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Jaypaw's POV

The morning was unpleasant, as it normally was. The elders were complaining, kits were coming in annoying me about what I was doing, and Leafpool was still suspicious about why I was at the Moonpool. She probably didn't believe me, but I'd have to deal with it. It had been three days. What was wrong?

Still, you'd think my mentor would trust me just a little. She shouldn't even be my mentor anymore. Why didn't I have my name, yet? Instead of telling them though, here I was, in the den... sorting herbs. Not arguing that I should have my name. Not arguing that I should've been able to become a warrior. Just sorting herbs. What fun.

That's when Leafpool walked in, just as I was gathering some poppy seed Toadkit had spilled. I felt disapproval flow out of Leafpool's pelt, making me only more and more angry.

"Jaypaw, I was curious if you had gotten any more visions about the prophecy. The one about Lionblaze, Hollyleaf and you," Leafpool started, coming and setting a tail on my shoulder.

"No," I told her simply.

"Are you sure? We haven't had a vision in forev..." I could sense this wasn't why she had come to talk to me, like I could read her mind almost, though her mind was clouded, unlike everyone elses. I stopped her in her tracks.

"This isn't what you came to talk to me about, so let's get to the point. Is this the whole thing about Moonpool?" I asked, spitting out the last of the poppy seeds.

Leafpool exhaled. "Sometimes I..."

I turned to face her, sensing where she was. "So this is about the Moonpool. Haven't I told you enough times that I wasn't following you?" I asked. This wasn't justice.

"Well how do I know I can trust..."

"You don't, but I'm your apprentice. I may be "lower" than you according to the Clan, but guess what, I would have no reason to follow you anyway. As interesting as you are, the way you do things doesn't make sense, and you worry about the wrong things. Spottedleaf said you were there because you were worrying about something and needed guidance. Well, here's a news flash, Leafpool," I started, inhaling deeply so I could finish my little speech. "Stop worrying. You don't go to StarClan for reassurance. You should go for answers, not that StarClan gives either of those things."

Leafpool's gaze burned into my skull, but I didn't flinch. "I can't disagree on that note," she conceded.

I nodded. "Thought so," I mewed, sitting down. "Honestly, if I wanted to know what you were dreaming, I could've done that from this very den, even while you were at the Moonpool."

Leafpool sighed. "For once the apprentice has outsmarted the mentor," she meowed sadly.

I flicked her shoulder with my tail. "Strange. I got part of that from Squirrelflight. I thought you two had a connection. You should've known," I teased.

Leafpool licked my ears before I heard her start to leave. "Perhaps. Jaypaw, go out and explore. I've kept you in here for the past three days," Leafpool said lightly.

I shook my head, wanting to stay here and think. "I was out all the time before then," I pointed out.

Leafpool laughed. "True. I'll go get my fill of fresh air, then. Maybe find some good spots for herb gathering later on," Leafpool suggested, and I heard her pawsteps fade into the distance.

Herb gathering...

I listed all the herbs in my head, trying to figure out what had just clicked inside me. Horsetail... catmint, poppy... borage... deathberries... Juniper. I stopped at the last one.

Juniper.

Juniper bushes.

I gasped! It'd been three days. What if the cat in the bush had disappeared. I shook my head. I had to go see if they were still staying there, but I couldn't go now. Leafpool was out, and what if a cat needed me?

Right on queue, I heard a yelp from outside and stiffened, jolting to a standing position.

"Ow!" an apprentice yowled. It was Icepaw. The voice gave it away. Icepaw was approaching fast, and in seconds I stepped back, letting Icepaw run into the medicine den. I would've been squished otherwise. "Leafpool?"

"Leafpool's not here. What do you need, Icepaw?" I asked, coming from out of the shadows.

"Oh! Sorry, Jaypaw! Didn't see you. I... uh..." Icepaw said nothing more.

I walked over to the apprentice and sniffed. I smelled brambles and lots of blood. "What did you do to yourself?" I hissed.

"Oh! Well... I was racing Foxpaw..."

"Again? You know you can't win," I pointed out with a forced chuckle.

