Oh my StarClan! I haven't updated in forever! I apologize sincerely, but as usual, I've been busy with school work and I had a lot of writer's block. Again, I'm really sorry I couldn't get this out sooner than I would've liked!

Disclaimer: I don't own Warriors.

Chapter Seven: Finding the Truth in Darkness

Jayfeather glanced in the direction that Autumn had run off in. Why had she been so quick to get away? What was troubling her? It was like as soon as he started describing Briley, it triggered a bad memory or something of the sort.

The blind gray neko sighed and settled himself on a low branch of the willow tree. Never had he been so anxious to discover what someone was hiding. Jayfeather swished his tail in thought. Closing his eyes, he tried to reach out to Autumn's mind, but it was no use; she was already too far away for him to reach.

He sighed once more and a cool breeze told him that night was falling. Jayfeather leaned his head back and closed his eyes once more. He let sleep take over him.

Jayfeather opened his eyes to the sickeningly gloomy Dark Forest. He gave himself a once over and realized that in this dream, he was his normal self; a cat.

The gray medicine cat flattened his ears and let out a faint hiss. Why had StarClan make him dream here? What could StarClan possibly show him that involved the Dark Forest?

Jayfeather gingerly padded forward in the Place of No Stars, swinging his head side to side slowly to make sure no Dark Forest cats were lurking in the dead undergrowth. In the distance, he heard the occasional hiss or growl of a Dark Forest warrior, but disregarded it because it seemed so far away.

Suddenly, Jayfeather was knocked off his paws by a black mass of fur. It hissed and snagged its claws at Jayfeather's face. The gray tabby let out a snarl and lashed out at the black mass of fur. Jayfeather knocked the cat off of him and scrambled to his paws.

Jayfeather's eyes widened when he recognized the black pelted cat in front of him.

Lashing his tail and scowling in front of Jayfeather, was Breezepelt.

Letting out a snarl, Jayfeather took a single step forward. "I thought you fled from the Clans, Breezepelt."

"You were born without sight, and now I think you're starting to lose your memory, you stupid furball," Breezepelt retorted. "I was killed in the Battle of the Dark Forest."

Jayfeather lashed his tail and unsheathed his claws again. Baring his teeth, he growled, "What do you want from me?"

Without any verbal answer, Breezepelt leaped at Jayfeather and knocked him over again. Jayfeather scraped at Breezepelt's exposed belly and kicked one of his hind legs out from under him. The black menace fell over and Jayfeather wriggled out from under him. He slashed at the unsuspecting Dark Forest warrior and caught him on the side of his muzzle. Breezepelt let out a screech and slashed at Jayfeather's face again, but Jayfeather ducked in time so that Breezepelt only scraped the bark of a tree.

Breezepelt caught Jayfeather in the chest and Jayfeather nearly stumbled over.

"Jayfeather!" a familiar meow screeched his name.

Jayfeather turned his head the slightest bit and caught sight of Ambersky sitting in the bare branches of a dead bush. He hissed to her, "You need to get out of here, Ambersky! Now!" Breezepelt lashed at Jayfeather again, landing and sinking his claws into the side of his face. he let out a howl of pain, but he quickly regained himself. Jayfeather lashed out again but missed. He turned to Ambersky again and growled a command this time. "Go now!"

The angered Breezepelt turned in the direction of Ambersky and leaped. He landed not even a half of a tail-length away from her and slashed out at her with outstretched claws. The terrified gray medicine cat apprentice yelped in surprise and tumbled out of the dead branches of the bush. Ambersky bolted her way towards the invisible border between the Dark Forest and StarClan with Breezepelt limping quickly behind her. Jayfeather stumbled his way through the bare branches and began pursuing the black Dark Forest warrior.

"Leave her alone!" Jayfeather howled at Breezepelt. Ambersky's figure began to slowly fade; she was waking up in the walking world. Soon her figure completely dissolved into the undergrowth and Breezepelt slowed to a stop. The Dark Forest warrior turned around to face Jayfeather and growled a low growl. With the last of Breezepelt's strength, he leaped on top of Jayfeather once more, pinning him down by his chest. The black pelted traitor dug his claws deep into the gray tabby's skin.

Jayfeather was so sore and tired, he didn't even try to wriggle out of Breezpelt's grip. Breezepelt lowered his face down to Jayfeather's so that they were eye to eye.

"What do you want from me, Breezepelt? I wasn't the one who killed you, berry for brains," Jayfeather scowled.

Breezepelt hissed softly. "You think I don't know that? Besides," he mused. "I have a new life I'm living."

Jayfeather lay there, confused. A new life?

"And what does this have to do with me?" Jayfeather mewed slowly.

"Because I'm that Twoleg that Autumn calls 'Briley'."

Author's Note~

Mwahahaha! I left you guys on a cliff-hanger!...sorta.

What'd you guys think? I know, this was pretty short and Autumn wasn't in it, but I promise, the next chapter will be longer!

Thanks for reading :) Leaving a review wouldn't hurt either!

~Xelaric the Nobody