Hellow everybody! I'm sorry I haven't posted in a long time but testing is over and I know I'm going to ace the finals so I'll try to post every weekend. I hope you enjoyed the last chapter for this one is one of my worst chapters. I wrote it while I was eating in a resturant so...I'm sorry if you hate it. I PROMISE the next one will be...suspenseful and oh yes, very heartbreaking. Heh :)

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Waterpaw

Waterpaw sat down in Shinningstar's den after explaining the events of the night, unable to take her eyes off her sister yet still managing to keep seeing the image of Halfcrest in her mind. Not to mention Shadowheart…what was up with Shadowheart anyway? Hadn't he been glaring dagger's at her ta the gathering? Then why was he acting…like himself again? Those brothers just kept getting weirder and weirder. Waterpaw purred to herself, forgetting Shinningstar: Yeah, but they're my wierdo's…

Shinningstar's growl jerked her back to the den, "I don't want you seeing those cat's anymore. Because of your so called relationship with these toms, Firepaw is dead, a fox is running out there in the woods probably looking for revenge on the cats that killed it which to a fox could be any cat, AND the other clans are probably on their claws wondering what the noise was about! NO ONE, not even my sister is going to disgrace Riverclan like this, understand?"

Waterpaw looked at her sister in shock. Her voice was calm but her gaze was unlike she'd ever seen. True fury was raging inside Shinningstar and she looked like she meant every word she said. For once, Waterpaw was frightened of her sister.

"But maybe the fox will just leave and we can tell the clans that Riverclan fought the fox off. It won't be disgrace! It'll-."

"I said understand?"

Waterpaw stiffened as Shinnignstar's voice took on a hard tone and Waterpaw matched the coldness squarely., "Perfectly."

Leaving the den, all sorts of thoughts jumped out at her. I could leave since not even my own sister will listen to me. Go to Thunderclan and start a new life…with Haalfcrest. It'll be perfect.

But Waterpaw stopped and looked at the ground. Thunderclan grounds won't look like this. There won't be the calming sounds of currents of the far away river…there won't be Shinningstar. And Firepaw…

She looked around for him. He said he would be here, she thought bitterly. Shejust need someone to tell me if what she was doing is right…what am I doing?

"You called?"

She jumped back startled. But her surprise bloomed into a smile when Waterpaw saw Firepaw standing in front of her with a big smile and leaves in his fur.

"Firepaw…," she whispered, almost not believing it, even though she saw him not long ago, "Firepaw…hold on, why are there leaves in your pelt?"

He waved her off and looked at her, "What's wrong Waterpaw? You look sadder than usual."

Waterpaw glared at him, although feeling reassured that it was still the same Firepaw she'd always known, "As usual, Shinnignstar and I are not meeting eye to eye. She say's I can't see Halfcrest anymore and I want to go to Thunderclan with Halfcrest, it'll be purrfect," she added.

Firepaw's eyes dulled and he watched her with an intense gaze, "Waterpaw, nothing can ever be perfect. You should know that with everything that's going on," Firepaw flicked a leaf awa from his pelt, still looking at her, as if he wanted to give her some kind of message she couldn't understand, "I can't tell you right from wrong, that's your job. But I can say staying within your clan proves the best support from the people and the environment you know."

Watrepaw laughed humorlessly, "You sound just like a Starclan cat."

He didn't give the slightest chuckle. He watched Waterpaw gravely and continued, "You must make a decision Waterpaw, your clan, or Halfcrest."

Waterpaw felt her heart jerk to various positions. The words she knew were right but were dreading to hear. She shook her head, although it had nothing to do with the situation.

Firepaw settled his tail on her flank, "Whatever decision you make, the consequences are on you," he said and smiled a little, "But Waterpaw, being together with you from birth has taught me one thing. Whatever decision you make, it's always the right one. So…don't mess up you're record."

Water wished she could roll her eyes. I don't want to…I don't want to choose between family and mate. I will do anything for Halfcrest but do the same for my clan also. Waterpaw looked up at Firepaw for help.

"What would you do?"

Firepaw's smile vanished, replaced by an apprehensive expression, "I wouldn't have had to make the decision Waterpaw, because I never loved another cat other than you."

Waterpaw looked at the ground, "If only it was you…everything would've been puurrfect."

The smile returned and Firepaw helped her hold her head up by putting his under her chin, "Waterpaw, don't you ever listen? There is no such thing as perfect. Something will eventually go wrong."

"How can you say that?" Waterpaw hissed frustrated, "If only it was you and not Halfcrest, you would be ALIVE! You would be both my best friend and my mate, we would live here…just together."

Firepaw took a step back as I began to choke down a cry, "I can't talk to you like this. You have turned into a complete stranger. The Waterpaw I knew," he stared at me impassively, "Would fight. She wouldn't accept this fate and do what she feels is right…does what she wants to do. It might've been selfish but that was the Waterpaw I knew."

Waterpaw stared at his feeling the tears come down, "Fine. Leave me too. Leave me like my parents…ike Shinningstar. You're just dead afterall," he flinched at that and right after, she wished she could take her words back.

But Firepaw was already nodding and walking away, "I am dead, aren't I…" he murmered to himself.

Waterpaw stood there, not going after her friend and hating herself for it. First her parents had walked away. No one thought she remembered but she did. Four pairs of legs moving further and further away, then another following.

They had left her. And now Shinningstar wouldn't listen to her or even try to understand her. It made her mad. No…it made her angry. She would make her parent's regret ever walking away. She would prove to Shinningstar she wasn't a disgrace.

She furious wiped he tears away and stood with her head up high and a firm look laced upon her face, ready for what even she didn't know.

She thought she would hear a faint laughter of Firepaw coming back but all she heard were the scuffle of padding towards her. Looking back, Waterpaw saw Liontail with a few other warriors.

"Where are you going?"

"Why are you still up? You should get a good sleep for you assessment tomorrow," Liontail replied.

Waterpaw shrugged and shook it off, "Where are you going?" she asked again.

"Persistant. I like that," Redfur chuckled a couple of paces back. Resisting the urge to roll her eyes, Waterpaw watched Liontail for an answer.

"We're going off in 2 cat patrols to reassure the other clans that nothing serious happened but to watch out for a fox."

"But there's 5 of you…shouldn't there be 6?" an idea was blooming up in her mind.

"I'm going to Thunderclan alone," Liontail seemed to see something in my eyes and added quickly, "And I'm not taking anyone with me."

"Please, Liontail. It'll be a good experience for me to entire another territory…"

"That's what you said the other time we went to Thunderclan," Liontail mused, his golden eyes fixed on her, "You seem to like Thunderclan."

"I just want to see them in action of climbing trees and catching birds, it's interesting to me," Waterpaw wasn't exactly lying since when she was a kit, she'd wondered how Thunderclan had been doing it.

Liontail rolled his eye, "Why not…but if you fail your assessment tomorrow-."

"I WON'T!"

Liontail put his tail over my mouth, hissing, "Act like a cat and be quiet, Waterpaw. Others are sleeping."

She nodded and he moved his tail away, leaving Water to cough up bits of fur from her mouth.

Once they got to the center of the territory, everyone parted to go to the different clans. Liontail and Waterpaw kept walking and as they neared the Thunderclan border, she realized how much she never wanted to leave this clan.

They didn't wait for patrol this time since it was night. But the strangest thing was as they entered Thunderclan camp, Waterpaw heard shouts as if there was another warrior ceremony. But at night?

As they came into the clearing, Waterpaw saw the Thunderclan leader standing on top of a ledge and yelling the words, "-new deputy, ShadowHeart!"

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