"Well I would've, but he yowled from behind me and that startled me. I tripped on a stick and barrelled into the brambles..." Icepaw complained.

I nodded. "Chew this up," I instructed, pulling out some burdock root, "and turn it into a paste. Get it on your scratches. I'll put the cobwebs on so the bleeding stops, okay?" Icepaw just mumbled and I could hear chewing as I went to get a wad of cobwebs.

Icepaw was fixed in a few minutes. "Thanks Jaypaw!" Icepaw called happily, leaving the den. I just shrugged and laid down. I could nap now, and once Leafpool came back, ask to get some cobweb since I had used so much on a certain white apprentice. I could check on the bush then.

In moments, my sightless eyes closed, and I drifted off into a dreamless sleep.

...

My nap didn't last too long, because I found myself waking up. It was just past sunhigh. I could tell. Everyone who had left on the dawn patrol was back, and a whole lot of hunting patrols were now coming back with prey. Besides, I could feel the warmth on my pelt as I walked out of the den. I scented the air. Leafpool was coming back, her scent wafting over me. "Leafpool!" I called out. I heard the thudding of paws and could Leafpool's smell grew stronger.

"I found some great spots for horsetail and tansy. You wouldn't believe it," Leafpool exclaimed. "How about here? Everything alright?"

I nodded. "Icepaw ran into some brambles, but I fixed that. I used most of the cobwebs, though. You think I should go get more?" I asked, flicking my tail over the dirt. Things were going like I had rehearsed it before I had gone to sleep.

"Sure. I assume you did everything correct," Leafpool decided. I was positive she was trying to make up for her lack of trust a few days ago. That's okay. I wouldn't forget it. She didn't have to try so hard.

I nodded and walked out of the thorn tunnel. The juniper bush was over by twoleg place, so... I tried to remember the direction. Opening my mouth to let the scents wash over me, I headed out.

What would I do if the cat was there?

What would the cat do if I found it?

I shut my mouth, gritting my teeth. I wasn't sure. I mean, if the cat was hostile, I'd have little chance of fighting it. Leafpool refused to teach me any fighting techniques even though technically I should've been done with training by now and should know all that.

Still, I pushed all those concerns out of my mind. I'd deal with it once I found the cat, that is... if I found the cat. Swallowing a bunch of air, I continued until the scent of juniper was burning my nose. I froze. I smelled cat... It was fresh, and it covered up the juniper easily, slapping me hard in the face like the water did during a storm, all angry and filled with waves.

I slowed, not wanting to startle the cat off. But, the wind was a very cruel thing, and it changed on me. Now I was upwind.

I heard a sudden intake of breath, and then a scrabbling of paws. I could feel panic and agony flowing off the cat's pelt as they ran off and hid. Was the cat hurt or something?

No.

I didn't smell blood, and there was no sickness coming off their pelt.

I walked forward again, staring in the direction of where the cat hid. My well-trained senses could sense the cat there, probably about seven fox-lengths away. The cat backed off. I could hear their pawsteps, but they were extremely soft.

"I'm not here to hurt you," I called. Their scent was intoxicating. How could something possibly smell that good? I wasn't sure, but I swore I smelled fire under it all.

Fire...

"Lies..." the cat whispered. It was definetly a she-cat. I blinked.

"I probably couldn't if I tried," I reasoned.

"Doubt it!" came the reply. "You smell of them. I've seen them hunt and fight."

"Them?" I asked, stepping towards the cat, who ran under the juniper bush. At least, I was pretty sure she did. The location smelled of juniper only. So she had gotten under the bush. I was right. I wasn't crazy.

"'Them?' You know who I mean!" the cat hissed. I sensed anger, no longer panic, but the agony was still there.

I would've gotten mad, but it was hard to do. I wasn't sure why. "Look, honestly, I don't know what you're talking about," I promised, then I froze. "Wait... You mean ThunderClan!"

"Yeah, sure. Them. They hunt squirrels and starlings and such... They fight with each other and yell suggestions on how to hurt the other... You smell familiar," the she-cat then said, and I sensed curiousity next. Wow. Her emotions changed a lot. Except for the agony. That stayed.

