Chapter 12

With a small sigh, Stardream followed Firestar as he lead the way back to camp. Eaglewing caught up with her as she padded onward. "You know you can't be in love with Wolfsong now," Eaglewing whispered into her ear. "Why don't you mind your own business?" Stardream hissed and sped up. Eaglewing hurried to catch up with her. "I knew you had feelings for Wolfsong ever since we were in Sapphireclan," Eaglewing meowed, "but you have to move on, because now that we have whole new clans, it's against the warrior code."

"But we grew up in the same clan," Stardream protested. "What would Echostar think?" Eaglewing asked, and instantly regretted it as Stardream whirled around on him. "Well, you can ask her that when she finds us," she hissed. "It is not likely she would have escaped with her life like we had, we were just lucky," Eaglewing meowed, and flinched at the sudden blaze of anger in Stardream's silver flecked blue eyes.

Eaglewing took his chances and went on, "it was only because Starclan watched over us that we got out alive." "If Starclan were watching over us, why couldn't they have been watching over Echostar?" Stardream hissed, "I will not believe that I will never see my mother again, and I will not forget her last words to me, just before we fled," she added with a snarl. Then Stardream whirled around and ran off, past Firestar and back to the Thunderclan camp. Eaglewing could only stare after her, baffled. He sighed and followed Firestar as he lead the way back to camp.

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Stardream bursted through the camp entrance a heartbeat before Firestar followed her. The rest of the patrol was a little ways behind. "Stardream, are you okay?" Firestar asked, and Stardream turned toward him. "I'm fine," she meowed and padded toward the warriors den. Firestar sighed, watching her go and then padded toward Leafpool's den. Stardream sank down in front of the warriors den.

The rest of the patrol came into the camp, with Eaglewing close to the rear of the group. Stardream licked her wounds and padded toward Leafpool's den. Leafpool and Jayfeather were busy taking care of the other cats. "You know you can talk to me, I'll listen, I know what it feels like to be driven from your home," Firestar's voice meowed into her ear.

"You do?" Stardream asked in surprise. Firestar nodded, "in fact, all four clans know how it feels like to be driven from their home," he meowed. Stardream nodded, "why?" she asked. "Because the twolegs destroyed our home and we had to journey to find this home," Firestar replied. "You did?" Stardream asked in surprise.

Firestar purred, "you ask to much questions," he meowed, "but if you want to talk to me, I'll be in my den," he mewed and padded off. Firestar understands what I am feeling, Stardream thought, but should I tell him what really happened and why it happened. Only Angelfeather, Wolfsong, Eaglewing and Stardream herself know the true reason they had fled their home.

Knowing them, their probably searching for us, Stardream thought, and if that is so, then should I warn Firestar about this incoming danger, if it is even coming. Stardream shook her head to clear it as Leafpool pressed some marigold on her wounds. Eaglewing was watching her and padded over to her.

Stardream mewed a thank you to Leafpool and padded off. Eaglewing hissed in frustration, but still padded toward her. "Stardream, will you just listen to me?" Eaglewing meowed, when he got into earshot. "And why should I? So you can make more accusation against my belief," Stardream hissed. "All I am saying is we don't know if Echostar made it out alive," Eaglewing meowed.

"And that gives you the right to accuse my belief of not being right," Stardream hissed, "I have heard what Echostar last told me, and I will always keep it close to my heart. But I don't believe this is the end," she added. Her voice dropped to a whisper as she went on, "I don't believe we're safe yet, somehow I can sense a deep darkness is coming, and it is of an old evil that wants nothing more then to destroy us."

A/n what do you think? Who do you think the darkness is, and who the old evil is? And no, it's not Tigerstar or Hawkfrost, but keep reading to find out, but please review while your at it. Chapter 13 coming soon, so please review.