Finally here comes chapter 5! Sorry i published it this late... I'll update chapter 6 tomorrow so you can forgive me!

me: Ok, this chapter's narrator is Moonpaw!

Moonpaw: Yay!

me: Time for the disclaimer

Moonpaw: ~BrightSun03~ does not claim or own Warriors. Erin Hunter does! (may StarClan light their path!)

Chapter 5

The wind was ruffling Moonpaw's fur. It had begun blowing just a while ago. She could also smell rain in the air, a storm was coming. Moonpaw was walking along the old Thunderpath, going to the abandoned Twoleg nest to collect some catmint.

By the time Moonpaw arrived, highsun had already passed. She sniffed the catmint, happy to see it was flourishing. She carefully collected some and made her way back to the camp.

She entered in the medicine cat's den and found Blackleaf sleeping in his nest. The medicine cat was getting old and was more and more often forgetting important things or sleeping, though his wisdom never left him. He was very respected, even in the other Clans.

Moonpaw carefully put down the herbs and looked around to see if there was anything else she could do. She found nothing so she padded out of the den, letting her mentor sleep a bit longer. The trip to the gathering had probably exhausted him.

She sat down near the entrance. Suddenly, a cat bumped into her. She jumped in surprise.

"Sorry!" mewed Grasspaw.

"Oh, it's you! Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Moonpaw, as she watched the apprentice who didn't let one of his forepaw touch the ground.

He looked away, embarrassed. "I've… I've got a thorn in my paw and I can't get it out."

"A thorn? Let me see." She found it deeply thrust into his pad. Then she carefully removed it with her teeth.

"It's out!" she mewed, spitting out the thorn in the bramble bushes who were near. "Let me give you some horsetail to stop the bleeding, but first give it a good lick."

As Grasspaw began to wash his pad, she entered the medicine cat to get the herb she needed. She took the horsetail from the storage and as she was heading out, Blackleaf called to her.

"Moonpaw? What are you doing with that horsetail?"

"It's for Grasspaw. He had a thorn in his pad."

"Was the skin broken?" he asked.

"Yes, that's why I'm not using dock leaves."

Her mentor nodded so she padded up to Grasspaw, chewed the herbs into a poultice and applied it on his pad.

"It should be alright now. But no more duties today, and even think about going outside the camp if you want the skin to close down quickly." she ordered.

"Ok" he mewed. "You've gotten a bit bossier."

Moonpaw purred. "Blackleaf told me to! He said that warriors always think they know better and never listen. By the way, how did you get that thorn?"

"On a hunting patrol. I landed on bramble bush."

Moonpaw watched Grasspaw limp to the apprentice den and then she went to see if Blackleaf would give her any other duty. She found the old medicine cat drying in the sun the catmint she had collected earlier.

"The catmint was flourishing." she remarked. "We should have plenty this season."

"You were by the abandoned Twoleg nest?"

"To collect the catmint." she answered. You told me to get some before you took your nap. He forgot. she realized. Blackleaf was growing older and older. She decided to help him and together and they quickly finished.

Suddenly, Blacklead unexpectedly mewed: "Come." She followed him out of the camp, wondering where was he leading her. To her surprise, they stopped at the battle training clearing.

"Are we going to train battle moves?" she asked. Her mentor didn't answer. He sat down, with his tail on his paw. They stood there in silence. Moonpaw sat down next to her mentor and waited to see what was coming next. She looked up at the sky, grey storm clouds were gathering above the lake. It's soon going to rain. she observed. Then she groomed herself, patiently waiting for something to happen.

Just as she finished, another cat appeared in the clearing. Much to her surprise, she saw the silver tabby cat padding to them. What is Silverwing doing here? She looked at Blackleaf, but he gave nothing away as he watched the deputy coming closer. They greeted each other with a nod.

"You made a good choice choosing this place to meet." observed Blackleaf. "There will be nobody disturbing us."

Disturbing us from what? asked herself Moonpaw.

"Indeed." answered Silverwing. "I think we should directly go to the point." She turned to Moonpaw. "You must be wondering what is going on here."

Moonpaw nodded.

"To put it simply" mewed Silverwing "I want you to spy for us."

"Me? Spy? For you and Blackleaf?" she looked at them, not sure if she had heard right.

"That's right, Moonpaw." answered Blackleaf. "There are some strange things going on right now."

"I believe you already know what we are talking about." added Silverwing.

"Strange things? Let me think about it." Moonpaw closed her eyes and tried to recall what were they speaking about.

"Maybe it will help you if I say that it is about Brightpaw." hinted her mentor.

Moonpaw narrowed her eyes. Brightpaw? Could they know about her sneaking out? But what about it? she asked herself. But there was one strange thing which she wanted to know. Why is she coming back with such injuries?

"It's been bothering us for a while." explained Silverwing. "We believe you already know that she is going out at night. But we'd like you to find out why she come back with those injuries. It will help us to know what is the reason behind it."

"I already began to search what was going on with her." mewed Moonpaw. "But… What are you so interested in?"

Blackleaf and Silverwing looked at each other. "We'd like not to tell you about it for now." answered the medicine cat, with a tone that warned her not to ask any more questions about it.

Moonpaw nodded. "Okay, I understand." It must be something important. Though I wish I knew what it is.

"You said you already began searching. Did you found out something?" asked Silverwing.

"Maybe the night before the gathering?" mewed Blackleaf. "You were out."

Moonpaw looked in dismay at her mentor. "You knew?"

"Of course, I wasn't born during the last rain."

"That night, I saw Brightpaw trying to get out." recalled Moonpaw. "But I sent her straight to her den. However, I know she sneaked out later that night because that morning there was a fresh scent trail. She doesn't talk to me about this and we usually avoid the subject."

Silberwing nodded after carefully listening to what Moonpaw had said. "Thank you. We will meet here another time. I'll tell Blackleaf when."

"I'm happy to help!" mewed Moonpaw. Although I'd like to know what is going on!

Silverwing then left to hunt while Moonpaw followed her mentor back to camp. Rain started to fall and they quickened their pace. When they arrived in their den, they were already soaked. Blackleaf directly went to his nest, Moonpaw soon heard him snoring. She shook her wet fur and dried it with some couples of licks. Then she lied down in her nest, even though it still wasn't dusk. Yet again she wondered: What is going on?