OMG GUESS WHAT GUESS WHAT GUESS WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!! ^^;

I have two things to say. XD

1 is: I am done up to Chapter 55, and I am still currently WORKING on Chapter 56, so you'd better watch out! ^^;

You'd better watch out,

You'd better not cry!

You'd better not pout and I'm tellin' you why.

Because Amberleaf's going to win. 8D

XD ANYWAYS....

2 is: OMG WHILE I WAS IN BIBLE CAMP WE WERE SUPPOSED TO WRITE LETTERS TO SOMEBODY THAT WE APPRECIATED!!!! That was on.... July 6th - July 10th, I believe. *shifty eyes* And I ACTUALLY sent a letter to the Prime Minister (because I am just OBSESSED with politics! XD) AND I ACTUALLY GOT A REPLY!!!! ^^; Yays. 8D And I EVEN GOT A SIGNED PICTURE OF STEPHEN HARPER!!!! OMG!!!! It's on the wall, above my computer. But now I keep staring at it and not wanting to do absolutely ANYTHING because I'm worried that that picture actually has REAL eyes and that it's staring at me. Nice going, Amberleaf.... Nice going. XD But I still love the PICTURE! ^^;

Chapter word count: 478


Listen to me

"Listen to me, Redstripe," the gray tom pleaded as he followed after her. "Please."

The tabby she-cat didn't even look back as she strode purposefully through the forest. "No."

"But why???" the tom demanded. "I didn't do anything wrong."

There was a scary pause for a moment as they both listened to their thoughts.

"Yes, you did," Redstripe hissed suddenly, whipping around to face him. "Your alley cats tried to take over my entire Clan! That's not right!"

"Listen, Redstripe," the gray tom begged her. "Please. It wasn't my decision—everybody else wanted to overtake the Clans. Not me. I had no choice…."

"Oh, please." Redstripe snorted. "I'm supposed to believe that? You alley cats are all the same—doing what you want and then making up crazy lies and excuses for it. Excuses, excuses, and more excuses—you are all cheaters. What more will you cheaters ever be?"

"No! We're not cheaters, we're—" the gray tom started to protest. Angrily, Redstripe cut him off.

"No," she hissed. "Save your breath. Save your breath for someone that you really care about!"

And with that, she dashed out of Twolegplace and back to the camp.

Hmm…. just looking back on that, I'm thinking that maybe I acted too harshly.

I treated Gray…. I treated him like I treated Nightfoot when I exiled him—I didn't give him a chance. And I'm thinking that maybe it isn't fair. Maybe it was unjust.

But those cats were unjust! They were the ones who cheated on me…. the ones who plotted against me.

Gray was the cat who was actually with another she-cat. He didn't mean for me to stumble across it; I know. I just walked into the camp and there he was, purring and eating with the other she-cat. Later, I followed them, and I saw them go into his den, and start to mate. They both purred and said, "I love you," a lot.

Anyways, I walked right in on them while they were mating. Gray jumped off the she-cat—I think her name was Strawberry—and cried, "Oh, I'm so sorry, my love; Redstripe! I'm just friends with Strawberry, here."

I stopped in my tracks. "No," I hissed. "It can't be true." And, with that, I dashed out of there, and Gray followed me.

He tried to convince me that he was all right, that he was okay. But, noooo, I didn't fall for that. Why should I? He's just a lying piece of foxdung. I should have known it all along.

And Nightfoot…. well, you already know his story—he tried to plot against me to take over the Clan.

But it didn't work.

Listen to me, Nightfoot, Gray; listen to me when I say this: Save your breath for someone who cares.