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Chapter 12

He wasn't trying to fall asleep, but suddenly he awoke, lifting his chin off Firestar's pelt. Cinderpelt was up, and grooming moss from his pelt.

"You're so cute when you're being affectionate." Cinderpelt meowed, teasingly. Suddenly Firestar began to stir, he lifted his head and looked around.

"What happened?" Firestar meowed.

"You never awoke at the moonstone Scourge whispered, "but I told them you were attacked by a fox as we left the moonstone." Firestar scrambled into a sitting position. "Where are we?" Firestar meowed.

"Windclan camp." Barkface meowed as he padded into the clearing, he made his way over to Firestar, and began checking his wounds. "You should be safe to travel."

"Great!" Scourge meowed, "We could get back to camp today." Firestar got to his paws and turned to Barkface. "Thank you." Firestar meowed.

"It's the least I could do." Barkface replied.

"Thank you." Firestar meowed, he padded out of the den and made his way towards Tallstar's den, he met him at the entrance.

"Firestar, your looking better." Tallstar meowed, padding forward.

"Thanks to you." Firestar meowed as he padded off, Scourge and Cinderpelt fell in behind him as they padded out of the camp. They made there way across the moor, at a pace that complemented Cinderpelt's limp. Soon they arrived at the river border, leaping across they plunged into the forest, passing a tree that smelled of owls. Familiar territory at last, Scourge thought, can't wait to get back to the clan, continue to build relationships. This is my home now! Scourge padded through the fern tunnel, followed by Firestar and Cinderpelt. Scourge followed Cinderpelt to her den.

"You can sleep in the warrior's den now." Firestar meowed, following Scourge into the medicine den. "Thank you, Firestar." Scourge meowed, flicking his tail across Firestar's muzzle as he left the den.

Scourge padded into the warrior's den and laid down in the nest beside Cloudtail's. I'm finally getting used to sleeping with others, Scourge thought, maybe I can do this, Scourge soon fell asleep.

Many moons passed, Scourge sat in the medicine den. "Scourge you should really be more careful, A fox isn't something you take on your own." a lean,mottled,pale gray tabby tom with thin and silky fur,a scar ran down one side of his pelt padded up

"Why do you always sound so cross, Jayfeather." Scourge meowed.

"Because, most of this Clan have the sense of kits." Jayfeather replied, a teasing note missing from the joke.

"You remind me of Cinderpelt." Scourge paused, pain clouded his gaze, he had fallen in love with the beautiful she cat,

but her medicine cat duty had ripped her from his grasp."She never let her injury stop her from being a pain."

Leafpool then padded towards them, acknowledging that they had been speaking about Cinderpelt. "I miss her just as much as you do Scourge, she was my mentor.." pain clouded her gaze, "She never got over silverstream."