Firepaw was sitting by his friends Graypaw and Ravepaw, conversing and playing with eachother. He had grown to love the forest- everything. His friends, his clan, his leader, and his biggest secret- the medicine cat. She was a pretty one, and he had been sure that other toms had their heart set on her. The once kittypet was new to the forest, and was not aware of the warrior code fully. " You know who's really pretty?" He asked his friends, green eyes sparkling with delight. " Who? Sandpaw? Ick, she is not pretty. She hates you, Firepaw. Good luck with her." Graypaw snorted sarcastically. " No," Firepaw said, wrinkling up his nose. " Spott..." Ravenpaw's eyes widened. " You know that's against the warrior code!" He hissed silently, black tail waving about nervously. " Oh..." Firepaw felt his skin grow hot underneath his fur. " I know...she's just pretty, that's all." He lied, feeling ashamed of himself. How could he forget! What an idiot he was! He should have known, and Firepaw wanted to yowl out in the air. Why did this have to be against the warrior code? Now, his friends knew his biggest secret, and all he could hope was that they were trustworthy, and didn't tell anyone. If Bluestar found out... oh, he didn't even want to think about that. " C'mon guys.." Firepaw kneaded the ground with his paws. " Bluestar invited us to the gathering." As Firepaw walked away, he almost sworn he heard Graypaw mutter, " I wonder if Spottedleaf will be there."