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Waterpaw

"Yes, I have my traveling herbs, I've slept well, can we head on?"

"Are you sure you have enough sleep? You don't feel woozy or-."

"Shinningstar," I purred, "I'm fine. Can we go?"

Shinningstar looked me over for the last billionth time, "Okay…let's head on."

The stupid thing was I tried to avoid seeing Halfcrest since I had to cancel our night meetings for two whole moons. But there was no choice but to pass through Thunderclan.

Shinningstar and I waited for patrol, which took us to the camp. Tallistar granted us permission to go through Thunderclan territory. I was feeling very confident that I wouldn't see Halfcrest when I heard a similar voice behind me.

"Waterpaw!"

I turned around and saw Halfcrest. Shinningstar growled disapprovingly. I rolled my eyes, "He doesn't know I'm a warrior now."

"I mean, Waterflame," Halfcrest's eyes softened when they met mine, "Shadowheart told me you were leaving. Please don't go!"

I narrowed my eyes, confused, "I'm not leaving. I'm just traveling."

"Oh…"he looked confused as me.

Shadowheart appeared behind him and batted his brother with a paw, "That's what you get for not listening thoroughly. Waterflame is traveling to the mountains. She won't be back for 2 moons."

"You told them!?" Shinningstar hissed in my face. I took a step back.

"I told Shadowheart…"

To keep from enduring more of Shinningstar's anger or Halfcrest's shock or my soon to be loneliness without Halfcrest, I waved my tail to both brothers.

"I'll see you two when I get back."

"Waterflame," Halfcrest tackled me to the ground and licked my cheek, "I have something to tell you, just wait."

There was a pause and Halfcrest added, "Without…everyone else."

Shinningstar had enough and took me by the scuff, "No. We are leaving. We have a journey and you have already delayed us."

"Give me a minute, Shinningstar," Halfcrest looked at the Riverclan leader seriously.

Now I was curious as to what he was going to say, "Please, Shinningstar?"

My sister looked at me as if torn. She sighed, "No. Let's go."

She pulled me along, "Wait, what if it's important!?"

"Then he'll have to wait until you get back."

"Shinningstar, you can't do this," I struggled. Shinningstar be look gentle but she was strong, "Haven't you ever had a mate?!"

Shinningstar halted and glared down at me, "What? You're saying you think of the Shadowclan cat as your mate?"

I gulped and suddenly she seemed so bigger than me, "He is my mate."

Shinningstar growled in frustration, the ground below her clawed and dirt on her paws, "We will not speak of this again as long as we're on this journey. Or mention this to Dawn and Frost."

"Could you be my sister for just a second?" I growled.

"No. I'm your leader right now and I should ban you from the clan for meeting those tom's in the first place!"

My eyes widened at her words, "You can…can't you?" I murmured and started to run ahead.

Shinningstar ran beside me silently. She was the leader. She didn't say sorry. She's the leader, she could ban me. I wondered when was she ever just my sister. Maybe that's why I accepted Shadowheart's offer moons ago when we made that deal for him to teach me some moves. Because I there was no one I could talk to. Not even my own sister.

I started to run out of breath but I kept on going. I wasn't going to give Shinningstar another reason to make me feel worst than I was now.

We stopped at an old two-leg place that was abandoned by animals and any living thing, so we stayed, even if it was cold. New-leaf was passing and the chilling didn't disappoint. Shinningstar and I had gone hunting before settling in.

I curled up in the corner of the two-leg building that had a roof. Shinningstar curled up beside me. Bristling, I padded to another corner and curled up silently. Now she wanted to be a sister? It was a bit too late for that. Leaders don't share nests with other warriors, unless its their mate.

I heard a rustle and ignored it, thinking it was Shinningstar who decided to go take a look at the moon, just like we used to do when I first arrived at Riverclan. Now she could do it alone s=if she wanted to.

But I heard the rustle again, Shinningstar was crouched in front of me, "I can protect myself!"

"This isn't the time for argument Waterflame."

