Mysterious Secrets

<sup>Nightpaw
Following my father's pawsteps

Nightpaw couldn't sleep. He had been tossing and turning all night, one eye open at all times. Not only was all these thoughts disturbing his mind, but the worry of Starsbane following him and Forestpaw. Taking revenge and killing them. Or worse: killing Forestpaw and leaving him defenseless.

It was dawn. The chill of morning air made him shiver. Faint light streamed into the den, making his eyes flinch. The surviving birds filled the air with song. All this morning activity made him feel dizzy. He wanted to talk to someone. Someone he trusted. Which was just one cat, of course. He did think of Silverwing for just a moment, for he and her had a good past. But she was the type to be wary of when angry. And the last thing he wanted to do was disturb her.

Forestpaw wouldn't yell at him, though. Hopefully. Risking it, he searched the den, spotting the familiar gray pelt and silently reaching it, prodding her with one paw. "Forestpaw?"</sup>

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FORESTPAW
What will YOU see when the dust settles...

^{When Nightpaw touched her.She screamed and started whimpering and rambling about being chased by something.She she stoped dreaming.Lots of sweat was on her face.She needed to rinse her mouth.It rained the night before and there was still some puddles outside.She went outside and rinsed her mouth.She remembered nightpaw in the den still."What time is it?" she asked,feeling a bit dizzy.}

<sup>Nightpaw
Following my father's pawsteps

"Dawn," Nightpaw replied, following her out of the den. He had an amuse expression on his face. Forestpaw always got up so franticly, her nightmares always seeming as if they put up a barrier from getting any good, peaceful rest. He felt sorry for the she-cat. Even Nightstalker doesn't come in his dreams all the time.

"Had a bad dream again?" Nightpaw questioned with compassion in his voice, licking her ear to calm her down. "Come on. Let's get something to eat."</sup>

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FORESTPAW
What will YOU see when the dust settles...

"I cant remember the last time i didn't have a nightmare" she said as she caught up with nightpaw."How did you sleep?" She asked him.It was good knowing what he dreamed about.She wanted to think about things that weren't nightmarish or scary.

<sup>Nightpaw
Following my father's pawsteps

Nightpaw blinked in sympathy. The she-cat must have a lot to deal with due to her frightening past. Though, she isn't the only one. He is also under the constant influence of his father, which makes an everyday Clan life seem extremely hard. Having to please both cats from both the living and dead world is a nightmare.

"I didn't dream anything special, really," Nightpaw confessed. "All I can remember is dreaming about hunting some mouse. But it suddenly grew wings and flew away." Laughing, he shrugged the report away. "Anyway, enough about dreams and sleep. I had enough of that already. What do you want to do?"</sup>

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FORESTPAW
What will YOU see when the dust settles...

" I dont know. Maybe we can go exploring or something." She paused, and thought for a moment.

"Nah. I have an idea. Maybe we can explore twolegplace!" She knew in her mind than Nightpaw would say no. But the thought of it pleased her.

"It isnt too far fetched, it could be reached without detection. It was also her perfect place to explore. There are sewer systems, suburbs, a whole network of places to go. A whole city! There aren't not too many dangers. Dogs are safley chained up. And, I think its a good place to be alone together. Just the two of us. Im sure that there are a lot of things that need to be said that cant be heard by the rest of the clan." This probably wouldnt persuade him, but she hoped so. She couldnt make statements like this, due to her mental sickness. She was hoping this little outing would bring the two closer and maybe bring her to the next step of recovery.

<sup>Nightpaw
Following my father's pawsteps

Actually, that idea wasn't all too bad. It was way better than being here. He wanted to get far away from this place as possible. But, when he rationalized about it, it wasn't a very smart idea, no matter how tempting it might be. Not only the dangers of being by the twoleg territory, but what might happen if they got caught.

Nevertheless, he could face anything with his only friend around. It was worth it if he was doing it for her. "Alright, let's go. We have to be stealthy, though." Nightpaw grinned in a heart-filled whisper. How much did this she-cat really mean to him that would get him feeling this way?</sup>

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FORESTPAW
What will YOU see when the dust settles...

<sub>"Really! Ok then, lets go!" In her head she was doing a victory dance as if she was a kit that succeed in catching a fish or a frog or something. She was already out of camp before Nightpaw had a chance to respond. She walked, and ran, and slowed down, and sped up until the two were in perfect balance. She felt something for him that she never did before. The force that invaded her in the night was very powerful. Whatever it was. This was strange. The attraction to Nightpaw was unlike anything she ever felt before. Yes, they were friends, but what was it that made them friends. She scoured her mind as they waled in silence, still on Shadowclan territory. She finally found something that might make for good talk.

"Were you there the night I was kidnapped?" She regretted saying it the second it came out of her mouth.</sub>

<sup>Nightpaw
I could be cold, I could be ruthless. You know I could be just like you.

Nightpaw paused the moment she spoke that question. A confused look spread across his face like a forest fire. When she was kidnapped..? He remember something about the event where she was brutally wounded by a loner, then taken into ThunderClan as a prisoner. But was he there? He was three moons older than her, and he was about five or six moons when it happened if he remembered correctly.

A few moments of silence passed them as he thought deeply about the past, recalling the terrible incident that had befallen ShadowClan. He remembered that he never really talked to any of the kits in the nursery because he was still getting used to not being in the tribe. So, he never thought much of Forestpaw back then. Back then he thought he was a pretty attractive kit. And she still was.

"All I remember is..." Nightpaw started out slowly and thoughtfully, "that close to dawn one of the kits screeched saying that you and your brother were missing. So the whole camp was stressing out and a search party was escorted. Then your brother came into the camp saying something about ThunderClan taking you in after the patrol left..."

