Chapter 2

Breezepaw's POV

I was finally able to leave the medicine den today and I could begin my routine training tomorrow I had been trapped in for what felt like two moons but it was really only about fourteen sunrises, Onestar is also allowing me to go to the gathering tonight, since I have been cooped up in the medicine den and Barkface said that I was fit to travel.

As I walked out I looked up at Silverpelt and all of my ancestors were shining brightly.

"Beautiful aren't they?" Heatherpaws voice caught me by surprise and made me jump a bit and my hair stood on end. She giggled as I turned to face her.

"Yeah they are, it's nice that I can get out of camp and stretch my paws." She batted my ear lightly with her paw sheathed.

"I know I haven't seen you much walking around camp while you were healing you could use the exercise." I smiled at her

"you just love to make fun of me don't you?" I said in a taunting tone.

"What fun would I have if you weren't here for me to mess with?" she purred lightly and went to say something else but her mother called her away. I thought that maybe I was falling for her; I mean she was a beautiful she- cat, and she would make a great mate for any cat who was lucky to have her. But another part of me said that I wasn't sure, that I wasn't meant to be with her.

I ignored the awkward feeling as I walked over to my group of clan mates that were going to the gathering. Just as I reached the edge we began heading out. Whitetail walked up to me, as we walked through the tall grass of the moorland.

"So I hear that you get to start your apprentice training again tomorrow." I sighed thinking of how long it would take me to catch up with Heatherpaw in battle training. "Yeah I am grateful, that StarClan kept me safe but now I am so much behind in my battle training I don't think I will ever catch up with Heatherpaw." He nudged me lightly and said.

"It will be fine young one you are a fast learner, you will catch up with her in no time." It made me feel a little more reassured. He gave me one last glance before heading off to talk with Onestar. As we entered the clearing of the gathering island, I looked around to find another apprentice. After a few moments of looking around a voice sounded from behind me, once again making my fur stand on end. I turned to see a cat; he was a gray cat with bright blue eyes. I couldn't look away, they were just so hypnotizing.

"Would you stop staring at my eyes please? I am blind if you didn't know." His voice brought me back to reality.

"O…oh. I am sorry, but if your blind then how-d" he cut me off and spoke "my other senses are stronger since I don't have sight, and I can just feel you staring at me. And by the way my name is Jaypaw. What's yours?" I hesitated as I registered the question he was asking me.

"My name is Breezepaw." I couldn't think of anything to say after that so he spoke up and said. "I am ThunderClans medicine cat apprentice, you must be a warrior apprentice?" his tone was serious but uncertain. I wondered ho he would have guessed that.

"Yes, how did you know?" He sighed lightly but only as if he was a bit tired.

"I could smell the wound that just healed on you and only warriors and apprentices get those bad of wounds." It was amazing I was stunned and a pain hit my heart as the memory of how my father had miss treated me came into my mind.

"I am sorry I didn't mean to make you sad." Really, how does he do that? I thought to myself. He looked at me straight in the eyes; even though he was blind I saw the sadness that coursed through him, show deeply and apologetically in his eyes.

"I'm sorry I don't mean to keep freaking you out, I guess I am just a little nervous to be speaking with another apprentice."

"Well haven't you talked with Kestrelpaw? Barkfaces new apprentice." I asked him quietly.

"Yeah I tried but he isn't the type of cat I would like to spend my time talking to." At that moment the leader's called the gathering together.

And I said goodbye to Jaypaw, and quickly took a spot beside Whitetail. I didn't hear half of the things the leader's were saying, my eyes kept trailing over to Jaypaw, and I thought of how I couldn't pull my eyes from his and how I didn't want to stop talking to him even though it was a bit awkward. What was I feeling for him? It was definitely different than just a plain new friendship feeling.

I couldn't put a word to it but it was strange. When the gathering was over, I looked around anxiously for him, just so I could say goodbye to him. But as I looked around and saw that he had left I felt a sharp pain stab through my heart. Why? I asked myself. Why him? I was still a bit unsure about the feeling but my instincts told me that what connection we had was going to cause trouble. And at this moment I didn't care, I was more than willing to get in trouble just so long as I got to see him again.

Jaypaw's POV

As we entered camp and I followed Leafpool to the medicine den, I was exhausted and I wanted to speak with Breezepaw that is if he will speak with me again, I was afraid that I scared him away. But I guess all I can do is try. I curled up in my nest and thought deeply about Breezepaw as I slipped into sleep. When I opened my eyes I was standing on the moor over looking the lake.

Yes. I did it. I thought to myself wanting to scream, but I kept my self as I walked up to a black figure, it turned around and my heart started to race, as I began to worry that it wasn't him. But as he walked over to me silently, I released a breath I just realized I had been holding. His face looked surprised as he said

"Jaypaw?" uncertainty very noticeable in his voice.

"Yes, it's me Breezepaw, and please don't leave or be scared. I just wanted to see you again, Leafpool made me leave early." I saw a sparkle of delight appear in his eyes. And I thought that I should let him know that I could see him in this dream.

"Breezepaw, I am not blind right now by the way I can see you." He gasped and looked like he had just seen a ghost. I giggled a bit, and padded up to him and said. "You know those feelings you have for me?"

"Do you know everything about me?" he asked

"no, I am not psychic it's just that…I" I couldn't get myself to speak but he lay his tail over my shoulders and I told him.

"I have those for you too. I don't know why? Or how? But I really do like you." As I said that he disappeared. At first I was sad, and then I realized he must be going on the dawn patrol, and since I didn't want to be here with out him I decided it was time for me to wake up as well.i would just go and visit him again tonight.