Chapter 4
Sweetpaw
It was sundown and Sweetpaw heard Moonstar call for a clan meeting, "Let all cats old enough to swim gather here for a clan meeting!"
She saw the other apprentices, Echopaw, Heatherpaw, and Sunpaw pad through the tunnel entrance and sit in the clearing. The elders, warriors, queens, and kits all came into the clearing like the stream in full flood.
"Cats of Streamclan, I have an important announcement to make." Moonstar yowled.
"Streamsplash, come share the good news." Moonstar asked.
Sweetpaw watched as Streamsplash padded up to the Smallcliff and announced carefully, "Lilytail is expecting my kits!"
Yowls of congratulations rose from the cats of Streamclan.
Ivytail ran up to her sister, Lilytail purring and telling her to come to the nursery with her. Streamsplash quickly followed after her making sure she was all right. Sweetpaw managed to hear Lilytail say to Streamsplash that she was all right and just to wait a couple of moons. Purrs of amusement rolled up Sweetpaw's throat, but Sweetpaw brushed them away.
As she padded towards the Apprentice's den, she saw Echopaw and Heatherpaw trying to keep up with Sunpaw. Oh, Sunpaw, why, why… Her thoughts were interrupted by the purring, no, the cooing, "Sunpaw, can I go hunting with you?" Echopaw mewed.
Heatherpaw interrupted Echopaw, "Will you go hunting with me?"
Sunpaw obviously tried to ignore them, but Sweetpaw turned away, not wanting to hear anymore. The sun was setting, and Sweetpaw walked the rest of the way to the Apprentice's den unaware of the three pairs of eyes watching her. One was watching curiously, the other glaring, and the last, starting to spark a blazing fire in between them, changing those two cat's destinies forever.