I woke up, stretching. My yellow eyes flitted around the den. No one is here. I scrambled out of my nest and went up to Falconflight.

   "Hey Falconflight, can I go hunt?"

   "Sure," he responded gruffly.

   Heading out, I knew where my paws were taking me. I went to the river, looked around and swam across. Jumping into the same bush I hid in the last two times, I waited for Turtlepaw.

   I heard someone coming, the wind bringing me the sweet scent of Turtlepaw. But grief hung in the air like heavy fog.

   Seeing her, I stepped out of the bush. "I knew you'd find me!"

   She purred stiffly and mewed, "Hi"

   Something's wrong.......

   My yellow eyes met her green ones, and mine softened. I twined my tail around hers and pressed softly against her. "Are you okay?" I asked softly

   She looked at me with a mix of sadness and anger, as if she expected me to know. "No! I'm not okay!" She quieted down and meowed, "She's GONE!"

   She? Who is she? Why does she expect me to know?

   In the moment I hesitated, she began to cry.

   "Who's gone? Turtlepaw, what happened?" I asked, panicking that someone might hear her.

   "My sister is dead!" She sobbed.

   My eyes widened. I had many thoughts of Shadowpaw being taken by StarClan, but never really thought it would happen. "Oh Turtlepaw," I mewed sympathetically, "It'll be okay. I swear." I whispered, not believing my words as much as I should have.

   She broke out in more sobs and buried her face in my shoulder.

   Not knowing what to say, I suddenly heard a twig break. Worried, I whispered, "Do you need anything? Should I go?"

   Her eyes looked straight into mine, and she nodded.

   I was crestfallen, seeing her like this, not being able to do anything. "Ok," I whispered, and padded to the river.

   I swam across, and on the way back managed to catch three mice, and a thorn in my paw. I dropped them on the pile, and limped over to the medicine den.

   As I hobbled in, Darkpool looked at me, and motioned a spot for me to sit. He whispered something to Juniperpaw. She nodded and turned towards me.

   "Hold out your paw," she ordered.

   Obediently, I did. She leaned forwards and licked my paw. She found the thorn, and grabbed it with her teeth.

   I looked away as she counted to three.

   "One, two," she paused. Confused, I opened my mouth to speak, but then, "Three!" She yanked back and pulled out the thorn.

   I yelped in pain and jumped back. I crashed into the herb store, sending herbs everywhere.

   Darkpool hissed slightly. "We must clean after we get back from the Moon Tree. As for you, clean out the nursery moss."

   They padded out, leaving me to go clean moss

   I ran to the nursery. Looking around, I saw Cloversnow in a corner, panting.

   I stepped carefully over to her. She looked at me and choked out, "T-The kits are coming!"

   I stiffened. "Darkpool and Juniperpaw left for the Moon Tree..."

   "Get me wet moss."

   I nodded and ran out, grabbing some clean moss from an empty nest in the nursery. I ran up to the waterfall and soaked the moss in it.

   Running back I laid it in front of her. She gladly lapped it up, and fell back when the first kit started to come.