"Well, I was getting some juniper and I sort of found your bush," I explained, keeping my meow as even as possible.

"Ah. Okay. We're getting somewhere. How about you leave me alone and I stay here in peace while you tell nobody about this," the cat offered.

I shook my head. "I can't," I told her. "I want to know what you're doing here. I swear by..." I paused. StarClan would mean nothing to this cat unless they had been a former clan cat, and it was certain she wasn't. "I swear by my family that I couldn't beat you. See, in my clan, I'm not trained to fight. I'm trained to heal," I assured her. "Besides, I can't see. I'm blind."

That got the she-cat's attention. A whole lot. I could tell she was walking up to me, and I felt her breath on my face as she looked into my eyes. She finally backed away. "So you heal," she said.

"Yes. I can heal you if you like. I sense you're in pain," I said.

"No one can heal me," she insisted.

I shook my head. Stubborn much? "What's wrong?" I asked.

"Nothing physical," she spat.

Fine, she could be that way. Annoying and thinking she was better than me.

"Oh? Fine then. I never thought you'd be so annoying. Here I was wondering why I was the only one who smelled you, but hey, you know, maybe it was because someone wants to annoy me to death. I'm telling you, it's working," I hissed. Honestly, did she think I was an idiot?

That stunned her for a minute.

"Can't... smell me?"

"Yeah. Pathetic, isnt' it?" I growled. "I'm blind and my Clan thinks I'm just going crazy. I'm thinking maybe they don't want to scent you. They don't want to admit there's this she-cat in our forest that's going to irritate me. No one believes me anyway." I turned around to stalk off, but stopped when I heard a sigh from behind me.

"I sort of understand that, but... You wouldn't understand," she told me.

"You do yet I wouldn't?"

"No way. Unless... No, I promised I'd tell no one," she said. This was deeper than I thought. I thought she just wanted to get me all worked up. But maybe I had no idea.

"What's your name?" I asked. (Okay, guys. I promised.)

"I... it's..." She paused though. What was wrong? That's when I scented a patrol. No! Not now!

"Run! But please, come back later. Moonhigh? I want to know... why you're here," I called to her as I ran in one direction.

"I'll be back later. But if you bug me, I will not hesitate to tear you to shreds..." the she-cat conceded, and she ran the other way.

...

(Don't you guys hate me now? And you thought you'd figure out her name. Hah! Never!)

It was unsettling as I made my way back to camp. I had forgotten about the cobwebs though... I went over to a tree to get some real quick. I wasn't all there all the same. This was just a load of bad luck. Great StarClan! What had I done to deserve this. I think I'm getting somewhere, just to realize it was pointless or impossible. What had I ever done to the mousebrains I called my clan, my friends? ... My faith?

I had been born blind.

It wasn't my fault.

That reminded me of the she-cat's reaction. She walked up to me to see if I was blind, then went on as if I hadn't said it. Why couldn't others do that? Why did they have to assume I was a kit because I said I couldn't see?

Sighing, I gathered the webs in my teeth and made my way through the thorn teeth, hiding as much emotion as possible.

Leafpool was waiting in the den, as she was almost always. She didn't see how sad and angry I was. How frustrating everything was becoming. "Good. Set the cobwebs down and we can have some fresh-kill. I was waiting for you to come back before eating," Leafpool meowed. I just nodded and spat out the cobwebs.

We headed towards the fresh-kill pile, where I could smell fresh thrush and mice. My mouth watered as I carefully picked out one that felt especially juicy and fat in my clutches. I ate in the sunshine. I could tell. It was warmer, as was my fur, even though I was positive the sun would soon be setting. I couldn't wait, either. I wanted to see why I couldn't smell her. The she-cat.

I dug into my food, Leafpool coming to join me shortly. Lionblaze and Hollyleaf came over to.

"Oh. I just remembered. I have some extra tansy in the crevice. I should go put them with the rest of our supplies," Leafpool mewed upruptedly. I heard her stand and head off for the den. I shrugged.

"How was patrol?" I asked casually.

