud. One thing came to Leafpaw's mind JUMP! And against all instinct she twisted out of her sister's grip and Leafpaw jumped. And she was free.