I growled, I was cut off with a glare from Shinningstar. I kept quiet, bristling in anger when I recognized the scent. I would recognize that scent anywhere. I jumped over Shinningstar and ran towards the path, following my nose no matter how tired I was.

"Waterflame!" Shinningstar was right behind me.

I crashed into a huge body, toppling over the tom, "Halfcrest!"

"Waterflame," he purred and licked me, "You're fluffy."

I purred and met my muzzle with his, filling myself with happiness. I heard a hiss and hesistaantly got of Halfcrest so he could get up. He stood up straight.

"Shinningstar," he bowed his head to the leader.

"Halfcrest," Shinningstar mewed. More like a growl but who wouldn't expect that from her, "What are you doing here?"

Halfcrest looked at me, then back at Shinningstar, "I wanted to talk to Waterflame."

"You couldn't wait 2 moons?"

"No, I couldn't," he replied, although he was looking at me. I just stared into his amber eyes, trying to see what he was trying to tell me in them. But they showed nothing but love and I found myself purring, rubbing my pelt with his.

"Waterflame."

I glanced at Shinningstar. Even though she made me angry, I knew it was disrespectful to show this kind of affection to another clan cat. I moved away from Halfcrest.

"Would you mind leaving?" Shinningstar glared at me.

"He came here for me."

Her eyes remained cold and distant, "Are you a Riverclan cat or not?"

That was the ultimate jab. I looked at Halfcrest and his tail trailed my flank as I left. I don't even know what happened to Shinningstar anymore. I didn't have her a part of me felt guilty. If I was in front of Tallistar or one of the other leaders, I wouldn't have dared showed affection for Halfcrest in front of them. I guess I didn't know when Shinningstar had to act as a leader and when she had to act as a sister.

She was still a jerk though.

I'd been sitting in the two-leg place longer than it took for my sanity to turn into insanity when Shinningstar padded inside. At first, I was afraid she'd chased Halfcrest away but something in her eyes made me calm down.

"What?"

She looked at me with tender eyes and nudged her muzzle into my furr, "We have a new member joining Riverclan," she looked at me with love overfilling her eyes, "His name is Halfcrest."

At first I couldn't believe it but the look Shinningstar had, I squealed and ran out of the twoleg-place, looking around for Halfcrest. Before I could turn around, he dropped on to me and I rolled on top of him.

"You've gotten bigger," I told him, snuggling into hiss pelt.

"You've gotten stronger," he retorted amused.

"So, I hear we have a new cat joining Riverclan."

"Oh yeah, who is he?"

I purred at looked at him, "He's my mate."

Halfcrest growled, but his warm eyes gazed right baack at me, "I thought I was your mate."

I nuzzled his pelt, "His name is Halfcrest."

"I didn't know there was another tom named Halfcrest…"

''Yoou! Are you joining Riverclan?" I asked him just to be clear.

His eyes showed no hesitation, "Yes."

I felt as if my heart could burst. Then I realized something, "Have I ever told you, I love you?"

His eyes widened and then softened, "No. I'll say it though. I love you,"

I licked his cheek and replied, "I love you too."

There was a ruffling behind us and I got off Halfcrest for the second time that night and found Shinningstar gazing at us for the second time that night also.

Except this time, she looked happy, "Since you're now part of Riverclan, you may accompany us on this journey."

Then a thought hit me. Hard, "What about Shadowheart?"

Halfcrest looked at me, a bit of sadness in his eyes, "We've been together for a long time, we've stuck together through everything until now. We liked the same stuff, even loved the same cat," he met his muzzle with mine, "But we make different choices. You're my choice. Shadowclan is his."

I felt a bit of hurt. Some for Halfcerst leaving Shadowheart, but mainly for me never seeing Shadowheart again except in gatherings.

"This isn't fair," I wanted Shadowheart to be my friend. I wanted us to be like we were always were. Me and Halfcrest and him. And together in Riverclan would be even better.

"Shadowheart has wanted to be leader for a long time. He won't give it up for anything," Halfcrest told me, "I'm afraid you can only have me."

