The Mountins (Jayfeather/Half Moon)

Chapter 23

~Around 1 moon later~

"There must be a mistake!" The she-cat hissed desperately.

The grey tom shook his head. "Its not... I'm sorry.." He sighed.

The she-cat sat down, staring at him in despair. "Its forbidden! What am I supposed to do?" She wailed.

The tom sat down, hesitating for a little before sharing his thoughts. "Y'know, if nobody knew it wouldn't be so bad..." He murmured.

The she-cat looked at him in shock. "How am I supposed to hide this!" She hissed angrily.

"I can ask Night to help. We can cover it up. But... you have to be sure."

The she-cat sighed heavily, her eyes filling with tears. "I-its better this way." Her voice came out shaky. "I'm so scared." She broke of, a sob forcing it's way out of her throat.

The tom sat awkwardly, trying to comfort her. Finally, the she-cat sat up.

"I'll do it." She said.

"Are you sure?" He asked doubtfully.

The she-cat nodded confidently. "I can do this. I can!"

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Half Moon's POV

"Half Moon, focus!" Stoneteller (Remember Crags the Stoneteller now!!!) hissed at her.

She'd started her training as his successor shortly after Jayfeather had left.

Telling Screech her decision had been hard, but it was better to be truthful. She'd only been hurting him.

"I'm sorry!" She squeaked. Her training had been going good, but she was distracted lately.

Stoneteller sighed. "Would you like to take a nap? You can go lie down." He whispered gently, rubbing her back with his tail.

Half Moon nodded, her heart swelling when she noticed the look of affection in his eyes. It wasn't the same affection Jayfeather looked at her with. It was more similar to a fatherly love.

"I'm sorry... It's just so..." She broke off, turning and running to her nest.

You can't even get through a day without breaking down! His are you actually supposed to go through with it?

Half Moon collapsed into her nest, struggling to breath. She noticed Brook and Leaf talking quietly, staring at her with obvious worry in their eyes. Half Moon hissed furiously.

It's all they do! They all look down on me! They think I'm going insane!

Maybe you are..

Half Moon hissed angrily, ripping up some moss that lined her bedding furiously. Her vision was red, and she barely knew what she was doing.

"Half Moon!" A small voice squeaked. Half Moon looked up, noticing Feather and Moon had approached her.

Feather had started training as a Prey-hunter, and Moon was training to be a cave-gaurd. They did everything together. It was adorable.

Envy shot through Half Moon every time she seen them chatting happily. Even with other cats, she always had somthing to make her hate them all.

I should be able to talk to my brother! Why can't he be here?!

Moon cleared her throat, finally catching Half Moons full attention. "What?" She snapped, more harshly than she had intended.