#2 Rising Moon

CH 17: Mudpaw's return

Leafpaw was slipping out of the apprentice's den, Vinetail had told her to check the Clan.
She glanced at the fresh-kill pile, some of them were skinny but okay in such a leaf-bare, then went to the medicine cat den to ask Jaypaw if he needed something.
"Hi Jaypaw!" She mewed, "Hi, come in." He responded, "Does Dreamshine need anything?" Jaypaw looked at the storage, "No, only catmint. And you'd better let Dreamshine take a look at that." Leafpaw looked at where his blue tail pointed, down at her paws she hadn't noticed one of her paw pads had a small thorn, now that she thought about it it started hurting. "Okay then, but aren't you the medicine cat apprentice?" She rasped, friendly look in her eyes. "Okay then but it's my first time actually doing it.." He got some weird eye-watering scented leaves, "Show my your paw pad." Jaypaw ordered, Leafpaw lied down to make it easier, he took the thorn out and chewed the sour leaves, then poured the juices in. Leafpaw's pain winces dissapeared and her paw felt satisfied, "Thanks! It's much better." She mewed, "You're a great medicine cat— or you will make a great one." Jaypaw gave a last glance at it, "You're welcome! You're good to go, just don't stomp around too hard."
Leafpaw was about to check the elders, but saw Featherpaw putting mouse bile in Mooneye's pelt and Cindertuft meowing with Smalltail, Amberpelt was staring at her with no emotion in his eyes, she quickly turned around and went to find catmint.
Walking towards the Twoleg dens near ShadowClan and WindClan territory, Highstones was in view. Some dark shapes were going down it's rocks, but Jaypaw hadn't said anything about going to the Moonstone today?
She raced towards the strangers, almost into ShadowClan, "Wait!" She yowled, they were already down in flat earth. "Clan cat!" One of them hissed, a very dark grey tabby, almost blueish. She was now just in front of the group, crouching as if she was stalking prey, one cat in the back of the group looked familiar, "Who's that brown cat?" She growled, "I'm Mudpaw, these are Swi-" His voice died away, "Leafpaw!" He realized, and sprang over to her, she touched noses with her brother, "Where were you! I thought you had forgotten about where we came from." Mudpaw half-closed his eyes, "I'll tell you when we get home."
The other cats had gone to their Clans, she raced over to Whitestar's den.