Chapter 6
Darkpaw was out for a nighttime hunt when she saw Squirrelpaw and Brambleclaw heading to Fourtrees but it wasn't a Gathering tonight.
She followed them and saw a tawny tortoiseshell she-cat waiting for them. She couldn't hear them though; she was hiding as far as she could from Fourtrees. She wanted to get closer but she would be heard. She felt something pounce on her and she turned around to see Leafpaw glaring down at her.
"What are you doing here?" Leafpaw hissed.
"I was coming out to hunt when I saw Squirrelpaw and Brambleclaw coming to Fourtrees." Darkpaw said.
"If you want me and them to respect you then you won't tell anyone about what you saw." Leafpaw hissed.
"Why, what are they doing?" Darkpaw asked as Leafpaw got off of her.
"If you must know," Leafpaw sighed as she explained, "Brambleclaw was sent by StarClan to go to a place called Sun-drown place. Squirrelpaw is accompanying him because Firestar has been mad at her."
"Why is he mad at her?" Darkpaw asked.
"I can't tell you that." Leafpaw mewed as she headed back to camp. Darkpaw sighed and followed her.
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"Do you know where Squirrelpaw is?" Dustpelt asked Darkpaw in the morning the next day.
"No why? Is something wrong?" Darkpaw asked nervously. She turned around to look around the den as if she were pretending to not know Squirrelpaw was missing. She saw Leafpaw with one eye open pretending to sleep while Dustpelt questioned Darkpaw.
"No, but I haven't seen her or Brambleclaw since dawn yesterday." Dustpelt meowed as he left.
Darkpaw saw Sandstorm scolding Firestar and Graystripe.
She ran over to them. "Firestar, do you know where Squirrelpaw is?" she asked faking concern.
"No one does." Firestar mewed sadly.
"Come on, just because your sister is missing no need to miss training." Graystripe meowed as he headed for the ravine.
Darkpaw wished she didn't know about Squirrelpaw and Brambleclaw because now she had the biggest knot in her stomach as she wished she could blurt out that she knew about it.