I wanted both of them, though. Something warm filled my belly and for a moment, I froze up. A voice spoke up, "Shadowheart has fulfilled his destiny and will lead Shadowclan successfully and beautifully. He has found his own way and escaped the chains that bound him to the ground: his father and his brother. He is now complete."

"Waterflame?" Halfcrest sounded worried.

I tried to open my mouth and reply but nothing will come out. Mist swirled around us and everything turned white. Firepaw appeared. Right….in front of me.

"Firepaw? What's going on?"

Firepaw jumped on me, and purred, "Congratulations! Waterflame! Awesome!"

"Thank you…I saw you cheering with the others in Riverclan," I mewed, more than happy to see him again, "Is this a vision."

He nodded, "Lightningpelt wanted me to deliver an omen, but instead I delivered a completion of destiny."

I looked at him and laughed, "Wow…you have a lot to learn in Starclan then."

"Yes! It's awesome, Waterflame!" But I could hear the sadness in his voice. All my fault, "On a more 'destiny' note, I have a prophecy for you from the cats of Starclan."

"For me?"

Firepaw shrugged, "Well, more like for you, Halfcrest, Shinningstar and Shadowheart."

"Really?"

"It was originally meant for another bunch of cats but the Starclan cats thought you guys worked pretty good together and you might have a better chance in fulfilling the prophecy."

I nodded and waited. Firepaw waited with me. I narrowed my eyes, "Well? What's the prophecy?!"

"Lightingpelt wants to come announce it herself. Byee!"

"Wait, what are-." Just like that, Firepaw disappeared.

Halfcrest was looking at me in panic, shaking me, "Waterflame!"

SHinningstar was looking a bit crazed, "What?" I said shaking my head as the rest of the mist cleared. I was back in front of them and Halfcrest licked me all over.

"Thank Starclan!"

"What happened?" Shinningstar asked suspiciously.

I waited for a fire to catch or something but nothing happened. Firepaw lied to me? Because it didn't look like a Starclan cat was going to recite a prophecy to us. I shrugged and followed my sister and mate to the two-leg place for a rest before our long journey tomorrow.

As I snuggled into Halfcrest, sleeping together fot the first time, I thought about all that happened for us to be together. Firepaw dying, Shadowheart becoming deputy, Shinningstar…I was going to miss meeting out by the river in the light of the moon and fighting, sometimes arguing with Halfpaw and Shadowpaw.

But much was gained too. And that was the part I was looking at. What we all gained instead of what we lost. Because when I looked ahead as the three of us woke up the next day to the hot sun in the west, I saw five happy cats walking along next to each other.

I guess this was the happy ending I've been waiting for. It wasn't going to end as long as Halfcrest and Firepaw were by my side. Along with Shinningstar and Shadowheart in my heart. I guess my name is special after all. A flame was lit in the middle of two shadows.

Well *sniff sniff* thats the end of Warriors: Silver in the Shadows! But, hold up before you start tearing up, I'm thinking of adding something like a squel about the prophecy being revealed. Its going to be awesome! :) Lol but only if you guys want it. So after you finish reading this plese review if you want the sequel or not!

Thank you guys~!

Wateflame: "Yay, I'm a warrior! Thanks for reading guys!"

Flamepaw: "Hehe, the prophecy wasn't a lie. It'll be told...moons from now. But it'll be told :)"

Halfcrest: *moony over Waterflame* "We'll be together now. Did someone mention a prophecy?"

Shadowheart: "Even though you were smart enough to mae your own choices, Halfcrest, you still are an idiot at heart."

Me: I LOVE YOU SHADOWHEART! I'M SORRY I DIDN'T PUT YOU AND WATERPAW TOGETHER!

Waterflame: ahem...waterflame...

Me: Sorry.

Shadowheart: It's fine...I don't feel like my heart's been torn out and clawed into shreds.

Me:...

Shinningstar: Well, THIS IS THE END! or is it? Thank you all for reading! :)