Sorry... This next chapter is going to be a little boring than the last one... I'm trying to figure out when should the "true events" begin! I'm already at chapter 14 but what I have in mind needs more hmm- time? From now on I'll try to speed things up or you'll die of boredom!

Also sorry... I didn't give you the identity of "that cat" who is training Brightpaw at night... Well, I'll give you a hint: the cat already appreared in the story! (though as a more "minor" character)

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Chapter 14

I'm so sorry!

Dawnfeather's distraught mew kept echoing in her mind. Moonpaw opened her eyes and looked around. She was laying in her nest in the medicine cat's den. She tried to recall what happened but her mind was all fuzzy and she had such a headache that she had to rest her head on her paws.

"You are awake." observed Blackleaf, popping out of the storage. "How do you feel?" he asked, sitting beside her.

"Horrible." she answered. "I can't even remember clearly what happened after I left the moonpool."

"Probably because you were in shock." he mewed gently.

"Did… Did you find… ?" she stammered.

Blackleaf brushed his tail on her shoulder. "The Clan will mourn Fernkit. And Brightpaw is in StarClan's paws."

Moonpaw shivered. So it really happened?

He pushed some poppy seeds and thyme in front of her. "Here."

She looked up to see concern in his green eyes. She chewed the herbs. "How long did I sleep?" she asked, already beginning to drift into sleep.

"Hush, rest now." ordered Blackleaf. She almost didn't heard him as she was soon sleeping.

Moonpaw opened her eyes and yawned. How long did I sleep? she asked herself as she saw moonlight entering the den. She quietly got to her paws.

"Where are you going?" asked Blackleaf "You should be resting!"

She turned around, startled, and saw him sitting beside a cat covered in poultice and cobwebs. Brightpaw! she realized. She padded to her mentor.

"How is she?"

"I've done everything I could… We'll just have to wait and see."

Moonpaw crouched and whispered in her sister's ear: "Don't worry, it wasn't you fault." She smoothed the fur between the ears.

She then sat up. "How long have I been sleeping?"

"Only a day."

"So now it's the night after the half moon?" Her mentor nodded so she continued: "Can I go out of camp? I'll be back quickly!"

Blackleaf sighed, thinking. "I guess you are not going to answer if I ask you what you are going to do…. All right, but be back before dawn."

Moonpaw went out in the clearing. She saw Cloudwhisker, Nightflower, Ivykit and Berrykit sit vigil besides Fernkit's body. She walked silently so she would not disturb the grieving family and found her mother on guard duty, outside the camp.

"Moonpaw!" mewed Snowheart, surprised to see her. "Are you alright?" She licked Moonpaw vigorously, ignoring the complains.

"I just need to clear my thoughts." explaining why she wanted to get out.

Snowheart hesitated, worry showing in her eyes. She doesn't want me to also get hurt. It must be hard on her to have Brightpaw so badly injured. "I won't be long and I'll be careful." promised Moonpaw.

"All right." mewed finally her mother. "If you meet trouble, yowl and I'll come as quick as I can, ok?"

Moonpaw nodded and headed out in the forest. When she was sure her mother couldn't see her anymore, she broke into a run and headed toward the WindClan border. She stopped beside the lake, and as expected, Wetpaw was sitting there. He turned around as he heard her arrive.

"Moonpaw?" He looked at her, surprised. "What are you doing here? Where is Brightpaw?"

She looked away and Wetpaw seemed to understand that something was wrong. "What happened?" he mewed, worried.

"Last night… something happened." began Moonpaw. "When I was at the moonpool, a StarClan cat showed me something happening inside ThunderClan's border." She then went on explaining about Fernkit's death, Brightpaw's injuries and the mysterious cat Fernkit had spoken about.

Wetpaw watched her as if he couldn't believe what he had just heard. When she finished, he asked: "And how is she now?"

"In StarClan's paws…" she answered solemnly. Her condition is so critical that Blackleaf is not even sleeping.

Wetpaw looked at the stars above them. "I hope she'll get better soon." Looking again at Moonpaw, he added, begging: "Meet me again in tomorrow, to tell me how she is doing, please."

Moonpaw shook her head. "I can't tomorrow, I'm sure Blackleaf –I mean my mentor- won't let me go out again. Maybe in two nights?"

"Ok." agreed Wetpaw, though she could see he wasn't pleased about having to wait two nights to get any news. He is really worried about her she realized.

"I'll find a way to inform you if she get any worse." mewed Moonpaw.

Wetpaw looked more relieved. "Thank you."

They say their goodbyes and they went back to their territory.

Fortunately, Blackleaf hadn't asked any questions when she had come back. After sleeping through the rest of the night until sunhigh, she padded out in the clearing.

There weren't many cats left, as all had gone to patrols. Nightflower out with her two kits. Only two… Berrykit and Ivykit were seeking their mother safety, staying by her side. Cloudwhisker was also with them and called Moonpaw over when he saw her.

"Are you alright?" asked Cloudwhisker. "I heard that you were the one to find Fernkit…"

Moonpaw shivered, remembering the clearing, Fernkit's body, the dead fox, Brightpaw, the blood… "I did." she mewed uneasily. She thought of the kit's last words. "Actually… I saw Fernkit in StarClan, that's why I knew something was wrong. She looked very happy, saying that she will always watch you from StarClan."

Nightflower swallowed. "Thank you, Moonpaw. If… If you see her again, tell her we miss her and that we will always remember her."

Moonpaw nodded and she saw Blackleaf going out of the den and exiting the camp. What is he up to? she wondered, following him. Blackleaf was waiting for her and they headed together toward the battle training clearing. Another meeting with Silverwing! she guessed.

They sat down when they arrived. Moonpaw saw the deputy emerge from a bush, her silver for covered in dirt. Silverwing gave herself a couple of licks before padding to them.

"So let's not waste our time." mewed Silverwing. "We'd like to know what happened, Moonpaw."

Moonpaw stiffened. "Many things happened, what would you really like to know?"

"That night, at the moonpool, you took much longer to awaken." mewed Blackleaf. "We were beginning to worry and then you wake up in shock and lead us to Fernkit…"

"A StarClan cat showed me the clearing… And I saw Fernkit's spirit join StarClan." explained Moonpaw.

Silverwing and Blackleaf looked at each other. "A StarClan cat? Do you know who she was?"

Moonpaw narrowed her eyes. "Did I tell you that the cat was a she-cat? It's time start explaining yourself!"

"We can't right now.. It's too dangerous." mewed Silverwing, looking away. Moonpaw pictured Brightpaw lying unconscious in the clearing. Too dangerous… They are trying to find the cat who is behind all of this!

Blackleaf scrambled on his paws. "Let's go back to Brightpaw." he mewed. Moonpaw followed reluctantly.

I'll do more and more Brightpaw and Moonpaw POV... Poor Wetpaw can't really do much from WindClan (though he will come back later...)

random talk: I originaly planned to make Moonpaw a very very verysweet and gentle she-cat... But somehow from her first POV that didn't work out! She also should have been a more minor character, but I realised it's more interesting to have her POV when she tries to find out all the dark secrets that lies behind Brightpaw and "that cat".

oh and... special thanks to Petalwish (check out her stories!) for helping me find Dawnfeather's name!