As I stood on the leaf pile, I breathed for air. I had just outrun Pondkit, a dark blue-gray she-cat with gray eyes, in a race.

"No fair, Fawnkit!" She grumbled, as she ran to the top of the leaf pile and shoved me off, making me loose my balence and tumble off of the leaf pile. "You have longer legs! That makes you able to run faster..." She sat down, gasping for air.

"I want up there, too." I said in a whiney voice as I climbed up and sat by Pondkit. "Anyway, it wasnt fair to push me off!" I said.

"So I guess we're equal."

"Guess so."

"Fawnkit?" A voice called. It was my mother! My ears perked up, "Time to sleep!" I dont want to sleep! I got up and ran into the flower field which bordered the camp.

"Where are you going?" Shouted Pondkit.

"Why should I sleep if theres an adventure awaiting me?" I shouted back. And quickly, I was out of sight.

The moon had fully risen, I stopped running, and I began to walk, exausted. And as I wondered through the flower field that night, I heard something ruffling. Suddenly, flowers were moving. "Who's there?" I whispered. No answer... Be brave! I thought. Suddenly, I saw a kit come out of no where. He looked about my age, maybe a little older. He had black fur and one white paw. His eyes were dark blue. He went into a pouncing postion and growled. I squealed then jumped and backed up. Suddenly, he stood up, an amused look on his face.

"I wont hurt you!" He laughed.

I tilted my head. "You looked like you wanted to."

"Yeah I guess... So, whats your name?"

"I'm Fawnkit."

"Fawnkit? Yeah, you look like your name would be 'Fawn'. But why have 'kit' at the end of your name? Whatever. My name is Shadow."

"Just Shadow? You mean Shadowkit, right?"

"What? No! Anyway, where are you from?"

"Springclan."

"Cool, I'm just a rouge."

"Oh..." I was unsure about what a rouge was, but something about the word frightened me in a way.

"Fawnkit? Fawnkit!" My father shouted as he ran over to me. "What in starclan is going on? And who is this? Is he a rouge? If he is, we will have to kill him!" That made Shadow flinch.

My eyes widened and my ears shot up. Right then, I knew I had to lie. I wouldent let him be killed. "N-no, Father. He is just a clan cat. He's from..." I paused. "Winterclan."

"Is that true?" Asked my father sternly, looking at Shadow."

He backed up a little and looked at me, then back at him. "It is true... I'm..."

"Shadowkit." I mouthed.

"Shadowkit!" He said. "My name is Shadowkit."

"Very well then, run off. Go back to your clan!" Commanded my father. Thorn looked at me and mouthed a goodbye, and so did I as my father picked me up and carried me back to the nursery.

I woke up, blinking the sleep from my eyes. Was I the only one awake? I looked around. Yes. That was when I felt a pebble hit my paw. "Fawnkit!" A voice whispered.

"Huh?" I slowly got up.

"It's me, Thorn."

I got up and ran out of the nursery, over to Shadow. "What are you doing here?" I hissed.

"Coming to see you..." He said exitedly, "My parents always let me roam around..."

"Well our leader, Crowstar, wont be too happy if he sees you here. And my father will kill you if he sees you with me!" I said quickly. "Lets go!"

Then we ran, side-by-side into the meadow of flowers, giggling. We pounced at bugs (I missed every time, and he caught them). And we play wrestled (And of course, he won). He soon stopped, and I looked up, the flowers overtowering us. "You know Fawnkit, your the only real friend I've had."

"Really?" I asked, catching my breath.

"Yeah. Too bad we arent allowed to see eachother. Well, we can, if we dont get caught."

"Yeah."

"Fawnkit, your my best friend."

"Your my best friend too, Shadow. We'll be friends forever." I chuckled as I pounced on him, and he quickly got up and lept on me. Then, we chuckled as we ran through the meadow.

Suddenly, I managed to pin him down, but he went easy on me. Then, he looked into my eyes and mumbled, "Wow... Your pretty."

I fluttered eyelids and looked into his eyes, smiling. "Thanks."

Quckly, I let him up, almost forgetting. Then, we walked. It was dark and my mother was probably looking for me. "Ouch!" I sqealed. "Something has my foot!" I groaned and collapsed. It was sharp, and when I looked down, I saw that something had caught my foot. I began to whimper. "Get my parents!" I shouted.

"Will you be alright?" He whispered, tooken aback.

My eyes were now halfway closed and my vision became blurry. The pain; It was unbearable. I could feel blood dripping to my back paw, the sharp teeth of the trap digging deeper into my slender legs. "Yes." I said in a weak whimper. Then, he ran off. I tried not to move. Moving made the pain worsen, and every time I did move, I painfully screamed. I just wanted to lie down, but if I did; It would hurt. It felt as if I were waiting for hours. "H-h-he-help..." I tried to scream for help, I couldnt bear it. I couldnt wait. I couldnt shout for help. The words lost heir track every time I did. The wind became cold, making me shiver. Finally, I heard ruffling, and my father appeared. He was angry.

"Stay still!" He shouted, then he began digging... And digging... And digging... I decided I would help, but when I tried, I hurt myself. "We need to get this off of you!" He shouted. His eyes filled with worry mixed with anger. Suddenly, my eyes closed. "No! Dont die, Fawnkit!" I was gripping for my life. If I closed them, it would be the end... Of everything. Then, I heard more pawsteps.

"My baby!" I heard my mother shout in a worried, motherly tone.

"Is she alright?" Asked Shadow.

"You shut up!" Shouted my father. "Your just a rouge!"

"And I helped you find your daughter who was in pain! I didnt leave her like most of us would do!" Thorn yelled. "I would never do that..." He said in a whisper.

"Leave. Leave or you will die!" Commanded my father in a shakey voice.

"N-no... Let him stay, please?" I whispered weakly.

"Leave." Growled my father. Then, I heard little footsteps fade away. My best friend had left.

"He's just a kit. If he makes Fawnkit happy, you should have let him stay. At least in the hard time."

"Too late. He left." Spat my father in a dull tone. "Lets hurry!" He growled, and contenued digging. But suddenly, my eyes closed. Darkness took over me. It covered me like a blanket. I felt a rush go through me. That rush was my life. My only life...