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Summary: Snowstripe, a ThunderClan warrior, has been sneaking out of camp every so often when night falls. Where is he going? And why is he even sneaking out in the first place?

Idea given to me by SecretClan. Enjoy! xD

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Friends Forever

Nightfall has blanketed the world with a veil of darkness. It wasn't the choking and frightening type of darkness, but rather the soothing and comforting type. The calm wind moved silently through the quiet ThunderClan camp as if caressing all of us with its gentleness. The night sounds lulled everyone to sleep.

Night time signaled the end of the day when almost everyone can retire to their dens and rest until dawn wakes us up, but for me, it was the beginning of an adventure ever since that incident. I had been hunting near the Twoleg nests with my patrol, since we hadn't hunted there in a while. However, as I stalked my prey closer and closer to the Twoleg nest, I wasn't aware that there was a huge hole in one of the fences. I gave a final pounce and nipped my prey in the neck, which killed it at once.

Then, out of nowhere, a dog started barking and crashed through the hole in the fence. It's wild eyes were locked right on me. I had seen dogs before and even chased some out of ThunderClan territory, but this one was so much bigger than any dog I've ever encountered. I couldn't help but stare at it in terror. I could hear my Clan mates yowling for me to run away, but I was frozen to the spot. I couldn't seem to even pick up my paws.

As it charged up at me, one of the warriors on my patrol attacked him. That movement snapped me out of my state and warrior training kicked in. I unsheathed my claws and confronted the dog along with the rest of my patrol. However, with one swipe, the dog's humongous paws scratched several warriors at once and knocked them over. I could feel that something was staring at me, so I turned around and caught Redwing's bright blue eyes. He flicked his tail and I knew what he was trying to tell me. After all, we were brothers and had found several ways to efficiently coordinate our attacks.

"You know, it's easier just to claw the dog on its nose," a sweet voice called out to us from the top of the fence as we were just about to launch our coordinated attack. The voice came from a white she-cat with blue eyes. She was a little plump and looked relaxed on the fence. Definitely, a kittypet.

"That's the most mouse brained suggestion that I've heard," Redwing said to the kittypet and nodded at me. I nodded back and we both launched our attack at the dog. After several attempts from us and the others on the hunting patrol, we grew more and more tired, but the dog seemed to be enjoying the fun.

"Leafpaw, run back to camp for reinforcements," Willowflight, another warrior of the hunting patrol commanded. Leafpaw looked crestfallen at being ordered to leave the fight, but ran off quickly. Now we just had to hold out until the reinforcements came. Running wasn't an option, since we would just be leading the dog further and further into our territory and who knows how much prey it's going to scare or how much damage it'll do to our territory.

I surveyed the warriors around me. Many had deep gashes and scratches across their shoulders and body. They all looked so tired. The dog, on the other paw, only had a small scratch on the side.

"I told you, hit it on the nose. It's Twoleg trained him that way," the white kittypet said again. It still sounded like the most mouse brained suggestion anyone could make, but we tried it anyways. We were that desperate. I ran up to the dog and gave him a hard swipe on the nose. I jumped back quickly in case it decided to attack me.

However, that precaution was unnecessary as the dog instantly started whimpering and ran back towards the hole in the fence. The rest of the patrol blinked. We were all surprised that it worked.

"Thanks, kittypet," Redwing said. "But next time, don't interrupt in Clan business." He then turned and went to pick up the prey that he caught before heading back to camp. The rest of the patrol followed suit.

"Don't mind him, kittypet," I said, apologetically after they all left. "You just hurt his pride, that's all. We were trained out here to be tough and he couldn't bear a kittypet witnessing such a defeat without your help." The white kittypet rolled her eyes.

"Name's Opal," she said, licking her paw. "I heard of you forest cats, living your lives in the wild and being the toughest around the place. But sometimes, us kittypets know more when it comes to subjects that regard Twolegs."

"Snowstripe," I told her and nodded. "Nice to meet you."

"I see where your name came from. White like snow with black stripes on your back," Opal purred. I winked at her.

"Well, I gotta head on back, but perhaps we'll cross paths again," I informed her.

"Perhaps," she replied. I turned around and padded to where I buried my fresh kill.

Ever since then, I snuck out of camp every couple days under the veil of darkness and hoped to see Opal sitting outside on her fence. Most of the time, she'd be waiting for me, but sometimes she was shut inside by her Twoleg.

Tonight, I was going to sneak out of camp again to share another adventure to her. I had hoped that one day, I could convince her to leave her kittypet life behind and become a member of ThunderClan. She was smart enough and could learn the ways of our life here in the forest.

I checked to see if every cat in the den were asleep before very stealthily head towards the dirtplace tunnel. There was a small opening that I could get out by. From there, I'd make my way towards the Twoleg nests.

Upon arriving, I could see Opal sitting on the fence. I jumped up and sat next to her. "Hey, Opal!" I said.

"Hey, Snowstripe! Haven't seen you in a while. All well in ThunderClan?" she asked me. "You look a bit skinny."

"It's almost leaf bare, so the prey are hiding more and more now. We don't get to eat as much now," I told her. I stroked her back with my fluffy white tail. She responded by twining her tail with mine. "So what do you want to do today?"

"Just sit here and enjoy your company for a little while," she told me as she leaned towards me. And so, we sat there quietly, enjoying the cool wind while it lasted. Leaf bare was almost here, which means she wouldn't be coming out anymore until new leaf arrived.

"Friends forever?" I whispered into her ear.

"Yeah, friends forever," she replied. I pressed close against her until the first streaks of dawn appeared. "See you soon, Snowstripe." I nodded and dashed off through the trees back towards camp.

I'll see you when new leaf arrives.

A/N: Thanks for reading! Please review if you've got time. :P First time writing something that isn't somewhat tragic. xD