Hollyleaf and Lionblaze each gave a 'hmm' as they thought about it. "Okay, I guess. WindClan's being a thorn in our sides, as always. Honestly, why do they think we are stealing their prey? Rabbits are disgusting," Hollyleaf said, disgust rolling off her in light waves.

I nodded. "When we went to the mountains... You remember that awful taste?" I asked.

Lionblaze made a vomiting sound in response to that, causing us all to laugh.

Finally we stopped and Hollyleaf sighed. "The sun's setting. It's always so pretty," she muttered dreamily. "I wish you could see it, Jaypaw."

"I do to," I added sourly. I stood up and picked up the bones of my dinner. "I'll be right back." I left camp and went to go bury my meal. "Thanks for the meal, StarClan," I murmured, digging in a patch of soft dirt and placing the bones inside. Hollyleaf and Lionblaze followed me eventually. I could hear them pawing at the dirt so they could dispose of their bones.

"So how was your day?" they asked in unisin. I didn't say anything, just backed away and entered camp.

"Are you okay?" Lionblaze asked.

I shrugged. "Yeah, sure. Just worried," I answered. I felt their gazes on me. "Leafpool seems aggitated. I can only imagine what haunts her dreams, as well as mine." They nodded, and I could tell they wanted to press further. "Don't ask me," I warned them quickly.

Confusion rolled off their pelts as they followed me back, but again, I ignored them and entered the medicine cat den. I'd have to fake sleeping. "Uh... Good night?" Hollyleaf said awkwardly. I just nodded and sat down, looking at the ground blindly.

"Yeah. See ya," Lionblaze said, and I heard them leave, the confusion growing stronger.

"'Night," I said to myself, changing positions and laying my head on my paws. Leafpool joined me in seconds, and it wasn't long before her breaths grew longer, more even. She was asleep, no doubt having some strange dream that didn't make any sense. StarClan tended to do that.

They always sent stupid dreams. Dreams that made no sense. Dreams that weren't important.

And what's worse, when you asked them about that dream, they pretend like they don't remember it.

Then again, maybe StarClan didn't send my fire dream. Maybe it was something.

Something more.

I shook my head. I was getting ahead of myself. The power I was destined for would come to me when it was time, as it would come to Lionblaze and Hollyleaf. Our time was coming, and StarClan's was ending.

I pricked my ears as I cautiously stood, making sure everyone else was going to sleep. I could risk a few cats being awake, but I didn't want to alert the whole clan.

Eventually, the sounds of slow breathing reached me, and I made my way to the dirt place. If anyone asked or scented me, I'd have a good excuse. They're all idiots anyway. They'd fall for it.

I reached the dirt place without interference. Which was good. I didn't want to lie to my clanmates, even if most of them annoyed me.

Once I got the dirt place, I made my easy escape. I walked the path to the juniper bushes, and it felt like I had been there several times, due to my obsession. Sighing, I put one paw confidently in front of the other. I'd get to the bottom of this. I had to figure out what was up with this wrong. I had to know who she was. I didn't know why. I just had to find her again, make sure she was there, waiting for me. My heart sped up as I slowed down, not wanting to scare her again. She seemed so jumpy and I didn't know why.

That's when I smelled her. Her scent engulfed me, drowning out everything else. "I told you to meet me here," I said evenly to her, though it was more of a call.

"Good. It's you. I can tell," the she-cat said, slightly relieved, but I could tell she was tense. She didn't like this meeting. She wasn't curious. She didn't want to know anymore.

"Can we just start this over? What's your name?" I asked. (Alright, I'm not kidding this time. Here you go. As promised.)

"Most call me Evia, but I've been called Lost before," she answered. (Yay! Names! Haha! You've figured out her name. -cheers-)

"Well, what do I call you?"

"Evia," she answered. "In fact, never call me Lost. If you call me Lost I will not hesitate to claw your ears off."

I nodded. "Evia. I'm Jaypaw," I replied.

Evia thought this over. "Why Jaypaw? Anyhow, doesn't Jay already exist?" Evia pointed out.

"Huh?" I whirled, trying to sense where she was. She wasn't anywhere near me.

"In the tree," she said.

"We're not playing hide-and-seek here," I reminded her.