Nightpaw narrowed his eyes in thought, trying to remember anything else. "That's all I remember about you being kidnapped. Afterwards when the medicine cat checked you out I remember feeling sorry for you and trying to help you a little, but you were too in thing zombie-like state. But a few times I kinda talked to you or backed you up when someone made fun of you. That's it."

His expression turning back to normal he asked, "Why?</sup>

FORESTPAW
What will YOU see when the dust settles...

"We werent good friends then. Not like we are now. I was tottaly fine before then. I laughed, loved, had good times. Its almost like they were washed away. Replaced by some........monster." She paused, and a tear welled up in her eye

"I was pronounced dead. Almost buried. Its what i have nightmares every night. Every time, this person, this shadowy figure comes and whispers,"Ill give you one last chance." I want to say yes, but i say no every time. The he puts the last patch of dirt on and disappears. The scream i guess is just left over. I feel like crying. and the you show up. She almost fell on the ground crying.

She opened her mouth to say I love you, but other words replaced them.

"We're here."

<sup>Nightpaw
I could be cold, I could be ruthless. You know I could be just like you.

Nightpaw felt like leading her into a quiet, comfortable place and comforting her. Just her and him. His body wrapped around hers to give her warmth, his tender tongue smoothing her fur, his tail intertwined with hers...

But, that would be too far. They were just friends. If he got carried away like that, his hopes of being with his first friend forever would be lost. The only thing he can do to cure his urge is to only see them in his dreams. If he can dream, of course. Without his father interrupting him.

But Forestpaw quickly changed the subject before he could try to comfort her with mere words. Trying to change the mood he happily nodded. "Alright then. Ladies first," he smiled, bowing down to let her lead. It was her adventure. Her idea. And she should enjoy every bit of it.</sup>

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FORESTPAW
What will YOU see when the dust settles...

"Okay....." She said through a half sob. She wondered what she should do first. Maybe she could go through the manhole covers that were unopened. Maybe she would go and dig through stuff. She could even go as far as to beg from the twolegs to give them exotic foods! All without the eyes of the leaders or their mentors watching them.

She started to walk forward and heard nightpaw follow suit. She was also dreaming about nightpaw. What fun they might have. Exploring, adventuring, just having silly conversation about random things they saw. If the moment came, he might even give a kiss!" she thought. She thought about it. What it would be like. Right when it happened in her mind, she hit a lightpost and hit her head. She was running at that point

"Ouch!" She yelled. This did help to get her train of thought derailed.

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(1. This reminds me of a rp we did on another site. It was so cool)
(2.What do you think we should do with them. ;])

( 1. I miss those times
2. I'm planning something embarrassing for the two of them and you'll know when it happens. It'll be awesome =P Hint: It involves a "kiss" XD
3. I freakin' LOVE the part where she hits the lightpost XD I laughed really hard at that XP )

<sup>Nightpaw
I could be cold, I could be ruthless. You know I could be just like you.

Nightpaw followed Forestpaw into an unknown world. He could feel her spirits rising as they carried on, away from the subject altogether. He himself was a bit nervous, but it was great to be alone with Forestpaw. He didn't know why, but whenever he was around her he always felt like he was on top of the world. Nothing could stop him when he was around her.

As Nightpaw observed his partner, he noticed she was rather distant and distracted. Not with anything around her, but her thoughts. What is she thinking of?

Obviously she was thinking because the next moment a tall cylinder object collided with the tabby, a yelp escaping her throat in the process. Rushing to her side he asked, "Are you ok?" Giving her a soothing lick on the bruised area on her head he flicked his tail over to a fence that on the opposite side bore some brightly colored objects that had a alluring smell to them. Some kind of two-leg food?

"Come on, why don't we check out that stuff over there? All we have to do is climb that thing."</sup>

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FORESTPAW
What will YOU see when the dust settles...

She hit her head pretty hard. Almost to the verge of crying like a kit. There was a large bump where she hit. She started to sob, but then felt the warm embrace of nightpaw upon her. As he licked the area, it felt good. She became lost in her thoughts once more, oblivious to the fact he stopped. When she "came to", she caught the last part of nightpaws sentence.

"Mmm...Yeah. Lets go. I'm a bit hungry myself." She stuttered and slurred her next words, and they were intelligible duee to her being dizzy from the bump. She want really sure if she could climb. The fence was high, and she was disoriented. They would have to go around

<sup>Nightpaw
I could be cold, I could be ruthless. You know I could be just like you.

Nightpaw nodded happily in response to Forestpaw's agreement. "I'll go first. Then I'll catch you on the other side. Alright?" Nightpaw had no clue of how wounded the she-cat was. All was in his mind was discovering the mysterious substance on the other side. The goal was locked in by fences, the only way in was this way, or over the twoleg nest. Which was an even more difficult task.

Nightpaw slowly went in the direction of the barrier, his head tilting sideways to see how Forestpaw was doing. He made sure his pace was sluggish, so Forestpaw wouldn't get herself more in pain than she already was by concentrating on following his steps. Stopping at the destination, he heaved himself up on the hard, shiny obstacle, digging his claws into the diamond shaped holes.

Carefully, he pulled himself up, one paw at a time, his legs shaking in effort as he struggled to reach the top. It was no ordinary tree. He couldn't grasp onto thick bark. It was like climbing on hard cobweb.

Finally, he reached the top, sighing in relief. Jumping down from the thin platform, he landed neatly on the other side. Turning around he meowed, "You ready?"</sup>

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