Chapter Six: Dovewing

The entire camp is in shock, and I'm right there with them. Hollyleaf, Jayfeather and Lionblaze's mysterious sister, is alive! She's right here in camp! And there are two things bothering me about this would-be-joyous event.

One: I didn't sense her. Not even a little bit! I so should have been able to find her! If I can hear Tigerheart sleeping every night then I should most defiantly be able to sense a cat living on my own territory! What kind of cat with amazing powers am I?

Two: What if she kicks me out of the three! I mean I know that "she wasn't the right cat", but maybe that's just because she went missing? Being a part of the three is difficult but it's all I am, without it I'm not even that good of a warrior!

So yeah, there are my totally selfish and crazy reasons for freaking out. Too bad I'm still scared about number two to focus on the totally unlikely statistics of both.

I've just finished tailing Lionblaze; I'm looking for signs that might precede me being kicked out. Now I'm on to Jayfeather, I have to be careful doing this, the last time I did Jayfeather almost bit my head off for "interfering with his healing of Hollyleaf".

"Dovewing, where are you going?" Ivypool asks me as I walk by her, "Brambleclaw's looking for you. He wants you for a patrol; I think he's mad at you. Where have you been?" I step closer to her so I can whisper in her ear,

"I've been tailing Lionblaze." I whisper.

"Why?" Ivypool stares at me like I'm crazy.

"Because Hollyleaf might take my place as one of the three! Duh!" I hiss.

"That's no reason to miss your warrior duties. Come on Dovewing your better than that!" Ivypool hisses back.

"Come on Ivypool! Pleases just cover for me!" I beg.

"Fine but just this once. Stop obsessing!" She snaps as she pads away. Easy for her to say.

I pad quietly into the den, my senses telling me it's Briarlight in with Jayfeather, getting her daily check-up.

"Okay breathe again." Jayfeather's voice comes clear. "That's great Briarlight, you're doing fine." I push my way through the thorns. Jayfeather glances up annoyed,

"What now Dovewing?" He asks warily. I shrug,

"Just checking in." I reply easily.

"Like you did yesterday when I told you to not come back unless you were mortally wounded?" Jayfeather snaps. I feel him probe my mind and find the truth, he snarls at me angrily and hisses,

"I need to talk to you outside now! Briarlight will you keep Hollyleaf company?"

When we get outside he turns to me his whole face a picture of anger, his sightless blue eyes burning.

"I really don't understand what's gotten into you! You have never been this selfish! What if there was a real patient really hurt and you were hindering me? A cat could die! So whatever's bugging you, you better tell me now or I will ban you from the medicine den and get Firestar to back me up! Understand?" he snarls getting up in my face.

"What's bugging me is that you're going to kick me out of the three!" I wail.

"Where in the name of StarClan did you get that mouse-brained idea?" Jayfeather asks in the cold voice he uses when he's livid.

"Hollyleaf came back!" I moan.

"And what does that to do with anything?" Jayfeather retorts.

"You're going to make her one of the three again and I'll be kicked out!" I whine.

"That is the last thing we would do. Do you know why we are trying to keep her from remembering? Because she forgot the prophecy. We don't want her to remember it. She is not one of the three, you are." I stand in shock for a few minutes then I cry,

"I'm so sorry!"

Jayfeather flicks me with his tail lightly, "It's okay. Just next time think stuff through before you freak out." Then he slides away back to his den. I pad off tail high; I have a patrol to go on.

*Jayfeather*

Sometimes I really don't get she-cats. I mean we flat out told her that she was the right cat but when Hollyleaf comes back she freaks. What's up with that?

Anyways I pass Briarlight dragging herself back to the elders den; we decided that having her there to stop Purdy and Mousefur from killing each other was more productive than her hanging around the medicine den. Her emotions are disgusted, like she's trying not to throw up, which means Hollyleaf has done something weird again.

I slide back into my den and find out it's not Hollyleaf that made Briarlight drag herself out of here as fast as she possible could. Foxleap. One word: Ew.

So Foxleap does not have any idea how to impress a she-cat, he's laying down just straight up freaky stuff to try to impress my sister. He was way better off when he was being himself. Although Hollyleaf doesn't seem to mind, she's lapping it up.

Their emotions are a river of sticky, nasty, smothering sickness. If they keep this up they might just beat out Dustpelt and Ferncloud for their annual couple that's adores each other to the point where it's weird award.

And am I jealous? Absolutely not.

Yes. So very much.

(I'm a little conflicted at the moment.)

The two of them are purring their heads off when I walk in. Foxleap was saying something but I hate him at the moment so I really don't care.

"Jaypaw, I mean Jayfeather, are you okay?" Hollyleaf asks looking worried.

"Fine." I growl, pushing my into herb cleft. Fury pounds in my head, blocking out any other judgment. I fly back through time to that day so long ago.

"You have a gift!"

"Seeing in dreams? That's not a gift. The rest of the Clan can see all the time!"

"But they don't see what you do. They can't go where you do."

"So I can visit StarClan! Big deal!"

"It is a Big deal!" Spottedleaf hisses.

"But where does it get me?" I argue," The rest of my Clan thinks I'm useless."

"They don't have the power that you have."

"Power?"

She trembles now, "Jaypaw you have power enough to shape the destiny of your entire Clan."

"But I want to be a warrior!"

"Accept your destiny!"

"But it's not fair!"

"I know."

She had known. She was wrong!

"Spottedleaf!" I yowl, throwing myself into StarClan's hunting grounds. She appears uneasily, watching me warily,

"What Jayfeather?" Her mew is soft, as if acting uncertain could ease my fury.

"You LIED to me!" I spit.

"What are you talking about?" Spottedleaf mews in confusion.

"When you told me to be a medicine cat! You knew I would-" I stop myself just in time. Spottedleaf's eyes widen in fear

"Jayfeather, what have you done?" She wails fearfully.

"I fell in love okay! Like you can say anything!"

"NO!" she gasps, "Not again!" Then she fades away.

"Come back!" I yowl, "I'll find you!" I force myself to calm long enough to find her, and there! She's whispering to Yellowfang. I take off, racing furiously through the bright meadow. I slow when I get close, and listen hard.

"We made a mistake again! He's fallen in love!" That's Spottedleaf.

"With who?" Yellowfang.

"I don't know." Spottedleaf.

"To bad if we'd known we could kill her and clear this mess up."

"Yellowfang don't be such a mouse-brain! We might as well hand him over to the Dark Forest free of charge! That's exactly where he'd go if we did that! You were in love once try and remember!"

"Watch your mouth! I'm still your elder!"

"Stop this!" Oh, Bluestar's getting involved this should be interesting! "Spottedleaf what has happened?" Bluestar.

"He's fallen in love. The Clans hang in the balance." Think I care? I gave everything up just so I could fail anyway.

I open my eyes to blackness and the sharp smell of herbs. I wriggle out of the cleft to face Hollyleaf standing in front of me.

"Jayfeather can I move into the warriors den? You said I'm fine physically now."

"Fine by me!" I snarl at her, "Go on, you're fine now!" She steps back skeptically,

"Jayfeather are you sure everything's okay?" She mews.

"I'm fine!" I turn my back to her and stop to the back of the den.

She leaves slowly, like she wants to say something but she's afraid to. Nice going.