1Chapter 21

Tigerclaw slipped into a cave in the gorge and settled down. Squirrelpaw, Feathertail and Stormfur followed him inside. "At least we have some shelter," Stormfur commented, sitting down and starting to lick his dark gray fur clean.

"Some? This is perfect, I wonder if other cats live here," Feathertail meowed, sitting down beside Tigerclaw.

Tigerclaw purred, "well, if they do, we better let them know we are just staying until the storm passes," he meowed.

"Lets hope there aren't any cats living here, I don't want a fight to happen," Feathertail meowed, licking Tigerclaw's ears.

Tigerclaw purred, and turned to look into Feathertail's blue eyes. Stormfur narrowed his eyes, "Feathertail, can I talk to you?" he meowed and Tigerclaw could see he was trying hard to control his temper.

Feathertail looked up, "of course, Stormfur, what is it?" she meowed, padding over to were Stormfur was sitting.

"Some one is in love," Squirrelpaw meowed, coming to sit beside Tigerclaw.

Tigerclaw looked at her, his amber eyes were wide, "w-what do you mean?" he stammered.

"Ah, come on, Tigerclaw, everyone can see you love Feathertail, though she is older then you," Squirrelpaw meowed, her eyes a lit with amusement.

Thats were your wrong, Tigerclaw thought, but didn't dare say it aloud. He knew Squirrelpaw had heard all the stories about Tigerstar. And his dark ambition, and how he and their father, Firestar, had been mortal enemies. She wouldn't trust me anymore if she knew who I really was, just like Feathertail wouldn't trust me, Tigerclaw thought, after all when I was Tigerstar, I had Darkstripe and Blackfoot kill Stormfur's mentor, Stonefur.

Tigerclaw froze and gazed at his paws. How had I known that? I wasn't born then and I haven't had a flash back to that moment in my past life, he thought.

"Tigerclaw, are you okay?" Squirrelpaw's meow brought Tigerclaw back to the present.

"What? Yeah, I'm fine," Tigerclaw meowed, gazing around the cave. Feathertail and Stormfur were still talking to each other on the other end of the cave.

Squirrelpaw followed his gaze. "Looks like Stormfur is reminding Feathertail what had happened between their parents when a forbidden relationship was found out," she meowed.

Tigerclaw sighed, "I know it's forbidden, Squirrelpaw, b-but I can't stop loving her," he meowed, "and I don't know what I would do if I lost her."

Squirrelpaw purred, "you won't lose her, Tigerclaw," she meowed, "if you love her that much, then I can't stop you, but just remember your loyalty to Thunderclan."

"I don't want to end up like Tigerstar, I will always remember my loyalty to Thunderclan," Tigerclaw meowed.

Feathertail had finished talking with Stormfur and padded over to join Tigerclaw. "Hey," she meowed, sitting next to him.

"Hi, Feathertail," Tigerclaw meowed, his eyes locking with Feathertail's. Feathertail blinked but did not look away.

Stormfur sat beside Squirrelpaw and whispered something into her ear. Tigerclaw was to far away to hear what he was saying. Squirrelpaw purred and whispered something back, causing Stormfur to widen his eyes in surprise.

Feathertail gazed at him with clear blue eyes and Tigerclaw felt like he was drowning in their depths. "Come on, we should get some sleep and hope this storm passes soon," Tigerclaw meowed, laying down.

Feathertail nodded and settled down beside Tigerclaw. Soon her slow and steady breathing told Tigerclaw she was asleep.

Tigerclaw knew he had to get some sleep as well, but he couldn't fall asleep. He rested his head on his paws and tried to go to sleep, but nothing worked. Why am I so tense that I can't even get to sleep like Feathertail? Tigerclaw thought.

Maybe you're worried about whether or not your going to find us or not, or if your going to make it back to Thunderclan or not? Solar whispered into Tigerclaw's ears.

Maybe, Tigerclaw thought with a sigh, I want all of us to make it back, that includes you and your two friends, but I have this feeling not all of us are going to make it back to the clans.

Don't think like that, Tigerclaw, Solar meowed, sternly, into Tigerclaw's ears, you will make it back, but you could be right, maybe not all of us, including me and my friends are going to make it back to your clan alive. Her voice started to fade away as she whispered the last few words.

Wait! What do you mean? Solar! Tigerclaw cried, silently.

But if Solar had heard him, she did not reply and Tigerclaw felt like he was more alone then anyone in that cave.

A/n what do you think?

Stardream: I know it's short, but I wanted it to end that way.

Tigerstar: what did Solar mean?

Solar: you'll find out in the next book

Tigerstar: when did you get here?

Solar: when you came back from running off a cliff

Tigerstar: I never ran off a cliff

Solar: oh, thats right, that was after I came

Tigerstar: what do you mean after?

Stardream: (hits Tigerstar with skillet)

Tigerstar: that was meannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!! (falling off cliff)

Solar: told you, it was after I got here

Tigerstar: (swimming out of lake) thanks a lot, Stardream

Stardream: your welcome, pleas review, at least two more before I post the next chapter