Chapter 12

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     Dark stretched and looked over at the morning sun peaking over the mountains towards Thunderclan territory. She leaped off the tree and felt the fresh, morning dew on her paws.

     Dark padded out toward Skyclan, finding the same area she met Bonepaw, then she waited.

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     "Bonepaw, I'll be busy today, I need to expand the warriors den," Scarspeckle meowed appologeticly. Bonepaw simply nodded and padded out of camp, eager to see Dark again.

     He ran out to the same area near the creek, seeing the familiar dark tabby shecat.

     "Hello, Dark," Bonepaw mewed, sitting down.

     "Hi, Bonepaw," Dark replied.

     "Are you ok?" He asked seeing a sad glint in her eye.

     "Yeah... My dad just got mad yesterday," she sighed.

     "I'm sorry! Should we hunt?" He asked, changing the subject

     "Yeah, sure." Dark replied, standing up. Bonepaw stood up as well and started walking with the shecat.

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     Bluepaw walked with Hollowthorn and Bramblefur in a patrol and the ran into Blueclaw. Blueclaw sighed and looked at Hollowthorn.

     "Hollowthorn," Blueclaw began, "Echostorm is umm...a different mother gave her to us... We adopted her..."

     Hollowthorn's widened and looked at Blueclaw.

     "What?!"

     "What are you talking about!" Bluepaw hissed. Bramblefur placed a tail on his kits back though he himself was furious.

     "We adopted your mother,"

     "Rainwing doesn't know this, but a Shadowclan Queen didn't want her and she snuck her under the moss bed she gave birth on, making it look like it's her kit." Blueclaw sighed, "I thought I should tell you."

     Hollowthorn froze, "Thank you, for telling me."

     Bluepaw sighed and stared at the tom as he padded off.

     "Hollowthorn, does this mean we're not related by blood?"  Bluepaw asked.

     "Yes," the tom sighed.

     "I have to tell Echostorm," Bramblefur exclaimed, racing off

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     Bramblefur padded into the warriors den looking at his mate.

     "Echostorm, I have something to tell you..." Bramblefur said nervously.

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     Bonepaw leaped after the shecat as the large rabbit bolted around. Dark ran to its side and jumped sideways onto it, then sunk her claws into its neck.

     "Nice catch, Dark!" Bonepaw mesighed

     "Thanks!" She purred.

     "I really wish we didn't have to meet in secret," he sighed

     Dark sighed, "Well, it's better than not meeting at all, right?"

     "Right," he purred.

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     "Echostorm, Hollowthorn isn't your brother..." Bramblefur meowed.

     "What?!"

     He told her the story, and her eyes widened.

     "So Snowsoar's kits aren't related to my kits... I'm not related to Blueclaw, or even Rainwing..."

     "Yes," Bramblefur murmured.

     "That explains my size," she muttered.

     "We love you either way!" Bramblefur exclaimed, licking her cheek.

     "But my mother didn't even want me and all those lies," she whispered, then darted out away from camp.

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