"Oh, right," she said, and I heard a soft thud as a cat landed beside me.

"So, Jaypaw seems strange because?

"Well, where I come from, our names are different. They could not have existed before our birth. We aren't named after anything," she explained.

My tail twitched. "But you said you've been called Lost," I meowed.

Evia sighed. "Yeah, but it wasn't my name. Just... I don't really know," Evia said sadly. I nodded sympathetically. "What about you, Jay?"

"Jay?" I asked, my eyes narrowing.

Evia laughed. "Jay's don't have paws. Your name doesn't make sense... at all."

I shook my head. "In my clan, you are named after things. As a kit, it's Jaykit. When you start training to be a warrior, or in my case medicine cat, it's Jaypaw. When you complete your training, you replace paw with something else, like leaf or feather or something. If you become leader, it ends in star, like Jaystar," I explained.

Newfound curiousity came off of Evia. "You're not done with training," she said. It wasn't a question. It was fact.

I hung my head. "No," I said, my mood sour.

"All the better for me to call you Jay!"

My head shot up. "What?" I asked.

"Well yeah. It's too confusing anyway. Paw, kit, leaf, star. Bunch of foxdung. Why can't you just be Jay?"

"Uh... er... Sure," I said, unsure of why she was suddenly so enthusiastic.

Evia laughed. "Who said I couldn't have fun?" she murmured to herself.

"No one," I answered.

Evia stopped laughing. "This is going to be hard," she finally said.

I didn't understand what that meant at all, but I went along with it for her sake. "So... where did you come from?" I finally asked.

She sighed. "No where in particular," she answered, emotionless.

"Ah. Great. So is it just you here?" I asked.

Evia sighed again. "Yeah. It gets lonely, and aggrivating," Evia admitted.

I flicked my ears. "If that's so, then how come you don't just come out and say hi, tell cats you're here?"

"I can't! I have to hide! I need to just... figure things out," Evia said quickly.

We both stood there, breathing filling the quiet. Eventually I sat down and licked a paw. "Why? Why not let people find you? Let the game end here," I offered.

"This isn't a game! It's not hide and seek where you can forfeit whenever you want, give up and laugh about it later," Evia spat.

"Okay. So it's not a game. Fine. Keep your secrets. Are you okay?" I finally asked.

I heard Evia shift from one paw to another, suddenly uncomfortable.

"I can bring you some food," I offered.

Evia burst out laughing. "Food's easy!" she hollered.

"Then...?"

"Have you ever slept in a juniper bush?" Evia asked through outbursts of chuckles.

Now I was laughing, which was rare. "Not comfortable, is it?"

"If you could see me now... I'm more a porcupine, or maybe bush is a better term, than I am cat."

Once we were under control again, I really wished I could see her. More than I wished I could see the sunset. More than I wished I could see the lake, or the forest. "How light is it?" I asked, gesturing with my tail to the sky.

Evia looked up. "The moon is going down. Couple more hours and it'll be light," Evia said, and I heard her yawn.

"Let's get some sleep," I mewed.

"Okay."

"Can we meet tomorrow? I want to understand... I want to help," I meowed.

That's when Evia stood, quickly and as silently as possible, though I still heard her paws brush against the grass as they moved. I wonder what was wrong?

"No," Evia said solemnly, as fast as she could. It sounded as if she wasn't even talking to me anymore.

"Why?"

"It was interesting hearing about your Clan, honest, but I don't... deserve... No. I knew I shouldn't have come here," Evia said.

"Huh?" I was confused now. "What's wrong?"

"Why did I come here?" was all she said before I heard her pad away.

My tail fell to the floor and my eyes threatened to close. I was suddenly tired.

"She says it's not a game, but I can't stop thinking it is," I murmured to myself, walking back to camp. Well wasn't that a waste of time?

Okay, there's the fourth chapter. (Not to mention the longest chapter.) I hope you loved it! I am proud to say the mystery cat from the prologue has been revealed.

My New Charrie:

1.Evia

Review! I wanna know what you thought about this chapter. And as usual, I love you guys! Thanks for reading! This is probably going to be one of the longest chapters ever. I'll update as soon as I can.

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