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Sunpaw awoke excitedly, today would be the Gathering! Then, she remembered everyone's weird actions, and wondered if she would even be remembered, never mind chosen. She looked around the den, her eyes settling on the sleeping form of Moonpaw.
It's always when I'm near her, she thought, and it's steadily growing into when I'm not with her too. Sunpaw thought as she padded across the clearing to the near-empty Fresh-Kill pile.
Halfway to the pile, she bumped into Owlpaw.
"Sorry, Owlpaw," she mumbled, waiting for the usual confusion.
Owlpaw stared at her, but not with the same blankness other cats did. He motion with his tail for her to follow him. Sunpaw followed, curious.
They padded out of camp, an Owlpaw broke into a run, finally stopping under a bush.
"Sunpaw, there's something I need to tell you," he said urgently.
Sunpaw nodded, and he continued," A few seasons ago, Adderbounce received a sign from Starclan. They said to beware the brightness of the moon, remember it's just a reflection of the sun."
"I think I have it figured out," he said," sun means you, Sunpaw, and moon must mean Moonpaw. You said they don't recognize you with Moonpaw until she's left."
Sunpaw looked shocked. She tried to process the information Owlpaw had just given her. No, she thought, It… can't be right…. Can it?
"You haven't told Adderbounce?" she asked, hiding her terror.
"I've tried," he said," I've tried telling multiple cats, but they all have the same reaction, 'who's Sunpaw?'"
Sunpaw looked at her paws," Why are you telling me? We can't do anything."
"You needed to know," he said," that way, you don't lash out on anybody, you need to remember they can't help it."
Sunpaw lashed her tail," Why is this happening to me?!"
"I don't know," he said," But see? This is why you need to know, you're already frustrated."
Sunpaw nodded at Owlpaw," Thank you, Owlpaw," she said.
She licked between his ears and padded out from under the bush.
The sun was high in the sky now, but Sunpaw was sure she wasn't being missed. Owlpaw, on the other paw, was sure to have a search party looking for him.
When Sunpaw reached the camp, her welcome was normal, no one coming up to her, no one happy to see she was ok, nothing at all. She looked over to the Fresh-Kill pile, it was near empty. She wished she could go out hunting, but Silvertail would be confused and Frosttail would hiss at her like she would an intruder, probably because she thought Sunpaw was one.
Sunpaw decided to go out to the small clearing, she would have to train herself now. She practiced what she had learned, and tried to teach herself some things. She learned how to play dead, even without an opponent. She pretended to slip out of the grasp of a cat, imagining how it would be.
After a few hours of training, the sun started to set, Sunpaw had worked hard, and that had paid off. She was now up to speed with the other apprentices from what she could tell.
On her way back to camp, she ran into a patrol with Fangpaw.
"Hi Fangpaw!" she said, even though it would probably lead to trouble.
Fangpaw looked at her funny, then responded," oh, um… hi."
"You know this cat?" asked Willowsong.
"Um…" Fangpaw said," No, but apparently she knows me."
"I'm Sunpaw, remember?" Sunpaw said.
Fangpaw's gaze turned cold," Oh, now I remember. Stay away from us, Sunpaw."
Sunpaw looked startled, maybe even frightened," W-what are you talking about?"
"Don't play dumb," Fangpaw said," If you are Sunpaw, then you know. You filthy brat, you ran away and joined the rouges."
"B-But," Sunpaw stuttered.
Fangpaw hissed," You're no longer Riverclan. Get out of our territory."
Sunpaw felt tears well up in her eyes. She ran away sobbing, back to camp. She sought out her mother, Creamnose. When she found her, she tried to talk to her.
"Creamnose, I'm scared," she started.
"Who are you?" she asked.
Sunpaw cast a desperate gaze at her, surely her own mother couldn't forget? "I'm S-sunpaw."
"Sunpaw?" Creamnose's gaze became guarded," I would have expected better from my kin."
"Who is this?" a cool voice sounded.
Sunpaw turned," Oh, Lakestar, surely you didn't forget?"
"Who is this, why does she know my name?" Lakestar asked.
Soon, most of the clan was around them. "Who's the newcomer?" "What is this?" "Who is she?"
Sunpaw glared at all of them, she had had enough.
She yowled," I AM SUNPAW OF RIVERCLAN!"
Silence fell over the clearing.
"That's right, I'm Sunpaw, the she-cat who apparently left you for rouges," she said," Well, if you want to look at me as a rouge, go ahead. I'm leaving."
She turned her emerald green eyes to each of them, settling on Moonpaw.
"You," she said," You did this to me, why?"
She broke down into tears and ran away, away from camp, away from it all. She headed towards the mountains, not looking back. She wanted to forget this, she wanted to forget the clans.
She wanted to forget the Warrior code, Moonpaw, Darkpaw, Creamnose, and the camp she had once called home. But since when did things ever go her way?
AN: Aww, poor Sunpaw! Why can't anyone remember her?
R&R,
Sunheart
