Hello again! I present to thee the second chapter of my book!

I had so much fun with chapter one, and couldn't help but start writing the next right away.

Disclaimer: I am not, and never will be, one of the Erins. I do not have a second secret name where the initials are "EH". Sadly, I do not own Warriors, and probably never will.

Chapter Two

A moon later, Silver still didn't have any answers.

Her grandmother had been watching her like a hawk, refusing to let her leave no matter how much Silver begged. Whenever she asked to know what everything was, Grandma only shook her head. She knew her mother had something to do with it.

"Not yet," she'd say, giving no other explanation.

Her mother was at home a lot more now, always watching Silver. And she was a lot grumpier. Silver didn't dare approach her for answers.

So Silver wondered. She wondered about what lay beyond the stream. She wondered what Clan cats were. She wondered what BrightClan was. And why her mother wouldn't tell her anything.

One night, she decided to find out.

Silver stayed up late, watching as her grandmother fell asleep quickly and as her mother's breathing gradually slowed down. She slowly crept out of the den, jumping at every little noise. She took a deep breath as she made it into the cold night air.

Silver took the dry path between the reeds her mother brought her back on. She emerged into the wide open fields. The grasslands didn't seem as bright now. Instead they seemed exposed and empty.

Suddenly a quiet voice sounded behind her. "So you're going."

Silver whirled around. Her grandmother had followed her. She sat just behind her, her tail settled over her paws.

Silver's own tail drooped. "Can't you just tell me?"

Grandma shook her head. "I'm sorry, I promised Olive I wouldn't."

Silver nodded glumly. "I know."

"So you'll have to find them out for yourself."

Silver's head shot up. "What?"

Her grandmother looked at her gently. "Your mother doesn't want you to be who you are. But I made a promise to my mother many, many years ago, when I was a kit. It is time for you to go out and fulfill this promise. It is time for you to know."

Silver stared at her. "What promise?"

Grandma paused. "That Mist would someday thrive."

Silver furrowed her brow. "How can mist thrive? It's just clouds! That's what you told me!"

"It is," Grandma meowed. "But it's also so much more. When the time comes, you will understand."

"But I want to know now!" Silver wailed.

Grandma put her tail over her mouth. "Hush, or your mother will hear. You will understand, I promise, now go!"

Silver opened her mouth.

"Go!" Grandma hissed. Her voice softened. "And may StarClan be with you."

"StarClan? What's-"

Her grandmother gave her a rough lick on her ear. "They will guard you. Go."

Silver stared at Grandma. She hadn't seen her like this before. But there was a look in her grandmother's eyes that made Silver slowly turn around. And run across the open lands.

It wasn't until she could see the stream that Silver realized what the look in Grandma's eyes had been. It was hope.

Silver slowed down as she reached the stream. She was surprised to see it was lower than the last time. Her mother had told her that it only happened in leaf-fall, when the world started getting for leafbare. Silver briefly wondered what leafbare would be like. She took a long drink of water.

She looked over her shoulder, half-hoping that her mother would show up to take her home like last time, and decide to tell her all the secrets and answer every question she had.

But no one appeared.

Silver turned back and the strange scent of many cats again met her nose. She ventured forward, closer to the stream, wondering if she'd even make it across.

A half-moon shone in the sky above, lighting the way. Silver felt her stomach flop suddenly. She was really going to do this. She was going to cross the stream. She was going to find answers.

Silver stepped forward, and started splashing through the stream. The flow of the stream was stronger than she'd expected.

Suddenly, she slipped and the current lifted her. She flailed around as her head dunked under the surface. Her head popped up for a moment, and she noticed that the stream had become much wider around her.

"Help!" she wailed before being dunked back under. The water carried her on, faster and faster. Would she die before she found her answers?

Suddenly, she felt strong jaws grab her scruff and pull her out of the water. She felt herself being dumped on the dry grass.

Silver coughed and stumbled to her feet. "Th-th-thank you," she stuttered, her teeth chattering.

She looked up at her rescuer and gulped. It was a big-shouldered black tom and he did not look pleased.

"Who are you, and why are you on BrightClan territory?" the tom growled.

Cliffhanger!

I hope you enjoyed it! I had a lot of fun writing it.

I'd love to have some reviews. It really means a lot, so thanks to you who did review!

I have a question for you all. I have noticed and been told that there are a lot of fics called Silver Linings, so I'm on a quest for a new title! If you have any ideas, please review them and I will consider.

Thanks for reading!