Chapter 7! What is Lilystar's illness? –laughs evilly- you will have to read to find out!

Blackpaw

Blackpaw woke with a start. He looked around and saw that he was sleeping under a thorny tree. Twilight was fast asleep next to him. He could see the sun barely peeking over the trees. He slowly got to his paws, careful not to disturb the fox sleeping next to him. He thought of all the things Twilight had told him. "I can't believe it," he thought, "The clans are a wonderful place…and these cats called specials…I wonder what they are like?" He heard movement behind him as Twilight got up.

"Well, looks like you are awake."

"Yes. I guess now I understand more about the clans."

"Hey, I was wondering," said Twilight, "When you told me about how your mother said bad things about the clan, who is your mother?"

"Her name is Sandstream," said Blackpaw, "She looks like me."

Twilight gasped, "The deputy of Treeclan!"

"So that part of her story was true," thought Blackpaw, "She was a deputy."

"Do you still want to go there?" asked Twilight, "By the way Sandstream talks about it, it seems like something bad happened in the clans. I really hope Cinderpaw is okay…"

Blackpaw felt rage build up within him. His mother was keeping all this a secret from him and Nightpaw! The clans were a wonderful place! "Nightpaw," he whispered, "I will tell you the truth when I return." He looked up into the thorny nut tree above the cat and fox. The tree was a witness to all that he had learned. The wrongs his mother had said, "Hey Twilight? What kind of tree is this?"

"I think it's a type of hazel, why?"

Blackpaw smiled, "My name will now be Hazelpaw. This name is a symbol that I have learned the truth."

Twilight barked in surprise, "Well, didn't see that one coming!"

"Can you come with me?" asked the newly named Hazelpaw, "You know the clans better than me!"

"But my family…" Twilight watched his two pups and mate come out of their den. Crystal barked something at him and then growled. Twilight barked a confused bark back. Crystal, growling more took a step forward, her lips pulled back in a snarl. Hazelpaw knew something was wrong.

"Twilight! What's going on?"

The fox ignored the ginger tom and his barks became more frantic. Crystal suddenly leaped at Twilight pinning the red fox to the ground, and growled in his ear, before stepping off him. Twilight scrambled to his paws and cautiously took a couple of steps back from the she-fox. "Come on," whispered Twilight. He raced away from his mate and pups with a bewildered Hazelpaw close behind him.

Flightwing

Flightwing sighed as the morning sun stretched over the forest. Eaglestorm and Owlfeather yowled in happiness. They were true warriors now. "You two go get some rest," said Flightwing.

"Yes Flightwing," Eaglestorm padded to the warriors den but Owlfeather held back.

"What is it?"

"Will Lilystar die?"

Flightwing was shocked. How dare he ask such a question! "I don't know," said Flightwing coldly, "Just go to the medicine cat den." Owlfeather dipped his head in respect before leaving.

"Why did he say something like that?" wondered Flightwing, before heading to see her sister. Cinderstream's amber eyes tiredly watched Flightwing enter, "How is she?" Flightwing saw Lilystar's breaths were slow, and there was a faint smell of blood in the air.

"Lilystar lost a life last night," said Cinderstream.

Flightwing's eyes widen, "That's not good…"

"I don't know what's wrong with her," whispered Cinderstream, "She throws up blood but she doesn't have a fever!"

Lilystar groaned and opened her eyes. "You're awake!" cried Flightwing, running over to see if the white she-cat needed any help. Lilystar ignored Flightwing and carefully got to her paws.

"I don't think you should do that," said Cinderstream, "You are still sick."

"I am fine!" snapped Lilystar, her face softened, "Don't worry about me."

"How many lives do you have left?" wondered Cinderstream.

Lilystar paused for a second, "One."

Gasps came out from Flightwing's and Cinderstream's mouths. "One!" stuttered Flightwing, "How is that possible?"

Lilystar laughed, "I don't know. Maybe it's just my bad luck. Don't worry 'bout me. I'll be fine. Now excuse me, Cinderstream. I have a clan to run." Without another word the she-cat left.

"I seriously think something is wrong," frowned Cinderstream, "But what?"

Flightwing remembered the time she had eavesdropped on Lilystar and Scareye, "Starclan is punishing her for something she did,"

"Did you say something?"

"Nothing," Flightwing left quickly and was met with the morning bustle. Bramblepelt was taking out a patrol of Coltpelt and Sunpelt. Sparrowtail and Firepaw were going out to train with Snaketail and Birchpaw in tow. Silverstorm was watching her kits play wrestle each other. Skykit was standing apart from her brothers, watching the medicine cat den. The elders were sitting outside, letting the sun warm their pelts. Scareye was taking out a hunting patrol of Blacktail and Silentheart. "Looks like everything is back to normal," whispered Flightwing, "Good."

"Come to the rocks…"

Flightwing looked around, but no one was around, "It must have been Auraclaw." Flightwing found Lilystar talking to Brightclaw about the Treeclan border.

"I have to go to a special meeting," said Flightwing.

Lilystar acknowledged her with a nod before returning to the conversation. Flightwing couldn't believe it. Lilystar was barely out of Cinderstream's care and she was back to her old self like nothing happened! Flightwing pushed the thought out of her mind before leaving for the Four rocks.