Hey loyal readers, this is the second to last chapter. I hope you like it. Please read and review!

The still night air had a menacing feel to it. Every cat in the clans was sound asleep, all except for one. The cat moved swiftly, silently, until he had reached his destination. He walked into the den, the cat in there looked up in surprise, teeth bared, ready to fight. When the cat saw who it was, it relaxed.

"Oh, it's y..." the cat never finished its sentence. The other tom pounced on her, and she fell limp. She rose again, weakly, but the tom sank his bared teeth into her exposed throat. She never got up again.

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"Applefur! Come here," Birchheart cried from his hiding spot.

"What is it my love?" the ShadowClan cat whispered.

"Come here!" he urgently repeated.

"What is so important?" the pretty she-cat gave him a look, but relented and joined him in the bush.

"I want to run away with you," Birchheart blurted, his eyes shining with hope.

"I would love to do that, but where would we go? The clans wouldn't let us live on their territory. Let's talk about this after the Gathering," Applefur exclaimed. "I'm not ready for that yet."

"I understand. Well, I'll see you at the Gathering," Birchheart cast his eyes down, and walked back to his own clan, tail and ears drooping. Applefur sighed and went back to her own duties.

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Squirrelflight sneaked out of camp. She was headed to see Stormfur. The orange she-cat sneaked through ShadowClan territory, and slipped into a nearby bush to wait for him. When his patrol passed by, she whispered for him.

"Squirrelflight, it's so good to see you, I've missed you so much. How is Rainpaw doing?" Stormfur rushed in one breath.

"I've missed you to, and it's Raincloud now," Squirrelflight explained with a smile.

"She's a warrior already," Stormfur looked at his mate with tears in his eyes. "I wish I could see her now."

Squirrelflight smiled, "I wish you could too, but how is Sunpaw?"

Stormfur smiled the exact same way as Squirrelflight had, "He is now known as Sunspot."

"That's a beautiful name," Squirrelflight sighed. The cats twined their tails and sat, thinking about how their family should be.

Stormfur abruptly stood up, "Leopardstar is dead!"

"I'm so sorry to hear, but Mistyfoot will be a good leader I'm sure," Squirrelflight was puzzled at how worried the easy-going tom was.

"No! Hawkfrost is leader now, he killed Mistyfoot. I saw him and I'm pretty sure he killed Leopardstar too," Stormfur paced up and down.

"What! Tell me from the beginning," Squirrelflight felt her heart racing as well.

"Well, I noticed Hawkfrost wasn't at Sunspot's warrior ceremony, so I went and followed him after. I saw him crouching next to Mistyfoot's body. Her throat was gushing out blood, and Hawkfrost's mouth was bloody too. He... he accused you and Raincloud of doing it," Stormfur faltered.

"What! We would never kill that noble cat! May StarClan let her rest in peace," Squirrelflight bowed her head for the warrior.

"There's more. Today, when we woke up, Leopardstar looked exactly like Mistyfoot when she was murdered, and Hawkfrost smelled like blood a little when he woke up. He should be coming back soon, you must go!" Stormfur rushed out the end of the story.

"I will be going, don't worry, we'll solve this at the Gathering tonight," Squirrelflight gave her mate a quick lick.

"I promise."

I know this was a short chapter, but the next one will be the dramatic conclusion. Please read and review!