me: Moonpaw it's your turn (again) Time for the disclaimer!

Moonpaw: Why do I get to narrate a borring day?

me: *sigh* First of all it's just the evening... Second, not everything is borring in this chapter (I hope)... and third: i said NO spoilers!

Moonpaw: Sorry! ~BrightSun~ does not claim or own Warriors! Erin Hunter does!

Chapter 8

"I want you to spy for us."

Moonpaw kept remembering of Silverwing's words. They felt like a heavy burden on her shoulders.

"Moonpaw? Could you put these herbs back into the store?"

Blackleaf's mew startled her and she looked around. She was in the medicine cat's den and her mentor was pointing his tail to a pile of sorted herbs.

"Of course." she said, carefully picking up the herbs and putting them in the storage. "Is there anything else I can do?" she asked afterwards.

"I don't think so." replied Blackleaf "Maybe you can check the nursery to see if there is any sickness?"

"Ok!" she mewed. "Should I check the elders too?"

"No need." he answered. "I did it earlier while you were collecting the marigold."

Moonpaw exited the den and headed toward the nursery. Sundown was nearly approaching and the Clan was relaxing in the last moments of sunlight. Amberstar was sleeping on the highledge. Hailstorm was sharing tongues with Rosepool. Her mother was eating a squirrel with Raindrop. Nutpaw was showing a battle move to Grasspaw. Everything seemed perfectly fine. Yet Silverwing wouldn't have asked me to do that if everything was ok.

Moonpaw found Brightpaw playing mossball with the kits in front of the nursery. She sat down and looked them play.

"Catch!" ordered her sister to Berrykit as she threw the ball. The light brown kit jumped high and caught it with his forepaws. As he landed, his sisters leaped on top of him and pressed him to the ground. Fernkit then took the ball from him.

"Nice!" prized Brightpaw.

"It's not fair!" protested Berrykit as he scrambled to his paws. "Two against one!"

"Weren't you the one saying that if you were a warrior, you would easily beat three warriors?" pointed out Ivykit.

While the two kits continued to argue, Fernkit brought the moss ball to Brightpaw and mewed. "Here is the ball!"

"Thanks!" her sister answered.

"I can't wait to become an apprentice!" said Fernkit. "I want to be able to train with you! After all you are one of my best friends!"

Brightpaw purred. "I know, only one moon to wait!"

Moonpaw smiled. She was happy for her sister. She then padded forward and mewed to the kits. "Health inspection!"

Ivykit and Berrykit who were still fighting did as if they hadn't heard. They were too busy arguing with each other. Fernkit immediately came and sat in front of Moonpaw. Moonpaw checked her and saw that the kit was healthy.

"Good. Next one!" she mewed, amused by Berrykit who had fallen, startled by a leaf.

"They are quite a handful, aren't they?" remarked Brightpaw as she padded to her.

"I can see." answered Moonpaw. The two she-cats purred.

In the end she managed to inspect the other kits, who were healthy as well.

"Fernkit! Berrykit! Ivykit!" called Nightflower as she padded outside the nursery. The kits hurried back to their mother's side. "It's time to go to sleep." The three kits protested.

"We need to go to eat too." added Moonpaw.

"See you tomorrow!" mewed Fernkit as Moonpaw and Brightpaw went to the freshkill pile.

"Let's share this blackbird." proposed Moonpaw.

Brightpaw looked away. "I'm not very hungry. I ate earlier today."

Moonpaw narrowed her eyes but said nothing. We always eat together! She chose a small mouse and they settled down. Moonpaw quickly gulped the mouse, watched awkwardly by her sister. Did you really eat? wanted to ask Moonpaw, but again she kept quiet.

"What did you do today?" she asked.

"Battle training." answered Brightpaw. "With Nutpaw."

"I saw earlier he was pretty upset." she recalled.

"Well I guess. I beat him in a fight."

Moonpaw was surprised. "Really?"

Brightpaw shrugged. "I guess it was beginner's luck."

"He is soon going to be made a warrior." she commented.

"In about one moon." added Brightpaw.

"Anyway." mewed Moonpaw, changing the subject. "You seemed to have fun with the kits."

"They are sweet and funny. Besides, you shouldn't call them "kits" like that. They were our denmates and we always spent time together."

"I know sorry." apologized Moonpaw. "They are my friends too." Suddenly she remembered. "I forgot to tell Blackleaf that everything is fine with the nursery!"

Brightpaw purred. "Mousebrain."

"See you!" mewed Moonpaw as she got to her paws and hurried back to the medicine cat's den.

Moonpaw was now lying in her nest, trying to fall asleep. The day had ended.

Suddenly she found herself in a grassy clearing. The air was warm and she could smell many preys. StarClan' hunting grounds! she realized.

"Moonpaw!" she heard a cat squeal.

Much to her surprise, she saw her dead brother. "Stomkit! I've missed you so much… What are you doing here?"

Stormkit didn't answer. He turned around and began running. She followed her brother but soon lost his trace.

"Stormkit!" she called.

She arrived beside a small pool, a waterfall falling in it. It wasn't the moonpool, Moonpaw was sure of it. Then she saw her brother, sitting beside another cat. That cat was the most prettiest she-cat Moonpaw had ever seen. She had a pale ginger long fur, with beautiful amber eyes.

"I am sorry, Moonpaw." whimpered the she-cat. "I wish I could something but I'm helpless."

Moonpaw tilted her head to one side. "What do you mean?"

"You will learn soon enough. Danger is closing in!" then she added with a sad look in her eyes. "And I can't do anything to stop it…"

"What danger? Please answer me!" begged Moonpaw, but the next thing she knew she was back in her nest.